HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondenceCity of Little Rock
Department of Planning and Development Planning
723 West Markham Street Zoning and
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 g
Phone: (501) 371-4790 Fax: (501) 399-3435 or 371-6863 Subdivision
December 5, 2003
Dear Sir or Madam:
This letter is to let you know of an effort underway in your area to modify the City Land
Use Plan, zoning and add a design overlay district. First the `Design Overlay District',
this is a zoning mechanism, which changes the way you would develop or redevelop your
property. The building setback, landscaping and signage requirements of the zoning
ordinance would be modified. Attached to this letter you should find a sheet with the
`concepts' of what is being considered. If approved these changes would only effect new
construction, no one would be required to make the changes unless you were to build
something new on your property, then they would have to follow them. Please review
the `concepts' and re rn comments on them to the Planning and Development
Department so that the might be considered prior to any action being taken.
The group, which developed the `concepts', also has suggested that changes to the City
Land Use Pan and zoning be considered within this area. The suggested change would be
in the area of Confederate Boulevard and Roosevelt Road and would be to change the
Land Use Plan to Mixed Use from Server Trades and Light Industrial. The zoning
change would be to change some I-2, Light Industrial zoned areas in the same area to C-
1, Neighborhood Commercial -- a limited commercial zoning. If it decided to peruse
these changes the affected property owners would be notified prior to any action being
considered.
Please take a few minutes and consider the proposed changes and let us know your
opinions on them. Send your comments to:
Planning and Development
Granite Mtn/Audubon Overlay
723 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201
OR
Fax to (501) 399-3435
If you are interested in participating in the further development- of these ideas and
concepts, please send your contact information to the same address. All this information
should be sent so as to arrive no later than Monday December 22, 2003. Thank you for
your time and consideration of these proposals.
Sincerely,
_
Walter Malone, AICP
Planning Manager
Granite Mountain Overlay Concepts
SETBACK: A uniform front -yard (street) setback requirement of from fifteen (15) to
twenty-five (25) feet, with a minimum 10 feet of landscaping. Parking should be
limited to the side and rear of the lot.
LANDSCAPE/STREETSCAPE: On Confederate and Roosevelt a more `urban' look
should be required with street trees, large sidewalk and a small `intense'
landscaped area against the building. Along Springer Boulevard there should be a
more suburban or rural feel. Instead of a sidewalk, a `trail' would be used. The
trail should be eight (8) to ten (10) feet. The sidewalk should be around eight (8)
feet with a five-foot `Tree Zone' along the Roosevelt and Confederate.
The list of allowable trees and bushes follows: Sugarberry, Green Ash, American
Sycamore, Southern Red Oak, Water Oak, Willow Oak, Shumard Oak, Loblolly
Pine, Blackgum, American Holly, Serviceberry, American Hornbeam; Redbud,
Flowering Dogwood, Parsley Hawthorn, Mayhaw, Green Hawthorn, Possumhaw,
Yaupon Holly, or approved equivalent by the Urban Forester in consultation with
the Plans Development Administrator.
All landscaped areas should be maintained as required in the Landscape
ordinance. Infiltration trenches shall be within the planting strip in meandering or
untraditional ways.
Swales along Springer Boulevard shall be included at a 3:1 slope and designed to
retain (hold) water during large storm events. The swale shall be vegetated with
`Cells' to reduce water velocity. Swale design shall result in ponding of no more
than one foot in depth.
Trees greater than twelve (12) inches in diameter, measured at four and one-half
(4.5) feet above the ground, shall be protected from removal and damages in
future development of the district. Any development within fifty (50) feet of any
such tree shall be reviewed prior to development to assure protective measures are
included and in place.
SIGNAGE: no `Off -premise' signs should be allowed. No pole -mounted signs should be
allowed on Confederate or Springer Boulevards (monument signs only) with a
sign height maximum of 6 feet. Sign area of no more than thirty (30) square -feet.
OUTDOOR LIGHTING: A lighting plan shall indicate the location, type, intensity, and
height of luminaries including both building and ground -mounted fixtures.
Description of the luminaries, including lamps, poles or other supports and
shielding devices, which may be provided as catalogue illustrations from the
manufacturer.
Lighting shall be shielded so as to direct light below a horizontal plane running
through the lowest point on the fixture where light is emitted.
Outdoor lighting that is employed only between sunset and 11:00 PM by an
automatic shut-off service is exempt.
Fixtures shall be high intensity type such as high-pressure sodium.
Maximum height for mounting lighting fixtures shall be twenty (20) feet.
PAVED SURFACES: In order to conserve our natural resources and minimize flooding
and pollution due to large amounts of impermeable surfaces, vehicular use areas
may be surfaced with porous materials. Vehicular use areas that are made of
porous materials must be low use, specifically may not be loading areas, primary
parking areas, driveways, etc. The Plans Development Administrator must
approve any alternative surface treatment to that described in Section 36-508 at
the time of building permit review.
VARIANCE PROCEDURE: the Planned Zoning District process is required for any
variance requests to the overlay.
Definitions of Land Use and Zoning Classifications
LAND USE:
Light Industrial — This category provides for light warehouse, distribution or storage uses,
and/or other industrial uses that are developed in a well-designed "park like" setting.
Service Trades District — This category provides for a selection of office, warehousing,
and industrial park activities that primarily serve other office service or industrial
businesses. The district is intended to allow support services to these businesses and to
provide for uses with an office component. A Planned Zoning District is required for any
development not wholly office.
Mixed Use — This category provides for a mixture of residential, office and commercial
uses to occur. A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is entirely office or
commercial or if the use is a mixture of the three.
ZONE:
C-1, Neighborhood Commercial District, for development of small personal service uses.
This district allows uses that are generally neighborhood oriented.
I-2, Light Industrial District, for development of general industrial uses including light
manufacturing and assembly.
Malone, Walter
From: Webre, Mark
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 5:15 PM
To: Malone, Walter
Subject: RE: meeting summary
Basically, I suggested both zoning and future land use be confined to a 600' depth on both sides of the roads.
Of course, without further input, I am not confident this I's t h' e best way to ga.
I appreciate your efforts.
Mark Webre
-----Original Message -----
From: Malone, Walter
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 3:34 PM
To: Bob Lowry (E-mail); Ellen Fennell (E-mail); Jerry Meyer (E-mail); Kathleen Oleson (E-mail); Ken Smith (E-
mail); Stephanie Hymel (E-mail); Webre, Mark
Subject: meeting summary
Here is your meeting summary from the Monday November 10 meeting.
<< File: 11_10 Summary.doc >>
The next meeting is Monday November 24, 2003 4 PM in the Sister City Conference Room
Malone, Walter
From:
SMITH, Ken [KENSMITH@audubon.org]
Sent:
Wednesday, May 12, 2004 2:34 PM
To:
Malone, Walter
Cc:
HYMEL, Stephanie
Subject:
RE: Overlay ,etc.
Yes, we want to proceed. I am not sure about the MX area reduction, though. ken
-----Original Message -----
From: Malone, Walter[mailto:WMalone@littlerock.state.ar.us]
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 1:49 PM
To: SMITH, Ken
Subject: Overlay ,etc.
I need to know if you want to proceed with the overlay, etc to public hearing. I gave
Stephanie the Staff positions. On the overlay, staff is not opposed to any section at
this time. The Land Use Plan, Staff would like the MX area reduced to only that area
north of 28th Street. The Master Street Plan, Staff can not support a change.
I mentioned that the sidewalk issue could be clarified to state that the usually required
four to five foot sidewalk and street (buffer) landscape is being replaced with the eight
foot sidewalk with street trees.
Let me know if you want me to place any or all of theses on the Planning Commission Agenda
for June 17.
Walter
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