HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-3915-A Staff AnalysisMay 29, 1997
ITEM NO.: 1 FILE NO.: Z -3915-A
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Location:
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CalArk International
Charles W. Reimer
12024 Interstate 30
Rezone from R-2 and C-3 to C-4
Expansion of existing trucking
company and future development
29.19 acres
CalArk Trucking and
undeveloped tract
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - Undeveloped acreage, zoned C-2, C-3 and C-4;
floodplain, zoned R-2
South - I-30 Right -of -Way; Industrial Park, zoned I-2
East - I-30 Right -of -Way; Industrial Park, zoned I-2
West - Floodway and church site, zoned R-2
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS
1. A sketch grading and drainage plan, a special flood
hazard permit, and a special grading permit for flood
hazard areas is required. Arkansas Department of
Pollution Control and Ecology (ADPCE) and National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit
should have been issued for this work.
2. Provide striping and signage plans for the development,
for Traffic Engineering approval.
3. All driveways shall be concrete aprons per City
Ordinance.
4. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property.
5. A dedication of right-of-way for Otter Creek Road will be
required to 45 feet from centerline for this 5 lane minor
arterial.
6. Property frontage needs to have the sidewalks and ramps
brought up to the current ADA standards with any planned
construction.
7. Otter Creek Road has a 1995 average daily traffic count
of 3000.'
8. Easements shown for proposed storm drainage.
9. Provide with proposed street construction:
a. Proposed design of streets conforming to "MSP• (Master
Street Plan).
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b. Street cross sections of proposed streets at 100'
stations.
c. Street profiles showing existing and proposed
centerlines.
d. Sidewalks shall be shown conforming to Sec. 31-175 and
the "MSP".
e. Utility excavation within proposed rights-of-way shall
be per Article V of Sec. 30.
f. Prepare letter for street lights as required by Sec.
31-403.
g. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted
for approval prior to start of work.
h. Contact the AHTD for work within the State Highway
right-of-way.
10. Each frontage street is 21 feet with 3 foot shoulders
without sidewalk.
LAND USE ELEMENT
The site is located in the Otter Creek District. The site
is shown on the Land Use Plan as Community Shopping, which
also extends to the north (the proposed "Otter Creek Mall").
To the west the plan shows Park/Open Space, Single Family,
and Public Institutional. South and east, across I-30,
Industrial and Light Industrial are shown on the Land Use
Plan. Because the site fronts on I-30, which is easily
accessible, and has been considered an appropriate place for
commercial activity, the staff recommends a change in the
Land Use Plan from Community Shopping to Commercial. This
would be a minor change. If the Land Use Plan is changed to
show Commercial, the Staff would recommend approval of the
C-4 request for the site.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
The site is not located on a Central Arkansas Transit Bus
Route.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The request before the Commission is to rezone this 29.19±
acre tract from "R-2" Single Family and "C-3" General
Commercial to "C-4" Open Display District. CalArk Trucking,
a nonconforming C-4 use occupies the R-2 zoned portion of
the site and a small area of the C-3 zoned portion.
Nonconforming C-4 uses have occupied the site since it was
originally developed for a truck sales and service business
prior to the site's annexation into the City in 1979.
Rezoning the tract to C-4 will bring the existing use into
conformance with zoning and will allow CalArk to make needed
expansions. It is also possible that the eastern,
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undeveloped, portion of the 29.19 acres will be sold to
another party for future development.
The tract is located at the southwest corner of the Otter
Creek interchange off of I-30. There are several hundred
acres of undeveloped R-2, C-2, C-3 and C-4 zoned property
across Otter Creek Road to the north. Much of this R-2
zoned property to the north is in the floodway and is
undevelopable. The large area of C-2 zoned property to the
north was at one time envisioned to be the site of the
proposed Otter Creek Mall. That plan has since been
abandoned. The property adjacent to the west is also an
undevelopable floodway. The new site of Geyer Springs
Baptist Church is located further to the west. All of the
properties across I-30 are zoned I-2 and are occupied by a
variety of industrial uses.
The Otter Creek District Land Use Plan shows this property
as CS, Community Shopping. This is reflective of the site's
relationship to the Otter Creek Mall site across Otter Creek
Road to the north. The site is isolated from other
development to the west by floodplain/floodway. A portion
of the site has a long history of C-4 use. Staff believes
this location is appropriate for C-4 zoning. C-4
development of the site is compatible with other development
in the area. As such, staff believes it is appropriate to
approve a minor plan amendment from (CS) Community Shopping
to (C) commercial for this site. Such a land use
designation will support C-4 zoning for this particular
tract.
A portion of the site is within the designated floodway.
That portion of the site must be zoned (OS) Open Space and
an easement must be granted for the floodway.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the requested C-4 zoning and a
minor plan amendment from (CS) Community Shopping to
Commercial. The portion of the site which lies within the
floodway will be zoned OS.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 29, 1997)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval of
the requested C-4 zoning with the floodway to be zoned OS.
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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