HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7398 Staff AnalysisMay 15, 2003
ITEM NO.: 4
Owner: Hazel Blakeley
Applicant: David Garner
Location: 5301 S. University Avenue
Area- 0.5 acre
Request: To rezone from C-3 to C-4
Purpose: Auto sales
Existing Use: Vacant commercial building
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
FILE NO.: Z-7398
North — Convenience store with gas pumps (across West 53rd Street);
zoned C-3
South — Furniture store; zoned C-3
East — Church development and single family (southeast); zoned R-2
West — Mixed Uses (auto repair, auto sales, fire station) across University
Avenue; zoned C-3 and C-4.
A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS:
1. 53rd Street is classified on the Master Street Plan as a collector street.
A dedication of right-of-way 30 feet from centerline will be required.
2. The survey furnished is 40 years old and does not show the property
in relation to the current centerline of north -bound University Avenue.
3. Boundary street improvements do not apply unless construction is
proposed with a future building permit.
May 15, 2003
ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT:
FILE NO.: Z-7398
The site is located on CATA's bus routes #17 (Mabelvale — Downtown)
and #17A (Mabelvale — UALR).
C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:
All property owners located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within
300 feet who could be identified, and the Geyer Springs,
Mead owcliff/Brookwood and SWLR United for Progress Neighborhood
Associations were notified of the proposed rezoning.
D. LAND USE ELEMENT:
This request is located in the 65th Street — East Planning District. The
Land Use Plan shows Commercial for this property. The applicant has
applied for C-4 Open Display Commercial for a used car lot.
The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan.
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:
Hazel Blakeley, owner of the 0.5 acre tract at 5301 University Avenue, is
requesting to rezone the property from "C-3" General Commercial District
to "C-4" Open Display District. The rezoning is proposed to allow the use
of the property for automobile display and sales.
There is a small commercial building located near the center of the
property which has been used as a restaurant and offices in the past.
Access to the property is gained by utilizing a drive from University
Avenue or one of two driveways from West 53rd Street. There are paved
drives and parking along all sides of the building. The property is currently
fenced.
There is an existing church development to the east along both sides of
West 53rd Street, with a convenience store with gas pumps and car wash
to the north across West 53rd Street. A furniture store is located on the
property immediately south, and single family property is located to the
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May 15, 2003
ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.
FILE NO.: Z-7398
southeast. There is a mixture of uses to the west across University
Avenue, including auto repair, auto sales and a Little Rock Fire Station.
The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this'property as commercial.
The proposed C-4 zoning does not require a change to the plan.
Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning to C-4. Staff feels that the
C-4 rezoning is appropriate for this site, given the large number of similar
uses (auto sales) and zoning along the University Avenue corridor, south
of Asher Avenue. Section 36-302(b)(5) of the City's Zoning Ordinance
allows no open display within the first 20 feet of a front yard in C-4 zoning.
Therefore, any auto display on this property will not be allowed much, if
any closer to University Avenue, as the existing pavement is very near the
20 foot setback line. The proposed C-4 zoning should have no adverse
impact on the adjacent properties or the general area.
F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested C-4 zoning, subject to
compliance with the Public Works conditions as noted in paragraph A. of
this report.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 15, 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 11 ayes and 0 nays. The
application was approved.
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FILE NO.: Z -
Owner: Hazel Blakeley
Applicant: David Garner
Location: 5301 S. University Avenue
Area: 0.5 acre
Request: To rezone from C-3 to C-4
Purpose: Auto sales
Existing Use: Vacant commercial building
RROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONI
North — Convenience store with gas pumps (across West 53rd Street);
zoned C-3
South — Furniture store; zoned C-3
East — Church development and single family (southeast); zoned R-2
West — Mixed Uses (auto repair, auto sales, fire station) across University
Avenue; zoned C-3 and C-4.
A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS:
1. 53rd Street is classified on the Master Street Plan as a collector street.
A dedication of right-of-way 30 feet from centerline will be required.
2. The survey furnished is 40 years old and does not show the property in
relation to the current centerline of north -bound University Avenue.
3. Boundary street improvements do not apply unless construction is
proposed with a future building permit.
FILE NO.: Z-7398 (Cont.)
B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT:
C
The site is located on CATA's bus routes #17 (Mabelvale — Downtown)
and #17A (Mabelvale — UALR).
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:
All property owners located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within
300 feet who could be identified, and the Geyer Springs,
Meadowcliff/Brookwood and SWLR United for Progress Neighborhood
Associations were notified of the proposed rezoning.
D. LAND USE ELEMENT:
This request is located in the 65th Street — East Planning District. The
Land Use Plan shows Commercial for this property. The applicant has
applied for C-4 Open Display Commercial for a used car lot.
The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan.
City Reco rized 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:
Hazel Blakeley, owner of the 0.5 acre tract at 5301 University Avenue, is
requesting to rezone the property from "C-3" General Commercial District
to "C-4" Open Display District. The rezoning is proposed to allow the use
of the property for automobile display and sales.
There is a small commercial building located near the center of the
property which has been used as a restaurant and offices in the past.
Access to the property is gained by utilizing a drive from University
Avenue or one of two driveways from West 53rd Street. There are paved
drives and parking along all sides of the building. The property is currently
fenced.
There is an existing church development to the east along both sides of
West 53`d Street, with a convenience store with gas pumps and car wash
to the north across West 53rd Street. A furniture store is located on the
property immediately south, and single family property is located to the
southeast. There is a mixture of uses to the west across University
Avenue, including auto repair, auto sales and a Little Rock Fire Station.
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FILE NO.: Z-7398 (Cont.
The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as commercial.
The proposed C-4 zoning does not require a change to the plan.
Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning to C-4. Staff feels that the
C-4 rezoning is appropriate for this site, given the large number of similar
uses (auto sales) and zoning along the University Avenue corridor, south
of Asher Avenue. Section 36-302(b)(5) of the City's Zoning Ordinance
allows no open display within the first 20 feet of a front yard in C-4 zoning.
Therefore, any auto display on this property will not be allowed much, if
any closer to University Avenue, as the existing pavement is very near the
20 foot setback line. The proposed C-4 zoning should have no adverse
impact on the adjacent properties or the general area.
F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested C-4 zoning, subject to
compliance with the Public Works conditions as noted in paragraph A. of
this report.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 15, 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 11 ayes and 0 nays. The application
was approved.
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