HomeMy WebLinkAboutGALATIA ANNEXATION AND ZONING - 36 90, A - CORRESPONDENCE - RESPONSE TO CITIZEN (3)Mayor a
November 20, 1900
Thank you for your recent letter expressing your concerns with the Galatia
Annexation and Zoning proposal. The City Council will review the annexation
and requested zonings at their November 20 meeting.
The City shares your concerns that ultimate development of this property must
not be detrimental to surrounding properties and uses. The Planning and
Zoning Board has recommended that the Council place a Planned Unit Develop-.
ment (PUT)) condition on the zonings of the Galatia Annexation. If the Coun-
cil follows that recommendation, all development proposals would be required
to be evaluated according to the criteria contained in the City's LAND
DEVELOPMENT GUIDANCE SYSTEM. The LDGS development review process
assures active citizen participation in the review of development proposals.
I have also asked the planning staff to present some land use planning policy
options for the Council to consider, which would be used to promote compati-
bility of new uses on the Galatia site with adjacent existing uses and proper-
ties, should the Council decide not to follow the Planning and Zoning Board's
PUD zoning recommendation.
As you know, part of the Galatia zoning request is for 51.1 acres of T-Transi-
tional zoning. The T zone is essentially a holding zone with no development
permitted. The portion of the Galatia property zoned T would have to be
rezoned prior to any development. City Code requires the Council to act on a
T rezoning petition within 60 days of the matter being heard by the Planning
and Zoning Board.. City Code also stipulates a T rezoning petition, when
submitted, must be scheduled for the next Planning and Zoning Board hearing,
but at least 15 days from the date the petition is filed. The City will do its
best to notify adjacent property owners of any T rezoning request within the
parameters of the time limits stated in the City Code. In practice, a rezoning
petition usually takes about 120 days to process through the Planning and
Zoning Board and the City Council. This time frame has proven to be suffi-
cient to allow adjacent property owners to become appraisedof the change and
voice any opinions they may have.
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Dr. & Mrs. Richard Dunn Letter
November 7, 1990 - Page 2
If you have further comments or concerns regarding the Galatia Annexation,
please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Susan E. Kirkpatrick
Mayor
zc: Members of the City Council
James M. Davis, Director of Development Services
Tom Peterson, Director of Planning
Ken Waido, Chief Planner