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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-3472 Staff AnalysisApril 29, 1980 Item No. 13 - Z-3472 Owner: Applicant: Request: Purpose: Existing Zoning: Location: Site Characteristics: Size: Existing Land Use: Abutting Land Use Zoning: Zoning History: Applicable Regulations: Robert Farrell and A.D. West Walter Loveless, Jr. Rezone to 110-2" Office and Institutional Office Development Unspecified "R-2" Single Family Between I-430 and a Natural Resources Drive (See Map) Wooded and relatively level 3.26 Acres + Vacant North - State Natural Resources Complex - Zoned "R-2" South - Vacant - Zoned "MF -6" East - Vacant - Zoned "R-2" West - Interstate 430 None Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances FACTUAL INFORMATION April 29, 1980 I tem 13 1. NEED AND/OR DEMAND There is no specified use for this property at this time. The zoning requested reflects the location of the property and the surrounding land use pattern. 2. COMPATIBILITY WITH MUNICIPAL PLANS The Suburban Development Plan calls for this property to be used for multifamily purposes. The pattern within the plan calls for multifamily use on all of the property south of the natural resources complex to Markham Street and east from I-430 to the existing single family area. 3. EFFECTS ON ENVIRONS No particular environmental effects are expected. 4. NEIGHBORHOOD POSITION No adverse comments have been heard from neighbors. 5. PUBLIC SERVICES/EFFECT ON No adverse comments have been received. 6. UTILITIES/EFFECT ON No adverse comments have been received. 7. EFFECT ON PUBLIC FINANCES No particular fiscal impacts would be expected. 8. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/REASONABLENESS The property abuts office uses to the north, multifamily zoning to the south and an interstate highway to the west. The property to the east is zoned and developed for single family use. The office to the north is not zoned, and is owned by the State of Arkansas. The proposed zoning will not be entirely noncompatible with the adjacent properties. 9. STANDARDS OF QUALITY No standards of quality have been addressed. April 29, 1980 Item No. 13 - Continued 10. TRAFFIC AND STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY The one area which seems especially problematical is access to the site. The only physical access is from the private road owned by the State of Arkansas. There is some question as to whether this property could legally acquire the right to use this drive for access. If approved for use, this drive would provide adequate access to the site. ANALYSIS The staff feels that the most appropriate use of the property is in connection with the State complex to the north. This has more to do with the access issue than anything else. Proposed "0-2" zoning with site plan review offers a reasonable alternative to multifamily development. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The staff recommends approval. COMMISSION ACTION: The applicant was present, and there were no objectors. After a brief discussion, the Commission moved to approve the application as filed. The motion passed: 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent.