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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOD Comm DRAFT CP&T Lawson AnnexationOFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION DECEMBER 18, 2019 AGENDA Subject Annexation 333 – CP&T Lawson Annexation Submitted By: Action Required √ Ordinance Resolution Approval Information Report Approved By Planning and Development Bruce Moore City Manager SYNOPSIS The annexation of some 0.65 acres plus or minus behind 12620 Lawson Road to the City of Little Rock. The area is wooded and undeveloped. It is the back portion of a tract within the City on which the owner wishes to locate his extermination business. FISCAL IMPACT None RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval. By a vote of 6 for, 0 against, and 5 absent the Planning Commission recommend the annexation at their November 15, 2018 hearing. BACKGROUND The area has been continuous to the City since September 1982 when the land to the east was annexed as part of a general election annexation to ‘square off’ and add areas which had developed beyond the City Limits. This resulted in the front of this tract being annexed but left the back approximately 0.6 acres outside the City. The owner wishes to develop the property. Thus they are requesting the remaining portion of their land be brought into the City of Little Rock. The front portion (within the City) has been cleared and is undeveloped but the back portion (outside the city) remains wooded and undeveloped. There is approximately a 6-foot slope within the annexation around and 8-foot slope for the entire tract. This slope is from the northwest to the southeast across the tract and toward Lawson Road. 2 BACKGROUND CONTINUED The tract is zoned PDC (Planned District Commercial) to allow an office warehouse development for a pest control company. To the southwest is a Dollar General store zoned PCD (Planned Commercial District). To the northeast are several single-family homes zoned R-2 (Single Family District). Beyond that is the office and materials yard for Kinco Contractors (zoned Planned District Commercial - PDC) at the southwest corner of the Colonel Glenn Road - Lawson Road intersection. On the east side of Lawson Road is a convenience store (Joe’s Grocery) and two homes all zoned R-2 (Single Family District), with the remainder of the area zoned for commercial uses. The county review found that the annexation area meets all the requirements for annexation. The Pulaski County Judge approved the annexation with Order 2018-019. There are no streets involved with this annexation. The proposed use is non-residential thus solid waste will be a private service. At the time of construction boundary street improvements will be required by the City Public Works Department. The closest fire station (Station 14) is located at 8121 Colonel Glenn Road to the northeast of the annexation area. From this station via existing streets is just approximately 2.9 miles. Currently both Fire and Police serve property both northeast and southwest of this property, which have structures on them. There is a 16-in water main in Lawson Road along the frontage of the tract of which this annexation is a part. The closest sewer line is an 8-in line that services the dollar store adjacent to the tract of which this annexation is a part. Any extension of water or wastewater lines from the existing service mains to serve this property will be at the cost of the developer/property owner.