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COMMITTEE: Community Development
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Public Hearing - Zoning Request Z15-009 - Rezoning from R-15 to RAD-Conditional for the development of two single-family homes - 0.35 Acres - Land Lot 489 - 2680 Grady Street - Pritchard Builders, Inc.
The applicant has requested that this zoning request be tabled indefinitely.
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ISSUE: Pritchard Builders, Inc. is requesting a rezoning for the property located at 2680 Grady Street from R-15 to RAD-Conditional for the development two new single-family homes at a density of 5.71 units per acre. The requested rezoning will require a land use change from Moderate Density Residential to Medium Density Residential.
BACKGROUND: None.
RECOMMENDATION/REQUESTED ACTION: Community Development recommends denial of the proposed zoning from R-15 to RAD based on the following facts. First, the proposed density of the project exceeds the maximum allowable density for the immediate area and would require a land use change to Medium Density Residential. Second, the subject property is not contiguous to any property with a Medium Density Residential land use classification and is situated in the middle of a single-family neighborhood with a Moderate Density Residential land use classification. Finally, the proposed development is only feasible with the approval of five zoning variances related to lot dimensions and setbacks. Community Development believes the increase in density (i.e. the change in the land use designation) coupled with the five variances will establish a negative precedent with other existing R-15 lot in the area and move the overall neighborhood away from the vision for development established in the City's Comprehensive Plan and Future Development Map.