HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6508 Staff AnalysisJune 25, 1998
ITEM NO.:- 2 FILE NO.: Z-6508
Owner: Pearl Sullivan Herrod, et al
Applicant: Bob McCarley
Location: 11400 Cantrell Road
Request: Rezone from R-2 to 0-3
Purpose: Future Office Development
Size: 2.78± acres
Existing Use: Undeveloped, wooded
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - Single Family; zoned R-2
South - Shopping Center and Convenience Store under
construction, zoned PCD and one single family
home, zoned R-2
East - Church; zoned R-2 with conditional -use permit
West - Undeveloped, wooded tract; zoned 0-2
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS
1. Cantrell Road is listed on the Master Street Plan as a
principal arterial, dedication of right-of-way to 55
feet from centerline will be required.
2. Provide design of streets conforming to "MSP" (Master
Street Plan). Construct one-half street improvements to
these streets including 5 foot sidewalks with planned
development.
3. Construct sidewalks and ramps with any development.
4. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that
is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to
occupancy.
5. Driveways shall conform to Sec. 31-210 or Ordinance
16,577.
6. Grading permit will be required on this new development,
if more than one acre is disturbed.
7. Stormwater detention Ordinance applies to this property.
8. Easements for proposed stormwater detention facilities
are required.
9. On site striping and signage plans shall be forwarded to
Public Works, Traffic Engineering for approval with the
site development package.
10. Cantrell Road has a 1996 average daily traffic count of
25,000.
11. Obtain barricade/street cut permits for improvements
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within proposed or
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14. No access will be
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15. Change address to
existing right-of-way from Traffic
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of Sec. 30.
allowed east of centerline of Woodland
11400 Cantrell Road.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
The site is located on a CATA Express bus route.
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NOTIFICATION
The Walton Heights/Candlewood Neighborhood Association was
notified of the rezoning request.
LAND USE ELEMENT
The site is in the River Mountain District. The River
Mountain Neighborhoods Plan reviewed the Land -Use Plan in
1997-1998. The adopted Land Use Plan shows the area for
Transition. Office and Multifamily are appropriate uses
within the Transition area. There is no adjacent single
family and staff believes 0-3 General Office is appropriate
for the site. If development of the site cannot conform to
the Highway 10 Overlay District Standards, a Planned
Development will be required.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The request before the Commission is to rezone this
undeveloped 2.78± acre tract from "R-2" Single Family to
"0-3" General Office District. The site is now heavily
wooded. Once rezoned, the site will be developed for office
uses.
The site is located on the north side of Cantrell Road, at
its intersection with Woodland Heights Road. The property
is within the large office node located along Cantrell Road,
from I-430 to Pleasant Ridge Road. Large scale office
developments and institutional uses are located to the east,
at Rodney Parham and Cantrell. A medical facility has
recently been constructed on property across Cantrell Road,
to the southeast. A new, large convenience store is now
being built on the PCD zoned property across Cantrell Road
to the south. A new shopping center is also proposed on the
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south side of Cantrell, in this area. Recent site
preparation work has taken place on the proposed shopping
center site. The property adjacent to the west is
undeveloped and zoned 0-2. Southridge Drive, the sole
entrance to the Walton Heights/Candlewood Neighborhood, is
located to the rear of the site. A narrow strip of R-2
zoned property is located between the subject property and
Southridge Road. No access will be taken from the site to
Southridge.
The River Mountain Land Use Plan recommends Transition for
the site. Office uses are appropriate in the Transition
area. Once a specific development is proposed, it must
conform to the heightened design standards of the Highway 10
Overlay District or the applicant must return to the
Commission with a Planned Development.
Staff believes 0-3 to be appropriate for this site. The
zoning is compatible with uses and zoning in the area. The
Land Use Plan states that office uses are appropriate for
the site.
The Walton Heights/Candlewood Neighborhood Association was
notified of the rezoning request.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-3 zoning.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
(JUNE 25, 1998)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval.
It was noted that one letter of objection had been received
and forwarded to the Commission. In that letter, Ben Briley
of 12133 Southridge, stated that he would prefer that the
site remain undeveloped or else developed with single-family
dwellings or small one-story offices.
The rezoning request was placed on the Consent Agenda and
approved by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent.
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