HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4270-A Staff AnalysisNovember 13, 1997
ITEM NO.: 1 FILE NO.: Z -4270-A
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International Union of
Operating Engineers
William watt
8001 Stagecoach Road
Rezone from R-2 to C-3
Develop site for pharmacy and
general offices
3.75± acres
Vacant, undeveloped
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - Church and salvage yard, zoned R-2; equipment
company , zoned C-4
South - Undeveloped woodland and floodway, zoned R-2
East - I-430 right-of-way; garden center and nursery,
zoned PCD
West - Undeveloped, wooded tract, zoned C-3
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS
1. Stagecoach Road is listed on the Master Street Plan as a
minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way will be
required to 45 feet from centerline for this 5 lane
minor arterial.
2. Provide in -lieu contribution for street improvements for
Stagecoach Road.
3. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for
approval prior to start of work.
4. Contact the AHTD for work within the State Highway
right-of-way.
5. Highway 5 has a 1995 average daily traffic count of
7600.
6. 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.
7. All driveways shall be concrete aprons per City
Ordinance.
8. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property.
9. Prepare letter for street lights as required by Sec. 31-
403.
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10. Provide striping and signage plans for the developmeht,
for Traffic Engineering approval.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
The site is not located on a Central Arkansas Transit Bus
Route.
LAND USE ELEMENT
The site is in the Otter Creek District. The Plan
recommends Mixed Commercial Industrial use. The commercial
use is consistent with the Plan.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The request before the Commission is to rezone this 3.75±
acre tract from "R-2" Single Family to "C-3" General
Commercial. The property is currently undeveloped and
partially wooded. Once rezoned, the applicant proposes to
develop the site with uses including a pharmacy and general
offices. The property is located at the southwest corner of
Stagecoach Road and I-430 with Stagecoach forming the
northern boundary and the interstate abutting the eastern
perimeter.
Uses in the area range from large tracts of undeveloped
property to a salvage yard, a church and a garden center.
There are other, smaller nonresidential uses scattered
around this freeway interchange. The site is bounded on the
west by a similarly sized tract of undeveloped C-3 property.
An undevelopable floodway is located south of the site. The
proposed C-3 zoning is compatible with uses and zoning in
the area.
The Otter Creek District Land Use Plan recommends Mixed
Commercial/ Industrial for the properties on the south side
of this portion of Stagecoach Road and Commercial for the
properties on the north side. The floodway to the south is
designated Park/Open Space by the Plan. Staff believes a
C-3 request for this site is consistent with the Plan.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the requested C-3 zoning as
being consistent with the Land Use Plan and compatible with
zoning and uses in the area.
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PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 13, 1997)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval.
The Commission was informed that the required notices had
not been sent in a timely manner. It was noted that only
three property owners were within 200 feet of the site; the
City of Little Rock, the applicant (who also owns additional
property in the area) and Carter Oil Company. Carter Oil
Company had provided a signed affidavit waiving the 15 day
notice and stating that they did not object to the rezoning.
A motion was made to waive the bylaws and accept the
notices. The motion was approved by a vote of 9 ayes,
0 noes and 2 absent.
The rezoning request was placed on the Consent Agenda and
approved by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent.