17 - Ordinance-petition of Eddy Thomas for a zoning change-3787 NW Loop 286

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Item No. 17 I TO: Mayor . City Council John Godwin, City Manager FROM: Alan Efrussy, AlCP, City Planning Manager SUBJECT: CHANGE FROM A SINGLE—FAMILY (SF -2) TO, A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) DISTRICT LOCATED AT 3787 N.W. LOOP 286. DATE: January 8, 2.018 BACKGROUND: This request is to conduct a public hearing and take action regarding the petition of EddyThomas for a change in zoning from a Single-Fanlily Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) to a, Mixed Use Planned Development District (PD), located at 3787 N.W. loop 286. At the request of the applicant, this itern was first tabled at the October 2 commission meeting and again at the November 6 commission meeting, On November 15, the applicant's representatives, with city staff's assistance, held a meeting with neighborhood residents where the representatives discussed their proposed RD district. This item was again tabled at the December 4 conlinission meeting, Afterward, the applicant requested that this request be held on the January 2 ineeting. The original rezoning request asked for Commercial (C) zoning but the applicant indicated that his proposed use is Office Building. Believing the C zone was too intensive for the applicant's request, the staff instead recommended the Office (0) district. However, at the October commission meeting, the applicant said he wanted the C zone because he wanted to sell said property, and therefore wanted a more expansive list of permitted uses to market. The staff recommended the rezone request to Planned Development, which staff believed would increase the marketing potential of the property, while at the same time allowing staff to limit certain land uses that would negatively affect nearby residential neighborhoods, and also allow staff to include recommended additional design protections for these residents. At almost all of these commission meetings, a substantial number of those who spoke were in opposition to this proposal. At its January 2 meeting, the commission voted 5-1 to recommend denial. One Person spoke in favor, and four spoke in opposition. STATUS OF ISSUE: (1) Planning Principle originally recommended by staff. To address the city's desire to encourage economic development, while simultaneously implementing sound and legally—based planning and zoning principles, the staff advanced the principle of Flexible Zoning. The American (City) Planning Association has defined Flexible Zoning as follows: