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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8846-B PC Action Letter - Recommended Approval With Conditions 031622Department of Planning and Development Ir 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 f' :,Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546 March 16, 2022 Troy Robertson Redstone Construction 505 West Dixon Road Little Rock, AR 72206 Re: File No. Z-8846-B Rezoning from R-2 to M; located north of 15500 Lawson Road Dear Mr. Robertson: Planning Development Building Codes This is to advise you that in connection with your request concerning the above referenced file number the following action was taken by the Planning Commission at its meeting on March 10, 2022: X Approved with conditions. Recommended approval with conditions. Recommended approval as submitted. Denied your request as submitted. Deferred to the Other: Meeting. This item will be forwarded to the Little Rock Board of Directors for final action. You or your representative will need to be present at the Board of Directors meeting to address any questions which may arise. The meeting date has tentatively been set for April 19, 2022. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm and is held in the Centre at University Park, 6401 West 121' Street. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at 371-4792. Respectfully, VMoneor Development Administrator March 10, 2022 ITEM NO.: 7.1 FILE NO.: Z-8846-B NAME: Rezoning from R-2 to M LOCATION: North of 15500 Lawson Road DEVELOPER: Redstone Construction Group, Inc. 505 W. Dixon Road Little Rock, AR 72206 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: LRQ, LLC 505 W. Dixon Road Little Rock, AR 72206 SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Clinton W. Gilbert 505 W. Dixon Road Little Rock, AR 72206 AREA: 11.95 acres WARD: N/A CURRENT ZONING: VARIANCE/WAIVERS NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 parcel PLANNING DISTRICT: 18 R-2 (Single-family District) None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF CENSUS TRACT: 42.25 The applicant proposes to rezone 11.95 acres located within the Lincoln Avenue Place Interurban Addition north of 15500 Lawson Road from R-2 to M to allow use of the property as an extension of existing mining operations. March 10, 2022 ITEM NO.: 7.1 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-8846-B B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is undeveloped and mostly wooded. Residential zoning and uses lie to the north and east of the property. A mixture of industrial and residential zoning and uses lie to the south. M (Mining) lies immediately west of the property. C_ NEIGHBORHDOD COMMENTS: All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site and all neighborhood associations registered with the City of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: No comments. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authorit : No comments received. Enter : No comments received. CenterPoint Ener : No comments received. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: No comments received. Fire Department, No comments received. Parks and Recreation: No comments received. County Planning: No comments received. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE. Building Code: No comments received. Landscape: No comments. G. TRANSPORTATIONIPLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: The request is in the Ellis Mountain Plann ng District. The Land Use Plan shows Residential Low Density (RL) for the regUested area. The K March 10, 2022 ITEM NO.: 7.1 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-8846-B Residential Low Density (RL) category provides for single family homes at densities not to exceed 6 dwelling units per acre. Such residential development is typically characterized by conventional single family homes, but may also include patio or garden homes and cluster homes, provided that the density remain less than 6 units per acre. The application is to rezone from Single Family District (R-2) to Mining District (M) to allow for the future expansion of an existing mining operation on to this site. There is an accompanying application to amend the Land Use Plan Map for this site to Mining (M). Surrounding the application area, the Land Use Plan shows Mining (M) use to the west and south of the site. Residential Low Density (RL) is on the Plan Map to the north and east of the site. The Mining (M) category provides for the extraction of various natural resources such as bauxite, sand, gravel, limestone, granite or other. Mining uses will include assurances that these resources be properly managed so as not to create a hazard, nuisance or the disfigurement or pollution of the land. This area is currently zoned Mining, M and is an operating open pit mine. The Residential Low Density (RL) category provides for single family homes at densities not to exceed 6 dwelling units per acre. Such residential development is typically characterized by conventional single family homes, but may also include patio or garden homes and cluster homes, provided that the density remain less than 6 units per acre. The land to the north is vacant wooded land zoned R-2, Single Family District and owned by the applicant. The land to the east is also wooded, vacant and zoned R-2. However, it has been subdivided into three tracts with different owners. Master Street Plan: There are no existing or proposed roads adjacent to or through this land. Bic cle Plan: There are no existing or proposed bike routes adjacent to or through this land. H. ANALYSIS: Little Rock Quarries, LLC, owner of the 11.95 acre property located north of 15000 Lawson Road, is requesting that the property be rezoned from "R-2" Single - Family District to "M," Mining District. The rezoning is proposed to allow expansion of an existing mining operation. The property is currently undeveloped and mostly wooded. The property is comprised of multiple platted lots within the Lincoln Avenue Place Interurban Addition. The property is located in an area of mixed uses and zoning along Lawson Road. Residential zoning and uses lie to the north and east of the property. A mixture of industrial, office and residential zoning and uses lie to the south. M (Mining) lies immediately to the west of the property. "OS" zoning and office uses lie south of 3 March 10, 2022 ITEM NO.: 7.1(Cont.)FILE NO.: Z-884E-B the property which serves as a transitional zone for the residentially zoned properties within the general area. The property takes access from the north side of Lawson Road which extends in a northwestern direction into the mining site. Access then turns into Hugh Taylor Road which runs north and south along the western portion of the property. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as "RL" Residential Low Density. A proposed land use plan amendment from "RL" to "M" mining is a separate item on this agenda. Staff is supportive of the requested M zoning. Staff views the request as reasonable. The proposed M zoning, will be consistent with the proposed expansion of mining operations currently existing on the property and this rezoning will be a continuation of the existing mining operations within the boundary of the Little Rock Quarries ownership. Staff bellieves the proposed M zoning will have no adverse impact on the general area. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested "M" zoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 10, 2022) The item was placed on consent agenda for approval. By a vote of 7 for, 0 against, 3 absent, and 1 vacant position the consent approval was approved. 4