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Home My WebLink About2021/11/09-Attachments-ZC-21-149Date: November 9, 2021 Case Number: ZC-21-149 Council District: 8 Zoning Map Amendment Case Manager: Brett Mangum Owner/Applicant: Espire Enterprises, LLC / Mary Nell Poole, Townsite Site Location: 712 Elmwood Avenue Acreage: 0.778 acres Request Proposed Use: Townhomes Request: From: "J" Medium Industrial To: "UR" Urban Residential Recommendation Land Use Compatibility: Comprehensive Plan Consistency: Staff Recommendation: Requested change is compatible Requested change is not consistent Approval Zoning Commission Recommendation: Approval by a vote of 8-0 Table of Contents 1. Proiect Description and Background 2. Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses 3. Recent ZoningH_ istorX 4. Public Notification 5. Development Impact Analysis a. Land Use Compatibility b. Comprehensive Plan Consistency 6. Area Zoning Map with 300 ft. Notification Area 7. Area Map 8. Future Land Use Map 9. Aerial Photograph Project Description and Background The current owner is proposing to construct townhome residences on this site, which is currently undeveloped. Surrounding streets are Elmwood Avenue, Jefferson Avenue, and the one-way southbound frontage road of Interstate 35W. The townhomes would be for sale rather than rental properties. The intent is to provide housing that will serve the nearby medical cluster to the west. The case was previously before the Zoning Commission in September, and the applicant requested a 30-day continuance in order to refine the legal description. Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses North "FR" General Commercial Restricted / bakery East "J" Medium Industrial / Interstate 35W & frontage road South "J" Medium Industrial / auto body repair shop West "J" Medium Industrial / duplex "B" Two -Family / residence • None Recent Zoning History Public Notification 300-foot Legal Notifications were mailed on September 24, 2021. The following organizations were emailed on September 24, 2021: is I Organizations Notified United Communities Association of South Fort Worth Fort Worth ISD Southeast Fort Worth Inc Morningside NA* Streams And Valleys Inc Trinity Habitat for Humanity Near Southside, Inc * Located closest to this registered Neighborhood Association Development Impact Analysis Land Use Compatibility The proposed townhome site is cut off from major north -south corridors (Hemphill/Main) to the west by two (2) sets of railroad tracks and the Ney Yard (UP Railroad). The zoning is currently "J" Medium Industrial, and other than an auto body & paint shop one (1) block to the south there are very few industrial uses in the vicinity. The area is mostly residential in character, despite the industrial zoning classification. Housing stock is primarily older single family houses in need of repair, some have been converted to duplexes. There are several churches in the immediate neighborhood and across Interstate 35W in the Morningside area. There is transit access on East Allen Avenue one (1) block to the north, which features sidewalks and provides bus access (Trinity Metro routes 4, 5A, and 5B). The site is not in a highly walkable area due to the one way service road, but is within half a mile walk to the Medical District/JPS Hospital. It is likely that the site will be exposed to above average noise levels due to adjacency to Interstate 35W and two (2) main line railroads. The proposed zoning change is compatible with surrounding land uses. Comprehensive Plan Consistency — Southside The 2021 Comprehensive Plan currently designates the subject property as future Single Family Residential. This is analogous to but not the same as "A-5", "A-7.5", "A-10", and "AR" zoning. Both Urban Residential zones and Single Family residential zones are both of a similar residential nature. The primary difference is the density. Investment in new housing brought about by this zoning change has the potential to spur additional residential development in this neighborhood, which aligns with the vision of the Comprehensive Plan for this area. The following Comprehensive Plan policies specific to the Southside sector are applicable in this case: 5. Encourage urban residential development in appropriate locations to create more walkable, pedestrian -oriented neighborhoods. 7. Encourage infill of compatible housing. 12. Encourage office and high density residential uses which will support area commercial uses. The proposed zoning is not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use designation. If this zoning change request is approved, staff recommends that the Future Land Use Map also be updated to reflect this change. FORTWORTH. Area Zoning Map Applicant: Espire Enterprises, LLC Address: 708, 712 Elmwood & 709, 713 Jefferson Avenues Zoning From: J Zoning To: UR Acres: 0.77774355 Mapsco: 77P Sector/District: Southside Commission Date: 10/13/2021 Contact: 817-392-8043 IM I V) CL CL W 1604gE 1601 1612 191d A-5 < �, s ER f M A- 7 _ Subject Area s 300 Foot Notification ZC-21-149 av Tv aT 8ffi 8 N T4R T n g 1910 co E I � JE1700 821 &I1 CIF JEFFFRSON �.. F-I 197a 1912 _ CC 192. 9) 1921 1920 2004 2441 2000 200i 20A 2009 2008 2016 cr 2018 0 100 200 400 Feet Created: 9/14/2021 3:53:10 PM FORTWORTH. Area Map ZC-21-149 a 29 N 0 1,000 2,000 4,000 Feet Created: 9/14/2021 3:56:42 PM FORTWORTH. ZC-21-149 AL.LEN Future Land Use ELMWOOD co ix LL 0 JEFFER ON TOLLWAY/FREEWAY Institutional PRINCIPALARTERIAL Neighborhood Commercial MAJORARTERIAL General Commercial MINOR ARTERIAL Light Industrial tiacant, Undeveloped, Agricultural 10 Heavy Industrial Rural Residential Mixed -Use Suburban Residential Industrial Growth Center Single Family Residential Infrastructure Manufactured Housing ( i a 100 Year Flood Plain - Low Density Residential Public Park, Recreation, Open Space - Medium Density Residential Private Park, Recreation, Open Space - High Density Residential Lakes and Ponds 125 62.5 0 125 Feet ELMWOOD 0 cry JEFFER ON z D LL O fn N A Comprehensve Plan shall not constitute zoning regulators or ashxa lablis-ning district boundaries. (Tens Local Government Code, Section 213.005.) Land use designations were approved by Coy Council on March 6, 2018. 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