10 - PUBLIC HEARING, 2600 BLOCK OF CRESCENT DRIVE, ZONING CHANGE

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Item No. 10 memorandum TO: Mayor & City Council John Godwin, City Manager FROM: Alan Efrussy, AICP, Planning Manager SUBJECT: ZONING CHANGE FROM A SINGLE — FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO.2 (SF -2) TO A TWO— FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT (2F) LOCATED IN THE 2600 BLOCK OF CRESENT DRIVE DATE: April 5, 2016 BACKGROUND: This application is for a public hearing to consider the petition of Sequoia Brown on behalf of Russell and Leslie Stidham for a change in zoning from a Single— Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) to a Two — Family Dwelling District (2F), on Block B, Lot 24, of the Willowcrest No. 2 Addition, being located in the 2600 Block of Crescent Drive. At the April 4, 2016 public hearing held by the Planning and Zoning Commission, five spoke in opposition to this zoning change request and Ms. Brown, the applicant, spoke in favor. A written protest against the rezoning of this property was received from citizens. Since the commission unanimously recommended denial of this request, it will require a three — quarter (3/4) majority vote of the full City Council to approve the rezoning of the property. The Council is being submitted electronically the power point submitted for the April 4, 2016 Commission meeting provided by the applicant Ms. Brown, as well as the Petition Against the Zoning Change submitted to the Commission on April 4th, by the citizens. STATUS OF ISSUE: The city staff has determined the following: (A) Existing Land Use: The subject property is located at the northeast corner of Crescent Drive and NE 26th Street, is vacant, and contains no flood plain. The immediate area is characterized, and the subject property is surrounded by, both existing single — family and duplex residential dwelling units. (B) Existing Zoning of the Subject Property: The subject property is currently zoned Single - Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2).