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HomeMy WebLinkAboutapplicant letter about revised zoningEtCity of Little Rock Department of Planning and Development 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 Phone: (501) 371-4790 Fax: (501) 399-3435 or 371-6863 October 29, 2001 Doug Loftin 612 Oakdale Lane Alexander, AR 72002 Dear Mr. Loftin, Currently, you have a zoning action pending with the City of Little Rock that will, be going before the Board of Directors on November 20, 2001. At this meeting, the zoning at County Line Road from R-2 to MF -6 is scheduled to be heard. Planning Zoning and Subdivision The Chicot West 1-30 South Neighborhood Action Plan is currently under review. That committee, which consists of citizens from the area, has suggested to City Staff that your property be changed to Suburban Office on the Land Use Plan and 0-2, Office and Institutional District, on the zoning plan. The Suburban Office category provides for low intensity development of office or office parks in close proximity to lower density residential areas to assure compatibility. The zoning category of 0-2's uses by right includes, but is not limited to: banks, churches, medical clinics, daycare, libraries, office uses, etc. Enclosed is a copy of the 0-2 requirements from our zoning ordinance. We would like to offer this alternative zoning for discussion by the Board of Directors. Time is of the essence if we are to make this modification for the Board's consideration. Please contact our office and speak with Brian Minyard to let us know if you would like us to proceed with the office use for your site. If you do not contact us, we will proceed with the MF -6 rezoning on November 20tH LJneLUI cc: Bill Hope, Hope Engineers \pin-bm\luplan 2001Vu011601 [Reserved]. q. tique shop. (c) Hetht' regulations. N erected o� s cturally alts height of —five (35) feet ZONING hereafter exceed a ")Area giflctions. (1) Front yard. There h be a front yard havin a 4epth of t 1 ss than twenty-five (25) fe t t� the fr nt ' e of the building. Where e�two ( a jacent buildings are farther an\twe ty ve (25) feet from the property a th a tablished setback line will prev o s b ect property. (2) Side yard. Th e shall be a side yard on each side o th wilding having a width of not less th (10) percent of the aver- age width of �ot, not to exceed eight (8) feet. (3) Rear yard. ere shall be a rear yard having a de f n t less than twenty-five (25) feet. I he ase of a corner lot provid- ing a twe ty-fiv foot exterior side yard, however, e rel may be reduced to not less an sigh (8) feet. (4) Lot are regudatio . There shall be a lot area of t less than even thousand (7,000) - square et. In additt n, t sere shall be a lot width not less th a s7no (60) feet and a lot depth d less than one hun (100) feet. (5) Lot c ueroge. Maximum lot cpQverage for all p ' pal and accessory uildings shall be -five (35) percent o the total area of lot. (Code 1, Ch. 43, § 7-102.1; d. o. 15,553, § Ic, d, 20-88; Ord. No. 16,116, § �), 11-19-91; Ord. o. 16,341, § 1(h), (o), 1-1 -91; Ord. No. 16,8 .1, § 1(ll), 3-21-95) Sea 36-280. 0-2 office and institutional dis- trict. (a) Purpose and intent. The 0-2 office and in- stitutional district is established for a twofold purpo&e: To provide appropriate locations for well- designed office facilities on large tracts, generally not available in the built-up areas of the city, and Supp. No. 22 2323 136-280 to provide for unified orderly development of major cultural, educational, medical, governmen- tal and religious facilities. This section applies to such district. in order to support and enhance their benefit to the community, height and area, standards are designed to assure the harmonious integration of such development with surround- ing neighborhoods. The 0-2 district may be ap- plied to either existing developed areas to facili- tate expansion of existing office and institutional uses or to undeveloped locations where such uses are also appropriate. Law intensity of land usage and a park -like setting are primary characteris- tics of this district. Where office buildings higher than forty-five (45) feet are anticipated, greater setbacks are required in order to provide light and air to adjacent properties. Limited retail and service uses are permitted as accessories to the principal use. (b) Deueioprnent criteria. unless otherwise spe- cifically provided in this section, the following development criteria shall apply to this district: (1) All properties within this district shall be contiguous and shall be totally developed under a unified site plan submitted to and approved by the planning commission. Cri- teria for submittal of the accompanying site plan shall follow the guidelines set forth in this chapter, (2) Customary accessory uses shall be permit- ted only when they are clearly incidental. to the primary use. No accessory use or uses may utilize in excess of ten (10) percent of the gross floor area of the principal struc- ture or structures except that the planning commission may authorize an additional ten (10) percent in conjunction with the review of the site plan. (3) All buildings shown on the required site plan shall cover an aggregate area of not more than forty (40) percent of the area of such site. (4) All detached buildings shall be separated by a distance of not less than twenty (20) feet. (5) Design provision for ingress and egress, service drives, interior circulation, both on and off site shall be that required by sec- tion 31-210 of the subdivision regulations. 136-280 LITTLE ROCK CODE (c) Use regulations: (1) Permitted uses. Permitted uses are as fol- lows: a. Bank or savings and loan office. b. Church. c. Clinic (medical, dental or optical). d. College dormitory. e. College fraternity or sorority. f. College, university or seminary. g. Community welfare or health center. h. Convent or monastery. i. Daycamp. j. Day nursery or day care center. k. Duplication shop. 1. Establishment for care of alcoholic, nar- cotic or psychiatric patients. In. Establishment for a religious, charita- ble or philanthropic organization. n. Governmental or private recreational uses, including but not limited to golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools, playgrounds, day camps and passive recreational open space. o. Hospital. p. Laboratory. q. Library, art gallery, museum or similar public use. r. Lodge or fraternal organization. s. Mortuary or funeral home. t. Nursing home or convalescent home. u. Office (general or professional). v. Photography studio. w. Private school, kindergarten or insti- tution for special education. z. School (business). y. School (public or denominational). z. Studio (art, music, speech, drama, dance or other artistic endeavors). aa. Studio (broadcasting and recording). bb. Travel bureau. Supp. No. 22 2324 (2) Accessory uses. The following accessory uses are permitted only in conjunction with an allowable use or uses in the 0-2 district and shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the total floor area on the site. a. Barber and beauty shop. b. Bar, lounge, or tavern. c. Beverage shop. d. Book and stationery store. e. Camera shop. f. Drugstore or pharmacy. g. Eating place without drive-in service. h. Florist shop. i. Health studio or spa. j. Optical shop. (3) Conditional uses. Conditional uses are as follows: a. Ambulance service post. b. Barber and beauty shops. c. Cemetery or mausoleum. d. Eating place without drive-in service. e. Health studio or spa. f. High-rise multifamily, at a density not greater than thirty (30) units per gross - acre. g. Hotel or motel. h. Job printing, lithographer, printing or blueprinting. i. Parking, commercial lot or garage. j. School (commercial, trade or craft). k. [Reserved]. (d) Height regulations. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of forty-five (45) feet at the required front, side or rear yard setback lines. Building heights proposed in excess of forty-five (45) feet may be authorized by the planning commission in con- junction with the site plan review. However, the following formula shall Wile: At the height permit- ted at said yard setback lines, one (1) foot may be added to the height, of the building for each foot that the building or portion thereof is set back Fkfr lzfil from the required yard lines. In no instance shall the maximum height of the building exceed one hundred twenty (120) feet. (e) Area regulations. (1) Front, side and rear yard. The front, side and rear yard setbacks shall be not less than twenty-five (25) feet. (2) Site area. The minimum site area shall be two (2) acres. In addition, there shall be not less than two hundred (200) feet of frontage oa at least one (1) abutting boundary street. (Code 1961, Ch. 43, § 7-102.2; Ord. No. 15,247, § 1, 2-17.87; Ord. No. 15,553, § lk,q, r, gg, 9.20-88; Ord. No. 15,571, § Id, 11-1-88; Ord. No. 15,832, § la, 4.3-90; Ord. No. 16,115, § 1(kk), 11-19-91; Ord. No. 16,577, § 1, 1-18-94) Sec. 36-281. 0-3 general o ce district. (a) Purpos a d intent. 0-3 general office district is esta Ii hed to acc odate offices and associated a strative; Liti ec�e and profes- sional uses in a and ting structures to- gether with spec'fi d ins tional and accessory uses. This section a lies such district. The 0-3 district is chara y eestanding buildings and ancillary par ' d shall be limited to arterial street loca 'on developed areas of the city and other c selected areas where public utilities, co ty facilities and other public services are d q ate to support general office development. (b) Use regular' ns (1) Permitted e e lows: a. Sank or avin b. Ch ch. C. C ' c ( edical, t d. Co ege ormitor e. Co ege fxaternit� f. C mm g- nve t IL ay n i. Dupli ati tted uses are as fol- d loan office. to al or optical). 'ty welfare oz� or monastery. ery or day care on shop. center. Supp. No. 22 2325 ILI j. Establi] cotic or IL Establi: ble or p 1. Family M. craverni ent for care of a a uses, includs�g bi courseste col playgrounds, day recreational o - en n. Group care fac it o. Laboratory. P. Library, art gall . public use. q. Lodge or fratern r. Mortuary or fun s. Nursing home o t. Office (general u. Photography st d v. Private school, ki tution for spec al w. Rooming, lod g ties. X. School (bus' ess). Y. School (publ c or c Z. Studio (bro dcasti aa. Studio (art, usic,j or other tic f bb. Travel b eau. (2) Accessory use . The f are permute only allowable u e or u s and shall n excee to total floor ea on e a. Antiq shop b. Barbe and b au c. Book d s tione d. Can ra sho . e. Cig , toba co or c f. CIO g s ore. g. Cu tom sewiae or if alcoholic, ar- ! nts. gious, 'ta- I to golf ,g pools, passive eumh or similar ation. e. !, scent home. s onal). en or insti- tio . �oasding facili- inn 'oval). d re ording). �. a, dance rang a cess uses conjun on �th an in the -3 'strict i n (10) cent f the site. 1 f ty shop. ry store. andy store. millinery LAND USE CATEGORIES Revised 4-1-00 SF Single Family Residential - This category provides for single family homes at densities not to exceed 6 dwelling units per acre. Such residential development is typically characterized by conventional single family homes, but may also include patio or garden homes and cluster homes, provided that the density remain less than 6 units per acre. LDR Low Density Residential - This category accommodates a broad range of housing types including single family attached, single family detached, duplex, townhomes, 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. MF Multi -Family Residential - The multi -family category accommodates residential development of ten (10) to thirty-six (36) dwelling units per acre. 4 MH Mobile Home Park - This category accommodates an area specifically developed to accommodate mobile homes. OFFICE O Office - The office category represents services provided directly to consumers (e.g., legal, financial, medical) as well as general offices which support more basic economic activities. SO Suburban Office - The suburban office category shall provide 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. MIXED MCI Mixed Commercial and Industrial - This category provides for a mixture of commercial and industrial uses to occur. Acceptable uses are commercial or mixed commercial and industrial. A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is mixed commercial and industrial. MOC Mixed Office and Commercial - This category provides for a mixture of office and commercial uses to occur. Acceptable uses are office or mixed office and commercial. A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is mixed office and commercial. STD Service Trades District - This 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 allow support services to these businesses and to provide for uses with an office component. A Planned Zoning District is required for any development not wholly office. MX Mixed Use - This 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. MXU Mixed Use Urban - This category provides for a mix of residential, office and commercial uses not only in the same block but also within the same structure. This category is intended for older "urban" areas to allow dissimilar uses to exist, which support each other to create a vital area. Development should reinforce the urban fabric cresting a 24-hour activity area. Using the Planned Zoning District or the Urban Use District, high and moderate density developments that result in a vital (dense) pedestrian oriented area are appropriate. INDUSTRIAL LI Light Industrial - This category provides for light warehouse, distribution or storage uses, and/or other industrial uses that are developed in a well-designed "park like" setting. Industrial - The industrial category encompasses a wide variety of manufacturing, warehousing research and development, processing, and industry related office and service activities. Industrial development typically occurs on an individual tract basis rather than according to an overall development plan. COMMERCIAL C 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 that they serve. CS Community Shopping - This category provides for shopping center development with one or more general merchandise stores. v NC Neighborhood Commercial - The neighborhood commercial category includes limited small- scale commercial development in close proximity to a neighborhood, providing goods and services to that neighborhood market area. NODE Existing Business Node - This category provides for the existence of a sufficient concentration (minimum of 3) of long-term established businesses on both sides of a major street. The businesses must be contiguous or in close proximity. A Planned Zoning District is required. OTHER A Agriculture - It is the intent of this category to encourage the continuation of agricultural uses of the land. The agricultural classification also provides for a transition between rural areas and the urban fringe, where it would be appropriate to preserve existing rural land use, prior to annexation into the city. M Mining - The mining category provides for the extraction of various natural resources such as bauxite, sand, gravel, limestone, granite or other. Mining uses will include assurances that these resources be properly managed so as not to create a hazard, nuisance or the disfigurement or pollution of the land. PK/OS Park/Open Space - This category includes all public parks, recreation facilities, greenbelts, flood plains, and other designated open space and recreational land. PI Public/Institutional - This category includes public and quasi -public facilities that provide a variety of services to the community such as schools, libraries, fire stations, churches, utility substations, and hospitals. T Transition - Transition is a land use plan designation that provides for an orderly transition between residential uses and other more intense uses. Transition was established to deal with areas which contain zoned residential uses and nonconforming nonresidential uses. A Planned Zoning District is required unless the application conforms to the Design Overlay standards. Uses that may be considered are low-density multi -family residential and office uses if the proposals are compatible with quality of life in nearby residential areas.