city council june 18, 2013 planning

City CouncilJune 18, 2013

Vision Plan Amendment• Proposed Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan for the

following area of the City:

• Properties situated south and east from the intersection of Dan Hanks Lane and South Chadbourne Street and extending eastward on the south side of South Chadbourne Street, continuing to Old Eola Road, then southwards along South Loop 306, encompassing the existing City Limits and properties situated just outside the current City Limits in the far southeast portion of San Angelo. Please see attached maps included with this report for a more detailed depiction.

OptionsThe City Council may: • Approve the proposed Vision Plan map amendments

as presented; • Remand the Vision Plan map back to Planning

Commission for further discussion; or

• Deny the proposed Vision Plan Map Amendment in its entirety or on a property by property basis.

Process• Field Survey of the area

• Lot by lot to observe current land use patterns

• Discussion and consultation with:• Engineering• Storm Water• Water Utilities• MPO

• Data entry and discussion of observations & findings

Process• Research regarding historical land use patterns

• Aerial photos and past zoning history

• Examination of current Vision Plan Map• Strengths• Weaknesses• Opportunities

• Proposed amendment was reached based upon data and findings

Recommendation • Planning staff recommends approving the proposed

Vision Plan Map Amendment.

• Planning Commission recommended approval of these amendments by a vote of 6-0 on May 20, 2013

Area Summary• 49 Parcels of Agricultural or Field Usage

• 100 Higher density residential properties

• 13 Industrial Service/Contractor properties

• 119 Lower density residential properties

• 3 personal service businesses 3 vacant commercial parcels

Basis for Recommendation• Industrial Uses directly adjacent to Neighborhood

• No buffer or transition zone• Land uses at opposite ends of land use spectrum

• Proposal buffers and diversifies the area• Protects planned neighborhoods moving forward• Calls for lower intensity uses

• Creates nodes of activities

Basis for Recommendation• Adds Industrial areas in a successful Industrial Area of

the City• Isolates these higher intensity uses from neighborhood

envisioned areas of development elsewhere

• Expands successful areas of higher density residential providing for diversity in the future along FM 1223

2nd Public Hearing for Comment• Comments for & against possible annexation to the

city limits of certain properties situated southwest of San Angelo

• Area encompassing a 24.484 acre tract extending northwest from Mills Pass Drive, and located directly west of an 8.995 acre tract annexed to the City Limits on March 5, 2013 that comprises the proposed Prestonwood Addition, Section Two in the southwest part of the city

Intent & Background• No property is being annexed today or committed to be

annexed today

• Property is situated directly west of property annexed on March 5, 2013 to City Limits

Proposed Timetable• First public hearing – June 4, 2013

• Second Public hearing – June 18, 2013

• First reading and introduction of an ordinance annexing the property – July 16, 2013

• Second and final reading of an ordinance annexing the property – August 6, 2013