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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutesJanuary 9, 2003 ITEM NO.: 2 FILE NO.: LU03-11 Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - Ellis Mountain Planning District Location: Southwest corner of 1-430 and W. 36th St. Request: Multi -family to Mixed Office Commercial Source: Pat McGetrick, McGetrick & McGetrick PROPOSAL/REQUEST: A Land Use Plan amendment in the Ellis Mountain Planning District is for a change from Multi -family to Mixed Office Commercial. The Mixed Office Commercial category provides for a mixture of office and commercial uses to occur. Acceptable uses are office or mixed office and commercial. A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is mixed office and commercial. The applicant wishes to develop the property for future commercial uses. EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING: The property is vacant land zoned MF -12 Multi -family and is approximately 19.2+ acres in size. The property north of Brodie Creek consists of houses built on large lots zoned R-2 Single Family. The property North of W. 36th Street is zoned R-2 Single Family for the house located along the street while the vacant land to the north is zoned Planned Office Development for a church and related religious out reach activities. The vacant property at the southeast corner of 1- 430 and W. 36th Street is zoned OS Open to recognize the floodway of Brodie Creek at that location. The rest of the land east of 1-430 across from the study area is vacant land zoned 0-2 Office and Institutional. The vacant land to the south is zoned C-2 Shopping Center. The land to the west on Bowman Road is occupied by houses built on large lots zoned R-2 Single Family. FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENTS: On July 3, 2001 a change was made from Low Density Residential, Mixed Office Commercial, and Neighborhood Commercial in an area bounded by Bowman Road, and Panther Creek within a 1 mile radius to the west of the applicant's property to reflect existing conditions. On January 16, 2001 a change was made from Mixed Use, and Suburban Office to Commercial and Office at the southeast corner of 1-430 and Col. Glenn Road about a'/ mile southeast of the application area to accommodate proposed development. On September 19, 2000 a change was made from Low Density Residential and Mixed Office Commercial to Mixed Use at W. 36th Street and Bowman Road just January 9, 2003 ITEM NO.: 2 Cont.) FILE NO.: LU03-11-02 north of the study area to accommodate proposed development. On April 6, 1999 a change was made from Office and Community Shopping to Mixed Office Commercial at Col. Glenn Road and Bowman Road about 1/3 of a mile southwest of the amendment area to accommodate proposed development. The applicant's property covered by this application is shown as Multi -family on the Future Land Use Plan. Part of the applicant's property includes Brodie Creek, which is shown as Park/Open Space. The small portion of the applicant's property fronting W. 36th Street is shown as Mixed Office Commercial. The property to the north of W. 36th Street is shown as Mixed Use. The property to the east of 1-430 is shown as Suburban Office. The land to the south is shown as Mixed Office Commercial. The property to the north and west of the application area at the corner of Bowman Road and W. 36th Street is shown as Mixed Office Commercial. A strip of Park/Open Space is shown along the floodway of Brodie Creek next to the north boundary of the application area. MASTER STREET PLAN: 1-430 is shown on the Master Street Plan as a freeway. W. 36th Street and Bowman Road are shown as Minor Arterials. A Class III bikeway is shown on W. 36th Street from Bowman Road to Rock Creek. Any development in this area will need to be designed in such a way as to consider the traffic impact on W. 36th Street and the accompanying bikeway. PARKS: The Little Rock Parks and Recreation Master Plan of 2001 shows that part of the applicant's property is located in the Potential Greenbelt at Brodie Creek. This Potential Greenbelt serves as an area that may be used for either recreational uses, and or open space opportunities. The Potential Greenbelt also covers the flood plain of Brodie Creek, which is also shown as Park / Open Space. Development of the applicant's property would need to respect the integrity of the watershed and the viability of the Potential Greenbelt. HISTORIC DISTRICTS: There are no historic districts that would be affected by this amendment. City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: The property under review is not located in an area covered by a City of Little Rock recognized neighborhood action plan. 2 January 9, 2003 ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU03-11-02 ANALYSIS: The area shown as Multi -family is an isolated parcel of land. The applicant's property has a small frontage on W. 36th Street where the property crosses Brodie Creek at the southwest corner of 1-430 and W. 36th. The area shown as Multi -family fronts 1-430 and can only be accessed from neighboring properties. The land shown as Mixed Office Commercial at the intersection of Bowman Road and W. 36th Street is zoned R-2 Single Family (and a small area zoned MF -12 Multi -family) and would require a re -zoning to allow the development of any non-residential uses. The area to the south, shown as MOC and zoned C-2, might require a re -zoning depending on the type of development. A change to Mixed Office Commercial at this location would create a large block of Mixed Office Commercial bounded by 1-430, Col. Glenn Road, Bowman Road, and W. 36th Street. Although the area shown MOC would be expanded, this amendment would not change the area shown as Park/Open Space on the Future Land Use Plan. Although this amendment would result in a large block of land of that would be shown as MOC, the area shown as MOC would be split by an area shown as PK/OS. Brodie Creek and the accompanying strip of PK/OS would effect the viability of the neighboring areas shown as MOC with the presence of a floodplain dividing the block shown as MOC. Currently, the property located in the area covered by this amendment is in the process of being combined with the property to the south, which would result in a single ownership for all of the land south of Brodie Creek. This change would reflect the likely development pattern with the property to the south. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: Campus Place Property Owners Association, Kensington Place Property Owners Association, Pennbrook/Clover Hill Place Property Owners Association, Sandpiper Neighborhood Association, Twin Lakes "A" Neighborhood Association, Twin Lakes "B" Special Improvement District, Twin Lakes "B" Prop. Owners Association, Westbrook Neighborhood Association, Birchwood Neighborhood Association, and John Barrow Neighborhood Association. Staff has received 1 comment from an area resident in support of the change. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff believes the change is appropriate. This change will result in uniform use coverage for this area. 3 January 9, 2003 ITEM NO.: 2 Cont. FILE NO.: LU03-11.02 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 9, 2003) The item was placed on the consent agenda for approval. A motion was made to approve the consent agenda and was approved with a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. In