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Consider public testimony regarding, and an ordinance zoning 2.507 acres located at the northeast corner of N. Kenney Fort Boulevard and E. Palm Valley Boulevard to the C-1 a (General Commercial - Limited) zoning district. (First Reading)*
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Annexation of the property is being considered as a separate agenda item. The proposed C-1a (General Commercial - limited) zoning district accommodates a wide variety of uses, including retail sales, offices and medical offices. The uses in this district can have activity at most times of day, making them more suited for property along freeways, highways, and designated arterial roadways. The C-1a district prohibits specific uses, including: pawn shops, self-service storage, shooting ranges, and tattoo parlors. Auto sales, boat and camper sales would be prohibited at this location since it does not have frontage on IH-35.
The property has frontage on US 79 (Palm Valley Blvd.), where there is an existing driveway. It also has frontage on Kenney Fort Boulevard, but due to the below-grade configuration of the road at that location, there is no access there. The only other access this site has is across the neighboring property to the east, which has a driveway to Joe DiMaggio Boulevard. Due to these constraints, the site is effectively limited to development that does not generate a high volume of peak hour traffic. The current proposal is for 20,000 square feet of retail/restaurant uses.
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing and voted 8-0 to recommend approval of the original zoning. There were no speakers at the public hearing.