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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6291 Staff AnalysisMay 15, 1997 ITEM NO.: 27 FILE NO.• Z-6291 Owner: Mary Dycus Applicant: Mary Dycus Location: 1600 Perry Street Request: Rezone from R-2 to R -7A and Site Plan Review Purpose: Place new, 16 foot by 80 foot single -wide manufactured home on lot Size• .17± acres, 50 foot by 150 foot lot Existing Use: The lot is vacant with the exception of a storage building which is partially on this lot and partially on the adjoining lot which is also owned by the applicant. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North - Undeveloped and heavily wooded; zoned R-2, OS and O-3 South - Mobile home, site built home and vacant lots; zoned R-2 East - Wooded lots and single family homes; zoned R-2 West - Older mobile home; zoned R-2 PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS No issues PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT The site is not located on a Central Arkansas Transit Bus Route. A special run route does extend down Aldersgate Road, 1/2 block to the west. May 15, 1997 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 27 Cont. FILE NO.; Z-6291 LAND USE ELEMENT The site is located in the I-430 District. The Land Use Plan recommends single family. R -7A is a single family use district. The request conforms to the adopted Plan. STAFF ANALYSIS The request before the Commission is to rezone this .17± acre lot from "R-2" Single Family to "R -7A" Manufactured Home District. The lot is currently vacant with the exception of a storage building which is partially on this lot and partially on the adjacent lot which is also owned by the applicant. The applicant proposes to place a new, 16 foot by 80 foot, single -wide manufactured home on the lot. The lot is located at the dead-end of Perry Street in a sparsely developed residential neighborhood. Housing styles vary greatly from older single wide mobiles home to site - built brick and frame residences. Much of the property in the area is undeveloped and heavily wooded. R -7A is a single family residential district which complies with the Land Use Plan designation of single family. This district provides for ownership of structure and lot for those homes approved by the department of housing and urban development under title VI of Public Law 93-383, USC 5401 et seq. All mobile homes must have the date plate attached to the unit specifying, "This mobile home is designed to comply with federal mobile home construction and safety standards enforced at the time of manufacture." This district expressly provides for placement of a single manufactured home on a lot or tract zoned for such usage. Staff believes the R -7A request is reasonable and compatible with other uses in the area. R -7A is a site plan review district and the applicant is required to submit a site plan for review at the time of the rezoning request. The site plan submitted by the applicant does comply with ordinance requirements regarding setbacks. The manufactured home must conform to the minimum construction standards of the federal mobile home regulations of Title VI of Public Law 93-383, USC 5401. Siting of the manufactured home must conform to the following criteria as established by Section 36-262(d)(2): a. A pitched roof of three (3) in twelve (12) or fourteen (14) degrees or greater. 2 May 15, 1997 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 27 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-6291 b. Removal of all transport features. C. Permanent foundation. d. Exterior wall finished in a manner compatible with the neighborhood. e. Underpinning with permanent materials. f. Orientation compatible with placement of adjacent structures. g. Off-street parking per single-family dwelling standards. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the requested R -7A zoning. Staff also recommends approval of the site plan subject to conformance with the siting criteria established in Section 36-262 (d) (2) . SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (APRIL 24, 1997) The applicant was not present. Staff presented the item and discussed placement of the proposed manufactured home. There was no further discussion and the Committee forwarded the item to the full Commission. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 15, 1997) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the rezoning and site plan review and recommended approval of both, subject to conformance with the siting criteria of Section 36-262(d)(2). The rezoning and site plan review were placed on the Consent Agenda and approved, as recommended by staff, by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent.