2005-83 REZONING PROPERTY - LOT FIFTEEN OF GREENWICH GARDENS

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ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM No. OS-180 September 14, 2005 TO: Honorable Mayor Paul Osborne and City Council FROM: Steve Garm ity Manager Dane C. Br g AICP, Assistant City Manager� Kathy J. Miller, AICP, Senior Planner� Joselyn A. Stewart, Transportation Planner� SUBJECT: Request to rezone 2120 East Pythian Avenue from R-2, Single Family Residence �, District to B-2, Commercial District for World of Power Sports i SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends denial of the petition as presented. However, if the City Council wishes to approve the rezoning, staff recommends the approval of Lot 15. Staff is not supportive of the rezoning of the north 182 feet of Lot 16 as there is a single family structure on the south 118 feet of Lot 16; this lot is surrounded on the north, west, and south by single family units that appear to be occupied. The City Plan Commission voted 8-0 to recommend approval of the rezoning of both Lot 15 and the north 182 feet of Lot 16 at the September 1, 2005 meeting; the minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: The petitioner owns and operates the World of Power Sports at 2635 North 22nd Street. The business sells motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, ski boats and other motor-driven sport vehicles. The petitioner owns Lot 15 and the north 182 feet of Lot 16 on East Pythian Avenue. The petitioner does not own the south 118 feet of Lot 16. In January 2002, a variance was approved allowing for the expansion of a parking area onto the I adjacent residentially-zoned property. The petitioners were advised that such a variance would only , allow parking on the lot and that the requested storage would be allowed only if the property were , rezoned. The petitioners opted to proceed with the variance in order to begin construction of the �� parking lot. In February 2002, the petitioner proposed rezoning 2071 and 2117 East Damon Avenue and Lot 15 and the north 182 feet of Lot 16 on East Pythian Avenue to enable the expansion of the business. The main parking area for the World of Power Sports is facing 22nd Street. To accommodate the business expansion, the petitioner proposed paving Lots 31 and 32 (East Damon Avenue). The petitioner also proposed to demolish the structures on Lot 32. At that time, the petitioner had no plans for Lots 15 and 16 (East Pythian Avenue). Because there were objectors at the February 2002 Plan Commission meeting, the petitioner withdrew his request to rezone Lot 15 and the north 182 feet of Lot 16 on East Pythian Avenue. At the February 18, 2002 meeting, the City Council approved the rezoning of 2071 and 2117 East Damon Avenue.