HomeMy WebLinkAboutA002 - Council Action form dated August 9, 2016 ITEM # 32
DATE: 8-9-16
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS TO ALLOW FOR A CLUBHOUSE
WITHIN THE FS-RM ZONING DISTRICT.
BACKGROUND:
Article 5 of the Zoning Ordinance describes uses within general categories of principal
and accessory uses. Within each base zoning district specific, principal and accessory
uses are listed as permitted or not permitted, and the approval authority is specified for
each type of use.
At issue in this text amendment is whether the use of clubhouse should be
permitted within the Floating Suburban Medium Density Residential zoning
district (FS-RM). The Zoning Ordinance currently permits clubhouses as part of the
Residential High (RH) Density zoning district subject to special standards and approval
of a minor site development plan by staff. Alternatively, a Planned Residential
Development (PRD) or a Village could also include a clubhouse.
The City Council created the special use requirements for clubhouses and listed
clubhouses as uses in the Zoning Ordinance in 2013 as an allowable use within RH as
a standalone building. Previously, a clubhouse was only permitted as part of a mixed-
use building within RH or within a PRD zoning district. The special requirements are as
follows:
Section 29.1313. Clubhouses
(1) Location on a lot.
a. The clubhouse shall meet the minimum principal building setbacks established
in the Zone Development Standards table for that Zone.
b. Clubhouses shall be located off a main access to the development near a
public street and shall allow for access and visibility around the structure for
safety purposes.
c. Primary access to a clubhouse shall be oriented to a parking lot or to a primary
pedestrian walkway circulating through a site.
(2) General Requirements.
a. Area supporting a clubhouse shall not be excluded from minimum lot area
requirements for calculating density.
b. Clubhouses shall not be used as a dwelling unit or for short term lodging.
c. Clubhouse construction shall not precede the construction of the principal
building on the same lot.
d. Clubhouses shall be compatible with adjacent residential buildings in the
development through similarities in scales, proportions, form, architectural
detailing, materials, color and texture.
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The proposed change is listed below in strikeout and underline. A clubhouse would be
subject to a Major Site Development Plan approval process before it could be
constructed. The Major Site Development Plan requires a public hearing before the
Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council prior to its approval. This is the
same process that apartment developments are subject to within the FS-RM
zoning district.
Chapter 29 Table 29.1202(4)-2
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The Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed this text amendment at their July 20t"
meeting and voted 5-0 to support allowing clubhouses within FS-RM zoning.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. The City Council can approve on first reading an ordinance to amend the Zoning
Ordinance to allow a clubhouse as an accessory use within the FS-RM zoning
district subject to approval of a Major Site Development Plan. (Staff also requests
second and third reading for approval of the ordinance)
2. The City Council decline to adopt the proposed amendment.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
The proposed change allows for a more diverse set of amenity features to be part of
apartment developments within the FS-RM zoning district. Amenities are generally
desirable for new development to broaden their market appeal to a variety of potential
residents. Additionally, many FS-RM developments may not be located near full service
commercial areas and could benefit from having more common space on site. Any new
clubhouse would be subject to the same approval process as an apartment
development and would allow for review of its configuration and use as part of an
overall development.
If the text amendment was not approved, apartment development in the Suburban
Residential land use designations could still proceed (1) with a PRD rezoning to allow
the use, or (2) with a request for a land use designation change to High Density
Residential. Both of these processes are more involved than what is proposed with the
text amendment to add the use to the FS-RM district.
Therefore, it is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council
accept Alternative #1, thereby approving the text amendment allowing for
clubhouses within FS-RM zoning.
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