HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7336 Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z-7336
Owner: Colonel Glenn/Bowman Road Development 1, LLC
Applicant: McGetrick and McGetrick Engineering
Location: Southwest corner of West 36th Street and Interstate 430
Request: Rezone from MF -12 to C-2
Size: 19.207 acres
Purpose: Future commercial development
Existing Use: Undeveloped
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North — Undeveloped and wooded (across West 36th Street); zoned POD
(future church site)
South — Undeveloped and wooded; zoned C-2
East — Undeveloped 0-2 and OS zoned property across Interstate 430
West — Single family residences on large tracts and some undeveloped
property; zoned R-2
A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS:
1. Show the limits of the regulated floodplain and floodway on the survey.
Easements or public dedication of the floodway plus a 25' buffer along
each side of the floodway will be required.
B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT:
The property is not located on a CATA Bus Route.
FILE NO.: Z-7336 (Cont.
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PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:
All property owners within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet
who could be identified, and the Sandpiper and John Barrow
Neighborhood Associations were notified of the rezoning request.
D. LAND USE ELEMENT:
This request is located in the 1-430 Planning District. The Land Use Plan
shows Multi -family for this property. The applicant has applied for C-2
Shopping Center for future commercial development.
A land use plan amendment for a change to Mixed Office Commercial is a
separate item on this agenda.
City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan:
The property under review is not located in an area covered by a City of
Little Rock recognized neighborhood action plan.
E. STAFF ANALYSIS:
The request before the Commission is to rezone 19.207 acres of property
at the southwest corner of Interstate 430 and West 36th Street from
"MF -12" Multifamily to "C-2" Shopping Center District. The applicant has
also requested a land use plan amendment from multifamily to Mixed
Office Commercial, which is Item 2. on this agenda. The purpose of the
rezoning is to combine this property with the approximate 85 acres of C-2
zoning immediately south for a unified commercial development. The
properties are owned by the same developer. The property proposed to
be rezoned is currently undeveloped and mostly wooded. There is a
creek (floodway) which runs generally southwest to northeast through the
northern portion of the property. Approximately seven (7) acres of the
property is in the floodway. Additionally, approximately two (2) acres of
the property is located between the floodway and West 36th Street.
Staff supports the proposed C-2 rezoning only for the southern portion of
the property which is not in the floodway. Staff feels that the request to
rezone this property and combine it with the existing C-2 zoned property
for a unified shopping center development along the west side of
Interstate 430 is reasonable. Staff recommends that the portion of the
property which is located in the floodway be zoned to "OS" Open Space
District. In addition, staff recommends that the approximate two (2) acre
portion of the property located at the north tip of the site, between the
floodway and West 36th Street, remain as MF -12 zoning at this time, with a
rezoning to be addressed at a later date when the property is proposed for
development. Staff feels that it is very possible that this northern piece will
be combined with property to the west for a larger future development.
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FILE NO.: Z-7336 (Cont.
Staff believes that the rezoning as described within this paragraph will
have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area.
F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested C-2 zoning for the portion of
the property south of the existing floodway. Staff recommends that the
portion of the property located in the floodway be zoned to OS, with the
north portion located between the floodway and West 3e Street to remain
zoned MF -12.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 9, 2003)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented
the item with a recommendation of approval.
The applicant offered no additional comments.
The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the
Consent Agenda for approval as recommended by staff. A motion to that effect
was made. The motion passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. The
application was approved.
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January 9, 2003
ITEM NO.: 2.1 FILE NO.: Z-7336
Owner: Colonel Glenn/Bowman Road Development 1, LLC
Applicant: McGetrick and McGetrick Engineering
Location: Southwest corner of West 36th Street and Interstate 430
Request: Rezone from MF -12 to C-2
Size: 19.207 acres
Purpose: Future commercial development
Existing Use: Undeveloped
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North — Undeveloped and wooded (across West 36th Street); zoned POD
(future church site)
South — Undeveloped and wooded; zoned C-2
East — Undeveloped 0-2 and OS zoned property across Interstate 430
West — Single family residences on large tracts and some undeveloped
property; zoned R-2
A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS:
1. Show the limits of the regulated floodplain and floodway on the survey,
Easements or public dedication of the floodway plus a 25' buffer along
each side of the floodway will be required.
B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT:
The property is not located on a CATA Bus Route.
January 9, 2003
ITEM NO.: 2.1 Cont.
C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:
FILE NO.: Z-7336
All property owners within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet
who could be identified, and the Sandpiper and John Barrow
Neighborhood Associations were notified of the rezoning request.
D. LAND USE ELEMENT:
This request is located in the 1-430 Planning District. The Land Use Plan
shows Multi -family for this property. The applicant has applied for. C-2
Shopping Center for future commercial development.
A land use plan amendment for a change to Mixed Office Commercial is a
separate item on this agenda.
City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan:
The property under review is not located in an area covered by a City of
Little Rock recognized neighborhood action plan.
E. STAFF ANALYSIS:
The request before the Commission is to rezone 19.207 acres of property
at the southwest corner of Interstate 430 and West 36th Street from
"MF -12" Multifamily to "C-2" Shopping Center District. The applicant has
also requested a land use plan amendment from multifamily to Mixed
Office Commercial, which is Item 2. on this agenda. The purpose of the
rezoning is to combine this property with the approximate 85 acres of C-2
zoning immediately south for a unified commercial development. The
properties are owned by the same developer. The property proposed to
be rezoned is currently undeveloped and mostly wooded. There is a
creek (floodway) which runs generally southwest to northeast through the
northern portion of the property. Approximately seven (7) acres of the
property is in the floodway. Additionally, approximately two (2) acres of
the property is located between the floodway and West 36th Street.
Staff supports the proposed C-2 rezoning only for the southern portion of
the property which is not in the floodway. Staff feels that the request to
rezone this property and combine it with the existing C-2 zoned property
for a unified shopping center development along the west side of
Interstate 430 is reasonable. Staff recommends that the portion of the
property which is located in the floodway be zoned to "OS" Open Space
District. In addition, staff recommends that the approximate two (2) acre
portion of the property located at the north tip of the site, between the
floodway and West 36th Street, remain as MF -12 zoning at this time, with
a rezoning to be addressed at a later date when the property is proposed
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January 9, 2003
ITEM NO.: 2.1 (Cont.
FILE NO.: Z-7336
for development. Staff feels that it is very possible that this northern piece
will be combined with property to the west for a larger future development.
Staff believes that the rezoning as described within this paragraph will
have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area.
F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested C-2 zoning for the portion of
the property south of the existing floodway. Staff recommends that the
portion of the property located in the floodway be zoned to OS, with the
north portion located between the floodway and West 36'" Street to
remain zoned MF -12.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
(JANUARY 9, 2003)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented
the item with a recommendation of approval.
The applicant offered no additional comments.
The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the
Consent Agenda for approval as recommended by staff. A motion to that effect
was made. The motion passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. The
application was approved.
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