STATEMENT OF ISSUE
The applicant is requesting an amendment to the Official Zoning Map to change the zone classification from the RP-1 (Residential Preservation-1) Zoning District to the RP-2 (Residential Preservation-2) Zoning District. The property is located at 117 Henderson Road and contains 4.65 acres. The proposed ordinance, including a location map, is included as Attachment 1. The applicant for this project is Prime Meridian Properties, LLC and the agent is Inovia Consulting Group.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Option 1: Introduce Ordinance No. 09-Z-15, proposed amendment to the Official Zoning Map to change the zoning classification from the RP-1 (Residential Preservation-1) Zoning District to the RP-2 (Residential Preservation-2) Zoning District and set the public hearing date for April 22, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT
Staff time required to process the rezoning and costs associated with local and State advertising requirements.
Wayne Tedder, Director, Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department
Anita Favors Thompson, City Manager
For information, please contact: Susan Denny, Ext. 6400
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL/ISSUE ANALYSIS
HISTORY/FACTS & ISSUES
HISTORY
Original Zoning: Prior to the adoption of the City of Tallahassee Zoning, Site Plan and Subdivision Regulations in 1992, the parcel was zoned A-2 (Agricultural District), which allowed for radio transmission towers among other uses such as low-density residential and certain agricultural land uses.
1992: The City of Tallahassee rezoned the subject property from A-2 to RP-1 (Residential Preservation-1) pursuant to the adoption of the revised Tallahassee-Leon County Comprehensive Plan in 1990. Since that time, the radio tower and the ancillary structures on the lot (a shed used for storage and an older mobile home used as a broadcast studio) have been legal non-conforming uses. A legal non-conforming use can continue in operation and be repaired, but it cannot be expanded or substantially reconstructed.
April 7, 2009: Ordinance No. 09-Z-15 will be introduced to the City Commission.
April 22, 2009: The City Commission will hold a public hearing on Ordinance No. 09-Z-15.
Summary of Application The applicant is seeking a rezoning from the RP-1 (Residential Preservation-1) Zoning District to the RP-2 (Residential Preservation-2) Zoning District for a portion of one parcel totaling 4.65 acres located at 117 Henderson Road. (The remainder of the parcel is presently zoned RP-2, so no change is necessary.) The rezoning from the RP-1 Zoning District to the RP-2 Zoning District would increase the allowed residential density from 3.6 units an acre to 6 units an acre. The applicant has requested the rezoning so that he could take down the existing radio tower and put in housing at a higher density than would be allowed under the existing zoning.
Public Notification and Response
This request has been noticed and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Tallahassee Land Development Code. The Planning Department mailed 82 notices to property owners in the effected areas. To date, staff has received one walk-in inquiry and no written responses.
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
N/A
OPTIONS
1. Introduce Ordinance No. 09-Z-15, proposed amendment to the Official Zoning Map to change the zoning classification from the RP-1 (Residential Preservation-1) Zoning District to the RP-2 (Residential Preservation-2) Zoning District and set the public hearing date for April 22, 2009.
2. Do not introduce Ordinance No. 09-Z-15, retaining the existing RP-1 Zoning District, and not set the public hearing date.
3. Provide staff alternative direction.
ATTACHMENTS/REFERENCES