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FOR THE LITTLE ROCK BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING ON
June 20, 2000
A Land Use Plan Amendment # LU00-03-01 in the West Little Rock Planning
District from Single Family to Suburban Office in the 200 block of North McKinley.
ITEM NO.# -
Planning
Staff
Recommends:
Planning
Commission
Recommends:
Right -of -Way
Issues:
Vote: 8 Ayes 0 Noes 2 Absent
1 Open Position
ITEM NO.# A Land Use Plan Amendment # L000-20-01 in the Pinnacle Valley Planning District
from Mixed Office Commercial to Commercial at 17800 — 17900 Cantrell Road.
Planning
Staff
Recommends: Approval
Planning
Commission
Recommends:
Right -of -Way
Issues:
NIA
Vote: 7 Ayes 1 _ Noes 2 Absent 1 Open Position
ITEM NO.#
Planning
Staff
Recommends:
Planning
Commission
Recommends:
Right -of -Way
Issues:
Vote: _ Ayes — Noes Absent — Abstention
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
JUNE 20, 2000 AGENDA
Subject
Land Use Plan Amendment —
Pinnacle Valley Planning
District — LU00-20-01—
17800 —17900 Cantrell Road
Action Required
40rdinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Submitted By
Cy Carney
City Manager
SYNOPSIS
Land Use Plan amendment in the Pinnacle Valley Planning
District from Mixed Office Commercial to Commercial for a
future development.
RECOMMENDATION
Planning Staff recommends approval. Planning Commission
meeting on December 2, 1999 (7 ayes, 1 noes, 2 absent, 1 open
position).
CITIZEN
Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations:
PARTICIPATION
Johnson Ranch N.A., and Aberdeen Court P.O.A.
BACKGROUND
The Future Land Use Plan shows both pieces of property on the
application as Mixed Office Commercial with a strip of
Park/Open Space along Cantrell Road. The properties
surrounding the northern side of the application area are shown
as Multi -Family and Office. The property to the east is shown
as Mixed Office Commercial with a strip of Park/Open Space
next to Cantrell Road. Single Family, Commercial, and
Suburban Office is shown on the south side of Cantrell Road.
The west side of Patrick Country Road is shown as Public
Institutional and Office.
The property is currently zoned 0-2 Office and Institutional and
is approximately 32.61 + acres in size. Generally north of the
property line are areas zoned MF -18 Multifamily District, a
Planned Commercial District, and 0-2 Office and Institutional.
A C-2 Shopping Center District is located on the east side of
Ranch Blvd., east of
BACKGROUND Road is zoned R-2 Single Family, C-3 General Commercial,
CONTINUED and 0-1 Quiet Office. To the west of the property is zoned R-2
Single Family with a Conditional Use Permit occupied by a
church and an 0-3 General Office District.
The applicant's property is located on the edge of a large vacant
area that extends to the north and west next to new development
north of Cantrell Road along Ranch Boulevard. The area is
located at the intersection of Chenonceau Boulevard and
Cantrell Road with new office, commercial and residential
development occurring at the edge of the amendment area.
The applicant's property also falls under the regulations of the
Highway 10 Design Overlay District. The Highway 10 Design
Overlay District could offset the loss of the Park/Open Space
proposed by this amendment through various means. The
Park/Open Space strip would provide for no access along
Cantrell Road where the DOD provides for limited access.
The original ordinance implementing zoning for the
development known as the Johnson Ranch was passed on
January 16, 1985. Numerous zoning changes have taken place
in this development over its history.
On October 5, 1999, a Land Use Plan Amendment, Ordinance
18,106, resulted in two changes. The change from Office to
Mixed Office Commercial resulted in the current Mixed Office
Commercial shown for the property currently under review.
This Ordinance, 18,106, also contained language to set a limit
on acreage to be zoned C-2. The amendment allowed zoning of
C-2 up to, but
not exceeding, the limit of 63.2516 acres unless additional
property was zoned from commercial to other less intense
zoning classifications. The zoning change of February 22, 2000
took place on Ranch Drive at Cantrell Road in which 9.2831
acres were zoned from C-2 Shopping Center to 0-3 General
Office. This zoning of 9.2831 acres allows for a maximum of
33.63 acres to be zoned commercial as stated in Ordinance
18,106.
The proposed zoning application, to be heard on this agenda,
could fulfill the spirit of Ordinance 18,106. This
request is within the previously agreed to amendment as far as
area is concerned. However C-2 (Shopping Center Uses) not
C-3 (General Commercial Uses) would be required. The spirit
of the October 1999 Ordinance could be met with C-3 (General
Commercial) zoning if the rezoned tracts fell within under the
Highway 10 Design Overlay.
FILE NO.: LU00-20-01
Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - Pinnacle Planning
District
Location: 17800 & 17900 Cantrell Rd.
Request_: Mixed Office Commercial & Park/Open Space
to Commercial
Source: Ed Willis, Ranch Properties, Inc.
PROPOSAL / REQUEST:
Land Use Plan amendment in the Pinnacle Planning District
from Mixed Office Commercial to Commercial. The Commercial
category includes a broad range of retail and wholesale
sales of products, personal and professional services, and
general business activities. Commercial activities vary in
type and scale, depending on the trade area they have. The
applicant wishes to use the property for future Commercial
development.
EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING:
The property is currently zoned 0-2 Office and
Institutional and is approximately 32.61 + acres in size.
Generally north of the property line are areas zoned MF -18
Multifamily District, a Planned Commercial District, and 0-
2 Office and Institutional. A C-2 Shopping Center District
is located on the east side of Ranch Blvd., east of the
property in question. An Open Space zone occupies a strip
of land along the south side of the applicant's property
along Cantrell Road. The south side of Cantrell Road is
zoned R-2 Single Family, C-3 General Commercial, and 0-1
Quiet Office. To the west of the property is an R-2 Single
Family zoned with a Conditional Use Permit occupied by a
church and an 0-3 General Office District.
Most of the land between Cantrell Road and Ranch Blvd. is
vacant. The nearest uses to the north are four one story
office buildings occupied by an insurance claims office and
a mixture of medical and legal firms. Further north is the
campus of the Arkansas Baptist High School. East of Ranch
Blvd. is the Saddle Creek shopping center. South of
Cantrell Rd. is large lot residential subdivisions. West
of Patrick Country Road is a small church and a few
residences built on large lots.
FILE NO.: LU00-20-01 (Cont.)
FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENTS:
On November 16, 1999 a change was made from Single Family
to Office at 6400 Patrick Country Road on the west side of
Patrick Country Road across the street from the area under
review.
On October 5, 1999 a change was made from Office to Mixed
Office Commercial for the property currently under review.
On October 5, 1999 a change was made from Commercial to
Mixed Office Commercial on the east side of Ranch Blvd.
directly east of the area in question.
On July 21, 1998, a change was made from Single Family to
Suburban Office and Office to the west at 18600 Cantrell
Rd. with the change to Office located 380 feet west of the
site in question on Northridge Road _while the change to
Suburban Office took place about 1500 feet to the west on
Cantrell Rd.
On July 21, 1998, a change was made from Single Family to
Office at Chenal Parkway and Hwy 300 about a mile to the west
of the proposed amendment.
The Future Land Use Plan shows both pieces of property on
the application as Mixed Office Commercial with a strip of
Park/Open Space along Cantrell Road. The properties
surrounding the northern side of the application area are
shown as Multi -Family, and Office. The property to the
east is shown as Mixed Office Commercial with a strip of
Park/Open Space next to Cantrell Road. Single Family,
Commercial, and Suburban Office is shown on the south side
of Cantrell Road. The west side of Patrick Country Road is
shown as Public Institutional and Office.
MASTER STREET PLAN:
The Master Street Plan shows Cantrell Road as a Principal
Arterial and Patrick Country Road as a Collector. The plan
shows Chenonceau Blvd, Ranch Blvd. and Ranch Drive as local
streets. Chenonceau Blvd. changes into a Minor Arterial
south of Cantrell Rd. A Class II Bikeway is shown along
Cantrell Road on the Master Street Plan from Chenonceau
Boulevard to Ferndale Cutoff that would be effected by this
proposed amendment.
PARKS:
The Master Parks Plan does not show any existing or
proposed parks in the area.
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FILE NO.: LU00-20-01 (Cont.)
CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN:
The applicant's property does not lie in an area covered by
a neighborhood plan.
ANALYSIS:
The applicant's property is located on the edge of a large
vacant area that extends to the north and west next to at
new development north of Cantrell Road along Ranch
Boulevard. The area is located at an intersection with new
office, commercial and residential development occurring at
the edge of the amendment area.
The applicant's property also falls under the regulations
of the Highway 10 Design Overlay District. The Highway 10
Design Overlay District could offset the loss of the
Park/Open Space proposed by this amendment through a one
hundred -foot setback from Highway 10, landscape buffers,
strict sign regulations, and limited curb cuts. The
regulations of the design overlay district also regulates
the lighting of properties along Highway 10 to maintain a
parkway atmosphere and also limits the amount of buildings
to 1 building for every two acres on site. The Highway 10
Overlay District applies to the entire tract of land if it
is divided into multiple lots for commercial development.
The Park/Open Space strip would provide for no access along
Cantrell Road where the DOD provides for limited access.
The original ordinance implementing zoning for the
development known as the Johnson Ranch was passed on
January 16, 1985. Ordinance 14,809 established zoned 63.3
Acres C-2 Shopping Center, 57.7 Acres 0-2 Office and
Institutional, 19.1 Acres MF -12 Multifamily, and 7.8 Acres
MF -18 Multifamily. Numerous zoning changes have taken
place in this development over its history.
The latest zoning Ordinance 18,226 dated February 22, 2000
changed the zoning for this development from C-2 Shopping
Center to 0-3 General Office for 9.2831 acres. This change
brings the total development to 29.7 Acres of C-2 Shopping
Center, 74.3831 Acres 0-2 Office and Institutional, 212.4
Acres R-2 Single Family Residential, 43.4 Acres MF -18
Multifamily, and set aside 8.5 Acres for a Marine Reserve,
and 202.5 Acres for a Development Reserve. Ordinance 18,226
reduced the current amount of land zoned C-2 Shopping
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FILE NO.: LU00-20-01 (Cont.)
Center by 23% while increasing the amount of land zoned 0-3
General Office by 13%.
On October 5, 1999 a Land Use Plan Amendment, Ordinance
18,106, resulted in two changes from Office and Commercial
to Mixed Office Commercial. The change from Office to
Mixed Office Commercial resulted in the current Mixed
Office Commercial shown for the property currently under
review. This Ordinance, 18,106, also contained language to
set a limit on acreage to be zoned C-2. The amendment
allowed zoning of C-2 up to, but not exceeding, the limit
of 63.2516 acres unless additional property was zoned from
commercial to other less intense zoning classifications.
The zoning change of February 22, 2000 took place on Ranch
Drive at Cantrell Road in which 9.2831 acres were zoned
from C-2 Shopping Center to 0-3 General Office. This
zoning of 9.2831 acres allows for a maximum of 33.63 acres
to be zoned commercial as stated in Ordinance 18,106.
The proposed zoning application, to be heard on this
agenda, could fulfill the spirit of Ordinance 18,106. This
request is within the previously agreed to amendment as far
as area is concerned. However C-2 (Shopping Center Uses)
not C-3 (General Commercial Uses) would be required. As C-
3 (General Commercial) with the entirety of the rezoned
tracts falling under the Highway 10 Design Overlay district
for multiple lots in a tract could also meet the spirit of
the October 1999 ordinance.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
Notices were sent to the following neighborhood
associations: Johnson Ranch N.A., and Aberdeen Court P.O.A.
Staff has received 1 comment from area residents. The
single comment was neutral.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff believes the change is appropriate.
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Case # 7-4343-J N
17800-17900 CANTRELL
CI: 42.05
TRS: T2NR14W14 0 300 600 Feet
PD: 20
Ward: 4
Area. Zoning
Case # Z -4343-J N
17800-17900 CANTRELL
CT: 42.05
r TRS: T2NR14W14 0 300 6o0 Fed
P1} 20
vicinity Map Ward: 4
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAND USE PLAN
(16,222) IN THE PINNACLE VALLEY
PLANNING DISTRICT FROM MIXED OFFICE
COMMERCIAL TO COMMERCIAL; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, as the Little Rock Planning Commission believes
it appropriate to amend the plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY•THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1. That Mixed Office Commercial located at the
northwest and the northeast corners of Cantrell Road and
Chenonceau Boulevard, also known as 17800 - 17900 Cantrell
Road be amended to Commercial on the Land Use Plan.
SECTION 2. That the ordinance shall take effect and be
in full force from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED:
Mayor