HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5490 Staff AnalysisNovember 5, 1991
ITEM NO.: 2 Z-5490
Owner:
Margaret D. King
Applicant:
Ron Tabor
Location•
I-30 and Baseline Road
Request•
Rezone from R-2 to C-3
Purpose:
Commercial
Size:
6.12 acres
Existing Use:
Mobile Home Park, Motel and
Restaurant
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - Multifamily and Single -Family, zoned R-2
South - I-30 Right -of -Way, zoned R-2
East - Commercial, zoned C-4
West - Single -Family and Office, zoned C-3
STAFF ANALYSIS
The property in question is located just west of the Baseline
intersection with I-30, and it is situated between Baseline
Road and the Frontage Road. The site encompasses a total of
6.12 acres. At this time, there is a mobile home park on the
back portion and a motel with a detached eating place
adjacent to I-30.
In the immediate vicinity of the interchange, the zoning is
either C-3 or C-4. To the north of Baseline Road, the
current zoning is R-2. Land use in the area is made up of
single family, multifamily, office, commercial, industrial
and the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department
complex. There are also several undeveloped tracts,
including a sizeable C-3 parcel southeast of the interchange.
In August of this year, the City rezoned 16 acres to C-3
directly west of the site under consideration. It is the
staff's understanding that the six acres will be combined
with the C-3 parcel to the west for a single development.
This is assuming that the C-3 request will be granted by the
City.
The location of the rezoning is addressed in the Otter Creek
District Plan, however, a recent reconfiguration of several
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ITEM NO.: 2 Z-5490 Cont.
planning districts now places the site in Geyer Springs West.
The land use element of Otter Creek Plan shows the southern
portion as "mixed commercial/ industrial" and the area
adjacent to Baseline Road for single family use. This is the
same pattern that plan shows for the 16 acres to the west.
By approving the C-3 to the west and shifting the commercial
line to Baseline Road, the City has determined the area
between Baseline and the frontage road is appropriate for
commercial development. Adding 6 acres of C-3 should not
create any problems for the area or impact the residential
neighborhood to the north because of adequate separation
between the two land uses. It appears that other
nonresidential rezonings in the immediate area have not had a
significant effect on existing uses.
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
Baseline Road is classified as a principal arterial and the
Master Street Plan standard is 55 feet from the centerline.
Dedication of additional 25 feet will be necessary to satisfy
the Master Street Plan requirement.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the C-3 rezoning as requested.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 5, 1991)
The applicant was present. There were no
attendance, and the request was placed on
A motion was made to recommend approval of
motion was approved by a vote of 8 ayes, 0
1 open position.
2
objectors in
the Consent Agenda.
C-3 as filed. The
nays, 2 absent and