Department of Community Development
Reference: Rodriguez Camacho Subdivision Zone Change
To: Mayor Kenneth J. Kreutzer and Members of City Council
Through: Philip A. Rodriguez, City Manager
Marv Falconburg, AICP, Assistant City Manager
Holly Prather, AICP, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Mike Tylka, AICP, Senior Planner
Date Prepared: August 27, 2018
PURPOSE
The zone change application before the City Council is for approximately 0.03 of an acre, located at the site addressed as 248 N. Main Street ("Property"). Currently, the Property has a zoning designation of Light Industrial (I-1). Emil Tanner of Emil Designs, Inc. is the applicant, and Raquel Camacho Armendariz and Carlos Rodriguez Flores are the owners ("Owners") of the Property. The Applicant is requesting a zone change to Downtown (DT).
Zoning is necessary as it guides a property's uses 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 the subject property. City Council is tasked with the final decision on requests to zone and rezone properties within City Limits. An ordinance to rezone must be approved by City Council via two readings to be considered approved. City staff collects and analyzes application materials, and after a thorough review, presents their findings to Planning Commission and City Council. Requests to rezone are brought before the Planning Commission for their recommendation prior to review and a final determination by the City Council.
If the Property is rezoned to Downtown, zoning is the second step in the overall development process. This step is after annexation and before platting, a Downtown Plan, and building permitting.
Annexation > Zoning > Platting > Downtown Plan > Building Permits
STRATEGIC FOCUS AREA
Recognizable and Well-Planned Community
BACKGROUND
The Property was included within the original ci...
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