Title
ZC#22-020: Public hearing for 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.
Description/History
Existing Use: 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
South - PD Planned Development District, and SF-7.5/12, Single-Family Residential District
East - D, Downtown District (D-1, Sub-Urban Zone) 2F, Two Family Residential District
West - SF-7.5/12, Single-family residential and PD, Planned Development District
Synopsis
The proposed rezoning is consistent with the Official Land Use Plan and compatible with the surrounding land uses.
Staff Analysis
The subject property consists of three (3) lots totaling 1.460 acres. The applicant currently lives in a new house on the northern-most lot and is seeking flexible development provisions to introduce new housing opportunities on the remaining lots. The current zoning for the property is SF-7.5/12, Single-Family Residential District.
The applicant is requesting the D, Downtown District, D-1 Sub-Urban Zone classification for the property. The D-1 zone consists of “residential areas with some commercial and mixed-use activity adjacent to higher intensity zone”. The character of the D-1 Zone consists of “detached single-family buildings surrounded by lawns and landscaped yards with limited office”.
The D-1 zone is compatible with the surrounding uses and its provisions allow flexibility for new development (i.e., infill) and the redevelopment of older structures. Any new construction on either tract must comply with the architectural design and landscaping standards of the D, Downtown Distr...
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