This is a City Council initiated zone change from Residential 9,600 (R-96) to Residential Professional (RP) on C/S 604 & Tract 2 of C/S 356 a 35,719 square foot parcel of land. The Council initiated the zone change on June 8, 2015 to correct a misclassification of the commercial property made at the time of annexation in June 1974. The Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on July 7, 2015, and is forwarding a recommendation of approval and adoption of the findings of the 10 criteria on a 3-0 vote. The City Council approved the zone change on 1st reading on July 27, 2015. A second reading of the ordinance is required to approve the ordinance.

City Council may:

• Approve the zone change and adopt the findings of the 10 criteria as recommended by the Zoning Commission ;
• Deny the zone change and adopt different findings of the 10 criteria;
• Allow the applicant to withdraw the zone change; or
• Delay action on the zone change request for up to 30 days.

If the zone change is approved the city fees based on zoning will increase. If the zone change is approved the property tax base will be sustained by allowing the property owner to further invest in property improvements without risking a substantial loss.

The Zoning Commission recommends approval and adoption of the findings of the 10 criteria for Zone Change 937 on a 3 to 0 vote.