08-06-15 Special Called Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting August 6, 2015 Port Crossing SCUP public hearing was posted at City Hall and on the City’s website in accordance with state law. Analysis: There are a number of different considerations staff evaluated during the review of this application. The following describes staff’s analysis of those considerations: Land Use. This SCUP application is for consideration is intended to clean up a number of issues that arose concerning land use. In November 2014 the City approved modifications to the city’s Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 106) and specifically pertaining to not allow warehousing and distribution and truck terminal uses in the BI, Business Industrial, District. The intent of the Port Crossing Business Park was to allow those uses. There is no change to the development pattern or intensity of the proposed development. City Council has directed staff to work with Port Crossing representatives on a solution that would allow those uses. The proposed SCUP will incorporate a revised General Plan, Development Agreement, and Land Use Exceptions. Future Development. Future development will still require approval of individual SCUP’s, site plans, platting (as necessary), and building permits. Public Utilities. Public utility infrastructure has already been installed and accepted by the city. Conclusion: Based on the analysis above, staff finds that if the Planning and Zoning Commission desires to recommend approval of the proposed Special Conditional Use Permit, then a number of conditions should be considered in the approval. Section 106-217 of the Zoning Ordinance outlines specific conditions for approval of SCUP applications. There are three different conditions that must be met in order to approve a SCUP. The following table identifies each of the three conditions and staff’s finding on each: Condition: Staff Analysis: (1) That the specific use will be The proposed SCUP is intended to “clean up” what was already compatible with and not approved as part of the previously approved SCUP for Port Crossing injurious to the use and (#06-006). There is no intent to increase the intensity of development enjoyment of other property, from what was originally approved in the previous SCUP, but is nor significantly diminish or intended to correct discrepancies between the various documents impair property values within governing development of this site. the immediate vicinity. (2) That the conditions placed on As a condition of approval of the proposed SCUP, the applicant is such use as specified in each required to submit with individual development a SCUP, site district have been met by the development plan and building construction drawingin accordance 3