DEPARTMENT: Development Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Roderick Sanchez
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 1
SUBJECT:
Plan Amendment 14005
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance amending the future land use plan contained in the Midtown Neighborhood Plan, a component of the Comprehensive Master Plan of the City, by changing the future land use of the south 44 feet of Lots 5 & 6, Block 48, NCB 1872 located at 115 Michigan Avenue from Low Density Residential and Mixed Use to Mixed Use.
The Department and Planning Commission recommend approval. Mixed Use is consistent with the land use goals set by the Midtown Neighborhood Plan.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Case Manager: Ernest Brown, Planner
Applicant: William Lambert
Owner: Jeffery Dersh
Property Location: 115 Michigan Avenue
Current Land Use of site: Designated Low Density Residential and Mix Use; occupied vacant commercial.
Adjacent Land Uses:
N: Designated Low Density Residential; occupied Single Family Residential
E: Designated Low Density Residential; occupied Single Family Residential
S: Designated Mix Use; occupied vacant
W: Designated Mix Use; occupied Single Family Residential and Auto Glass Repair
Comprehensive Plan Analysis:
Comprehensive Plan Component: Midtown Neighborhood Plan
Plan Adoption Date: October 12, 2000
Update History: None
Plan Goals:
Action Step 1.3.5. Encourage businesses to locate in identified neighborhood commercial centers along Blanco, Fredericksburg, Hildebrand, Flores, and San Pedro. In addition to business development, encourage higher-density residential or live/work units to provide for a mix of uses in or near the area's commercial centers.
Objective 1.2: Pedestrian Environment Enhance the pedestrian environment in the area's commercial centers along Blanco, Fredericksburg, Hildebrand, Flores and San Pedro and ensure neighbors can walk or bike to area businesses by encouraging pedestrian-friendly sidewalks and streets, implementing traffic calmi...
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