Disposition Summary

Approve the CMU (Corridor Mixed-Use) place type for the portion of the property shown on the agenda map because it is compatible with the surrounding development and the intent of the Comprehensive Plan.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the CMU (Corridor Mixed-Use) place type for the portion of the property shown on the agenda map because it is compatible with the surrounding development and the intent of the Comprehensive Plan.

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Context: The applicant is requesting to rezone the front 0.43 acres of the lot to the CA (General Business) zone. The CA zone requires a place type amendment from CI (Civic and Institutional) to CMU (Corridor Mixed-Use). This request is for the CMU (Corridor Mixed-Use) place type on the 0.43-acre front portion of the property fronting Middlebrook Pike. The remaining 1.04 acres would retain the CI place type designation.

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PURSUANT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, CHAPTER 3 IMPLEMENTATION, A PLAN AMENDMENT MAY BE APPROPRIATE IF THERE IS AN OBVIOUS OR SIGNIFICANT ERROR OR OMISSION IN THE PLAN, OR IF TWO OR MORE OF THE OTHER CRITERIA APPLY.

OBVIOUS OR SIGNIFICANT ERROR OR OMISSION IN THE PLAN:
1. The current CI (Civic and Institutional) place type on the subject property accurately reflects the longstanding church use on the lot, and it is not the result of an error in the Comprehensive Plan.

IF THERE ARE NO ERRORS OR OMISSIONS, TWO OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA MUST BE MET:

CHANGES OF CONDITIONS (SUCH AS SURROUNDING LAND USES, ZONING, UNCONTROLLED NATURAL FORCES/DISASTERS, ETC.):
1. The CMU (Corridor Mixed-Use) place type is described as areas appropriate for walkable mixed-use development along major corridors. The subject property meets this description, as it is located along a major corridor that features a variety of uses.
2. Since the early 2000s, there has been a consistent trend in office and commercial development along Middlebrook Pike. With the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, this section of Middlebrook Pike between Summer Wood Road and Fox Lonas Road was designated with the CMU place type, with the exception of the subject property. The CMU area was previously designated NC (Neighborhood Commercial) and O (Office), but was redesignated as CMU in the Comprehensive Plan, which aims at guiding commercial areas towards major thoroughfares.
3. The requested CMU place type is a minor extension that is compatible with the changing land use conditions in the area, and it connects the two disjointed CMU-designated areas to the northeast and southwest of the subject property.

INTRODUCTION OF SIGNIFICANT NEW UTILITIES OR LOCAL/STATE/FEDERAL ROAD PROJECTS THAT WERE NOT ANTICIPATED IN THE PLAN AND MAKE DEVELOPMENT MORE FEASIBLE:
1. No new utilities or road projects have been introduced that warrant a land use amendment.

NEW DATA REGARDING TRENDS OR PROJECTIONS, POPULATION, HOUSING CONDITIONS, OR TRAFFIC GROWTH THAT WARRANT RECONSIDERATION OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN:
1. There is no new data specific to this request for the CMU place type that warrants a land use amendment.

THE PROPOSED CHANGES SUPPORT THE POLICIES AND ACTIONS, GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND CRITERIA OF THE PLAN:
1. The recommended CMU place type complies with the Comprehensive Plan's Implementation Policy 9.3, to focus growth in areas already served by adequate infrastructure. The subject property is in an urbanized area with ample utility infrastructure and has sidewalk connections to neighboring developments.