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HomeMy WebLinkAboutoriginal board itemOFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION September 19, 2006 AGENDA Subject I Action Required I Approved By Land Use Plan Amendment — gOrdinance Otter Creek Planning District Resolution — LU06-16-03 from Mixed Approval Office Commercial to Information Report Commercial Submitted by: Planning and Development Bruce Moore SYNOPSIS Land Use Plan amendments in the Otter Creek Planning District at the southeast and southwest corners of Vimy Ridge Road and Alexander Road from Mixed Office Commercial to Commercial for future development. FISCAL IMPACT N/A RECOMMENDATION Planning Staff recommends approval. The Planning Commission at their August 17, 2006 meeting recommended approval by a vote of 10 for and 0 against and 1 absent. CITIZEN Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: PARTICIPATION South West Little Rock United for Progress, Alexander Road Neighborhood Association, Quail Run Neighborhood Association, and Meyer Lane Neighborhood Association. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on August 17, 2006. BACKGROUND The expanded site is currently zoned R-2 Single Family. There appear to be two vacant houses on the application site and an occupied house on the expanded area. To the north and east of the area is zoned I-2 Light Industrial. The 1-3 area directly across from the application site is mostly open space. The areas to the south and west of the site are zoned R-2 Single Family. The property at the northwest corner of Vimy Ridge Road and Alexander Road is zoned C-3 General Commercial. There is a gas station with a convenience store at this location. The expanded application area is shown as Mixed Office Commercial. To the south of this site is Single Family, to the north of the area is Industrial, and to the west is more Mixed Office Commercial and Low Density Residential. The property to the northwest of the site is Commercial. To the south is Mixed Office Commercial then Single Family east of Vimy Ridge and Low Density Residential west of Vimy Ridge. There has been no recent activity in this area. The proposed amendment would change approximately four acres on the southern side of Alexander Road from Mixed Office Commercial to Commercial. Only a small portion of the Mixed Office Commercial will be changed in order to leave a buffer of MOC between the Commercial and Single Family. The site is located at the intersection of Vimy Ridge Road and Alexander Road. These are both classified as Minor Arterials in the Master Street Plan, and this is a highly used intersection. A convenience store and gas station is currently located at the northwest corner of this intersection. This area has been mostly dormant for the past twenty years, but new residential developments are currently moving to this area. The Chicot West I-30 Neighborhood Action Plan addresses many issues concerning this intersection. The Plan is in favor of Neighborhood Commercial development at the intersection of arterials and also states the need for more restaurants in the area.