2011-29 REZONING PROPERTY - 2008 EAST DAMON AVENUE

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z DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MEMORANDUM No. 11-23 May 11, 2011 TO: Honorable ro and Cit Council Mayor Michael T. McElroy Y Y FROM: Ran P. McCrady, Cit Manager Y Y Y Billy Tyus, Assistant City Manager Suzan M. Stickle, Senior Planner Joselyn A. Stewart, Transportation Planner SUBJECT: Rezoning from M-1 Intense Commercial-Light Industrial District to R-2 Single Family Residence District at 2008 East Damon Avenue SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning from M-1 Intense Commercial-Light Industrial District to R-2 Single Family Residence District. The City Plan Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of this petition at the May 5, 2011 meeting; the minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: The subject site is located at 2008 East Damon Avenue and is currently developed with a single family structure on 0.83 acres On March 1, 2001 the City Plan Commission voted 7-1 to approve the rezoning from R-2 Single Family Residence District to M-1 Heavy Commercial-Light Industrial District. The petition was approved by City Council by a 6-0 vote on March 19, 2001. At the time, the petitioner proposed to rezone the 1.93 acre tract from R-2 to M-1 to operate a filter media service from the site. The petitioner proposed to construct a 1,600 square foot office building and a 3,200 square foot warehouse. Staff recommended denial of the petition. The proposed use was not a desirable land use n was inconsistent with the intent of the land use plan. Staff adjacent to residential property and believed that the proposed rezoning, while increasing the values of the subject property, would have had a detrimental effect on property values and marketability in a distressed residential neighborhood. The petitioner proposes to rezone Lot 44 of Greenwich Gardens from M-I Intense Commercial- Light Industrial District to R-2 Single Family Residence District in order to construct an addition to his residence. As it stands now, the petitioner is unable to obtain a building permit for any kind of additions to his home since it is zoned M-1 and residential structures are not an allowed use in the M-1 District. The west 40 feet of Lot 42 and all of Lot 43 will remain zoned M-1 Intense Commercial-Light Industrial District. POTENTIAL OBJECTION: There were no known objectors at the Plan Commission Meeting.