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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5936-D Staff AnalysisIa14: a01U0XW mol**a31 NAME: The Village at Chenal PCD Revocation LOCATION: On the Northwest corner of Rahling Road and Chenal Parkway DEVELOPER: Deltic Farm and Timber Co. Inc. #7 Chenal Club Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 ENGINEER: White Daters and Associates 24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 AREA: 90.52 acres NUMBER OF LOTS CURRENT ZONING: PCD FT. NEW STREET: 0 ALLOWED USES: Mixed Use Development including, office, residential and commercial PROPOSED ZONING: C-3, General Commercial District, MF -18, Multi -family District and 0-2, Office and Institutional District PROPOSED USE: Residential, Commercial and Office VARIANCESM/AIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: The adoption of Ordinance No. 16,851 by the Little Rock Board of Directors on February 21, 1995, approved the site plan for the Village at Chenal. The development plan included a conceptual Planned Commercial Development containing 138.4 acres. The developer proposed a mixture of residential, commercial, office, and civic uses to co -exist in a village setting. Of the total acreage 80.6 acres was proposed for single-family uses, 14.0 acres for multi -family, and 43.5 acres for retail, office and civic. The proposed uses consisted of over 1 million square feet of building areas, exclusive of the building areas of the single-family dwellings. The development was proposed in two principal phases, with development beginning in the areas west of the future "Outer FILE NO.: Z -5936-D (Cont.) Loop" (Rahling Road) which bisected the site, and involved about % million square feet of multi -family, retail -office and civic building area. Ordinance No. 18,292 adopted by the Little Rock Board of Directors on June 20, 2000, revoked a portion of the PCD zoning. The area located to the south of the proposed "Outer Loop" (Rahling Road) was revoked restoring the previously held C-2, Shopping Center District zoning classification. This site contained 47.88 acres. A. PROPOSAUREQUEST: The applicant submitted a request dated January 9, 2006, requesting the current PCD zoning of the remaining 90.52 acres be revoked and the previous C-3, General Commercial District, MF -18, Multi -family District and 0-2, Office and Institutional District zoning classification be restored. The applicant has indicated the proposed mixed use development will not be constructed on the site as proposed. Per Section 36-454(d) the Owner may for cause request repeal of the ordinance establishing the development. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site is a wooded site located on the west side of Chenal Parkway at the intersection with Rahling Road. Rahling Road has been constructed east of Chenal Parkway but has not been constructed west of Chenal Parkway. A traffic light has been installed at the intersection of Rahling Road and Chenal Parkway. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received several informational phone calls from area residents. All property owners located within 200 -feet of the site, all residents, who could be identified, located within 300 -feet of the site, along with the Parkway Place Property Owners Association and the Margeaux Property Owners Assocaition were notified of the Public Hearing. D. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the request for the revocation of the current PCD zoning classification and the restoration of the zoning classification to C-3, 0-2 and MF -18. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (FEBRUARY 16, 2006) The applicant was present representing the request. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request for the revocation of the current PCD zoning classification and the restoration of the zoning classification to C-3, 0-2 and MF -18. There was no further discussion of the item. The chair entertained a motion for placement of the item on the Consent Agenda for Approval. The motion carried by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. 2 February 16, 2006 ITEM NO_: 18 NAME: The Village at Chenal PCD Revocation FILE NO.: Z -5936-D LOCATION: On the Northwest corner of Rahling Road and Chenal Parkway DEVELOPER: Deltic Farm and Timber Co. Inc. #7 Chenal Club Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 ENGINEER: White Daters and Associates 24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 AREA: 90.52 acres CURRENT ZONING: NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 PCD FT. NEW STREET: 0 ALLOWED USES: Mixed Use Development including, office, residential and commercial PROPOSED ZONING: C-3, General Commercial District, MF -18, Multi -family District and 0-2, Office and Institutional District PROPOSED USE Residential, Commercial and Office VARIANCESMAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: The adoption of Ordinance No. 16,851 by the Little Rock Board of Directors on February 21, 1995, approved the site plan for the Village at Chenal. The development plan included a conceptual Planned Commercial Development containing 138.4 acres. The developer proposed a mixture of residential, commercial, office, and civic uses to co -exist in a village setting. Of the total acreage 80.6 acres was proposed for single-family uses, 14.0 acres for multi -family, and 43.5 acres for retail, office and civic. The proposed uses consisted of over 1 million square feet of building areas, exclusive of the building areas of the single-family dwellings. The development was proposed in two principal phases, with development beginning in the areas west of the future "Outer February 16, 2006 SUBDIVISIO M NO.: 18 [Cont. LE NO.: Z -5936-D Loop" (Rahling Road) which bisected the site, and involved about % million square feet of multi -family, retail -office and civic building area. Ordinance No. 18,292 adopted by the Little Rock Board of Directors on June 20, 2000, revoked a portion of the PCD zoning. The area located to the south of the proposed "Outer Loop" (Rahling Road) was revoked restoring the previously held C-2, Shopping Center District zoning classification. This site contained 47.88 acres. A. PROPOSAUREQUEST: The applicant submitted a request dated January 9, 2006, requesting the current PCD zoning of the remaining 90.52 acres be revoked and the previous C-3, General Commercial District, MF -18, Multi -family District and 0-2, Office and Institutional District zoning classification be restored. The applicant has indicated the proposed mixed use development will not be constructed on the site as proposed. Per Section 36-454(d) the Owner may for cause request repeal of the ordinance establishing the development. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site is a wooded site located on the west side of Chenal Parkway at the intersection with Rahling Road. Rahling Road has been constructed east of Chenal Parkway but has not been constructed west of Chenal Parkway. A traffic light has been installed at the intersection of Rahling Road and Chenal Parkway. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received several informational phone calls from area residents. All property owners located within 200 -feet of the site, all residents, who could be identified, located within 300 -feet of the site, along with the Parkway Place Property Owners Association and the Margeaux Property Owners Assocaition were notified of the Public Hearing. D. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the request for the revocation of the current PCD zoning classification and the restoration of the zoning classification to C-3, 0-2 and MF -18. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (FEBRUARY 16, 2006) The applicant was present representing the request. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request for the revocation of the current PCD zoning classification and the restoration of the zoning classification to C-3, 0-2 and MF -18. 2 February 16, 2006 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 18 Cont. FILE NO.: Z -5936-D There was no further discussion of the item. The chair entertained a motion for placement of the item on the Consent Agenda for Approval. The motion carried by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. 3