AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Department of Development Services
CM: Todd Hileman
DATE: May 2, 2017
SUBJECT
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Hold a public hearing and consider adoption of an ordinance to rezone approximately 0.550 acres from a Downtown Residential 2 (DR-2) District to a Downtown Commercial General (DC-G) District. The property is generally located at 1604 West Hickory Street approximately 85 feet east of North Avenue C in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval (4-2). (Z16-0028, Harris).
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BACKGROUND
The applicant is seeking to rezone the subject property, which is located on the north side of Hickory Street between Avenue B and Avenue C, from DR-2 District to DC-G District. The property owner, Jackson Chang Apartments, also owns the two adjoining properties to the east, which are zoned DC-G District, and is seeking to consolidate the zoning on the three contiguous parcels to facilitate future redevelopment. Access to the subject property is currently provided from a single driveway on West Hickory Street, which is classified as a Secondary Major Arterial and a One-Way Couplet per the Mobility Plan. A One-Way Secondary Major Arterial requires 66 feet of right-of-way and is designed to accommodate approximately 10,050 vehicle trips per day.
The current zoning of DR-2 District permits a mix of single- and multi-family residential, small-scale neighborhood services, and institutional uses intended to provide a transition from moderate density residential neighborhoods to high density downtown development. The proposed DC-G District is intended to encourage a mixed-use and pedestrian oriented district around the downtown district and university areas. A schedule of permitted uses in both the DR-2 District and DC-G District is provided in Exhibit 6. The proximity of the subject property to the University of North Texas campus and the downtown district makes this a logical location for the density and...
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