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723 West Markham Subdivision
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
(501) 371-4790
April 26, 1999
Gyst House
2200 Wright Ave.
Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
Dear Mr. Gyst House,
Enclosed is a copy of your item that is a part of the agenda for the April 29, 1999
Planning commission meeting.
If there are any questions, please call me.
Sincerely,
Brian Minyard
Planner II
encl.
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April 29, 1999
ITEM NO.: 2 FILE NO.: LU99-08-07
Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - Central City Planning District
Location: North side of 2200 block of Wright Ave.
Request: Single Family to Mixed Use
Source: Gyst House
PROPOSAL / REQUEST:
Land Use Plan amendment in the Central City Planning District from
Single Family to Mixed Use. Mixed Use provides for a mikture 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.
The applicant wishes to "expand car wash and detail shop." Prompted
by this Land Use Amendment request, the Planning Staff expanded the
area of review to include property on the north side of Wright Ave to
Dennison Street. With these changes, the eastern boundary of the MX
area on the north side of Wright Avenue would move from Dennison
Street to a new location at Park Street. This would recognize
existing uses of an antique store and a vacant commercial building.
Staff also expanded the request to include expansion of the Public
Institutional to recognize an existing church on the west half of the
block bounded by Roosevelt, 26th, Park Street and Howard Streets.
EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING:
The property is currently zoned C-3 Commercial and R-3 residential
and is approximately .44 acres in size. Nearby zoning includes a R-3
Single Family District to the north, a C-3 General Commercial
District to the south, a R-3 Single Family District to the east, and
a R-3 Single Family District to the west.
Currently, a car wash and detail shop is located at the site in
question. Neighboring the proponents' property is a small
barbershop. On the same block further to the west is an antique shop
on the corner of Wright Ave. and Dennison Street. Across the street
is the New Hope Baptist Church. Across the street from the antique
shop is an auto glass shop.
April 29, 1999
ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont_) FILE NO.: LU99-08-07
LAND USE PLANS & RECENT AMENDMENTS:
The property is located in a larger area of Single Family on the Land
Use Plan. MX Mixed Use is shown west of Dennison Street on both
sides of Wright Avenue. Mixed Use is also shown on the south side of
Wright Avenue ending half way between Dennison and Howard Streets.
PI Public Institutional is shown on the southwest corner of Wright
Avenue / Park Street intersection. Recent land use changes have not
taken place in the area.
MASTER STREET PLAN:
The plan shows Wright Avenue as a minor arterial. The street is
built as a four lane arterial with curbs, gutters, and sidewalks.
The street plan makes no indication of proposed changes to Wright
Avenue.
PARKS:
The master parks plan does not display any existing or proposed parks
in the area.
BACKGROUND:
This urban neighborhood serves as an entry into the historic area
around Little Rock Central High School. Little Rock Central High
School received notoriety during the Civil Rights Movement. Mixed
Use Land Use designation of Wright Avenue would reflect current
commercial land uses in the area and allow greater control of
non-residential development through the use of PZD zoning.
A MX designation recognizes current land uses on the north side of
Wright Avenue and creates a buffer to protect the historic integrity
of the neighborhood to the north. A change is to Public
Institutional recognizes the current land use on the southeast corner
of the Wright Avenue / Park Street intersection.
Park Street serves as an entry into the Central High Neighborhood.
Both Wright Avenue and Park Street are shown on the Centennial Park
Neighborhood map as routes leading into the Central High
Neighborhood. Streetscape development on both streets should protect
the residential and historical character of the neighborhood.
Single Family houses are located on Park Street. Development of
property bordering on Park Street should by compatible with the
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April 29, 1999
ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont.)
FILE NO.: LU99-08-07
character of the neighborhood. Siting of buildings & parking lots at
the corner of Wright Avenue and Park Street should not interfere with
the residential character of the neighborhood. Commercial buildings
should be buffered from the neighboring residential land uses.
Parking lots for commercial uses should be situated in a manor to
encourage access to the property from Wright Avenue, not Park Street.
Wright Avenue is shown as a minor arterial serving as a route
connected the Central High neighborhood to the rest of the city.
Wright Avenue also serves as a by-pass for traffic skirting the
neighborhood. As a minor arterial, Wright Avenue is the ideal choice
for business access. Park Street serves as a neighborhood collector
in a residential area.
THE CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN:
None.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations:
Meadowbrook Neighborhood Association, Central High Neighborhood
Association, South End Neighborhood Association, 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 not any received comments from area residents at the time of this
printing.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff believes change is appropriate.
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