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OCT 12 1993 To- The Honorable of the Board Commissioners 55, 8 Members DATE: September 28, 1983 FILE: of County PETER SABONJOHN REQUEST DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: TO AMEND THE COMP PLAN ON .37 ACRE FROM LD -2, P SUBJECT": LOW-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, TO COMMERCIAL Robert M. Keat in CP g , �. Planning & Zoning Manager S Richard Shearer, AICP Peter-Sabonjohn FROM:principal Planner REFERENCES: RICH It is requested that the data herein consideration by the Board of County special meeting -of October 21, 1983. 00 DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS presented be given formal Commissioners at their The applicant, Peter Sabonjohn, is requesting to amend the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. His request is to redesignate approximately .37 acre located on the east side of 27th Avenue and the south side of 14th Street, S.W. from LD -2, Low -Density Residential, to Commercial. The owner proposes to maintain the property as a site for mobile home and used car sales. The property is currently zoned C-1. On August 25, 1983, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to deny the applicant's request. The Board based their decision upon the facts that redesignating this land commercial would constitute spot zoning, that the parcel does not fit into the commercial node concept as outlined in the plan, and that redesignating this parcel commercial would encourage strip commercial development along 27th Avenue. ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS In this section, an analysis of the reasonableness of the application will be presented. The analysis will include a description of the current and future land uses of the site and surrounding areas, potential impacts on the transportation and utility systems, and any significant adverse impacts on schools or environmental quality. Existing Land Use Pattern The subject property is currently being used for storage of mobile homes and trailers. The property immediately to the sfluth contains a mobile home with a power substation south of the mobile home. The area east of the subject property is developed in single-family residences. North of the site is a single-family subdivision with a contractor's model home facing the subject property.- The land west of 27th Avenue is devoted to single-family housing and pasture land. Future Land Use Pattern The Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as LD -2, Low -Density Residential (maximum of 6 units/acre). All of the property surrounding this site is also designated as LD -2 except for the property west of 27th Avenue which is in an LD -1, Low -Density Residential (maximum of 3 units/acre) area. The subject property is not in or near any commercial nodes (as M