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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutesAugust 11, 2011 ITEM NO.: 9 Name: Land Use Plan Amendment Location: Ward 1 area, south of 1-630, west of 1-30 Reguest: Various Source: Staff PROPOSAL / REQUEST: FILE NO.: LU11-01 This land use plan amendment is being proposed after a thorough review of the Ward 1 area, generally located south of 1-630 and west of 1-30. There are five areas proposed for changes: The northeast corner at the intersection of Bragg Street and East 21 st Street. A change from Commercial and Residential Low Density 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. 2. The area fronting Interstate 30 between East 24th Street and East Roosevelt Road. A change from Mixed Office Commercial to Commercial. Commercial includes a broad range of retail and wholesale products, personal and professional services and general business activities. 3. The southwest corner at the intersection of East 29th Street and the 1-30 Frontage Road. A change from Commercial to Residential Low Density. Residential Low Density provides for single family homes at densities not to exceed six dwelling units per acre. 4. An area generally located along West 32nd Street at Brown Street from Light Industrial and Industrial to Public Institutional to represent the Pulaski County government owned property. Public Institutional includes public and quasi - public facilities that provide a variety of services to the community such as schools, libraries, fire stations, churches, utility substations and hospitals. 5. Properties owned by Arkansas Baptist College generally located south of West 17th Street between Wolfe Street and Dr Martin Luther King Drive from Residential Low Density to Public Institutional. Public Institutional includes public and quasi -public facilities that provide a variety of services to the community such as schools, libraries, fire stations, churches, utility substations and hospitals. August 11, 2011 ITEM NO.: 9 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU11-01 EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING: 1. The northeast corner at the intersection of Bragg Street and East 21st Street was the former Jobs Corps site. This building is vacant and for sale. The western half of the property is zoned 0-3 General Office District. The eastern half of the property is zoned C-3 General Commercial District. This property is almost completely surrounded by R-4 two family district zoned land. There is also a small section of 0-3 General Office to the south of this amendment. 2. The southwest corner of the intersection at East 24th Street and the Interstate 30 frontage road is zoned 1-2 Light Industrial District with a Conditional Use Permit for the former business I Likeit All. This business has closed and the property is unoccupied. The southern half of this amendment area is zoned I- 2 Light Industrial and is currently used as a gas station. North of this site is zoned 0-1 Quiet Office and R-4 Two Family District with a Conditional Use Permit for a church. West of this site is zoned Planned Commercial Development and R-4 Two Family District with a Conditional Use Permit for several different office type uses. South and east of this site are zoned R-3 Single Family District and R-4 Two Family District for the interstate right of way. 3. The southwest corner at the intersection of East 29th Street and the 1-30 Frontage Road is zoned R-2 Single Family and 1-2 Light Industrial. The property is vacant. North, west and east of this site is zoned R-3 Single Family District for single family houses and the interstate right of way. Immediately south of this site is zoned 1-2 Light Industrial for Little Rock Tours and Ryder Truck Rental. 4. The property on either side of 32nd Street at Brown Street is currently zoned Planned Commercial Development and is used for Pulaski County Government offices and jail. The PCD extends east and northeast. To the north is zoned C-3 General Commercial for a defunct motel and a nightclub. To the west is zoned 1-2 Light Industrial for several small outbuildings. To the south is zoned 1-3 Industrial and 1-2 Light Industrial for several warehouse type businesses. 5. The property along the south side of West 17th Street is a mixture of R-3 Single Family District and R-4 Two Family District zoning with various Conditional Use Permits for Arkansas Baptist College uses. This area is all owned by the College. This area is surrounded by R-3 Single Family District and R-4 Two Family District zoning for single family residences. There are also several existing Conditional Use Permits for the college that have been issued in the vicinity. 2 August 11, 2011 ITEM NO.: 9 (Cont. FUTURE LAND USE PLAN: FILE NO.: LU11-01 -1. This area is shown as Commercial and Residential Low Density on the Plan. The Residential Low Density surrounds the amendment area on all four sides. 2. This area is shown as Mixed Office Commercial. The MOC extends west to South Cross Street and is also shown west and adjacent to this amendment site. This area is bounded by Interstate 30 on the east and Mixed Use and Residential Low Density on the north. 3. This area is shown as Commercial. Residential Low Density surrounds this site to the north and west. It is bounded by Interstate 30 to the east and a Park/Open Space buffer to the south. Further south is all shown as Industrial. 4. This area is all shown as Light Industrial and Industrial. Public Institutional is shown to the immediate east of this site. Commercial is shown to the north. Light Industrial and Industrial extend to the west, south and southeast of this site. 5. This area is all shown as Residential Low Density. The Residential Low Density extends west, south and east of this site, while north of this amendment is all shown as Public Institutional. HISTORIC DISTRICTS: There are no city recognized historic districts that would be affected by this amendment. ANALYSIS: The Planning and Development staff began reviewing this area at the beginning of 2011. After field visits and staff discussions, letters were sent to all neighborhood associations in the area, the colleges in the area, and the a few other neighborhood stakeholders. Staff received some positive feedback to those letters with no suggestions of changes, additions or deletions to the suggested changes. All affected property owners were contacted about the possibility of changing the Land Use Plan designation of their property. Staff received numerous phone calls in response to that letter to help explain the proposed changes. Most were informational calls however a few asked for changes, As a result of these discussions, the proposed areas were modified to remove two controversial changes. The remaining changes seem to have no opposition. 1. The northeast corner at the intersection of Bragg Street and East 21St Street was the former Jobs Corps site and is zoned half 0-3 and half C-3. It is shown on the Future Land Use Plan as Commercial and Residential Low 3 August 11, 2011 EM NO.: 9 (Cont. FILE NO.: LU11-01 Density, and this proposal would change it to Mixed Use. Mixed Use would encourage the use of a Planned Zoning District if new buildings were a part of the redevelopment on this land. This type of review would help assure the compatibility of any new development with the surrounding developed areas. The area fronting Interstate 30 between East 24th Street and East Roosevelt Road has been shown as Mixed Office Commercial, and this proposal would change it to Commercial. There is a vacant commercial building and a gas station and both are zoned 1-2 Light Industrial District. The gas station is likely to stay in this location for quite some time, and the northern half of the amendment area has been used for several commercial uses and is currently owned by a Church that is considering a religious related use. 2. The southwest corner at the intersection of East 29th Street and the 1-30 Frontage Road is shown as Commercial. This amendment would change this area to Residential Low Density. These two lots are vacant and front on a residential street. There is no need for commercial in this area and with limited access it is not prime commercial land. Residential Low Density is a much more appropriate use. 3. The area generally located along West 32nd Street at Brown Street is currently shown as Light Industrial and Industrial, and this amendment would change it to Public Institutional to represent the Pulaski County government owned property. Pulaski County has their jail facilities and many different office buildings in this area south of Roosevelt. The Public Institutional category represents public and quasi -public facilities that provide a variety of services to the community such as the ones here. 4. The properties in this last area are all owned by Arkansas Baptist College and are generally located south of West 17th Street between Wolfe Street and Dr Martin Luther King Drive. This amendment would change them from Residential Low Density to Public Institutional. A change to Public Institutional will visually represent the growing presence of Arkansas Baptist College in the area. Staff re -notified all affected property owners of the upcoming Planning Commission meeting, but there has been no response as of this printing. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: South End, Capitol Hill, Community Outreach, Meadowbrook, MLK Heritage, Pettaway Park, South End Coalition, Downtown, Wright Avenue, Central High, Stephen Area Faith, Love, Goodwill, and Central Little Rock. Better Community Developers, Capitol Zoning District Commission, Little Rock Housing Authority, Arkansas Baptist College, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Philander Smith College and The ARC Arkansas were also notified. Staff has received several informational calls from area residents. 4 August 11, 2011 ITEM NO.. 9 (Cont.) - FILE NO.: LU11-01 STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: This package of amendments is designed to make the Future Land Use Plan a more suitable representation of current and likely mid-term future uses for this area. Staff believes the change is appropriate. NNING COMMISSION ACTION: (AUGUST 11, 2011) Walter Malone, Planning Staff reviewed with the Commission the process used to develop the package of changes. Mr. Malone started with the change north of 21St Street, former Job Corps facility and surrounding area. This change would be from Commercial and Residential Low Density areas to a Mixed Use area. The current zoning is east half C-3 and west half 0-3. If the area can not be redeveloped as currently built this designation will help protect the surrounding residential the requirement of a Planned Zoning District. The next change area is along 1-30 north of Roosevelt Road just east of the former VA facility and the current Our House facility. The zoning is 1-2 and the use is a service station and former retail facility. The change is from Mixed Office/Commercial to Commercial. There was discussion about allowing a liquor store or club on this land. Mr. Malone noted that with either land use designation that type of use was possible, however a rezoning application would be necessary and the Commission could at that time address any concerns with those uses. A question was raised about the first change area, whether residential would be an option. Mr. Malone indicated that with Mixed Use the development could be residential, commercial or office or any combination of those uses as long as a Planned Zoning District process was used to review the application. The third change area is further south along 1-30 and is vacant with part zoned residential and part zoned industrial. This is not a good location for commercial use with the one-way access road and surrounding uses. The proposal is to change this area from Commercial to Residential Low Density along a residential street. The forth change area is for Pulaski County owned land, the county jail and maintenance facilities. This is south of Roosevelt Road and is part of the current jail facility as well as the county Public Works Department. The change would be from Light Industrial and Industrial areas to Public Institutional. The fifth and final area is south of Arkansas Baptist College and owned by the college. This is part of their campus and the proposal is to change the area to Public Institutional from Residential Low Density. Mr. Malone noted that the Commission would still be able to review any changes the College wishes to make with the Conditional Use Permit process or other applications since the area is still zoned residential. There was discussion about review of Master Plans for institutions and then the review of specific building projects. 5 August 11, 2011 ITEM NO.: 9 [Cont. FILE NO.: LU11-01 Ms. Gloria Williams, property owner, indicated that she owned and lived at 1718 Bishop and did not want her property shown for Public Institutional. There was some discussion and Staff proposed to amend the application to remove her property. It was noted that with this change Ms. Williams property would remain residential on the Plan and was zoned for that type of use. A motion was made to approve the application as amended. 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