Item 4J
Ordinance No. 480 - SSSS - Amendment to the C-3 General Commercial District to set the maximum permitted floor area of a single tenant, owner or business occupancy in a C-3 District
at 60,000 Square Feet
City Council - August 18, 2015
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Ordinance No. 480-SSSS
Proposed amendment to set the maximum permitted area for a single tenant, owner or business occupancy in a C-3 District at sixty thousand square feet
Add provisions to the Specific Use
Permits Section to allow a single tenant, owner or business occupancy to exceed the sixty thousand square foot threshold
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Existing Properties
Any existing legally conforming single tenant, owner or business occupancies that exceed sixty thousand square feet of floor area in the C-3 district prior to adoption of this ordinance
shall be permitted to continue operating as legally conforming uses and/or structures
S-P-1 and S-P-2 properties with underlying C-3 zoning (not having an approved plan specifying permitted square footage) may also be affected by the proposed amendment
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Purpose
The proposed amendment would give the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council more discretion as it relates to:
Future development that may propose larger tenants
Giving more
control as to where these uses are located
Impacts on surrounding property and roadways
Proposed Revision to C-3 District (Section 22)
22.5 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS - In this district, the following development regulations shall be applicable (As amended by Ordinance No.
480-HH.):
f. Floor Area: The minimum size for a separate building or structure existing within this district shall be two thousand (2,000) square feet. There is no maximum floor space,
except as specified herein under other provisions of this ordinance. The maximum floor area for a single tenant, owner or business occupancy contained within any structure existing in
this district shall be sixty thousand (60,000) square feet. Any existing legally conforming single tenant, owner or business occupancies that exceed sixty thousand (60,000) square feet
of floor area in the C-3 district prior to adoption of this ordinance shall be permitted to continue operating as legally conforming uses and/or structures.
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Proposed Addition to Section 45 (Specific Use Permits)
45.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Map Legend
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Affected Properties
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Planning & Zoning Commission
August 6, 2015; Approved (6-0) as presented specifically noting staff is allowed to refine the definitions prior to presenting to City Council
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Item 4C
Questions?
Ken Baker (817) 748-8067
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