17 - ZONING CHANGE FROM A SF-2 TO A MF-2 AT 1160 N.E. 20TH STREET

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Item No. 17 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 MULTI — FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO.2 (MF -2) AT 1160 N.E. 20TH STREET. DATE: February 7, 2017 BACKGROUND: The Stephens intended to submit this subject property as part of their original request to rezone a twelve (12) acre parcel that was approved by the City Council to be rezoned from SF -2 to MF -2 on December 12, 2016. This subject property is adjacent to the original twelve acre site. However, at the time of their original rezoning request, the Stephens inadvertently forgot to submit the necessary paperwork for the rezoning request for this subject property; therefore, this agenda item addresses this remaining property. At the February 6, 2017 public hearing one person spoke in favor of this rezoning request (it was Chad Stephens, who is the son of the Stephens, and represented this case before the Commission and City Council), and two people spoke in opposition to this request. The commission voted unanimously in favor of recommending approval to the city council. STATUS OF ISSUE: The city staff has determined the following: Existing Land Use: This property is comprised of 0.2920 acres and fronts on N.E. 20th Street. Land uses in the area include single — family homes, a church, and a golf course. Proposed Land Use for the Subject Property: The applicant's intend to include this property as part of the property that was rezoned in December, 2016 to MF -2, and the applicant's are proposing to establish duplex or apartment uses on these combined properties. The Major Thoroughfare Plan MTP : N.E. 201h Street is designated as a Collector Roadway. North of this property (F.M. 195 N.E. 20th St.) is designated as an Arterial Roadway. To the northwest of the property, M.L. King Drive is designated as a Collector Roadway. The Parks Recreation and Open Spaces Master Plan: The Existing Parks and Open Space Map indicates that this subject property lies within the Wade Park Neighborhood Parks '/� mile Service Radius. The Trail and Sidewalk Map does not impact this subject property. The Future Parks and Open Spaces Plan Map designates Wade