2015 2:00:00 PM

Monday, November 9, 2015 2:00 PM
Council Chambers, Legislative Buiding, 745 Fourth Street, Sparks, NV

General Business: 9.2

Title: First Reading of Bill No. 2697, a general ordinance to rezone a property from PO (Professional Office) to MUD (Mixed Use District) for a site approximately 0.4 acres in size located at 1040 El Rancho Drive. (PCN15029)

Petitioner/Presenter: Patricia Schweigert/Karen L. Melby, AICP

Recommendation: First Reading

Financial Impact: N/A

Business Impact (Per NRS 237):
A Business Impact Statement is not required because this is not a rule.

Agenda Item Brief:

The applicant is requesting to rezone the property from PO (Professional Office) to MUD (Mixed Use District).

Background:

This request pertains to two properties which are both addressed as 1040 El Rancho Drive. The northern parcel is the parking for the office building located on the southern parcel. Each parcel is 0.2 acres in size for a total of 0.4 acres. The 3,504 square foot office building was constructed in 1987.

The applicant is requesting a rezoning to add the parcels to the MUD zoning District in order to gain greater flexibility in the allowed uses. In addition to this application, the property owner has a companion request to change the master plan land use designation for these parcels. There are no plans to redevelop the properties at this time. Any redevelopment of the site will have to conform to the MUD standards.

The neighborhood meeting for the master plan amendment was held July 29, 2015. Three people attended the neighborhood meeting. They asked if the master plan amendment and zone change would have any effect on their properties. It was explained that this request is only for the applicant’s two properties and would not change the zoning for any other properties.

On September 3, 2015, the Planning Commission reviewed the master plan amendment and rezone requests. The Planning Commission recommends approval of the zone change.

Analysis:

1040 El Rancho Drive is a 0.4 acre property that has an existing office on the southern parcel and a parking lot on the northern parcel. The property is designated on the Sparks Land Use Plan as Medium Density Residential. The applicant is requesting the master plan amendment to change the land use to Transit Oriented Development - Mixed Residential (TOD-MR). The parcel is currently zoned PO (Professional Office). The applicant is requesting a zone change to MUD. This agenda item is for the requested rezoning of the two parcels.

REZONING

FINDING Z1:

The project, as submitted and conditioned, is consistent with the City of Sparks Master Plan.

The Land Use Plan Goals and Policies including Transit Oriented Development Goals that are relevant to this proposal include:

GOAL LU1: To create a growth pattern which assures flexible, feasible and efficient developments and which includes natural and cultural amenities.

POLICIES

LU1a. The City will support a preferred growth pattern which applies consistent and uniform standards to areas planned for similar uses.

ACTION STRATEGIES

Allow only developments which meet the proper land use designation of the City’s Master Plan and the Regional Master Plan.

TOD Goal 2.2: Support and Integrate Existing Neighborhoods and Commercial areas.

The intent of the above goals includes encouraging redevelopment and/or continued use of the existing building, especially in the City’s older neighborhoods. This rezone request supports these goals by allowing the applicant to broaden the permitted uses on the subject property, a location where the broader range of allowed uses is compatible with the surrounding uses.

FINDING Z2:

The project is consistent with the surrounding existing land uses.

The surrounding land uses and zoning are summarized in the table below:

Direction

Land Use / Zoning

North

MDR (Medium Density Residential)/ MF2 (Multiple Family Residential)

South

TOD-MR (Transit Oriented Development – Mixed Residential)/ MUD

East

MDR (Medium Density Residential)/ SF6

West

City of Reno Park

The 1040 El Rancho site is located in an area of mixed residential types and a City of Reno park. There are multi-family developments to the north. To the east are single family homes. To the west is Teglia’s Paradise Park. A mixed residential designation for this property is consistent with the other developments in the area and provides a transition between the park to the west and the commercial uses farther north along the Oddie Boulevard corridor.

FINDING Z3:

Public notice was given and a public hearing held per the requirements of the Sparks Municipal Code.

Public notice was given and the Planning Commission and City Council meetings function as the public hearings for this item.

Alternatives:

None - First Reading

Recommended Motion:

First Reading and schedule for public hearing on November 23, 2015.

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