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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7020 Staff AnalysisJune 14, 2001 ITEM NO.: 2 Owner: Applicant: Location: Request: Purpose: Size. Existing Use: FILE NO.: Z-7020 Paul Woodard Walter McSpadden 10923 West Markham Rezone from R-2 to C-3 Future development 2± acres Vacant SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North - Restaurant and multiple commercial uses; zoned C-3 South - Rock Creek floodway; zoned R-2 East - Nursing home, zoned R-2 and multiple C-3; zoned properties West - Utility substation and maintenance facility; zoned R-2 PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS 1. West Markham Street is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way 40 feet from centerline will be required. 2. Dedicate access easement to Tract 1-A. 3. Dedicate regulatory floodway to the City of Little Rock. 4. Construct improvements to access easement, per Ordinance 18,031 (11H), with dual sidewalks and 26' of pavement. 5. Existing access location has inadequate sight distance. (Does not meet minimum 5% grade in the first 30 feet.) 6. Restrict left turns on Markham Street. 7. A Sketch Grading and Drainage Plan, per Sec. 29-186(e), will be required. 8. A Grading Permit for Special Flood Hazard Area, per Sec. 8-283, will be required. 9. A Development Permit for Flood Hazard Area, per Sec. 8-2831 will be required. 10. Contact the ADPC&E for approval prior to start of work. June 14, 2001 ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-7020 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT The site is located on a CATA Bus Route. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet who could be identified and the Birchwood Neighborhood Association were notified of the rezoning request. LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT The site is located in the Rodney Parham Planning District. The adopted Plan recommends Commercial for the site. The C-3 rezoning request conforms to the adopted plan and is compatible with the established zoning pattern in the area. The property is not in an area currently covered by a neighborhood action plan. No plan is proposed for this area in the near future. STAFF ANALYSIS Shotgun Dans Pizza restaurant is located on the C-3 zoned property at 10923 West Markham Street. The property is one of several narrow, deep tracts that line West Markham Street. The overall tract is 167± tract in width and 1,231± feet in depth. In 1985, the northern 280 feet of the tract were zoned C-3 for development of the restaurant. The Southernmost 1.43± acre portion of the tract was dedicated to the City as floodway. The "middle" 2+ acres remained R-2 Single Family. Over the years, between 1985 and the present, the restaurant use area has "crept" southward 27 feet so that the north 307+ feet of the tract are now being used for the commercial use. The applicant is now asking that the "middle" portion of the tract, including that small area expanded onto by the restaurant parking lot, be zoned to C-3. The property is located within the large commercial node around the intersection of Shackleford Road and West Markham Street. A large, utility substation/maintenance facility is 2 June 14, 2001 ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z-7020 located on the R-2 zoned property adjacent to the west. A nursing home is located on the R-2 zoned property adjacent to the east. The owner of the nursing home property has recently contacted staff about rezoning his property to C-3. Several restaurants and a hotel are located on C-3 zoned properties across Markham Street to the north. The substantial Rock Creek floodway separates this site from the Birchwood residential neighborhood further south. The floodway serves as the dividing line between the commercial uses and the residential neighborhood. Other uses in the immediate vicinity include additional restaurants, service stations, furniture stores and an automobile dealership. The requested C-3 zoning is compatible with uses and zoning in the area. The adopted Land Use Plan recommends Commercial for the properties in the area, north of Rock Creek. There is no neighborhood action plan that covers this site. Since 1985, the flood maps have been revised twice. The most recent revisions show the floodway as having expanded beyond the area that was dedicated in 1985. That additional area should be dedicated to the City. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the requested C-3 zoning with any portion of the site which lies within the regulatory floodway to be dedicated to the City and zoned OS, Open Space. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 14, 2001) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval, with the floodway to be dedicated to the City and zoned OS. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as recommended by staff. The vote was 7 ayes, 0 noes, 3 absent and 1 open position. 3 June 14, 2001 ITEM NO.: 2 Owner: Applicant: Location: Request: Purpose: Size. Existing Use: FILE NO.: Z-7020 Paul Woodard Walter McSpadden 10923 West Markham Rezone from R-2 to C-3 Future development 2± acres Vacant SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North - Restaurant and multiple commercial uses; zoned C-3 South - Rock Creek floodway; zoned R-2 East - Nursing home, zoned R-2 and multiple C-3; zoned properties West - Utility substation and maintenance facility; zoned R-2 PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS 1. West Markham Street is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way 40 feet from centerline will be required. 2. Dedicate access easement to Tract 1-A. 3. Dedicate regulatory floodway to the City of Little Rock. 4. Construct improvements to access easement, per Ordinance 18,031 (11H), with dual sidewalks and 26' of pavement. 5. Existing access location has inadequate sight distance. (Does not meet minimum 5% grade in the first 30 feet.) 6. Restrict left turns on Markham Street. 7. A Sketch Grading and Drainage Plan, per Sec. 29-186(e), will be required. 8. A Grading Permit for Special Flood Hazard Area, per Sec. 8-283, will be required. 9. A Development Permit for Flood Hazard Area, per Sec. 8-283, will be required. 10. Contact the ADPC&E for approval prior to start of work. June 14, 2001 ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-7020 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT The site is located on a CATA Bus Route. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet who could be identified and the Birchwood Neighborhood Association were notified of the rezoning request. LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT The site is located in the Rodney Parham Planning District. The adopted Plan recommends Commercial for the site. The C-3 rezoning request conforms to the adopted plan and is compatible with the established zoning pattern in the area. The property is not in an area currently covered by a neighborhood action plan. No plan is proposed for this area in the near future. STAFF ANALYSIS Shotgun Dans Pizza restaurant is located on the C-3 zoned property at 10923 West Markham Street. The property is one of several narrow, deep tracts that line West Markham Street. The overall tract is 167± tract in width and 1,231± feet in depth. In 1985, the northern 280 feet of the tract were zoned C-3 for development of the restaurant. The Southernmost 1.43± acre portion of the tract was dedicated to the City as floodway. The "middle" 2+ acres remained R-2 Single Family. Over the years, between 1985 and the present, the restaurant use area has "crept" southward 27 feet so that the north 307+ feet of the tract are now being used for the commercial use. The applicant is now asking that the "middle" portion of the tract, including that small area expanded onto by the restaurant parking lot, be zoned to C-3. The property is located within the large commercial node around the intersection of Shackleford Road and West Markham Street. A large, utility substation/maintenance facility is P% June 14, 2001 ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z-7020 located on the R-2 zoned property adjacent to the west. A nursing home is located on the R-2 zoned property adjacent to the east. The owner of the nursing home property has recently contacted staff about rezoning his property to C-3. Several restaurants and a hotel are located on C-3 zoned properties across Markham Street to the north. The substantial Rock Creek floodway separates this site from the Birchwood residential neighborhood further south. The floodway serves as the dividing line between the commercial uses and the residential neighborhood. Other uses in the immediate vicinity include additional restaurants, service stations, furniture stores and an automobile dealership. The requested C-3 zoning is compatible with uses and zoning in the area. The adopted Land Use Plan recommends Commercial for the properties in the area, north of Rock Creek. There is no neighborhood action plan that covers this site. Since 1985, the flood maps have been revised twice. The most recent revisions show the floodway as having expanded beyond the area that was dedicated in 1985. That additional area should be dedicated to the City. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the requested C-3 zoning with any portion of the site which lies within the regulatory floodway to be dedicated to the City and zoned OS, Open Space. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 14, 2001) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval, with the floodway to be dedicated to the City and zoned OS. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as recommended by staff. The vote was 7 ayes, 0 noes, 3 absent and 1 open position. 3