Title
A planned unit development plan for Verde Commons residential project to build 13 duplexes for a total of 26 units at the southwest corner of Verde Drive and Zebulon Drive.
(Quasi-Judicial)
Presenter:
Austin Cooper, Planner II, Planning and Community Development
Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning and Community Development
Body
Summary:
Owner: Verde Commons, LLC
Consultant: William Guman & Assoc, LTD
Location: Southwest of Verde Drive and Zebulon Drive
The project includes concurrent applications for a zone change and development plan for 2.03 acres of land. The project is proposed to be developed with 13 market-rate small-lot single-family attached (duplex) homes for a total of 26 units. The property is located at the southwest corner of Verde and Zebulon Drives. The development plan illustrates the details of the proposal.
Background:
This property was annexed in 1964 and zoned as R-5/AO (Multi-family Residential with Airport Overlay). The proposed zone change will cause the property's zone designation to change from R-5/AO to PUD/AO (Planned Unit Development: Residential, maximum of 12.81 dwelling units per acre, and maximum height of 36 feet with Airport Overlay) for development of small-lot attached single-family residential (duplexes) with individual lots averaging 2,050 square feet.
The zoning for this parcel was established at an unknown time. The applicant's project statement explains the reason for the zone change is to provide for residential development on an infill site, which meets a current need of the city. The current zoning of R-5 would allow for a much denser product immediately adjacent to single family residences to the west and south. Staff feels as though this is an adequate buffer between the existing single family to the south and west and the existing multifamily to the north and proposed multifamily to the east. The proposed zone change to a residential development would be compatible with the surrounding zone...
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