HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5443 Staff AnalysisJuly 2, 1991
ITEM NO.: 1 Z-544
owner: Hallmark National Mortgage
Corporation
Applicant: Paul Dixon
Location: 9800 Geyer Springs Road
Request: Rezone from R-2 to C-3
Purpose: Commercial
Size: 2.08 acres
Existing: Vacant
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - Funeral Home, zoned PCD
South - Vacant, zoned R-2
East - McClellan High School, zoned R-2
West - Vacant, zoned R-2
STAFF ANALYSIS
The request before the Planning Commission is to rezone
approximately 2 acres on Geyer Springs Road from R-2 to C-3
with unspecified use. The site is situated across from
McClellan High School and approximately 1/2 mile south of
Baseline Road. The property is vacant at this time.
Zoning in the general vicinity is a combination of R-2, R-4,
R-5, 0-1, 0-3, C-1 and PCD. The property in question abuts
the PCD parcel on the north and R-2 on the west and south
sides. Directly across Geyer Springs, the zoning is R-2.
The most recent zoning action in the area was the approval
of 0-3 and OS (Z-5143) in 1989 for the future expansion of a
funeral home situated on the PCD site. (The PCD was
approved for the funeral home in 1984.)
In addition to the funeral home and McClellan High School,
other land uses found in the neighborhood include single
family, multifamily, office, a church and Roper School.
There is a vacant commercial building on the tract
identified by Z-4150. Some of the land is still
undeveloped, including the C-1 site at the southwest corner
of Geyer Springs and Queensboro.
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July 2, 1991
ITEM NO.: 1 Z-5443(Cont.)
Over the years, there have been several attempts to rezone
sites on Geyer Springs Road to commercial districts. In
1984, a commercial rezoning was filed for Z-4150 and was
denied by both the Planning Commission and the Board of
Directors. During the past year, C-3 was requested for the
northwest corner of Senate and Geyer Springs (one block
north of Denham). The application was amended to 0-3
because the Planning Commission was reluctant to endorse a
commercial reclassification several hundred feet south of
Baseline Road. The staff did not support either of the
commercial rezoning requests because of plan issues, the
potential for stripping out Geyer Springs and impacts on
other properties. (The existing C-1 was rezoned in --1981 for
a beauty shop.)
With the current request, staff has the same concerns as
were raised by the other rezoning requests and is opposed to
the C-3 reclassification for 9800 Geyer Springs Road. A
nonresidential rezoning is in conflict with the adopted land
use plan, Geyer Springs West, which identifies the property
for "low density multifamily". To the north of the site,
the plan shows an office area extending from the PCD to
Queensboro. There are additional office locations at Denham
and Senate Drives. The plan recognizes the Baseline/Geyer
Springs intersection as the area's primary commercial
location.
Approval of the C-3 request would be a significant departure
from the plan's direction and would lead to undesirable
zoning pattern along this portion of Geyer Springs. Also,
the need for more commercial land can be questioned, since
the existing C-1 was rezoned ten years ago and is still
undeveloped.
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
Geyer Springs Road is classified as a
has a right-of-way standard of 45 fee
Dedication ot'additional right-of-way
because the existing right-of-way is
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
minor arterial, which
t from the centerline.
will be required
deficient.
Staff recommends denial of the C-3 rezoning request.
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July 2, 1991
ITEM NO.: 1 Z-5443 Cont.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JULY 2, 1991)
The applicant, Paul Dixon, was present. There were no
objectors. Mr. Dixon spoke and described the existing land
use in the area. He mentioned the funeral home to the north
and a pawn shop several hundred feet to the south.
Comments were then made by several commissioners about
utilizing a PUD, concerns with McClellan High, and problems
with a C-3 reclassification for the location.
Pete Maris, representing the Bank of Little Rock and the
owner of the property, discussed the history of the site
and the area. Mr. Maris said that it has been next to
impossible to sell the property with R-2 zoning, and a
nonresidential classification was appropriate.
There was a lengthy discussion about office zoning for
the site. After several questions, Paul Dixon amended
the request to 0-3.
A motion was made to recommend approval of 0-3 as amended.
The motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent.
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