From
Chris Hartmann
Title
CPA190602 - Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use Map from Commercial to Med-Density Residential for 14.43 acres. Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Lake Parks Retail and Tract 1B13, James Brannon Survey, Abstract No. 156, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned PD-267 and PD-267A, within Lake Ridge Corridor Overlay District, and generally located south of W Camp Wisdom Rd and west of Lake Ridge Pkwy. (On August 5, 2019, the Planning and Zoning Commission denied this request by a vote of 7-0; on August 20, 2019 Council tabled this item.)
Presenter
David P. Jones, AICP, Chief City Planner
Analysis
SUMMARY:
Planned Development Request and Concept Plan for General Retail, Single-Family Attached, and Multi-Family One uses on 27.68 acres. The Concept Plan depicts 166 single-story detached homes on a 14.43-acre common lot with the remaining acreage along Lake Ridge Pkwy and W Camp Wisdom Rd reserved for commercial uses. Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Lake Parks Retail and Tract 1B13, James Brannon Survey, Abstract No. 156, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned PD-267 and PD-267A, within Lake Ridge Corridor Overlay District, and generally located south of W Camp Wisdom Rd and west of Lake Ridge Pkwy.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The purpose of the request is to amend the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) from Commercial to Med-Density Residential on 14.4 acres so that the FLUM is consistent with a development proposed at this location.
ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION:
While the proposed use is consistent with Goal 12 of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan to achieve a broad housing selection for a diverse population, Staff has concerns about the proposed use at this location.
• On May 7, 2019, City Council adopted a policy position on development stating that multi-family projects should be built on properties already zoned for multi-family development. The proposal is in conflict with the adopted policy.
• City Council has approved several residential projects in the area. If all of these projects are developed, this area will see an additional 6,500 residential units. This influx of households could change the amount of retail this area can support, making it more feasible for the subject property to be developed solely with general retail uses.
• While the proposal does retain commercial use along Lake Ridge Pkwy and Camp Wisdom Rd, the configuration of the residential tract limits the form of commercial development that can and will likely occur in the future.
o On March 19th, City Council unanimously approved revisions to Appendix F: Corridor Overlay District. The revised standards are intended to produce high quality places by emphasizing elements like urban form and usable open space in addition to building design.
o The applicant submitted an illustrative Concept Plan that depicts drive-through restaurants and strip retail buildings with predominant surface parking lots. Appendix F is intended to promote alternatives to this pattern of development.
At its August 5, 2019 meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend denial.
Per Section 1.11.5.9.C of the Unified Development Code, "If six (6) or more members of the Planning and Zoning Commission recommends denial of a request or amendment, such request or amendment shall be deemed to have been denied without any action by the City Council unless the applicant for said request or amendment files in writing a request that said request or amendment be forwarded to the City Council for consideration, and pays an additional fee as established in Article 22 "Fee Schedule" of this Code. Said written request for forwarding the request or amendment to the City Council must be filed with the Director of Planning or designee within ten (10) calendar days of the vote of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Should the applicant not request that the request or amendment be forwarded to the City Council within ten (10) calendar days, the recommendation of denial by the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be deemed final, and shall be considered a denial without prejudice."
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 of 14.436 acres OUT OF THE JOHN ARMENDARIS SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 1786 AND THE James Brannon Survey, Abstract No. 156, PART OF LOT 1, BLOCK 1 OF LAKE PARKS RETAIL, AN ADDITION TO THE City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, TEXAS, FROM COMMERCIAL/RETAIL/OFFICE TO MEDIUM-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 August 5, 2019, 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 October 15, 2019, 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 Medium-Density Residential on property delineated as Tract 1 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 15TH OF OCTOBER 2019.
CASE NO. cpa190602
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