Title
Ordinance - Public Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance Approving a Change of Zoning from C-2 Community Business District to PD Planned Development District for Senior Living Uses on Property Known as Lots 6 - 9, Block 1, Matlock Center Addition and Approximately 4.15 Acres out of the Henry McGhee Survey, Abstract No. 998, Totaling 6.56 Acres Located at 1107-1110 Alexis Court, 1701 Country Club Drive, and 2273 Matlock Road; Felix Wong on behalf of Kingdom Work Foundation (ZC#18-015)
Requested Action
To consider the subject zoning change request.
Recommendation
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on May 21, 2018, and voted unanimously (5-0; Hudson and Klenzendorf were absent) to deny the case. The Commission expressed concerns about the density, the height, an insufficient buffer between single-family and multi-family, the number of small units, the amount of parking, the lowering of the masonry standards, the setbacks to carports and garages, masonry fence requirements, access from Alexis Court, and who will live in the project and what age. Three people from the neighborhood spoke in opposition due to density, height, and the potential for lowering of property values.
The applicant submitted revised plans that change the overall site layout and reduce the number of deviations from the base zoning district. The villa buildings (which included 17 units) have been removed from the plan. The overall footprint for the independent living building has been changed and the building is now setback at least 145’ from the single-family residential properties to the north and west; the detached garages are setback 55-65’ from the residential properties to the north and west. The minimum unit size has been increased to 750 sq. ft. and the overall unit count for the entire development has been reduced from 145 to 136 units. The parking ratio has been increased from 1.18 stalls per unit to 1.25 parking stalls per unit. The setback...
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