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STAFF REPORT

REZN 6-11-2428

Applicant: Grey Rock Development



Owner: Same



Location 9220, 9226, 9232, 9238, 9244, 9248, 9254, and 9258 Granite Field Court



Acreage: 2.6 acres



Current Zoning Classification: SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2) w/ conditions



Proposed Zoning Classification: SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2) w/ an amended condition

(#2.d of Ordinance 05-29)



Current Use of Property: Single family residential



Proposed Use of Property: Single family residential



Council District: District 2 (Davis)



Planning Advisory Commission's Recommendation: Approval to amend Condition #2.d of Ordinance

05-29 to reduce the buffer requirement for 9220, 9226, & 9258 Granite Field

Court from 50 feet to 40 feet and to reduce the buffer requirement for

9232-9254 Granite Field Court from 50 feet to 30 feet.



Planning Departments Recommendation: Approval to amend Condition #2.d of Ordinance 05-29 to

reduce the buffer requirement for 9220, 9226, & 9258 Granite Field Court from

50 feet to 40 feet and to reduce the buffer requirement for 9232-9254 Granite

Field Court from 50 feet to 30 feet.



Fort Benning's Rcommendation: N/A



DRI Rcommendation: N/A



General Land Use: Consistent

Planning Area A

Land Use Designation:

Single Family Residential



Environmental Impacts: The property does not lie within a floodway and floodplain area.

The developer will need an approved drainage plan prior to issuance of a Site

Development Plan permit, if a permit is required.



City Services: Property is served by all city services.



Traffic Impact: The proposed project will not have a negative impact on the

transportation network.



Surrounding Zoning: North ? GC (General Commercial)

South ? RMF1 (Residential Multi-Family 1)

East ? RMF1 (Residential Multi-Family 1)

West ? GC (General Commercial)



Reasonableness of Request The request is compatible with existing land uses.



School Impact No school impact.



Buffer Requiremnts

The buffer requirement is listed under Condition #2.d and reads as follows:



West line of Veterans Parkway: A 50 feet wide strip of land entirely within the

Grey Rock property and along the common boundary of the Grey Rock Property and

the west right-of-way line of Veterans Parkway, planted with evergreens (such

as Burford and Carissa Holly) and other trees and plant materials as included

on Exhibit "C" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Clear cutting of this

Buffer shall be prohibited at any time after the initial landscaping is planted

and installed, it being the intent and agreement of the parties hereto that the

only trees or other plant materials that may be cut down or removed after such

initial landscaping are dead or diseased trees and other plant materials.



Attitude of Property Owners: Ten (10) property owners within 300 feet were notified of

the rezoning request. The Planning Department received two inquiries regarding

the request.



Additional Information: The applicant has requested to reduce the buffer to allow for larger

back yards on the affected lots.



Condition #2.d, as well as all of the other conditions placed on the property,

were self-imposed by the development company. They were not conditions imposed

by Council. This condition requires a planted buffer, not an undisturbed

buffer.



Attachments: Aerial Land Use Map

Planning Area A Future Land-Use Map

Site Plan (showing buffer reductions)

Ord. 05-29









Attachments


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