Department of Community Development
Reference: Singh Property Zoning Map Amendment
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of the City Council?
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Summer McCann, Senior Planner
Date Prepared: February 3, 2025
PURPOSE
The Zoning Map Amendment application (the "Application") before the City Council is for an approximately 10.59-acre property (the "Property"), generally located to the north of East 120th Avenue, south of East 121st Place, east of Wheeling Street and west of Potomac Street. Currently, the Property is zoned Singh and Kaur PUD (Planned Unit Development). Haily McKay is the project contact working on behalf of the Property owners and applicants, Singh Rashpal and Kaur Rajwant (the "Applicants"). The Applicants are requesting a rezoning from Singh and Kaur PUD to C-2 (Restricted Retail and Services).
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 must be approved through a public process, a final plat must be approved administratively, and site plan must be approved administratively. All applications will be reviewed using the Land Use & Development Code (the "LUDC") to ensure a proposal's compliance with City codes and policies.
City staff collects and analyzes application materials, and after a thorough review, presents their findings to the Planning Com...
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