21 - Comprehensive Plan Amendment - Commercial to Low Density - Block 170-C Lot 12 - 2296 SE 3rd Street

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Item No. 21 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and City Council Grayson Path, City Manager FROM: Andrew Mack, AICP Director Planning & Community Development SUBJECT: Public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of Adam Bolton on behalf of Austin Sugg for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment from Commercial (C) to Low Density Residential (LDR) in the City of Paris, Block 170-C, Lot 12, located at 2296 SE 3rd Street- LCAD 71599. DATE: April 25, 2022 BACKGROUND & DISCUSSION Austin Sugg has requested a minor Comprehensive Plan amendment from C to LDR of the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) for the above described single vacant lot. Staff had not initiated a FLUM amendment for additional surrounding properties at the time of the applicant's request pending the outcome of the discussion at the P&Z Public Hearing. In Staff's opinion, this should be done to create a larger cohesive future land use area for guiding development or redevelopment of this side of 3`d Street SE. This would be far more consistent with the existing low-density residential character of the area, rather than for incremental conflicts for commercial development interspersed within the residential neighborhood. Staff is supportive of this approach. The P&Z concurred, and Staff is now in the process of initiating these changes for this two block area along SE 3`d St. for a new public hearing next month. Staff is of the position that the Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council should be prepared to make these changes to the City's adopted FLUM, along all or a portion of this two block area of 3`d SE between South Church and Loop 286. This is based upon sound planning practice and is different than what was adopted in the 2018 update of the FLUM in the Comprehensive Plan. The changing of a single lot, however, is not consistent with sound land use planning practice and this application would be recommended for denial without changes to the larger area. If the Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council are amenable to making changes to the FLUM guiding future residential development, then staff will initiate these changes for the FLUM from Commercial to Low Density Residential. An analysis map for this larger area will be presented at the meeting once prepared in draft. Given the P&Z concurred, staff is scheduling another hearing and sending out additional notices for the May P&Z cycle. The proposed FLUM changes are attached. This would also allow for a greater number of property owners along this two block area to be notified. To date, no inputs have been received regarding this application changing the FLUM or the related rezoning application.