HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutesJanuary 3, 2002
ITEM NO.: 12 FILE NO.: LU02-24-01
Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - Sweet Home Planning
District
Location: 1801 E. 38th St.
Request: Single Family to Suburban Office
Source: Albessie Thompson
PROPOSAL / REQUEST:
Land Use Plan amendment in the Sweet Home Planning District from
Single Family to Suburban Office. The suburban office category
shall provide for low intensity development of office or office
parks in close proximity to lower density residential areas to
assure compatibility. A Planned `Zoning District is required.
The applicant wishes to develop the property for executive
suites.
EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING:
The house located on the applicant's property is currently zoned
R-2 Single Family and is approximately .22+ acres in size. All
of the surrounding property is zoned R-2 Single Family and is
developed for housing except for the neighboring property to the
south which is the site for Granite Heights Park and is zoned PR
Parks and Recreation. A pavilion is located on the park
property directly behind the applicant's house.
FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENTS:
On December 12, 2000 multiple changes were made from Park/Open
Space, Single Family, Public Institutional, Multi -Family and
Commercial to Mixed Use, Single Family, Public Institutional,
and Low Density Residential on Confederate Boulevard, Simpson
Street, Gilliam Park Road, and Caroline Street starting about
1/3 of a mile south of the applicant's property.
On November 16, 1999 multiple changes were made from Single
Family, Multi -family, Commercial, Public Institutional, and Park
/ Open Space to Single Family, Low Density Residential, Mixed
Use, Public Institutional, and Park / Open Space in a corridor
along Frazier Pike about 1 mile east of the application area.
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January 3, 2002
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 12 (Cont.)
FILE NO.: LU02-24-01
The applicant's property is shown as Single Family on the Future
Land Use Plan. All of the surrounding property is shown as
Single Family except for the neighboring property to the south
that is shown as Park/Open Space.
MASTER STREET PLAN:
E. 38'�-h Street is a Standard Residential Street. The Master
Street Plan does not show any bikeways that would be affected by
this amendment.
PARKS:
The Little Rock Parks and Recreation Master Plan of 2001 shows
Granite Heights Park as an existing neighborhood park. The
Parks plan calls for an eight -block strategy of providing
neighborhood parks within an eight -block distance of every
household in Little Rock. Granite Heights Park is surrounded by
a residential neighborhood in fulfillment of that goal.
CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN:
The property under review is not located in an area covered by a
City of Little Rock recognized neighborhood action plan.
ANALYSIS:
The applicant's property is located inside a stable residential
neighborhood surrounding a city park. Most of the neighborhood
along this portion of Springer Boulevard can be divided into
three areas. The first area is the residential area is located
along E. 38th Street and Baltimore Street and consists of houses
facing the streets in those subdivisions. The second area is
located along Simpson Street, which consists mainly of churches
and houses facing Simpson Street. The third area is along
Springer Boulevard, which consists of a mixture of uses facing
Springer Boulevard. The areas shown as Mixed Use and Commercial
along Springer Boulevard consists of vacant properties that are
suitable for non-residential development. The introduction of
Suburban Office uses in the residential area when there are
other areas suitable in the neighborhood for non-residential
uses exist is an unnecessary intrusion into this quiet
homogenous sub -area.
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SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 12 (Cont.
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COMMENTS:
FILE NO.: LU02-24-01
Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations:
College Station Progressive League, and Granite Mountain
Neighborhood Association. Staff has not received comments from
area residents.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff believes the change is not appropriate. The amendment
would introduce a non -compatible use into a residential
neighborhood.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
(JANUARY 3, 2002)
The item was placed on the consent agenda for withdrawal. A
motion was made to approve the consent agenda and was approved
with a vote of 11 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent.
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