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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6348 Staff AnalysisAugust 7, 1997 ITEM NO. • 19 FILE NO. • z--6348 Owner: Applicant: Location: Request: Purpose: Size: Existing Use: Derial and Deanna Archer Derial Archer 2226 Wilson Road Rezone from R-2 to R -7A and Site Plan Review Place new, 16, X 80, manufactured home on lot .32± acres Vacant lot SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North - Mobile homes, vacant lots and site built homes; zoned R-2 South - Vacant, heavily wooded; zoned MF -18 East - Auto repair and single family; zoned R-2 West - Vacant, wooded; zoned R-2 PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS It is suggested that access be taken from Wilson Road, the wider of the two streets. Minimum street access recognized to be 20 feet. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT The site is not located on a Central Arkansas Transit Bus Route. LAND USE ELEMENT The property is located in the I-430 Planning District. The Land Use Plan recommends single family for this site. R -7A is a single family residential district, allowing one home per lot or parcel. The request conforms to the adopted Land Use Plan. STAFF ANALYSIS The request before the Commission is to rezone the two lots from "R-2" Single Family to "R -7A" Manufactured Home District. Accompanying the rezoning request is a site plan review to allow August 7, 1997 ITEM NO.: 19 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-6348 for the placement of a new, 16 foot by 80 foot manufactured home on the site. The two lots are to be combined into a single building site with only the one home to be placed on the two -lot building site. The property is located at the northwest corner of Wilson Road and West 24th Street, both of which are narrow, chip -sealed streets. The Hick's Interurban Addition, extending to the north, west and east of this site, is comprised primarily of single family homes and vacant, wooded lots. The single family homes range in style from older, single -wide mobile homes to various styles of site built frame and brick houses. Much of the property in the subdivision is undeveloped and many of the lots are heavily wooded. The lots directly west of this site are vacant and wooded. Several mobile homes are located to the north and what appears to be a nonconforming auto repair business is located across Wilson Road to the east. These properties are located at the extreme southern end of the subdivision. The tract across West 24th Street, to the south, is heavily wooded and zoned MF -18. A retirement community is located further to the south, beyond this wooded area. Staff believes the requested R -7A zoning is reasonable. R -7A is a single family zoning and the proposed use is compatible with development in the area. In addition to the rezoning request, the applicant is requesting approval of a site plan to allow for placement of a new, 16 foot by 80 foot, single wide manufactured home on the property. R -7A is a district which requires Planning Commission approval of the site plan prior to development of the site. The home must be approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development under Title VI of Public Law 93-383, USC 5401 et seq. Siting of the home must meet the following design considerations established in Section 36-262(d)(2): a. A pitched roof of three (3) in twelve (12) or fourteen (14) - degrees or greater. 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. 2 August 7, 1997 ITEM NO.: 19 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-6348 Placement of the home, as shown on the site plan submitted by the applicant, meets or exceeds all required setbacks. Again, the two lots will be considered as a single building site. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the requested R -7A zoning. Staff recommends approval of the site plan subject to compliance with the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the siting criteria of Section 36-262(d)(2) 2. The home must comply with Title VI of Public Law 93-383, USC 5401 et seq. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (JULY 17, 1997) The applicant was not present. Staff presented the item and informed the Committee that the applicant been made aware of Public Works' suggestion that access be taken from Wilson Road. The applicant felt that it was safer and more desirable to take access from West 24th Street due to the reduced visibility created by a hill on Wilson Road. The Committee determined that there were no outstanding issues and forwarded the item to the full Commission. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (AUGUST 7, 1997) Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the rezoning and site plan as noted. Derial Archer was present to represent the application. There was one (1) person present in opposition to the application. Derial Archer addressed the Commission in favor of the application. He gave a brief description of the proposal. Sherry Hoover spoke in opposition to the rezoning. She stated that there are many mobile homes in the general area and there was not a need for more. There was a brief discussion concerning the installation of the manufactured home, minimum siting standards. The Commission assured Mrs. Hoover that these standards would be met. Mr. Archer also stated that these standards would be adhered to. There was additional discussion about the general area (neighborhood). 3 August 7, 1997 ITEM NO.: 19 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-6348 Commissioner Adcock asked if access to the site. from Wilson Road was a condition of approval. Staff stated that it was not a condition of approval. A motion was made to approve the re -zoning and site plan as recommended by staff with the recommendation that access to the site be taken from West 24th Street. The motion passed with a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays and 3 absent. 4