HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4336-S Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z-4336-5
Owner:
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Applicant:
McClelland Consulting Engineers
Location:
North side of Maryland Avenue, between Battery
and Schiller Streets and the southeast corner of
Maryland Avenue and Schiller Street
Area:
Approximately 5.29 acres
Request:
Rezone from Various Districts to 0-2
Purpose: Hospital buildings, parking and other facilities
Existing Use: Paved parking lots
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
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North — Interstate 630, with State Capitol facilities further north;
zoned CZD Capitol Zoning District
South — Single family residences and Arkansas Children's Hospital
facilities; zoned R-3, R-4 and 0-2
East — Arkansas Children's Hospital facilities; zoned 0-2
West — Single family residences and Dorcas House; zoned R-3,
R-4 and PRD
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS:
1. The proposed land use would classify boundary streets as Commercial
Streets on the Master Street Plan. The plan scales out to provide the
required right-of-way of 30 feet from centerline on Battery, Maryland
and 10th. A 50' right-of-way is provided on Schiller.
B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT:
The site is located on CATA Bus Route 3 (Baptist Medical Center Route).
The site is near Route 9 (UALR Route) and Route 11 (M. L. King, Jr.
Route).
FILE NO.: Z-4336-5 Cant.
C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:
All property owners located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within
300 feet who could be identified, and the Central High, Capitol Hill and
Downtown Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing.
D. LAND USE ELEMENT:
This request is located in the Central City Planning District. The Land Use
Plan shows Public Institutional for this property. The applicant has applied
for 0-2 Office and Institutional for a hospital building and parking facilities.
The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan.
Cit Reco nized Nei hborhood 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:
Arkansas Children's Hospital, owners of a collective 5.29 acres along
Maryland Avenue (between Battery and Schiller Streets), is requesting to
rezone the property from R-3, R-4, R-5, 0-2 and 0-3 to "0-2" Office and
Institutional District. The rezoning is proposed in order to incorporate the
properties into the Arkansas Children's Hospital campus for future
redevelopment. A new administrative office building will be proposed at
the northwest corner of Maryland Avenue and Battery Street, with a
skywalk across Battery Street to the main hospital building. A future
parking deck will be constructed at the northeast corner of Maryland
Avenue and Schiller Street. Arkansas Children's Hospital recently
unveiled a new Master Plan noting the future development of the property,
The property proposed to be rezoned is made up of two (2) full blocks
(minus 1-630 right-of-way) along the north side of Maryland Avenue,
between Battery and Schiller Streets, and one-half block located at the
southeast corner of Maryland Avenue and Schiller Street. All of the
property is currently occupied by paved surface parking lots which serve
the hospital use.
Single family residential structures and the Dorcas House development
are locates! across Schiller Street to the west. Additional single family
residences and Arkansas Children's Hospital property are located to the
south. The main Children's Hospital building is located across Battery
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FILE NO.: Z- 4336-S Cont.
Street to the east. 1-630 is located along the north boundary, with State
Capitol facilities (zoned CZD) along its north side.
The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Public
Institutional. The requested rezoning to 0-2 does not require a change to
the Land Use Plan.
Staff is supportive of the requested 0-2 zoning. Staff feels that 0-2
zoning is appropriate for the general area. The rezoning is in compliance
with the Arkansas Children's Hospital Revised Master Plan which was
discussed with the Planning Commission in February. The 0-2 zoning
district is a site plan review district, and any future redevelopment of the
property will require Planning Commission review and approval. At the
appropriate time the Planning Commission will be able to review
development criteria, such as proposed parking deck height with respect
to the single family uses to the west. Staff feels that the proposed 0-2
zoning will have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties or
general area.
F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-2 rezoning.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 25, 2004)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented
the item with a recommendation of approval.
The applicant offered no additional comments.
The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the
Consent Agenda for approval as recommended by staff. A motion to that
effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent.
The application was approved.
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March 25, 2004
ITEM NO.: 3 FILE NO.: Z-4336-5
Owner:
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Applicant:
McClelland Consulting Engineers
Location:
North side of Maryland Avenue, between Battery
and Schiller Streets and the southeast corner of
Maryland Avenue and Schiller Street
Area:
Approximately 5.29 acres
Request:
Rezone from Various Districts to 0-2
Purpose:
Hospital buildings, parking and other facilities
Existing Use:
Paved parking lots
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
Q
North — Interstate 630, with State Capitol facilities further north;
zoned CZD Capitol Zoning District
South — Single family residences and Arkansas Children's Hospital
facilities; zoned R-3, R-4 and 0-2
East — Arkansas Children's Hospital facilities; zoned 0-2
West — Single family residences and Dorcas House; zoned R-3,
R-4 and PRD
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS:
The proposed land use would classify boundary streets as Commercial
Streets on the Master Street Plan. The plan scales out to provide the
required right-of-way of 30 feet from centerline on Battery, Maryland
and 1 Ott'. A 50' right-of-way is provided on Schiller.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT:
The site is located on CATA Bus Route 3 (Baptist Medical Center Route).
The site is near Route 9 (UALR Route) and Route 11 (M. L. King, Jr.
Route).
March 25, 2004
ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.
C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:
I LE NO.: Z -4336-S
All property owners located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within
300 feet who could be identified, and the Central High, Capitol Hill and
Downtown Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing.
D. LAND USE ELEMENT:
This request is located in the Central City Planning District. The Land Use
Plan shows Public Institutional for this property. The applicant has
applied for 0-2 Office and Institutional for a hospital building and parking
facilities.
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:
Arkansas Children's Hospital, owners of a collective 5.29 acres along
Maryland Avenue (between Battery and Schiller Streets), is requesting to
rezone the property from R-3, R-4, R-5, 0-2 and 0-3 to "0-2" Office and
Institutional District. The rezoning is proposed in order to incorporate the
properties into the Arkansas Children's Hospital campus for future
redevelopment. A new administrative office building will be proposed at
the northwest corner of Maryland Avenue and Battery Street, with a
skywalk across Battery Street to the main hospital building. A future
parking deck will be constructed at the northeast corner of Maryland
Avenue and Schiller Street. Arkansas Children's Hospital recently
unveiled a new Master Plan noting the future development of the property.
The property proposed to be rezoned is made up of two (2) full blocks
(minus 1-630 right-of-way) along the north side of Maryland Avenue,
between Battery and Schiller Streets, and one-half block located at the
southeast corner of Maryland Avenue and Schiller Street. All of the
property is currently occupied by paved surface parking lots which serve
the hospital use.
Single family residential structures and the Dorcas House development
are located across Schiller Street to the west. Additional single family
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March 25, 2004
ITEM NO.; 3 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-43365
residences and Arkansas Children's Hospital property are located to the
south. The main Children's Hospital building is located across Battery
Street to the east. 1-630 is located along the north boundary, with State
Capitol facilities (zoned CZD) along its north side.
The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Public
Institutional. The requested rezoning to 0-2 does not require a change to
the Land Use Plan.
Staff is supportive of the requested 0-2 zoning. Staff feels that 0-2
zoning is appropriate for the general area. The rezoning is in compliance
with the Arkansas Children's Hospital Revised Master Plan which was
discussed with the Planning Commission in February. The 0-2 zoning
district is a site plan review district, and any future redevelopment of the
property will require Planning Commission review and approval. At the
appropriate time the Planning Commission will be able to review
development criteria, such as proposed parking deck height with respect
to the single family uses to the west. Staff feels that the proposed 0-2
zoning will have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties or
general area.
F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-2 rezoning.
PLANNING COMMfSSION ACTION (MARCH 25, 2004)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented
the item with a recommendation of approval.
The applicant offered no additional comments.
The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the
Consent Agenda for approval as recommended by staff. A motion to that
effect was made, The motion passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent.
The application was approved.
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