12-ZONING PUBLIC HEARING IN THE 400 BLOCK OF 25TH ST NE

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memo�andum TO: City Council John Godwin, City Manager FROM: Alan Efrussy, AICP, Planning Manager �� SUBJECT: ZONING PUBLIC HEARING IN THE 400 BLOCK OF 25th Street N.E. DATE: April 02, 2013 BACKGROLTND: The applicant for this project is Mr. Barney Bray III, of Paris, Texas, who is requesting a public hearing to consider and take action regarding a change in zoning from a One- Family Dwelling District No. 2(SF-2) to a Multi-Family Dwelling District No. 1(MF-1) on Lot 7, City Block 258, being located in the 400 Block of 25`" Street N. E. At the April 1, 2013 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, the commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of this zoning change. STATUS OF ISSUE: City staff made the following findings: (A)Existin�Land Use: This subject property is currently vacant. There is an existing church on the east side of 25`h Street N.E. directly across the street of this subject property. There are existing duplex units south of and west of this subject property. (B) Proposed Use of the Subiect Property: The proposed use is four duplexes. (C) Existing Zoning of the Subject Property: The zoning district is One-Family Dwelling District No. 2(SF-2). There is an area southeast of this property that is zoned NS; areas immediately west and directly south are zoned MF-l. Areas to the northeast, directly across 25t" Street N.E. and southeast, and further south are zoned SF-2. (D)Proposed Zonin� of the Subject Property: The proposed zoning for this property is Multi-Family Dwelling District No. 1(MF-1). Duplex is permitted use in MF-1. (E) The Future Land Use Plan of 2012 (FLUP� within the Coinprehensive Plan for this Subject Propert� The FLUP recommends Moderate Density Residential (MDR) which is reflective of two-family attached dwelling units, such as duplex units and townhomes. City staff, therefore, supports this re-zoning request based on the following factors: 36