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Home My WebLink Aboutpc_04 06 1993LITTLE RGC3(PLAHMING CGMMXBBXGH PLA3XHXMG HEARXMG S()MMARY AMD MINUTE RECGRD APRIL 6,1993 12:30 P.M. I.Ro13.Ca3.1 and Finding of a (3uorum A (luorum was Dresexxt,beixxg ei.ght (8)in number. IX.ADDxaval of the Minutes of the Zanuary 12,1993 meeting. The Minutes of the Pxeviaus Meeting were arrayedasmailed. III.Members Present:3)rad Wal)xer.Chairman Jexilyn Micho3.son 3)131 Putnam Ramsey Ha3.3 (arrived aftex'x.x'stvo'te) Ra'thleexx alesaxx Gohn McDaxxiel (deyax'ted befax'e final vote)Joe Hixsch Selz Jim VanTungeln Diane Chachere Members Absentx Emmett Willis,Zr. Ranald waads City Attorneyx Steyhen Giles LITTLE RGCK PLAMHIHQ CGMMISBIGM PLAMHIHQ H~IHQ AQEHBA APRIL 6,1993 I 1.Porest Hills Rezoning R-4 to R-3 2.Chism Mannfactured Home -Conditional Use Permit8533Mabel.val.e (K-5673) Apx'il 6,1993 1 1~i~1 ReclsssifY px'oipex'tY f rom R-4 (Duplex)ta R-3 (Single Family) Staff —Faxest Hills NeighbarhaadAssocietioxl ~XXQ51 Generally from 11th Street to 8thbetweenElmandWashingtanx Neryland to I-630 from WashingtontoJonesboro. QTxX~~: In Decembex of 1992,the Forest Hills Neighborhood Associationsubmittedax'eguest to the Planning Division that a study beconductedofthezoningpatternintheForestHillsneighborhood,The association had become aware that the cux'rent zoning in andiaxoundtheirneighborhoodwasinconsistentwiththeactualuse oftheproperty,similar to the zanixxg patterns that had existed inHillcrestandiCentralHigh.The Staff responded to the requestbypxoposingthatarezoningstudYbeconductedsimilax'o thosethathadbeendoneixxHillcxestandCentralHigh. As ix1 other'eighborhood xezox1111g reguestsi Btaff first limitedthereguesttapropertydesignatedassinglefamilYontheLandUsePlan,but zoned otherwise.In this axes all of the parcelsinguestionarecurxentlyzonedlR-4 (Duplex).Staff thensurveyedtheareatoidentifyyaxcelswithmorethanone unit.These parcels wexe then eliminated from ithe study. with the assistance of the neighborhood association.the propertyownershipwascollectedfromtheCountyAssessor's Office.EachawnexofasinglefamilyhausewhichiszonedR-4,was mailed eletterdatedOanuary28„1993.In this letter,they were askedtonotifytheCitYiftheydidnotwishtabexezaned.Severalindividualsdidaskthattheiryx'apex'ty be left as zaxxed.Thesepaxcelshavebeenx'emoved fx'om the list pxesented for theCommission's review. At the end af February,a secand,lettex'as sent to each yxapextyownerwhahadlrespondedandayyx'oved rezoning of their yrayextyandtathasewhahadinotx'esyanded to the first lettex',Theyuryoseofthesecondletterwastogivethepropertyowner onemoxaclhencetohavetheix'roperty removedi from the list and tonotifythemafthepublichearing.NOTE1 Axxy owner who theCxtywasunalbletoreachhasbeenremovedfromtherequest. The foll.owing is a list of addresses to be rezoned to R-3. Elm Stxeet 806,810,822,900,904,908,916,920LewisStx'eet 805,809„823,808,810,822 April 6,1993 1 (cont.) Lewis Stxeet 900,904,908,910,912,924„901,905,915919,923 Abigail Stxeet.809,815,823,901„911,915,919 West.10th Stx'eet —4101,4105,4115„4117,4123,4213,4215,4223 4301,4309,4315,4319,4300,4304„4306,4316, 4318,4320,4401,4405,4409,4415, 4419,4425,4410,4426west9thStzeet—4300,4304,4308,4310,4361,4309,4317,4319, 4323&4400,4420,4424,4401,4409,4415 West 8th Stxeet 4215,4301„4311,4325,4401,4415,4423Washingtan804,808,816,900,906,916 Adams 805,809,813,817,81,6,900,904,912,914 918,924,905,909,913,917J'effersan 805,821,804,808,812 Madisan 808,824 Manx'oe 803,807,810 Maryland 4523 Each of the above listed gzogerties is eit:hez a vacant lat cx asinglefamilyhouseandsinglefamilyzoningexistsbetweenthelistedlatsand12t:h Stxeet.About half of the area between ElmandManxoe„fz'am the alley between 11th and 12th to I-630,isduplexzoning.The ather half is single family,This rezoningwouldxeducetheduplexzoningta17percentofthearea. T Staff recammends approval. P 1 (APRIL 6„1993) Ron Newman,planning Manager,introduced the item by exglainingthat,the neighboxhood had,requested the City look at,reducing thezoningintheirarea.Staff enlaxged the area for study and usedthetecbniguesasinCentralHighandHillcrest. Wal.tez'alone,Plannex II,reviewed the methodology used:examine the adapted ylan and existing use.ta get a list fax.patential rezoning.The awnex's axe determined by a revie~af theAssessor's records (this was done with the assistance af theneighbox'hood association).Letters are mailed tc vacant orsinglefamilyparcelownexswhereitheplancallsfcxsinglefamilyandtheyaxceliszonedmoxathansinglefamily.Andfinallyiftheownerdoesnotobject,their yaxcel is thenbroughttotheCommissionforrezoning. 2 April 6„1993 X 1 Xn this case,there were many letters returned as unde3.iverable(these were also dropped).There was discussion about the numberofparce3.s not contacted and the number which wex'e actua3.lysinglefamily.Commissioner VonTungeln also asked about theeffectsofhavingamixofzoning(i.e.my neighbor can do it whycan'.X).Xn the futuxe,this could arise3 howevex,there axesevexalareasalreadyexistinginthatsamesituation. Chairman Walker'sked to clarify that the plan calls for singlefamilynowandthezoningisinconformancewiththeadoptedplan.Mr.Walker also asked about density reviews,Mr.Lawsonstatedcux'xently the City did not make that review. Mr.Fletcher,Pxesident of Forest Hills Neighborhood Association,addressed the Cozzzission and thanked staff and the Commission fox'heir'ssistance.Mr.Fletchex also revi.ewed sevexa3.changes intheneighboxhood:Police foct patrol,alert center,Neighborhood's efforts to find problem owners and solve thepxoblem,etc. Cozzzissionex VonTungeln wished to express what the rezoning inandofitselfwouldnotchangethings.Staff reviewed ethereffortssuchasamodelblockandtheitemsMr.Fletcher'adidentified,which taken together hopefully wi11 benefit the axea,Mr.Lawson stated that at the May Plans Hearing he wished toxeviewotheractionsthestaffistakingwhichtheCommissiondoesnctsee, Chairman Walker asked for a vote and by unanimous vote (8 for,0 noes,3 absent)the rezoning as presented was approved. 3 Agril 6,1993 I K 7 Chism Manufactured HomeConditianelUsePermit XQCh~15:8533 Mabelvale Pike B.R.and Bet.ty Chism ~RQQhk=The agglicaxl'ts px'oyose 'ta place edaublewids,28 foot by 60 footmanufacturedhomeonthisR-2 zoned,2.6 acx's sxte to xeplace acanventi.onal,site-built homewhichwasdestroyedbyfireinFebruary1993. I g This site is located south af Mabelvale Pike.approximately1/2 mile east of Arkansas Highway Department. 2.i w The uses in the immediate vicinity are vexisd„xanging fromefewsinglefamilyhamsstoamotorfreightterminal.Theimmedi.ate nsi.ghborhood is yrimexily non-residential ixxnature, There axe sevexal mobile homes in the adIjacsnt neighboxlhood,including two mabils Ihoms parks.A lax'ge mobile home yaxkisdix'ectly adjacent to this site,on the west. Directly south af this site is a lax'gs cammercial axesf'x'anting on I-30.Among the cammexciel uses in this axesaxeafurniturestoxe,xscxeationel vshicl.e sales,car lotsanda.flea mexkst. A laxge area af I-2 zoning is north of this site,acrossMabelvalsPike. The prayased menufactux'ed home,located on a 2.6 acxe tract,should not have a negativ'e imgact on the neighboxhoad. 3.v The site is ayyraachsd by a 25 feet access easement off ofMabelvalsPike.Ths egpli.csn't proposes to use ths existingdx'ivsway. ~kpril 6,1993 7 4.r n There is no requirement foz scxeening or buffezs. 5. Mo comments 6. 1'o negative utilitlI comments The chisms are request,ing a conditional.use permit to placeadoublewidemanufactux'ed home on this site to replace theix'ouse„which recently burned. This site is pax't of a small,residential enclave sandwichedbetweentheindustx'ial uses on Mabelvale Pike and thecommercialusesonI-3().The yrimaz3 dwelling units in thisneighborhoodappeartobemobilehomes. The proposed manufactuxed home wil.l be yl.aced apyroximatel3inthemiddleofa2.6 acxe site and will meet all setbackzequirements. The Chisms have presented statements from all of theadjacentpropertyownersstatingthattheyhavenoobjectiontotheplacingofadoublewidemanufactuz'ed home on thisproperty, Thie pxcyceal Shculd nct ihave a negatiVe impaCt On theadjacentneighboxhoodandstaffissuypoxtiv'e of theayplication. 7. Staff recommends ayyroval of this ayylication,subject tocompliancewithordinanceminimumsitedesignstandaxdsasfollow: a.A pitched roof of three (3)in twelve (12)or fourteen(14)degrees or greater.b.Removal of all transport.elements.c.Permanent foundation.d.3)xterior wal.l finished so as to be comps'ti.ble with theneighborhood. 2 April 6.1993 p 8 1T 2 E K-7e.orientation compatible with placement.of adjacentstructures. Underpinning with yermanent materials.g.All hames shall be multisectionalh.off-street paxking pex single family dwelling standax'd. IV I (APRIL 1,1993) The applicant was nat present.,Staff presented the item.Aftex.a brief discussion,it was detexmined that there were nooutstandingissues.The Committee then forwarded this item tothefullCommissianforfinalresolution. p I (APRIL 6,1993) The applicant.,Betty Chism,was present.There were no objectorspresent.Dana Carney,of the Pl.arming staff„presented the itemandastaffrecommendationofapproval,subject ta compliancewithordinanceminimumsitedesignstandaxdsaslistedinthestaffrecommendation. Chairman walker asked Mrs.Chi.sm if she agx'eed to camp13 with thestandards,as listed.Mrs.Chism stated that she did. There being no fuxther discussian an this item,a v'ote was taken.The vote was 8 eyes,0 noes and 3 absent. The application was approved. 3 PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE RECORD DATE Iz 5 /993 MEMBER AN-fy BALL,RAMSEY CHACHE RE,DIANE WILLIS,EMMETT MCDANIEL,JOHN NICHOLSQN,JERILYN QLESQN,KATHLEEN y VQNTUNGELN,JIM PUTNAM,HILL WOODS,RONALD SELZ,JQE H. WALKER,BRAD TIME IN AND TIME QUT BAlLL,RAMSEY gz CHACHERE,DIANE WILLIS,EMMETT MCDANIEL,JOHN NICHOLSQN,JERILYN QLESON,KATHLEEN VONTUNGELN,JIM PUTNAM,BILL WOODS,RONALD SELZ,JOE H. WALKER,BRAD g;y ~AYE 0 NAYE ~ABSENT +ABSTAIN April 6,3.993 PXaA51HIMG HEARING There being no further business before the Commission,themeetingwasadjournedat1:25 g.m. Date: