11 - ZONING CHANGE AT 3380 NE LOOP 286

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Item No. 11 memorandum TO: Mayor & City Council John Godwin, City Manager FROM: Alan Efrussy, AICP, Planning Manager SUBJECT: ZONING CHANGE FROM A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C) AND A SINGLE — FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO. 2 (SF -2) TO A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C) WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT (NO. 55— SELF— STORAGE/MINI WAREHOUSE) LOCATED AT 3380 N.E. LOOP 286. DATE: June 7, 2016 BACKGROUND: This application is for a public hearing to consider the petition of Franz Thiessen on behalf of Lee Larue Trustee Estate of Billy Larue for a change in zoning from a Commercial District (C) and a Single — Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) to a Commercial District (C) with a Specific Use Permit (SUP) (No. 55— Self— Storage/Mini Warehouse), on Lot 10, of City Block 316, being located at 3380 N.E. Loop 286. At the June 6, 2016 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting the commission unanimously recommended that the City Council approve this rezoning request, conditioned upon all the staff recommendations for conditions regarding the required submitted Site Plan. The applicant Mr. Thiessen spoke in favor of this rezoning request, one person asked a question that staff answered, and no one else spoke either in favor of or in opposition to this request. STATUS OF ISSUE: The city staff has determined the following: (A) Existing Land Use: The property is essentially vacant, with several small structures, and an existing, vacant building facing NE Loop 286. The property is comprised of 9.4 acres, contains no flood plain, and there is a sanitary sewer line extending approximately through the middle of the property in a north/south direction. (B) Existing Zoning of the Subject Propert y The property is comprised of two zoning districts: slightly more acreage is zoned Commercial (C) and fronts on NE Loop 286; the remainder is located behind and to the west of this C zone, and is presently zoned Single - Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2).