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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard Comm for LU2022-09-01OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION OCTOBER 18, 2022 AGENDA Subject Land Use Plan Amendment – I-630 Planning District (LU2022-09-01) 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 I-630 Planning District at 3301, 3305, 3317 and 3319 Asher Avenue from Mixed Use (MX) to Commercial (C). FISCAL IMPACT None RECOMMENDATION Staff recommended approval. At their September 8, 2022 Hearing the Little Rock Planning Commission by a vote of 9 for, 0 against, 1 abstention and 1 vacancy made a recommendation of approval. BACKGROUND The application site is along a Minor Arterial – Asher Avenue. The eastern parcels within the application area have single-family houses on them. The western parcels have a two-story building and parking area on the site. This land has been used as part of the school located on the north side of Asher Avenue. There is one parcel between these two areas. This lot is a separate ownership and has a single- family house on it. Since it is not included in the amendment it will remain Mixed Use (MX). The Mixed Use (MX) designation allows for commercial, office, and/or residential uses. Most of the land in this block and the ones to the immediate north and west are owned by one of three religious based organizations. The land in question is mostly developed with buildings which one of the three groups is using toward its mission and/or community outreach. The block to the northeast is zoned and used for commercial purposes. There are still several blocks along the south side of Asher 2 BACKGROUND CONTINUED Avenue, east of the application area that are predominantly single-family homes. There has been investment within the area as shown by building permit activity. The area is a developed portion of Little Rock. The permit activity does indicated investment in all sectors of land use. The use pattern along Asher Avenue in the blocks around Martin and Brown Streets has transitioned from single- family to non-residential uses. This includes the application block. As noted above the Mixed Use (MX) designation includes commercial, office and residential as possibilities. The applicant is the same owner as the land to the north and west. The use of their land is non-residential in nature. They have talked about including some residential within their overall development. But from a land use point of view the use pattern of the blocks from Brown Street west along the south side of Asher Avenue are non-residential in nature. Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: Love Neighborhood Association, and Goodwill Neighborhood Association. A general notification to all associations was made for the Planning Commission Hearing.