Planning Report
Z17-0014 / Duluth Trading Co. & Northern Tools + Equipment
City Council District 3
Planning & Zoning Commission
August 9, 2017
REQUEST:
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Hold a public hearing and consider a request by Oppidan to rezone approximately 5.21 acres from an Industrial Center Employment (IC-E) District to a Regional Center Commercial Downtown (RCC-D) District. The property is generally located west of I-35 Service Road and approximately 1,000 feet south of West University Drive. (Z17-0014, the Duluth Trading Co. & Northern Tools + Equipment, Muzaib Riaz).
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OWNER:
Texas Blue Horseshoe LTD
APPLICANT:
Matt Walsh
BACKGROUND:
The applicant has requested to rezone an approximately 5.21 acre site from Industrial Center Employment (IC-E) District to a Regional Center Commercial Downtown (RCC-D) District. The applicant intends to develop the site with retail buildings exceeding 10,000 square feet. The IC-E District only permits retail use in association with gas stations, and limits the use to no more than 10,000 square feet of floor area. Since the proposed use is not associated with a gas station and exceeds 10,000 square feet of floor area, the applicant has submitted an application for rezoning of the subject property from IC-E District to RCC-D District, which permits the use outright. A similar request for rezoning from IC-E District to RCC-D District was approved for the property to the north in 2016.
SITE DATA:
The approximately 5.21 acre site is currently undeveloped and has approximately 430 feet of frontage along I-35 Service Road. There is approximately 0.19 acres of Water Related ESA Habitat at the rear of the subject property along the rail line. Several trees are also located on the site.
Access to the site will be provided from the I-35 Southbound Service Road. The I-35 Southbound Service Road is a TxDOT maintained roadway and is currently under construction. It is a one-way road with 2 lanes at present. Future plans for this section of I-35 South...
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