HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4346-A Staff AnalysisOctober 24, 1996
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Applicant:
Location:
Request:
Purpose:
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Existing Use:
Mark Riable, Ltd.
Mark Riable
9712 I-30
Rezone from I-2 to C-4
Truck camper and accessory
sales
1.16± acres
Truck camper and accessory
sales; nonconforming duplex
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - Nonconforming residence; zoned I-2 and Motor
Freight Company; zoned I-2
South - I-30 Right -of -Way
East - Law Firm Office; zoned C-4
West - Vacant Commercial Building; zoned C-3 and
Wholesale Car Lot; zoned C-4
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS
Clarify right-of-way of access easement as shown on survey.
The service road is a 19 foot chip seal street with open
ditches and no walk. Applicant is required to improve
frontage of service road to commercial street standard with
any proposed construction. Driveway for the frontage shall
conform to Section 31-210 of the Little Rock Code.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
The site is not located on a Central Arkansas Transit
Authority Bus Route.
LAND USE ELEMENT
The site is in the Geyer Springs West District. The adopted
Land Use Plan recommends Mixed Commercial Industrial. There
is no land use issue.
October 24, 1996
ITEM NO.: 2 Z -4346-A (Cont.)
STAFF ANALYSIS
The request before the Commission is to rezone this 1.16±
acre tract from "I-2" Light Industrial to "C-4" Open Display
District. The property is occupied by a truck camper and
accessory sales business. Two other buildings are located
on the rear portion of the property, a nonconforming
residential duplex and a frame, storage building. No change
of use is proposed for the site.
The building closest to the front of the property serves as
the offices for the truck camper and accessory sales
business. Camper tops and accessories are displayed outside
of the building. The owner of the business also lives in
the building. The I-2 district does not allow any
residential occupancy. Once he was made aware of this
violation by the codes enforcement staff, the owner of the
property filed the C-4 rezoning request. The C-4 zoning
will allow for the truck camper and accessory sales business
and will also allow for residential use of up to 20 percent
of the floor area of the building. The Planning Commission
recently approved an ordinance amendment which would allow
residential uses to occupy a floor area equal to or less
than the gross floor area devoted to the business use in the
principal structure on commercially zoned properties. This
ordinance amendment will go to the Board of Directors in
November 1996.
The property is located on the I-30 Frontage Road in an area
of mixed zoning and uses ranging from automobile sales lots
and repair garages to hotels, furniture sales and rental
stores and a Motor Freight Company. Adjacent property is
zoned C-3, C-4 and I-2. The C-4 zoning proposed for this
site is compatible with the neighborhood and is
appropriately located on Freeway Frontage.
The Geyer Springs West District Land Use Plan recommends
Mixed Commercial Industrial for the site. The C-4 request
conforms to the Plan.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the requested C-4 zoning.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (OCTOBER 24, 1996)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval.
The rezoning request was placed on the Consent Agenda and
approved by a vote of 11 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent.
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