From
Chris Hartmann
Title
CPA191201- Comprehensive Plan Amendment - 161 Townhomes (Commissioner Fisher/City Council District 1). A request to change the Future Land use Map from Mixed use to Medium Density Residential. Located at 1325 Robinson Road, and 852 Robinson Court. Legally described as 4.39 acres out of the Charles Gibbs Abstract 534 Pg 372 and Lots 5, Block 1, out of the Robinson Court Replat Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas. (On January 6, 2020, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 8-0).
Presenter
David P. Jones, AICP, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
SUMMARY:
Comprehensive Plan Amendment to amend the Future Land Use Map from Mixed Use to Medium Density Residential on 2.95 acres out of the Charles Gibbs Abstract 534 and Lot 5, Block 1, out of the Robinson Court Replat Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The applicant is requesting to construct a medium density townhome development. The request is for a change from Mixed Use to Medium Density Residential on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM). The 2018 update to the Comprehensive Plan defines these categories as follows:
Mixed Use (pg. 58 of the Comprehensive Plan):
Areas with this land use designation are intended for an appropriately planned mixture of non-residential and residential uses. They are referred to as mixed-use because it is envisioned that these areas would be integrated developments of retail, public, office, and entertainment, with a residential component appropriately blended into larger scale buildings that would otherwise be used to support those uses independently. Mixed-use areas are intended to provide flexibility for the City and the development community in order to encourage innovative, unique, and sustainable developments. The following are policies to guide mixed-use areas:
• Mixed-use design should be oriented around the pedestrian...
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