Title
Ordinance - Third and Final Reading on an Ordinance Approving a Change of Zoning from 2F Two Family Residential District to PD Planned Development District for Single-Family Residential Uses on Approximately 0.316 Acres Being a Portion of Block 31, Original Town of Mansfield, Tarrant Co., TX, Located at 300 S. 2nd Ave; Jacqueline Hughes (ZC#17-017)
Requested Action
To consider the subject zoning change request.
Recommendation
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on October 2, 2017, and voted 5-0 (Bob Klenzendorf and Kent Knight absent) to recommend approval, with the conditions that the fence height be reduced to 3’ and that the applicant provide a 10’ x 10’ right-of-way corner clip at the intersection of Kimball Street and 2nd Avenue. The applicant has submitted revised plans that include these changes, however staff notes that the proposed fence graphic shows fence posts and gates that are taller than 3’.
Description/History
First Reading
The subject property consists of 0.316 acres and is located on the south side of W. Kimball Street and the west side of S. 2nd Avenue. Earlier in 2017, the applicant demolished a residential structure and plans to construct two new single-family residences on the property. One residence will front on Kimball Street and the other residence will front on Second Avenue. The applicant has proposed a minimum lot width of 60 feet, with the interior lot being approximately 60 feet wide and the corner lot being approximately 80 feet wide, both as measured at the Kimball Street frontage. The interior residence will include a porch and two-car attached garage facing Kimball Street and the corner residence will include a porch and two-car attached garage facing Second Avenue. The applicant will remove all the existing trees on the property except for one straddling the south property line. The applicant will also plant three new trees in the front of the corner residence (either in the front yard or corner side yard), two new trees in front of the interior residence, and one new tree in the rear yard of the interior residence.
The applicant is seeking to re-zone the property from 2F to PD to allow deviations from a number of regulations relating to lot area, lot coverage, lot dimensions, setbacks, fencing, and architectural requirements. The deviations are based on the zoning district SF-7.5/16. The requested deviations are a minimum lot area of 6,000 feet (from 7,500 feet), a maximum lot coverage of 50% (from 45%), a minimum lot width of 60 feet (from 65 feet), a minimum front yard setback of 15 feet (from 25 feet), a minimum side yard setback of 5 feet (from 5 & 10 feet), and allowing a 6:12 roof pitch (from 8:12) and 65% non-masonry claddings (from the 80% masonry requirement). The applicant notes that the architectural deviations are “characteristic of cottage or craftsman-style architecture.”
The surrounding zoning in the neighborhood is a mix of SF 7.5/12, 2F, and PD, with some C-2 zoning closer to Main Street. Staff notes that this project is similar to previously-approved redevelopment projects in this part of downtown, including the five new single-family residences on Alvarado Street between 1st & 2nd Avenues (ZC#14-012), the proposed single-family residence at 204 S. 2nd Avenue (ZC#17-011), and the two proposed single-family residences at 207 S. 2nd Avenue (ZC#17-012).
Second Reading
The City Council held a public hearing and first reading on October 23, 2017 and voted 6-0 (Haynes absent) to approve. Some of the Councilmembers requested that a tree along Kimball Street be preserved. The applicant has submitted revised plans that include this change.
Third Reading
The City Council held a public hearing and second reading on November 13, 2017, and voted 7-0 to approve with the condition that the applicant has the option to remove the existing 22’ pecan tree along Kimball Street if preservation is not possible.
Prepared By
Lisa Sudbury, AICP
Interim Director of Planning
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