SUBJECT: GENERAL BUSINESS
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PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Rezoning the property known as Erie Air Park from Airport (AP) to Planned Development (PD)
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DEPARTMENT: Planning and Development
PRESENTER: Chris LaRue, Senior Planner
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of this ordinance to rezone the property to PD - Planned Development.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The 10.34 acres site is located within and platted as part of the larger Erie Airpark subdivision and is located north of both Highway 7 and Airport Drive. The property is legally described as "Lot 1 Erie Air Park Replat D".
Site History and Prior Approvals
1. Annexation: The Erie Air Park lands were annexed into the Town of Erie in December of 1977.
2. Zoning: The subject parcel was zoned Airport (AP) in February of 1987.
3. Plat and Amendments:
* Site was platted in 1977 as Tract E of the Erie Air Park Master Subdivision.
* In 2019, Tract E was subdivided into Tract E-2 of the Erie Air Park Tract E Subdivision. The purpose of the previous subdivision was to convey portions of the property and recognize a previous illegally-subdivided tract.
* In November 2022, the site was platted as Lot 1 of the Erie Air Park Replat D.
Planned Development Zoning for Erie Air Park Site
The subject property is currently vacant. As outlined in Table 3-1: Table of Permitted Uses and as defined in Chapter 11 - Definitions in the Unified Development Code, certain uses are allowed within the Airport zoning district as Permitted Uses by Right. Other uses may be located in the Airport district by Special Review Use (SRU). In 2015, the applicant zoned the property to the east as a PUD identical to the PD proposed on the subject site. The eastern property has been developed in conformance with a Site Plan approved in 2016 that includes a combination of buildings composed of two-story office space in the front portion of each bu...
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