C-3 (General Commercial) and F-1 (Floodway) zoning, subject to 1 condition.

Staff Recommendation

RECOMMEND that City Council APPROVE C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) and F-1 (Floodway) zoning, subject to 1 condition. (Applicant requested C-3 & F-1.)

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1. A use on review development plan must be reviewed and approved by MPC prior to any development of the site.

With the recommended condition to address access and other site concerns, C-1 zoning will create a transitional area between general commercial uses to the south and residential uses to the north. C-1 zoning is compatible with the scale and intensity of surrounding development and zoning pattern. With the recommended condition, the property is appropriate for C-1 zoning. The site's location, size and shape would make it difficult to develop certain C-3 uses, without the need for numerous variances. The property is a remnant parcel that was reduced significantly in size due to the widening of N. Gallaher View Rd. years ago. Uses allowed under C-1 are less intense in nature and generally require less lot area and parking. The applicant's proposed use of a coffee shop is a use permitted on review in the C-1 zoning district, but a drive-thru facility, as proposed by the applicant, would not be permitted. Staff recognizes that the property is not desirable for residential uses, as it is currently designated. However, without review of a development plan by MPC, staff can not support any type of commercial development of this site. Without the recommended zoning condition, the staff recommendation would be to deny.

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Disposition Summary

C-3 (General Commercial) and F-1 (Floodway) zoning, subject to 1 condition.

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Details of Action

C-3 (General Commercial) and F-1 (Floodway) zoning, subject to 1 condition.