HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report with MinutesMarch 18, 1999
ITEM NO.: 6 FILE NO.: LU99-08-06
Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - Central City Planning
District
Location: 2400 block Of Battery Street
Request: Single Family to Mixed Use
Source: Lynda B. Charles
PROPOSAL / REQUEST:
Land Use Plan amendment in the Central City Planning District
from Single Family to Mixed Use. The Mixed Use category provides
for a mixture of residential, office, and commercial uses to
occur. A Planned Zoning District- is required if the use in not
wholly residential.
Prompted by this Land Use Amendment request, the Planning Staff
expanded the area of review to include the area to the south and
east to include the southern two-thirds of the block bounded by
Roosevelt Road, Battery, 24th, and Wolfe. This addition would
include the POD to the southeast and one additional residence to
the south. It is thought that the additional area would make the
boundaries more logical.
CURRENT LAND USE AND ZONING:
The property is currently zoned R4 and is approximately 0.16
acres in size. The expanded area is approximately 2.0 acres in
size. To the west is Mitchell School, zoned R4 CUP and shown as
Public Institutional on the plan. The areas to the north, south
and east are all shown as Single Family on the Land Use Plan and
zoned R4.
RECENT AMENDMENTS:
January 16, 1996, a change from Single Family to Public
Institutional at the 14th and Park Street intersections.
December 21, 1993, various changes in an area from 22nd to 26ths
Streets from Izard to Main Streets.
November 16, 1993, a change from Single Family to Mixed Use at
the Chester and Wright Avenue intersection.
March 18, 1999
ITEM NO.: 6 (Cont.
MASTER STREET PLAN:
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Roosevelt is shown as a Principal Arterial and Battery is shown
as a residential local street on the plan.
PARKS:
This site is not close to any parks.
BACKGROUND:
Though not a collector street, Battery Street functions as an
entrance to the neighborhood to the north, the Centennial
Neighborhood. Farther to the north, Battery has a median lined
with larger homes. It would be logical to allow non-residential
uses that are compatible with the neighborhood to be located on
that entry corridor. This application would recognize the
existing POD to the southeast -which has assembled several lots.
Although the POD is not currently in operation, Staff views this
as an opportunity to encourage development on this site for a
mixed use project.
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN:
This area is not covered by a plan by the City of Little Rock
Planning Department.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations:
Meadowbrook Neighborhood Association, Central High Neighborhood
Association, South End Neighborhood Association, Wright Avenue
N.A., East of Broadway N.A., Capitol Hill N.A., Community
Outreach N. A., South Little Rock Community Development, and
South End Neighborhood Developers. Staff has received no
comments from area residents as of this printing.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff believes the change is appropriate.
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March 18, 1999
ITEM NO.: 6 (Cont.)
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
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(MARCH 18, 1999)
This item was placed on the consent agenda for approval. The
motion was made and passed with a vote of 11 ayes and 0 nays.
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