From
Chris Hartmann
Title
Z171201 - Zoning Change - 2515 W. Jefferson St and 415 S. Great Southwest Pkwy. (City Council District 1). A Zoning Change from CO, Commercial Office District and C, Commercial District to PD, Planned Development. Lot 1, County Line Addition and Lot 2, Block A, R.E.S. Subdivision, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, in the Central Business District No. 1, addressed as 2515 W. Jefferson Street and 415 S. Great Southwest Parkway. The owner is Patrick Lawler, Lawler Enterprises LTD. (On December 4, 2017, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0).
Presenter
David P. Jones, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
SUMMARY:
Zoning Change from CO, Commercial Office district and C, Commercial District to PD, Planned Development with underlying LI, Light Industrial Uses.
ADJACENT LAND USES AND ACCESS:
North: W. Jefferson St., service station, contractor office, convenience store, and undeveloped property zoned CO, Commercial Office
South: Truck rental and service, motel zoned CO, Commercial Office
East: Truck parking zoned LI, Light Industrial
West: Great Southwest Parkway, bar, undeveloped property zoned CO and C, Commercial
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The purpose of the request is to rezone three properties totaling approximately10.2 acres to a Planned Development with underlying LI, Light Industrial uses:
Property A - 2515 W. Jefferson Street
Approximately 3.9 acres zoned C, Commercial district with an existing commercial strip shopping center. All of the existing uses are allowed by right in the LI district with the exception of the events center which operates under a Specific Use Permit.
Property B - 2515 W. Jefferson Street
Approximately 2.5 acres zoned C, Commercial district. Currently undeveloped with partial asphalt pavement. This area delineated in Exhibit A is proposed for outdoor storage of transportation and heavy equipment. Prior to occupancy, any portion of the property to be used for parking or storage must be paved with an approved surface and a screening fence which conforms to Article 8 of the Unified Development Code shall be constructed.
Property C - 415 Great Southwest Parkway
Approximately 3.8 acres zoned CO, Commercial Office district. Currently undeveloped. The applicant proposes only to rezone the property to LI, Light Industrial.
PROPOSED USE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTION:
The existing 54,000 square foot commercial building has approximately 318 parking spaces with a variety of users. Each of the current tenants would be allowed to continue operations under the current and proposed zoning.
The area proposed for rezoning has direct access to two arterial roads, W. Jefferson Street and Great Southwest Parkway. SH 360 is approximately one mile to the west. The surrounding area includes existing LI zoning to the east as well as other heavy commercial, industrial, and retail service areas in both Grand Prairie and Arlington.
CONFORMANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The 2010 Comprehensive Plan’s Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designates the rezoning area as Commercial/Retail/Office. The proposed Planned Development with LI, Light Industrial is not listed in the Comprehensive Plan as being compatible with the Commercial/Retail/Office Future Land Use designation, although there are areas in close proximity to the rezone area which are designated as Light Industrial on the FLUM.
While the proposal is not compatible with the existing FLUM designation, it does meet the intent of Objective 17, Policy 4 of the Comprehensive Plan. Policy 4 states that industrial uses should be directed towards sites having appropriate transportation access which does not depend on routes which go through residential areas. W. Jefferson Street and Great Southwest Parkway are two primary industrial routes which run adjacent to the rezoning area.
RECOMMENDATION:
At its December 4, 2017 meeting, Planning and Zoning Commission voted 9-0 to recommend approval.
Because the proposed zoning would change the area from a district which does conform to the Comprehensive Plan to a district which would not conform, staff cannot fully support to the request. There are mitigating factors, however, including the presence of similar zoning adjacent to and nearby the property in question along with access to multiple roadways which currently serve industrial traffic.
Staff finds that the surrounding area would not be negatively impacted by the proposed zoning change. Existing uses on the property would be allowed to remain while new uses proposed under the changed zoning would largely be compatible with the existing uses in the area.
Staff offers partial support of the requested zoning change on the condition that property B is paved with an approved surface and that required screening is constructed around the storage area.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE ZONING MAP AND ORDINANCE TO REZONE LOT 1, COUNTY LINE ADDITION AND LOT 2, BLOCK A, R.E.S. SUBDIVISION, 10.2 ACRES IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS FROM COMMERCIAL OFFICE (CO) DISTRICT AND COMMERCIAL (C) DISTRICT TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) DISTRICT WITH LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) DISTRICT USES; SAID ZONING MAP AND ORDINANCE BEING NUMBERED 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 owner 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 change the zoning designation of said property from COMMERCIAL OFFICE (CO) DISTRICT AND COMMERCIAL (C) DISTRICT TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) DISTRICT WITH LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) DISTRICT; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of Grand Prairie, Texas, held a public hearing on said application on December 4, 2017 after written notice of such public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission on the proposed zoning change had been sent to owners of real property lying within 300 feet of the property on which the zoning change from Commercial Office (CO) district and Commercial (C) district to a Planned Development (PD) district with Light Industrial (LI) district uses 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 to 0 to recommend approval of the request to allow a zoning change from Commercial Office (CO) district and Commercial (C) district to a Planned Development (PD) district with Light Industrial (LI) district uses; 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 December 12, 2017, to consider the advisability of amending the Zoning Ordinance and Map, 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, Fort Worth, 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 the matter of the zoning change, 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, changing the zoning from Commercial Office (CO) district and Commercial (C) district to a Planned Development (PD) district with Light Industrial (LI) district uses; 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:
I.
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:
"THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE 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 WTIHA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN…”
being passed and approved November 20, 1990, as amended, is hereby further amended so as to change the zoning district of the following described area from its classification of Commercial Office (CO) district and Commercial (C) district to a Planned Development (PD) district with Light Industrial (LI) district uses;
Description of Land:
Lot 1, County Line Addition and Lot 2, Block A, R.E.S. Subdivision, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, AND AS DEPICTED IN EXHIBIT A - LOCATION MAP AND EXHIBIT B - ZONING EXHIBIT, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.
II.
PURPOSE AND INTENT
The purpose of this zoning ordinance is to create a development framework that encourages and supports standards of the Light Industrial (LI) District.
III.
PERMISSIBLE USES
1. All principal uses of the subject property shall be limited to those uses listed under the Light Industrial (LI) District column as contained within the Use Charts of Section 14, Article 4 of the Unified Development Code, as may be amended.
2. No principal use shall be permitted unless a symbol appears below the Light Industrial (LI) District column and opposite the row of a listed use contained within the Use Charts of Section 14, Article 4 of the Unified Development Code, as may be amended.
a. The symbol “X” shall mean that the principal use is permitted as a use by right.
b. The symbol “S” shall mean that the principal use is permitted only after obtaining a “Specific Use Permit” as set forth in Article 5, “Specific Uses” of the Unified Development Code, as may be amended.
c. A blank square shall mean that the principal use is not allowed.
3. Accessory and temporary uses shall be permissible in accordance with Article 4 of the Unified Development Code, as may be amended.
4. Those uses existing on the property at the time this ordinance is executed shall be allowed to continue until such uses, whether individually or collectively, ceases or any Specific Use Permit covering such uses expires or otherwise becomes forfeit by City action or by the terms specified therein, at which point any new use proposed shall meet the uses allowed in the LI, Light Industrial District.
IV.
DIMENSIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
1. All development shall conform to the dimensional and development standards of the Light Industrial (LI) District of the Unified Development Code, as may be amended.
V.
It is further provided, that in case a section, clause, sentence, or part of this Ordinance shall be deemed or adjudged by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, then such invalidity shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this Ordinance.
VI.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are specifically repealed.
VII.
That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, THIS 12th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2017
ORDINANCE NO. 10413-2017
CASE NO. Z171202
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NO. 371