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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutesSeptember 14, 2000 ITEM NO.: 3.2 FILE NO.: LU00-16-06 Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - Otter Creek Planning District Location: W. Baseline Road near Sibley Hole Road Request: Mixed Office and Commercial to Service Trades District Source: Joe White, Jr., White Daters PROPOSAL / REQUEST: Land Use Plan amendment in the Otter Creek Planning District from Mixed Office and Commercial to Service Trades District. The Service Trades District category provides for a selection of office, warehousing, and industrial park activities that primarily serve other office service or industrial businesses. The district is intended to provide for uses with an office component. A Planned Zoning District is required for any development not wholly office. EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING: The property is currently zoned R-2 Single Family and is approximately 19.9+ acres in size. The property to the north is zoned R-2 Single Family. The property to the east is zoned R-2 Single Family. The property to the south is zoned R-2 Single Family and 0-3 General Office. The property to the west is zoned R-2 Single Family. FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENTS: On May 16, 2000, multiple changes were made in the vicinity of Baseline Road and Stagecoach Road about a mile west of the applicant's property. On December 20, 1999, a change was made from Single Family to Light Industrial on Mabelvale Pike about a 1-i! east of the applicant's property. On June 15, 1999, a change was made from Single Family to Suburban Office and Service Trades District on Baseline Road at Mabelvale Pike about a half mile east of the applicant's property. On October 6, 1998 a change was made from Community September 14, 2000 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 3.2 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU00-16-06 Shopping to Commercial at the northwest corner of the I -30/I-430 interchange about :a of a mile southwest of the applicant's property. On November 4, 1997, multiple changes were made in the Mabelvale Community about one mile south of the applicant's property. The applicant's property is shown on the Future Land Use Plan as Mixed office and Commercial. The property to the north is shown as Service Trades District. The neighboring property to the east is shown as Parks/Open Space along the creek. The property to the south is shown as Mixed Office and Commercial. The neighboring property to the west is shown as Public Institutional. MASTER STREET PLAN: Baseline Road is shown as a Principal Arterial on the Master Street Plan. There are no other streets or bikeways shown on the Master Street Plan that would be affected by this amendment. The Park System Master Plan shows a Priority Two Open Space along a creek that runs inside the area shown as Park/Open Space on the Future Land Use Plan. Any zoning application should address the creek and its floodway areas in relation to the Parks Master Plan. CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN: The applicant's property lies in an area not covered by a city recognized neighborhood action plan. ANALYSIS: The applicant's property lies in an area characterized by large amounts of open space and vacant land. 2 September 14, 2000 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 3.2 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU00-16-06 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: Meyer Lane Neighborhood Association, Otter Creek Homeowners Association, Quail Run Neighborhood Association, and Rolling Pines Neighborhood Association. Staff has received no comments from area residents. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff believes the change is appropriate. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (SEPTEMBER 14, 2000) 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 11 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent. 3