Title
Approving 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 3 OF THE PFLUGERVILLE INDUSTRIAL PARK SUBDIVISION, CONSISTING OF 4.576 ACRES OF LAND LOCALLY ADDRESSED AS 18617 WEISS LANE IN PFLUGERVILLE, TX, FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) TO GENERAL BUSINESS - 1 (GB1); TO BE KNOWN AS THE SHOPPES AT SORENTO REZONING (REZ1310-01) AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Summary
The property owner, Mr. Marcelo Draguicevich of Laser Manufacturing, is requesting a General Business-1 (GB1) rezoning for all of Lot 3 (4.58 acres) within the Pflugerville Industrial Park Subdivision which currently has split zoning of GB1 for approximately 3.23 acres and Light Industrial (LI) for approximately 1.35 acres. The property is generally located along the east side of Weiss Lane just north of the Sorento single-family subdivision and east of the Villages of Hidden Lake single-family subdivision.
In 2006, the subject property was annexed into the City of Pflugerville (ORD No. 818-06-02-14) and zoned Agriculture/Conservation (A). At the time of annexation, the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation (PCDC) owned the 25 acres that would be later subdivided as the Pflugerville Industrial Park (P.I.P.) in 2008. Laser Manufacturing Inc. had purchased a tract of land from PCDC in 2007, which was later included within the Pflugerville Industrial Park Subdivision as Lot 3 in 2008. Lot 3 was rezoned from A zoning to a combination of GB1 zoning along Weiss Lane and LI zoning to the rear of the lot. Lots 1 and 2 within the subdivision were zoned LI in 2009, while Lot 1 was later zoned as GB-2 in 2011 to allow for the development of a gas station.
During this same time, PCDC also owned a 119-acre tract of land south of the Pflugerville Industrial Park which was zoned as LI zoning in 2006. However, through a development agreement with the single-family developer of what is now known as Sorento, this 119-acre tract was deannexed from the City limits and annexed into the Municipal Utility District (MUD) No. 17 boundaries in April of 2009.
Previous City Council Action
On February 11, 2014, the City Council conducted a public hearing and voted to approve on first reading the Shoppes at Sorento Rezoning.
Planning and Zoning Commission Action
On February 3, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing and with a vote of 7-0, recommended approval of the Shoppes at Sorento Rezoning.
Staff Recommendation
Due to the changing land use conditions in the area as well as the single-family adjacency to the west and south, Staff supports this rezoning request for including the entirety of Lot 3 in GB1 to provide more compatibility with the neighboring land uses.
Drafter
Emily Barron
Planning Director