2008-07 REZONING PROPERTY - 3900 BLOCK LOURDES DRIVE

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. . ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEM RANDUM No. 08-28 March 12,2008 TO: Honorable Mayor Paul Osborne and City Council FROM: Steve Ga , City Manager Greg C. r e,Assistant City Manage�j.�i Suzan M. tickle, Senior Planner�j Joselyn A. Stewart,Transportation Planner ��,�. SUBJECT: The Villas at Lourdes—Rezone from R-1 Single Family Re idence District to PD Planned Development in the 3900 Block of Lourdes Drive SiTMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning with the following condition: A preliminary plat, final plat, site plan and construction pla s shall be submitted to and approved by the Economic and Urban Development Department, the De artment of Engineering and Infrastructure and the Fire Department prior to the issuance of a buil ing permit. The City Plan Commission voted 7-1 to recommend approval of this petition at the March 6, 2008 meeting; the minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: The subject site is approximately 2.47 acres and is curre tly undeveloped. The petitioner is requesting to rezone to PD Planned Development to allow or the construction of one(1) duplex unit and four (4) tri-plex units on one (1) lot. T'he developme t is planned to contain 14 individually owned units with a target population of 50 years or older. Th sole access to The Villas at Lourdes Condominiums will be provided by Lourdes Drive and the develo er will construct a new road, Villa Drive,running from Lourdes Drive to the west and then terminating in a cul-de-sac. The proposed density of the development is consistent with density allo ed in an R-3 Single Family Residence District. The density of the proposed development is one unit per 7,685 square feet. The minimum density requirement for R-3 development is one unit per 6,000 sq re feet. Parking will be provided by two (2) car garages and private driveways that will be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the City. A total f four (4) off street parking spaces will also be provided in the development located on the north side of he cul-de-sac. POTENTIAL OBJECTION: There were no known objectors at the Plan ommission Meeting. INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: The Rezoning has been revie ed by Planning, Fire and Engineering. STAFF REFERENCE: Any additional questions may be forwarded to Jo elyn A. Stewart at 424-2782 or at jastewart(cr�,decaturnet.org. BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None.