DEPARTMENT: Development Services Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Roderick J. Sanchez
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 8
SUBJECT:
Plan Amendment 14020
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance amending the future land use plan contained in the Oakland Estates Neighborhood Plan, a component of the Comprehensive Master Plan of the City, by changing the text to include "R-4" Residential Single-Family District as a related zoning district for the "Medium Density Mixed Use" land use classification.
The Department and Planning Commission recommend approval.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Applicant: Brown & Ortiz, P. C.
Owner: Southwell family LTD and Judith N. Morton
Property Location: Approximately 19.338 acres of land out of NCB 14705 located along the eastside of Southwell Road between Verbena Road and Lockhill Road
Acreage: 19.338
Current Land Use of site: Vacant land and a Single-family home
Adjacent Land Uses:
N: designated Medium Density Mixed Use; occupied by Single-family homes and Commercial uses
E: designated Community Commercial; occupied by Vacant land and Commercial uses
S: designated Medium Density Mixed Use; occupied by Vacant land and Commercial uses
W: designated Low Density Residential and Low Density Residential Estate; occupied by Single-family homes
ISSUE:
The proposed zoning is not consistent with the future land use plan and requires that the applicant request a text plan amendment.
Comprehensive Plan Analysis
Comprehensive Plan Component: Oakland Estates Neighborhood Plan
Plan Adoption Date: August 31, 2000
Update History: April 19, 2007
Plan Goals:
The Plan emphasizes preserving existing single-family developments, while locating most commercial uses at nodes, or along highly traversed corridors.
Medium Density Mixed Use would incorporate medium density residential uses such as townhomes, zero lot line configurations, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes, in addition to Single Family residential...
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