Agenda Date: 11/04/2014
Subject:
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Ordinance on second reading approving the rezoning of property known as Plum Valley Subdivision, Lots 7-16 from PD-X to PD-C Planned Development Commercial and approving the Plum Valley Subdivision, Lots 7-16 General Planned Development Plan
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Presented By:
Glen Van Nimwegen, AICP, Community Development Director
POLICY QUESTION:
Does the city council support the proposed rezoning, which would allow development for the sales, parking and storage of motor vehicles and recreation vehicles, and other automotive-related uses on vacant property adjacent to an existing automotive dealership?
BACKGROUND:
The applicant, MLATL, LLP, is requesting to rezone an 11.42-acre parcel located east of Lucent Boulevard, south of County Line Road and north of C-470. The Highline Canal borders the north, east and west sides of the site, and the Ralph Schomp BMW and future Mini Cooper and Honda dealerships are adjacent and to the south of the site. The Schomp dealership is also owned by the applicant. The proposal is to rezone the property from PD-X to PD-C, which will allow the Schomp dealership to utilize the site for inventory storage, employee parking and future expansion of the dealership, which may include sales and automobile repair and service.
The property was included in a larger annexation of Plum Valley Subdivision into the city in 1992. The property owners had no plans for development at the time, so the city council adopted an ordinance creating the PD-X zone district, which is a holding zone for newly annexed property. Under section 10-2-23(C)(4) of the city code, property zoned PD-X must be brought into compliance with the PD District, which includes rezoning to a designation of residential, commercial or industrial and filing a general planned development plan.
The applicant initially submitted a petition to the city to annex its dealership in unincorporated Douglas County which would have plac...
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