14 - Comprehensive Plan Amendment from Low Density Residential & Comercial to High Density Residentail - Block 266 Lot 3 - 1335 NE 20thStret - LCAD 18332

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Item No. 14 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and City Council Grayson Path, City Manager FROM: Andrew Mack, AICP SUBJECT: Public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of the Walnut Creek Business Park, Inc. for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment from Low Density Residential (LDR) and Commercial (C) to High Density Residential (HDR) in the City of Paris, Block 266, Lot 3, located at 1335 NE 20th Street, LCAD 18332. DATE: August 22, 2022 BACKGROUND The applicant seeks a minor amendment to the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) to provide for a medium to high density residential use of the property and for the zoning to be consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan. The ability to provide for high density housing in this portion of the City is a very important accommodation to achieve the goal of more decent, safe and affordable housing opportunities in the community. The site is currently guided for principally Commercial, however the land area is very well suited for higher density residential as a re -use of the golf driving range site which partially encompassing the subject area. It provides for an effective transition from the lower land area along NE Loop 286 with highway oriented commercial development to the surrounding single-family residential neighborhoods. Additionally, the land area directly to the South across NE 20th St. is guided for HDR containing a mixture of single family residences and apartments. At its 8/5/22 meeting the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval. RECOMMENDATION Staff and P&Z recommends approval of a Minor Comprehensive Plan Amendment amending the FLUM from Low Density Residential (LDR) and Commercial (C) to High Density Residential (HDR).