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August 6, 1998
ITEM NO-: 12 FILE NO.: LU98-20-03
Name: Land Use Plan Amendment -- Pinnacle District
Location: 8400 Ferren Road
Request: Single Family to Services Trades District
Source: Richard and Phyllis Norwood
PROPOSAL / REQUEST:
Land Use Plan amendment in the Pinnacle Planning District from
Single Family to Services Trades District. Service Trade'
District provides for a selection of office, warehousing, and
industrial park activities that primarily serve other office
service or industrial businesses. This district is intended=to
allow support services to these businesses and to provide for
uses with an office component. A Planned Unit Development is
required for any development not wholly office. '
CURRENT LAND USE AND ZONING:
The property is currently zoned R2 and is approximately 3.2 acres
in size. The site is shown as single family on the Land Use
Plan. The site is totally surrounded by R-2 zoning and Single
Family classification. St. Paul United Methodist Church lies on
Pinnacle Valley Road to the east of the site and in shown as
Public Institutional.
RECENT AMENDMENTS:
There has not been any recent land use plan amendments in the
area recently. This area was reviewed in the Highway 10 Plan of
1986 and the Little Rock General Plan of 1989.
MASTER STREET PLAN:
Ferren and Richard Roads are local residential streets with open
ditches. The street shown to the south of the site is not
constructed nor is the right-of-way cleared. Pinnacle Valley
Road is shown on the Plan as a Minor Arterial but is currently a
two-lane cross section without curb and gutter.
BACKGROUND:
Pinnacle Valley Road near the site still maintains a rural
character with an abundance of single family houses. The houses
that face these two streets and those along Pinnacle Valley Road
between the church and Ferren Road form a small neighborhood.
Service Trades District at the rear of a small neighborhood would
August 6, 1998
ITEM NO.: 12 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU98-20-03
create a 'STD' island in the middle of Single Family. Ferren and
Richard roads are not sufficient to carry any traffic that might
be generated by the mini -warehouse development.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
Staff records do not show an active neighborhood association in
this area.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff believes the change is not appropriate.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
(AUGUST 6, 1998)
Brian Minyard, of Staff, presented the item. Mr. Minyard
answered questions about the neighborhood and number of homes in
the area.
Mr. Norwood, spoke that he lives in the area of the application.
He spoke of another mini -storage business in the area with 531
units and one available. He spoke of previous item in the agenda
and his personal history.
Commissioner Adcock asked what the proposed uses were. Mr.
Norwood answered that it was mini -storage and some outside
storage for boats. He spoke of four buildings in total.
Commissioner Putman asked where the applicant lived.
Commissioner Hawn asked how many people lived on Ferren Road and
Richard Road. The applicant stated that he was the only house on
Ferren Road and that there were four mailboxes on Richard Road.
Chairman Lichty spoke that the commission was struggling with the
fact that they would be setting precedence in this area.
Commissioner Hawn stated that a Planned Development would not be
a bad deal in his opinion. He stated that any development would
require improvements to the roadway paid by the applicant.
"Changing the Plan for that small of an area does not look like a
good thing for us to do." He proposed the applicant to come back
with a planned development without changing the Land Use Plan.
Commissioner Hawn explained that changing the Land Use Plan was
all that could be changed tonight and that he would have to come
back anyway.
Commissioner Adcock further explained that he should come back
with a planned development.
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August 6, 1998
ITEM NO.: 12 (Cont._) FILE NO.: LU98-20-03
Jim Lawson stated that he abstained since he lives in the area.
Walter Malone, of Staff, stated that if a planned development
application was filed, that the staff report would state that
this is in opposition to the plan and note comments made by the
commission to encourage the applicant to file the PUD. We would
question the intensity.
Chairman Lichty asked how many units would be constructed. The
applicant stated that, at full buildout, it would be 240 units.
Discussion followed between commission members about the
intensity of the development.
Commissioner Muse asked if Service Trades District was
appropriate for his application. Walter Malone explained that
Service Trades District was the least obnoxious category in which
to place mini -warehouse.
Commissioner Adcock made a motion to stop discussion and approve
the motion and was seconded. The item was denied with a vote of
1 aye, 7 nays and 3 absent.
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