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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-3592-I Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z-3592-1 Owner: Applicant: Location: Area: Request: Purpose: Existing Use: Westrock Partnership Development Consultants, Inc. West side of Centerview Drive, between Executive Center Drive and Peach Tree Drive 5.179 acres Rezone from 0-1 to 0-3 Office development Undeveloped SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING A. 11 North — Undeveloped property and office development (along Executive Center Drive); zoned 0-3 South — Single family residences and open space buffer; zoned R-2 and OS East — Office development and undeveloped property (across Centerview Drive); zoned 0-2 and 0-3 West — Office development and undeveloped property; zoned 0-1 and 0-3 PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Centerview Drive, a Commercial Street, is platted with a 60' right-of- way which meets Master Street Plan requirements. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is not located on a CATA bus route. C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: All property owners located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet who could be identified, and the Sandpiper and John Barrow Neighborhood Associations were notified of the rezoning request. FILE NO.: Z-3592-1 [Cont. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the 1-430 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Suburban Office for this property. The applicant has applied for 0-3 General Office for a small office park. This area is a small portion of a large `office park'. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: The property under review is not located in an area covered by a City of Little Rock recognized neighborhood action plan. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: Westrock Partnership, owner of Lot 1, Westrock Office Addition, is requesting to rezone a portion of the lot from "O-1" Quiet Office District to "O-3" General Office District. The rezoning is proposed for future office development of the property. Lot 1, Westrock Office Addition is a total of 8.127 acres in area. The south 200 feet of the lot (2.948 acres) is zoned "OS" Open Space. The applicant is proposing to rezone only the north 5.179 acres of the lot from 0-1 to 0-3. No change is proposed for the OS zoned portion. The property is currently undeveloped. There are existing office uses and undeveloped office property to the north, east and west. There are single family residences to the south, south of the OS zoned area. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Suburban Office. The proposed 0-3 zoning does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested 0-3 zoning. The property is located along the southern perimeter of a very large area of office zoning, south of Kanis Road and west of Shackleford Road. The majority of this area is zoned 0-3. Staff feels that 0-3 zoning for the north 5.179 acres of Lot 1, Westrock Office Addition will not be out of character with the overall area. With the 200 foot strip of OS zoning within the south portion of the lot, the proposed 0-3 zoning should have no adverse impact on the residential property to the south, or the other surrounding properties. 2 FILE NO.: Z-3592-1 (Cont. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-3 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION, (APRIL 22, 2004) Robert Brown was present, representing the application. There was one (1) person present with concerns. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval. Robert Gant addressed the Commission. He noted that he had talked to Robert Brown between items and that he understood the rezoning issue. He stated that he had no objection to the proposed rezoning. There was a motion to approve the requested 0-3. zoning. The motion passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. The application was approved. 3 April 22, 2004 ITEM NO.: 16 FILE NO.: Z-3592-1 Owner: Westrock Partnership Applicant: Development Consultants, Inc. Location: West side of Centerview Drive, between Executive Center Drive and Peach Tree Drive Area: 5.179 acres Request: Rezone from 0-1 to 0-3 Purpose: Office development Existing Use: Undeveloped SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Undeveloped property and office development (along Executive Center Drive); zoned 0-3 South — Single family residences and open space buffer; zoned R-2 and OS East — Office development and undeveloped property (across Centerview Drive); zoned 0-2 and 0-3 West — Office development and undeveloped property; zoned 0-1 and 0-3 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Centerview Drive, a Commercial Street, is platted with a 60' right-of- way which meets Master Street Plan requirements. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is not located on a CATA bus route. C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: All property owners located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet who could be identified, and the Sandpiper and John Barrow Neighborhood Associations were notified of the rezoning request. April 22, 2004 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 16 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-3592-1 D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the 1-430 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Suburban Office for this property. The applicant has applied for 0- 3 General Office for a small office park. This area is a small portion of a large 'office park'. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Cily Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: The property under review is not located in an area covered by a City of Little Rock recognized neighborhood action plan. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: Westrock Partnership, owner of Lot 1, Westrock Office Addition, is requesting to rezone a portion of the lot from "0-1" Quiet Office District to "O-3" General Office District. The rezoning is proposed for future office development of the property. Lot 1, Westrock Office Addition is a total of 8.127 acres in area. The south 200 feet of the lot (2.948 acres) is zoned "OS" Open Space. The applicant is proposing to rezone only the north 5.179 acres of the lot from 0-1 to 0-3. No change is proposed for the OS zoned portion. The property is currently undeveloped. There are existing office uses and undeveloped office property to the north, east and west. There are single family residences to the south, south of the OS zoned area. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Suburban Office. The proposed 0-3 zoning does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested 0-3 zoning. The property is located along the southern perimeter of a very large area of office zoning, south of Kanis Road and west of Shackleford Road. The majority of this area is zoned 0-3. Staff feels that 0-3 zoning for the north 5.179 acres of Lot 1, Westrock Office Addition will not be out of character with the overall area. With the 200 foot strip of OS zoning within the south portion of the lot, the proposed 0-3 zoning should have no adverse impact on the residential property to the south, or the other surrounding properties. 2 April 22, 2004 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 16 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-3592-1 F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-3 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (APRIL 22, 2004) Robert Brown was present, representing the application. There was one (1) person present with concerns. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval. Robert Gaut addressed the Commission. He noted that he had talked to Robert Brown between items and that he understood the rezoning issue. He stated that he had no objection to the proposed rezoning. There was a motion to approve the requested 0-3 zoning. The motion passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. The application was approved. �1