HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6336 Staff AnalysisJuly 10, 1997
ITEM NO.: 8 -- FILE NO.: Z-6336
Owner: Ken Lightfoot
Applicant: Randy Alberius
Location: 13401 Baseline Road
Request: Rezone from MF -6, MF -12 and OS
to R-2
Purpose: Future single family
residential development
Size: 27.69 acres
Existing Use: Single Family residence and
pasture
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - New multifamily and golf course community now
under construction; zoned MF -6
South - Undeveloped; zoned R-2
East - Single Family; zoned R-2 and Ironwood Family
Fun Park; zoned PD -C
West - Single Family; zoned R-2
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS
Baseline Road is a principal arterial which requires 110
feet of right-of-way.
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 Multifamily for that portion of the site
closest to Baseline Road and Single Family for the majority
of the site. Staff believes a minor plan amendment to
single family for the northern portion of the tract is
appropriate. The majority of the site proposed for R-2
conforms to the adopted Plan.
July 10, 1997
ITEM NO.: $ Cont. FILE NO.: Z-6336
STAFF ANALYSIS
The request before the Commission is to rezone this 27.69±
acre tract from MF -6 and MF -12 Multifamily and OS Open Space
to R-2 Single Family. The northern 7± acres closest to
Baseline Road is now zoned MF -12. The southern 17± acres is
zoned MF -6. An SO foot wide OS zoned buffer is located
along the western and southern perimeter of the MF -6
property. The OS zoned property totals 2.5± acres. The OS
strip was put in place to provide a buffer between any
multifamily development on the site and the residential
properties to the west and south. The applicant proposes to
develop this 27.69± acre tract as a single family
residential subdivision. The OS buffer will no longer be
needed as it is not necessary to buffer single family from
single family. The site now contains one single family
residence. The remainder of the site is in pasture and
woods.
This area, west of Stagecoach Road, is currently
experiencing a boom in residential development. New single
family development has recently been approved further to the
west. A new multifamily golf course development is now
under construction across Baseline Road to the north.
Properties to the south of this site were recently rezoned
from MF -6 and MF -12 to R-2 and a new 150+ lot residential
development was approved by the Commission. Rezoning this
site from multifamily to single family is compatible with
the emerging development pattern in the area.
The Otter Creek District Land Use Plan currently recommends
single family for the majority of the site. A portion of
the tract nearest Baseline Road is recommended for
multifamily by the Plan. Staff believes it is appropriate
to approve a minor plan amendment from multifamily to single
family for this area.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the requested R-2 zoning and of a
minor plan amendment to the Otter Creek District Land Use Plan
from multifamily to single family.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JULY 10, 1997)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and recommended approval of the
requested zoning and of a minor plan amendment. The
Commission was informed that the applicant had originally
mailed the required notice in a timely manner but had mailed
them via regular mail, not certified mail. Once advised of
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ITEM NO.: S (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-6335
the problem, the applicant remailed the notices via
certified mail. The second mailing however, was only 8 days
prior to the Commission meeting not 15 days as required by
Commission bylaws.
The Commission determined that adequate notification had
been made and a motion was made to waive the Bylaws and
accept the notification. The motion was approved by a vote
of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent.
A motion was made to approve the requested R-2 zoning and
minor Plan Amendment. The motion was approved by a vote of
10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent.
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