Department of Community Development
Reference: Sable Farms Zoning Map Amendment
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of the City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Emma Lane, AICP, Senior Planner - Historic Preservation
Date Prepared: January 22, 2024
PURPOSE
The Zoning Map Amendment application before the Planning Commission is for an approximately 131.52 acre property, generally located at the southwest corner of E-470 and Sable Boulevard (the "Property"). Currently, the Property has a zoning designation of the Sable Farms PUD. Chris Shandor of Manhard Consulting is the project contact (the "Project Contact") working on behalf of the Property owner, Sable Land LLC (the "Applicant" or "Owner"). The Owner desires to alter certain uses from the existing PUD to the straight zone districts of MU-R/EC (Mixed Use Regional Center), R-2 (Mixed-Density Residential), R-3 (Multiple Family Residential), and OS (Open Space). As such, the Applicant is requesting a zone change, formally known as the Sable Farms Zoning Map Amendment (the "Application").
Zoning dictates whether uses at a property are allowed by right or conditionally, and this, in turn, allows owners, neighbors, and the community at large to have a reasonable expectation of what can occur on a property. It establishes standards for construction including building height, lot coverage, and building setbacks. There are a variety of zone districts within the City, including residential, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, and planned development (PD).
PROCESSES
A zoning map amendment is the second step in the land development process with the City (Annexation > Zoning Map Amendment > Platting > Site Plan Review > Permits). Before any permits can be issued, a subdivision plan shall be approved at a public hearing, a final plat shall be approved administratively, and site plans shall be approved administratively. All will be reviewed using the City's LUDC to ensure a proposal's comp...
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