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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard Comm for LU2022-03-01OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION DECEMBER 20, 2022 AGENDA Subject Land Use Plan Amendment – West Little Rock Planning District (LU2022- 03-01) 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 West Little Rock Planning District at 2410 Glover Street from Residential High Density (RH) to Neighborhood Commercial (NC). FISCAL IMPACT None RECOMMENDATION Staff recommended approval. At their November 10, 2022 Hearing the Little Rock Planning Commission by a vote of 8 for, 0 against, 2 abstention and 1 vacancy made a recommendation of approval. BACKGROUND The application is in a developed portion of Little Rock. Most of the development (neighborhoods and businesses) was done from the mid-1950s through the mid-1970s. This site has been zoned Planned Development Commercial (PDC) District since 2001. Prior to that the site had been used as a daycare center for several decades. The land east of Glover Street was developed for businesses fronting Highway 10 (Cantrell Road). This land is zoned mostly C-3, General Commercial. Multifamily uses are located to the east and north of the site. To the north is a larger apartment complex – Villas on Cantrell, zoned C-1, Neighborhood Commercial District. While to the west is a condominium development of attached residential zoned MF-6, Multifamily District 96 units per acre). To the immediate south is a single-family house zoned R-2 Single 2 BACKGROUND CONTINUED Family with additional homes to the south and west – Leawood subdivision. The use pattern in the general area has not changes significantly for decades. Glover Street is does not have gutters or sidewalks. The gutter for the cross street is not broken as is common for street intersections. By Master Street Plan Standards, Glover Street would be a ‘Commercial Street’. Such streets should be at least 31-foot paved width. Glover Street is closer to 18-foot width. The subject property is the only property that has its primary access from Glover Street. The other parcels along Glover Street are a side or rear relationship with no or emergency doors along the street. The Land Use Plan Map has used the roadway as the land use line. Commercial (C) is to the east and Residential High Density (RH) is the west. The actual uses have been commercial and single-family on the west side of Glover Street, with commercial uses to the east. Notices were sent to the Leawood Neighborhood Association. A general notification to all associations was made for the Planning Commission Hearing.