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Requested Action: The applicant is requesting a Zoning Map Amendment to the official zoning map to rezone approximately 35.1 acres from General Commercial (GC) to Medium Density Mixed Residential (MF1) Zoning District.

Applicant: Tim Crawford, on behalf of the owner.

Subject Area: Approximately 35.1 acres generally located south of Hunt Rd, in between N Main St and Garth Rd, legally described as tracts of land out of the W.G. Boswell Survey, Abstract Number 1562, Harris County, Texas.

Parcel(s) Information

Current Use: Vacant

Proposed Use: Medium Density Mixed Residential

Future Land Use Plan: Large Scale Commercial

Background: The applicant is requesting a zone change from General Commercial (GC) to Medium Density Mixed Residential (MF1) Zoning District. The MF1 zoning district permits a variety of housing types, including but not limited to, single family dwelling units, duplexes, and garden style apartments with a maximum density of 15 units per acre. The applicant has indicated the desire to construct a horizontal multi-family complex, which includes cottage style (single family detached) rental housing, duplex structures, and six plex buildings. The subject property is currently vacant and has approximately 750ft of frontage along Hunt Rd. The surrounding area includes a mixed density retirement home to the West, Apartments to the Northwest, and vacant land to the East and South.