Zone Change & Subdivision Request - Baker Creek Development

Application:  Zone Change, Planned Development
    Amendment & Subdivision (ZC 1-16/ZC 2-16/S 3-16)

denied by Planning commission on february 16, 2017

At the November 17, 2016 Planning Commission meeting, the Commission opened and continued Docket Items ZC 1-16, ZC 2-16, and S 3-16 to the December 15, 2016 meeting.  The December 15, 2016 meeting was cancelled due to inclement weather, which continued the hearing to the January 19, 2017 meeting.  On January 19, 2017 the Planning Commission held the continued public hearing, heard testimony and then closed the public hearing, holding the record open, allowing written testimony only until February 2, 2017.  At their meeting on February 16, 2017, the Planning Commission deliberated and voted to deny the application requests.

Baker Creek Development, LLC, is requesting approval of a zone change from EF- 80 (Exclusive Farm Use – 80-Acre Minimum) to R-1 PD (Single-Family Residential Planned Development) on approximately 13.61 acres of land, a zone change from R-1 to R-1 PD on approximately 17.23 acres of land, and to amend Planned Development Ordinance No. 4626 to encompass an additional 30.83 acres of land and to allow variation in lot sizes and setback requirements to include: a reduction in the front yard setback for certain lots from 20 to 15 feet; a reduction in the side yard setback for certain lots from 10 feet to either 5 feet or 3 feet; and, a reduction in the exterior side yard setback for certain lots from 20 feet to 15 feet.  Concurrently, the applicant is requesting approval of a tentative phased subdivision plan on approximately 40.55 acres of land that, if approved, would provide for the construction of 213 single-family homes and the construction of 65 multiple-family dwellings on one lot.  The subject site is located south of Baker Creek Road and east of Hill Road and is more specifically described as Tax Lots 200, 203, and 205, Section 18, T. 4 S., R. 4 W., W.M.

Public Hearing Review:
   Planning Commission:  February 16, 2017 (Continued from January 19, 2017 meeting)
   Civic Hall Building, 200 NE 2nd Street:  6:30 pm

Applicant:  Baker Creek Development
Map & Tax Lot(s):  R4418  00200, 00203, & 00205
Current Zone(s):  R-1 , R-1 PD, C-3 PD, & EF-80
Proposed Zone(s):  R-1 PD & C-3 PD
Proposed Subdivision(s):
   Baker Creek East 83 Lots
   Baker Creek West 130 Lots