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GARLAND PLANNING REPORT
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Agenda Item 8.h. |
City Council Regular Session Agenda |
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REQUEST |
Approval of a Change in Zoning from Neighborhood Office (NO) District to Community Retail (CR) District. LOCATION 2940 Broadway Boulevard 2955 Dairy Road |
OWNER |
Felicia Omo-Iyamu |
PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION |
On September 12, 2022 the Plan Commission, by a vote of eight (8) to zero (0), recommended approval of a Change in Zoning from Neighborhood Office (NO) District to Community Retail (CR) District. |
STAFF RECOMMENDATION |
Approval of a Change in Zoning from Neighborhood Office (NO) District to Community Retail (CR) District. |
BACKGROUND |
The subject property is currently zoned Neighborhood Office (NO) District and is improved with an existing multi-tenant office building and parking spaces. The applicant requests to rezone the property to Community Retail (CR) District to open a beauty salon from the existing building. |
SITE DATA |
The subject property contains approximately 0.482 acres, with approximately 165 lineal feet of frontage along Dairy Road and approximately 123 lineal feet along Broadway Boulevard. The property can be accessed from both Dairy Road and Broadway Boulevard. |
USE OF PROPERTY UNDER CURRENT ZONING |
The subject property is currently zoned Neighborhood Office (NO) District. The Neighborhood Office (NO) District is intended to create an appropriate setting for low intensity office and professional uses. The district may be used as a transition district between residential uses and more intense uses. With appropriate buffers and landscaping, this district may be located contiguous to residential districts. Allowed uses should be compatible with adjacent residential areas by limiting heights to one story, and may not include uses that create excessive amounts of traffic, noise, trash, or late-night business operations. |
CONSIDERATIONS |
1. The applicant requests to open a beauty salon use in the existing building. Beauty salons are classified as Personal Services, which is not a permitted use in the Neighborhood Office (NO) District. The Community Retail (CR) District allowed Personal Services by right. 2. The applicant does not propose any new construction or physical expansions. The proposed beauty salon will occupy a portion of the existing building. 3. The request is a traditional rezoning without the formation of a Planned Development (PD) District. These requests do not require Concept Plan or Detail Plan approval to commence or direct development. Development is dependent on the standards set forth by the Garland Development Code (GDC) and the goals and policies established within the Envision Garland 2030 Comprehensive Plan. This Change in Zoning is not intended to restrict uses or secure development performances beyond what is permitted within the proposed zoning district and the GDC. Accordingly the GDC requires careful consideration as to how closely the proposed district follows the policies of the Envision Garland 2030 Comprehensive Plan, and to what degree the rezoning will impact surrounding and future development. 4. In the event the Zoning Change request is approved, the applicant will proceed to the Building Inspections Department for a Certificate of Occupancy for the beauty salon use. |
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN |
The Future Land Use Map of the Envision Garland Plan recommends Compact Neighborhoods for the subject property. Compact neighborhoods provide areas for moderate increases in residential density, including single-family attached and single-family detached housing. It expands housing options through infill and redevelopment, while continuing walkable development patterns. These areas provide transitions between traditional residential neighborhoods and higher density residential neighborhoods and non-residential developments. These areas accommodate uses such as convenience retail (goods and services), office space, and public services. The architectural character and scale of these areas are compatible with adjacent residential development. |
COMPATIBILITY OF REQUEST WITH SURROUNDING ZONING AND LAND USES |
The immediate property to the north is zoned Neighborhood Office (NO) District and is currently vacant. Further to the north is a medical office use, and an office / social service use, zoned NO District. To the east, across Dairy Road, are retail and gas pump uses, zoned Community Retail (CR) District. To the south and west, across Broadway Boulevard, is a multi-tenant retail building, a church, and a used goods retail store, zoned Community Retail (CR) District. The proposed zoning change is compatible with the surrounding area and is appropriate as a corner lot on a primarily commercial/retail intersection. |
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