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Home My WebLink Aboutboard of directors itemsOFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION JULY 20, 2010 AGENDA Subject Action Required Approved By Land Use Plan (LU 10 —09- Low Density, Residential Medium Density, Office, 01) Amendment in the Ordinance I-630 District, along the Resolution Mixed Use - Urban 12th Street corridor to Approval RECOMMENDATION various classifications Information Report hearing the Planning Commission voted 10 for 0 against Submitted By: Planning & Development Bruce Moore SYNOPSIS A Land Use Plan Amendment in the I-630 Planning District along the 12th Street corridor from Residential Low Density, Residential Medium Density, Office, Commercial, Public Institutional, and Mixed Use to Office, Commercial, Public Institutional, Mixed Use and Mixed Use - Urban FISCAL IMPACT None determined RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval. At their June 3, 2010 public hearing the Planning Commission voted 10 for 0 against the proposed changes. CITIZEN A meeting for property owners was held on March 22, PARTICIPATION 2010 at the Resource Center. A Public hearing before the Little Rock Planning Commission was held on June 3, 2010. BACKGROUND The 12th Street Corridor Steering Committee working with residents, property owners, interested groups and a consultant team developed a plan to guide the future development. As part of the document presented to the Commission in December of 2009, future land use recommendations were included. BACKGROUND CONTINUED The recommendations in the 12th Street Corridor Study are slightly different from the City's Future Land Use Plan. Staff reviewed the difference between the two documents and notified all property owners (over 200) of parcels where a difference was noted. Over 50 attended a meeting on March 22, 2010. Staff believes the changes are generally minor in nature. From the meeting and contacts there does not appear to be any opposition to the `package' of changes. The eastern most area of change is north of 12th Street generally from Fillmore to Fair Park Boulevard. The amendment is from Commercial and Mixed Use to Public Institutional, to reflect a new sanctuary and parking for St. Marks Church. The second change is at the southwest corner of Fair Park Boulevard and 12th Street. The amendment is from Office and Residential Low Density to Commercial, for an existing Walgreen's. The next area is either side of 12th Street generally from Tyler to Van Buren Streets. The amendment is from Residential Low Density to Office, for existing medical offices and related parking. The next area, moving west, is either side of 12th Street generally from Madison to Peyton Streets. The amendment would be from Commercial to Mixed Use. The existing development pattern is various commercial and retail uses. 7be 12th Street Corridor Study envisions this area transitioning into a more urban commercial form with some residential mixed. The next area is from I-630 to 14th Street, Elm Street to Oak Street. The amendment is from Residential Low Density, Residential Medium Density, Office, Commercial, and Mixed Use to Mixed Use -Urban. Most of the existing uses are single-family or duplex. The area along 12th Street is various commercial uses as well as the small church and single-family homes. The change is to allow the transition of the area consistent with the redevelopment proposed by the 12th Street Study. A second change is the block between 12th and 11th Streets, Maple and Valentine Streets. The amendment is from Mixed Use and Residential Low Density to Public Institutional, for an approved redevelopment for group -housing with, training, office and education facilities. 2 BACKGROUND CONTINUED The next area is at the western end. It includes two changes. The first is from Residential Low Density to Public Institutional either side of Johnson north of 13th Street, used as parking for a church. The second area is either side of Woodrow from 1-630 to 13th Street. The amendment is from Commercial and Residential Medium Density to Mixed Use. The change would allow the existing pattern to continue but also allows for the possible of redevelopment consistent with the 12th Street Corridor Study. 3 FILE NO.: LU10-09-01 NAME. Land Use Plan Amendment — 1-630 Planning District (12th Street) LOCATION: From University Avenue to Union Pacific RR, 1-630 to 17th Street REQUEST: From Residential Low Density, Residential Medium Density, Office, Commercial, Public Institutional, and Mixed Use to Office, Commercial, Public Institutional, Mixed Use, and Mixed Use -Urban SOURCE: City Staff and 12th Street Corridor Steering Committee PROPOSAL/REQUEST: A Land Use Plan amendment package in the 1-630 Planning District from Residential Low Density, Residential Medium Density, Office, Commercial, Public Institutional, and Mixed Use to Office, Commercial, Public Institutional, Mixed Use, and Mixed Use -Urban. Office represents a mixture of office related services. Commercial represents a broad range of retail and wholesale sales of products, personal and professional services, and general business activities. Public Institutional represents public and quasi -public facilities that provide a variety of services to the community. Mixed Use represents a mixture of residential, office and commercial uses to occur. Mixed Use -Urban represents a mix of residential, office and commercial uses not only in the same block but also within the same structure to allow dissimilar uses to exist, which support each other to create a vital area. The application is requested to modify the City Land Use Plan to be more consistent with the recently developed and accept 12th Street Corridor Study. MASTER STREET PLAN - 12 th LAN: 12th Street is a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan, as are Fair Park Boulevard and Woodrow Street. University Avenue is a Principal Arterial on the Master Street Plan and Pine and Cedar Streets are Collectors. The primary function of a Principal Arterial is to move vehicles and goods through and within the area —long distances. The primary function of a Minor Arterial is to move vehicles and goods within the area — short distances. The primary function of a Collector is to move vehicles and goods from local streets to the Arterial network. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to sites. FILE NO.: LU10-09-01 (Cont. BICYCLE PLAN - 12 th LAN: 12th Street from University Avenue to Pine/Cedar Streets is shown as a Class III bicycle route. 13th Street from Pine/Cedar Streets to Jones Street is shown as a Class II bicycle route. A Class II route is within the street right-of-way and provides a minimum four -foot lane for the sole use of bicycles. A Class I I I route is within the street right-of-way and the bicycles and motor vehicles share the travel lane. PARKS PLAN: According to the Master Parks Plan, this entire area is within eight -blocks of a park or open space. Oak Forest, War Memorial and Fletcher Parks are within the area. HISTORIC DISTRICTS: There is no city recognized historic district within the area of the amendments. ANALYSIS: At the December 17, 2009 meeting of the Little Rock Planning Commission the 12th Street Corridor Study was presented. The Commission unanimous approved a resolution of support at that meeting. The 12th Street Corridor Steering Committee had worked for over a year with residents, property owners, interested groups and a consultant team to develop a framework to guide the future of the 12th Street Corridor from approximately University Avenue to Woodrow Street. As part of the document produced with this effort and presented to the Commission in December of 2009, land use plan recommendations for the future development of the study area were included. The future land use plan recommendation in the 12th Street Corridor Study is slightly different in a few areas from the City of Little Rock Future Land Use Plan. Staff reviewed the difference between the two documents in December 2009 and January 2010. A map illustrating the areas of difference was created. Staff and representatives of the Street Committee met to discuss the differences and a 'package' of land use changes was developed in January/February 2010. All property owners of parcels where a difference was noted were notified and a meeting was held at the Hinton Resource Center to review the changes. Over 200 property owners were notified and over 50 attended the meeting on March 22, 2010. In addition just less than a dozen phone and email contacts were made to staff. Almost all of the questions were informational, the only other was a question about 'why now?' KA FILE NO.: LU10-09-01 (Cont. Staff believes the changes are generally minor in nature with many allowing the property owners additional future use options. From the meeting and contacts there does not appear to be any opposition to the 'package' of changes. To more easily understand the changes they will be reviewed by five areas. The eastern most area of change includes two changes. The first is north of 12th Street generally from Fillmore to Fair Park Boulevard. The amendment would be from Commercial and Mixed Use to Public Institutional. The change is to reflect a new sanctuary and parking for St. Marks Church. The land is currently zoned C-3 General Commercial, 1-2 Light Industrial and PD -0 Planned Development Office. There is a commercial retail center, some commercial uses, and support facilities for the Church currently on the properties. St. Marks does own all the property, and the Planning Commission has approved a PCD (Planned Commercial District) for a new sanctuary and parking for this land. The change would reflect the likely future development on the land. The second change is at the southwest corner of Fair Park Boulevard and 12th Street. The amendment would be from Office and Residential Low Density to Commercial. The current zoning is C-1, 'Neighborhood Commercial' and the use is a Walgreen's drug store. The change would reflect the current and likely future use of the land. The next area is either side of 12th Street generally from Tyler to Van Buren Streets. The amendment would be from Residential Low Density to Office. Along the south side of 12th Street, the zoning is C-3 General Commercial and the use is medical offices and related parking. Along the north side of 12th Street, the zoning is POD (Planned Office District) and R-3 Single Family. The use is parking related to medical offices. The change would reflect the current and likely future use of the land. The next area, moving west, would be either side of 12th Street generally from Madison to Peyton Streets. The amendment would be from Commercial to Mixed Use. Along the north side of 12th Street, the zoning is C-3 General Commercial, PDC & PCD (Planned District Commercial, Planned Commercial District) and 1-2 Light Industrial. The existing development pattern is various commercial and retail uses. Along the south side of 12th Street is zoned C-3 General Commercial and R-3 Single Family. The existing uses include a strip center, service station and other retail uses. The 12th Street Corridor Study envisions this area transitioning into a more urban commercial form with some residential mixed (possible on second floors). The change would allow the existing pattern to continue but also allows for the possible of redevelopment consistent with the 1 Z' Street Corridor Study. The next area is generally a 3 -block wide area from 1-630 to 14th Street, Elm Street to Oak Street. The amendment would be from Residential Low Density, Residential Medium Density, Office, Commercial, and Mixed Use to Mixed W FILE NO.: LU10-09-01 (Cont. Use -Urban. The areas north of 12th Street is zoned R-3 Single Family, R-4 Duplex, PCD (Planned Commercial District), 0-3 General Office. Most of the existing uses are single-family or duplex. The area along 12th Street is zoned C-3 General Commercial, R-3 Single -Family, R-4 Duplex, R-5 Urban Residential PCD (Planned Commercial District) and POD (Planned Office District). The uses include various retail and commercial uses as well as the small church and single-family homes. The area south of 12th Street is zoned C-3 General Commercial, R-3 Single Family and R-4 Duplex. Most of the existing uses are single-family homes, with a business and vacant commercial building on 13th around Pine. The change is to allow the transition of the area consistent with the redevelopment proposed by the 12th Street Study. A second change is the block between 12th and 11th Streets, Maple and Valentine Streets. The amendment would be from Mixed Use and Residential Low Density to Public Institutional. The existing zoning is POD (Planned Office District) and R-3 Single Family. The current uses are vacant and single-family. The City has approved a redevelopment of this block for a group -housing situation with training, office and education facilities. The change would reflect the approved redevelopment of the land. The next area is at the western end. It includes two changes. The first is from Residential Low Density to Public Institutional either side of Johnson north of 13tH Street. This is land zoned R-3 Single-family but used as parking for a church on 12th Street. The change reflects the current and likely future use of the land. The second area is either side of Woodrow from 1-630 to 12th Street. The amendment is from Commercial and Residential Medium Density to Mixed Use. The zoning is R-3 Single-family with C-3 General Commercial at the intersection of 12th Street and Woodrow Street, as well as 0-3 General Office, 1-2 Light Industrial and R-4 Duplex. The current uses are generally single-family homes north of 12th Street with some duplexes. At the intersection are commercial and retail uses. The change would allow the existing pattern to continue but also allows for the possible of redevelopment consistent with the 12th Street Corridor Study. Staff sent out 229 notices of this public hearing to property owners the second week in May. In that letter, property owners were invited to send comments on the proposed changes to staff and/or attend the hearing to provide those comments to the Commission. Staff Recommendation: Approval PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 3, 2010) The item was placed on consent agenda for approval. By a vote of 10 for and 0 against the consent agenda was approved. 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAND USE PLAN (16,222) IN THE I-630 DISTRICT (LU10-09-01) FROM RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY, RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY, OFFICE, COMMERCIAL, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL, AND MIXED USE TO OFFICE, COMMERCIAL, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL, MIXED USE AND MIXED USE - URBAN; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, as the 12TH Street Corridor Study recommends and the 12th Street Corridor Committee requests to amend the plan, and WHEREAS, as the Little Rock Planning Commission believes it appropriate to amend the plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. 20 SECTION 1. That Commercial and Mixed Use generally north of 12th Street between 21 Fillmore and Fair Park Boulevard be amended to Public Institutional. 22 23 SECTION 2. That Office and Residential Low Density at the southwest corner of 24 12th Street and Fair Park Boulevard be amended to Commercial. OR 26 SECTION 3. That Residential Low Density either side of 12th Street from Tyler to 27 Van Buren Streets be amended to Office. 28 29 SECTION 4. That Commercial either side of 12th Street from Madison to Peyton 30 Streets be amended to Mixed Use. 31 32 [Page 1 of 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 i 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 SECTION 5. That Residential Low Density, Residential Medium Density, Office, Commercial and Mixed Use in an area general from I-630 to 14th Street and Elm to Oak Street be amended to Mixed Use - Urban. SECTION 6. That Mixed Use and Residential Low Density between Maple and Valentine Streets, I I 1 and 12th Streets be amended to Public Institutional. SECTION 7. That Residential Low Density either side of Johnson Street, north of 13th Street be amended to Public Institutional. SECTION 8. That Residential Low Density and Commercial either side of Woodrow Street from I-630 to 13th Street be amended to Mixed Use. SECTION 9. That the ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. PASSED: ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney APPROVED: Mayor [Page 2 of 21 F • I �r � ` t•e i f� to P1 a � r •a•�w ■ram Ogg i � '-ilii � ■. 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