Title
Ordinance Rezoning Property Located at 625 Franklin Boulevard
Body
Department: Planning
Council District: District 1
Public Hearing: January 19, 2016
Advertising Date/By: January 7 and 14, 2016/City Clerk
Contact 1 and Phone: Mike Kirkman 373-4649
Contact 2 and Phone: Sue Schwartz 373-2149
PURPOSE:
Ardeanna Wideman is requesting rezoning from R-5 (Residential Single Family) to CD-O (Conditional District Office) for property located at 625 Franklin Boulevard, generally described as east of Franklin Boulevard and north of Afton Drive
Because this request triggered an amendment to the Council adopted Heath Community Strategic Plan, the City Council will conduct a public hearing to consider and take action on this request at its January 19, 2016 meeting.
BACKGROUND:
Following a public hearing on December 21, 2015, the Zoning Commission voted 8-1 to recommend approval of this request. Two persons spoke in favor of the request, none in opposition and one speaker did not take an official position on the request. (See minutes of the December 21, 2015 Zoning Commission meeting). Because this rezoning request was deemed in conflict with the Low Residential Future Land Use Map designation shown in the adopted Heath Community Strategic Plan, an amendment to that Plan was required. Per the provisions of the adopted Neighborhood Plan both the rezoning request and associated Plan amendment must go to City Council for their review and action following a public hearing.
This rezoning request includes the following conditions:
1. All uses permitted in the Office district except drive thru uses.
2. Maintain the existing structure without expansion.
3. Site shall be limited to one freestanding sign, limited to a maximum of 8 feet in height.
The Office zoning district is primarily intended to accommodate office, institutional, supporting service and other uses. The Office district allows a variety of office uses in additional to personal and professional services uses that are generally of a moderate intensity. The district does not allow higher intensity retail or restaurant uses.
This request addresses the following MAP Goals:
MAP Goal 1 - Create an environment that promotes economic development opportunities and job creation
BUDGET IMPACT:
This item will have no budget impact.
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
The Zoning Commission voted 8-1 to approve this request.
Planning recommends approval of the request based on:
– Request is consistent with the Reinvestment/Infill goal to promote sound investment in Greensboro’s urban areas.
– Request is consistent with the Economic Development goal to promote a healthy, diversified economy with a strong tax base and opportunities for employment, entrepreneurship and for-profit and non-profit economic development for all segments of the community, including under-served areas such as East Greensboro.
COMMITTEE ACTION: This item was referred to Council by the Infrastructure Committee.