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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Directors itemsOFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION SEPTEMBER 18, 2007 AGENDA Subject I Action Required I Approved By Land Use Plan Amendment — gOrdinance Chenal Planning District — Resolution LU01-19-01 at 13000 Chenal Approval Parkway Information Report Submitted by: Planning and Development Bruce Moore SYNOPSIS Land Use Plan amendments in the Chenal Planning District from Multi Family to Mixed Use for future development of office and commercial uses. FISCAL IMPACT N/A RECOMMENDATION Planning Staff recommends approval. The Planning Commission reviewed this issue at its March 8, 2001 meeting and recommended approval (9 in favor). There were no objectors present. CITIZEN All residents within 300 feet who could be identified, and the PARTICIPATION Gibraltar/Pt, West/Timber Ridge, Parkway Place POA, Aberdeen Court POA, Bayonne Place POA, Carriage Creek POA, Eagle Pointe POA, Glen Eagles POA, Hillsborough POA, Hunters Cove POA, Hunters Green POA, Johnson Ranch, Marlowe Manor and the St. Charles Neighborhood Associations were notified of the March 8, 2001 public hearing. BACKGROUND The applicant's property is shown as Multi Family on the Future Land Use Plan. The property to the north is shown as Park/Open Space. The property is currently zoned Planned Commercial Development. BACKGROUND CONTINUED Staff believes the change is appropriate. The change to Mixed Use still allows for residential development, while permitting non- residential uses only as a planned development where reviewed for compatibility of use and design is possible. The proposed change would continue a reasonable pattern of transition from the intense commercial uses to the east and the less intense residential uses to the west. 2 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAND USE PLAN (16,222) IN THE CHENAL PLANNING DISTRICT FROM MULTI FAMILY TO MIXED USE; 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 Multi Family at the northwest corner of Gamble and Chenal Parkway be amended to Mixed Use. SECTION 2. That the ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 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Q fI _ p f3 �Q , v` 1 PO Fai [3 £3 L] C Ci 1 r ci n Area Zoning LU 01-19-01 N NORTHWEST CORNER OF CHENAL PARKWAY AND CANBLE ROAD Cr: 42.06 TRS: TINR13W5 r—s��� Feet PD: 19 Ward: 5 Item # FILE NO.: LU01-19-01 Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - Chenal Planning District Location: 13000 Chenal Parkway Request. Multi -Family to Mixed Use Source: Max Davis, Davis Properties PROPOSAL / REQUEST: Land Use Plan amendment in the Chenal Planning District from Multi -Family to Mixed Use. The Mixed Use category provides for a mixture of residential, office and commercial uses to occur. A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is entirely office or commercial or if the use is a mixture of the three. The applicant wishes to develop the property for office and commercial uses. Staff is not expanding the application since the Land Use Plan in this area was reviewed less than two years ago. EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING: The property is currently zoned 0-3 General Office and is approximately 3.22± acres in size. The property to the north is the floodway for Rock Creek and is zoned R-2 Single Family. To the east is a retail business in a Planned Commercial Development zone. To the south is retail and automobile sales businesses zoned as a Planned Commercial Development. To the west is an apartment complex on land zoned R-5 Urban Residence. FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENTS: On December 15, 2000 a change took place from Single Family to Low Density Residential on the west side of Gamble Road south of Kanis Road about 1 mile south of the applicant's property. On March 2, 1999 multiple changes took place along Kanis Road about 1 mile south of the applicant's property. On April 6, 1999 a change took place from Single Family to Public Institutional on the west side of Kirby Road at Kings Point about 1 mile west of the applicant's property. On December 15, 1998 a change took place from Multi -Family to Suburban Office on Kanis Road at Point West about 1 mile south of the applicant's property. On December 15, 1998 a change took place from Single Family to Public Institutional on the south side of Chenal Parkway at Pride Valley Drive about 1 mile west of the applicant's property. FILE NO.: LU01-19-01 (Cont. On May 20, 1997 a change took place from Office to Commercial on the north side of Chenal Parkway east of Bowman Road about - of a mile southeast of the applicant's property. The applicant's property is shown as Multi -Family on the Future Land Use Plan. The property to the north is shown as Park/Open Space. The properties east of Gamble Road, as well as the properties south of Chenal Parkway, are all shown as Commercial. The neighboring property to the west is shown as Multi -Family. MASTER STREET PLAN: Chenal Parkway is shown as a Principal Arterial on the Master Street Plan. The section of Gamble Road next to the applicant's property is shown on the Master Street Plan as a local street. A Class I bikeway is shown on Chenal Parkway connecting Bowman Road to State Highway 10. The Master Street Plan also states that Class I bikeways built as part of an arterial will require an additional 10 feet of right-of-way (5 foot each side for oneway path) or an easement in which the path is placed. The required sidewalk along these streets can be incorporated into the bike path. The result would be a 9 -foot wide path on each side of the road. A four -foot section of the path should be marked for pedestrian use. PARKS: The Park System Master Plan shows existing parkland north of the applicant's property inside the Park/Open Space strip running along Rock Creek. The existing parkland is along the floodway of Rock Creek. Any further development of this site should address negative impacts on the floodway and ecological balance of the natural area. With the build out of this site, access points to the park area will be limited. CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN: The applicant's property lies in the area covered by the Rock Creek Neighborhood Action Plan. The Office and Commercial Development goal listed three objectives relevant to this case. The first objective is promotion of commercial development to meet the needs of neighborhood residents. The second objective is maintaining as much as possible the existing topography, trees, and green space. The third objective is enhancing the primarily residential character of the community. The plan also recommends aggressive use of Planned Zoning Districts to influence more neighborhood -friendly and better quality developments. ANALYSIS: The applicant's property is an established office use occupied by a clinic located across the street from intense commercial uses. On the north side of Chenal Parkway, the applicant's property is located in an area that transitions from intense Commercial to the 2 FILE NO.: LU01-19-01 (Cont. east and less intense Multi -Family to the west. A little further to the west is an open area where Rock Creek crosses the west bound lanes of Chenal Parkway from the median to the Park/Open Space area to the north of the applicant's property. Currently, there is a step-down from Commercial to Office to Multi -family which functions well as a transition from more intense uses to the east and less intense uses to the west. Presently, Gamble Road serves as a dividing line between the commercial and residential uses in this area. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: Gibraltar/Pt. West/Timber Ridge, Parkway Place P.O.A., Aberdeen Court P.O.A., Bayonne Place P.O.A., Carriage Creek P.O.A., Eagle Pointe P.O.A., Glen Eagles P.O.A., Hillsborough P.O.A., Hunters Cove P.O.A., Hunters Green P.O.A., Johnson Ranch N.A., Marlowe Manor P.O.A., and St Charles P.O.A. No comments have been received on this item. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff believes the change is appropriate. The change to Mixed Use still allows for residential development, while permitting non-residential uses only as a planned development where review for compatibility of use and design is possible. The proposed change would continue a reasonable pattern of transition from the intense commercial uses to the east and the less intense residential uses to the west. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 25, 2001) The item was placed on the consent agenda for deferral to the March 8, 2001 Planning Commission meeting. A motion was made to approve the consent agenda and was approved with a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 8, 2001) The item was placed on the consent agenda for approval. A motion was made to approve the consent agenda and was approved with a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent. 3