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<br />Zone Change #R 05-002 <br />February 17,2005 <br />Page 2 of4 <br /> <br />establishment site is approx. 4.89 acres (30% of the total area), <br />while the rest of the tract (70%) is vacant and fenced all around. <br />The site under consideration is currently zoned Low-Density <br />Residential (R-l) and Medium Density Residential (R-2). The <br />property is located along Underwood Road, which is a primary <br />arterial for north and south running traffic from Fairmont Parkway <br />enroute to S.H. 225. <br /> <br />Currently, the facility is being operated under SIC Code# 7699 <br />(Miscellaneous Repair Services), which is a permitted use in General <br />Commercial (GC) zone. The operation at this site is considered to be <br />pre-existing and non-conforming. Keeping in view the future <br />development of adjoining tracts and due to the broader ranges of uses <br />allowed in GC zones, the NC zone is, by comparison, not as <br />attractive for business development. The area in which the subject <br />tract is located is one that, based on the criteria established by the <br />City's Comprehensive Plan, is suitable for the requested zone. Staff <br />feels that it will provide for better land use opportunities, some <br />degree of conformity with the current ordinances, and protect <br />neighboring residential uses by conforming the land use to <br />neighborhood commercial development. <br /> <br />Conformance of a zoning request with the Land Use Plan is one <br />consideration among several criteria to be considered for approving <br />the zone change request. Other criteria may include: <br /> <br />· Character of the surrounding and adjacent areas; <br /> <br />· Suitability of the property for the uses permissible within the <br />zoning designation; <br /> <br />· Extent to which approval of the application would detrimentally <br />affect of substantially harm the value of nearby properties; <br /> <br />· Extent to which the proposed use designation would adversely <br />affect the carrying capacity of existing infrastructure; and, <br /> <br />· The gain, if any, to the public health, safety, and welfare of the <br />City. <br /> <br />Land Use -- A zoning change from Low-Density Residential (R-l) <br />and Medium Density Residential (R-2) to Neighborhood <br />Commercial (NC) would be compatible with the surrounding area. <br />Neighborhood Commercial zones are designed to provide services <br />and goods only for the surrounding neighborhoods and are not <br />intended to draw customers from the entire community. The zones <br />