HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6054-A Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z -6054-A
Owner: B. F. Properties
Applicant: Bill Fitts
Location: Southwest corner of the Stagecoach
Road and Crystal Valley Road
intersection
Area: 5.134 Acres
Request: To revoke the existing PD -C zoning
and rezone the property to C-4.
Purpose: Auto dealership
Existing Use: Undeveloped
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - Auto dealership (across Stagecoach Road)
South - Floodway; zoned OS, Industrial Use; zoned I-2
East - Undeveloped; zoned R-2
West - Undeveloped; zoned R-2 (across Stagecoach Road)
A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS:
1. Dedicate regulatory floodway to the City of Little
Rock.
2. Stagecoach Road is classified on the Master Street
Plan as a principal arterial. Dedication of
right-of-way to 55 feet from centerline will be
required.
With Building Permit:
3. Driveways shall conform to Sec. 31-210 or
Ordinance 18,031. Driveway must not oppose
Crystal Valley Drive. Move 300 feet to the west.
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4. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk
that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior
to occupancy.
5. Sidewalks shall be shown conforming to Sec. 31-175
and the "MSP".
6. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be
submitted for approval prior to start of work.
7. Grading permit will be required on this
development.
8. Storm water detention ordinance applies to this
property.
9. Easements shown for proposed storm drainage are
required.
B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT:
The site is not located on a CATA Bus Route.
C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:
All owners of property located within 200 feet of the
site, all residents within 300 feet who could be
identified and the Crystal Valley, Otter Creek and
SWLR UP Neighborhood Associations were notified of the
proposed rezoning.
D. LAND USE ELEMENT:
This request is located in the Otter Creek Planning
District. The Land Use Plan shows Commercial for this
property. A Land Use Plan Amendment is not necessary
for this application.
City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan:
The applicant's property lies in the area covered by
the Otter Creek/Crystal Valley Neighborhood Action
Plan. The first objective recommends limiting
commercial and office development in the "heart" of
the planning area (located on Stagecoach Road between
Baseline and Otter Creek Roads) to that which serves
the neighborhood (C-1 uses). In addition, the first
objective supports placing the more intense uses on
the periphery of the study area. The second objective
discourages construction of large, warehouse type
facilities, and those of large scale and/or high
intensity uses, within the "heart" of the planning
area. This application is located outside the "heart"
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of the study area as described by the neighborhood
action plan. One of the multiple changes to the Land
Use plan as a result of the neighborhood action plan
was on this site from Mixed Commercial Industrial to
Commercial.
E. STAFF ANALYSIS:
On November 21, 1995, the Board of Directors passed
Ordinance No. 17,018 which rezoned this 5.134 acre
property at the southwest corner of the Stagecoach
Road and Crystal Valley Road intersection from R-2 to
PD -C. The approved PD -C allowed an eleven (11)
building mini -warehouse development, which included a
small office and manager's apartment. The approved
site plan included 48,500 square feet of building
area, with associated paved drives and parking, and
one (1) access point from Stagecoach Road
(approximately 225 feet west of the east property
line). The previously approved mini -warehouse
facility was never developed and therefore, the PD -C
has expired.
The property owner, Bill Fitts, requests to revoke the
previously approved PD -C zoning and rezone the
property to C-4. Mr. Fitts proposes to move his auto
sales business from the C-2 zoned property at the
northwest corner of Stagecoach Road and Crystal Valley
Road to this property, and sell the C-2 zoned property
for a different commercial use.
The 5.134 acre property is undeveloped and grass -
covered, with very few trees remaining on the site.
There is a creek (floodway) which runs along the south
boundary of the property. Undeveloped R-2 zoned
property is located immediately east of this site,
with Stagecoach Road running along the north and west
property lines. There is a mixture of uses and zoning
located across Stagecoach Road, including a used car
dealership and undeveloped R-2 zoned property, with a
church and an auto repair/wrecker service business to
the northeast. There is OS zoned floodway area and an
industrial use located to the south, along the east
side of Stagecoach Road. The proposed C-4 zoning is
compatible with the uses and zoning in the area.
The Otter Creek Planning District Land Use Plan
recommends Commercial for this site, with PK/OS for
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that portion located in the floodway. The applicant's
requested C-4 zoning conforms to the approved Land Use
Plan. As noted in paragraph A. of this report, the
floodway located within the southern portion of this
property must be dedicated to the City of Little Rock.
Staff recommends that this floodway area be zoned OS.
Therefore, the applicant must submit separate legal
descriptions for the proposed C-4 and OS areas to
staff prior to this application being taken to the
Board of Directors.
F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested PD -C
revocation and C-4 rezoning subject to the following
conditions:
1. Compliance with the Public Works requirements as
noted in paragraph A. of this report.
2. The portion of the property located in the
floodway and to be dedicated to the City of Little
Rock must be zoned OS.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (FEBRUARY 28, 2002)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors
present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of
approval.
The applicant offered no additional comments.
The Chairperson placed this item before the Commission for
inclusion within the Consent Agenda for approval, as
recommended by staff. A motion to that effect was made.
The motion passed by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays and 3 absent.
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