SUBJECT
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Public hearing and recommendation of an ordinance for the voluntary annexation and initial zoning for B-3 (Community Business District) and R-1A (single Family Reduced Area District) on a tract of land containing 59.89-acres, more or less, as described by metes and bounds in the attached Exhibit “A,” and known as Annexation Tract 3 (Las Islitas Tract) located northeast of FM 1472 and Max A. Mandel Municipal Golf Course.
AN-003-2025
District VII - Cm. Vanessa Perez
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
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BACKGROUND
Voluntary Annexation:
Tract 3 - 59.89-acres, more or less, located at northeast of FM 1472 and Max A. Mandel Municipal Golf Course.
Petitioner: Russell Palmer, on behalf of Las Islitas Ranch, LLC
Council District: District VII - Cm. Vanessa Perez
Proposed Use: B-3 (Community Business District) for approximately 15.39 acres tract of land, more or less, and R-1A (Single Family Reduced Area District) for approximately 44.452 acres tract of land, more or less.
Site: The site is currently vacant and undeveloped.
Surrounding Land Uses: To the north and east, the area is vacant and undeveloped. To the southwest is FM 1472 and the Max A. Mandel Municipal Golf Course, and adjacent to the northwest is a gas well and tank battery facility located outside city limits.
Comprehensive Plan: The Future Land Use Map identifies this tract as High Density Residential, Medium Density Residential, Low Density Residential, and Mixed-Use Center uses.
https://www.openlaredo.com/planning/2017_Comprehensive_Plan-Viva_Laredo.pdf#page=39
Transportation Plan: The Future Transportation Plan identifies FM 1472 as an expressway.
https://www.cityoflaredo.com/home/showpublisheddocument/21421/638941324987500000
Letters sent to surrounding property owners: (2) In Favor: (0) Opposed: (0)
STAFF COMMENTS:
Property owners have 180 days following the effective date of an annexation to request a zone change without a fee charged.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The P&Z Commission, in a _ to _ vote, recommended _____ the proposed annexation.
The P&Z Commission, in a _ to _ vote, recommended _____ the proposed initial zoning.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Staff supports the proposed annexation.
Staff supports the proposed initial zoning of R-1A and B-3. The proposed initial zoning is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan’s Future Land Use Map, which designates this area for High, Medium, and Low Density Residential, as well as Mixed-Use Center uses. The combination of B-3 near the primary access from FM 1472 and R-1A within the interior of the tract provides an appropriate transition of commercial to residential uses.
IMPACT ANALYSIS
B-3 (Community Business District):
The purpose of the B-3 District is to provide for those businesses and services serving a trade area larger than a neighborhood, but smaller than the entire City and located primarily along minor or principal arterial streets, as classified in the Transportation Plan of the City of Laredo. It is intended for this zoning classification to exist primarily abutting minor or principal arterial streets while preserving established residential neighborhoods along such streets.
R-1A (Single Family Reduced Area District):
The purpose of the R-1A District is to provide for residential uses and those public uses normally considered an integral part of the residential neighborhood they serve. In addition, this district provides for the subdivision of single family residential lots with a minimum of four thousand five hundred (4,500) square feet.
Is this change contrary to the established land pattern?
No. The surrounding land pattern is vacant and undeveloped. However, directly opposite to the subject tract is the Max A. Mandel Municipal Golf Course, zoned B-3 (Community Business District), R-1 (Single Family Residential District), and B-1 (Limited Commercial District), which provides recreational use that complements the proposed residential and commercial uses of the subject tract.
Would this change create an isolated zoning district unrelated to surrounding districts?
No. The surrounding land is vacant and undeveloped.
Will this change adversely influence living condition in the neighborhood?
No. This tract is surrounded by vacant and undeveloped land.
Are there substantial reasons why the property cannot be used in accordance with existing zoning?
N/A
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