HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOD comm A-341 thibault zeuber AnnexationOFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 AGENDA
Subject
Annexation 341 –
Thibault Zeuber
Annexation/Z-9699
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 23 acres, at the northwest
corner of Thibault and Zeuber Roads (in the 5200 block of
Thibault 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 July 14, 2022 hearing.
BACKGROUND
The area requesting annexation is contiguous with the City
limits along its northern boundary. The City of Little Rock
annexed the area to the north of the site in 1979 - via
Ordinance 13370. The annexation area has been farmland
since at least the 1960s. There are no structures in the
annexation area. The site has a gentle slope from north to
south. The land falls approximately four feet in the
approximately 770 feet from north to south. The entire
region in which the annexation is located (both areas
currently with in the City and outside) is protected by a levee
system. The southern half of the annexation area is within
the 100-year floodplain.
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 Industrial District.
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BACKGROUND
This land is partially developed with manufacturing and
industrial structures. All the lands to the east, west and
south are not zoned and are outside the current City Limits.
To the immediate west and south, across Zeuber Road, from
the annexation area there are warehouse distribution types
of uses. The land to the east, across Thibault Road, is
vacant and mostly former farmland. Much of the land
further to the south and east is either agricultural or wooded.
The Land Use Plan Map 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 Map shows
Industrial (I) in all directions from the annexation area.
The applicant has requested the land be zoned I-3, Heavy
Industrial District (Z-9699) as part of their annexation
request. The land to the south, east and west of the
annexation area is currently not zoned and outside of the
City. The land to the north is zoned I-3, Heavy Industrial
District. The I-3 land is partially developed with
manufacturing and warehouse uses as part of the Port
Industrial Park. The Little Rock Port has acquired land
beyond this annexation to the east, southeast and southwest
and is marketing it for industrial development. The Pulaski
County Judge held the Annexation hearing on July 12, 2022.
Approximately 1315 linear feet of Zeuber Road and 770
linear feet of Thibault Road are included in this annexation.
Zeuber and Thibault Roads are two-lane roads with
shoulders. There are open ditches on both sides of the roads.
The roads are currently constructed to the City’s industrial
design approved for roads in the Port district. 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 just over a
mile to the annexation area. The Little Rock Police
Department did not respond to a request for comments on
this annexation.