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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOD comm A-340 amazon zeuber AnnexationOFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 AGENDA Subject Annexation 340 – Amazon Zeuber Annexation/Z-9601 zoning to I-3 Submitted By: Action Required √ Ordinance Resolution Approval Information Report Approved By Planning and Development Bruce Moore City Manager SYNOPSIS Accept the annexation of some 162 acres, along Zeuber Road (in the 5800 to 7000 blocks of Zeuber Road) to the City of Little Rock and zone the area to I-3 Heavy Industrial District. FISCAL IMPACT None determined. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval. By a vote of 10 for, 0 against, and 1 vacancy, the Planning Commission recommended the annexation at their August 12, 2021 hearing. BACKGROUND The area requesting annexation is contiguous with the City limits in the northern part of the parcel along its northern boundary. The annexation area has been farm land or wooded since at least the 1960s. The portion east of Zeuber Road from the City Limits south to Zeuber Road is currently mostly wooded with an AT&T facility on the northwest most 2.38 acres. The portion of area being annexed south of Zeuber Road is wooded on the western approximately third. A newly constructed Amazon warehouse structure is on the eastern 80-plus acres. The entire region in which the annexation is located is protected by a levee system. The area has a general slope from north to south. The land falls off only eight feet in the approximately 3900 feet from northwest to southeast. There is an additional four-foot fall along a drainage way which is 2 BACKGROUND CONTINUED located close to the southwestern boundary of the annexation. The property currently is not zoned. There is no zoning outside the City in this area. The land within the city to the north and northeast is zoned I-3, Heavy Commercial District. This land is part of the Port Industrial Park. It is partially developed with manufacturing and industrial structures. While the land to the northwest is zoned AF, Agriculture and Forestry District. This land is partially developed with a single-family subdivision. This is the eastern edge of the College Station Community. All the lands to the east, west and south are not zoned and are outside the current City Limits. Most of this land is either agricultural in use or wooded. The Land Use Plan shows the annexation area as Industrial (I). The Industrial category encompasses a wide variety of manufacturing, warehousing research and development, processing, and industry related office and service activities. Industrial development typically occurs on an individual tract basis rather than according to an overall development plan. The Land Use Plan shows Industrial (I) in all directions from the annexation area. Most of this land is either agricultural in use or wooded. The applicant has requested the land be zoned I-3, Heavy Industrial District (Z-9601) as part of their annexation. The land to the south, east and west of the annexation area is currently not zoned and outside of the City. The Little Rock Port has also acquired land beyond this annexation to the east and south with the intention of future industrial development of the surrounding area. The Pulaski County Judge signed the Annexation Order on June 17, 2021. Approximately 4350 linear feet of Zeuber Road are included in this annexation. Zeuber Road is a two-lane road with shoulders. There are open ditches on both sides of the road. As part of the development of the land the developer will have to extend water and wastewater services from the existing service lines to any new development. The closest fire station (Station 4) is located at 7500 Lindsey Road. From this station via existing streets is over 2.25 miles to the annexation area. The Little Rock Police Department responded they have no concerns or issues with this annexation.