DEPARTMENT: Development Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Michael Shannon
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1
SUBJECT:
Plan Amendment 17077
(Associated Zoning Case Z2017265)
SUMMARY:
Comprehensive Plan Component: Midtown Neighborhoods Plan
Plan Adoption Date: November 9, 2005
Current Land Use Category: “Medium Density Residential”
Proposed Land Use Category: “Mixed Use”
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Planning Commission Hearing Date: September 27, 2017
Case Manager: Angela Cardona, Planner
Property Owner: VHS Family Limited Partnership
Applicant: Victor Salas Hugo Sr.
Representative: Victor Salas Hugo Sr.
Location: 115 Cincinnati Avenue
Legal Description: Lot 28, Block 3, NCB 3032 and 0.0032 acres out of Lot 31, Block 3, NCB 3032
Total Acreage: 0.1722 acres
Notices Mailed
Owners of Property within 200 feet: 28
Registered Neighborhood Associations within 200 feet: Beacon Hill Area Neighborhood Association
Applicable Agencies: Planning Department
Transportation
Thoroughfare: Cincinnati Avenue
Existing Character: Local Street
Proposed Changes: None
Thoroughfare: Blanco Road
Existing Character: Secondary Arterial Type B
Proposed Changes: None
Public Transit: The nearest VIA bus routes are #2, #202,#95,# 96, #97,# 289, #296 and are all within walking distance of the subject property.
ISSUE:
Comprehensive Plan
Comprehensive Plan Component: Midtown Neighborhoods Plan
Plan Adoption Date: November 9, 2005
Plan Goals: Objective 1.3: Business Development Attract new neighborhood-friendly, locally owned, sustainable businesses that will meet the neighborhood’s daily needs, build on our base of “mom and pop” businesses and bring new vitality to the neighborhood’s commercial centers.
1.3.5 Encourage businesses to locate in identified neighborhood commercial centers along Blanco.
Comprehensive Land Use Categories
Land Use Category: Medium Density Residential
Description of Land Use Category: Neighborhoods where detached retail services such as service stations, professional offices, bakeries, restaurants, bookstores, supermarkets, clinics, hotels, and other retail stores are appropriate.
Permitted Zoning Districts: R-6, R-5, R-4, R-4, RM-6, RM-5, RM-4
Land Use Category: Mixed Use
Description of Land Use Category: Medium-Density Residential uses include three-and four-unit family dwellings and townhouses. Low-Density Residential uses also can be found within this classification.
Permitted Zoning Districts: NC, 0-1, C-1, C-2, RM-6, RM-5, RM-4, MF-25
Land Use Overview
Subject Property
Future Land Use Classification:
Medium Density Residential
Current Land Use Classification:
Vacant Building
Direction: North
Future Land Use Classification:
Mixed Density Residential
Current Land Use Classification:
Multi-Family Apartment, Single-Family Residential
Direction: East
Future Land Use Classification:
Mixed Density Residential
Current Land Use Classification:
Duplex, Four-Plex and Single-Family Residential
Direction: South
Future Land Use Classification:
Mixed Density Residential
Current Land Use Classification:
Single-Family Residential and Commercial
Direction: West
Future Land Use Classification:
Mixed Use
Current Land Use:
Commercial and Adult Day Care
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
Proximity to Regional Center/Premium Transit Corridor
The subject property is within the Midtown Regional Center and is within the Near North Corridor Buffer
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff Analysis & Recommendation: Staff and Planning Commission (9-0) recommend Approval.
The property is designated “Medium Density Residential” for the future land use. The request to amend the plan to “Mixed Use” will be consistent and compatible with the adjacent property to the East. The request is also compatible with the land use plan to occupy underutilized buildings and encourage businesses growth along Blanco Road corridor.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Recommend denial of the proposed amendment to the Midtown Neighborhoods Plan, as presented above.
2. Make an alternate recommendation.
3. Continue to a future date.
ZONING COMMISSION SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Z2017265
Current Zoning: "R-6 NCD-5 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Beacon Hill Neighborhood Conservation Airport Hazard Overlay District
Proposed Zoning: "C-2 NCD-5 AHOD" Commercial Beacon Hill Neighborhood Conservation Airport Hazard Overlay District
Zoning Commission Hearing Date: October 3, 2017