15-17-ZONING PUBLIC HEARINGSItem Nos. 15-17
memo�andum
TO: City Council
John Godwin, City Manager
FROM: Alan Efrussy, AICP, Planning Manager
SUBJECT: ZONING PUBLIC HEARINGS
DATE: February 5, 2013
BACKGROUND: At the February 4, 2013 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting three
public hearings were held to consider the petition of Heritage Ridge Investments, and
preliminary and final plats were considered for these subject zoning requests. At that meeting,
the commission unanimously recommended approval of all of these items. No one spoke in
opposition to the zoning changes.
STATUS OF ISSUE: Specifically, the three zoning requests were: (1) a change in zoning from a
Planned Development District — c(PD-c) to a Commercial District (C) on Lot 2, City Block 313,
located at 3720 Lamar Avenue; (2) a change in zoning from a Commercial District (C) to a
Commercial District (C) with a Special Use Permit (49) for auto fuel sales on Lot 2 and 2— E,
City Block 313, located at 3720 and 3750 Lamar Avenue; and (3) a change in zoning from a
Commercial District (C) to a Commercial District (C) with a Specific Use Permit (49) for auto
fuel sales on Lots 5, 6 and 7, City Block 222 — B, located at 2685 Lamar Avenue. The plats for
these three projects are scheduled to be on the February 11, 2013 city council meeting.
City staff had intended to submit these three zoning cases for public hearings and action by the
city council at the February 11, 2013 meeting. In that regard, staff noticed to citizens and
published public hearing notices regarding that date. However, after said publication, city staff
recognized that it needed additional time to address some technical matters regarding the
preparation of the ordinances for these three cases. As a result, the staff intends to bring these
projects to the council for action at its February 25, 2013 meeting.
Since these projects were legally published/advertised in the newspaper prior to the staff learning
that it needs additional time, the appropriate procedure is to have these three cases on the
February l lih agenda and have the council pass over (not table) them "to a date certain" — i.e.,
February 25th. (By passing over to a date certain, re-notification to citizens within 200 feet and
newspaper publication is not required). The city staff appreciates your consideration and
attention to this matter.
BUDGET: Not applicable.
RECOMMENDATION: Open the public hearing for all three zoning cases and leave them open
until the meeting on February 25, 2013, to allow city staff additional time to address some
project technical items.