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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report with MinutesFILE NO.: LU99-08-10 Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - Central City Planning District Location: An area north and west of 12th and Thayer Streets, Re est: Light Industrial, Industrial, and Park/Open Space, and Commercial to Mixed Use. Source: Ed Appler, Union Rescue Mission PROPOSAL / REQUEST: Land Use Plan amendment in the Central City Planning District from Light Industrial, Industrial, and Park/Open Space to Mixed Use. Mixed Use provides for a mixture of residential, office and commercial uses to occur. A Planned Zoning Development is required if the use is entirely office or commercial or if the use is a mixture of the three. The applicant wishes to build a temporary lodging, offices and social services facility. Prompted by this Land Use Amendment request, the Planning Staff expanded the area of review to include area between the Union Pacific tracks and Thayer Street and extending from the applicant's property south to 12th Street. With these changes, the entirety of the Commercial on the north side of 12th at Jones Street would be eliminated. The entire area of Park/Open Space between 10th and 11th Streets west of Thayer Street will also be eliminated. The area was expanded to 1) remove a remnant of Light Industrial that would be between Single Family and Light Industrial, 2) Recognize existing commercial zoning that was shown as Light IndustrialandIndustrial3) remove a remnant of Park/Open Space and 4) allow for a transition for the remainder of the 1100 block of Thayer. EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING: The expanded area is currently zoned I-2 Light Industrial and R-4 Two Family Residential and is approximately 9.54 + acres in size. A bus barn and a print shop are located in an I-2 zone to the west. A warehouse and vacant property FILE NO.: LU99-08-10 (Cont. is located in the I-2 zone to the north. The property lying to the east of the expanded area is R-4 and R-3 Single Family District and occupied by single family residences. The property to the south of the expanded area is I-2, C-3 General Commercial, R-3 and R-5 Urban Residence and is occupied by residential and commercial structures. FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENTS: On July 16, 1999, changes were also made from LMF to Office on the north side 7t' Street two blocks north of the expanded area and from LMF to Single Family at 6t' Street and Appianway Street. In addition, various changes were made from Multi -Family to Neighborhood Commercial and from Multi -Family and LMF to Mixed Use along Pine and Cedar Streets near the.UAMS campus. On April 20, 1999, a change was made from Single Family to PI in the 1700 block of Pine Street five -blocks south and ten blocks west of the expanded area. Changes were made from Single Family to Mixed Use on 12t` Street between Woodrow and Pine Streets, at 11th & Elm Streets, 12th and Elm Streets located twelve blocks west of the expanded area. Additional changes from Single Family to Mixed Use took place at Pine and 18th Streets, Pine and 20th Streets, and at Cedar and 23rd Streets which are ten blocks west of the expanded area. On January 16, 1999, a change was made from Single Family to Public Institutional (PI) at 12th & park three blocks east of the expanded area. On June 7, 1994, a change was made from Industrial to Mixed Use on the east side of Woodrow St. three and a half blocks west of the expanded area. The area is shown on the Future Land Use plan as Light Industrial, Industrial, and Park/Open Space. Industrial is shown on the Land Use Plan to the north of the expanded area while Light Industrial is shown to the west. Single Family is shown to the east of the expanded area while C is shown to the south. MASTER STREET PLAN: 12th Street is shown on the Master Street Plan as a Collector Street. 10th, 11th, Jones, and Thayer Streets are shown as local streets. 2 FILE NO.: LU99-08-10 (Cont. PARKS: Fletcher Park at I-630 and Woodrow St. is shown as a Neighborhood Park on the Park System Master Plan. CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN: The area under review is not covered by a city recognized neighborhood action plan. ANALYSIS: At an earlier time, industrial enterprises located along this section of the railroad tracks for the obvious transportation reasons. Other industrial buildings lie along these tracks, but no notable development has occurred in the recent past. As market forces change, this site has become less and less desirable for industrial infill, even though it is zoned I-2. Mixed Use would provide for redevelopment in an area where the conforming industrial development would likely not happen. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: Community Outreach Neighborhood Organization, Capitol Hill Neighborhood Association, Central High Neighborhood Association, East of Broadway Neighborhood Association, Meadowbrook Neighborhood Association, South End Neighborhood Association, South End Neighborhood Developers, South Little Rock Community Development Association, and the Wright Avenue Neighborhood Association. Staff has received thee comments from area residents. All three comments were neutral. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff believes the change is appropriate to change to Mixed Use to provide flexibility for, and review of, future development in the area. 3 FILE NO.: LU99-08-10 (Cont.) PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 11, 1999) Brian Minyard, of Staff, presented the item to the Commission. A short discussion took place between the applicant, Commission and staff concerning whether or not the case should be heard. Mr. Minyard explained that this item was a minor Land Use Plan amendment dealing with a change in intensity not use, and that this amendment would decrease the intensity of use in the area. The Commission discussed the merits of hearing both issues at the same time but decided to hear them separately. Mr. Robert Alexander and Ms. Nettie J. Lawson submitted cards to speak in opposition to the related Zoning item. Chairman Hugh Earnest explained to the individuals present the difference between the Land Use Plan amendment item and the Zoning item. Mr. Alexander and Ms. Lawson did not wish to speak against the Land Use Plan amendment. Since there was no opposition to the Land Use Plan amendment, staff recommended approval. Several commissioners expressed their opinions that this was an improvement to the area. A motion was made to approve the item as presented and was approved with a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. 4 November 11, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 12.1 (Cont. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: FILE NO.: LU99-08-10 Staff believes the change is appropriate to change to Mixed Use to provide flexibility for, and review of, future development in the area. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 11, 1999) Brian Minyard, of Staff, presented the item to the Commission. A short discussion took place between the applicant, Commission and staff concerning whether or not the case should be heard. Mr. Minyard explained that this item was a minor Land Use Plan amendment dealing with a change in intensity not use, and that this amendment would decrease the intensity of use in the area. The Commission discussed the merits of hearing both issues at the same time but decided to hear them separately. Mr. Robert Alexander and Ms. Nettie J. Lawson submitted cards to speak in opposition to the related Zoning item. Chairman Hugh Earnest explained to the individuals present the difference between the Land Use Plan amendment item and the Zoning item. Mr. Alexander and Ms. Lawson did not wish to speak against the Land Use Plan amendment. Since there was no opposition to the Land Use Plan amendment, staff recommended approval. Several commissioners expressed their opinions that this was an improvement to the area. A motion was made to approve the item as presented and was approved with a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. 4