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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard Comm for LU19-11-03_OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION DECEMBER 3, 2019 AGENDA Subject Land Use Plan Amendment – I-430 Planning District – LU19-11-03 Submitted By: Action Required √ Ordinance Resolution Approval Information Report Approved By Planning and Development Bruce Moore City Manager SYNOPSIS To approve Land Use Plan amendment in the I-430 Planning District from O, Office to C, Commercial. FISCAL IMPACT None RECOMMENDATION Staff recommended approval. The Little Rock Planning Commission 10 for, 0 against, and 1 absent to approve the change at their October 24, 2019 Hearing. BACKGROUND The property requesting the Land Use Plan change is northeast of intersection Kanis Road and Embassy Suites Drive. It is currently shown as Office on Land Use Plan and +1.3 acres. The west portion of the property is undeveloped Office and east portion of property is a vacant hair salon and accessory structure. The site is within a prominent business center near the intersection of two Interstates. Much of the retail and commercial is in the northern quadrants along Markham and Chenal Parkway. With Commercial also shown at the Kanis-Shackleford Roads and Kanis-Bowman Roads Intersections. Large office areas are along Markham west of I-430, and Kanis Road south I-630. West of I-430 along Kanis Road is mostly medical related office associated with Baptist Hospital. East of I-430 is an area built as an Office Park with additional office uses surrounding it. 2 BACKGROUND CONTINUED Directly northeast, northwest, west, east of the subject property is currently undeveloped Office land approximately 9 acres in size. Southwest of subject property, southwest of Kanis and Centerview Drive intersection has recently (September 3, 2019) amended from Office to Commercial and is currently undeveloped, +2.2 acres. To the south there is +3.5 acres of undeveloped office land. In addition to these office areas, to the southwest of the property (east of Bowman Road) there is undeveloped Office and Commercial land both to the north and south of Kanis Road within the Mixed Office and Commercial (MOC) shown areas on the Plan. There are two commercial nodes at the arterial intersections to the west and east. To the west is the Bowman and Kanis Road intersection with a beverage shop, a Goodwill Donation Center, a strip mall to the northeast, and a big box retail shop (Lowe’s) to the northwest of this intersection. To the east is Shackelford and Kanis Road intersection with a gas station to the southwest, a bank, some restaurants to the southeast, a hotel and retail to the northwest, and Arkansas Farm Bureau to the northeast of this intersection. To the west is an undeveloped General Commercial (C-3) within the +13 acres of Mixed Office and Commercial land (MOC), as mentioned previously, southeast of Bowman & Kanis Roads. In this MOC shown area the remaining +11 acres is zoned as General Office (O-3). The available undeveloped Office area on the Land Use map in the vicinity is approximately +16 acres including the amendment area. Two areas are northeast and northwest of Embassy Suites Drive & Kanis Road (north of the site), and another is adjacent east of the amendment property. The available vacant Office and General Office (O-3) zoned areas are more than the available Commercial or General Commercial (C-3) zoned areas both on the Land Use plan and Zoning Map. Notices were sent to the John Barrow Neighborhood Assoc. The president of John Barrow NA asked informational questions only. Staff attended the John Barrow monthly meeting and explained the amendment.