Item 4: Ord. on Rexius-Amazon Meadows Metro Plan Amend

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Based on these findings, and the additional analysis provided in the applicant’s written statement and supporting materials, the proposal will not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent, and is in fact encouraged and supported by a variety of policies as noted above. EC 9.8865(1): The proposed change is consistent with applicable provisions of the Metro Plan. The written text of the Metro Plan shall take precedence over the Metro Plan diagram where apparent conflicts or inconsistencies exist. Approval of the zone change is dependent upon approval of the Metro Plan diagram amendment to re-designate 27.9 acres of the site from the Light-Medium Industrial designation to a combination of Low-Density Residential, Medium-Density Residential and Commercial. With concurrent approval of the proposed diagram amendment, the proposed zone change will be consistent with the corresponding Metro Plan designations. The plan amendment findings, above, demonstrate compliance with remaining provisions of the Metro Plan as required under this criterion and as such, those findings are also incorporated herein, by reference. EC 9.8865(2): The proposed zone change is consistent with applicable adopted refinement plans. In the event of inconsistencies between these plans and the Metro Plan, the Metro Plan controls. As noted above, approval of the zone change is dependent upon approval of the concurrent Metro Plan diagram amendment. The Bethel-Danebo Neighborhood Refinement Plan, Phase 2 is the applicable adopted refinement plan for this area. However, it does not include an adopted land use diagram or any policies which serve as approval criteria for the request. EC 9.8865(3): The uses and density that will be allowed by the proposed zoning in the location of the proposed change can be served through the orderly extension of key urban facilities and services. Key urban facilities and services referred to in the above criterion are defined in the Metro Plan as including wastewater, stormwater, transportation, water, fire and emergency medical services, police protection, City-wide parks and recreation programs, electric service, land use controls, communication facilities, and public schools on a district-wide basis (see Metro Plan page V-3). The uses and density that will be allowed by the proposed R-1, R-2 and C-2 zoning can be served by wastewater, stormwater, and transportation systems as demonstrated in the applicant’s materials and confirmed in referral comments from the City’s Public Works Department. Public Works referral comments indicate that an 18-inch diameter wastewater line is adjacent to the site in Bailey Hill Road; an 8-inch wastewater line is located at Janisse Street and Dani Street, and a 30- inch wastewater line runs along the south property line and north in Wallis Street. Public Works staff also indicates that there are a pair of 72-inch stormwater pipes in Bailey Hill Road discharging into the Amazon Channel; a 30-inch stormwater pipe extending north from the Logan Lane street stub to an outfall into the Amazon Channel (through the subject site), and a 24, 30 and 36-inch pipe in Wallis Street also draining to the Amazon Channel. Findings – Rexius Site/Amazon Meadows Page 13