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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcorrespondence with neighborhood association about change13 City of Little Rock Office of the City Manager September 8, 2000 City Hall 500 W. Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 371-4510 FAX # (501) 371-4498 Ms. Georgie Henry Birchwood Neighborhood Association 505 Springwood Drive Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 Ms. Henry, Thank you for your interest in the Zoning and Land Use Plan amendments located at 10800 Birchwood Drive. I would like to take this time to respond to your question of "how did a rezoning request for a home turn into a full fledged land use plan amendment..." When an applicant initiates a rezoning request, that request is checked to determine if the proposal is in conformance with the Land Use Plan. If the proposed zoning is compatible with the land use category, a Land Use Plan is not necessary. For example, if the zoning request is for C-1 Neighborhood Commercial and the Land Use Plan classification is NC - Neighborhood Commercial or C — Commercial, it would most likely be compatible and therefore a Land Use Plan amendment would most likely not be required. However, if the proposed zoning is not compatible with the Land Use Plan classification, in this case C-1 Neighborhood Commercial zoning in a SF Single Family land use classification, a Land Use Plan Amendment is necessary. The Land Use Plan is to promote an orderly growth pattern, to guide development, and to direct infrastructure decisions which will create a strong livable community. It is a blueprint, or vision of what the city should become. When a landowner initiates a zoning request and if it is not compatible with the Land Use Plan, it is necessary for the city planning staff, the Planning Commission and the Board of Directors to revisit that vision or blueprint. The planning staff analyzes all land use plan applications. One of the many factors that the analysis includes is the possible expansion of the area. Staff may expand an application to include other properties if it is appropriate and in accordance with standard planning theories. This application was expanded to include the house across the street. Planning Staff may or not be in favor of the change, but if it is approved by the City of Little Rock Board of Directors, it makes better planning sense to have both houses included in the Land Use Plan amendment. By the time that you receive this letter, the Planning Staff will have made public our recommendation on the zoning and Land Use Plan amendment. Staff has recommended denial of both applications. Per our normal procedure, Public Works Staff has reviewed this application. They will be at the September 14, 2000 Planning Commission meeting and will discuss the floodway/floodplain issue before the commissioners. If you have questions, or need additional information, please call. Sincerely, CyC I City Ma lager 09/07/00 15:07 FAX 501 371 449.8 LITTLE ROCK AR CITY MGR City of Lithe Rock Clty Hall Soo W. Markham Uttle Rock, Arkartisas 72201 (501) 371-4510 FAX A (501) 371-4496 1A001 CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TELECOPEER TRANS=ICAL COVER SHEET DATE: to �D TO: FAX # FROM: FAX #: 371 COMMENTS: IF -&W . TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES (including cover sbeet) IF YOU 00 NOT RECEIVE ALL THE PAGES OR IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE READING THIS FAX, PLEASE CONTACT AT(501)371-4510- 09/07/00 15:08 FAX 501 371 4498 LITTLE ROCK AR CITY MGR IM 002 Mr. Cy Carney City Hall, Rm 203 500 W. Markham. Little Rock, AR 72201 �eax�ie {�vx�, CSA-are6c��n� 505 r%x�/ruaac+✓��i��© SEP 07 2000 )eptember 5, 2000 I am writing to you regarding the application (Z-6907) that will be on the Planning Commission Agenda September 14. It is an application to rezone property at 10800 Birchwood Little Rods, 72211 from R-2 to PD -C, or so I I:hought. ( I have attached a copy of the applicants letter describing what they envision for this property). I later received a postcard in the mail from'. Planning & Development notVying our neighborhood that it was not only a rezoning request for the property at 10801:1 Birchwood but also. a, Land Use Amendment= to'.inel6de•property.to the north of this hou:ie; 'south* bcross Birchwood taking in another'home,'.up"to.'the-officb building'at th6 coiner of'Shacklefor.d and Financial Cente�:':My question is" how -did a rezoning application for a home. turn' into a full= fledged'Land Use Amendment from single family Ito Neighborhood Commercial? That doesn't appear to be what was asked for in the .application. I have had calls from some of our neighbors after the rezoning/plan amendment signs appeared in the front yard of the residence at 10800 Birchwood, particularly r eighbors to the west of this home. We totally oppose any rezoning or amendment to the plan from residential to commercial at this entrance (Shadcleford & Birchwood) to our neighborhood. As the old adage goes, "give them an inch, they will take a mile." There hav:: already been inquiries to buy up the first five houses on Birchwood. It would be opening the door to further commercial intrusion into our neighborhood. Tha Naveros have- cinly been here possfbiy-year, we have' I ived here for 30 years as have many others and have been inundated with these types of requests, We do not wish to see more of th a, type of commercialization at yet another entrance to our neighborhood. Does every comer in the city of Little Rock have to be a commercial node? We already have that type o1' zoning at the other two entrances into our neighborhood on Autumn and Chenal Pkwy. and Alamo and Markham, do we really need another? The- current application 'would only exacerbate the traffic situation at this intersection. According to the' 1997 Highway Dept. traffic report there were at that -time 34,000 cars driving `south bn' Shackleford with another 36,000 cars gding.'east',orf! Finarfcial Center which,'makes'-a totarof 70,000 at Shackleford'& Fihi�riciaP"Ceriter/l,:630,approzimately 70,000 cars i'day whichi has made this the busiest intE rsectiori in the city. It all'backs up on Shaddeford to the north and blocks Birchwood to ar y incoming or outgoing traffic. That count was made three years ago, we can only imac lne what that count is today. As 09/07/00 15:08 FAX. 501 571 4498 LITTLE 0CR AR CITY MGR [a 005 indicated in the City's Master Street Plan, the serviw- volume for Principal Arterials is 25,000 vehicles per day, clearly the volume of traffic fc r this location is totally in excess of that figure (Chenal Parkway Corridor Traffic Study - 1995)_ That is only one of the problems facing this land use amendment/rezoning and as 1 understand it, not the prevailing issue. it is also in the Flood Plain (map attached). There was a similar request in March 1992 for the same type of rezoning that involved two homes on the south side of Birchwood. I am enclosing a copy of a letter written by Jim Lawsor at that time to Sharon Priest who was mayor then, it explains why this was not a good id(Da for our neighborhood then and still isn't today. There have been previous applicatic cis at this -locality for this type of rezoning. in the.pasL including the people the current re.-Ade�ats bo�jght the horse from, a41 of which failed or withdrawn. We hope this record Y► II* remain intact. I have spoken with Ms. Novero and was told their reaso -i for wanting the rezoning is to be able to stay at home with her alteration business. Horn a Occupation has been explained to her and that she would have to go to the customers, t-iey would not be allowed to come to her home. She has said she wouldn't be interested in this type bf arrangement. The only reason I can see that they would request this re;:oning is to get out from under the overhead at their current place of business at 10500 W. Markham in a retail center only a few minutes from their home. 9 you need any further information I can be reached at 569-3546 until 4:00 and 225-8580 after 4.30 or by e-mail: gkhenry@aristotle.net. Thank you for your consideration 81 rely, Georgieenry Attachments:(3) 09/07/00 15:08 FAX 501 371 4498 LITTLE ROCK AR CITY MGR 004 3716863 auC-15-00 TUE 9:37 PL-aNNING FIND DEM. 3716663 P. 02 C4 of Lit& Rock DQpt. 051laxides and Deveapowd w wort. Markham SL Z 4 9 c rJ Liffe Rock AYL 77201-1334 Drat $itmudam, v" is* tfiver imew is campuacm with the Depprtrntai 4 �rmvmine ad Dmdapaw i9fd&na! >qwding ft for "40ang of aar pmpeny lat 1086:1 Olmhw'oW Drive Little Rock AR.77211. fim leodcrad to cotftdvnw. This wltl be tho ptsx for aur altvagWdre mmking tiq nmed. The Ruing Room, NauA vtoperatim Tuft y -Friday: 9m4sn, Sata ft: ioeam-3pm. A* aymp of 3 i;mkmm at a Ow. About 10 mImAmpa ate. lu bnda d p .90mm on il 3.6 IL x 168. wm nroe IW4 - ?/* ;Ym ave MAOW PROFESSIONAL ALTERATIONS". It wrjp be share the VwxW, on the pmahemst aftbr, propaty ba* Shaddeford Ran& We will pat 5 additiotfat Ml"g traces in frm . of the P W W 4 EWAN4 the nanbwm comer of The md1lCt m ind d6* ca the mdmLvL afft *udum 294wemik Yam• Raaraa C. Naeem Last I. Novem 09/07/00 15:08 FAX 601 371.449$ LITTLE ROCK AR CITY MGR 0 005 Cit of Utft• Rath rtt*3 � - DapiM of N*19t{borhO44i and piannkq Jim Law D1ra 123 VAW Marthm* Uft FWQN, AHosmom TMI-13U (501} sr --1-4720 fAsc (W) ar+.eeee M _ 7r*)"ANI 0110 ie1 TO: Mayer 5 'sit VM; Tmtr Managed FRO - J , Ditty Dip of l�+k�ibcy�oads and Plaurni �'sg SLTWBCT: Rezoning at Birchwood ad Shackle;ford Road DAM Manch 10, 1992 The POD rezoning rear -ft by David Jones for the coma of Birchwood and Shackleford Road deferred to the PUmidr g Commission on April the 70. The eppdaiew has run into a major problem because &: property is located m the floodplain and will have to be raised approximately six het. The ring requea invdves< the removal of two Ixnim and replacing them with a medical office budding. Before the dsiwovcryr of Ilse dondplain tow, the design mewed to be in bwping with the residential d'ara ur of the neighidK*d. Rowever, the filling of the lotad placing of the bdr(g wi I l Dow not blend with the residential chmmcW of the adjoining properties. I have discussed my conoe as with h+Ir_ James and it is not clear to me wbether he is going to Pro eed with din applkadon or withdraw. We have received many postcards and phone cdb in opp dtion_to-thG pro =L JUssie rsrwr.�; iPA