HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6630 Staff AnalysisMarch 18, 1999
ITEM NO.: 2
Owner:
Applicant:
Location:
Request:
Purpose:
Size.
Existing Use:
FILE NO.: Z-6630
Stephanie Tucker
Stephanie Tucker
2916 Welch Street
Rezone from I-2 to R-3
Build a single family
residence.
.26 acres
Vacant lot
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - Single Family; zoned I-2
South - Single Family; zoned I-2
East - Vacant lot and restaurant; zoned I-2
West - Vacant building; zoned I-2
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS
The minimum finished floor elevation of 258' is required to
be shown on plat and grading plans.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
The site is not located on a CATA bus route. Bus routes
extend down Roosevelt Road, two blocks to the north, and
Confederate Blvd., one block to the east.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
The East End Civic League, Community Outreach Neighborhood
Association, all owners of pxoperty within 200 feet and all
residents within 300 feet were notified of the rezoning
request.
March 18, 1999
ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont.)
LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT
FILE NO.: Z-6630
The site is located in the I-30 Planning District. The
adopted Plan recommends I, Industrial for all of this area
south of Roosevelt Road. The land use designation is
reflective of the current zoning, not the actual land use.
A proposed Land Use Plan Amendment, which includes this
predominantly residential area, is item no. 5 on this agenda
(LU99-07-01). The proposed change to Mixed Use would
accommodate the proposed residential rezoning.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The request before the Commission is to rezone this vacant,
.26 acre lot from I-2 Light Industrial to R-3 Single Family
Residential. The applicant proposes to build a new single
family home on the property once it is rezoned.
The property is located in a small, predominately single
family residential neighborhood located south of Roosevelt
Road and west of Confederate Blvd. The neighborhood
contains many small residential structures and several
nonresidential uses. The properties adjacent to the north
and south contain single family homes. Additional single
family homes are located to the north. A vacant lot and a
restaurant in a converted residential structure are located
across Welch Street to the east. A large, vacant
commercial/industrial building is located immediately west,
fronting on Barber Street. Other uses in the area along
Roosevelt Road and Confederate Blvd. are primarily
nonresidential. All properties in the immediate vicinity
are zoned I-2.
The area was zoned industrial at the
Little Rock's 1937 Zoning Ordinance.
City's "inverted pyramid" of zoning,
permitted in the industrial district.
under the City's current ordinance.
time of the adoption of
Until 1980, under the
residential uses were
That is not the case
The I-30 District Land Use Plan recommends Industrial for
this and the surrounding properties. Such a designation is
not conducive to maintaining the existing residential or to
encouraging new residential infill development. A proposed
land use plan change to Mixed Use is item no. 5 on this
agenda (LU99-07-01). The mixed use designation would allow
VA
March 18, 1999
ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont.)
FILE NO.: Z-6630
for residential uses, such as that proposed by the
applicant. It would not affect the zoning of the other
properties in the area unless and until those properties are
proposed for rezoning.
Staff believes the R-3 zoning request to be appropriate.
The proposed use is compatible with the neighborhood.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the requested R-3 zoning.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 18, 1999)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved by a
vote of 11 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent.
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