Title
ZC#22-014: Change of zoning from SF-12/22, Single-family Residential District to PD, Planned Development District, for C-2, Community Business District based Commercial Uses (approximately 16,936 square feet) on 2.9 acres of land in the W.C. Low Survey, Abstract No. 970, generally located southeast of the intersection of Grand Meadows Boulevard and North Holland Road on property at 700 North Holland Road
Description/History
Existing Use: Vacant
Existing Zoning: SF-12/22, Single-Family Residential District
Land Use Plan: Sub-Area 6
Surrounding Land Use & Zoning:
North: Existing, Commercial Development (PD, Planned Development District based on C-2, Community Business District)
South: Vacant (SF-12/22, Single-Family Residential District)
East: Vacant, Gas Pipeline Easement (SF-12/22, Single-Family Residential District)
West: Holland Road Right-of-Way
Synopsis
The request to rezone the property to PD, Planned Development District, is in alignment with the goals and recommendations that are contained in the Official Land Use Plan for Sub-Area 6. Specifically, the Official Land Use Plan advises limiting access on arterials; and to “encourage development that restricts or limits access” to both Holland Road and National Parkway.
Staff Analysis
The subject property is part of a larger tract of land --- 5.436 acres --- with frontages on both Holland Road and Holland Road Extension. As currently proposed and presented, the request is to rezone only the western half of the tract of land --- 2.9 acres --- to PD, Planned Development District. An existing gas pipeline easement that runs through the property (the easement runs north / south) will serve as a dividing line for the properties.
Holland Road is identified on the 2015 Master Thoroughfare Plan as a major arterial. As a major arterial, the road is currently built with 4-lanes with a divided median.
Regarding land uses in the surrounding area, there is existing commercial development to the north o...
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