Planning Report
Z16-0023 / Park 7
City Council District 3
Planning & Zoning Commission
February 22, 2017
REQUEST:
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Hold a public hearing and consider a request by Majid Hemmasi, Beta Mu, LLC, and Swan-Wells P/S, Ltd., to rezone approximately 3 acres from a Downtown Residential 2 (DR-2) District to a Downtown Commercial General (DC-G) District. The property is generally located 185 feet south of the Scripture Street and Normal Street intersection. (Z16-0023, Park 7, Julie Wyatt).
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OWNER:
Majid Hemmasi, Beta Mu, LLC, and Swan-Wells P/S, Ltd.
APPLICANT:
Allison Engineering
BACKGROUND:
The applicant is requesting to rezone an approximately 3 acre parcel located south of Scripture, between Normal Street and Bryan Street, from Downtown Residential 2 (DR-2) District to Downtown Commercial General (DC-G) District. The applicant has indicated that the intent of the request is to consolidate the zoning under one district and to develop the site with multi-family dwellings.
The subject property includes three parcels, two of which have a zoning designation of DR-2 District. The third parcel has a split zoning of DR-2 District and DC-G District, which abuts Scripture Street. Current development on the site includes a vacant institutional facility and two single-family dwellings. The ultimate development is intended to include the property which has the DC-G District designation; however, that property is not a part of the request, as the existing DC-G District was established during the 2002 City-wide rezoning. The proposed rezoning would consolidate the proposed development under one zoning district.
SITE DATA:
The subject property is developed with an institutional facility that is not been in use for several years and two single-family dwellings. Scripture Street is classified as a Main Street Mixed Use Collector and requires a 70-foot right-of-way. Normal Street and Bryan Street are classified as Residential Avenue Collectors, requiring a 65-foot righ...
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