DEPARTMENT: Development Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Michael Shannon
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 4
SUBJECT:
Plan Amendment PA 2020-11600025
(Associated Zoning Case Z-2020-10700105)
SUMMARY:
Comprehensive Plan Component: West/Southwest Sector Plan
Plan Adoption Date: April 21, 2011
Current Land Use Category: “Agribusiness Tier”
Proposed Land Use Category: "Suburban Tier"
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Planning Commission Hearing Date: June 10, 2020
Case Manager: Justin Malone, Planner
Property Owner: Edgar F. Aelvoet
Applicant: Lennar Homes Corporation
Representative: Brown & Ortiz, P.C.
Location: Generally located in the 9300 block of Interstate 35 South and the 9400 block of Somerset Road
Legal Description: Lot P-2 and Lot P-5, NCB 11295; Lot P-3 and Lot P-5, NCB 17364; and Lot P-105, NCB 11298
Total Acreage: 56.75 acres
Notices Mailed
Owners of Property within 200 feet: 15
Registered Neighborhood Associations within 200 feet: None
Applicable Agencies: Planning Department and Texas Department of Transportation
Transportation
Thoroughfare: Interstate Highway 35, Somerset Road
Existing Character: Interstate Highway, Secondary Arterial Type A
Proposed Changes: None Known
Public Transit: There are no VIA bus routes within walking distance of the subject property.
ISSUE:
Comprehensive Plan
Comprehensive Plan: West/Southwest Sector Plan
Plan Adoption Date: April 21, 2011
Goal HOU-1: Housing stock is diverse and densities are distributed in accordance with the adopted West/Southwest Sector Land Use Plan
Strategies:
• HOU-1.1: Promote quality design and construction for new housing
• HOU-1.2: Provide a range of housing types and prices to accommodate all residents within the Sector and within the same neighborhood
Goal HOU-2: New housing developments located near existing community facilities, schools, and physical infrastructure (e.g., streets, water, sewer, etc.) with sufficient capacity to serve new developments
Strategies:
• HOU-2.1: Provide multi-modal connections between new residential developments and existing community facilities
• HOU-2.4: Promote awareness of the benefits of locating new housing near existing community facilities and physical infrastructure
Comprehensive Land Use Categories
Land Use Category: “Agribusiness Tier”
Description of Land Use Category:
RESIDENTIAL: Farm Homestead- Generally: Large tract (25 acres or greater) detached single family housing significantly buffered from industrial uses. Farm worker housing is appropriate.
NON-RESIDENTIAL: Agricultural and Light Industry- Generally: Isolated areas where businesses that produce, process, or distribute agricultural products and/or livestock and conduct related agribusiness activities are appropriate
Permitted Zoning Districts: FR, I-1, MI-1, BP, L, RP
Land Use Category: "Suburban Tier"
Description of Land Use Category:
RESIDENTIAL: Low to Medium Density- Generally: Small and large tract attached and detached single family; Multi-family (duplex, triplex, quadplex); townhomes, garden homes, and condominiums.
NON-RESIDENTIAL: Neighborhood and Community Commercial- Generally: 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: NP-15, NP-10, NP-8, R-6, R-5, R-4, R-3, RM-6, RM-5, RM-4, MF-18, O-1, O1.5, NC, C-1, C-2, C-2P RD (Conservation Subdivision), UD
Land Use Overview
Subject Property
Future Land Use Classification:
“Agribusiness Tier”
Current Land Use Classification:
Agribusiness Tier
Direction: North
Future Land Use Classification:
“Agribusiness Tier”
Current Land Use Classification:
Vacant Land and Salvage Yard
Direction: East
Future Land Use Classification:
“Agribusiness Tier” and “Suburban Tier”
Current Land Use Classification:
Multifamily Residential and Single Family Residential
Direction: South
Future Land Use Classification:
“Agribusiness Tier”
Current Land Use Classification:
Vacant Land
Direction: West
Future Land Use Classification:
“Agribusiness Tier”
Current Land Use Classification:
Vacant Land
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
Proximity to Regional Center/Premium Transit Corridor
The property is not within a regional center, but it is within a Premium Transit Corridor.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff Analysis and Recommendation: Staff recommends Approval.
The applicant seeks the proposed plan amendment from “Agribusiness Tier” to "Suburban Tier" to rezone for residential development. This is consistent with the West/Southwest Sector Plan goals allowing for multi-modal connections between new housing developments and existing community facilities, schools, and physical infrastructure.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Recommend Approval of the proposed amendment to the West/ Southwest Sector Plan, as presented above.
2. Make an alternate recommendation.
3. Continue to a future date.
ZONING COMMISSION INFORMATION: Z-2020-10700105
Current Zoning: "NP-10 MLOD-2 MLR-1 AHOD" Neighborhood Preservation Lackland Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 1 Airport Hazard Overlay District and “R-4 MLOD-2 MLR-1 AHOD” Residential Single-Family Lackland Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 1 Airport Hazard Overlay District
Proposed Zoning: “R-4 MLOD-2 MLR-1 AHOD” Residential Single-Family Lackland Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 1 Airport Hazard Overlay District and “R-5 MLOD-2 MLR-1 AHOD” Residential Single-Family Lackland Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 1 Airport Hazard Overlay District
Zoning Commission Hearing Date: June 16, 2020