DEPARTMENT: Development Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Roderick Sanchez
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 3
SUBJECT:
Plan Amendment 16078
(Associated Zoning Case Z2016263)
SUMMARY:
Comprehensive Plan Component: Stinson Airport Vicinity Land Use Plan
Plan Adoption Date: April 2, 2009
Current Land Use Category: Mixed Use
Proposed Land Use Category: Regional Commercial
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Planning Commission Hearing Date: October 12, 2016
Case Manager: Erica Greene, Planner
Property Owner: We-Roosevelt, LP
Applicant: We-Roosevelt, LP
Representative: Brown and Ortiz, P.C
Location: 5300 Block of Roosevelt Avenue.
Legal Description: 7.321 acres out of NCB 11156
Total Acreage: 7.321 acres
Notices Mailed
Owners of Property within 200 feet: 10
Registered Neighborhood Associations within 200 feet: Villa Coronado Neighborhood Association
Applicable Agencies: None
Transportation
Thoroughfare: Roosevelt Ave
Existing Character: Local Street
Proposed Changes: None
Public Transit:
The nearest VIA bus route is #9 within walking distance of the subject property.
ISSUE:
Plan Adoption Date: April 2, 2009
Update History: None
Goal IV: Encourage economic growth that enhances airport operations and surrounding development
Comprehensive Land Use Categories
Mixed Use: A blend of residential, retail, professional service, office, entertainment, leisure and other related uses that create a pedestrian-oriented environment. Should have nodal development along arterial roads or transit stops. High quality urban design features such as attractive streetscapes, parks/plazas, and outdoor cafes. Should have a mix of uses in the same building or in the same development. Commercial uses on the ground floor and residential or office uses on the upper floors. Mixed use is inclusive of community commercial uses and the medium and high density residential categories.
Example Zoning Districts:
MXD, TOD, IDZ, UD, FBZD, NC, C-1,-C-2, C-2P, O-1, O-1.5, O-2, RM-4, RM-5, RM-6, MF-18, MF-25, MF-33, MF-40, MF-50
Comprehensive Land Use Categories
Regional Commercial: High intensity land uses that draw their customer base from a larger region. Should be located at intersection nodes along major arterial roadways or along mass transit system nodes, and 20 acres or greater in area. Should incorporate well-defined entrances, shared internal circulation, limited curb cuts to arterial streets, sidewalks and shade trees in parking lots. Outdoor operations and display permitted in areas which are screened; no outdoor storage permitted. Examples are automobile sales, major automobile repair, mini-warehouses, wholesale, large commercial centers, malls, home improvement centers, large hotels and motels, major employment centers, low to high rise office buildings that promote mixed uses
Example Zoning Districts:
NC, C-1, C-2, C-2P, C-3, UD, O-1, O-1.5, O-2
Land Use Overview
Subject Property
Future Land Use Classification
Mixed Use
Current Use
Vacant Lot
North
Future Land Use Classification
Mixed Use
Current Use
Vacant Lot
East
Future Land Use Classification
Mixed Use
Current Use
River City Steel Recycling
South
Future Land Use Classification
Mixed Use
Current Use
Vacant, Retail
West
Future Land Use Classification
Mixed Use
Current Use
Residential Single Family
LAND USE ANALYSIS:
The applicant requests this plan amendment and associated zoning change to allow for expansion of the commercial and retail uses. The proposed amendment is an appropriate fit that supports the accommodation of growth within this area. The proposed amendment to Regional Center land use will not significantly alter the land use pattern or character of the immediate area as the proposed change supports the Stinson Airport Vicinity Land Use Plan that encourages economic growth that enhances airport operations and surrounding development.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Recommend denial of the proposed amendment to the Stinson Airport Vicinity Land Use Plan, as presented above.
2. Make an alternate recommendation.
3. Continue to a future date.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval. The proposed amendment to Regional Commercial land use will not significantly alter the land use pattern or character of the immediate area.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (7-0)
ZONING COMMISSION SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Z2016263
Current Zoning: "R-6 AHOD” Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District, "C-3 AHOD" General Commercial Airport Hazard Overlay District, "C-3 MC-1 AHOD" General Commercial Roosevelt Avenue Metropolitan Corridor Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District, "I-1 AHOD" General Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District and "I-1 MC-1 AHOD" General Industrial Roosevelt Avenue Metropolitan Corridor Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District
Proposed Zoning: "C-3 AHOD" General Commercial Airport Hazard Overlay District and "C-3 MC-1 AHOD" General Commercial Roosevelt Avenue Metropolitan Corridor Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District
Zoning Commission Hearing Date: October 18, 2016