HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6888 Staff AnalysisAugust 17, 2000
ITEM NO.: 4 FILE NO.: Z-6888
Owner: Pam Brown Courtney
App�icant: Pam Brown Courtney
Location• 2109 John Barrow Road
Request: Rezone from R-2 Single Family to
0-3 General Office.
Purpose• Construct medical office
building
Size: 9.94± acres
Existing Use: Two abandoned houses, wooded
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - Undeveloped, wooded; zoned R-4 and 0-1
South - Single Family, wooded and Parkview High;
zoned R-2
East - Undeveloped, wooded; zoned R-4
West - Undeveloped; wooded; zoned R-2
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS
1. Barrow Road is listed on the Master Street Plan as a
minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way 45 feet
from centerline is required.
With Building Permit
2. Property frontage needs to have the sidewalks and ramps
brought up to the current ADA standards.
3. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is
damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy.
4. Driveways shall conform to Sec. 31-210 or Ordinance
18,031.
5. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property.
6.Easements for proposed stormwater detention facilities
are required.
7. A Sketch Grading and Drainage Plan per Sec. 29-186(e)
will be required with a building permit.
8. A Grading Permit per Secs. 29-186(c) and (d) will be
required with a building permit.
9. Contact the ADEQ for approval prior to start of work.
August 17, 2000
ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
FILE NO.: Z-6888
The\site is not located on a CATA Bus Route. The nearest
route is located on Kanis Road, several blocks north of this
site.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site,
all residents within 300 feet and the John Barrow, Brownwood
Terrace, Twin Lakes "B" and Campus Place Neighborhood
Associations were notified of the rezoning request.
LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT
The property is located in the Boyle Park Planning District.
The adopted Plan currently recommends SF (Single Family) for
the site. A Land Use Plan Amendment has been filed asking
that the Plan designation for this site be changed to O
(Office). See item no. 4.1 on this agenda, LU00-10-01.
Staff has expanded the original request to include the 10±
acres immediately to the south, between this site and
Parkview High School.
The property lies within the area covered by the John Barrow
Neighborhood Area Action Plan that was adopted in May 1996.
That plan is currently in the process of being reviewed by
the neighborhood committee. One goal of the Action Plan is
to encourage new businesses to locate in the area,
particularly medical office development along John Barrow
Road. Staff believes the Office Land Use Plan Amendment and
rezoning request meet the goal of the Neighborhood Action
Plan.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The request before the Commission is to rezone this 9.94±
acre tract from "R-2" Single Family to "0-3" General Office
district. Two dilapidated single family residences are
located on the front (west) of the tract, within 120± feet
of John Barrow Road. The remainder of the property is
undeveloped and wooded. A large pond is located near the
center of the property. The applicant, representing
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ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-6888
Arkansas Neurology and Epilepsy Center, proposes to build a
new office building on the site once it is rezoned to 0-3.
The Property is located on the east side of John Barrow
Road,, approximately 300 feet north of the large Parkview
High School Campus. The property measures approximately 330
feet in width and 1,300± feet in depth. The eastern 1,150±
foot portion of the tract is wooded, with a large pond. A
similarly sized R-2 zoned tract is adjacent to the south.
This adjacent tract is also mostly wooded and undeveloped,
with a couple of residential structures on the western (John
Barrow Road) end of the tract. The 0-1 and R-4 zoned
properties adjacent to the north and east are wooded and
undeveloped. An undeveloped, wooded R-2 zoned tract is
located across John Barrow Road to the west. Other uses in
the immediate vicinity include medical supply and support
businesses, a beauty shop and multifamily developments.
Farther to the east and beyond Parkview High School to the
south, the properties are mostly single family.
The Boyle Park District Land Use Plan currently recommends
single family for this property. A Land Use Plan Amendment
has been filed asking that the Plan designation be changed
to Office. Staff has expanded the application to include
the 10± acre tract adjacent to the south, between the
applicant's property and Parkview High School. The effect
of the amendment, as modified by staff, is to create a 20±
acre Office area of the same depth and nearly the same size
as the high school campus. This broadens the potential for
additional office uses being developed in the area, perhaps
even in a small, office park type development focused onto
Barrow Road.
One recommendation for action within the John Barrow
Neighborhood Action Plan is:
Encourage additional medical office development in the
Baptist Medical Center area and along Kanis and John
Barrow Roads to the north of Parkview High School.
The action plan points to the prospect of development of
ancillary medical health offices along Kanis and John Barrow
Roads and states that the neighborhood should encourage this
type of development as a source of new jobs.
The potential for the development of new retail uses,
restaurants and a grocery store in the area, needs
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identified in the action plan, is enhanced by new office
development and the accompanying jobs.
Staff is supportive of the requested 0-3 zoning and believes
development of the property as office is compatible with
uses and zoning in the area. Staff believes it is
appropriate to zone a 50 foot wide OS (Open Space) strip
along the eastern perimeter and a portion of the northern
perimeter where the site is adjacent to undeveloped, R-4
zoned property. If the Commission does not support
expanding the Land Use Plan Amendment to include the 10±
acre tract adjacent to the south, a 50 foot OS strip along
the southern perimeter of the applicant's property would
then be appropriate.
STAFF RECODb1ENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-3 zoning with a
50 foot wide OS strip to be located along the eastern
perimeter and the portion of the northern perimeter where
the site is adjacent to R-4, residential zoned property.
Additionally, if the Commission does not support expanding
the Land Use Plan Amendment to include the 10± acre tract
adjacent to the south, staff recommends that a 50 foot OS
strip be located along the southern perimeter of the site.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (AUGUST 17, 2000)
The applicant was -present. There were no objectors present.
A letter of support had been received from the John Barrow
Neighborhood Association. Staff presented the item and
recommended approval of the requested 0-3 zoning with a 50
foot wide "OS" zoned strip to be located along the eastern
perimeter and the portion of the northern perimeter where
the site is adjacent to R-4, residentially zoned property.
The applicant offered no additional comments.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved
as recommended by staff. The vote was 8 ayes, 0 noes and
3 absent.
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