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File #: APPL-26-0002    Version: 1 Name: 4880 Airport Road Rezone - Appeal
Type: Planning Case Status: Passed
File created: 3/10/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/24/2026 Final action: 3/24/2026
Title: An Appeal from the related City Planning Commission decision that denied the Zone Map Amendment application pertaining to approximately 2.17 acres located at 4880 Airport Road from R1-6/AP-O (Single Family - Medium with Airport Overlay) to R-5/AP-O (Multi-Family - High with Airport Overlay). (Quasi-Judicial) Related Files: ZONE-24-0020 Located in Council District 4 Presenter: Chris Sullivan, Senior Planner, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department
Sponsors: City Planning Commission
Attachments: 1. Zone Ordinance, 2. Staff Report - APPL-26-0002, 3. Staff Report - ZONE-24-0020, 4. Attachment 1_Updated Project Statement, 5. Attachment 2_Land Use Statement, 6. Attachment 3_Rezone Exhibit A_B, 7. Attachment 4_Public Comment Response, 8. Attachment 5_Appeal Application, 9. Draft CPC Minutes, 10. Public Comment 03.13.2026


Title
An Appeal from the related City Planning Commission decision that denied the Zone Map Amendment application pertaining to approximately 2.17 acres located at 4880 Airport Road from R1-6/AP-O (Single Family - Medium with Airport Overlay) to R-5/AP-O (Multi-Family - High with Airport Overlay).
(Quasi-Judicial)

Related Files: ZONE-24-0020
Located in Council District 4

Presenter:
Chris Sullivan, Senior Planner, City Planning Department
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department

Body
Summary:
Owner: AMC Properties LLC.
Applicant/Appellant: AMC Properties, LLC.
Representative: N.E.S., Inc.
Location: 4880 Airport Road

City Planning Commission, at its regularly scheduled public hearing on February 11, 2026, denied a Zone Map Amendment (Rezone) application consisting of approximately 2.17 acres located at 4880 Airport Road from R1-6/AP-O (Single Family - Medium with Airport Overlay) to R-5/AP-O (Multi-Family - High with Airport Overlay) based upon the finding that the application did not meet the criteria set for in City Code Section 7.5.704.

On February 19, 2025, the City Planning Department received an Appeal from the property owner for the above referenced project within the 10-day appeal window (see "Attachment 5 - Appeal Application)

If the appeal is approved, an ordinance that would approve the related zone change will be brought to City Council in April.

Background:
Please see the attached City Planning Commission Staff Report for a complete analysis of the proposed applications.

Review Criteria:
The application being considered is an appeal of the City Planning Commission decision on the 4880 Airport Road Rezone. In determining the decision on this appeal both review criteria for an appeal and a zone map amendment are to be considered.

Following review by the appellant body, the application for an Appeal may be affirmed, reversed, modified or remanded back to Planning Commission. The review criteria for this decision ar...

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