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LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
MAY 18, 2021 AGENDA
Subject
Land Use Plan Amendment
– 65th East Planning District
– LU2021-13-01
Submitted By:
Action Required
√ Ordinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Approved By
Planning and Development Bruce Moore
City Manager
SYNOPSIS To approve Land Use Plan amendment in the 65th East
Planning District from Industrial (I) Commercial to
Commercial (C)
FISCAL IMPACT None
RECOMMENDATION Staff recommended approval. The Little Rock Planning
Commission 9 for, 0 against, 1 absent, 1 vacancy to
approve the change at their April 8, 2021 Hearing.
BACKGROUND The subject site is located at the northwest intersection of
Scott Hamilton Drive and I-30 interchange and is
surrounded by approximately 1,250 acres of contiguous
industrial lands, most of which are zoned I-2 and have
been previously developed. This industrial area of the City
extends from Fourche Creek in the north, to the south
beyond I-30, terminating near Baseline Road and extends
from S. Arch Street in the east, across I-30 to Patterson
Road (about a ¼ mile west of Scott Hamilton Drive).
While many of the industrial sites in this area continue
operations, there are some where industrial activities have
ceased, leaving swaths of underutilized land.
Given how the site is situated at the I-30 interchange and
the existing adjacent land use, a proposed Commercial land
use designation has limited potential to negatively impact
surrounding industrial properties. Approval of the
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BACKGROUND
CONTINUED
proposed Commercial land use designation would provide
for a land development pattern similar to the intersection of
65th Street and I-30, situated about a two miles northeast
of the subject site, where there are two hotels, convenience
stores with gas, truck repair shop, and a truck equipment
store.
A Commercial land use developed at the site has the
potential to provide support services to the greater
industrial area and transient travelers on I-30. The transfer
of land use from Industrial to Commercial on this seven-
acre tract should not have a significant impact to the
overall supply of Industrial lands in this area or in the
City as a whole.
Notices were sent to the Upper Baseline Windamere and
Wakefield Neighborhood Association. Staff has received
no comments from area residents and neighborhoods.