From
Monica Espinoza, Executive Assistant
Title
Z201003 - Zoning Change - C at 2601 Hines Avenue (City Council District 1). A request to change the base zoning from Commercial Office (CO) to Commercial (C) to allow for future development at this location. Located at 2601 Hines Avenue, legally described as Lots 1-3, 4A-5A, 6-8, Block D, L. Cox and C. Hines Resubdivision, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned Commercial Office District, and generally located south of Hines Avenue and west of South Great Southwest Parkway.(On October 26, 2020, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0).
Presenter
Savannah Ware, AICP, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
SUMMARY:
A request to change the base zoning from Commercial Office (CO) to Commercial (C) to allow for future commercial development at this location. Located at 2601 Hines Avenue, legally described as Lots 1-3, 4A-5A, 6-8, Block D, L. Cox and C. Hines Resubdivision, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned Commercial Office District, and generally located south of Hines Avenue and west of South Great Southwest Parkway.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The purpose of the request is to rezone the subject property from Commercial Office District (CO) to Commercial District (C). The owner will develop this property in two phases. The first phase will include a large commercial building that will house their business specializing in selling road striping supplies (Striping Service and Supply). In the second phase, the owner intends to build spec retail/restaurant suites along Great Southwest Parkway to attract economic development for the property.
The owner is required to follow Article 6, 8, and 10 of the Unified Development Code for all future development. The owner stated that there will not be any outside storage, or any industrial type uses. Mr. Nelson is planning to replat the property into two lots to correspond with each phase of the project.
ADJACENT LAND USES:
The following table summarizes the zoning designation and existing use for the surrounding properties.
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Table 1: Adjacent Zoning and Land Uses |
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Direction |
Zoning |
Existing Use |
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North |
CO |
Vacant Lot, Cell Tower |
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South |
HD |
Vacant Lot |
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West |
CO |
Commercial Business |
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East |
CO, PD-371 |
Commercial, Industrial |
HISTORY:
• 1950: The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a Final Plat for Lots 1-8, Block D, L. Cox and C. Hines Resubdivision.
CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The 2018 Comprehensive Plan’s Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designates this area as Mixed Use. Mixed-Use areas are intended for a mixture of non-residential and residential uses are oriented around the pedestrian and provide Walkable connections to shopping and dining.
The proposed zoning is inconsistent with the FLUM; thus, staff recommends an amendment (CPA201001) to the FLUM to better represent the property with adjacent properties. In examining the applicant’s request with the adjacent properties and the future of Great Southwest Parkway in this area, staff believes Commercial, Retail, Office to be an appropriate land use. Mixed-use is unrealistic for the area, considering how the land has developed over the last twenty years.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 9-0.
The Development Review Committee (DRC) recommends approval.
Body
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP TO REZONE LOTS 1-3, 4A-5A, 6-8, BLOCK D, L. COX AND C. HINES RESUBDIVISION, CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED AT 2601 HINES AVENUE, FROM COMMERICAL OFFICE (CO) DISTRICT TO COMMERICAL (C) DISTRICT; SAID ZONING MAP AND ORDINANCE BEING ORDINANCE NUMBER 4779 AND PASSED ON NOVEMBER 20, 1990; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND TO BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON ITS PASSAGE AND APPROVAL.
WHEREAS, the owners of the property described herein below filed application with the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, petitioning an amendment of the Zoning Ordinance and map of said city so as to rezone and reclassify said property from its classification of Commercial Office (CO) District to Commercial (C) District; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of Grand Prairie, Texas, held a public hearing on said application on October 26, 2020, after written notice of such public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission on the proposed rezoning had been sent to owners of real property lying within 300 feet of the property on which the change of classification is proposed, said Notice having been given not less than ten (10) days before the date set for hearing to all such owners who rendered their said property for City taxes as the ownership appears on the last approved City Tax Roll, and such Notice being served by depositing the same, properly addressed and postage paid, in the City Post Office; and
WHEREAS, after consideration of said application, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas voted 9-0 to recommend approval to the City Council of Grand Prairie, Texas, of the request that the hereinafter described property be rezoned from its classification of Commercial Office (CO) District to Commercial (C) District; 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 November 17, 2020, to consider the advisability of amending the Zoning Ordinance and Map as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission, and all citizens and parties at interest were notified that they would have an opportunity to be heard, 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, Grand Prairie, Texas, a newspaper of general circulation in such municipality; and
WHEREAS, all citizens and parties at interest have been given an opportunity to be heard on all the matter of the proposed rezoning and the City Council of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, being informed as to the location and nature of the use proposed on said property, as well as, the nature and usability of surrounding property, have found and determined that the property in question, as well as, other property within the city limits of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, has changed in character since the enactment of the original Zoning Ordinance from its classification of Commercial Office (CO) District to Commercial (C) District; and, by reason of changed conditions, does consider and find that this amendatory Ordinance should be enacted since its provisions are in the public interest and will promote the health, safety and welfare of the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Ordinance Number 4779, being the Zoning Ordinance and Map of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, showing the locations and boundaries of certain districts, and said Zoning Ordinance and Map having been made a part of an Ordinance entitled:
“AN ORDINANCE AMENDING IN ITS ENTIRETY CHAPTER 28 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AS PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 20TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1990, TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO AND ENACTING A REVISED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND PROVIDING FOR ZONING REGULATIONS; CREATING USE DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN…”
and passed and approved November 20, 1990, as amended, is hereby further amended so as to rezone from its classification of Commercial Office (CO) District to Commercial (C) District; as depicted in Exhibit A - Location Map.
SECTION 2. That land uses shall be restricted to those uses permitted in the Commercial (C) District allowing for commercial uses as specified in Article 4 - “Permissible Uses” of the Unified Development Code of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, as amended.
SECTION 3. That development shall conform to the density and dimensional standards for the Commercial (C) District as specified in Article 6 - “Density and Dimensional Requirements” of the Unified Development Code of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, as amended.
SECTION 4. 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 5. 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 17th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2020.
ORDINANCE NO. 10944-2020
CASE NO. Z201003