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amendments to the FLUM for the larger surrounding area. At its meeting held on August 7Ih, <br />the P&Z approved a recommendation amending the FLUM to provide for a medium density <br />residential land use designation for a 6 block area, now reduced to 5 1/2 blocks. This will still <br />enable individual property owners, should they desire, to approach the City for rezoning of <br />their properties in the future. <br />This is strictly a FLUM amendment, actual rezoning of properties in the study area was never <br />planned with this action. This change would simply allow individual property owners to request <br />incremental changes in the future where and when duplex or townhome development may be <br />appropriate. The FLUM changes would also serve to encourage redevelopment for the area on a <br />case-by-case basis without code issue based upon market conditions. <br />ANALYSIS <br />The previous 6 block study area consisted of a total of 15 acres. The land use analysis at that time <br />consisted of: <br />- 25 Single -Family Homes, 13.86 acres (revised total 8.96) <br />- 2 duplexes, .5 acres; (plus 1 for future construction --3; .72 ac) <br />- 3 vacant lots, .64 acres (1 of the vacant lots are now under construction for a SF home). <br />The 4.9 acre reduction mostly consists of single family homes fronting on the West side of 30th <br />Street NE. This resulted in an approximate reduction of the acreage in the FLUM amendment <br />from 13.86 to a new net total of 8.96 acres. <br />The area newly revised FLUM area consists of a mixture of quality single-family and two-family <br />residences, as well as a number of the structures that are in a condemned status, or vacant and in a <br />dilapidated condition. The remaining vacant lots are also substantial in size and could easily <br />accommodate duplexes or townhomes, except for the large lot residential uses with bigger yards <br />which might otherwise accommodate an additional dwelling(s). <br />In conclusion, the P&Z and Staff maintain that the analysis of the existing conditions of this <br />neighborhood, the proximity to the surrounding shopping areas, and the previous action to rezone <br />a single lot for construction of a duplex; supports the minor change to the Land Use Plan for this <br />larger area as recommended with this study. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />P&Z and the Staff recommends approval of a Minor Comprehensive Plan Amendment amending <br />the FLUM from Low Density Residential (LDR) to Medium Density Residential (MDR) <br />containing approximately 14.1 acres. <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />