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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes withdrawalDecember 21, 2006 ITEM NO.: 7 FILE NO.: LU06-11-01 Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - 1-430 Planning District Location: Shackleford Road, north of Colonel Glenn Request- Multi Family and Park/Open Space to Light Industrial Source: Thomas R. Pownall, Thomas Engineering Company PROPOSAL / REQUEST: Land Use Plan amendment in the 1-430 Planning District from Multi Family and Park/Open Space to Light Industrial. Light Industrial provides for light warehouse, distribution or storage uses that are developed in a well-designed "park -like" setting. The applicant proposes to rezone the property to 1-2 Light Industrial. EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING: The property is rural and is currently zoned R-2 Single Family. It is wooded, undeveloped and 20 acres t in size. The R-2 Single Family extends north of this area and to the east for the Shackleford Mobile Home Park. The R-2 north of the application area is undeveloped. Northwest of this area, along Old Shackleford Road, is a Planned Industrial Development for Westrock Engineered Products. This building currently appears unoccupied and is for lease. Directly west of this area is zoned 0-2 Office and Institutional District, and this land is undeveloped. Directly south of this area is a Planned Commercial Development that has not been built. Beyond that is zoned 1-2 Light Industrial District for the Colonel Glenn Corporate Centers. On the north side of the intersection at Shackleford Road and Colonel Glenn is more R-2 Single Family with six single family residences. The southwest corner of this intersection is zoned 1-2 Light Industria! for Fair'vvay Lawns. The J%JULIJ st corner %J said intersection is a Planned Office Development that is currently being built, which will allow for general commercial and office/showroom/warehouse. Just east of that new development is more 1-2 Light Industrial land for Haldex Restaurant Supply. West of this intersection at Interstate 430 and Colonel Glenn is a mix of C-2, C-3, and C-4 commercially zoned land for Clearchannel, Toyota, and a new Holiday Inn Express. FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENTS: Ordinance 19,308 was passed on April 19, 2005 to amend the south side of Bowman Plaza Drive from Office to Commercial for future development. Ordinance 18,964 was passed on October 21, 2003 to amend the area at the end of Colonel Glenn Plaza Drive from Office to Commercial for future commercial development and buffering. December 21, 2006 ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont. FILE NO.: LU06-11-01 Ordinance 18,977 was passed November 18, 2003 to amend the area at Shackleford and West 36th Street from Mixed Office Commercial to Service Trades District for future development. Ordinance 18,558 was passed September 4, 2001 to amend a large area on Romine Road from Park and Open Space to Low Density Residential for future expansion of the Good Shepard Ecumenical Retirement Center for senior citizen housing. The application area is currently planned for Multi Family. The area directly north is also planned for Multi Family. A strip of Park/Open Space dedicated for Brodie Creek's floodway runs east and west between the aforementioned Multi Family and a section of Low Density Residential to the north. Suburban Office borders the application area to the west and Light Industrial to the south. Southeast of the area is more Light Industrial. Due east of the application area is Mobile Home. Southwest of the area is Commercial. MASTER STREET PLAN_ Shackleford Road is shown as a Minor Arterial on the plan. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. This street may require dedication of right-of- way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. The application area is just north of Colonel Glenn Road, which is a Principal Arterial on the plan. The primary function of a Principal Arterial is to serve through traffic and to connect major traffic generators or activity centers within urbanized areas. ICYCLE PLAN: A Class II bike route is shown along Shackleford Road. A Class II bikeway is located on the street as either a 5' shoulder or six foot marked bike lane. Additional paving and right of way may be required. PARKS: According to the Master Parks Plan, this area is not located within eight blocks of a park. This study indicates that there is a need for more open space or recreational areas in this general vicinity. HISTORIC DISTRICTS: There are no city recognized historic districts that would be affected by this amendment. 0 December 21, 2006 ITEM N.Q.: 7 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU06-11-01 CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN: This area is covered under the John Barrow Neighborhood Action Plan. Their Business and Commercial Goal strives "to enhance the climate directed towards encouraging new businesses and commercial establishments to located in the area as well as retention of existing businesses." ANALYSIS - This area is planned for Multi Family. The land is mostly vacant and undeveloped except for one single family house on the south side of the property. This is one of very few areas reserved for Multi Family in the general vicinity. There used to be more Multi Family in the immediate area, but it was changed to Light Industrial by ordinance in 1990. This amendment left a strip of Park/Open Space to buffer the residential uses north of the amendment. The City usually uses a buffer of Park/Open Space to indicate that the further extension of a certain use area is undesirable. The proposed amendment would bring the Light Industrial area north and adjacent to the Shackleford Mobile Home park. The application area is planned for Multi Family, and it is one of the only vacant Multi Family areas in the region. Colonel Glenn and Interstate 430 is developing into a major commercial location, and this area's employees would be well served by a high density residential area. There has been quite a bit of new commercial development in the area, including Shackleford Crossing, a small commercial center and Wendy's on Colonel Glenn, and two motels. There have been nine permits in this planning district for single-family additions and forty-one permits for single family additions. This is a portion of Little Rock which had been passed over for both residential and non- residential. In recent years, development activity has begun again after several decades of no new activity. There are fifteen undeveloped acres of Multi Family at the southeast corner of Shackleford and 36th Street, but the other areas planned for Multi Family in the region are either already developed or have planned developments by the current owner for a special population. There is some Low Density Residential to the south of this application, but a sizable portion has been approved and is being developed as a single-family subdivision. It is important to reserve some land for Multi Family development, so that this area has a diverse range of housing options. There are over 200 acres planned for Light Industrial surrounding the intersection of Colonel Glenn and Shackleford and south along Shackleford Road. This application area is directly north of an adjacent Light Industrial area. This property to the south was amended in 1990 from Multi Family to Light Industrial and Park/Open Space. That amended area has not been developed in the 16 years since the amendment to Light Industrial. There have not been any permits for Industrial development in this planning 3 December 21, 2006 I -,TAlnr•�c.7.� FILE NO.: LU06-11-01 district since 2000. The City has proposed that the industrial area be south of Colonel Glenn Road toward Stagecoach Road. The Light Industrial south of Colonel Glenn has also been mostly vacant for decades. These areas have good access to the freeway system and the majority of the area is not yet developed. These other Light Industrial areas should be explored for development before amending the Future Land Use Plan. The slope of the application site is also of note. The other sites planned for Light Industrial are either level or have been cleared for development. The application area is a very steep slope up from Shackleford Road. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notice was sent to the following neighborhood association: John Barrow. Staff has received no comments from area residents. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff believes the change is not appropriate. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 21, 2006) The item was placed on consent agenda for withdrawal. The request was made less than three days prior to the meeting. A motion was made to waive the notice requirements. By a vote of 11 for, 0 against the consent agenda was approved. CI Vicinity Map Plan Amendment Case: LU06-11-01 Location: N. of Colonel Glenn, N W. of Shackleford PK/OS & MF to LI Ward: 5 PD: 11 CT: 24.05 TRS: T1NR13W15 0 600 1,200 Feet Area Vicinity Map LJUIllll Case: LU06-11-01 Location: N. of Colonel Glenn, N W. of Shackleford PK/OS & MF to LI Ward: 5 PD: 11 CT: 24.05 TRS: T1NR13W15 0 600 1,200 Feet