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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4912 Staff AnalysisOctober 20, 1987 Item No. 9 - Z-4912 Owner: Applicant: Location: Request: Purpose: Size: Existing Use: Jerry and Deborah McKinnis Joe A. Polk 1507 Cumberland Rezone from "R-5" to 110-3" Office 0.21 acres Office SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: North - Residential, Zoned "R-5" South - Vacant, Zoned "R-5" East - Residential, Zoned "R-5" West - Nursing Home, Capital Zoning District PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 1. The request before the Commission is to rezone 1507 Cumberland from "R-5" to "0-3" for an office use. The property is currently a nonconforming office, and when the owner applied for a privilege license, it was denied because of the "R-5" zoning. At that point, the owner was instructed to file for the appropriate reclassification or discontinue the use at the location under consideration. The neighborhood is a mix of both residential and nonresidential uses with Cumberland currently functioning as a boundary between the different uses. In the immediate vicinity, the uses include single family, multifamily, institutional (a nursing home), public, and some of the lots are vacant. Zoning in the area is "R-4," "R-5," and "MR" which is a medium density residential district in the Central Little Rock Zoning Ordinance. To the west of Cumberland is the Capital Zoning District which has its own land use regulations, and the City of Little Rock has no zoning jurisdiction within the district boundaries. 2. The site is occupied by a large structure that has been converted into an office. 3. There are no right-of-way requirements or Master Street Plan issues associated with this request. October 20, 1987 Item No. 9 - Continued 4. There have been no adverse comments received from the reviewing agencies as of this writing. 5. There are no legal issues. 6. There is no documented history or -neighborhood position on the site. 7. Staff's position is that an office use at this location appears to be reasonable because of the existing patterns and supports an office reclassification. After reviewing the request and its relationship to the area, staff feels that an "0-1" rezoning is more appropriate for the neighborhood and not the "0-3" as requested. The Zoning Ordinance states: The "0-1" Quiet Office District is established in order to provide for orderly conversion of older structures no longer useful, serviceable, or desirable in the present uses to office use. The area standards provided in the 110-1" Quiet Office District anticipate the office uses will be located in established areas of the City and in close proximity to apartments and other residential uses. Height, area, and off-street parking regulations are designed to ensure that office uses will be compatible with adjacent residential districts. New construction designed to reinforce existing desirable characteristics of the neighborhood and not detrimental to the continued use of surrounding properties for residential purposes shall also be accommodated in this district. It is the staff's opinion that the purpose and intent paragraph applies to this particular situation and believes that the 110-1" reclassification will not create any additional problems for the neighborhood. And finally, across Cumberland the land is zoned "N" in the Capital Zoning District which permits a professional office by right, so the zoning is not exclusively residential, and it has been impacted by the establishment of the Capital Zoning District. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of "O-1" and not "0-3" as filed. October 2,0, 19.87 Item No. 9 - Continued PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: The applicant, Joe Polk, was present. There were no objectors. Mr. Polk spoke and said that there were no objections to amending the application to "O-1" as recommended by the staff. Mr. Polk was questioned about the rezoning sign and if one had been put up. He indicated that the required sign had been posted, but somebody had removed it several days prior to the hearing. Mr. Polk said that JM Associates, a TV production company that produces a fishing show, occupies the structure at 1507 Cumberland, but it is only used for the office functions. There was some additional discussion. A motion was made to recommend approval of the "O-1" rezoning as amended. The motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent, and 2 abstentions (Bill Rector and Jerilyn Nicholson).