HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6595 Staff AnalysisDecember 17, 1998
ITEM NO.: 8 FILL NO.: Z-6595
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Location:
Request:
Purpose:
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Existing Use:
CBS Partnership
William Dean, P.E.
Adjacent to 10923 I-30, north of
Sibley Hole Road
Rezone from R-2 to I-2.
Expansion of fenced equipment
sales and storage area for
Scott equipment.
15.13 acres
Undeveloped
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - I-30 Right -of -Way
South - Church and Single Family; zoned R-2
East - Industrial Steel Sales and Truck Rental;
zoned I-2 and One Single Family residence;
zoned R-2
West - Scott Equipment Co. and Heavyquip Co.;
zoned I-2
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS
1. Submit floodway study to FEMA for city approval.
2. Dedicate regulatory floodway to the city.
3. Sibley Hole Road is listed on the Master Street Plan as
a collector street. Dedicate right-of-way to 30 feet
from centerline.
4. 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.
5. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted
for approval prior to start of work.
6. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to -this
property.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
The site is located on a CATA bus route.
December 17, 1998
ITEM NO.: 8 [Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-6595
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NOTIFICATION
Norm Floyd and the Pinedale and Mavis Circle Neighborhood
Associations were notified of the rezoning request.
LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT
The site is located in the Geyer Springs West Planning
District. The adopted Plan recommends Light Industrial (LI)
for the site and Park/Open Space (PK/OS) for the portion of
the site which is in the floodway. The Plan also recommends
a 100 foot undisturbed open space along Sibley Hole Road.
The Plan reflects changes which were made as a result of the
Chicot West/I-30 South Neighborhood Action Plan. The Action
Plan was adopted on November 4, 1997. The I-2 zoning
request conforms to the adopted Land Use Plan and the
Neighborhood Action Plan. The south 100 feet of the site,
along Sibley Hole Road, and the floodway portion of the site
should be designated Open Space (OS).
STAFF ANALYSIS
The request before the Commission is to rezone this vacant
15.13± acre tract from R-2 Single Family to I-2 Light
Industrial. A substantial drainageway/floodway bisects the
property leaving usable areas at the northwest corner of the
property adjacent to I-30 and at the southeast corner of the
property adjacent to Sibley Hole Road. The property is
adjacent to and east of Scott Construction Equipment
Company. The proposed rezoning is to accommodate expansion
of Scott Equipment onto the portion of the subject property
which is adjacent to I-30. There are no immediate plans for
the remainder of the property.
The area south of I-30 and north of Sibley Hole Road,
between Mabelvale Pike and the I-430 intersection, is
characterized by a variety of Industrial uses. Uses in the
immediate vicinity include Scott Construction Equipment,
Heavyquip Equipment Parts and Service, a wholesale fence
company, a steel sales company and a Ryder Truck Rental
business. South of Sibley Hole Road, the properties are
primarily residential. This area contains several single
family homes on larger tracts. A church occupies a large
tract directly south of the subject property, at the
southwest corner of Sibley Hole Road and Nash Lane. West of
the church is an I-2 zoned tract which is also used for
heavy equipment storage and sales. The proposed I-2 zoning
is compatible with uses and development in the area north of
Sibley Hole Road, along I-30.
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December 17, 1998
ITEM NO.: 8 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-6595
The Geyer Springs West District Land Use Plan recommends
Light Industrial for the site with the floodway portion
being designated Park/Open Space. The Plan also designates
a 100 foot deep undisturbed open space strip along the south
perimeter of the site, adjacent to Sibley Hole Road. The OS
strip will buffer any use of this site from the residential
properties south of Sibley Hole Road. The Light Industrial
designation, with the 100 foot OS strip, conforms to the
Chicot West/I-30 South Neighborhood Action Plan which was
adopted on November 4, 1997.
The 100 foot buffer along Sibley Hole Road and the floodway
portion of the site will be zoned Open Space (OS). Since
the 100 foot strip along Sibley Hole Road is being required
as a buffer, it must remain in its natural (undisturbed)
state, unless otherwise authorized by the City. In this
case, no building or structure may be erected, no trees may
be removed and no paving for wheeled vehicles is allowed.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the requested I-2 zoning with
the south 100 feet of the site, along Sibley Hole Road, and
the floodway portion of the site to be zoned OS.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 17, 1998)
Bill Dean was present representing the application. There
were two supporters, one objector and one other interested
party present. One letter of support had been received by
staff and forwarded to the Commission. Staff presented the
item and recommended approval of the requested I-2 zoning
with the south 100 feet of the site and the floodway area to
be zoned OS.
Bill Dean briefly described the proposal. He stated that
there were no immediate plans to use the property at the
southeast corner, closest to Sibley Hole Road.
Joe Dreher, of 10305 Sibley Hole Road, stated that he
approved of the application since no use was planned for the
area closest to his home on Sibley Hole.
Norm Floyd, one of the authors of the Chicot West/I-30 South
Neighborhood Action Plan, spoke in support of the rezoning.
He suggested that the applicant might replant some trees in
the southern open space, since the site had already been
cleared.
Dottie Funk, of the City Beautiful Commission, also stated
that she would like to see the buffer replanted.
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December 17, 1998
ITEM NO.: $ Cont. FILE NO.: z-6595
Mr. Dean stated that he felt sure Scott Equipment Company
would be open to replanting in the buffer. He stated that
there were plans to plant cypress trees in the floodway area
to recreate wetlands required by the Corps of Engineers.
In response to a question from Ms. Funk, Commissioner
Earnest stated that the Commission could not impose
conditions on the rezoning request.
Mr. Dean reiterated that the applicant would plant trees in
the southern, 100 foot OS strip.
A motion was made to approve the application as recommended
by staff. The motion was approved by a vote of 9 ayes,
0 noes and 2 absent.
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