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INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9463
January 31, 2012
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
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SUBJECT: PROPOSED COUNCIL-INITIATED ZONING CHANGES FOR THE
BURCHILL NEIGHBORHOOD
The February 7 City Council agenda will contain an M&C to initiate the zoning process for
the Burchill neighborhood. The purpose of the proposed zoning changes is to rezone
residential and non-residential property to zoning classifications that reflect the prevailing
land use and appropriate land use policies. For your reference, the attached PowerPoint
presentation shows the future land use from the 2011 Comprehensive Plan, the current
zoning, and the proposed zoning. Council Member Moss, in coordination with Council
Member Hicks, would like to initiate rezoning of these areas in response to neighborhood
concerns.
An informational meeting for the Burchill neighborhood was held on January 9, 2012, which
was attended by area property owners and staff. At this meeting, the property owners
expressed support for the proposed zoning changes. No one in opposition has been noted
to date. Council Member Moss has received a request from Uplift Education to change the
former industrial site at the southeast corner of Avenue J and Beach Street to a school.
Public hearings for the rezoning of these properties would be held by the Zoning
Commission on March 14, 2012, and by the City Council on April 3, 2012.
If you have any questions, please contact Dana Burghdoff, Deputy Planning and
Development Director, at 817-392-8018.
Tom Higgins
City Manager
attachment: PowerPoint presentation
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Proposed Council-initiated
Zoning Changes for
the BurchillNeighborhood
Prepared for the
City Council
By the
Planning and Development Department
January 31, 2012
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Purpose
Provide a briefingon the proposed Council-
initiated rezoning of 186 acres of property from
various residential and commercial districts to be
in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan.
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Whereis the proposed rezoning area?
Polytechnic/Wesleyan
Urban Village
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825
Note: The proposed rezoning area consists of a total of properties.
What future land useis designated in the 2011
Comprehensive Plan?
AVE J
Single-Family
Residential
Institutional
Neighborhood
Commercial
General
Commercial
Public Open
Space
MEADOWBROOK
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What is the current zoning?
AVE J
A-10, A-5: One-Family
B: Two-Family
C, D: Multifamily
CF: Community
Facilities
ER: Neighborhood
Commercial Restricted
E: Neighborhood
Commercial
MEADOWBROOK
FR, F: General
Commercial
I: Light Industrial
PD: Planned
Development
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What is the proposed zoning?
AVE J
A-5: One-Family
CF: Community
Facilities
ER: Neighborhood
Commercial Restricted
E: Neighborhood
Commercial
FR: General
Commercial Restricted
PD: Planned
Development
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What is the proposed schedule?
DateAction
public information meeting
Jan. 9Residents attend
and express support for zoning changes.
City CouncilInformal Report
Jan. 31receiveson
proposed zoning changes.
City Council M&C
Feb. 7approves authorizing initiation
of zoning changes.
Zoning Commissionpublic hearing
conducts
Mar. 14
and makes recommendations on proposed
zoning changes.
City Councilpublic hearing
Apr. 3conductsand
approves zoning changes.
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