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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4343-K Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z -4343-K Owner: Applicant: Location: Request: Purpose: Size: Existing Use: Ranch Properties, Inc. and FCC Tract D Partnership Ed Willis Lot B-5 (unrecorded), The Ranch Addition - North side of Cantrell Road, between Ranch Dr. and Ranch Blvd. Tract D-2 (unrecorded), The Ranch Addition - West side of Ranch Blvd., approximately 450 feet north of Cantrell Road Lot B-5 - Rezone from C-2 to 0-3 Tract D-2 - Rezone from 0-2 to C-3 Lot B-5 - New office building Tract D-2 - future development Lot B-5 - 7.50 acres Tract D-2 - 7.29 acres Vacant SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING (Lot B-5) North - Leisure Arts Complex; zoned PCD South - Single Family residential; zoned R-2 (across Cantrell Road) East - Office building; zoned C-2 West - Undeveloped; zoned C-2 SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING (Tract D-2) North - Office buildings; zoned 0-2 and PCD (across Ranch Drive) South - Undeveloped; zoned C-3 East - Commercial center; zoned C-2 (across Ranch Blvd.) West - Undeveloped; zoned C-3 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Cantrell Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial. Dedication of right-of-way to 55 feet from centerline will be required. FILE NO.: Z -4343-K (Cont.) With Building Permit: 2. Driveways shall conform -to Sec. 31-210 or Ordinance 18,031. There will be no access to Highway 10. 3. Property frontage needs to have the sidewalks and ramps brought up to the current ADA standards. 4. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. 5. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property. 6. Obtain permits for improvements within State Highway right-of-way from AHTD, District VI. 7. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted, for approval prior to start of work. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is located on CATA's Highway 10 Express route. 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 Johnson Ranch, Bayonne Place and Aberdeen Court Neighborhood Associations were notified of the proposed rezonings. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the Pinnacle Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Mixed Office and Commercial for this property. The applicant has proposed two changes: one from C-2 to 0-3 and another from 0-2 to C-3. This would result in '4 of an acre less commercial than is there now and would maintain the mix of commercial and office zoning in the MOC area. A land use plan amendment is not required. City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: The applicant's property lies in an area not covered by a City recognized neighborhood action plan. K FILE NO.: Z -4343-K (Cont. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: The request before the Commission is to rezone Lot B-5 (unrecorded), The Ranch Addition (7.50 acres) from C-2 shopping Center District to 0-3 General Office District, and Tract D-2 (unrecorded), The Ranch Addition (7.29 acres) from 0-2 Office and Institutional District to C-3 General Commercial District. Both properties are currently undeveloped, with a future office building to be constructed on Lot B-5 for Family Life Ministries. No immediate development has been proposed for Tract D-2. Lot B-5 is located on the north side of Cantrell Road, between Ranch Blvd. and Ranch Drive. Ranch Drive borders the property to the north. The large Leisure Arts complex (zoned PCD) is located across Ranch Drive to the north, with single family residences further north. The new Cingular office building is located on the C-2 zoned property immediately east. There is undeveloped C-2 zoned property immediately west along Ranch Blvd. There is R-2 zoned property located across Cantrell Road to the south. There are other office and commercial uses located in this immediate area. The proposed 0-3 zoning is compatible with existing uses and zoning in the area. Tract D-2 is located -at the southwest corner of Ranch Blvd. and Ranch Drive. There are two (2) office buildings (zoned 0-2 and PCD) located on the property to the north across Ranch Drive, with the Arkansas Baptist School campus located further north. Undeveloped C-3 zoned property is located to the south and west. There is a commercial complex located across Ranch Blvd. to the east, with undeveloped MF -18 zoned property to the northeast. There are other office and commercial uses located in this immediate area. The proposed C-3 zoning is compatible with existing uses and zoning in the area. The Pinnacle District Land Use Plan shows MOC (Mixed Office and Commercial) for this general area along the north side of Cantrell Road from Ranch Drive to Patrick Country Road. The applicant is in effect proposing to "swap" the office and commercial zoning for Lot B-5 and Tract D-2. This "swap" will result in approximately 1-4 of an acre less commercial zoning than currently exists in this MOC area. The applicant's proposal maintains the mix of office and commercial zoning in this area. 3 FILE NO.: Z -4343-K (Cont. Staff believes that the proposed 0-3 zoning for Lot B-5 and the proposed C-3 zoning for Tract D-2 are compatible with uses and zoning in the area and conform to the adopted Land Use Plan. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the 0-3 zoning request for Lot B-5 and the C-3 zoning request for Tract D-2, as filed. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (OCTOBER 18, 2001) The staff presented a positive recommendation on this application, as there were no further issues for resolution. -- There were no objectors to this matter. Staff noted that the applicant had amended the application, making a minor change in Lot B-5. Staff noted that the applicant had moved the side property line of the unrecorded Lot B-5 (west side) over slightly, increasing the lot size from 7.5 acres to 8 acres. The Chairman placed this 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 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. 4 October 18, 2001 ITEM NO.: 1 Owner: Applicant: Location: Request: Purpose: Size: Existing Use: FILE NO.: Z -4343-K Ranch Properties, Inc. and FCC Tract D Partnership Ed Willis Lot B-5 (unrecorded), The Ranch Addition - North side of Cantrell Road, between Ranch Dr. and Ranch Blvd. Tract D-2 (unrecorded), The Ranch Addition - West side of Ranch Blvd., approximately 450 feet north of Cantrell Road Lot B-5 - Rezone from C-2 to 0-3 Tract D-2 - Rezone from 0-2 to C-3 Lot B-5 - New office building Tract D-2 - future development Lot B-5 - 7.50 acres Tract D-2 - 7.29 acres Vacant SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING (Lot B-5) North - Leisure Arts Complex; zoned PCD South - Single Family residential; zoned R-2 (across Cantrell Road) East - Office building; zoned C-2 West - Undeveloped; zoned C-2 SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING (Tract D-2) North - Office buildings; zoned 0-2 and PCD (across Ranch Drive) South - Undeveloped; zoned C-3 East - Commercial center; zoned C-2 (across Ranch Blvd.) West - Undeveloped; zoned C-3 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Cantrell Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial. Dedication of right-of-way to 55 feet from centerline will be required. October 18, 2001 ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -4343-K With Building Permit: 2. Driveways shall conform to Sec. 31-210 or Ordinance 18,031. There will be no access to Highway 10. 3. Property frontage needs to have the sidewalks and ramps brought up to the current ADA standards. 4. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. 5. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property. 6. Obtain permits for improvements within State Highway' right-of-way from AHTD, District VI. 7. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is located on CATA's Highway 10 Express route. 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 Johnson Ranch, Bayonne Place and Aberdeen Court Neighborhood Associations were notified of the proposed rezonings. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the Pinnacle Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Mixed Office and Commercial for this property. The applicant has proposed two changes: one from C-2 to 0-3 and another from 0-2 to C-3. This would result in 14 of an acre less commercial than is there now and would maintain the mix of commercial and office zoning in the MOC area. A land use plan amendment is not required. City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: The applicant's property lies in an area not covered by a City recognized neighborhood action plan. K October 18, 2001 ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: FILE NO.: Z -4343-K The request before the Commission is to rezone Lot B-5 (unrecorded), The Ranch Addition (7.50 acres) from C-2 shopping Center District to 0-3 General Office District, and Tract D-2 (unrecorded), The Ranch Addition (7.29 acres) from 0-2 Office and Institutional District to C-3 General Commercial District. Both properties are currently undeveloped, with a future office building to be constructed on Lot B-5 for Family Life Ministries. No immediate development has been proposed for Tract D-2. Lot B-5 is located on the north side of Cantrell Road, between Ranch Blvd. and Ranch Drive. Ranch Drive borders the property to the north. The large Leisure Arts complex (zoned PCD) is located across Ranch Drive to the north, with single family residences further north. The new Cingular office building is located on the C-2 zoned property immediately east. There is undeveloped C-2 zoned property immediately west along Ranch Blvd. There is R-2 zoned property located across Cantrell Road to the south. There are other office and commercial uses located in this immediate area. The proposed 0-3 zoning is compatible with existing uses and zoning in the area. Tract D-2 is located at the southwest corner of Ranch Blvd. and Ranch Drive. There are two (2) office buildings (zoned 0-2 and PCD) located on the property to the north across Ranch Drive, with the Arkansas Baptist School campus located further north. Undeveloped C-3 zoned property is located to the south and west. There is a commercial complex located across Ranch Blvd. to the east, with undeveloped MF -18 zoned property to the northeast. There are other office and commercial uses located in this immediate area. The proposed C-3 zoning is compatible with existing uses and zoning in the area. The Pinnacle District Land Use Plan shows MOC (Mixed Office and Commercial) for this general area along the north side of Cantrell Road from Ranch Drive to Patrick Country Road. The applicant is in effect proposing to "swap" the office and commercial zoning for Lot B-5 and Tract D-2. This "swap" will result in approximately 14 of an acre less 3 October 18, 2001 ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -4343-K commercial zoning than currently exists in this MOC area. The applicant's proposal maintains the mix of office and commercial zoning in this area. Staff believes that the proposed 0-3 zoning for Lot B-5 and the proposed C-3 zoning for Tract D-2 are compatible with uses and zoning in the area and conform to the adopted Land Use Plan. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the 0-3 zoning request for -Lot B-5 and the C-3 zoning request for Tract D-2, as filed. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (OCTOBER 18, 2001) The staff presented a positive recommendation on this application, as there were no further issues for resolution. There were no objectors to this matter. Staff noted that the applicant had amended the application, making a minor change in Lot B-5. Staff noted that the applicant had moved the side property line of the unrecorded Lot B-5 (west side) over slightly, increasing the lot size from 7.5 acres to 8 acres. The Chairman placed this 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 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. 4