HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4336-G Staff AnalysisJanuary 28, 1992
ITEM NO.: 2 Z-4336-G
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Applicant:
Location:
Request:
Purpose:
Size:
Existing Use:
Arkansas Children's Hospital
J. Richard Taylor
12 Parcels located near the
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Rezone from R-4, R-5, 0-3, C-3
and I-2 to 0-2
Accessory Uses for Hospital
13.0 acres
Accessory Uses for Hospital
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North
- Mixed
Uses,
zoned
Various
Districts
South
- Mixed
Uses,
zoned
Various
Districts
East
- Mixed
Uses,
zoned
Various
Districts
West -
Mixed
Uses,
zoned
Various
Districts
STAFF ANALYSIS
Over the years, the Arkansas Children's Hospital has worked
with the City to place their groperties under one zoning
district, 0-2. It has been fie City's position that 0-2 is
best suited for a hospital, a major institutional use, and
the required site plan review is needed for a facility which
is expanding within a developed neighborhood. This 0-2
rezoning request continues the hospital and city's clean-up
effort to the zoning. It is also a follow-up action to a
building permit that was issued to Arkansas Children's
Hospital for some work on the old Central Baptist Hospital
building. As part of the approved building permit, the City
requested Children's Hospital to initiate another zoning
application to reclassify their recent acquisitions to 0-2.
This includes the Central Baptist Hospital site and some
adjacent parking lots.
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January 28, 1992
ITEM NO.: 2 Z-4336-G
There are a total of twelve parcels and they extend from
I-630 to a half block south of West 13th Street, between
Wolfe and Bishop. The existing zoning of each tract is as
follows:
Parcel 1 - 0-3
Parcel 2 - 0-3
Parcel 3 - R-5
Parcel 4 - C-3
Parcel 5 - R-5
Parcel 6 - 0-3
Parcel 7 - C-3
Parcel 8 - R-4
Parcel 9 - 0-3
Parcel 10 - 0-3
Parcel 11 - R-4
Parcel 12 - I-2
As the zoning of the twelve parcels demonstrates, the area's
zoning pattern is very fragmented and includes a majority of
the residential, office, commercial and industrial districts.
Land use is very similar to the zoning and just as diversed.
Some of the uses are single family, elderly housing,
institutional, the Ronald McDonald House, a church and a
vacant school building.
There are no outstanding issues associated with this request,
and staff is in total support of the 0-2 reclassification.
The various parcels are identified on the Central City Plan
as either public/institutional or office/commercial.
Approval of the requested rezonings will remove some
inappropriate zoning and create a more consistent zoning
pattern.
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
There are none to be reported.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the 0-2 rezonings.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 28, 1992)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors in
attendance. The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and
a motion was made to recommend approval of the 0-2 rezoning
request. The motion was approved by a vote of 10 ayes,
0 nays and 1 absent.
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