HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutesNovember 8, 2007
ITEM NO.: 15
FILE NO.: LU07-11-04
Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - 1-430 Planning District
Location: 600 Autumn Road
Request: Office to Mixed Office Commercial
Source: Steven Giles
PROPOSAL/REQUEST:
Land Use Plan amendment in the 1-430 Planning District from Office to Mixed
Office Commercial. Mixed Office Commercial allows for a mixture of office and
commercial uses. A Planned Development is required if the application includes
any commercial uses. The applicant is proposing to add food and alcohol sales
at the existing Studio Joe's.
EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING:
The amendment area is currently zoned Planned Commercial Development for
the existing doctor's office and Studio Joe's recording studio. To the west are
also Planned Commercial Developments for Sports Authority, Best Buy and
Linens -n -Things. To the south is zoned C-3 General Commercial for a restaurant
and a small shopping center. To the southeast is zoned Planned Commercial
Devlepment for a larger shopping center which includes Barnes and Noble and
Toys R Us. To the east of this site is zoned 0-2 General Office and is mostly
vacant and undeveloped although there is one small office (Jim Wood Co.
General Contractors). To the north is zoned R-2 Single Family for Birchwood
neighborhood.
FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENTS:
The amendment area is currently shown on the plan as Office. It is surrounded
on the north and east side by more Office. To the west is shown as Commercial
and to the southeast is shown as Mixed Office Commercial.
MASTER STREET PLAN:
Autumn Road is shown as a Collector on the Master Street Plan. The primary
function of a Collector Street is to provide a connection from Local Streets to
Arterials. Autumn Road links the Birchwood Neighborhood to Chenal Parkway,
which is a Principal Arterial. This street may require dedication of right-of-way
and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site.
November 8, 2007
SUBDIVISION
: 15
BICYCLE PLAN:
FILE NO.: LU07-11-04
A Class III bikeway is shown along Autumn Road. A Class III bikeway is a
signed route on a street shared with traffic. No additional paving or right-of-way
is required. Class III bicycle route signage may be required.
PARKS:
According to the Master Parks Plan, this area is within eight blocks of a city park.
The Birchwood Park is the closest to this application site.
HISTORIC DISTRICTS:
There are no city recognized historic districts that would be affected by this
amendment.
CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN:
The Birchwood -Walnut Valley Neighborhood Action Plan covers this area, but it
does not address this issue.
ANALYSIS:
The amendment area has been shown as Office on the Future Land Use Plan for
more than ten years. There have been no amendments in this general area for
some time. The commercial uses are clustered together at the intersection of
Autumn Road and Chenal Parkway. The office uses can be seen as a buffer
between this busy commercial intersection and the Birchwood neighborhood to
the north. There is also a buffer of Park/Open Space which is directly adjacent to
the single family residences.
This application is for a change from Office to Mixed Office Commercial. The
applicant has also applied for a revised short form Planned Commercial
Development for the same site to allow food and alcohol sales on this site. It is
part of a large commercial area and is located in the front portion of the Sports
Authority parking lot. Sports Authority is shown as Commercial on the Future
Land Use Plan. The amendment area is surrounded by Commercial on the west
and the south sides and by Office on the east and the north sides. The
commercial land in this area is largely developed and well occupied. Conversely,
this portion of Office has been shown on the Future Land Use plan without much
development for the past ten years. A change to Mixed Office Commercial on
the land use plan would accommodate both the existing doctors office in the
building and the new restaurant uses in Studio Joe's.
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November 8, 2007
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 15
FILE NO.: LU07-11-04
This amendment would still leave a large buffer of Office and a small buffer of
Park/Open Space to protect the Single Family that is shown along Birchwood
Drive.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
Notice was sent to the following neighborhood association: Birchwood. Staff has
received no comments from area residents.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff believes the change is appropriate.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 8, 2007)
The item was placed on the consent agenda for approval. By a vote of 11 for
and 0 against the consent agenda was approved.
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