Title
Ordinance - Third and Final Reading on an Ordinance Approving a Zoning Change from SF-7.5/12 to PD for Single-Family Residential on Approximately 9.2 Acres Generally Located East of W. Kimball Street and West of Phillips Court and Kemp Court; Bannister Engineering (ZC#15-008)
Requested Action
To consider the subject zoning change request.
Recommendation
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on August 3, 2015, and voted 5-1 (Knight voted nay and Vice-Chairman Dodson was absent) to recommend approval with the following changes:
1. Chimneys will be brick or stone whether it is on the exterior façade or on the roof;
2. Increase minimum floor area from 1,600 to 2,000 sq ft;
3. Create an Architectural Control Committee; and
4. Require all garage doors to be cedar wood.
The applicant has made the recommended change on item 1 and would like to address the following items with City Council:
2. Keep the minimum floor area at 1,600 sq ft for the smallest home
3. Not create an Architectural Control Committee (there won’t be a HOA or any common area)
4. Modify P&Z’s recommendation on garage doors to carriage style steel doors in lieu of cedar wood
Description/History
First Reading - August 24, 2015
The subject property is in the vicinity of the downtown area, surrounded by older existing homes. The applicant’s vision is that the development will blend in with the surrounding older neighborhood and raise the property value. The Residential Design Standards have several requirements that would not accomplish these goals, such as 80% masonry construction, masonry subdivision wall, 8:12 minimum roof pitch, J-swing garage design, enhanced entryways, etc. It will benefit from a development density and standards that are different from the typical newer suburban development. The proposed PD will allow deviations under the specific development criteria shown in Exhibit B, which are similar to the ones for the development along Alvarado Street.
Second Reading - September 14, 2015
The developer agreed to the following changes made by Council at the 1st reading:
- Increase minimum floor area to 1,800 sq ft
- Increase minimum roof pitch to 8/12 on at least 80% of the houses
- Add cedar wood as one of two garage door options
Prepared By
Felix Wong, Director of Planning
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