HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6650 Staff AnalysisApril 29, 1999
ITEM NO.: 8 FILE NO.: VARIOUS
Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - Central City Planning District
Location: Area bounded by Roosevelt Road, I-30 and the
CRI & P Railroad
Request: Rezone from 0-3, C-3, C-4, I-2, and I-3 to R-3, R-4, 0-3,
and C-1
Source: South End Area Improvement Plan
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING:
Office, Mixed Office Commercial and Mixed Use are clustered along
Roosevelt Road at the eastern border. Some Commercial, Office, and
Multi -family are near the intersections o:c Broadway, Roosevelt and
Arch Street Pike. Public Institutional areas are scattered
throughout the study area to recognize churches and schools and
Barton Coliseum, also shown as Public Institutional, is located at
the western edge of the study area. Multifamily is in three tracts.
The western tract is southeast of 27th and Battery. The largest
tract is south and west of 26th and Cumberland and along Ivers Walk.
The smallest and last tract is in the 2500 block of Gaines, Conivey
Gardens.
Zoning is primarily R-3 and R-4 for the majority of the study area.
Higher intensity districts such as C-3, C-4, 0-3 and PZD's areas are
clustered along Roosevelt, Arch, King and I-30. At the southeast
corner at I-30 and including the Biddle Yards, industrial uses occur
with I-2 and I-3 zoning. This industrial zoning extends to the west
across the entirety of the study area and includes residential areas.
Smaller areas of high intensity zoning are clustered at various
intersections: Arch and 33rd; Arch and 28th; 31st and Main; 29t" and
King; and at Howard and Roosevelt.
The undeveloped areas to the south, lying in the floodway are zoned
R-2 and R-3 and the area to the southwest is zoned R-3, 0-3 and I-3.
LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT:
These sites are located in the Central City Planning District. Item 7
in this agenda accompanies this item. The zoning requests in this
item are for the most part outside of the area considered in item V.
The two areas where a Plan change and a rezoning are requested are as
follows: a change from C-3 to R-3 in an area to be shown as Single
Family at 3225 Main Street and a change from I-2 to R-3 in an area to
be shown as Single Family at 3328 Spring. The other zoning requests
April 29, 1999
ITEM NO.: 8 (Cont.)
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are in conformity to the Land Use Plan that has been reviewed by the
South End Area Improvement Plan Steering Committee.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
The request before the Commission is the rezone approximately 100
properties in the South End Area. The following spreadsheet will
list each property in detail, but they can be grouped in the
following way:
A. City of Little Rock property that has been acquired for flood
control reasons and is currently vacant or used for park land
should be reclassified from I-3, Heavy Industrial and C-3,
General Commercial to R-3, Single Family and R-4, Two Family.
B. Single Family residences located in I-3, Heavy Industrial area,
namely High Drive, West 37th and West 36th Streets, should be
reclassified from I-3 to R-4, Two Family. Previously, our
zoning ordinance permitted building a lesser intensity use in a
higher zoning classification. This is no longer the case.
C. Single family residences in various spots zoned C-3, General
Commercial, sometimes with only one or two lots zoned such
should be changed to R3, Single Family and R-4, Two Family
depending on the prevailing zoning classifications. These
houses were built as residential structures and should be zoned
to match existing conditions.
D. Commercial zoned property (C-3, General Commercial) is being
considered to be reclassified to C-11 Neighborhood Commercial.
The committee acknowledges the existence of liquor stores and
business establishments that serve alcohol in the neighborhood.
They would like to curb additional businesses of this type in
the area. The change from C-3 to C-1 on these properties would
help achieve this goal.
E. The area in front of the Barton Coliseum is currently zoned C-3.
0-3, General Office would accommodate their current needs and
any expansion of office uses on the site. Again, this change
would be more in keeping with the existing conditions.
Property owners were first notified of these changes on November 27,
1998. Of the first mailing, Staff received approximately 20 refusals
to rezone. Those twenty were dropped from the next mailing. On
April 5, 1999, the second notices were mailed to the reduced list.
Those residing on the property were mailed certified letters, while
businesses, those owning vacant lots, and corporations were mailed
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April 29, 1999
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certified letters with return receipt requested. Those who do not
wish to be rezoned have submitted their requests in writing and have
been taken off the list.
See accompanying chart for listing of properties.
STAFF RECCOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends approval of the zoning requests.
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