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Public Hearing - Zoning Request Z13-019 - Rezoning from R-15 to RAD-Conditional for the development of two single-family homes - 0.365 Acre Tract - Land Lot 451 - 1041 McLinden Avenue - The McLinden Group, LLC
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ISSUE: The McLinden Group, LLC is seeking approval of a rezoning to accommodate two single-family residences at 1041 Mclinden Avenue. The applicant is proposing the renovation of the existing home and the development of a new detached single-family residence. The density for the site will be 5.5 units per acre. A land use change from Moderate Density Residential to Medium Density Residential will be required for this rezoning.
BACKGROUND: The rezoning request was tabled at the November 11, 2013 Planning and Zoning Board meeting at the request of the applicant to the December 9, 2013 meeting by a vote of 7-0. The rezoning request was heard by the Planning and Zoning Board on December 9, 2013 and was recommended for approval by a vote of 6-0.
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 is too high 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. Third, the proposed zoning if approved could be considered a type of spot zoning and may potentially lead to similar type requests along Medlin Street with lots that have double frontages. Finally, the proposed variances associated with the rezoning would develop the property in a manner that is significantly different from the immediate lots in the neighborhood. If you were to remove the two utility easements from the request, th...
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