Title
Public Hearing on a Change of Zoning from SF-7.5/12, Single-Family Residential District to PD, Planned Development District for Detached Single-Family Residential Uses on approximately 0.783 acres located at 509 W. Kimball Street; Avante Procurement LLC, owner; First Choice Builders, Developer (ZC#24-001)
Requested Action
To consider the subject zoning change request.
Recommendation
The Department of Planning and Development Services recommends approval of the zoning change as presented.
Description/History
Existing Use: Vacant
Existing Zoning: SF-7.5/12, Single Family Residential District
Mansfield 2040 Plan Land Use Designation: Suburban Neighborhood
Surrounding Land Use & Zoning:
North - Right-of-Way, West Kimball Street
South - Residential, PD, Planned Development District for Detached Single Family Residential
East - Residential, D, Downtown District
West - Residential, PD, Planned Development District for Detached Single Family
Thoroughfare Plan Specification:
West Kimball Street - Residential Street
Synopsis
The applicant requested a change of zoning on an approximately 0.783-acre property. The request is to rezone it from SF-7.5/12, Single-Family Residential District to PD, Planned Development District for detached single-family residences. As proposed, the development would consist of two (2) lots for detached single-family residences.
Mansfield 2040 Plan Land Use Designation
The requested zoning for this property --- PD, Planned Development District --- is consistent with the vision and recommendations found in the recently adopted Mansfield 2040 Future Land Use Plan. The subject property is designated as Suburban Neighborhood. The Suburban Neighborhood category encompasses Mansfield's traditional housing stock and neighborhoods. Residential developments within this category should focus more on compatibility in scale and density with surrounding developments.
Mansfield 2040 Goals and Strategies
NH.2(a) - Support Our Existing Neighborhoods: Allow for contextual infill housing developments within established neighborhoods.
Department of Planning and Development Services Analysis
The subject property is currently a vacant 0.783-acre residential lot on the south side of West Kimball Street. The applicant is proposing to subdivide the current residential lot into two (2) single family residential lots to build two (2) detached homes.
The lot is currently zoned as SF-7.5/12, Single-Family Residential District, which has a minimum lot width of 65 feet and a minimum lot depth of 110 feet; and a minimum lot area of 7,500 square feet. The current lot is approximately 116 feet in width, which would not allow the applicant to subdivide the property into two (2) lots to meet the minimum requirements (i.e., lot dimensional standards) of that SF-7.5/12, Single-Family Residential District.
As proposed, the development will create two (2) lots --- each with a minimum lot width of 50 feet; a minimum lot depth of 110 feet; and a minimum lot area of 10,000 square feet. Each home must have a floor area of at least 1,800 square feet with a minimum of two (2) off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit that are located within a garage. The following proposed requirements are consistent with the dimensional standards provided in Section 155.055 (B)(1) of the Mansfield Zoning Ordinance for the SF-7.5/12, Single-Family Residential District:
• Front Building Setback - 25 feet
• Rear Building Setback - 15 feet
• Side Yard Setback - 5 feet
• Maximum Lot Coverage - 45 percent
• Maximum Height - 35 feet
The homes would primarily draw architectural inspiration from Craftsman Style --- and some Contemporary influences--- with at least 70 percent of the exterior materials comprised of wood and / or cementitious fiber. Each dwelling is required to have a front porch that is a minimum of seven (7) feet in depth and a minimum of 70 square feet in area. Openings for windows visible from the street are required to be wood, have an appearance similar to wood, or be covered with vinyl or aluminum cladding. The following design standards --- as proposed under this PD, Planned Development District --- are consistent with the regulations in Section 155.056 (D) of the Mansfield Zoning Ordnance:
• Minimum roof pitch of 8:12
• The roof must use three (3) dimensional architectural shingles
Summary
The proposed PD, Planned Development District, will provide for the development of two (2) detached single-family residences at the edge of Downtown Mansfield. The development standards --- while modifying certain dimensional provisions --- meet or exceed the minimum regulations of the current zoning on this property with the exception of the lot width, necessitating a request for a zoning change from the SF-7.5/12, Single-Family Residential District to PD, Planned Development District.
Prepared By
Shirley Emerson
Planner I
817-276-4259
Attachments
Maps and Supporting Information
Exhibits A - C