HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard Comm for LU2022-19-02OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
JULY 19, 2022 AGENDA
Subject
Land Use Plan Amendment
– Chenal Planning District
(LU2022-19-02)
Submitted By:
Action Required
√ Ordinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Approved By
Planning and Development Bruce Moore
City Manager
SYNOPSIS To approve a Land Use Plan Map amendment in the Chenal
Planning District along the southwest side of Chenal
Parkway, south of the Northfield Drive intersection from
Residential Low Density (RL) to Suburban Office (SO).
FISCAL IMPACT None
RECOMMENDATION Staff recommended approval. At their June 9, 2022 Hearing
the Little Rock Planning Commission by a vote of 10 for, 0
against, and 1 vacancy made a recommendation of approval.
BACKGROUND The application area is situated along the southwest side of
Chenal Parkway a little more than a tenth of a mile southeast
corner of Chenal Parkway’s intersection with Northfield
Drive. The is site wooded and vacant with a zoning of
Planned Development Residential. The site backs up to a
developed single-family subdivision (Duquesne Court).
This land is zoned Single Family District (R-2) and shown
on the Plan Map at Residential Low Density (RL). Across
Chenal Parkway to the north is wooded vacant land zoned
from O-2, Office and Institutional District to C-3, General
Commercial District October of 2021. The land to the east
of the vacant and wooded with a zoning of R-2. There are
two large utility easements with powerlines running through
this land.
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BACKGROUND
CONTINUED
There is a large amount of amount of non-residential
(commercial and office) zoning at the Chenal Parkway-
Cantrell Road intersection. This area is partially developed.
Close to half of the commercially zoned land has been
developed with almost none of the office zoned land being
developed. There are no residential uses that take access
from Chenal Parkway from Cantrell Road to Chenonceau
Boulevard (this portion of Chenal Parkway).
There is additional available undeveloped Residential Low
Density (RL) designated land to the east of the application
site. There is some still some available undeveloped
Residential Medium Density (RM) designated land at the
Chenal Parkway-Cantrell Road intersection. Also to the
south of the application area is an area of Residential High
Density designated land along Chenal Parkway. This land
is wooded and zoned Multifamily District 6-units per acre.
So, there is both available office and residential land in the
general area.
Notices were sent to the following neighborhood
associations: Aberdeen Court POA, Maywood Manor NA,
Valley Ranch POA. As of the time of writing the Staff
report, only contacts with questions had been received from
area residents or from neighborhood associations.