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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Directors itemsOFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION APRIL 6,1999 AGENDA Land Use Plan Amendment - LU99-18-01 - Ellis Mountain Planning District at Bowman Road and Col. Glenn Road Action Required gOrdinance Resolution Approval Information Report Submitted By Cy Carney City Manager SYNOPSIS Amendment to the Land Use Plan from Community Shopping and Office to Mixed Office Commercial. RECOMMENDATION Planning Staff recommends approval. This item was placed on the consent agenda. The consent agenda was approved with a vote of 9 ayes, 0, nays and 2 absent. CITIZEN March 18, 1998 Planning Commission Meeting (placed on PARTICIPATION consent agenda). Notification sent to: Sandpiper N.A., Twin Lakes "A" Neighborhood Assoc., Campus Place N.A., Kensington Place N.A., Westbrook N.A., Birchwood Neighborhood Association, Pennbrook/Clover Hill Place N.A., Sewer District #147 and Twin Lakes "B" Neighborhood Assoc. BACKGROUND The area has changed in recent years. The anticipated demand for community shopping in the area has not been fulfilled. One example is the structure to the east, built as a shopping mall, is now used by Baptist as a nursing school. Another is the tract of land at the southwest corner of Colonel Glenn and I-430 has been changed from Community Shopping to Commercial and has yet to be developed. The change from Community Shopping and Office to Mixed Office Commercial is in keeping with changes in the neighborhood and is not viewed as a significant change. March 4, 1999 ITEM NO.: 5.1 FILE NO.: LU99-11-01 Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - I-430 Planning District Location: Aldersgate Road Request: Single Family to Suburban Office Source: Pat McGetrick, McGetrick Engineers PROPOSAL / REQUEST: Land Use Plan amendment in the I-430 Planning District from Single Family to Suburban Office_ Suburban Office provides for low intensity development of office or office parks in close proximity to lower density residential areas to assure compatibility. A Planned Zoning district is required. CURRENT LAND USE AND ZONING: The property is currently zoned PRD and is approximately 12 acres in size. To the north and east of the site lie single family houses and vacant land zoned R3 and shown as Single Family. To the south is Aldersgate Camp which is zoned OS (Open Space) and shown as Park/Open Space on the Land Use Plan. To the west is I-430 Interstate. RECENT AMENDMENTS: December 1, 1998, A change from Multi -Family to Mixed Office Commercial on Labette Drive west of John Barrow. June 18, 1996, multiple changes as a result of the John Barrow Neighborhood Action Plan including this site from Suburban Office to Single Family. January 16, 1996, a change from Low Density MultiFamily to Suburban Office east of Bowman, south of Kanis. MASTER STREET PLAN: Aldersgate Road is shown as a collector on the plan and is shown on the Master Street Plan to loop back to the west on the southern end to connect with Shackleford Road south of Aldersgate Camp. March 4, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 5.1 (Cont.) PARKS: FILE NO.: LU99-11-01 There are no existing parks in the immediate areas. BACKGROUND: At the time of the John Barrow Neighborhood plan, there was not as much demand for office in the area; therefore this site was changed to Single Family. Single Family homes lie across Aldersgate Road to the east. Concerns have arisen over the massing, siting, landscaping and buffering of these structures to make them softer and more compatible with those single family residences. NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: This area is covered by the John Barrow Neighborhood plan. In that plan, it states as a goal "to enhance the climate towards encouraging new businesses and commercial establishments..." preferably medical oriented. This proposal appears that it could be medical support services. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: Spring Valley Manor Property Owners Assoc., Parkway Place N.A. and Gibraltar/Pt. West/Timber Ridge. Staff has not received any comments from area residents as of this printing. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff believes the change is appropriate. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 4, 1999) Brian Minyard, of Staff, presented the item to the commission. Short discussion followed. A motion was made to approve the change and was passed with a vote of 7 ayes, 2 noes and 2 absent. FA D I e z aip IV G so PK os ,m Plan Amendment LU99-11-01 ALDERS GATE ROAD SF TO SO " TRS T1N R13W10 CT 24,04 PD 11 Vicinity Map WARD __ o too 400 Item No.5, 02 V cc 0 D2 CUP V 0 d �C V t N Vicinity Map "EM 01110 v Cu 0 c� fn L EO 00f NMF -26 www\\� - u 03 os I os o=p O n ooQ =6 16� �� ° goo C ❑❑ O Ma 0 ❑ ❑ 0 moo o 0 n D LJ a o ❑ o o o Mao_ 0[r o oo E: no 0 0 ❑ ❑ Existing Zoninz LU99-11-01 ALDERS GATE ROAD TRS T1N R13W10 CT 24._ 4 PD WARD 5 0 200 .00 Item No. 5, ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAND USE PLAN (16,222) IN THE ELLIS MOUNTAIN DISTRICT FROM COMMUNITY SHOPPING AND OFFICE TO MIXED OFFICE COMMERCIAL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. SECTION 1. That Community Shopping and Office at the northwest corner of Bowman and Colonel Glenn Roads be amended to Mixed Office Commercial on the Land Use Plan. SECTION 2. That the Land Use Plan be changed from Community Shopping and Office to Mixed Office Commercial on the attached sketch and be changed in the Land Use Narrative. PASSED: ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED: Mayor