HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5086 Staff AnalysisNovember 1, 1988
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Owner:
Applicant:
Location:
Request:
Purpose:
Size:
Existing Use:
Systematics, Inc.
L. Dickson Flake
Pleasant Valley Farm Road (1-430
and Highway 10)
Rezone from "R-2" to 910-2"
Office use and development
12.12 acres
Single family
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING:
North - Office, Zoned "0-2"
South - Single family, Zoned "R-2"
East - Vacant and single family, Zoned "R-2"
West - Office, Zoned "0-2"
STAFF ANALYSIS:
The request is to rezone approximately 12 acres from "R-2"
to "0-2" for office use and future development. The
property is situated southwest of the 1-430/Highway 10
interchange and directly east of the Systematics office
development. The site under consideration has a large
single family residence with several accessory structures on
the north half and the southern portion is undeveloped. The
existing house will be maintained and utilized by
Systematics for various uses. Specific long-term plans for
the site are unknown at this time.
Land use in the general vicinity includes single family,
churches, a private school and several office buildings.
Two other significant uses are the Little Rock Water Works
facility to the south and the 1-430/Highway 10 interchange.
Zoning.is "R-2," 910-2," 110-3" and PCD with the property
under consideration abutting "R-2" and "0-2." The adjoining
"R-2" land on the east and south side is platted into single
family lots, so it appears that some zoning provisions
should be made to reduce the potential for any impact on the
lots.
The site is part of the Highway 10 Plan area and the adopted
land use plan shows office use for the property in question.
November 1, 1988
Item No. 6 - Z-5086 (_Continued)___
Staff's position is that the proposed rezoning is compatible
with the plan and supports the 110-2" reclassification.
Systematics existing office complex is of the highest
quality and Staff is confident that any new development on
the acreage being considered for rezoning will maintain the
same excellence. "0-2" is a Site Plan Review District so
prior to any construction occurring on the property, the
Planning Commission will have to endorse the necessary site
plan and development concept. Because of the adjacent
residential lots, Staff recommends an "OS" Open Space
classification for the east and south 50 feet of the
property.
ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
Pleasant Valley Farm Road needs to be terminated (with a
cul-de-sac) before it intersects Rodney Parham Road. The
cul-de-sacing of Pleasant Valley Farm Road has been
discussed and identified by the City in the past through the
review of other land use proposals for the general area.
Primary access for the property should be through the
Systematics development.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of 110-2" with a 50 foot "OS" strip
on the east and south sides.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (November 1, 1988)
The applicant, Dickson Flake, was present. There were no
objectors. Mr. Flake spoke and said that he did not object
to the fifty (50) foot OS area but thought that the
undergrounding of utility lines could create a potential
problem. There was some discussion about utility lines in
OS Open Space District. Mr. Flake then agreed to a
condition that would place some restrictions on the 50 foot
area along the east and south sides of the site. A motion
was made to recommend approval of the 110-2" rezoning for the
entire acreage with the condition that the east and south
50 feet be an undisturbed buffer area except for utilities
with a specific utility layout presented at the time of Site
Plan Review. The motion passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes
and 1 absent.