HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOD Staff Report 090523OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
AUGUST 15, 2023 AGENDA
Subject
An Ordinance approving
a Planned Zoning
Development titled Thomas
— Short -Term Rental —
PD-C (Z-9787) located at
300 Springwood Drive.
Submitted by:
Department of Planning and
Development
SYNOPSIS
FISCAL IMPACT
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUND
Action Required
4 Ordinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Approved By
Bruce Moore
City Manager
The owner of the 0.29 acre property located at 300
Springwood Drive proposes to rezone the property from
"R-2" Single Family District to "PD-C" Planned District —
Commercial to allow a short-term rental.
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The Planning Commission recommends approval of the
Ordinance. Staff recommends denial.
The applicant proposes to rezone 0.29-acre property
located at 300 Springwood Drive from R-2 to PD-C to
allow use of the property as Short -Term Rental with a
maximum stay of fourteen (14) days. The owner will not
reside in the residence. The entire residence will be
rented as one (1) unit.
The property is located on the southwest corner at the
intersection of Springwood Drive and Birchwood Drive
and contains an existing 2-story wood -frame and brick
structure. The applicant notes ownership ofthe residence
since 2012. Previously, the home has been utilized as a
BACKGROUND
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single-family home for decades and sits approximately
forty (40) feet back from the driveway/parking area. The
applicant anticipates no disturbance or noise to the
neighbors for the short-term rental use. There will be no
changes to the existing building footprint.
The property is primarily surrounded by R-2 zoning in all
directions. However, PD- C and office zoning is located
to the southwest and southeast of the site respectively.
There is an existing natural stone -masonry wall on the
west side of the property. The property also contains a
swimming pool, several covered decks and sunrooms
which may serve as amenities to the proposed short-term
rental.
Access is provided from a concrete driveway along
Birchwood Drive which leads to a parking pad able to
accommodate approximately six (6) vehicles. Staff feels
the parking is sufficient to serve the use.
The applicant is no signage on the property at this time. Any
signage must comply with Section 36-551 of the City's
Zoning Ordinance (signs permitted in residential one - and
two-family zones).
All trash pick-up shall comply with requirements for
residential one - and two- family residential zones.
The applicant provided responses and additional
information to all issues raised during staffs review of the
application. The applicant is requesting no variances with
the PD-C zoning request.
On July 13, 2023, the Planning Commission voted 8 ayes,
0 noes, 1 absent, 1 recusal (Thomas) and 1 open position,
to approve the PD-C rezoning. There were no objectors
present.
All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site
and all neighborhood associations registered with The City
of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing.
Please see the attached Planning Commission minute
record for the complete staff analysis.
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PLANNED ZONING
DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHING A PLANNED DISTRICT
— COMMERCIAL TITLED THOMAS SHORT-TERM RENTAL —
PD-C, LOCATED AT 300 SPRINGWOOD DRIVE (Z-9787), CITY
OF LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS,
AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1. That the zoning classification of the following described property be
changed from R-2, Single Family Residential District, to PD-C, Planned District —
Commercial:
Z-9787 — Described as Lot 60, Birchwood Addition to the City of Little
Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
SECTION 2. That the preliminary site development plan/plat be approved as
recommended by the Little Rock Planning Commission.
SECTION 3. That the change in zoning classification contemplated for Thomas
Short -Term Rental — PD-C, located at 300 Springwood Drive (Z-9787) is conditioned upon
obtaining final plan approval within the time specified by Chapter 36, Article VII, Section
36-454 (e) of the Code of Ordinances.
SECTION 4. That this Ordinance shall not take effect and be in full force until the
final plan approval.
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SECTION 5. That the map referred to in Chapter 36 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and designated district map be and is hereby amended to the
extent and in the respects necessary to affect and designate the change provided for in
Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 6. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item,
sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the
ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged
invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the ordinance.
SECTION 7. Repealed. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same
that are inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of
such inconsistency.
PASSED:
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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