Subject:
Title
Kanes Furniture, LLC (Bruce Moia) requests a Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (22S.16), to change the Future Land Use designation from CC and RES 4, to RES 15. (22SS00012) (Tax Accounts 2800116 & 2800342) (District 5)
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Planning & Development
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Local Planning Agency conduct a public hearing to consider a Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (22S.16), to change the Future Land Use designation from CC (Community Commercial) and RES 4 (Residential 4), to RES 15 (Residential 15).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant is seeking to amend the Future Land Use designation on 12.59 acres of land from CC and RES 4 to RES 15 in order to develop the site as an apartment complex with up to 188 multi-family residential units. The proposed RU-2-15 zoning may not be considered consistent with the existing RES 4 FLU; however, the proposed RU-2-15 zoning can be considered consistent with the proposed RES 15 FLU, as provided in Section 62-1255.
The subject site is not adjacent to an existing RES 15 land use designation. This request can be considered an introduction of RES 15 to the south side of W. New Haven Avenue. The closest RES 15 FLU designation is located approximately 415 feet north of the subject property on Gray Road (north of W. New Haven Avenue). W. New Haven Avenue can be considered a dividing line between the north and south area.
A companion rezoning application was submitted accompanying this request to change the zoning classification from BU-1 (General Retail Commercial) and RU-1-7 (Single-Family Residential) with an existing BDP (Binding Development Plan) to RU-2-15 (Medium-Density Multiple-Family Residential) and the removal of the existing BDP (22Z00052).
The developed character of the area is commercial along W. New Haven Avenue which transitions to single-family residential zoning as you move away from the roadway. The...
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