18-Zoning Change-1240 N.E. 20th Street

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Item No. 18 memorandum TO: Mayor & City Council John Godwin, City Manager FROM: Alan Efrussy, AICP, Planning Manager SUBJECT: ZONING CHANGE FROM A SINGLE — FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO.2 (SF -2) TO A MULTI — FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO.2 (MF -2) AT 1240 N.E. 20TH STREET. DATE: November 8, 2016 BACKGROUND: This application is for a public hearing to consider a change in zoning from SF -2 to MF -2. This property is comprised of 12 acres and there is approximately 0.5 acres of floodplain on its east side. A written protest against the rezoning has been received from the owners of in excess of twenty percent of the property within 200 feet of the proposed tract to be rezoned; this requires a three - quarter majority vote of the City Council to approve the rezoning. At the November 7, 2016 public hearing ten people spoke in favor of this rezoning request, and six people spoke in opposition to this request. The commission voted 4 -1 in favor of recommending approval to the city council. STATUS OF ISSUE: The city staff has determined the following basic findings: (I) This subject property is vacant and is characterized as a heavily wooded area; the applicant is proposing to establish duplex or apartment uses on this property. N.E. 20th Street is designated as a Collector Roadway. North of this property (F.M. 195 N.E. 201h St.) is designated as an Arterial Roadway. To the northwest of the property, M.L. King Drive is designated as a Collector Roadway. The Existing Parks and Open Space Map indicates that this subject property lies within the Wade Park Neighborhood Parks '/2 mile Service Radius. The Trail and Sidewalk Map does not impact this property. The Future Parks and Open Spaces Plan Map designates Wade Park as a Renovated Park. (II) The Future Land Use Plan (FLUP) within the Comprehensive Plan: The Future Land Use Plan recommends Low — Density Residential (LDR) land use for this subject property as well as the surrounding neighborhood and area. The Comprehensive Plan states that the LDR use "... is representative of traditional, single — family detached dwelling units."