City of Homer

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M E M O R A N D U M         06-48

 

TO:                  MAYOR HORNADAY AND HOMER CITY COUNCIL

 

THRU:             WALT WREDE, CITY MANAGER

 

FROM:             BETH MCKIBBEN, CITY PLANNER

 

DATE:             March 16, 2006

 

SUBJECT:        Request to extend the Residential Office to include the replatted portion of:

 

1.       Lot 37-A, A.A. Mattox Sub. Homer Professional Building Add. located on the corner of East End Road and Kramer Lane where Homer Professional Office building is located.

2.       Lot 12-A, A.A. Mattox Sub No. 8 located on the corner of East End Road and Kallman Road where Glacierview Baptist Church is located.

 

Request to Re-zone from Urban Residential to Residential Office for:

 

                                    1.   Lot 1, abuts Glacierview Baptist Church property and fronts on Kallman Rd.

 

 

At the regular meeting held January 18, 2006 the Homer Advisory Planning Commission held a public hearing on the above referenced rezone.  At the regular meeting of March 1, 2006 Commission recommended the City Council approve the requested rezone.

 

Discussion

 

In 2002, the lot line was vacated between Lot 38 and Lot 37, A.A. Mattox Homer Professional Building Addition, resulting in Lot 37A, a 19,459 square foot lot.  The zoning boundary between Urban Residential and Residential Office is on the removed lot line. This created a lot that is in both the Urban Residential and Residential Office districts.  The applicant is requesting Residential Office zoning for the entire parcel.

 

In 1999, a lot line was vacated, resulting in Lot 12-A, A.A. Mattox No. 8, which is a 2.15 acre parcel occupied by Glacierview Baptist Church.  The zoning boundary between Urban Residential and Residential Office is on the removed lot line.  This created a lot that is in both the Urban Residential and Residential Office districts.  The applicant is requesting Residential Office zoning for the entire parcel.

 

Glacierview Baptist Church recently purchased Lot 1, A.A. Mattox Sub. No. 8, which is a 0.28 acre parcel. Glacierview Baptist Church is requesting this lot be included in the rezone to provide uniform zoning to all the church facilities.

 

Recommendation:

 

The Homer Advisory Planning Commission recommends the Homer City Council adopt the ordinance and amend the Zoning Map.