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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6977 Staff AnalysisFebruary 8, 2001 ITEM NO.: 16 FILE NO.: Z-6977 Owner: Byrd, Raney, Wilson and Mills Applicant: Jan Hicks Location: 19900 Block of Cantrell Road; south side Request: Rezone from R-2 to C-3 and OS Purpose: Future development Size: 4± acres Existing Use: Single family and undeveloped SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING 905- North - Wooded, undeveloped; zoned 0-2 and C-2 South - Undeveloped, preliminary platted single family; zoned R-2 East - Wooded, undeveloped; zoned C-3 West - Undeveloped, preliminary platted single family; zoned R-2 PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS 1. Cantrell Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial, dedication of right-of-way to 55 feet from centerline will be required. With Building Permit: 2. Provide design of street conforming to "MSP" (Master Street Plan). Construct one-half street improvement to these streets including 5 -foot sidewalks with planned development. Construction should include continuous right turn lane. 3. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. 4. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property. 5. Grading permit will be required on this development, if it is regulated by Ordinance 18,361. 6. Contact the ADEQ for approval prior to start of work. 7. A Sketch Grading and Drainage Plan per Sec. 29-186(e) will be required. February 8, 2001 ITEM NO.: 16 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-6977 8. Easements for proposed stormwater detention facilities are required. 9. Obtain permits for improvements within State Highway right-of-way from AHTD, District VI. 10. Show proposed turning movements at driveways clearly. 11. Sidewalks shall be shown conforming to Sec. 31-175 and the "MSP". PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT The site is located on a CATA Express Route. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site and the Aberdeen Court and DuQuesne Place Neighborhood Associations were notified of the rezoning request. There are no residences located within 300 feet of the site to be notified. LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT The site is located in the Chenal Planning District. The adopted Plan currently recommends SF, Single Family for this tract. A land use Plan Amendment, proposing to change the Plan designation to C, Commercial, is on this agenda. See item no. 16.1, LU01-19-02. Staff is supportive of the proposed plan amendment which would expand the commercial node located at the intersection of Cantrell Road and Chenal Parkway. STAFF ANALYSIS The request before the Commission is to rezone four contiguous tracts, totaling 4± acres from "R-2" Single Family to "C-3' General Commercial and "OS" Open Space. Three of the four tracts contain single-family residences. The fourth is undeveloped. No specific development has been proposed at this time. The site lies on the south side of Cantrell Road, approximately 800 feet west of Chenal 2 February 8, 2001 ITEM NO.: 16 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-6977 Parkway. The properties form an unincorporated "island", surrounded by the City of Little Rock. This "island" was one of 11 recently annexed by the City. The annexation was challenged by an owner of one of the other "islands" and is pending in court. These owners desire annexation and will pursue it on their own if the 11 island annexation is not upheld. The property is subject to the City's zoning and subdivision jurisdiction. Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning. The site lies within the commercial node established by the intersection of Cantrell Road and Chenal Parkway. This proposal will extend commercial zoning on the south side of Cantrell Road to a point nearly equal to the commercial zoning on the north side of Cantrell. Commercial zoning extends a similar length along Cantrell Road, east of Chenal Parkway. Although there is some smaller amount of undeveloped land adjacent to the west, the possibility of extending commercial zoning much further is precluded by the presence of the large Joe T. Robinson School campus. A large area of undeveloped, C-3 zoned property is located adjacent to the east. Undeveloped, C-2 and 0-2 zoned property is located across Cantrell Road, to the north. The R-2 zoned properties adjacent to the west and south are currently undeveloped although they are part of an area previously approved as a single-family residential preliminary plat. The applicant has proposed a 50 -foot wide, undisturbed OS zoned buffer along the western and southern perimeters of the subject tract where it is adjacent to the R-2 zoned properties. The Chenal District Land Use Plan currently recommends Single Family for the site. Staff is supporting a proposed land use plan amendment to expand the adjacent commercial node to include this site. Staff believes the proposed rezoning is compatible with uses and zoning in the area and will conform to the proposed plan amendment. Development of the site must conform to the heightened standards of the Highway 10 Design Overlay District. 3 February 8, 2001 ITEM NO.: 16 (Cont.) STAFF RECOblMENDATION FILE NO.: Z-6977 Staff recommends approval of the requested C-3 zoning with a 50 foot wide, OS, Open Space zoned buffer along the west and south perimeters. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (FEBRUARY 8, 2001) 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 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent. 4