Z-8730-A Staff AnalysisLE NO.: Z-8730-A
NAME: Stonebriar Imaging Short -form PD-O Revocation
LOCATION: Located at 3924 West Markham Street
DEVELOPER:
Kendell Koberg
6915 Shamrock Drive
Little Rock, AR 72205
ENGINEER:
Crafton Tull
10825 Financial Center Parkway
Little Rock, AR 72211
AREA:.335 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1
CURRENT ZONING:
ALLOWED USES
PROPOSED ZONING:
PROPOSED USE
1=T. NEW STREET: 0 LF
MRI clinic, Clinic (maximum of 2 doctors) and General and
Professional Office — Hillcrest Design Overlay District
C-3, General Commercial District
General retail
VARIANCESMAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested.
BACKGROUND:
Ordinance No. 20,544 adopted by the Little Rock Board of Directors on
February 7, 2012, allowed the rezoning of this site from C-3, General Commercial
District to PD-O to allow the construction of a new imaging center (MRI). The approved
site plan allowed the removal of the existing building and construction of the new
structure. The parking lot was proposed to take access from West Markham Street and
provide 11 parking spaces. The building was a one-story building with a maximum
building height of 35-feet. The building was proposed as brick and stone with a pitched
roof with residential shingles. The approval included the allowance of a clinic with a
maximum of two doctors and general and professional office uses as allowable
alternative uses for the site.
FILE NO.: Z-8730-A (Cont.
A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT:
Per Section 36-454(d) The owner of an approved PD or PUD may, for cause,
request repeal of the ordinance establishing the development when it has been
determined that the development will not occur. A written request may be filed
with the City staff at any time up to three (3) years after the date of adoption of
the ordinance creating the PUD or PD. The request shall set forth the cause of
the repeal.
According to the ordinance, the Planning Commission recommendation on the
repeal request shall be forwarded to the Board of Directors for their
consideration. The board of directors may grant or deny the request or return the
request to the planning commission for further study. If the request is approved,
an ordinance shall be adopted repealing the PUD or PD.
The owner has stated the development will not occur as planned. The owner is
requesting the PD-0 zoning be revoked and the C-3, General Commercial
Zoning District zoning be restored.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
This section of West Markham Street has developed with office and commercial
uses. The site contains a commercial building which was previously a medical
office. Across North Cedar Street is an office use and south of the site, across
West Markham Street, is a Walgreen's Drug Store. The area to the north and
east are primarily residential uses. Other uses in the area include the UAMS and
VA medical centers, a fire station and fast food restaurants.
C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
As of this writing, staff has not received any comment from area residents. The
Hillcrest Residents Neighborhood Association were notified of the public hearing.
D. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (December 5, 2013)
The applicant was not present. Staff presented the item stating the request was
a revocation of the previously approved PD-0 zoning. Staff stated there were no
outstanding technical issues associated with the request. There was no further
discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full
Commission for final action.
E. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the current PD-0 zoning classification be revoked and the
previously held C-3, General Commercial zoning be restored.
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FILE NO.: Z-8730-A Cont.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 9, 2014)
The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff
presented the item with a recommendation the current PD-O zoning classification be
revoked and the previously held C-3, General Commercial zoning be restored.
There was no further discussion of the item. The Chair entertained a motion for
approval of the item as presented by staff. The motion carried by a vote of 6 ayes,
0 noes, 4 absent and 1 open position.
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