CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the staff report for La Dimora di Douglas Resubdivision - PZC 22-1-007 (Item 1 of 3)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) conducted the public hearing regarding rezoning the subject property on June 1, 2022 and voted to recommend approval of the request (approved 7-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The property is located on the south side of Chicago Avenue with a common address of 416 E. Chicago Avenue. The 13,917 square foot lot is currently improved with a single-family residence and is zoned R2 (Single-Family and Low Density Multiple-Family Residence District). The City's Land Use Master Plan (2022) identifies the property's future place type as single-family and duplex residential. This future place type includes R1B as an appropriate zoning district.
DISCUSSION:
The Petitioners and Property Owners, Brian and Kelly Douglas, are proposing to consolidate 416 E. Chicago Avenue, 410 E. Chicago Avenue, and 419 Highland Avenue into a single lot. Currently, 416 E. Chicago Avenue is zoned R2 (Single-Family and Low Density Multiple-Family Residence District), while 410 E. Chicago Avenue and 419 Highland Avenue are zoned R1B (Medium Density Single-Family Residence District). Accordingly, the Petitioners are requesting approval to rezone 416 E. Chicago Avenue from R2 to R1B to facilitate the consolidation. The existing single-family homes on the lots will be demolished and one single-family house and a pool cabana will be constructed on the consolidated lot.
Staff finds the proposed R1B zoning designation for the subject property to be consistent with the surrounding properties as well as the Land Use Master Plan. Consequently, staff supports the Petitioners' request for rezoning.
The Petitioners' responses to the Standards for Granting a Map Amendment can be found in the attachments...
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