HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5552-A Staff AnalysisMay 4, 1993
ITEM NO.: 2 Z -5552-A
Owner:
Applicant:
Location:
Request:
Purpose:
Size:
Existing Use:
Thompson Electric
Joe D. White
Mabelvale West Road at
Nash Lane
Rezone from R-2 to C-3, I-2
and OS
Commercial and Industrial
9.92 acres
Vacant
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - Vacant, Single -Family and Church, zoned
R-2 and 0-3
South - Railroad Tracks, zoned R-2
East - Vacant and Industrial, zoned I-2
West - Vacant, zoned OS and I-2
STAFF ANALYSIS
The request is to rezone a 9.9 acre site from R-2 to C-3
(2.29 acres), I-2 (4.76 acres) and OS (2.87 acres). The
land is located south of where Nash Lane intersects
Mabelvale West Road and just west of the area that is
referred to as the town of Mabelvale. Several hundred feet
to the west is the location of the future South Loop, and
beyond the South Loop alignment is Mabelvale Junior High.
The entire site is vacant and a substantial portion of the
property is in the floodway, the proposed OS area. Along
the southern boundary of the site is a 100 foot railroad
right-of-way.
zoning in the area is R-2, 0-3, C-2, C-3, I-2 and OS, with
the site abutting I-2 and OS land. Other nearby
nonresidential zoning is 0-3 and C-3. One of the most
recent rezonings in the neighborhood involved property
located directly to the west and the land was reclassified
to 0-3, C-3, I-2 and OS. Land use is made up of single
family, a church, commercial and industrial. Much of the
immediate vicinity is still undeveloped, including some of
the 0-3, C-3 and I-2 parcels.
In 1992, a rezoning application for the same property was
filed and the request was to C-3 and I-2. (During the
hearing process, the request was amended to include OS
May 4, 1993
ITEM NO.: 2 Z-5552-A(Cont.)
zoning for the floodway.) The proposed rezoning was
supported by the staff and endorsed by the Planning
Commission. The rezoning proposal was then withdrawn prior
to the Board of Directors acting on the request.
On the Geyer Springs West Plan, the property under
consideration is recommended for "mixed office and
commercial" uses. Therefore, the proposed C-3 area does not
raise any plan concerns. After careful review of the
requested I-2, staff feels that industrial reclassification
is reasonable and should not have an impact on the
surrounding property. This is reinforced by the fact that
some of the abutting land is zoned I-2 and the site borders
the railroad tracks. Also, the proposed rezonings continue
the zoning pattern that has been established over the last
several years. (Originally, the Otter Creek Plan identified
the property as part of light industrial area.)
LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT
The plan calls for Mixed Office and Commercial for the site
in question. The intent is to keep the industrial uses off
of Mabelvale West. The proposed uses north of Mabelvale
West Road are office, thus a small scale industrial use
might be appropriate south of Mabelvale West Road. However,
any development should be of an office/warehouse or showroom
type.
Currently to the east is a small scaled industrial
development. This development along with the eastern
portion of the subject property should be changed to Mixed
Office and Industrial.
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
1. Dedication of the established floodway.
2. Mabelvale West is classified as a minor arterial and
the existing right-of-way is deficient. The Master
Street Plan requires a right-of-way of 45 feet from the
centerline for minor arterial.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the C-3, I-2 and OS as
requested.
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May 4, 1993
ITEM NO.: 2 Z- 552-A Cont.
PLANNING OMMISSIONACTIO : (MAY 4, 1993)
Staff reported that the applicant had submitted a request
for a withdrawal without prejudice. The item was placed on
the Consent Agenda and withdrawn without prejudice. The
vote was 8 ayes, 0 nays and 3 absent.
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