Impact
WARD / COUNCILMEMBER: Ward 3 / Councilman Lindley / Boardmember Bentley
$ IMPACT: N/A
Title
Public Hearing - Zoning Request - Z20-004 - Rezoning from RM-10 & R-15 to RM-10 Conditional for the development of 11 single-family detached homes at a density of 6.96 units per acre - 1.6 acres - Land Lot 487 - 3655 Love Street, 1080 and 1096 Church Street - Martinello Group, LLC
Body
ISSUE AND BACKGROUND:
Martinello Group, LLC is seeking approval of a rezoning for an assemblage of 1080 & 1096 Church Street and 3655 Love Street from RM-10 & R-15 to RM-10 Conditional for the development of twelve (12) single-family detached residences at a density of 7.5 units per acre. The applicant is proposing to demolish the three existing single-family structures and then subdivide the parcel into eleven (11) lots to construct eleven (11) individual single-family residences. The proposed lots will be a minimum 3,163 sq. ft. in area. The homes will face a public street with front-entry garages. The applicant has submitted building elevations and floor plans for each home in the rezoning application. The applicant proposes to use brick, stone, and siding for the façade materials for each home
Community Development considers the rezoning to be a special circumstance since the property is currently zoned RM-10 for the majority of the assemblage, which is primarily designed for multi-family buildings with multiple stories that occupy less land area. With the rezoning, there is the opportunity to build twelve detached single-family homes that will provide a transition between the single-family detached homes along Church Street and multi-family apartments along Medlin Street. Although the lot widths are below the 100 ft. minimum, the site plan maintains a separation of 10' between houses. Community Development believes the special conditions of this specific lot are a unique opportunity and overall benefit to the City. Community Development would not have supported the...
Click here for full text