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Conduct a public hearing and consider adopting Ordinance No. 3917 for a zoning amendment for warehouse and distribution use on approximately 22.9 acres located at 1349 and 1399 Valley View Lane within Planned Development District No. 78 (PD-78); and take appropriate action.
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REQUESTOR:
Economic Development, Tourism, and Planning Department
BACKGROUND:
The City of Farmers Branch proposes to amend Planned Development District No. 78 (PD-78) specific to 22.9 acres of land located at the northeast corner of Valley View Lane and Mercer Parkway. The property was previously utilized as a landfill, which closed in 1987. More recently the site was host to the Farmers Branch Citizen's Collection Center, which closed in September 2024 and is in the process of being relocated. As a result, the subject property is currently vacant.
On September 17, 2024, the City Council voted to approve proceeding with the sale of this property. This included authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a purchase and sale agreement conditioned upon finalj approval by the City Council and subject to rezoning. On January 7, 2025, the ownership of the property was transferred to the Farmers Branch Local Government Corporation (FBLGC) to allow for future sale of the property.
The proposed amendments to PD-78 include adding warehouse and distribution as a permitted land use, capping maximum building height, requiring enhanced site landscaping and parking lot landscaping, clarifying setbacks, and requiring a detailed site plan submission. These modifications will lay the groundwork for the future sale and development of this site.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No Financial Impact
DISTRICT:
District 3
RECOMMENDATION:
On February 10, 2025, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of this request unanimously.
POSSIBLE COUNCIL ACTION:
1. I move to approve Ordinance No. 3917 as presented.
2. I move to approve Ordinance No. 3917 with modifications.
3. I move to...
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