Planning Report
Z16-0030 / The Cube Properties
City Council District 3
Planning & Zoning Commission
April 12, 2017
REQUEST:
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Hold a public hearing and consider a request by Aspire Investments, LLC. to rezone approximately 0.4 acre from a Downtown Residential 1 (DR-1) District to a Downtown Residential 2 (DR-2) District. The property is generally located on the west side of Neff Street, 175 feet north of Greenlee Street. This item was continued at the March 22, 2017 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. (Z16-0030, The Cube Properties, Julie Wyatt).
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OWNER:
Aspire Investments, LLC
APPLICANT:
Sherry Patterson
BACKGROUND:
The applicant is requesting to rezone the subject property from Downtown Residential 1 (DR-1) District to Downtown Residential 2 (DR-2) District. The property was developed with two homes which were razed in 2016. The applicant has indicated that she would like to redevelop the site with a multi-family development, a use not permitted under the DR-1 District. Therefore, the applicant is seeking a zoning change to DR-2 District.
SITE DATA:
The subject property is located mid-block on Neff Street, approximately a quarter-mile south of the University of North Texas (UNT) campus. Two single-family structures were removed from the site in 2016, and the property is now vacant.
Neff Street is classified as a Residential Avenue Collector, which is designed to provide access for residential uses and accommodate up to 10,000 vehicle trips per day. Neff Street is not constructed to Residential Avenue Collector standards.
USE OF PROPERTY UNDER CURRENT ZONING:
The Downtown Residential 1 (DR-1) District is a residential zoning district that is intended to protect traditional, walkable neighborhoods located adjacent to established downtown and university areas. Permitted uses include single-family dwellings, accessory dwelling units, duplexes, live/work units, and adult or child daycares. Bed and breakfasts are permitted with a limitation, and ...
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