HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8846-B BOD Staff Report 070722OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
APRIL 19, 2022 AGENDA
Subject
An Ordinance rezoning
property located north of
15500 Lawson Road from
"R-2" to "M". (Z-8846-B)
Submitted by:
Department of Planning and
Development
SYNOPSIS
FISCAL IMPACT
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUND
Action Required
4Ordinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Approved By
Bruce Moore
City Manager
The owner of the 11.95 acre property located north of
15500 Lawson Road is requesting that the property be
reclassified from "R-2" to "M".
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Approval of the Ordinance
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 the property which
serves as a transitional zone for the residentially zoned
properties within the general area.
BACKGROUND
CONTINUED
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.
On March 10, 2022, the Planning Commission voted
7 ayes, 0 noes, 3 absent and 1 open position, as part of the
Consent Agenda, to approve the M rezoning. There were
no objectors present.
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.
Please see the attached Planning Commission minute
record for the complete staff analysis.
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE RECLASSIFYING PROPERTY
LOCATED IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
ARKANSAS, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING
MAP OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
Section 1. That the zone classification of the following property be and is
hereby changed as indicated:
Z-8846-B — Described as part of the Southwest 1/ of the Northwest
1/, Section 19, Township 1 North, Range 13 West
Beginning at the NW Corner of the SW 1/ of the NW 1/ of Section
19; Thence S87131101" E a distance of 451.0 Feet to the Point of
Beginning (POB); Thence continue S87"31101" E a distance of
81.70 Feet; Thence S00°24'49" E a distance of 806.77 Feet; Thence
N88°56117" W a distance of 471.49 Feet; Thence N00°20159" E a
distance of 379.36 Feet; Thence N88117'31" W a distance of
324.39 Feet; Thence N00°50151" E a distance of 442.90 Feet to the
Point of Beginning. Containing 11.95 Acres more or less.
Also Known as:
Lots 1-24, Block 1;
Lots 1-15, and Lots 18-24, Block 2;
Lots 1-12, Block 3;
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I Lots 1-3, Block 6;
2 Lots 1-12, and Lots 22-24, Block 7;
3 Lots 1-14, and Lots 17-24, Block 8;
4 Lots 1-4, and Lots 21-24, Block 9;
5 Lots 1-4, Block 10;
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7 All in Lincoln Avenue Place Interurban Addition to the City of
8 Little Rock, Arkansas, and all of that part of the SW 1/ NW 1/ of
9 Section 19, Township 1 North, Range 13 West, Pulaski County,
10 Arkansas formerly platted as Lincoln Avenue Interurban
11 Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
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13 Less and Except the Streets and Alley's in the platted and
14 unplatted part of what is and formerly Lincoln Avenue Place
15 Interurban Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, as
16 shown on plat recorded in Plat Book 7, Page 117, records of
17 Pulaski County, Arkansas: From "R-2" Single Family District
18 to "M" Mining District (North of 15500 Lawson).
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20 Section 2. That the map referred to in Chapter 36 of the Code of Ordinances
21 of the City of Little Rock and designated district map be and is hereby amended to the
22 extent and in the respects necessary to affect and designate the change provided for in
23 Section 1 hereof.
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25 Section 3. That the Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force 30 days after
26 the date of its passage and approval.
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28 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item,
29 sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid
30 or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining
31 portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so
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declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
ordinance.
Section 5. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same
that are inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the
extent of such inconsistency.
PASSED:
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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FILE NO.: Z-8846-B
NAME: Rezoning from R-2 to M
LOCATION: North of 15500 Lawson Road
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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
NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 parcel FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF
PLANNING DISTRICT: 18
R-2 (Single-family District)
VARIANCEIWAIVERS: None requested.
A. PROPOSAUREQUESTIAPPLICANT'S STATEMENT:
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.
FILE NO.: Z-8846-B Cont.
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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.
NEIGHBORHOOD 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.
ENGINEERING COMMENTS: No comments.
UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING:
Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: No comments received.
Enter : No comments received.
CenterPoint Energy: 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.
BUILDING CODESILANDSCAPE:
Building Code: No comments received.
Landscape: No comments.
TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING:
Rock Region Metro: No comments received.
Planning Division: The request is in the Ellis Mountain Planning District. The
Land Use Plan shows Residential Low Density (RL) for the requested area. 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
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FILE NO.: Z-8846-B (Cont.
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.
Bicycle 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
the property which serves as a transitional zone for the residentially zoned
properties within the general area.
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FILE NO.: Z-8846-B (Cont.
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 believes 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.
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