DEPARTMENT: Development Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Michael Shannon
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 3
SUBJECT:
Plan Amendment Z 2019-11600042
(Associated Zoning Case Z 2019-10700161)
SUMMARY:
Comprehensive Plan Component: Brooks Regional Center Plan
Plan Adoption Date: May 2, 2019
Current Land Use Category: "Urban Low Density Residential"
Proposed Land Use Category: "Medium Density Residential"
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Planning Commission Hearing Date: August 28, 2019
Case Manager: Michael Pepe, Planner
Property Owner: SRM Capital, LLC
Applicant: Project Permitting of Texas
Representative: Melissa Gonzales
Location: 138 Hermitage Court
Legal Description: Lot 9, Lot 10, Lot 11 and the East 25 Feet of Lot 8, Block 8, NCB 7610
Total Acreage: 0.5624 acres
Notices Mailed
Owners of Property within 200 feet: 39
Registered Neighborhood Associations within 200 feet: Hot Wells Mission Reach Neighborhood Association
Applicable Agencies: World Heritage Office
Transportation
Thoroughfare: Hermitage Court
Existing Character: Local
Proposed Changes: None Known
Thoroughfare: Merrimac Street
Existing Character: Local
Proposed Changes: None Known
Thoroughfare: Lennon Avenue
Existing Character: Local
Proposed Changes: None Known
Public Transit: VIA bus routes are within walking distance of the subject property.
Routes Served: 36, 242, 515
ISSUE:
None.
Comprehensive Plan
Comprehensive Plan Component: Brooks Regional Center Plan
Plan Adoption Date: May 2, 2019
The proposed rezoning appears to conflict with the following goals, principles, and objectives of the Brooks Regional Center Plan:
Plan Goals:
Housing Recommendation #2: "New development and infill projects in neighborhoods should be more incremental, and at a scale that does not conflict sharply with the existing character."
Land Use - Strategy 3.2 (Regulatory and Policy)
Gradually decrease height and density of new buildings and developments as they transition towards single-family neighbo...
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