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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutesJune 19, 2008 ITEM NO.: 6 FILE NO.: LU08-08-01 Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - Central City Planning District Location: 2410 South Battery Street Request: Public Institutional to Mixed Use Source: Kwendeche, AIA, Arymeus PROPOSAL/REQUEST: A Land Use Plan amendment in the Central City Planning District from Public Institutional to Mixed Use. Mixed Use represents a possible mixture of residential, office and commercial uses. Prompted by this Land Use Amendment request, the Planning Staff expanded the area of review to include the area located at the southwest, southeast and northwest corners of Summit and Roosevelt Road. With these changes, the whole corner would be changed from Single Family to Mixed Use to recognize existing commercial zoning. It is thought that the additional area would make the boundaries more logical. EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING: The former Mitchell School is zoned R-4 and is vacant. The northwest, southwest and southeast corners of Summit and Roosevelt Road are zoned C-3 General Commercial. The northwest corner is currently a single family house, the southwest corner is currently vacant, and the southeast corner is Bernice's Beauty Shop. R-4 zoning mostly surrounds this amendment area for single and two family residences. Immediately east of the Mitchell School site is zoned Planned Residential Development for an in home daycare. FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENTS: Ordinance 19418 changed this amendment site from Single Family to Public Institutional in 2005 to recognize the Mitchell School. The application area is shown as Public Institutional on the Future Land Use Plan. The expanded amendment area is currently shown as Single Family as is most of the surrounding area. Three blocks west of this site is shown as Public Institutional. The block immediately east of this site is shown as Public Institutional also. June 19, 2008 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 6 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU08-08-01 MASTER STREET PLAN: Roosevelt Road is shown as a Principal Arterial. The primary function of a Principal Arterial is to serve through traffic and to connect major traffic generators or activity centers within urbanized areas. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Roosevelt since it is a Principal Arterial. Battery Street is shown as a Local Street. The primary function of a Local Street is to provide access to adjacent properties. Local Streets which are abutted by non-residential zoning/use or more intensive zoning than duplexes are considered as "Commercial Streets". These streets have a design standard the same as a Collector. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. BICYCLE PLAN: There are no bike routes shown in the immediate vicinity. PARKS: According to the Master Parks Plan, this area is within eight blocks of a park or open space. There is a playground on'the amendment site and Barton Park is located a few blocks west of this site. HISTORIC DISTRICTS: There are no city recognized historic districts that would be affected by this amendment. CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN: The property under review is not located in an area covered by a City of Little Rock recognized neighborhood action plan. ANALYSIS: This application was originally for the Mitchell School site between Summit and Battery Streets and north of Roosevelt. Staff expanded this amendment to include the northwest, southwest and southeast corner of the intersection at Summit and Roosevelt to recognize existing C-3 General Commercial zoning. The expansion area is already either zoned or used for non-residential use. The proposed reuse of the elementary school structure is proposed to include both 2 June 19, 20x8 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 6 (Cont. rwum, 541x1 111.3 1: 1 residential and non-residential uses. The applicant is proposing to re -use an existing structure in a developed part of town. Similar re -uses have been primarily residential with some non-residential uses. This type of development would help to maintain the existing neighborhood character by keeping the original structure. This part of Roosevelt is surrounded by residential uses to the east and the fairgrounds to the west. There is currently a small node of Commercial shown on the plan at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Drive and Roosevelt Road, but this is already largely developed. There is no other Commercial shown on the plan until the intersection of Booker and Roosevelt, which is approximately one mile west of Dr. MLK Drive. A change to Mixed Use would ensure the staff review of a Planned Development if the new use would be non-residential in nature. Mixed Use would allow some non-residential uses that would be appropriate for Roosevelt since it is an arterial. The vacant lots in the expanded area of the amendment have been vacant for many years. These and other lots along Roosevelt have the potential for redevelopment. The amendment site is located in the center of Census Tract 11. There have only been nine new single family building permits issued in the past six years. Many of the existing single family residences in this area are in need of minor to major repairs and some have been abandoned. The redevelopment of this major structure in the neighborhood into a mixed-use development should help prevent further degradation of the neighborhood and hopefully help to add more vitality, encouraging further redevelopment and reinvestment in the neighborhood. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: South End Coalition and South End Neighborhood Developers. Staff has received one comment in opposition from an area resident. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff believes the change is appropriate. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 19, 2008) Walter Malone of Planning Staff indicated that due to a problem with how staff sends notification of the Plan expansion only the school site could be considered 3 June 19, 2008 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 6 Cont. FILE NO.: LU08-08-01 at this hearing. The former school is surrounded with residences to the north and south. The site has been a school in a developed portion of Little Rock. Other former school sites have been redeveloped as residential developments with some office and at times a little commercial in other portions of the City. This appears to be a successful model for redevelopment. The structure is an important piece of the urban fabric of the neighborhood. Staff would like to encourage the redevelopment of the structure. This change in designation with the Planned Development protection appears to be the best future path of the site. Mr. Malone turned the presentation over to Donna James for a review of the related Planned Zoning District. (See item 6.1, Z -5442-C James Mitchell School POD for a complete summary of the items). By a vote of 9 for, 0 against the item was approved. rd 4* J=w ■ or r now Vicinity Map Plan Amendment Case: LU08-08-01 N Location: the intersection of Roosevelt and Summit Street PI to MX Ward: 1 PD: 8 CT: 11 0 100 200 Feet TRS: TIN R12W9 w IL Vicinity Map Plan Amendment Case: LU08-08-01 N Location: the intersection of Roosevelt and Summit Street PI to MX Ward: 1 PD: 8 CT: 11 0 100 200 Feet TRS: TIN R12W9 Area Zoning Case: LU08-08-01 N Location: the intersection of Roosevelt and Summit Street PI to MX Ward: 1 PD: 8 CT: 11 0 100 200 Feet TRS: TIN R12W9 Vicinity Map