22 - Ramseur Baptist Church Zoning Change Request from One-Family Dwelling to a General Retail District

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Item No. 22 TO: Mayor & City Council Gene Anderson, Interim City Manager FROM: Carla Easton, PE, Engineering & Community Development Director SUBJECT: ZONING CHANGE, 3400 LAMAR AVENUE DATE: January 17, 2020 BACKGROUND: Ramseur Baptist Church owns approximately 6.9 acres located at 3400 Lamar Avenue, and is requesting a change in zoning from Single Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) to General Retail (GR). The subject property is currently used by the church, and they plan to sell a portion of the property with frontage along Lamar Avenue for retail use. A sliver of the lot is already zoned GR, however a larger area is necessary to proceed with any new development project under retail zoning. Properties in the surrounding area along Lamar Avenue are zoned Planned Development (PD) and are used for retail or service oriented businesses. Properties to the south are single family homes and zoned as SF -2. STATUS OF ISSUE: The future land use plan recommends the site to be used for retail. Ramseur Baptist Church seeks this zoning change in order to allow for future development of the eastern portion of the property, potentially as a fast food establishment. This change is consistent with the future land use plan, as well as existing land uses in the area. Therefore we recommend approval of this zoning change. The Planning & Zoning Commission voted to approve of this zoning change by a vote of 5-0 on January 6th. RECOMMENDATION: Approve of a zoning change from Single Family Dwelling No. 2 (SF -2) to General Retail (GR).