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Home My WebLink Aboutapplicant letter with itemCity of Little Rock Department of Planning and DevelopmentPlanning Zoning and 723 West Markham Subdivision Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 (501) 371-4790 November 8, 1999 Joe White White - Daters & Associates, • Inc. 401 S. Victory St. Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Mr. Joe White, 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. 1BRIAN1LU9919-03.DOC November 11, 1999 ITEM NO.: 9.1 FILE NO.: LU99-19-03 Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - Chenal Planning District Location: Northeast corner of Chenal Valley Dr. and Rahling Rd. Request: Single Family & Multi -Family to Low Density Residential & Park/Open Space Source: Joe White, White - Daters & Associates, Inc. PROPOSAL / REQUEST: Land Use Plan amendment in the Chenal Planning District from Single Family & Multi -Family to Low Density Residential. Low Density Residential represents a broad range of housing types including single family attached, single family detached, duplex, townhouse, multi -family and patio or garden homes. Any combination of these and possibly other housing types may fall in this category provided that the density is between six (6) and ten (10) dwelling units per acre. The applicant proposes to build a retirement village. Prompted by this Land Use Amendment request, the Planning Staff expanded the area of review to include the property on Rahling Road south of the applicant's property. Staff modified the application to include a change from Single Family to Park/Open Space to serve as a buffer between the proposed Low Density Residential and the existing Single Family. With these changes, the entirety of the Multi - Family on the east side of Chenal Valley Drive will be eliminated. It is thought that the additional area would make the boundaries more logical. EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING: The applicant's property is currently zoned R-2 Single Family Residential and is approximately 71.92 + acres in size. The expanded area is also zoned R-2. Vacant property to the north and east is zoned R-2. Large vacant 0-2 Office and Institutional, C-1 Neighborhood Commercial, Planned Commercial District (PCD), and 0-3 General Office zones lie south of the area. The Asbury Apartments occupies the November 11, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 9.1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU99-19-03 Multi -Family -24 Multifamily district to the west. A largely vacant 0-2 zone lies further to the west on Chenal Parkway. FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENTS: On April 20, 1999, a change was made from Office to Commercial with a Planned Zoning Development required east of Kirk Road on Chenal Parkway. On December 15, 1998, a change was made from Single Family to Public Institutional at 715 Wellington Village Road southeast of the expanded area. On September 1, 1998, a change was made from Single Family to Multi -Family at northeast corner of Chenal Valley Dr. and Rahling Rd. On May 6, 1997 changes were made form Single Family, Public Institutional, Multi -Family, Neighborhood Commercial, and Park/Open Space to Single Family, Low Density Residential, Public Institutional, Office, Neighborhood Commercial, and Commercial at various locations south and east of expanded area. The area is currently shown as Multi -Family and Single Family on the Land Use plan. Single Family lies to the north and east of the amendment area. To the south are two areas of Office and one area of Neighborhood Commercial is shown. Multi -Family is shown west of the amendment area. The Land Use Plan also shows Office further to the west on Chenal Parkway. MASTER STREET PLAN: Rahling Road is shown on the Master Street Plan and will be a part of the proposed West Loop. Chenal Valley Drive is shown as a collector street. A Class II bikeway is proposed to run from Chenal Parkway to the proposed West Loop (currently Rahling Road). PARKS: The Park System Master Plan does not show any parks in the vicinity of this proposed change that will be affected. 2 November 11, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 9.1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU99-19-03 CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN: This area is not covered by a neighborhood action plan. ANALYSIS: The applicant's property is a vacant tract of land located on a hilltop in a developing suburban area. The most recent development in the area is the Asbury Apartments located west of the expanded area. A change to Low Density Residential and Park/Open Space would serve as a buffer between the lower residential densities of the Single Family to the east, and the higher residential densities of the Multi -Family to the west. Staff would recommend placing a strip of Park/Open Space to recognize the natural buffer created by the hillside, which slopes down towards the Single Family to east. Park/Open Space will also buffer the larger scale buildings as shown on the proposed Planned Residential Development from the smaller scale of single family houses. An additional buffer would be provided by the Low Density Residential separating the residential uses to the north from the nonresidential uses to the south. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: Gibraltar/Pt. West/Timber Ridge N.A:-, Parkway Place Property Owners Association, Spring Valley Manor Property Owners Association, Aberdeen Court Property Owners Association, Bayonne Place Property Owners Association, Carriage Creek Property Owners Association, Cedar Hill Terrace Property Owners Association, Eagle Pointe Property Owners Association, Glen Eagles Property Owners Association, Hillsborough Property Owners Association, Hunters Cove Property Owners Association, Hunters Green Property Owners Association, Johnson Ranch Neighborhood Association, Marlowe Manor Property Owners Association, and St. Charles Property Owners Association. Staff has received no comments from area residents. M November 11, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 9.1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU99-19-03 STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff believes the change to Low Density Residential is appropriate and would recommend the strip of Park/Open Space to create buffers between the different densities of residential and to recognize the hillside that is to be left undisturbed. 4 Plan Amendment ' gx Case # LU99-19-03 N Rall Road at aerial Valley MF & SF to LDR 3 - CT. 42.06 TRS: T2NR14W36 0 400 800 Feet PD: 19 Vicinity Map , , Ward: 5 Item # 9.1 Area Zoning Case # LU99-19-03 N �Road at Chenal Valle Rahling Y Cr: 42.06 TRS: T2NR14VW25 0 500 1000 Fed PD. 19 Vicinity Map - ward: 5 Item # 9.1