From
Chris Hartmann
Title
CPA191001 - Comprehensive Plan Amendment- The Gibson Apartments (City Council District 2). Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use Map from Commercial/Retail/Office to High Density Residential on 4.418 acres out of the Allen Jenkins Survey, Abstract No. 713, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned GR, General Retail. (On October 7, 2019, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 8-0).
Presenter
David P. Jones, AICP, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
SUMMARY:
Comprehensive Plan Amendment to amend the Future Land Use Map from Commercial/Retail/Office to High Density Residential on 4.418 acres out of the Allen Jenkins Survey, Abstract No. 713, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned GR, General Retail, within the Highway 161 Corridor, located at 2422 S Carrier Parkway.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The applicant is requesting to construct a high density multi-family development. The request is for a change from Commercial/Retail/Office to High 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. The following are policies to guide development of commercial areas:
• They are located along major arterial, super arterial and freeway corridors.
• Outside storage associated with commercial activity should be screened from the primary roadway on which the establishment is located
• Commercial activity should be buffered from low density residential areas through the use of enhanced landscaping, increased rear setbacks, the use of medium density residential, and by floodplains or othe...
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