Overview of the Applicant's Request:
The applicant has initiated a request to change the Future Land Use Category of approximately 30.14 acres from Low Density Residential (LDR) to the Moderate Density Residential (MDR) category. The applicant’s intent is to bring the property into the city’s corporate limits to develop a residential subdivision. The applicant’s request for Residential Single-Family (RS) zoning upon annexation is not consistent with the current Low Density Residential (LDR) Future Land Use category. The LDR category is intended for densities under three (3) dwellings units per acre, which is less than the desired density. Therefore, the applicant is submitting this Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) to change the Future Land Use Map to a category consistent with the proposed us of the subject property. The CPA application will precede the associated Annexation with Zoning application to all the Commission and Council to fully evaluate and determine the appropriateness of the Future Land Use category on this site. If the Commission and Council deny this CPA request, the subsequent Zoning request upon annexation would not be consistent with the current Future Land Use category, thus requiring a different zoning district designation.
Staff's Analysis:
The UDC establishes approval criteria in analyzing the long term effects of a Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Staff has reviewed the proposed request and has found that it partially complies with the criteria established in UDC Section 2.06.030 for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment, as outlined in the attached staff report.
Public Comments:
As required by the Unified Development Code, a legal notice advertising the public hearing was placed in the Sun Newspaper August 14, 2019. To date, staff has received 0 written comments regarding the request.
Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) Action:
At the September 3, 2019 meeting, the P&Z unanimously recommended approval of the request.
City Council Action:
At their September 24, 2019 meeting, the City Council unanimously approved First Reading of the request.