HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutesAugust 17, 2000
ITEM NO.: B FILE NO.: LU00-11-01
Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - I-430 Planning District
Location: Northwest corner of I-430 and W. 36th St.
Request: Low Density Residential and Mixed Office
Commercial to Mixed Use
Source: The Church at Rock Creek
PROPOSAL / REQUEST:
Land Use Plan amendment located in the I-430 Planning District
from Low Density Residential to Mixed Use. Mixed Use 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. The applicant wishes to develop church and
ministry facilities.
Prompted by this Land Use Amendment request, the Planning
Staff expanded the area of review to include the area
between I-430 and Bowman Road and the area shown as Mixed
Office Commercial at the northeast corner of the W. 36th
Street / Bowman Road intersection. With these changes, the
entirety of the Mixed Office Commercial would be eliminated.
The additional area would result in Mixed Use along the
north side of W. 36th Street from I-430 to Bowman Road and
along Bowman Road north of 36th Street.
EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING:
The expanded area is currently zoned R-2 Single Family and
the applicant's property is approximately 40.00+ acres of
the 75 + acres under consideration for amendment. The
entire expanded area is zoned R-2 Single Family. Three
houses are located in the expanded area on W. 36th Street
just south of the applicant's vacant property. The rest of
the expanded area is vacant. The residential subdivision to
the north is zoned R-2 Single Family and consists of single-
family houses. A nursing home in a Planned Commercial
Development zone is located on Bowman Road next to the
northwest corner of the expanded area. The vacant property
east of I-430 is zoned R-2 Single Family. The southeast
corner of I-430 and W. 36th Street is vacant property zoned
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ITEM NO.: B (Cont.
FILE NO.: LU00-11-01
Open Space where Panther Branch flows into Brodie Creek.
The property to the south of W. 36th Street is zoned MF -12
Multifamily and R-2 Single Family. The land zoned MF -12
Multifamily is vacant. The land zoned R-2 Single Family is
occupied by single-family houses built on large lots. The
vacant property to the west of the expanded area located on
the west side Bowman Road is zoned R-2 Single Family.
FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENTS:
On April 16, 1999, a change was made from Single Family to
Suburban Office on Aldersgate Road north of W. 20th Street
about a mile northeast of the applicant's property.
On June 18, 1996 multiple changes took place along
Shackleford Road between W. 36th Street and Col. Glenn Road
about a half mile east of the applicant's property.
On January 16, 1996, a change from Low Density Multifamily
to Suburban Office east of Bowman, south of Kanis about a
mile north of the applicant's property.
On August 1, 1995 a change took place from Single Family to
Suburban Office about a half mile east of the applicant's
property.
On June 20, 1995 multiple changes took place along Bowman
Road about a third of a mile west of the applicant's
property.
The expanded area is shown on the Future Land Use Plan as
Low Density Residential and Mixed Office Commercial. North
of the expanded area is shown as Single Family with a small
area shown as Low Density Residential on Bowman Road. The
property on the east side of the freeway is shown as Mixed
Office Commercial with Park / Open Space shown where Panther
Branch flows into Brodie Creek. The south side of W. 36th
Street is shown as Mixed Office Commercial with a strip of
Park / Open Space shown along Brodie Creek. The property to
the west of the expanded area is shown as Low Density
Residential and Suburban Office.
MASTER STREET PLAN:
I-430 is shown on the Master Street Plan as a Freeway while
W. 36th Street and Bowman Road are shown as minor arterials.
A proposed collector is shown located west of the
applicant's property to connect W. 36th Street to Bowman
Road. The Master Street plan does shows a proposed
interchange between W. 36th Street and I-430. On January
K,
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ITEM NO.: B (Cont.)
FILE NO.: LU00-11-01
1991 the Arkansas State Highway Commission denied approval
of a City of Little Rock request for an interchange at this
location due to a lack of need. The Arkansas State Highway
Commission stated that it would reconsider its decisions if
the need should arise. A Class II Bikeway is shown along W.
36th Street connecting Bowman Road to Rock Creek. A second
Class II Bikeway is shown along Bowman Road connecting
Executive Center Drive to Colonel Glenn Road.
However the Master Parks Plan shows a Priority One Proposed
Open Space along Panther Branch and Brodie Creek. Panther
Branch is not affected by this proposed amendment. Brodie
Creek flows near the southeast corner of the expanded area
on the opposite side of W. 36th Street. Proposed parkland
is shown on the Master Parks Plan about a mile upstream on
Brodie Creek west of Bowman Road. The proposed parkland is
not affected by this amendment.
CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN:
The applicant's property does not lie in an area covered by
a neighborhood plan.
ANALYSIS:
The expanded area is located at the intersection of two
minor arterials in an area characterized by some low-density
development and an abundance of vacant land. A change to
Mixed Use could complement the mix of uses in the two
neighboring areas shown on the Future Land Use Plan as Mixed
Office Commercial and Suburban Office. This change will
leave a small buffer of Low Density Residential at the
northwest corner of the expanded area between the proposed
Mixed Use and the current area shown as Single Family. The
most intense use in the area is the Single Family located on
Shady Ridge Drive. The greatest effect this amendment could
have would be on property located west of I-430. Any
development in this area will most likely have an impact on
the subdivision north of the applicant's property. Any
change in this area is not likely to effect property located
east of I-430 since the freeway would serve as a physical
buffer between uses. Since most of the neighboring
properties to the south and west are vacant, this amendment
will effect any future development or land use changes that
could occur. Approval of this amendment does not
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ITEM NO.: B (Cont.)
FILE NO.: LU00-11-01
necessarily mean that non-residential development will take
place. A Varity of single family and other residential
developments could take place without a Planned Zoning
Development. Any mix involving non-residential components
would require a Planned Zoning Development.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
Notices were sent to the following neighborhood
associations: Birchwood N.A., Campus Place P.O.A.,
Kensington Place P.O.A., Pennbrook/Clover Hill Place P.O.A.,
Sandpiper N.A., Sewer District #147, Twin Lakes "A" N.A.,
Twin Lakes "B" N.A., and Westbrook N.A. Staff has received
no comments from area residents.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff believes the change is appropriate.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
(AUGUST 3, 2000)
Brian Minyard, City Staff, made a brief presentation to the
commission. This item was followed immediately by the
presentation of item 6 by Monte Moore so the discussion of
item 6 could coincide with the discussion for item 6.1. See
item 6 for a complete discussion concerning the Long Form
POD Conceptual Plan. A motion was made to defer items 6 and
6.1 to the August 17 meeting and was approved with a vote of
8 ayes, 0 noes, and 3 absent.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
(AUGUST 17, 2000)
Brian Minyard, City Staff, made a brief presentation to
commission. This item was followed immediately by the
presentation of item C by Monte Moore so the discussion
item C could coincide with the discussion for item B.
the
of
See
item C for a complete discussion concerning the Long Form
POD Conceptual Plan. A motion was made to approve the item
as presented. Item B was approved with a vote of 8 ayes,
0 noes, and 3 absent.
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