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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5405-A Staff AnalysisJanuary 21, 1999 ITEM NO.: 20 NAME: LOCATION• OWNER APPLICANT: PROPOSAL: ORDINANCE DESIGN STANDARDS: 1. Site Location: FILE NO.: Z -5405-A The Summit Church - Revised Conditional Use Permit 8400 Ranch Blvd. (inside Arkansas Baptist School) Arkansas Baptist School System/ Rich Browning To amend an existing conditional use permit to add church use to the school use at 8400 Ranch Blvd., property zoned R-2, Single Family Residential. No new construction is proposed as a result of this application. This site is located on Ranch Blvd. inside the existing Arkansas Baptist School. 2. Compatibility with Neighborhood: This site is located on property zoned R-2, Single Family Residential. To the north is a developing residential zoned R-2 area, to the east across Ranch is property zoned Multi- family MF -18, and C-2, Commercial Shopping Center District. To the south and west the property is zoned 0-2, Office/Institutional, and there exists a Planned Commercial Development. The church will be holding its meetings inside existing schoo-1 facilities so the only change will be additional traffic at church service times. Church use is a permitted conditional use in R-2. Therefore, staff does not feel this use will be detrimental to the neighborhood except for traffic which will be infrequent and should be manageable. The Aberdeen Court and Johnson Ranch Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. 3. On -Site Drives and Parking: No changes are proposed to drives. The church has obtained permission for church members to use the parking lot at January 21, 1999 SUBDIVISION NO.: 20 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -5405-A State Farm Insurance office during services. They are located immediately to the south of the proposed site, along Ranch Blvd. Parking should be adequate as long as the school and church coordinate their activities so they don't coincide. The church averages 500-520 people per service. That generates a requirement for 130 parking spaces. 4. Screening and Buffers: No Comments. 5. Public Works Comments: No Comments. 6. Utility and Fire Department Comments: Water: No objections. Wastewater: Sewer available, not adversely affected. Southwestern Bell: Approved as submitted. ARKLA: Approved as submitted. Entergy: No Comments received. Fire Department: Approved as submitted. LATA: This site is not located on a LATA bus route. 7. Staff Analysis: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to continue to hold their church services in the existing facilities of the Arkansas Baptist School. The property is zoned R-2, Single Family Residential which would allow for a church as a conditional use. This site is surrounded by single family residential property to the north, multifamily residential to the east, office to the south and west. This use would be compatible with the neighborhood. Adequate parking is available as long as the church coordinates with the school, to assure both don't have a function at the same time. Besides the school parking lot, the church has obtained written permission to use the parking lot of the State Farm Insurance office next door. No visible changes will be made to the existing building. Therefore, there should not be additional impact on the neighborhood. The church has hired policemen to help direct traffic on Sunday. Staff believes this is a reasonable additional use of this property. 2 January 21, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 20 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -540.5-A 8. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit as long as the church continues to coordinate with the school to ensure both don't have sizable events at the same time. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (DECEMBER 30, 1998) Rich Browning was present representing his application. Staff gave a brief description of the proposal. The applicant clarified how much of the facility they are using and what their average attendance is. He also stated that they hire policemen to direct traffic on Sunday morning and how they coordinate schedules with the school to avoid having major events at the same time as services. There being no further issues, the Committee accepted the proposal and forwarded the item to the full Commission for final resolution. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 21, 1999) Rich Browning and Jim Patridge were present representing their application. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation for approval of the proposal subject to compliance with the conditions listed under -Staff Recommendation." The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as recommended by staff. The vote was 11 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 absent. 3