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Consider public testimony regarding, and an ordinance zoning 8.03 acres located south of E. Old Settlers Blvd. and east of N. A.W. Grimes Blvd. to the C-2 (Local Commercial) zoning district. (First Reading)*
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The property owners, Brian Cressman, Scott Cressman and Linda Cressman are requesting the original zoning of 8.03 acres of their property to the C-2 (Local Commercial) district. The Cressman’s agent is Joe Daly of Norris Design. The 8.03 acres is a portion of the 212.59 acres owned by the Cressmans. The remainder of the Cressman tract will be considered for original zoning as two separate agenda items.
The property has frontage along E. Old Settlers Blvd. and it is designated for residential use in the General Plan. The C-2 district provides for local commercial uses, with a maximum height of 2 stories. The size of retail sales and restaurant/bar uses is limited, based on the size of the site and whether it has frontage on E. Old Settlers Blvd. No individual use shall exceed 2,500 square feet of gross floor area on sites smaller than two acres. Up to 5,000 square feet of gross floor area is allowed on sites larger than two acres. On sites with 50 percent or greater frontage on E. Old Settlers Blvd., no individual use shall exceed 7,500 square feet of gross floor area. No drive-through facilities are permitted, except for banks where an intervening building effectively screens the drive-through area from any adjacent residences.
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing and voted 8-0 to recommend approval of the original zoning at their meeting on January 9, 2019. There were six speakers at the public hearing, from the Legends Village subdivision and from the large lot single family neighborhood on Brenda Lane. The speakers from Legends Village were concerned about the connection of Sheffield Way and Stone Manor Trail and proposed access from the extension of Kenney Fort Blvd., regarding traffic. The speakers from the B...
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