15 - Amend Zoning Block 101 - Lot 6A and 7, LCAD 15544 - 940 W. Campbell from Light Industrial to a One-Family Dwelling District No. 2

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Item No. 15 Memorandum TO: Mayor & City Council Grayson Path, City Manager FROM: Carla Easton, PE, Engineering & Community Development Director SUBJECT: ZONING CHANGE — 940 CAMPBELL STREET DATE: August 3, 2020 BACKGROUND: Joel Scott is requesting a change in zoning from Light Industrial (LI) to Single Family Dwelling District 2 (SF -2) in order to build a home on the subject lot. The property is located on the north side of Campbell Street approximately 400 feet from the railroad tracks. Properties in the area are currently used for single family dwellings, however the current zoning is industrial and commercial. STATUS OF ISSUE: The existing zoning is likely due to the proximity to the railroad tracks, such that industrial type developments would have direct access to rail. However, a number of homes have been built over the years, making the area more of a neighborhood than a commercial district. The comprehensive plan calls for all of this area to be low density residential (LDR). This change will create an odd residential lot that would be surrounded by commercial and industrial zoned properties, therefore the city could/should consider initiating a zoning change to bring the entire area into compliance with the comprehensive plan. That said, the requested change complies with the recommendation in the comprehensive plan, as well as the surrounding land uses, so staff believes this is an appropriate zoning change. The Planning & Zoning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval of this zoning change. RECOMMENDATION: Approve of a zoning change from Light Industrial (LI) to Single Family Dwelling District 2 (SF -2).