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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6287 Staff AnalysisMay 15, 1997 ITEM NO.• 25 FILE NO.• z-52$7 Owner: Applicant: Location: Request: Purpose: Size: Existing Use: W. A. Jones, Inc. W. A. Jones, Inc. 11701 Stagecoach Road Rezone from R-2 to R-7 Expansion of adjacent mobile home park 29.43± acres Horse farm SURROUNDING LANs} USE AND ZONING North - Undeveloped land, proposed park and floodplain, zoned R-2; night club, zoned C-3; trucking company and other industrial uses, zoned I-2 South - Little Rock Expo Center and parking lot, zoned C-4 East - Undeveloped floodplain and 2 older single family homes, zoned R-2 West - Large mobile home park, zoned R-7 PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS 1. A grading permit and development permit for special flood hazard area are required prior to construction. 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. Dedicate easement for floodway. 2. A dedication of right-of-way will be required to 45 feet from centerline for this 5 lane minor arterial. 3. With Construction: a. Property frontage needs to have the sidewalks and ramps brought up to the current ADA standards with any planned construction. b. Widen frontage to Master Street Plan standards. c. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property. d. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. e. Utility excavation within proposed rights-of-way shall be per Article V of Sec. 30. f. Contact the AHTD for work within the State Highway right-of-way. May 15, 1997 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 26 (Coatj FILE NO.: Z-6287 g. Building will require 25 feet set back from flooding and minimum floor elevation for units and outside ground mounted mechanical equipment. 4. Stagecoach Road has a 1995 average daily traffic count of 3,600. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT The site is not located on a Central Arkansas Transit Bus Route. LAND USE ELEMENT The site is located in the Otter Creek District. The Land Use Plan recommends Mixed Commercial Industrial for the site with the exception of that portion which is in the floodway. The floodway area is designated park/open space. A plan amendment has been proposed to change this area from MCI to Mobile Home (MH). The proposed amendment was scheduled for the Commission's May 1, 1997 agenda. Staff has recommended approval of the amendment. STAFF ANALYSTS The request before the Commission is to rezone this 29.43± acre tract from "R-2" Single Family to "MH" Mobile Home. The site had previously been used as a horse farm and contains one single family residence and the typical farm related out buildings. The majority of the site is undeveloped. A portion of the site lies in the floodway. The property has been purchased by W. A. Jones, Inc. Jones proposes to expand the adjacent mobile home park onto this tract. Staff believes the proposed R-7 zoning is compatible with uses and zoning in the area. Mr. Jones' large, existing mobile home park is adjacent to the west. The Little Rock Expo Center and its paved parking lot are adjacent to the south and I-30 is just beyond them. The property to the east is undeveloped floodway as is much of the property across Stagecoach Road to the north. A nightclub occupies a small C-3 zoned tract to the north. The proposed Otter Creek is to be located across Stagecoach to the north. The large park and floodplain separate this site from any other development to the north and east. Adjacent properties to the west and south are developed as either commercial or mobile home park. 2 May 15, 1997 SUBDIVISTON ITEM NO.: 26 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-6287 R-7 is a site plan review district. A site plan will have to be submitted to and approved by the Commission prior to development of the site. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff's recommendation assumes that the Commission approved the proposed Land Use Plan Amendment at its May 1, 1997 meeting. Staff recommends approval of the requested R-7 zoning. That portion of the site which is in the floodway will be zoned Open Space (OS). PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 15, 1997) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the application and a recommendation of approval of the requested R-7 zoning, with the floodway to be zoned OS. The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved for R-7 zoning, with the floodway to be zoned OS, by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent.