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Rezoning Petition: 2016-139 by Charter Properties, Inc./Browder Group Real Estate, LLC
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Update: Requesting Deferral to October 16, 2017 and a New Public Hearing on September 18, 2017
Location: Approximately 65.7 acres located on the northwest corner at the intersection of West Mallard Creek Church Road and Interstate 85. (Council District 4 - Phipps)
Current Zoning: R-3 (single family, residential), RE-1 (research), and RE-3(CD) (research, conditional)
Proposed Zoning: MUDD-O (mixed use development, optional) and R-12MF(CD) (multi -family residential, conditional), with five-year vested rights.
Zoning Committee Recommendation:
The Zoning Committee voted 7-0 to recommend APPROVAL of this petition.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff agrees with the recommendation of the Zoning Committee.
Statement of Consistency:
* The Zoning Committee finds a portion of the site consistent with the Northeast Area Plan and a portion of the site inconsistent with the adopted plan, based on the information from the staff analysis and the public hearing, and because:
* The portion of the site proposed for a mix of commercial uses is consistent with the Northeast Area Plan recommendation for office/research/retail uses. However, the portion of the site proposed for multi-family use is inconsistent with the Northeast Area Plan recommendation for office/research/retail uses and residential use up to four dwelling units per acre.
* However, this petition is found to be reasonable and in the public interest, based on the information from the staff analysis and the public hearing, and because:
* The subject property is located in an I-85 interchange area which was identified in the Northeast District Plan (which preceded the Northeast Area Plan) for an expansion of research uses outside of the University Research Park; and
* The Northeast Area Plan updated that land use recommendation to include a range of commercial uses (office/research/ retail), along with a recommend...
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