HomeMy WebLinkAbout07916ORDINANCE NO. 7916
AN ORDINANCE CHANGING ZONING RESTRICTIONS
FROM R -3, ONE AND TWO RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO
RCN, RESIDENTIAL CHARTER NEIGHBORHOOD
COVERING A PARCEL OF LAND COMMONLY KNOWN
AS 900 BERKLEY AVENUE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
The zoning restrictions covering the following described property be changed
from R -3, One and Two Residential District to RCN, Residential Charter Neighborhood,
and upon passage of this Ordinance, zoning restrictions affecting RCN, Residential
Charter Neighborhood, shall apply to said property as follows:
Lot 1 & 2, Block 3, Lakewood Subdivision
and more commonly known as:
900 Berkley Avenue
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This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final passage and
approval.
INTRODUCED October 27. 2008
BY Vera Ortegon
Councilperson
APPROVrtry
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PASSED AND APPROVED: November 10, 2008
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Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
DATE: OCTOBER 27, 2008
AGENDA ITEM # 32
DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
JERRY M. PACHECO, DIRECTOR
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE CHANGING ZONING RESTRICTIONS FROM R -3, ONE AND TWO
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO RCN, RESIDENTIAL CHARTER NEIGHBORHOOD
COVERING A PARCEL OF LAND COMMONLY KNOWN AS 900 BERKLEY AVENUE
ISSUE
Shall City Council approve a request to rezone the property from R -3, One and Two
Residential District to RCN, Residential Charter Neighborhood?
RECOMMENDATION
The Planning and Zoning Commission, at their October 8, 2008 Regular Meeting, voted
6 -0 to recommend approval.
BACKGROUND
The applicant is requesting to rezone 900 Berkley Avenue to function as a live work
arrangement encompassing a residence and two occupations. Upon approval of the
rezoning the applicant will apply for a Special Use Permit from the Zoning Board of
Appeals (ZBA) to allow a jewelry sales and repair business as well as a certified
massage therapy operation. The property in question is a historic neighborhood
commercial structure measuring 2,489 square feet, which was erected between 1915
and 1925. The property contained a grocery store in 1925 and maintained a
commercial use until 2006. During the 1968 Citywide rezoning the property was
changed to a R -3 Zone District, causing the commercial use to become non - conforming.
A nonconforming use certificate was issued for a TV repair, dance studio, and three -
plex apartment until 2006 when it was discontinued.
To operate as a live work unit the property will have to make some additional physical
upgrades detailed in a Memo from Pepper Whittlef. The storage trailer will also have to
be removed from the yard. The site improvements will be added as conditions to the
Zoning Board of Appeals Staff report.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None.