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HomeMy WebLinkAboutapplicant request for deferral' IRWIN PARTNERS January 3, 2013 Mr. Monte Moore Zoning Administrator City of Little Rock 723 W. Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Re: Cantrell Heights Land Use & Zoning Change Applications - Deferral Request Dear Mr. Moore: Please accept this letter as the applicant's request for a deferral of the above referenced applications. This request is so that the applicant and I may have time before the public hearing to meet with area residents that have addressed concerns and address the concerns raised by those residents. The applicant requests a deferral to the next regularly scheduled public hearing date which is understood to be February 21, 2013. If any other action or information is needed for this request, please advise as to those actions or information. I can be reached via phone at 501.225.5700 or via email at lyates@irwinpartners.com. s, CLS Inc Cc: Mr. Lewis & Mrs. Libby Bunch Heights Real Estate Co. - w/o enclosures Mr. Brian Minyard City of Little Rock Department of Planning & Development A Real Estate Investment, Brokerage & Development Firm Central Arkansas: 1701 Centerview Drive, Suite 201 • Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 • T 501.225.5700 • F 501.227.0280 Northwest Arkansas: 3739 North Steele Boulevard, Suite 140 • Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703-5399 *T479.444.9111 • F479.444.9112 www.irwinpartners.com December 20, 2012 Name Address City RE: Proposed Rezoning at Cantrell Heights Shopping Center Dear Cantrell Heights shopping center opened in 1976. Cantrell Heights is requesting a change in zoning of adjacent land to allow for the expansion of Cantrell Heights. Only the front portion of the property is affected by this request. The back portion is not part of this request and would remain zoned R-2. The total area of the request is approximately the same size as the existing center. Cantrell Heights has been, and will continue to be, a good fit in the neighborhood. The owners of Cantrell Heights have long owned the vacant lot and three houses immediately to the west. These houses all face Cantrell Road / Highway Ten and are rented. Expansion of Cantrell Heights to the west would replace these houses that were built when Highway Ten was still a quiet country road with a use of the property that matches the Pavilion Centre & Pavilion in The Park properties across Highway Ten. The proposal for rezoning of this property is to allow the center to be expanded, and to provide better traffic circulation and access for the existing buildings. Such expansion would include additional restaurant, retail, office and other uses serving the neighborhood. The site is not a "big box" site. The area of the request matches the existing center and is a similar shallow depth. The trees and valley behind the center area provide a buffer between the center and residential properties to the north. The required landscape buffers & building setbacks for expansion of Cantrell Heights will allow for appropriate screening between any extension of Cantrell Heights and the houses to the west. Surrounding Cantrell Heights to the north, east and south are office buildings, shopping centers, apartments, condos, the Racquet Club, and Reservoir Park. All of these uses have co -existed for years. All of these uses find a natural transition point to parks and residences at the entrance to Reservoir Park. The area around Cantrell Heights is an established commercial area. Small infill redevelopment such as this and larger infill projects like Midtowne & Park Avenue on University Ave. encourage neighborhood shopping rather than promoting sprawl. The request recognizes that since Cantrell Heights was built, the highway and surrounding properties have changed. Thank you for taking time to read this letter. I am a consultant for Cantrell Heights on this application. My phone number is 716-5512. My email is iy_ates@irwinpartners.com. I am glad to speak with you or meet with you to answer questions. Best regards, Jeff Yates, CLS cc: Mr. Lewis & Mrs. Libby Bunch Heights Real Estate Co. - w/o enclosures Mr. Monte Moore City of Little Rock Department of Planning & Development rezon.doc 03/01/10 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE LITTLE ROCK PLANNING COMMISSION ON AN APPLICATION TO REZONE PROPERTY To all owners of land lying within 200 feet of the boundary of property at: LOCATION: Part of Tract C and = of Tract D of the Hyland Homes Addition with street addresses of 8220 Cantrell Rd., 8224 Cantrell Rd. and 8300 Cantrell Rd., Little Rock AR. OWNED BY: Heights Real Estate Co. and 65" S,trpet Center. Inc. wawdentiti�a7 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an application has been filed for rezoning of the above property requesting a change of zone classification from: "R-2" District which permits use of the property as it is used today for single-family residential houses rented for investment income to "C-3" District which permits use of the property fpr extension of the adjacent Cantrell Heights shopping center. If approved, the rezoning will occur only upon the property described above. It will not change the zoning or permitted uses on neighboring properties. The purpose of this request is to: (1) build; (2) develop; (3) EXPLANATION: All thero r&s included in this application are owned by the owners of the adjacent Cantrell Heights shopping center. These properties all face Cantrell Road / AR Highwgy HighwayTen & are rented for investment income. The Cantrell Heights shMing center, home to the successful Taxiki's restaurant and other retail businesses could se additional parking & room to ex and for additional restaurant and retail businesses. This gpnlication is to allow that expansion. A public hearing on said application will be held by the Little Rock Planning Commission in the Board of Directors Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 500 W. Markham, Little Rock, Arkansas, on January 10. 2013 at 4.00 p.m. All parties in interest may appear and be heard at said time and place or may notify the Planning Commission of their views on this matter by letter. All persons interested in this request are invited to call or visit the Department of Planning and Development, 723 West Markham, 371-4790, and to review the application and discuss same with the Planning staff.