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LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
FEBRUARY 21, 2023 AGENDA
Subject
Land Use Plan Amendment
– I-430 Planning District
(LU2023-11-01)
Submitted By:
Action Required
√ Ordinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Approved By
Planning and Development Bruce Moore
City Manager
SYNOPSIS To approve a Land Use Plan Map amendment in I-430
Planning District at the northwest corner of Shackleford and
Colonel Glenn Roads from Service Trades District (STD)
to Commercial (C).
FISCAL IMPACT None
RECOMMENDATION Staff recommended approval. At their January 12, 2023
hearing the Little Rock Planning Commission by a vote of
10 for, 0 against, and 1 vacancy made a recommendation of
approval.
BACKGROUND The application is in a partially developed portion of Little
Rock. The land in the vicinity was annexed by general
election in 1982. This site has been utilized for residential
purposes until the buildings were removed between 2010
and 2014. The Land Use Plan Map shows Service Trade
District (STD) for the site. It is zoned R-2, Single-Family
District.
There have been several new commercial uses built in the
last decade and a commercial warehouse during the last
decade. Since 2012 building permits in the vicinity have
been issued for 3 commercial uses in Commercial (C) land
use areas; 3 office warehouses, 1 mini-warehouse, and 1 ice
manufacturing facility in Industrial Park (LI) areas.
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BACKGROUND
CONTINUED
There are two areas of undeveloped Service Trade District
(STD) which would remain if this amendment were made.
In addition, a large area of undeveloped Light Industrial (LI)
is shown to the south. There appears to be more demand for
Commercial (C) than Service Trades District (STD) at this
time. With the change there will be areas of undeveloped
Commercial (C) and Service Trades District (STD) on the
Land Use Plan Map. This change would follow the trend of
Commercial (C) development spreading eastward from the
large Commercial (C) area around the I-430 / Colonel Glenn
Road interchange as shown on the Land Use Map.
Notices were sent to the John Barrow Neighborhood
Association. A general notification to all associations was
made for the Planning Commission Hearing.