HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard Comm_LU19-25-01OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
DEC 18, 2018 AGENDA
Subject
Land Use Plan
Amendment
-Port Planning District-
LU19-25-01
Submitted By:
Action Required
√ Ordinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Approved By
Planning and Development Bruce Moore
City Manager
SYNOPSIS To approve Land Use Plan amendments in the Port
Planning District east of Fourche Dam Pike between
Interstate 440 and East Port Drive from Commercial (C) to
Industrial (I).
FISCAL IMPACT None
RECOMMENDATION Staff recommended approval. The Little Rock Planning
Commission voted 9 for, 0 against, and 2 absent to approve
the change at their March 28, 2019 Hearing.
BACKGROUND The property requesting the Land Use Plan change is north
of Interstate-440 and east of Fourche Dam Pike. It is
currently shown as Commercial on Land Use Plan and is
4+ acres in area. This is the primary entrance from the
freeway system to the Little Rock Port Industrial Park,
which is south of the freeway at this location. Both north
and south of the freeway are shown as Commercial areas
on the Plan to service the Port area as well as pass through
freeway traffic. Much of these two areas are developed but
there are remaining tracts that could be development in
each area. There is a small Commercial area at the
Lindsey Road interchange with Interstate-440 at the west
end of the Little Rock Port Industrial Park which is not
developed.
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BACKGROUND
CONTINUED
To the north of Interstate-440, along Fourche Dam Pike
there are Commercial uses on both sides of the road. To
the north of East Port Drive there is a Public Institutional
use. North of the Church along Fourche Dam Pike is
shown as Residential Low Density use on both sides of the
road. To the east of the property is Industrial use on the
both sides of Interstate-440. South of the freeway is the
Little Rock Port Industrial Park most of which is zoned I-3,
Heavy Industrial with some I-2, General Industrial. Many
of the tracts are developed with light manufacturing and
warehouse distribution uses. North of Interstate-440 and
east of the application area is shown on the Plan for
Industrial and zoned I-2, General Industrial. The area is
primarily undeveloped with one large-truck service and
sales business.
This commercially zoned and shown Commercial (on
Future Land Use Plan) property has been vacant and
undeveloped for the last 20 years. There has been no
commercial demanded to develop this property in two
decades, even though this Commercial intersection is the
largest and primary commercial service area for the Little
Rock Port Industrial Park. There will be remaining vacant
commercial parcels even after this change both at this
intersection and the Lindsey-Interstate 440 interchange.
Notices were sent to Hermitage Neighborhood
Association. Staff has received no comments from area
residents.