HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5016-A Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z -5016-A
Owner: Louis Beck/St. Jude Packaging Co.
Applicant: McGetrick and McGetrick Engineering
Location: 5510 West 65th Street; northeast corner of West 65th Street
and Battle Road
Request: Rezone from OS to C-4
Purpose: New commercial development (parking)
Existing Use: Vacant; new building being constructed on C-4 portion of the
property.
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
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North — Sysco Foods development; zoned PID
South — Mixture of commercial and industrial uses (across West 65th
Street); zoned C-3 and 1-2
East — Commercial uses along the north side of West 65th Street (PD -1
and 1-2); single family residences to the northeast (R2)
West — Printing business (across Battle Road), zoned -I-2; one (1) single
family lot, zoned R-2
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS:
No Comments.
B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT:
The property is not located on a CATA Bus Route.
FILE NO.: Z-5016 A Cont.
C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:
All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site, all residents
within 300 feet who could be -identified, as well as the Wakefield, Geyer
Springs and SWLR UP Neighborhood Associations were notified of the
proposed rezoning.
D. LAND USE ELEMENT:
This request is located in the 65th — East Planning District. The Land Use
Plan shows Mixed Commercial and Industrial for this property. The
applicant has applied for a C-4 Open Display Commercial to remove a
portion of a strip of Open Space zoning that separates property zoned as
Planned Industrial District from property zoned C-4.
The proposal does not have a significant impact on the Land Use Plan,
which would necessitate a Plan Amendment.
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:
On June 21, 1988 the Board of Directors passed Ordinance No. 15,492
which rezoned the 4.22 acre property at the northeast corner of West 65th
Street and Battle Road from R-2 to C-4 and OS. The bulk of the property
was zoned C-4, with a 50 foot strip along the north and a portion of the
east and west property lines being zoned OS. The OS portion was to
provide a buffer between the C-4 zoning and the residential zoning (R-2,
R-4 and MF -6) to the north, northeast and northwest which existed at that
time.
Since that time, all of the property to the north has been purchased by
Sysco Foods and zoned PID ,as part of their industrial development.
Single Family residences exist to the northeast. There is one (1) single
family residence left to the west (across Battle Street) which is shown as
Mixed Commercial Industrial on the future land use plan.
The request currently before the Commission is to rezone a portion of the
OS zoning to C-4. The existing C-4 zoned portion of the property at the
northeast corner of West 65th Street and Battle Road is currently being
developed with a new commercial building and associated drives and
parking. The applicant proposes to rezone a portion of the OS strip for
parking and vehicular circulation.
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FILE NO.: Z -5016-A (Cont.
Staff is supportive of the rezoning request. Based on the fact that all of
the property north of this site has been purchased by Sysco Foods and
zoned PID, and the fact that the only remaining residential structure on the
west side of Battle Road will eventually became part of a commercial or
industrial development, staff feels that the majority of the 50 foot wide OS
strip is no longer needed. The applicant proposes to leave the 50 foot
wide OS strip at the northeast corner of the property, where adjacent to
single family residences.
The 65th Street East Land Use Plan recommends Mixed Commercial
Industrial for this property. The proposed C-4 zoning would be in
conformance with the adopted land use plan. Staff believes the C-4
rezoning request to be reasonable and compatible with uses and zoning in
the area.
F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested C-4 zoning.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
(NOVEMBER 14, 2002)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented
the item with a recommendation of approval.
The applicant offered no additional comments.
The Chairman placed the 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 bya vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. The
application was approved.
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