HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-3520-C Staff AnalysisApril 3, 1997
ITEM NO.: 24 FILE NO.: Z -3520-C
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Chris Albright
Chris Albright
7600 Cantrell Road
Rezone from C-3 and C-4 to C-4
Bring property into conformance
with zoning
.76± acres
Service station, auto repair
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - Single and Multi -family; zoned R-2 and R-5
South - Service station and other commercial uses;
zoned C-3
East - Multiple Commercial uses; zoned C-3
West - Multiple Commercial uses; zoned C-3
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS
1. Dedicate right-of-way to 45 foot from centerline of
Cantrell and a 10 foot sidewalk and utility easement
beyond this dedication.
2. Master Street Plan calls for 55 feet from centerline,
however, staff will support a waiver of 10 feet with
the dedication of the easement. Dedicate a 20 foot
radial area at the intersection.
LAND USE ELEMENT
The site is located in the West Little Rock District. The
District Land Use Plan recommends Commercial for the site.
The rezoning request conforms to the adopted Plan.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
The site is located on a Central Arkansas Transit Authority
Bus Route.
April 3, 1997
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 24 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -3520-C
STAFF ANALYSIS
The property at 7600 Cantrell Road is occupied by a service
station/auto repair business and has been for 30+ years.
The portion of the site directly at the intersection of
Cantrell and Keightly Roads is zoned C-4 and the balance of
the site is zoned C-3. The use on the site, service
station/auto repair, is a C-4 use.
In 1980, the site was occupied by an Exxon Service Station.
The property was zoned "F" Commercial. Upon the
introduction of the new (1980) Zoning Ordinance, the zoning
classification was converted from "F" Commercial to "C-3"
General Commercial. As permitted by City Policy, under the
Conversion Adjustment Strategy, Exxon rezoned 16 of its
Little Rock sites, which had been reclassified by the new
Ordinance as "C-3", to "C-4" on September 16, 1980. The
legal description submitted for this site incorrectly
identified only a portion of the property. Consequently,
only the southeast corner was rezoned to "C-4" and the
balance remained "C-3". The error was not caught by either
the applicant or staff.
On December 16, 1985, the Board of Adjustment approved a
site plan allowing for the removal of the existing service
station/auto repair and the construction of a new building
and gas island canopy. The variance was granted based on
the assumption that the entire site was zoned C-4, when in
fact that was not the case. Again, the zoning issue was not
noted by staff or the applicant.
The applicant now proposes to construct a small addition
onto the structure. A request for a side yard variance is
scheduled for the Board of Adjustment's March 31, 1997
agenda. During review of the variance application, staff
discovered the zoning issue and advised the applicant that
the site needed to be rezoned to C-4. In order to clear up
any question concerning the zoning, the entire tract is
being submitted for rezoning. Thus, the request to rezone
from C-3 and C-4 to C-4. Staff feels some responsibility
for this error, having not noted the mistake in either 1980
or 1985. Consequently, the rezoning application was
instituted by staff with the applicant's permission.
C-4 is an appropriate zoning classification for this site.
The property is located at the intensely commercial
intersection of Cantrell Road and Mississippi
Avenue/Keightly Drive. The property has been occupied by a
service station/auto repair business for 30+ years and the
use is compatible with uses in the area. The requested
zoning conforms to the adopted Land Use Plan which
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April 3, 1997
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 24 Cont. FILE NO.: Z -3520-C
recommends Commercial for this site. No change in use is
proposed for the site, only a building expansion to
accommodate the existing use.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the requested C-4 zoning.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (APRIL 3, 1997)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved by a
vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent.
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