Title
Ordinance - Public Hearing Continuation and Second and Final Reading on an Ordinance Approving a Zoning Change from SF-7.5/12, Single-Family Residential District and PD, Planned Development District to D, Downtown District, D-1, Sub-Urban Zone on Approximately 1.460 Acres Located at 505 W. Kimball St., 506 W. Kimball St., and 509 Alvarado St.; Benjamin Hartman, owner
Requested Action
To consider the subject zoning change request
Recommendation
The Planning and Zoning Commission met on January 17, 2023, and voted 4 to 0 to recommend approval.
Ayes: 4 - Axen, Mainer, Gilmore and Thompson
Nays: 0
Absent: 3 - Groll, Goodwin and Shaw
Staff recommends approval.
First Reading
City Council met on February 13, 2023, and voted 6 to 0 to approve the zoning change at First Reading.
Second Reading
City Council met on February 27, 2023, and tabled the zoning change at Second Reading.
Description/History
Existing Use: Single-Family residential and vacant
Existing Zoning: SF-7.5/12, Single-Family Residential District and PD, Planned Development District
Land Use Plan: Sub-Area 3
Surrounding Land Use & Zoning:
North - SF-7.5/12, Single-Family Residential District, single-family residential
South - PD Planned Development District, and SF-7.5/12, Single-Family Residential District, single-family residential
East - D, Downtown District (D-1, Sub-Urban Zone) and 2F, Two Family Residential District, vacant and duplex
West - SF-7.5/12, Single-family Residential District and PD, Planned Development District, vacant and single-family residential
Synopsis
This is a request to rezone approximately 1.460 acres to the D, Downtown District (D-1, Sub-Urban Zone). The property is adjacent to property currently zoned as D, Downtown District. The proposed rezoning is consistent with recommendations in the Official Land Use Plan and is compatible with the surrounding land uses.
Staff Analysis
The property consists of three (3) lots totaling approximately 1.460 acres. The applicant currently lives in a recently constructed home that is located on the northernmost lot and is seeking flexible development provisions to construct dwellings on the remaining lots. The current zoning for the property is SF-7.5/12, Single-Family Residential District.
The applicant is requesting to rezone the property to the D, Downtown District (D-1 Sub-Urban Zone). The D-1, Sub-Urban Zone encourages and enables “residential areas with some commercial and mixed-use activity adjacent to higher intensity zones”. Further, the character of the D-1, Sub-Urban Zone consists of “detached single-family buildings surrounded by lawns and landscaped yards with limited office”.
The D-1 Sub-Urban Zone is compatible with the surrounding uses and its provisions allow for new development (i.e., infill) and the redevelopment of older structures. All new construction on either tract must comply with the architectural design and landscaping standards of the D, Downtown District.
A building plan --- reviewed and approved by Staff --- will be required prior to plat approval or issuance of a building permit.
The property falls within the Sub-Area 3 of the Official Land Use Plan. In this Sub-area, more opportunities exist for mixed uses in the downtown core / heart of the City. It also encourages continued and intentional efforts to preserve Historic Downtown Mansfield and residential properties in proximity.
This property is located next to single-family uses to the north and west; and the D-1 Sub-Urban zoning designation already present to the east and areas to the south. The property is also located near West Broad and South Main Street. This section of West Broad Street is under exploration for possible inclusion into the D, Downtown District to encourage a balanced mix of uses and to reinforce and sustain Historic Downtown Mansfield as the traditional center for business and culture.
Summary
The property is currently zoned SF-7.5/12, Single-Family Residential, and rezoning it to the D, Downtown District (D-1, Sub-Urban Zone), will not be a deviation from the Official Land Use Plan, especially with the properties along West Broad Street under exploration for inclusion into the D, Downtown District. The property’s proximity to existing D-1, Sub-Urban Zones in the surrounding area also supports the rezoning request.
Prepared By
Helina Sarkodie-Minkah, Planner
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