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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6031 Staff analysisSeptember 19, 1995 r- 3 1 owner: Applicant: Location: Request: Purpose: Size: Existing Use: Martha Portoni Martha Portoni 6701 Shaner Circle Rezone from R-2 to AF, Agriculture and Forestry Add wholesale plant nursery business to this site 1.5± acres Single -Family residential SpRRO= NG LAND USE AND ZONING North - Single -Family residence, zoned R-2 South - Vacant, wooded tract, zoned R-2 East - Single -Family residence, zoned R-2 West - Single -Family residence, zoned R-2 ENGINEERING COMMENTS No comments related made relative to the which is Item No. S LAND UO ELEMENT to this rezoning request. Comments were conditional use permit application on this agenda (Z -6031-A). The site is located in the Crystal valley District. The adopted Plan recommends Single Family. The site is located outside the city limits within the Little Rock zoning area. Staff has gone on record that "AF" zoning would be treated as single family zoning in this area. Therefore, the request is in conformance with the Plan. STAFF ANALYSIS The request before the Commission is to rezone this 1.5± acre tract from R-2 to AF. The property is currently occupied by the applicant's single family residence. An application for a conditional use permit (Z -6031-A) has been filed requesting approval to add a wholesale plant nursery to the site. The property will continue to be occupied by September 19, 1995 SUBDIVISION ITEM 17 Z-6031 on the applicant and two greenhouse structures will be constructed on the rear portion of the property if both the rezoning and conditional use permit are approved. The AF district is intended to provide a smooth transition between purely rural areas and newly urbanized areas, allowing flexibility adequate to permit reasonable absorption of land use types typically found in the urban fringe. The site is located outside of the city limits but within the extraterritorial zoning boundary. AF zoning is typically treated as single family zoning in this area. The AF rezoning request is in conformance with the plan. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the requested AF rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSYON ACTIOAi: (SEPTEMBER 19, 1995) This item and Item No. 8 (Z -6031-A) were discussed concurrently. The applicant, Martha Portoni, was present. There were two objectors present. Two letters of opposition had been presented to Commission members. Staff presented both Item No. 8 (Conditional Use Permit, Z -6031-A) and Item No. 17 (AF rezoning, Z-6031) together with a recommendation of approval in both cases. Martha Portoni addressed the Commission and briefly described the material to be used in the construction of the greenhouses. In response to a question from Chairman Walker, Mrs. Portoni stated that the business would employ herself, her husband and one other person. Walter Clements, of 6310 Shaner Circle, addressed the Commission in opposition to the items. He stated that he was concerned about commercial development in the area. During a discussion of deliveries to and from the site, Mrs. Portoni stated that there would be no delivery trucks and that she would be making any deliveries herself. Sandy McCowen, of 6410 Shaner Circle, addressed the Commission in opposition to the items. She stated that the Portonis are bringing in bags of leafs at night. Ms. McCowen also stated that there was an old mobile home on the property, behind the Portonis' house. E September 19, 1995 ITEM NO. 17 Z-6031 Mrs. Portoni responded that the business was not much above the level of a hobby. She stated that the business would be quiet and that there would be no more than one vehicle at a time coming and going from the property. Mrs. Portoni stated that she would remove the mobile home from the property. A motion was made to approve the AF rezoning. The motion was approved by a vote of 7 ayes, 1 noe, 2 absent and 1 open position. Commissioner Chachere asked about access to the site from the rear. Dana Carney, of the Planning Staff, responded that the Commission could restrict access from the rear if it chose to but that staff saw no reason to do so. Mr. Clements and Ms. McCowen asked about possible run-off of water and chemicals from the site. Mr. Carney pointed out that the use was totally enclosed and that there would be no outside storage or display of plants. He noted that the City's stormwater detention ordinance was not applicable in this case. A motion was made to approve the conditional use permit subject to removal of the mobile home from the property and compliance with the City Engineer's Comment to pave the driveway to a point approximately 50 feet from the street. The motion was approved by a vote of 7 ayes, 1 noe. 2 absent and 1 open position. 3