Public Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance rezoning an approximately 45.819-acre tract of land out of and part of the John Berry Survey Number 3, Abstract Number 51, from the General Commercial (C-3), High Density Multi-Family (MF-2) and Townhouse (TH) districts to the Planned Unit Development (PUD) district with a base of General Commercial (C-3) and Low Density Multi-Family (MF-1) for the property generally located at southwest corner of the FM 971 and SH 130 Toll intersection -- Sofia Nelson, CNU-A, Planning Director

Overview of Applicant’s Request:

The Applicant is requesting to rezone the subject property into a Planned Unit Development (PUD) district to develop a horizontal mixed-use development over approximately 46 acres including commercial and detached multi-family residential to be developed as a residential condominium subdivision matching in appearance and scale of a single-family detached subdivision.

The proposed development will consist of approximately 6.3 acres to be developed with several general commercial uses, with the exception of certain auto-related, transportation and entertainment uses. Additionally, it will consist of approximately 39.5 acres of detached multi-family units with a maximum of 225 units developed at a density of six (6) dwelling units per acre. In addition to the residential and commercial uses, a 5.6-acre private parkland area, and 2.7 -acre private open space that will include private amenities and other recreational facilities have been included as part of the development.

Staff’s Analysis:

Staff has reviewed the request in accordance with the Unified Development Code (UDC) and other applicable codes. Staff has determined that the proposed request partially complies with all of the criteria for rezoning and Planned Unit Developments established in UDC Sections 3.06.030 and 3.06.040, respectively, as outlined in the attached Staff Report.

Public Comments:

As required by the Unified Development Code, all property owners and registered associations within a 300-foot radius of the subject site that are located within City limits were notified of the rezoning application (8 notices mailed), a legal notice advertising the public hearing was placed in the Sun Newspaper (August 4, 2019) and signs were posted on-site. As of the publication date of this report, staff has received 0 written comment in for or against the request.

Planning and Zoning Commission Recommendation:

At their August 20, 2019 meeting, the Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the proposed rezoning request.