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LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
FEBRUARY 19, 2013 AGENDA
Subject
Approval of Land Use Plan
Amendment LU13-15-01
Submitted By:
Planning and Development
Action Required
Ordinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Approved By
Bruce Moore
City Manager
SYNOPSIS
To approve Land Use Plan changes in the 10700 blocks of
Woodman Street and Sardis Road (LU13-15-01).
FISCAL IMPACT
None
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommended approval. The Little Rock Planning
Commission voted 9 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent and 1 open
position to approve the changes.
CITIZEN
The following Neighborhood Associations were contacted:
PARTICIPATION
Mavis Circle, Pinedale, Shiloh and SWLR UPS. No
comments were received solely concerning the Future
Land Use Plan amendments.
BACKGROUND
This amendment is on the boundary of the Mixed
Commercial Industrial and Suburban Office. The Future
Land Use Plan shows Suburban Office for this area west of
Mabelvale Main Street. However, the current use pattern
is mixed. West of Mabelvale Main Street and surrounding
this application is primarily single family houses with one
exception: a textile rental company located due north of the
application site.
BACKGROUND
CONTINUED
The Future Land Use plan is always considered to be a
more general plan in nature and already envisions a
change to non-residential for this southwest quadrant of
Mabelvale. More intensive uses are shown, but not
developed yet, along Sardis Road west of the Mabelvale
areas. Suburban Office has been shown for this quadrant to
help transition hack to the Residential Low Density in the
southeast quadrant and areas south of Mabelvale.
After the proposed expansion of Mixed Commercial
Industrial, there would remain a Suburban Office area both
to the east and south to help buffer the proposed
Residential Low Density areas shown on the plan south of
Sardis Road and east of Mabelvale Main.
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I ORDINANCE NO.
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAND USE PLAN
4 (16,222) IN THE GEYER SPRINGS WEST PLANNING
5 DISTRICT IN THE 10700 BLOCKS OF WOODMAN
6 STREET AND SARDIS ROAD (LU13-15-01) AND FOR
7 OTHER PURPOSES;
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9 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Planning Commission has reviewed the package
10 of suggested changes and now recommends them for adoption.
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12 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
13 OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK:
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15 SECTION 1. For a part of block 38, Town of Mabelvale, the Land Use Plan
16 is changed from Suburban Office to Mixed Commercial Industrial.
17 SECTION 2. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item,
18 sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be
19 invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the
20 remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if
21 the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a
22 part of the ordinance.
23 SECTION 3. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the
24 same that are inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to
25 the extent of such inconsistency.
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FILE NO.: LU13-15-01
Name: Land Use Plan Amendment — Geyer Spring West Planning District
Location: 10700 blocks of Woodman St and Sardis Road
Request, Suburban Office to Mixed Commercial Industrial
Source: James Lawhorn
PROPOSAL 1 REQUEST:
Land Use Plan amendment in the Geyer Spring West Planning District from Suburban
Office to Mixed Commercial Industrial. Mixed Commercial and Industrial 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. The use will be for automobile storage of impounded
cars.
EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING:
The property is cleared and partially used for storage of cars and is currently zoned R-2
Single Family and is 1.17 acres ± in size. Immediately surrounding the application is
R-2 Single Family. To the west is a large area of 1-2 Light Industrial land that is mostly
vacant except for a textile rental company to the north of the application. To the
northwest, is the area of small block development of Mabelvale. It has a mixture of
uses from single family houses, churches, and some scattered commercial uses. The
area to the south is primarily undeveloped along Sardis Road.
FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENTS:
This property is currently shown as SO Suburban Office. To the north, east and south
is also shown as Suburban Office. Across Sardis Road to the south as well as across
Mabelvale Main to the east is Residential Low Density. To the immediate west is MCI
Mixed Commercial Industrial.
April 2, 2002, A change was made from Single Family to Public Institutional northeast of
the site for a church.
November 4, 1997, multiple changes occurred in the vicinity of the application area
including this site from Multi -Family and Mixed Office Commercial to Mixed Use. The
area immediately to the west was changed from Light Industrial and Mixed Office
Commercial to Mixed Commercial Industrial also at this time.
FILE NO.: LU13-15-01 (Cont.
MASTER STREET PLAN:
Sardis Road is shown as a Collector on the Master Street Plan. Eventually, the
proposed Minor Arterial will be parallel to Sardis connecting Mabelvale Cutoff Oust west
of Mabelvale Elementary School) to Sardis Road south and west of the site.
The primary function of a Collector Street is to provide a connection from Local Streets
to Arterials.
Woodman Street is shown as a Local Street. The primary function of a Local Street is to
provide access to adjacent properties. Local Streets which are abutted by
non-residential zoning/use or more intensive zoning than duplexes are considered as
"Commercial Streets". These streets have a design standard the same as a Collector.
Woodman would be considered a Commercial Street.
BICYCLE PLAN:
Any bikeway or proposed bike route is at least three blocks away from this application
site.
PARKS:
According to the Master Parks Plan, this site is not in an service deficit area, meaning
that there is a public park within 8 blocks of this site, namely Morehart
Park and Pinedale Cove Park.
HISTORIC DISTRICTS:
There are no city recognized historic districts that would be affected by this amendment.
ANALYSIS:
This proposal would expand the Mixed Commercial Industrial to the east for a portion of
one block. This proposal is to use the area as a vehicular storage yard, which would
have minimal physical improvements to the site. The area requesting the change is part
of a larger existing use to the west within the mixed Commercial Industrial area.
This amendment is on the boundary of the Mixed Commercial Industrial and Suburban
Office. The Future Land Use Plan shows Suburban Office for this area west of
Mabelvale Main Street. However, the current use pattern is mixed. West of Mabelvale
Main Street and surrounding this application is primarily single family houses with one
exception: a textile rental company located due north of the application site.
FILE NO.: LU13-15-01 (Cont.
The Future Land Use plan is always considered to be a more general plan in nature and
already envisions a change to non-residential for this southwest quadrant of Mabelvale.
More intensive uses are shown, but not developed yet, along Sardis Road west of the
Mabelvale areas. Suburban Office has been shown for this quadrant to help transition
hack to the Residential Low Density in the southeast quadrant and areas south of
Mabelvale.
After the proposed expansion of Mixed Commercial Industrial, there would remain a
Suburban Office area both to the east and south to help buffer the proposed Residential
Low Density areas shown on the plan south of Sardis Road and east of Mabelvale
Main.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: Mavis Circle, Pinedale,
Shiloh and SWLR UPS.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff believes the change is appropriate.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 10, 2013)
This item was placed on the consent agenda for approval and was approved with a vote
of 9 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent and 1 open position.
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CO
Q
Land Use Plan Amendment
Case: LU13-15-01
Location: 10700 Block of Sardis
and Woodson Street
SO to MCI
Ward: 7
PD: 15 0 125 250 500 Feet
CT: 41.04
TRS: T1 S R13W10
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CO
CO
Q
Land Use Plan Amendment
Case: LU13-15-01
Location: 10700 Block of Sardis
and Woodson Street
SO to MCI
Ward: 7
PD: 15 0 125 250 500 Feet
CT: 41.04
TRS: T1 S R13W10
Area Zoning
Case: LU13-15-01 N
Location: 10700 Block of Sardis
and Woodson Street
SO to MCI
Ward: 7
PD: 15 0 125 250 500 Feet
CT: 41.04
TRS: T1 R13W10