HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report_MinutesMay 11, 2000
ITEM NO.: 8.1
Name:
Location
Request:
FILE NO.: LU00-03-01
Land Use Plan Amendment - West Little Rock Planning
District
200 Block of N. McKinley St
Single Family to Suburban Office
Source: Joanie Yarnell, c/o: McGetrick & McGetrick
PROPOSAL / REQUEST:
Land Use Plan amendment in the West Little Rock Planning
District from Single Family to Suburban Office. Suburban Office
provides for low intensity development of office or office parks
in close proximity to lower density residential areas to assure
compatibility. A Planned Zoning District is required. The
applicant wishes to open a birthing center for mothers.
Prompted by this Land Use Amendment request, the Planning Staff
expanded the area of review to include two neighboring
properties to the north of the applicant's property that have
frontage on McKinley Street. The area shown as Single Family
covering property fronting McKinley Street would be eliminated.
EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING:
The expanded area is currently zoned R-2 Single Family and is
approximately 1.14+ acres in size. The expanded area of review
is surrounded on three sides by houses located in a neighborhood
zoned R-2 Single Family. The Park Plaza Mall is located to the
east of the area in a C-3 General Commercial zone. High rise
office buildings and apartments lie to the northeast in an area
zoned 0-3 General Office and R-6 High Rise Apartment. The
Catholic High School is located at the north end of McKinley
Street at Lee Avenue.
FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENTS:
On March 16, 1999 various changes were made on University Avenue
between Markham and C Streets about two blocks east of the
applicant's property.
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SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 8.1 (Cont.
FILE NO.: LU00-03-01
On November 2, 1996 various changes were made between Missouri
Street and Cantrell Road about a mile northwest of the area
under review.
The area is shown on the Future Land Use Plan as Single Family.
The area is also surrounded on three sides by Single Family uses
to the north, south, and west. The property to the east of the
expanded area is shown on the Future Land Use Plan as
Commercial. Two nearby areas on Lee Avenue are effected by this
application and lie to the northeast of the expanded area and
are shown on the Future Land Use Plan as Office and Public
Institutional.
MASTER STREET PLAN:
McKinley Street is shown on the Master Street Plan as a local
street. There is no bike route shown for McKinley Street on the
Master Street Plan.
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There are no parks shown on the Master Parks Plan in the
immediate area effected by this application.
CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN:
This property is located in an area that is not covered by a city
recognized neighborhood action plan.
ANALYSIS:
The area under review is located between a regional shopping
mall and a single-family neighborhood. In addition, the
property to the northeast on Lee Avenue is composed of intense
land uses. The nearby intense uses on Lee Avenue consist of
high rise buildings and apartments on the south side of the
street and a high school on the north side. The shopping mall
is the dominant feature in this neighborhood. The offices and
the school serve as a buffer between the residential area to the
north and the mall. A buffer does not exist between the mall
and the residential area to the west. The property in the
expanded area fronts on McKinley Street and face the mall. The
backs of these properties border the residential area to the
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SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 8.1
FILE NO.: LU00-03-01
west. Alternative uses, other than single family, would seem
appropriate. If carefully designed so as not to negatively
impact the single-family homes which back up to the area, this
area could function as a buffer between the single family and
commercial uses.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations:
Andover Square Residence Association, Apache Crime Watch,
Briarwood N.A., Evergreen N.A., Leawood N.A., Meriwether N.A.,
Normandy Shanon P.O.A., McMillan Trail, Overlook P.O.A.,
Robinwood P.O.A., South Normandy P.O.A., and the Heights N.A.
Staff has received 3 comments from area residents. 2 are in
support, none are opposed to the change and 1 was neutral. At
time of printing, Staff has received no comments from
neighborhood associations.
STAFF
Staff believes the change is appropriate. A change to Suburban
Office would provide a buffer between the intense Commercial and
Office uses to the east and the less intense Single Family uses
to the west.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
Brian Minyard, City Staff, made a brie
commission. Commissioner Bob Lowry made a
item as presented. The item was approved
0 noes, 2 absent and 1 open position.
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(MAY 11, 2000)
f presentation to the
motion to approve the
with a vote of 8 ayes,
Plan Amendment
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