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HomeMy WebLinkAboutboard of directors communicationItem OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION SEPTEMBER 1, 1998 AGENDA Subject Action Required Submitted By Land Use Plan Amendment — 40rdinance Geyer Springs East Planning Resolution District — LU98-14-04 — 4201 Approval Baseline Road Information Report Cy Carney City Manager SYNOPSIS RECOMMENDATION CITIZEN PARTICIPATION BACKGROUND Amendment to the Land Use Plan from Low Density Residential to Commercial. Planning Staff recommends approval. This item placed on consent agenda and approved with a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. August 6, 1998 Planning Commission Meeting. Notification sent to Upper Baseline and Windamere Neighborhood Associations. The property is currently zoned R2 and is approximately 1.05± acres in size and is shown as LDR - Low Density Residential on the Land Use Plan. The LDR and R-2 districts surround the site on the east, south and west. To the north, across Baseline Road, is an undeveloped area zoned 0-3 and shown as Office on the Land Use Plan. Baseline Road is shown as a Principal Arterial and is currently built to a five -lane section. Reck Road and Bruno are two lane residential streets. Prompted by the initial Land Use Amendment request at 4201 Baseline Road, the Planning Staff expanded the area of review to include the northwest portion of the existing LDR area to change to Commercial. This change will more reflect the BACKGROUND CONTINUED Prompted by the initial Land Use Amendment request at 4201 Baseline Road, the Planning Staff expanded the area of review to include the northwest portion of the existing LDR area to change to Commercial. This change will more reflect the existing uses and it is thought that the additional area would make the boundaries more logical. Of the area shown in hatch marks on the sketch, six of the ten uses are of a commercial nature. The Commercial area would include the uses of the radiator shop, hair salon, heat and air conditioning shop, auto sales, and a convenience store. The area to the west of Reck Road is currently shown as Commercial on the Land Use Plan. At the intersection of Reck Road and Baseline Road are located a convenience store and a drive-in restaurant. The eastern portion of the site, fronting onto Baseline, was built as single family structures. To the east of the hatched area, only two of the nine structures are currently of a non-residential nature (the locksmith and a veterinarian). Both of these structures are adapted single family residential structures. The veterinarian and the locksmith are fairly unobtrusive. Keeping this eastern portion as LDR will serve as a buffer to the school to the east and from the office to the north from the single family areas to the south. The Upper Baseline Neighborhood Plan is just about to get underway and anticipates an early 1999 finish date.