Z-3721 Staff AnalysisJuly 28, 1981
Item No. 7 - Z-3721
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Otter Creek Mall Partnership
Ronnie Hall
I-30 at Otter Creek Road Exit
Rezone from 11R-2" Single Family
to "C-3" General Commercial
Commercial Development Unspecified
23.55 acres +
Existing Use: Vacant
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North
- Vacant, Zoned "0-3"
South
- Industrial, Zoned "R-2"
East
- Vacant, Zoned "R-2"
West
- Vacant, Zoned "R-2"
PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS
This property is located just south along I-30 of the 120
acres recently zoned "C-2" for a regional shopping center.
The proposed :coning in this application conforms with the
Suburban Development Plan. The City Engineering Department
opposes this request as being premature, owing to the fact
that a large zoning commitment has been previously made
while no movement towards development of the existing tract
which is zoned as taking place. The Wastewater Utility
states that sewer service will not be available until 1983.
No other adverse comments have been received.
While it is desirable to tie development to public
improvements, this property has access to an interstate
highway frontage road and has been used in the past for
commercial purpose in part. of course as has been proven
many times over in Little Rock, zoning and development do
not always go hand--in--hand. Fred 'Bair was quoted in the
book, City_Zonin , as saying, "You can zone it for oil
wells, but you might not get any."
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval.
July 28, 1981
Item No. 7 - Continued
COMMISSION ACTION:
The applicant was present, represented by Russell Berry of
Garver and Garver Engineers, and made a brief discussion of
the proposed street improvements for the area. Bob Lane
from the City Engineer's staff was present and discussed the
opposing views as expressed in a memorandum from the City
Engineer to the Planning Director of which a copy is
'Included in the file, which cited the several objections
they have, primarily indicating that the zoning is, in their
view, premature. After discussing the various issues
involved, the Commission moved to defer the matter for 30
days asking for more information on the proposed development
and the peripheral issues attached to it, suggesting a
reduction in the size of the acreage requested for zoning
and some assurances that certain of the engineers' concerns
would be addressed. The motion to defer was passeed - 10
ayes, 0 noes, and 1 absent.