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HomeMy WebLinkAboutquestions and answers from meeting oct 25 at Toms TavernTom's Tavern Meeting, October 25, 1999 #1. Q: Was the item approved at the Planning Commission Meeting? A: No. This item was placed on the consent agenda for deferral and was approved with a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent. This item was deferred to the December 2. #2. Q: Did staff support the change? A: No. Staff believes the change is not appropriate. The depth of the applicant's lot would allow non-residential uses to penetrate deeply into the residential subdivision. #3. Q: What kind of zoning did Tom's Tavern apply for? A: The applicant filed an application for a Land Use Plan Amendment. The applicant did not file for a zoning change. The applicant wants to amend the future land use plan to change the land use plan from Commercial & Multi -Family to Mixed Use. The Land Use Plan is intended to serve as a guide for zoning and land use decisions. #17. Q: What does the applicant want to do? A: The applicant wishes to use the property for a tavern, apartments and a mini - storage warehouse. #25. Q: What is the current classification on the land use plan? A: The property is shown as Commercial along Mann Road and Multi -Family for the remainder. The land north of the property lies in a Commercial land use area with frontage on Baseline Road. Multi -Family borders the property on the east side. The property to the south is shown as Single Family. #4. Q: Is Land Use the same as zoning? A: No. Land use is the vision of what the city should be and may not always follow property lot lines. Land Use classifications are more general than zoning. Zoning prescribes the permitted uses of the tract and is conveyed with the property. #24. Q: What is the existing zoning? A: The applicant's property is zoned a mixture of C-3 General Commercial along Mann Road and R-2 Single Family and R-5 Urban Residence zoning on Terrace Place. The West Baseline Alert Center, at the northeast corner of Stardust Trail and Mann Road is zoned C-3 General Commercial. A commercial building at the corner of Terrace Place and Mann Road is also zoned C-3. Three apartment buildings located on Terrace Place are zoned R-5. The remainder of the surrounding properties, including a mobile home park across the railroad tracks to the north, is zoned R-2. #5. Q: What is a Planned Use Amendment? A: The applicant filed an application for what is called a Land Use Plan Amendment. Land use is the vision of what the city should be and may not always follow property lot lines. Land Use classifications are more general than zoning. Zoning prescribes the permitted uses of the tract and is conveyed with the property. #6. Q: Will it raise taxes? A: No. The Tax Assessors office is an agency of Pulaski County. Your land use classification will not affect your taxes. #7. Q: Will it effect my property values? A: Perhaps. Property values are often dependent on intangibles such as the perception of the surrounding area. #8. Q: How does the city know what the Future Land Use will be? (or) How can the City of Little Rock control Future Land Uses? A: The City of Little Rock has a written document called the Land Use Plan Narrative to accompany the Land Use plan. The Land Use Plan is a city ordinance. The Land Use plan provides guidance in zoning and other land use decisions. The Future Land Use Plan also references Neighborhood Action Plans as a source of input from the citizens living in specific neighborhoods to guide decisions. #9. Q: What is the difference between Mixed Use and what is their now? (or commercial ? of Multi -family?) A: Mixed Use provides for a mixture of residential, office and commercial uses to occur. A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is office or commercial or if the use is a mixture of the three. 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 area they serve. The multi -family category accommodates an area specifically developed to accommodate mobile homes. #11. Q: What is a Planned Zoning Development? A: A process for owners/developer to utilize when it is desirable to present a unified site plan and plat for City review. #10. Q: Why Mixed Use? A: Mixed Use is available as a classification to allow deferent uses to exist on the same piece of property that is not normally found on the same piece of land. #12. Q: How can the City of Little Rock tell someone what to do with his or her property? A: The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Little Rock provides the basis of land use regulations within the City of Little Rock. This ordinance is provided for within the State Act 186 of 1957, creating planning jurisdiction. #13. Q: How does a Planned Zoning Development work? A: A detailed description of the Planned Zoning Development process is provided for in the brochures for short form and long form PZD's. The differences between the two are: (1) the size, the short form is five acres or less; (2) degree of detail of the plan. In short, the Planned Zoning Development Process permits an owner to combine platting and zoning actions in order to achieve flexibility and good design. #14. Q: What is a Planned Zoning Development? A: The Planned Zoning Development Process permits an owner to combine platting and zoning actions in order to achieve flexibility and good design. #15. Q: What is a Site Plan Review? A: The Site Plan Review is a process providing for a public review of large, complicated, or intense development that may be appropriately located but require special attention to design and potential impacts on neighborhood properties. A Site plan is required when a developer wants to either build more than one building on a site, or add a new building to a site. #16. Q: What is a Neighborhood Action Plan? A: A Neighborhood Action Plan is a document written by the residents of a neighborhood designed to serve as a guide for city decisions. #18. Q: Why was the are of review expanded? (or) Was the area of review expanded? A: Yes, the area of review was expanded. The Planning Staff expanded the area of review to include the entirety of the Commercial area which includes the West Baseline Alert Center. Expansion of the boundaries will make the boundaries more logical. With the expansion of the review area, the entirety of the commercial area shown on the land use plan between Stardust Trail and Terrace Place would be eliminated. We were asked to change so much of the Commercial, it made since to include all of it. #19. Q: When will this case be heard again? A: Planning Commission Meeting on December 2, 1999 at 4:00 p.m. in the Board Chambers on the 2nd Floor at City Hall located at 500 West Markham St. #20. Q: Whom can we call if we have any more question? (or) Who do we see if we have any more questions? A: Either myself at 371-6815, or Brian Minyard at 371-4790. We are located at 723 W. Markham St. #21. Q: What is your e-mail address. A: My e-mail address is vhustead cialittierock.state.ar.us. Brian Minyard's e-mail address is bmin and littlerock.state.ar.us. #22. Q: Who was notified? A: Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: West Baseline N.A., Cloverdale N.A., and the Town and Country Neighborhood Association. Staff has received two comments from area residents. One was in support and one was neutral. #23. Q: What do the Neighborhood Action plans say about this? A: The applicant's property is located in the area covered by the Chicot West / I- 30 South Neighborhood Action Plan. The Economic Development goal of the plan includes the objective of retaining existing businesses. The Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization goal contains the objectives of concentrating development in the more urbanized northern section of the study area (wherein this lies) while encouraging home ownership throughout the study area. The Community Image goal includes the objectives of stricter code enforcement and zoning reviews in the study area. #26. Q: How will this effect Mann Road? A: It should not greatly effect traffic on Mann Rd. It may impact local streets in the area. Mann Road is shown on the Master Street Plan as a Collector street from Baseline Road to Mabelvale Main Street. The Master Street Plan also indicates a proposed Class I Bikeway that will follow this section of Mann Road and link Forbing Road to the proposed South Loop. For questions about streets, call the Public Works Department at 371-4811. #27. Q: What other Land Use Plan changes have taken place in the area? A: On June 15, 1999 a change was made from Single Family to Suburban Office and Service Trades District at the northwest corner of Baseline Road and the Mabelvale Pike / 1-30 interchange about a mile northwest of the applicant's property. On December 5, 1995 a change was made from Single Family to Mixed Use on Mabelvale Cutoff west of Chicot Road about a mile southeast of the applicant's property. On December 6, 1994 a change was made from Park Open Space to Commercial at Baseline and 1-30 about a three-quarters of mile northwest of the applicant's property. #28. Q: Whom do I call about zoning questions? A: Call Mr. Dana Carney at 371-6817, our Zoning Administrator. #29. Q: Who do I call about PZD's and Site Plan Reviews? A: Call Mr. Monte Moore at 371-4792, our Subdivision Administrator. #30. Our main phone # is 371-4790.