2001-04-09 Regular Meeting and Public Hearings

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Zone Change Request #R'-OO I March.IS,2001 Page 2 of2 It Land Use Plan indicates that the surrounding area is envisioned as , medium to high-density residential use, which is an appropriate and compatible use for the subject area. The property in question, approximately 7-acre tract of land is located on the north side of Spencer Highway adjacent to the Bayshore Baptist Church. The Neighborhood Commercial zoning designation assigned to the tract in question was based on the City's 1984 Comprehensive Plan and Thoroughfare Plan. Land Use Plan is meant to serve as a general guideline in making decisions about the appropriateness and suitability of land for future development. Conformance of a zoning request with the Land Use Plan is one consideration among several criteria to be considered. Other criteria may include: . Zoning and uses of nearby properties; . Suitability of the property for the uses permissible within the zoning designation; . The gain, if any, to the public health, safety, and welfare of the city. Staffhas studied-the existing land uses of nearby properties. There already exists a sufficient amount of commercial land use along Spencer Highway. This change would not diminish the opportunity for commercial' development along Spencer Highway. Use of nearby properties is predominantly low-density residential (Spencer Landing Subdivision) and a 20-acre church facility. Staff, using the updated Comprehensive Plan and Thoroughfare Plan as a guide, fmds this area suitable for mid to high-density residential. The current land use and development pattern also conforms to the proposed change. . Recommendations Staff recommends modifying the adopted Land-Use Plan to eliminate Commercial Uses in the area north of Spencer Highway and immediately east of the Municipal Airport and specifying Mid to High Density , Residential Uses. Staff recolIlmends changing the zoning designation of the previously described 7-acre tract from NC to R-3.