O-2005-1501-T4 large lot district

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e e As required by ordinance, 854 notices of public hearing were mailed to property owners within and around the District. After careful consideration, the Planning and Zoning Commission forwarded the Large Lot Committee's recommendations to City Council for approval. The final votes for the three motions were as follows: Create the District with additional regulations (5-1 with the dissenting vote in regard to the I acre minimum), Adopt boundaries (6-0), and Rezone from Low-Density Residential & Medium Density Residential to Large Lot District (6-0). The Commission forwards the recommendation to Council with the additional consideration that th~ ~lanning Department and the City Attorney also add a Section to the Ordinance outlining the procedures for a VariancelO~ther mechanism to allow relief from the regulations governing the Large Lot District for consideration during possiblWeliberations by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. (q() Staff will present a detailed briefing on the proposed changes during the Public Hearing portion of the October 24, 2005, Council Meeting. A summary of the final proposed changes from the Committee is attached at exhibit 2. Given that there are several economic issues associated with the proposed change, Council should review the attached Information Paper, dated October 7, 2004, (exhibit 6) that was considered by the Large Lot Committee concerning comparative developmental cost and tax base analysis between a Large Lot Development and a standard 6000 SF, single family detached development currently allowed by the Zoning Ordinance. Per the request by the Planning and Zoning Commission, Staff coordinated with the City Attorney and determined that possible applications to the ZBOA for relief from the provisions governing the propose Large Lot District would fall under Section 106-191, Special Exceptions. In order to answer the Commission's concerns, Staff recommends that the City Council, upon consideration of approval for creating the District and associated regulations, that the following wording, for a special exception be included within the amendments to Chapter 106, Section 106-191, Special Exceptions., (b) (4): (4) To deviate from the minimum lot size or width requirements for property wit/,in the Large Lot District, where the Board finds that all of the following conditions are shown: a. that one or more lots located in the same block as the subject property are not uniform in terms of shape and/or size so t/,at any further subdivision oflhe subject property cannot be in accordance with the regulations governing the District; b. it can be demonstrated that the subdivision will not circumvent the spirit of the District regulations, or particularly, the rural character of tl,e District; and, c. granting the special exception will not be injurious to the value or enjoyment of adjacent properties within the District. There were 854 mail-outs with 50 responses returned; 34 in favor of creating the District and 16 against. Action Required bv Council: 1. Conduct public hearing. 2. Consider taking action on three recommendations for approval by P&Z on: . To create the Large Lot District and adopt additional regulations for the District, with further amendments to add a special exception clause . Adopt boundaries for the Large Lot District . Rezone from Low-Density Residential and Medium Density Residential to Large Lot District. Approved for City Council Ae:enda )pt'f~ Date