Ord 2017-040/Whisper Zoning Change

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ARTICLE 1: INTRODUCTION DIVISION 1: PROJECT SUMMARY Whisper Texas ("Project") consists of approximately 706 acres located south ofYarrington Road between IH -35 and Harris Hill Road. The Project is planned for a mix of uses including, but not limited to, mixed-use, large format and community retail, heavy commercial, industrial and single family. Due to the range of uses proposed in the Project, enhanced development standards will be necessary to ensure appropriate transitions and compatibility between land uses. A Public Improvement District** (PID) was approved by the City Council to provide for the financing of specific improvements within the project, including water and wastewater infrastructure, and certain roadways. The approved PID also contains a number of development requirements which include design standards for PID funded streets and a requirement for speculative commercial buildings. (see Article 12) DIVISION 2: CONFLICTS WITH CITY CODE In the event of any conflict with the development standards contained within the City's Land Development Code (LDC), the standards within this document shall prevail*. In the event of a conflict between this document and the approved PID agreement, the PID agreement shall prevail. DIVISION 3: AMENDMENTS Due to the fact that the Project comprises a significant land area and its development will occur in phases over a number of years, modifications to the agreement and its attachments may become necessary. In order to provide flexi bilitywith respect to certain details of the development of the Project minor changes may be made with approval by the Director of Planning and Development Services. A minor change may be approved if it does not affect or change this agreement by more than 10%. Changes of more than 10% shall be considered major and shall be presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council for review and approval as an amendment to this document. The following shall be considered major changes, even if the 10% threshold is not met: addition of land area, density beyond what is permitted by this document or the Land Development Code in accordance with Division 2 above and a change in base zoning. ARTICLE 2: BASE ZONING DIVISION 1: ESTABLISHING BASE ZONING In order to provide the proposed mix of uses, the Project is comprised of the following base zoning districts: Heavy Commercial, Vertical Mixed Use, and Mixed Use as illustrated on the Concept Plan on page 5. DIVISION 2: APPLICATION OF CLASSIFICATION TYPES Each basezoning district shall be composed ofClassification Types. Specific standards for each Classification Type can be found in Article 4 (Classification Types). At the time of platting, the developer shall indicate the classification type to be applied to each parcel of land. Areas designated as Business Park and Commercial on the PID Concept Plan, which have a base zoning of Heavy Commercial (HC), shall be composed of: 60% - 90% Employment Center (EC) 10% - 30% Classification Type 5 (CTS) Areas designated as Master Retail and Commercial Center on the PID Concept Plan, which have a base zoning of Vertical Mixed Use (VMU), shall be composed of: 60% - 90% Classification Type 5 (CT5) 10% - 30% Employment Center (EC) Areas designated as Residential and Commercial on the PID Concept Plan, which have a base zoning of Mixed Use (MU), shall be composed of: 60% - 90% Classification Type 4 (CT4) 10% - 30% Classification Type 5 (CT5) *In the event of conflicts between this document and Ord. 2014-35, regarding multi -family development, Ord. 2014-35, or its successor ordinance(s), shall prevail. **Public Improvement District shall refer to the approved PID Document and any subsequent amendments.