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Home My WebLink About1707-ZDATE: March 15, 2004 TO: Planning Commission and City Council FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager UE] SUBJECT: Request for a zone change from RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) to GC -MD (General Commercial -Multiple Family Dwelling) District or more restrictive district. FILE: 1707-Z STAFF REPORT The Planning Manager recommends approval of this request. , Ron Davis, the property owner, is requesting a zone change from RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) District to GC -MD (General Commercial -Multiple Family Dwelling) District. Mr. Davis states that lie is proposing the Construction of a "specialty shop" on the subject property. Mr. Davis owns a land surveying equipment business that he proposes to move to this location. The Development Strategies Diagram designates this area as an "Activity Corridor". An activity corridor may include highway commercial and open display retailing, wholesale distributing and warehousing operations, restricted light industry, business offices, hotels and motels and higher density residential development. The proposed zoning category falls within the definition of an activity corridor, Exhibits are attached. I a 0 11 N ["Quell I i W Notices mailed to property owners 28 Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCES PURPOSES That certain 9.38 acre tract out of the W. B. Dyches Survey, Abstract 17, Jefferson County, Texas, and being the remainder of those called 20.30, 1.5529 and 1.429 acre tracts conveyed to Texas Commerce Bank -Beaumont, N.A., Trustee for John H. Walker as recorded in Clerks File No, 9526079 of the Official Public Records of Real Property of Jefferson County, Texas, LEGAL, DESCRIPTION continued and a called 0.67 acre tract conveyed to Ronald R. Davis and Belinda S. Davis as recorded in Clerks File No. 2002030650 of the Official Public Records of Real Property of Jefferson County, Texas, said 9.38 acres being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: Note: The Basis of Bearings is along the southeast line of a called 5.000 acre tract conveyed to the Lower Neches Valley Authority as recorded in Clerks File No. 2001029734 of the Official Public Records of Real Property of Jefferson County, Texas having been called North 39' 47' 57" East 722.79 feet. BEGINNING at a 5/8" iron rod found in the southwest right-of-way line of U. S. Highway 69, 96 and 287 (aka Eastex Freeway) for the north corner of a called 6.00 acre tract conveyed to Gospel Center Church as recorded in Film Code No, 103-52-2247 of the Real Property Records of Jefferson County, Texas and the east comer of the said 9.38 acre tract from which the east corner of the said 6.00 acre tract bears South 46' 04' 59" East 652.89 feet (called South 46' 3 1' 30" East 652.79 feet and on TxDot Highway Plat South 46' 15' 00" East); THENCE South 43' 55' 32" West along the northwest line of the said 6.00 acre tract and the southeast line of the said 9.38 acre tract a distance of 580.50 feet (called South 43' 28' 30" West 580.89 feet) to a 5/8" iron rod found in the north line of Lot 15, Block I of Rosewood Addition, a plat recorded in Volume 9, Page 166 of the Map Records of Jefferson County, Texas for the southeast corner of the said 9.38 acre tract; THENCE North 89' 31' 58" West along the said north line of said Lot 15, Block I of Rosewood Addition a distance of 17.93 feet (called North 89' 37' 00" West) to a I" iron pipe found for the east comer of Lot 14, Block I of Northgate Addition, a plat recorded in Volume 9, Page 164 of the Map Records of Jefferson County, Texas for the southwest corner of the said 9.38 acre tract; THENCE North 46' 3 l' 25" West along the said northeast line of said Block I of Northgate Addition a distance of 594.95 feet (called North 46' 53' 30" West) to a 5/8" iron rod found for the south corner of the said LNVA 5.000 acre tract and the west corner of the said 9.38 acre tract; THENCE North 39' 47' 57" East along the southeast line of the said LNVA 5.000 acre tract and the northwest line of the said 9.38 acre tract a distance of 722.58 feet (called North 39' 47' 57" East 722.79 feet) to a Y2" capped iron rod set in the southwest right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 69, 96 and 287 (aka Eastex Freeway) for the east corner of the said LNVA 5,000 acre tract and the north corner of the said 9,38 acre tract from which a 2" iron pipe found for the north corner of the said LNVA 5.000 acre tract bears North 33' 40' 13" West 280.00 feet (called North 33' 43' 06" West 280.00 feet); LEGAL DESCRIPTION continued THENCE South 33' 40' 3 1 " East along the said southwest right-of-way line of U, S. Highway 69, 96 and 287 (akaEastex Freeway) and the northeast line of the said 9.38 acre tract a distance of 575.47 feet (called South 33' 46' 00" East on TxDot Highway Plat) to a TxDot concrete monument found for an angle point of the said 9.38 acre tract; THENCE South 46' 17' 07" East continuing along the said southwest right-of-way line of U. S. Highway 69, 96 and 287 (aka Eastex Freeway) a distance of 97.90 feet (called South 46' 15' 00" East on TxDot Highway Plat) to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 9.38 acres of land, more or less. For zoning purposes, save and except, a 25 -foot wide strip along the southwest line of the said 9.38 acre tract being along the northeast line of said Northgate Addition resulting in a net area of 9.03 acres. r AN 00 FILE 1707-Z: Request for a zone change from RS (Residential Single Family NORTH. Dwelling) to GC -MD (General Commercial -Multiple Family Dwelling) District. Location: 7565 Eastex Freeway + Applicant: Ron Davis SCALEIs -F a J " GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES APPLICANT: Ron Davis PROPERTY OWNER: Same LOCATION: 7565 Eastex Freeway EXISTING ZONING: RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) District PROPERTY SIZE: 9.03 acres, more or less EXISTING LAND USES: Vacant FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: "X" - Areas determined to be outside 500-year floodplain SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING: NORTH: Vacant RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) District EAST: Easter Freeway RS SOUTH: Residential, vacant RS WEST: Residential RS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Activity Corridor OTHER PHYSICAL FEATURES: None STREETS: Eastex Freeway - freeway with varying pavement and right-of-way widths. DRAINAGE: Open ditch WATER: 16" water line SANITARY SEWER SERVICE 8" sanitary sewer line FIRE PROTECTION: Fire protection is provided by Station #8, 6297 Highway 105 and Station # 14, 8250 Old Voth Road. ADEQUACY OF SERVICE Services are adequate.