Overview of Applicant’s Request:
The subject property is located along Maple Street near the corner of Maple Street and Sam Houston Avenue. It has a secondary flag frontage to FM 1460. The applicant wishes to develop the property primarily as low-density multifamily with a small portion of local commercial, adjusted using a PUD to narrow the forms of multifamily. The PUD establishes the following area land uses.
• Local Commercial (C-1) for approximately 5.5 acres in size at the southwest corner of SE Inner Loop and Maple Street.
• Low-Density Multi-Family Residential (MF-1) for approximately 43 acres in size for the remainder of the property, not including acreage for half of a major collector and a proposed residential collector continuation of Naturita Drive and a local street with knuckle for Ignacia Drive.
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 meets 2 and partially meets 3 of the 5 criteria established in UDC Section 3.06.030 for a Zoning Map Amendment and meets 1, partially meets 4 and does not meet 1 of the 6 criteria established in UDC Section 3.06.040 for a Planned Unit Development as outlined in the attached Staff Report.
Public Comments:
As required by the Unified Development Code (UDC), all property owners and registered neighborhood associations within 300-feet of the subject property were notified of the request (64 notices mailed), a legal notice advertising the public hearing was placed in the Sun Newspaper (Sunday, June 5, 2022) and signs were posted on-site. As of the publication date of this report, staff has received 0 written comments in favor and 0 in opposition of the request.
Planning and Zoning Commission Action:
The Commission recommended DENIAL at the July 19, 2022 meeting.
City Council First Reading:
The City Council approved this request on First Reading.