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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutesDecember 21, 2006 ITEM NO.: 14 _ _ FILE NO.: LU06-08-05 Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - Central City Planning District Location: South of 1-630, north of Roosevelt, west of 1-30, east of Dr. Martin Luther King Drive Request: Various Changes Source: Planning Staff PROPOSAL/REQUEST: These Land Use Plan amendments in the Central City Planning District represent various changes to reflect zoning and existing land use in five different areas downtown. These amendments are a result of the Downtown Neighborhood Action Plan review of the Land Use Plan. Mt. Zion Church: Commercial to Public Institutional at the northeast corner of West 10th Street and South Cross Street to account for the church parking lot at this location. Post Office on Main St.: Commercial and Mixed Use to Public Institutional between West 17th Street and West 19th Street, just west of Main Street to represent the post office at this location. Connor Chapel AME Church: Mixed Use to Public Institutional between West 21St Street and West 22nd Street, just west of Main Street to represent the church at this location. The Gospel Lighthouse Church: Single Family to Public Institutional south of East 16th Street between Rock Street and Park Lane to represent the church at this location. Public Institutional represents 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. These proposed changes are intended to reflect existing conditions and zoning. EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONIN Area 1 (Mt. Zion Church) is currently zoned 0-3 General Office. It is used for Mt. Zion Baptist Church's parking lot. Interstate 630 borders this area to the north. To the west of this area is more 0-3 zoning for the Mt. Zion Baptist Church and R-4 Two Family District. The R-4 zoned area is used for both single-family and two-family residences. To the east of this area is zoned C-3 General Commercial for Bromley Parts and Service Shop. South of Area 1 is more R-4 and 0-3 for more residences and a Women's Club. December 21, 2006 ITEM NO.: 14 Cont.) FILE NO.: LU06-08-05 Area 2 (Post Office) is zoned Capitol O as part of Capitol Zoning and includes the post office on Main Street. This area is surrounded on the north, east, and south by Capitol O zoning. (Note: Zone "O" permits single family, two-family residential, professional offices, and quiet business. Conditional uses for zone "O" include multi family residential, commercial facilities II and III, general office, hotel, motel, amusement, consumer goods and services, and accessory structures.) To the east of this area is a Harvest Foods grocery store. South of this area is used for single family and multi family residences. North of this area on Main Street are several offices and commercial uses. To the west is zoned Capitol M and is used for multi family and single-family residences. Area 3 includes the Connor Chapel AME Church and is zoned Capitol N as part of Capitol Zoning. It is surrounded on the north, east and south by Capitol N zoning. (Note: Zone "N" permits single family, two-family, and professional offices. Conditional uses for zone "N" include multi family residential, commercial facilities II and III, general office, quiet business and accessory structures.) East and southeast of this area are used for multi family and single-family residences. South of this area is one commercial building and several residences. There are office buildings to the north of this area, and to the west of this area is Capitol M zoning for single-family and multi family residences. Area 4 is zoned R-4 Two Family District. Area 5 includes the Gospel Lighthouse Church. This area is completely surrounding by R-4 zoning for single family and multi family residences and churches. FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENT Area 1(Mt. Zion Church) is shown as Commercial on the Future Land Use Plan. To the west and south of this area is Public Institutional. To the east is more Commercial and then the Interstate. Area 1 is bounded to the north by Interstate 630, and beyond that is planned for Mixed Use Urban. Area 2 (Post Office) is currently shown as Commercial on the Future Land Use Plan. Single Family is shown to the west of this area. To the north is shown as Office, and to the south is shown as Mixed Use. East of this area is shown as Commercial. Area 3 (Connor Chapel AME Church) is shown as Mixed Use. This is part of a large strip of Mixed Use on either side of Main Street. To the east and west of Main Street is planned for Single Family uses. Area 4 (Gospel Lighthouse Church) is shown as Single Family on the Future Land Use Plan. To the east is Public Institutional and to the northwest is Low Density Residential. The other surrounding areas are all planned for Single Family. On February 21, 2006, Ordinance 19,494 was passed. This amendment is located at the corner of 29th Street and Martel, and it was a change from Single Family to Multi Family to accommodate elderly residential housing. 2 December 21, 2006 ITEM NO.: 14 (ContJ FILE NO.: LU06-08-05 On October 4, 2005, Ordinance 19,418 passed to allow a package of amendments to `clean up' and update the Land Use Plan in the Central High area, to more accurately represent the short and mid-term future development patterns in the area. The location of these amendments is southwest of Area 1, near Daisy Gatson Bates Drive and Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. On March 18, 2003, Ordinance 18,837 passed a series of Land Use Plan amendments to bring the City Land Use Plan into conformance with the recommendation of the East of 1-30 Study, which was completed in 2002. All of the changes were made east of 1-30 and north of 1-440. Several of these changes are within a mile of Area 4 and Area 5. On March 19, 2002, Ordinance 18,656 passed. This Ordinance amended several areas west of Area 1 on West 10th Street. These changes were to allow for more Public Institutional and Multi Family in the Children's Hospital vicinity. MASTER STREET PLAN: Area 1 (Mt. Zion Church) is at the intersection of West 10th Street and South Cross Street. These are both Local Streets. The primary function of a Local Street is to provide access to adjacent properties. Areas 2 and 3 (the Post Office and Connor Chapel AME Church) are both on Main Street, which is a Minor Arterial. 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. Area 3 is adjacent to West 17th Street, which is a Collector. The primary function of a Collector Street is to provide a connection from Local Streets to Arterials. Area 4 (Gospel Lighthouse Church) is at the intersection of East 16th Street and South Commerce Street. These are both shown as Local Streets on the Master Street Pian. BICYCLE PLAN: Area 1 (Mt. Zion Church) is not located within the vicinity of a bike route according to the Master Street Plan Bicycle Section. Area 2 and Area 3 (the Post Office and Connor Chapel AME Church) are both located on the Class III route on Main Street. Area 3 also borders a Class II route on W 17th Street. Area 4 (Gospel Lighthouse Church) is located on a Class III route on South Commerce Street. PARKS: According to the Master Parks Plan, all five areas are within eight blocks of a park or open space. Area 1 is near the Ninth Street Park. Areas 2, 3, and 4 are all located close to Pettaway Park, MacArthur Park, Dunbar, and/or the South Little Rock Park. 3 December 21, 2006 ITEM NO.: 14 (Contj FILE NO.: LU06-08-05 HISTORIC DISTRICTS: All of the amendment areas are located outside of historic district boundaries. CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN: All four of the amendment locations are within the Downtown Neighborhood Plan boundaries. The Neighborhood Plan does not address issues related to these Land Use Plan amendments. ANALYSIS: City Staff developed this amendment package. As part of the Downtown Neighborhood Plan effort, the Future Land Use Plan was examined. The area was reviewed for conformance with the zoning and existing use pattern. Staff reviewed the Downtown Neighborhood area and identified several changes thought to be mostly `clean-up' amendments to reflect existing zoning and/or existing uses. Area One (Mt. Zion Church) is currently zoned for office. Single-family residences and Interstate 630 bound this area. It is unlikely that this area would ever develop into offices, since it is owned by the Mt. Zion Baptist Church and used as their only off-street parking lot. Public Institutional would be a more appropriate land use category for this area. Areas Two and Three (the Post Office and Connor Chapel AME Church) are shown as Commercial and Mixed Use on the Future Land Use Plan, respectively. A post office and a church fall under the Public Institutional category, and this amendment would be a more accurate representation. Thirty-six percent of the Downtown Neighborhood area is under the state of Arkansas's Capitol Zoning District Commission. The Capitol Zoning District acts as a special planning and historic preservation commission for two districts in Little Rock. The other area surrounds the Arkansas State Capitol. The Capitol Zoning District zones all of areas Two and Three as described above. The current Future Land Use Plan needs an update to reflect the existing and probable future uses of the area. Area Four is planned and zoned for single-family uses, but it has been used for the Gospel Lighthouse Church for several years for parking. This area needs to be updated to Public Institutional on the plan to more accurately portray the available residential land in the area, as well as to reflect the existing and likely future public use areas. 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. n December 21, 2006 ITEM NO.: 14 (Cont. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: FILE NO.: LU06-08-05 Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: East of Broadway Neighborhood Association, Downtown Neighborhood Association and MacArthur Park Property Owner's Association. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff believes the change is appropriate. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 21, 2006) The item was placed on the consent agenda for approval. By a vote of 11 for, 0 against the consent agenda was approved. 5