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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFAX to applicant PC itemIty of Little Rock epartment of Planning and Development 23 West Markham ittle Rock. Arkanaac 72201-1334 FAX -COVER SHEET DATE: L I TO: �� L j S COMPANY: c- - FAX NO. 1 -2 -It- t40:70 3 I ©U PHONE NO.: qJ 79- 7 600 _i3FROM: V' (c.'^ DEPARTMENT: FAX NO.: _ (501) 371-ff6863 PHONE NO.: -z,,,-7l —+7 TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES INCLUDING COVER SHEET: 60 COMMENTS: City of Little Rock Department of Planning and DevelopmentPlanning Zoning and 723 West Markham Subdivision Little Rock, Arkansas 72 201-1 334 (501) 371-4790 October 6, 1999 Thelma I. Sullivan 6400 Patrick Country Rd. Little Rock, AR 72223 Dear Mr. Thelma I. Sullivan, Enclosed is a copy of your item that is a part of the agenda for the October 14, 1999 Planning commission meeting. If there are any questions, please call me. Si erely, Brian Minyard Planner II Encl. cc: Ed Willis \BRIAMLU9920-02 DOC October 14, 1999 ITEM NO.: 7 FILE NO.: LU99-20-02 Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - Pinnacle Planning District Location: 6400 Patrick Country Road Request: Single Family to Office Source: Thelma I. Sullivan PROPOSAL / REQUEST: Land Use Plan amendment in the Pinnacle Planning District from Single Family to Office. The Office category represents services provided directly to consumers (e.g., legal, financial, medical) as well as general offices, which support more basic economic activities. The applicant wishes to develop offices. EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING: The property is developed as a single-family residence and is currently zoned R-2, Single Family and is approximately 8.65+ acres in size. The vacant property to the north is zoned R-2. A church occupies the neighboring property to the south in an R-2 zone covered by a Conditional Use Permit. MF -18 Multifamily zoning covers the majority of the vacant property across the street to the east. R-2 zoning covers vacant land to the northeast of the applicant's property while 0-2 Quiet Office zoning covers the vacant property to the southeast. The neighboring property to the west is zoned 0-3 General Office with conditions. FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENTS: The applicant's property is shown as Single Family on the Land Use Plan. The land to the north and west is shown as Single Family. The property to the south is shown as Public Institutional, while the property to the southeast is shown as Office and directly east is shown as MultiFamily. On July 21, 1998, changes were made from Single Family to Office and Suburban Office north and east of the Walnut Valley Christian School and immediately west of applicant's property. October 14, 1999 ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU99-20-02 On November 2, 1993 a change was made from Multi -Family to Office on Ranch Drive and located about one half -mile east. MASTER STREET PLAN: Patrick Country Road is shown as a Collector street on•the Master Street Plan. The master street plan also shows a proposed extension of Patrick Country Road to provide a collector street to connect with Pinnacle Road. PARKS: The Master Parks Plan does not show any existing or proposed parks in the area. CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN: The applicant's property does not lie in an area covered by a neighborhood action plan. ANALYSIS: The applicant's property lies in an area transitioning from a rural character to a suburban form. Office development has occurred in the area of Ranch Drive and Ranch Blvd. Large tracts of undeveloped land designated for Office, Suburban Office and Mixed Office Commercial exist in this area to the east and west. In July 1998, the Board of Directors approved a change from Single Family to Office and Suburban Office (20.5 acres for Office and 10.5 acres for Suburban Office.) The application in 1998 was for 20.5 acres of Multifamily and 10.5 acres of Office (with an additional 65 acres under the same ownership to the north staying Single Family.) The application of June 1998 was expanded to include additional land for Multifamily but the expansion did not cover the current area. At the time of the PC hearing, the current applicant's property was between two parcels of Multifamily on the east and west and Public Institutional and Single Family to the south and north, respectively. The Multifamily/Office amendment was approved by the Planning Commission with a 6-4-1 vote. However, with the ordinance as approved, the current applicant's property is now sandwiched between Multifamily and Office. 2 October 14, 1999 ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont. FILE NO.: LU99-20-02 Now that the current applicant has filed for Office, it is reasonable to eliminate the peninsula of Single Family and extend the existing Office towards the east to Patrick Country Road. However, it is not reasonable to change the entirety of the application. The northern portion of the current application lies further north than the Office that lies to the west. This wquld be an intrusion -into the lesser intensity area of Single Family. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: Aberdeen Court Property Owners Association, Johnson Ranch Neighborhood Association and the Westchester / Heatherbrae Property Owners Association. Staff has received no comments from area residents. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff believes the change is not appropriate at this time as filed. Large areas of undeveloped Office exist in this area. Expansion of Office will further increase the supply of land available for office development. Staff does not support a change of the entire area to Office. However, staff supports the extension of the existing Office to the southwest of the applicant's property towards the east in order to square off the land available for Office. 3 I" I Plan Anwndrnent Case # Lu:99-20-02 6400 Patrick Country Road SF to 0 CT: 42.05 TRS: T2NR14WI4 PD, 20 Vicinity Map Ward. 9 H -H 0 500 1000 Feet Item# 7 SF J CI Plan Anwndrnent Case # Lu:99-20-02 6400 Patrick Country Road SF to 0 CT: 42.05 TRS: T2NR14WI4 PD, 20 Vicinity Map Ward. 9 H -H 0 500 1000 Feet Item# 7 L.L MFS Q a a ►c a 5Q Q o a per- mow. �y f BUS IV DE PI i MF 11 ocoC , 1 USNOD q�rRE SF SQ 0- 0 C . t • YUP -S is ° O ° O v n MF 10 n 1 ' o o .r' o� e� . ^7 oaf• 6 1 1 .• a Vicinity Map . Case # LU99-20-02 N 6400 Patrick Country Road CT: 42.05 TRS: T2NR14W14 0 500 1000 Feet PD: 20 War&- Item # 7 VicinityMF Ord. #17,786 July 21, 1998 LU98 20-02 IM CANTRE .. ROAD SF TO SF, O,& W TRS 12 R14-mn4 PD --.— WARD 0 no Isco Item No. 7