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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6120-C Staff AnalysisMay 3,.2001 ITEM NO.: 1 Owner: Applicant: Location: Request: Purpose: Size: Existing Use: FILE NO.: Z -6120-C Capitol Lakes Estates, LLC Jim Hathaway Western perimeter of Capitol Lakes Estates, south of proposed West Kanis Road extension Rezone from R-2 to MF -12 Future multifamily development 7.28± acres Undeveloped, wooded SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North - Undeveloped; proposed Capitol Lakes Estates; zoned R-2 South - Undeveloped; proposed Capitol Lakes Estates; zoned R-2 East - Undeveloped; proposed Capitol Lakes Estates; zoned MF -12 West - Undeveloped; zoned R-2 PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS 1. Rushmore Blvd. and Unknown arterial are classified on the Master Street Plan as minor arterials. A dedication of right-of-way 45 feet from centerline will be required. With Building Permit: 2. Provide design of street conforming to "MSP" (Master Street Plan). Construct one-half street improvement to these streets including 5 -foot sidewalks with planned development. 3. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. 4. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property. 5.NPDES and grading permits are required prior to construction, site grading, and drainage plan will need to be submitted and approved. 6. Driveways shall conform to Sec. 31-210 or Ordinance 18,031. May 3, 2001 ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -6120-C PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT The site is not located on a CATA Bus Route. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION All owners of land located within 200 feet of the site and the Spring Valley Manor Property Owners Association were notified of the proposed rezoning. There are no residents within a 300 -foot radius of the site to be notified by staff. LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT The site is located in the Ellis Mountain Planning District. The adopted Plan recommends Low Density Residential and Single Family for this site. Insomuch as a plan is to be general in nature, staff believes no Plan Amendment is necessary. This tract and all surrounding properties are wooded and undeveloped. Allowing the minor expansion of the LDR designation to encompass these additional 7± acres seems reasonable. The site is not within an area covered by a neighborhood action plan. STAFF ANALYSIS The request before the Commission is to rezone this wooded, undeveloped, 7.28± acre tract from "R-2" Single Family to "MF -12" Multifamily. The property is located on the western perimeter of the proposed Capitol Lakes Estates development; west of and adjacent to an existing, 25± acre MF -12 zoned tract. The 7.28± acre tract is located approximately 1,700 feet west of the current alignment of Cooper Orbit Road. The area was previously platted as a street and 14 single family lots. Final engineering has proven that the terrain is too steep to develop as it was preliminarily platted. The applicant has revised the preliminary plat by removing the 14 lots and street and by combining the 7.28± acres with the larger 25± acre, multifamily tract. This item was previously on the Commission's December 7, 2000 agenda. Prior to the hearing, the applicant requested that the item 2 May 3, 2001 ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -6120-C be withdrawn, without prejudice. The Commission approved that request on December 7, 2000. Staff is supportive of the rezoning request. The area to be rezoned is approximately 1/3 mile from the nearest residence in the Spring Valley Manor Subdivision, the nearest single- family development. This site and all surrounding properties are currently heavily wooded and undeveloped. The proposed Capitol Lakes Estates development abuts the site on the north, south and east. The site abuts a large area of wooded, undeveloped property on the west. This 7.28± acre tract is bounded by a proposed arterial street (west Kanis Road) on the north, a 25± acre, MF -12 zoned tract on the east and proposed single-family lots on the south. Since the difficulty of the terrain will prevent the development of the tract as single-family homes, staff believes the best use for the site is to add it to the adjacent multifamily tract. When the zoning for Capitol Lakes Estates was first approved in 1996, there were difficulties associated with the multifamily that was proposed at that time. Two tracts of multifamily were proposed; a 25 acre tract to be located on the west side of the new alignment of Cooper Orbit Road (to be called Rushmore Avenue) and 13± acres located on the east side of Rushmore Avenue. Concerns centered on the smaller tract which was known as Tract "B" and as a result, when the zoning was approved by the Board of Directors, the following conditions were attached: Any development which occurs on the property described as Tract B in Section 1 of this Ordinance shall be limited to 125 dwelling units. • Three acres within the property described as Tract B in Section 1 of this Ordinance will be dedicated as Open Space and not developed. Capitol Lakes Estates shall not be developed prior to implementation of sanitary sewer service, whether brought about through formation of a new sewer improvement district, expansion of the existing sewer improvement district or some other more feasible cooperative alternative. 3 May 3,.2001 ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -6120-C With respect to that portion of property zoned MF -12 which will front on the newly realigned Cooper Orbit Road, a twenty (20) foot natural buffer will be maintained along the frontage of the newly realigned Cooper Orbit Road. If it becomes necessary to regrade the buffer zone, the regraded area within the twenty foot buffer strip will be replanted to a planting density fifty (50) percent greater than that specified in the Little Rock landscaping ordinance. The developer has now proposed to rezone a portion of what was known as Tract "B" to PRD for development of a 45 lot, single-family subdivision. See File No. Z -6120-D, The Village on the Lakes Long -Form PRD, item no. 2 on this agenda. Allowing this expansion of additional multifamily zoning on the western perimeter of the Capitol Lakes Estates Development will not affect the zoning of the smaller tract nor will it impact any of the previously approved conditions. The applicant is proposing a 30 -foot wide buffer along the western edge of the 7.28± acre tract and along the southern perimeter of the tract where it is adjacent to proposed single-family lots. Since this buffer is not set aside as a separate tract, staff would prefer to see it zoned OS to assure it remains as a buffer. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the requested MF -12 zoning with a 30 foot OS strip to be zoned along the western perimeter of the site and along the southern perimeter of the tract where it is adjacent to the proposed single-family lots. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 3, 2001) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. One person had submitted a card indicating support for the item. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of 4 May 3, 2001 ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -6120-C approval of the requested MF -12 zoning with the 30 foot "OS" strip along the western perimeter and along the southern perimeter where adjacent to single-family. The applicant offered no additional comments. The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as recommended by staff. The vote was 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent.