HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4336-CC Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z -4330 -CC
Owner: Arkansas Children's Hospital
Applicant: Kent Taylor, Cromwell Architects Engineers
Location: Part of Lot 4, Block 1, Fitzgerald's Addition
(block bounded by Dr. Martin Luther King Drive,
West 10th Street, Maryland Avenue and Bishop
Street)
Area: 0.11 Acre
Request: Rezone from 1-2 to 0-2
Purpose: Parking lot
Existing Use: Vacant property
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
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North — Office use and Arkansas Children's Hospital facilities
(across Maryland Avenue); zoned 0-3 and C-3
South — Office use and Arkansas Children's Hospital facilities;
zoned 0-2 and 0-3
East — Martin Luther King Elementary School (across M.L.K. Drive);
zoned R-4, 0-3 and 1-2
West — Arkansas Children's Hospital facilities (across Bishop Street);
zoned 0-2 and C-3
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS:
No Comments.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT:
The site is located on CATA Bus Routes #11 and #3, the Martin Luther
King, Jr. and Baptist Medical Center Bus Routes.
C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:
All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site, all residents
within 300 feet who could be identified, and the Central High, Downtown,
Capitol Hill and Wright Avenue Neighborhood Associations were notified
of the public hearing.
FILE NO__ Z -4336 -CC [Cont.
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 a rezoning from 1-2 Light Industrial to 0-2 Office and Institutional.
The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan.
Master Street Plan:
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive is shown as a Collector on the Master
Street Plan. The primary function of a Collector Street is to provide a
connection from Local Streets to Arterials. West 10th Street, Maryland
Avenue, and Bishop Street are al! shown as Local Streets on the Master
Street Plan. The primary function of a Local Street is to provide access to
adjacent properties. Local Streets which are abutted by non-residential
zoning/use or more intensive zoning than duplexes are considered as
"Commercial Streets". Such streets have a design standard the same as a
Collector. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may
require street improvements.
Bicycle Plan:
A Class II bike route is shown on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. A
Class II bikeway is located on the street as either a 5' shoulder or six foot
marked bike lane. Additional paving and right-of-way may be required.
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, owner of the 0.11 acre property described as
part of Lot 4, Block 1, Fitzgerald's Addition, is requesting to rezone the
property from 1-2" Light Industrial District to "0-2" Office and Institutional
District. The property is located behind 1520 West 10th Street. The
rezoning is proposed in order to add this 0.11 acre into the property
immediately north, east and west for the development of a parking lot to
serve the hospital. A site plan review application to construct the parking lot
on the adjacent property was approved by the Planning Commission on
January 18, 2007. A revised site plan review application to add this 0.11
acre to the previously approved parking lot is a separate item on this
agenda (Z -4336 -DD).
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FILE NO.: Z -4336 -CC (Cont.
The property is currently undeveloped. Office uses and Arkansas Children's
Hospital facilities are located north and south of the subject property. Martin
Luther King Elementary School is located across M.L.K. Drive to the east.
Additional Children's Hospital facilities are located to the west.
The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Public
Institutional". The requested 0-2 zoning does not require an amendment to
the Land Use Plan.
Staff is supportive of the requested zoning. Staff views the requested
rezoning as a very minor issue. The majority of this block was recently
rezoned to 0-2 to allow the proposed new parking lot. At that time the
hospital did not have ownership of this 0.11 acre. Staff believes rezoning
this 0.11 property to 0-2 for development of a parking lot to serve adjacent
Children's Hospital facilities will have no adverse impact on the adjacent
properties or the general area.
F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-2 rezoning.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 15, 2007)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented
the application with a recommendation of approval.
The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the
Consent Agenda for approval. A motion to that effect was made. The motion
passed by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays and 3 absent. The application was approved.
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March 15, 2007
ITEM NO.: 2
FILE NO.: Z -4336 -CC
Owner: Arkansas Children's Hospital
Applicant: Kent Taylor, Cromwell Architects Engineers
Location: Part of Lot 4, Block 1, Fitzgerald's Addition
(block bounded by Dr. Martin Luther King Drive,
West 101h Street, Maryland Avenue and Bishop
Street)
Area: 0.11 Acre
Request:
Purpose:
Existing Use:
SURROUNDING LAND USE
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Rezone from 1-2 to 0-2
Parking lot
Vacant property
D ZONING
North — Office use and Arkansas Children's Hospital facilities
(across Maryland Avenue); zoned 0-3 and C-3
South — Office use and Arkansas Children's Hospital facilities;
zoned 0-2 and 0-3
East — Martin Luther King Elementary School (across M.L.K. Drive);
zoned R-4, 0-3 and 1-2
West — Arkansas Children's Hospital facilities (across Bishop Street);
zoned 0-2 and C-3
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS:
No Comments.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT:
The site is located on CATA Bus Routes #11 and #3, the Martin Luther
King, Jr. and Baptist Medical Center Bus Routes,
C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:
All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site, all residents
within 300 feet who could be identified, and the Central High, Downtown,
Capitol Hill and Wright Avenue Neighborhood Associations were notified
of the public hearing.
March 15, 2007
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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 a rezoning from 1-2 Light Industrial to 0-2 Office and Institutional.
The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan.
aster Street Plan:
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive is shown as a Collector on the Master
Street Plan. The primary function of a Collector Street is to provide a
connection from Local Streets to Arterials. West 10th Street, Maryland
Avenue, and Bishop Street are all shown as Local Streets on the Master
Street Plan. The primary function of a Local Street is to provide access to
adjacent properties. Local Streets which are abutted by non-residential
zoning/use or more intensive zoning than duplexes are considered as
"Commercial Streets". Such streets have a design standard the same as a
Collector. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may
require street improvements.
Bicycle Plan:
A Class II bike route is shown on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. A
Class II bikeway is located on the street as either a 5' shoulder or six foot
marked bike lane. Additional paving and right-of-way may be required.
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, owner of the 0.11 acre property described as
part of Lot 4, Block 1, Fitzgerald's Addition, is requesting to rezone the
property from 1-2" Light Industrial District to "0-2" Office and Institutional
District. The property is located behind 1520 West 10th Street. The
rezoning is proposed in order to add this 0.11 acre into the property
immediately north, east and west for the development of a parking lot to
serve the hospital. A site plan review application to construct the parking lot
on the adjacent property was approved by the Planning Commission on
January 18, 2007. A revised site plan review application to add this 0.11
acre to the previously approved parking lot is a separate item on this
agenda (Z -4336 -DD).
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March 15, 2007
ITEM NO: 2 (Cont.
FILE NO.: Z -4336 -CC
The property is currently undeveloped. Office uses and Arkansas Children's
Hospital facilities are located north and south of the subject property. Martin
Luther King Elementary School is located across M.L.K. Drive to the east.
Additional Children's Hospital facilities are located to the west.
The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Public
Institutional". The requested 0-2 zoning does not require an amendment to
the Land Use Plan.
Staff is supportive of the requested zoning. Staff views the requested
rezoning as a very minor issue. The majority of this block was recently
rezoned to 0-2 to allow the proposed new parking lot. At that time the
hospital did not have ownership of this 0.11 acre. Staff believes rezoning
this 0.11 property to 0-2 for development of a parking lot to serve adjacent
Children's Hospital facilities will have no adverse impact on the adjacent
properties or the general area.
F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-2 rezoning.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 15, 2007)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented
the application with a recommendation of approval.
The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the
Consent Agenda for approval. A motion to that effect was made. The motion
passed by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays and 3 absent. The application was approved.
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