Ordinance No. 19678 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

This would allow the site to be rezoned back to R-3 i n the 1 ong term and used for multiple-family housing: The intent of the Metro Plan to faster level op- ment ~ n order to caps tal ~ ze on public expenditures made to serve an area i s being met; "Encourage a vari ety of new residential development i n and near the downtown area:" {Page III-A-6; No; ll} "Encourage higher-density residential level opment near industrial and commercial centers throughout the metropolitan area." {Page III-A-1; No. 30} The subject property i s located near the downtown area and other significant commerce al and ~ ndustr~ al centers. It i s currently designated i n the whi teaker P1 an for medium- and high-density residential use; The change to the plan text waul d al l ow a 1 ow-density residential zoning designation but would not preclude the use of the site for higher density residential level - opment i n the future: In addition; the site i s only about one quarter acre i n s~ ze. Development of the site for anon-house ng use at this time waul d have a negligible impact on the density of the area and the overall inventory of residential 1 and available i n the co~nuni ty: The applicant cites the fo1 l owi ng objective i n support of the proposed amendment: "Supply an adequate amount of land within accommodate: a} the diversifying manufac pal l uti ng; energy-efficient manufacturing existing businesses; and c} the expansion regional distribution; trade; and service No 1 5--as revised } the urban growth boundary to turfing sector {especially low- uses } ; b } the expansion of of the metropolitan area as a center:" {Page III-B-4; The P1 anni ng Commission concurs with the applicant that there i s strong support for providing land to accommodate the expansion needs of existing businesses. The corr~i ssi on; however; does not view the objective as a bl anket endorsement of expansion requests that will reduce avai 1 abl a sites from the housing i nven- tory or impact existing resi denti a1 areas: In this specific case; the expansion of the business does not preclude future use of the site for housing; Due to the nature of the business; compatibility concerns can be addressed during the site review process: Based on the above, the amendment is consistent with both the Metro Plan Diagram and the Metro Plan text. 5ecti on 9:l 45 { 2 } {~ }: The plan amendment i s consistent with the remaining porti ans of the refinement plan: The plan amendment i s very narrow i n scope and al l ows a l ow-density resi den- tial zoning designation on a specific vacant parcel in a larger area planned for med~ um- and high-dense ty resi dents al use. Excluding roads and alleys, the overall net density i n the area i s about l 8 dwel 1 i ng units per acre; Excluding parcels that are not currently i n resi denti a1 use; the density increases to about 23 units per acre; The Metro Plan defines the range for medium-density as between 10 and 20 units per gross acre: FINDINGS AND C4NCLUSI4NS--5 ~~~~~~~ ~' y