Title
Approval of an ordinance on second reading with the caption reading: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1015-09-09-08 OF THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS, AS AMENDED, BY CHANGING THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF LOT 1, PFLUGERVILLE NORTHWEST SECTION 1 SUBDIVISION, CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 1.86 ACRES AND LOCALLY ADDRESSED AS 821 GRAND AVENUE PARKWAY, FROM OFFICE - 2 (O2) TO NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES (NS) ZONING DISTRICT; TO BE KNOWN AS THE GRANDE AVENUE OFFICE PARKE REZONING (REZ1410-01) AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Summary
The property is located along the east side of Grand Avenue Parkway, generally north of Ramble Creek Drive.
This is a City initiated rezoning associated with amendments to the Unified Development Code (UDC). As a City initiated rezoning, the City is proposing a rezoning in conjunction with amendments to the City's UDC. The current Office-2 (O2) zoning district, the current zoning for this property, is being combined with other zoning districts creating an opportunity to re-evaluate the subject site in terms of land uses and the context to which they are situated. During a site visit by staff, there appear to be some uses within the office park that are not currently permitted by the existing Office- 2 (O2) district, nor in the proposed combined Office (O) district, including personal service shops (barber, hair salons, etc.) The City has initiated a rezoning of the subject site to Neighborhood Service (NS) which allows for personal service shops as well as the other existing land uses on the subject site and is a compatible zoning district for this location near a residential neighborhood.
The area was annexed in 2008 through a three-year annexation plan (ORD No. 982-08-12-16) and given an interim zoning district of Agriculture/Conservation (A). Following annexation, the subject site was zoned Office -2 (O2), due in part to the existing development of an office park and the single-family residential adjacency. The subject site includes mostly professional office uses with a couple of personal service shops, including a salon and a barber shop. The UDC is currently proposed for revision and proposes to remove the O2 District becuase it is highly underutlizied. Currently, the O2 zoning district does not permit "Personal Services". While the subject site was built specifically as an office park, the form of the building and the division of tenant spaces lends itself to both professional office uses and other commercial uses. The proposed rezoning is anticipated to have little to no impact on the adjacent properties.
The proposed rezoning to Neighborhood Services (NS) would accomodate the existing uses on the site, provides combatilbity to the adjacent neighborhood and is appropriate within the the current or proposed regulations of the UDC.
Staff Recommendation
Through the review of the code, staff found that O2 was a highly underutilized zoning district that did not suit the geographical context of Pflugerville very well. Therefore, some elements of the O2 zoning district are proposed to be absorbed into the combined Office (O) district. The Neighborhood Service zoning district is compatible with the adjacent uses and the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan, therefore staff recommends approval of the proposed rezoning ordinance on second reading.
Planning and Zoning Commission Action
On November 3, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing and with a vote of 6-0, recommended approval of the staff recommendation.
Prior City Council Action
The City Council held a public hearing and approved the ordinance on first reading on November 11, 2014
Fiscal Impact
N/A
Drafter
Emily Barron, AICP
Planning Director