CC MEETING: April 18, 2017
DATE: April 12, 2017
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Loren Shapiro, Chief Planner
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Discuss Proposed Amendments To Article XX (TC) Transit Center District Regulations Of The Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Case No. 02-17ZT1 (TC) Transit Center District And Two Zoning Map Amendments For The Transit Center Districts, Case Nos. 04-17Z4 Downtown Transit Center And 04-17Z5 Frankford Transit Center District. Case Coordinators: Loren Shapiro And Michael McCauley.
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BACKGROUND:
This is a city-initiated request to discuss proposed text amendments to the (TC) Transit Center District. One of City Council's goals from the 2016 strategic planning retreat was to differentiate the Trinity Mills Station (TC) District from the Downtown Station and North Carrollton Station (TC) Districts.
The current regulations do not consider the three different environments existing in the Downtown Station, Trinity Mills Station and North Carrollton Station TOD areas. The current regulations provide the same development requirements in each of the DART station TOD areas.
The primary purpose of the proposed amendments is to create three distinct transit center district regulations around each of the DART stations, including minor updates, and prepare general regulations for properties in close proximity to the Trinity Mills Station in anticipation of requests for proposals (RFPs) for the catalyst project on the 26.5 acres owned by DART and the City of Carrollton.
In addition to the text amendments to the TC Districts, two related zoning map amendments will be discussed. The Planning and Zoning Commission had work sessions on February 2nd and March 2nd for the TC District Standards. The commission directed staff to consider extending the Historic Square sub-district of the Transit Center, through a map amendment (rezone from Urban Core), from Main Street north to Belt Line Road. Additionally, the Commission wanted to update the characte...
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