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Home My WebLink AboutLetters to ApplicantER City of Little Rock Department of Planning and Development 723 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 (501) 371-4790 FAX (501) 371-6863 December 14, 1999 Brinda Beard P.O. Box 165055 Little Rock, Arkansas 72206 Dear Brinda Beard, On December 2, 1999, the Planning Commission heard your request for a Land Use Amendment, LU99-08-09, at 2311 S. Spring St.. This action was approved by the Planning Commission that evening. This item has been forwarded to the Board of Directors for a hearing by staff. This letter is to inform you that the item will be heard at the January 4, 2000 Little Rock City Board of Directors meeting. The Board of Directors meets on the second floor of City Hall, 500 West Markham Street, and start at 6:00. This is a public meeting, and you are encouraged to attend. Other Interested parties are allowed to speak in favor or opposition to the plan change. Please be prepared to answer questions if they arise. Please remove the sign after the Board of Directors hears your item. If there are any questions, please feel free to call. Sincerely Jim wson --- .«p••�., Secretary to the Little Rock Planning Commission \BRIAN\LU9908-09. DOC Jim Lawson Director City of Little Rock Department of Planning and DevelopmontPlanning Zoning and 723 West Markham Subdivision Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 (501) 371-4790 November 8, 1999 Brinda Beard P.O. Box 165055 Little Rock, Arkansas 72206 Dear Ms. Brinda Beard, Enclosed is a copy of your item that is a part of the agenda for the November 11, 1999 planning commission meeting. If there are any questions, please call me. Sincerely, Brian Minyard Planner II encl. WIAMLU9908-09 DOC November 11, 1999 ITEM NO.: 14.1 FILE NO.: LU99-08-09 Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - Central City Planning District Location: 2311 S. Spring St. Request: Single Family to Mixed Use Source: Brenda Beard 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 is entirely office or commercial or if the use is a mixture of the three. The applicant wishes to operate a beauty shop and maintain a residence on the property. EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING: The property is currently zoned R-4 Two Family District and is approximately .17 + acres in size. A vacant lot is located north of the applicant's property zoned R-4. A mixture of houses and vacant lots lie east of the applicant's property is in an R-4 zone. South of the applicant's property are houses located in R-4 zoning. To the west of the applicant's property is the 23rd and Spring Street Substation zoned R-5 Urban Residence District. A C- 3 General Commercial district is located southwest of the applicant's property at 24th and Spring Street and is the site of the Big Apple Event Center. FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENTS: On April 20, 1999, a change was made from Multi -Family to Low Density Residential between 13th and 15th Streets and State and Broadway Streets eight blocks north of the applicant's property on Broadway Street. On April 20, 1999, a change was made from Single Family to Commercial between 17th and 19th Streets, east of Scott Street and northeast of the applicants property. November 11, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 14.1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU99-08-09 On April 20, 1999 a change was made from Low Density Residential to Mixed Use between 15th and 16th Streets and Main and Cumberland Streets eight blocks north and three blocks east of the applicant's property. On August 18, 1998 a change was made from Single Family to Mixed Use on the west side of Commerce in the 1900 block and on the east and west sides of Commerce Street in the 2000 block located northeast of the applicant's property. On May 21, 1996, a change was made from Single Family to Mixed Use in an area west of Bragg Street from 23rd to 24th Streets located nine blocks east of the applicant's property. On February 20, 1996, a change was made from Single Family to Public Institutional in an area between Marshall and Battery from 13th to 14th Street located northwest of the applicant's property. The applicant's property is shown on the Land Use Plan as Single Family. The property immediately to the north, east, and south of the applicant's property is shown as Single Family. The property directly to the west is shown as Public Institutional and the block to the southwest is shown as Commercial. MASTER STREET PLAN: Spring Street is shown on the Master Street Plan as a local street and is built to that standard. PARKS: Pettaway Park is located seven blocks to the east of the applicant's property on 22nd Street and is shown as a Neighborhood Park. CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN: The applicant's property is inside the area covered by the neighborhood action plan titled "Downtown Neighborhoods: Plan for the Future." The neighborhood action plan listed two relevant goals. The first goal consists of rehabilitation of decayed residential and commercial structures, and elimination of overgrown vacant lots. The second consists of job promotion and training for unemployed 2 November 11, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 14.1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU99-08-09 and poor residents. The neighborhood action plan also listed the action statement of encouraging mixed-use activity in small commercial structures in residential blocks. However, the same action statement added that restrictions designed to limit traffic and noise in residential areas should not be lifted. ANALYSIS: This site is in an older residential neighborhood in the central portion of the city. Along Broadway and Main Streets, both arterials, lay areas of Mixed Use, Commercial and Office areas as shown on the Land Use Plan. In this three block section between the two arterials is where this application lies. The Capitol Zoning District boundary extends southward to 23rd Street, one half -block north of this application. This area was hit by the 1999 tornado and has numerous projects still under construction to repair damage from the storm. The remainder to the south is a very fragile area that is single family houses with several vacant lots. Spring Street was not designed to accommodate the traffic demands of a commercial structure. This application would create an island of Mixed Use in an area of Single Family. There are existing areas of Commercial and Mixed Use that are available for development into non-residential uses. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: Community Outreach Neighborhood Organization, Capitol Hill Neighborhood Association, Central High Neighborhood Association, East of Broadway Neighborhood Association, Meadowbrook Neighborhood Association, South End Neighborhood Association, South End Neighborhood Developers, South Little Rock Community Development Association, and the Wright Avenue Neighborhood Association. Staff has received no comments from area residents concerning the land use plan amendment. 3 November 11, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 14.1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU99-08-09 STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff believes the change is not appropriate due to traffic concerns and intrusion into the existing neighborhood. 4 Plan Amendment _ J Case # LU99-0809 N �r 2311 S Spring �r _ SF to MX Cr: 6 f TRS: T1NR12W10 0 200 400 Feet PD: 8 vicinity Map ward: 1 Item # 14.1 07111=0 IIIA C 3 m Area Zoning Case # LU99-08-09 N 2311 S Spring + CT. 6 Lf TRS: TINR12WI0 0 200 400 Feet PD: 8 Vichty NbP Ward: 1 Item# 14.1