From
Chris Hartmann
Title
CPA200202 - Comprehensive Plan Amendment (City Council District 5). A request to change the Future Land Use Map from Commercial/Office/Retail to Low Density Residential. Located at 2129 Dalworth, legally described as Lot 8, Block 20, Dalworth Park Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County Texas, zoned GR, General Retail. (On February 3, 2020, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 7-0).
Presenter
David P. Jones, AICP, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Denial
Analysis
SUMMARY:
Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use Map from Commercial/Office/Retail to Low Density Residential. Located at 2129 Dalworth, legally described as Lot 8, Block 20, Dalworth Park Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County Texas, zoned GR, General Retail.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The applicant is proposing to construct a single-family dwelling. The request is for a change from Commercial/Retail/Office to Low Density Residential on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM). The 2018 update to the Comprehensive Plan defines these categories as follows:
Commercial/Retail/Office (pg. 58 of the Comprehensive Plan):
Commercial uses are more intense than retail establishments, yet also provide goods and services for the public. Examples of commercial establishments would include hotels, automotive services, and big box retailers.
Retail
This land use type is intended to provide for a variety of restaurants, shops, grocery stores, and personal service establishments. Retail uses require high visibility locations and should be located in high-traffic areas such as along arterial roadways.
Office
Office areas provide for low- to medium-rise suburban-scale developments. Generally, permitted uses include corporate, professional, medical and financial offices as well as offices for individuals and non-profit organizations. These areas can also serve as a lower intensity transitional use to adjacent residential areas.
Low Density Residential (pg. 56 of the Comprehensive Plan):
Low density residential is the predominant land use within Grand Prairie. It represents a traditional single-family detached neighborhood and includes housing and living units for people with a range of incomes and needs. Low density residential areas generally range between zero and six dwelling units per acre.
ANALYSIS:
Staff recommends that Future Land Use map changes along the Dalworth Corridor be supported by a comprehensive study. The proposed change to Low-Density Residential on a single lot will create a pocket of single-family residential and create inconsistency within the land use. The intent of the GR district in this location is to attract small scale businesses, to aid in the transition of Dalworth becoming a commercial corridor with neighborhood scale grocery stores, office, and retail uses to provide service to the surrounding residences and diversify the tax base.
Additionally this does not support the policy position Council has taken to not rezone commercial property for residential use.
RECOMMENDATION:
Development Review Committee (DRC) recommends denial of the requested amendment to the FLUM.
At its February 3, 2020 meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval.
Body
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS AMENDING THE 2018 FUTURE LAND USE MAP, A COMPONENT OF THE 2018 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, TO CHANGE THE CLASSIFICATION LOT 8, BLOCK 20, DALWORTH PARK ADDITION, CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, TEXAS, ZONED GR GENERAL RETAIL, FROM COMMERCIAL/RETAIL/OFFICE TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL; AND MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 1.11.5.1 of the Unified Development Code of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas stipulates that the Planning and Zoning Commission shall conduct a public hearing and make recommendations to the City Council on amendments to the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, Notice was given of a public hearing on proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan to be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission of Grand Prairie, Texas, in the City Hall Plaza Building, at 6:30 P.M. on February 3, 2020, such Notice of the time and place of such hearing having been given at least ten (10) days prior to such hearing by publication in the Fort Worth Star Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, a newspaper of general circulation in such municipality; and
WHEREAS, after consideration of said amendment, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas voted 7 to 0 to recommend denial to the City Council of Grand Prairie, Texas, that said Comprehensive Plan should be approved since its provisions are in the public interest and will promote the health, safety and welfare of the community; and
WHEREAS, Notice was given of a further public hearing to be held by the City Council of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, in the City Hall Plaza Building, at 6:30 P.M. on February 18, 2020, to consider the advisability of amending the Comprehensive Plan as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission, such Notice of the time and place of such hearing having been given at least fifteen (15) days prior to such hearing by publication in the Fort Worth Star Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, a newspaper of general circulation in such municipality.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
THAT the Future Land Use Map for 2018 Comprehensive Plan for the City of Grand Prairie be amended and revised and described as follows:
A. Change the Future Land Use classification from COMMERCIAL/RETAIL/OFFICE to LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL On Property Delineated As Lot 8, Block 20, Dalworth Park Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas in Exhibit A - Boundary Description
SECTION 2.
THAT if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provisions and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
SECTION 3.
THAT this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, THIS the 18TH OF FEBRUARY 2020.
CASE NO. cpa200202
orDINANCE NO. 10806-2020