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Council adopts the 244.97-acre annexation near Soncy Road and S.W. 34th Avenue with its zoning (Ordinances 7993 and 7994)
The commission discussed the 244.97-acre request (case A-21-01) on April 18, 2022, when staff said Betenbough Homes was under contract to buy the land on annexation and would develop a residential subdivision with limited non-residential lots. On June 20 staff presented a zoning plan to be adopted with the annexation instead of the usual Agricultural zoning, including Planned Developments for smaller "cottage" lots, Residential 3, Moderate Density and Multiple-Family 1 districts. The council held first readings of the annexation (Ordinance No. 7993) and the zoning (Ordinance No. 7994) on July 12 and adopted both on the July 26, 2022 consent agenda, 4-0. The petitioner was a family trust.[1][2][3][4]
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On April 18, 2022 staff told the commission that the 244.97-acre tract in Sections 61, 62, 75 and 76, Block 9, B.S.&F. Survey, Randall County would, if annexed, be developed with a residential subdivision and limited non-residential lots; that Betenbough Homes was under contract for the property and would close on annexation; that water and sewer were available without main extensions; and that the tract would be in Canyon Independent School District. The meeting was a discussion only, with no action. [1]
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Staff told the commission on June 20, 2022 that the City's typical practice was to zone land Agricultural District on annexation, but because the developer's subdivision design was final, staff recommended adopting zoning as part of the annexation instead of a later rezoning, which would take eight to ten weeks. The plan included a Planned Development for single-family lots with 85-foot minimum depth and 4,250-square-foot minimum area, which staff said would offer homes of about 1,100 to 1,200 square feet at a reduced price point, a housing product "largely absent from the Amarillo market as identified by the recently completed Housing Study." [2]
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The July 12, 2022 council agenda lists public hearings and first readings of Ordinance No. 7993 (annexing the 244.97 acres) and Ordinance No. 7994 (establishing Agricultural, Residential 3, Moderate Density, Multiple-Family and other zoning districts on the tract). The council minutes of July 26, 2022 record both ordinances on second and final reading on the consent agenda, approved 4-0 with Councilmember Sauer absent. The July 12 minutes are not in the cache, so the first-reading vote is not stated here. [3][4]
