From
Chris Hartmann
Title
CPA180503 - Comprehensive Plan Amendment - 515 E. Rock Island Road (City Council District 1) - Amend the 2010 Comprehensive Plan's Future Land Use Map from Mixed Use to Light Industrial. Tract 26, Bear Creek Unrecorded, in the John C. Read Survey, Abstract No 1183, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas. 0.904 acres zoned Commercial (C) District generally located south of E. Rock Island Road and approximately 1,200 feet west of N. Belt Line Road, addressed at 515 E. Rock Island Road. (On June 4, 2018, the Planning and Zoning Commission denied this request by a vote of 8-0). This case is being appealed per Article 1 Section 1.11.5.9 of the Unified Development Code.
Presenter
David P. Jones, AICP, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Deny
Analysis
SUMMARY:
Amend the 2010 Comprehensive Plan's Future Land Use Map from Mixed Use to Light Industrial. 0.904 acre of land, situated in the John C. Read Survey, Abstract No. 1183, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, and generally located south of E. Rock Island Road and approximately 1,200 west of N. Belt Line Road.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The purpose of the request is to amend the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) from Mixed Uses to Light Industrial to accomodate a proposed zoning change on the property in Exhibit A from Commercial to a PD with Trailer Parking use.
ANALYSIS:
The property is located along E. Rock Island Road; this roadway is Grand Prairie’s city limit boundary with the City of Irving. The entire roadway is in Grand Prairie. The northern boundary is also a regional transit rail line (Trinity Railway Express) serving the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.
Properties along E. Rock Island Road are generally heavy Commercial uses such as contractor shops
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission not amend the FLUM designation.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended not to amend the FLUM by vote of 8-0.
Body
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS AMENDING THE 2010 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TO UPDATE THE 2010 FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO CHANGE THE CLASSIFICATION FOR 0.9 ACRE TRACT OUT OF THE UNRECORDED BEAR CREEK, TRACT 26 OUT OF THE JOHN C READ SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 1183, CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED SOUTH OF EAST ROCK ISLAND ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 1,200 FEET TO THE WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF ROCK ISLAND ROAD AND N. BELT LINE ROAD, AND AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED BELOW FROM MIXED USE TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL; 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 317 College Street, at 7:00 o'clock P.M. on June 4, 2018, 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 8 to 0 to recommendto the City Council of Grand Prairie, Texas, that said Comprehensive Plan should be denied; 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 o'clock P.M. on June 19, 2018, 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 2010 Comprehensive Plan for the City of Grand Prairie be amended and revised and described as follows:
A. Change classification from Mixed Use to Light Industrial on property delineated in exhibit A, being 0.9 acre out of the John C. Read Survey, Abstract No. 1183, in the City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas.
More specifically, adressed at 515 E. Rock Island Road.
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 19TH OF JUNE, 2018.
ORDINANCE NO. xxxxx-2018
CASE NO. CPA180503