HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6258-A Staff AnalysisMay 29, 1997
ITEM NO.: 2 FILE NO.: Z -6258 --
Owner: Eleanor Karam
Applicant: Joe White, Jr.
Location: 17901 Cantrell
Request:
Rezone from
R-2 to
0-1
Purpose:
Redevelop as
Quiet
Office
Size: 4± acres
Existing Use: Single Family residence
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - Undeveloped acreage, zoned 0-2; church, zoned R-2
South - Undeveloped acreage, zoned 0-3 and MF -12
East - Undeveloped tract, zoned C-3
West - Single Family, zoned R-2
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS
1. This is a principal arterial on the Master Street Plan,
dedication of right-of-way to 55 feet from centerline
will be required.
2. With any construction:
a. National Pollutant Discharge System (NPDES) and grading
permits are required prior to construction, site
grading and drainage plan will need to be submitted and
approved.
b. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this
property.
c. Proposed design of streets conforming to "MSP" (Master
Street Plan).
d. Sidewalks shall be shown conforming to Sec. 31-175 and
the "MSP".
e. Driveways shall conform to Sec. 31-210 or Ordinance
16,577.
f. Drainage area size and runoff coefficient of
watercourses entering the tract.
g. Proposed ditch sections.
h. Description of existing surface features including soil
type and vegetation.
i. Utility excavation within proposed rights-of-way shall
be per Article V of Sec. 30.
j. Prepare letter for street lights as required by Sec.
31-403.
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k. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted
for approval prior to start of work.
1. Contact the AHTD for work within the State Highway
right-of-way.
LAND USE ELEMENT
The site is located in the Chenal District. The Land Use
Plan was recently amended to show this site and properties
to the west as Suburban Office. 0-1, Quiet Office, is an
appropriate zoning within the Suburban Office
classification. Development of the site must conform to the
Highway 10 Overlay District guidelines.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
The site is located on a Central Arkansas Transit Express
Route.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The request before the Commission is to rezone this 4± acre
tract from "R-2" Single Family to "0-1" Quiet Office. This
4± acre tract represents the western half of the Karam
Estate and is occupied by a large, two-story single family
residence. The eastern half of the site was recently
rezoned to C-3 General Commercial.
The property is located at the rapidly developing
intersection of Cantrell Road and Chenonceau Blvd. The
Ranch Development is located across Cantrell Road to the
north. The 0-2 zoned property directly across Cantrell is
currently undeveloped, however a new school and offices are
being developed in the area. A church is also located
across Cantrell Road, to the northwest. As was previously
mentioned, the property adjacent to the east was just
recently rezoned to C-3 and is as yet undeveloped.
Additional C-3 zoned property is further to the east and a
new residential subdivision is being developed beyond that.
The wooded tracts to the south are zoned 0-3 and MF -12. A
large area of new single family homes extends further to the
south, off of Chenonceau Blvd. The 3-4 properties to the
west are zoned R-2 and are occupied by single family homes.
An "existing business node" containing several PCD zoned
businesses is located further to the west.
The Chenal District Land Use Plan was recently amended to
show this site as well as the remaining home sites to the
west as Suburban Office. This 0-1 request is appropriate in
the Suburban Office District. The area standards provided
in the 0-1 district anticipate that office uses will be
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ITEM NO.: 2(Cont.)FILE NO.: Z -6258-A
located in close proximity to residential -uses. Height,
area and parking regulations are designed to assure that
office uses will be compatible with adjacent residential
districts. The site falls within the Highway 10 Overlay
District. Those heightened district design standards will
further insure the site's compatibility with adjacent uses
when it is developed.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-1 zoning. 0-1
conforms to the adopted Plan and is compatible with other
development in the area.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 29, 1997)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved by a
vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent.
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