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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7621 Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z-7621 Owner: Applicant: Location: Area: Request: Purpose: Existing Use: Lester Minick and George Nordman Bob Minick 2203/2225 Barrow Road Approximately 10 acres Rezone from R-2 to 0-3 Future Office Development Two (2) Single Family Residences SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Undeveloped property; zoned 0-3 and C-3 South — Parkview High School campus; zoned R-2 East — Single family residences and undeveloped property; zoned R-2 West — Single family residences, beauty shop and Central Arkansas Library branch (under construction); zoned R-4, 0-3 and PD -O A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Barrow Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way 45 feet from centerline will be required with the proposed zoning action. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The property is not located on a CATA Bus Route. Bus Route #14 (Rosedale Route) runs along West 36th Street to the south. C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet who could be identified, and the John Barrow and Brownwood Terrace Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. FILE NO.: Z-7621 Cont. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the Boyle Park Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Office for this property. The applicant has applied for 0-3 General Office for an office development. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Cily Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: The applicant's property lies in the area covered by the John Barrow Neighborhood Area Plan. The plan has several objectives, which recommend adding more business opportunities in the area. The plan specifically recommends more medical related offices to locate in the northern portion of the study area where the applicant's property is located. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: Lester Minick and George Nordman, owners of two (2) five acre tracts at 2203/2225 Barrow Road, are requesting to rezone the property from "R-2" Single Family District to "O-3" General Office District. The rezoning is proposed for future office development of the property. There are currently two (2) one-story frame single family residences located within the west one-quarter of the property. The east three- quarters of the property is undeveloped and mostly wooded. There are two (2) driveways from Barrow Road which access the residences. This general area along Barrow Road contains a mixture of zoning and uses. There is undeveloped 0-3 and C-3 zoned property immediately north of the site, with single family residences further north. The Parkview High School campus is located to the south. Single family residences and undeveloped R-2 and R-4 zoned properties are located to the east. A beauty shop and single family residences are located across Barrow Road to the west. A Central Arkansas Library branch is being developed to the northwest, with a nursing home facility located to the southwest. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as office. The proposed 0-3 zoning does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested 0-3 zoning. Staff feels that future development of this property for an office or office park is reasonable. An office development on this property should prove to be compatible with the surrounding uses and zoning. The Future Land Use Plan shows office 2 LE NO.: Z-7621 (Cont. extending north from the Parkview High School campus to the single family homes along Howell Drive and Keltwood Cove. The proposed 0-3 zoning should have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area. As noted previously, there are single family residences immediately east of the site. When the property to the north was rezoned, a 50 foot wide OS strip was zoned along the property's east boundary, where adjacent to residential property. Staff feels that it would be appropriate to also provide a 50 foot wide OS zoned buffer along the east property line of this 10 acres, where adjacent to single family property. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-3 zoning, subject to zoning the east 50 feet of the property "OS" Open Space. PLANNING COMMISSION_ ACTION: (MAY 6, 2004) 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. 3 May 6, 2004 ITEM NO.: 5 FILE NO.: Z-7621 Owner: Applicant: Location: Area: Request: Purpose: Existing Use: Lester Minick andel George Nordman Bob Minick 2203/2225 Barrow Road Approximately 10 acres Rezone from R-2 to 0-3 Future Office Development Two (2) Single Family Residences SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Undeveloped property; zoned 0-3 and C-3 South — Parkview High School campus; zoned R-2 East — Single family residences and undeveloped property; zoned R-2 West — Single family residences, beauty shop and Central Arkansas Library branch (under construction); zoned R-4, 0-3 and PD -0 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Barrow Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way 45 feet from centerline will be required with the proposed zoning action. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The property is not located on a CATA Bus Route. Bus Route #14 (Rosedale Route) runs along West 36th Street to the south. C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet who could be identified, and the John Barrow and Brownwood Terrace Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. May 6, 2004 ITEM NO.: 5 (Cont) FILE NO.: Z-7621 D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the Boyle Park Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Office for this property. The applicant has applied for 0-3 General Office for an office development. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: The applicant's property lies in the area covered by the John Barrow Neighborhood Area Plan. The plan has several objectives, which recommend adding more business opportunities in the area. The plan specifically recommends more medical related offices to locate in the northern portion of the study area where the applicant's property is located. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: Lester Minick and George Nordman, owners of two (2) five acre tracts at 2203/2225 Barrow Road, are requesting to rezone the property from "R-2" Single Family District to "O-3" General Office District. The rezoning is proposed for future office development of the property. There are currently two (2) one-story frame single family residences located within the west one-quarter of the property. The east three- quarters of the property is undeveloped and mostly wooded. There are two (2) driveways from Barrow Road which access the residences. This general area along Barrow Road contains a mixture of zoning and uses. There is undeveloped 0-3 and C-3 zoned property immediately north of the site, with single family residences further north. The Parkview High School campus is located to the south. Single family residences and undeveloped R-2 and R-4 zoned properties are located to the east. A beauty shop and single family residences are located across Barrow Road to the west. A Central Arkansas Library branch is being developed to the northwest, with a nursing home facility located to the southwest. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as office. The proposed 0-3 zoning does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested 0-3 zoning. Staff feels that future development of this property for an office or office park is reasonable. An 2 May 6, 2004 ITEM NO.: 5 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-7621 office development on this property should prove to be compatible with the surrounding uses and zoning. The Future Land Use Plan shows office extending north from the Parkview High School campus to the single family homes along Howell Drive and Keltwood Cove. The proposed 0-3 zoning should have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area. As noted previously, there are single family residences immediately east of the site. When the property to the north was rezoned, a 50 foot wide OS strip was zoned along the property's east boundary, where adjacent to residential property. Staff feels that it would be appropriate to also provide a 50 foot wide OS zoned buffer along the east property line of this 10 acres, where adjacent to single family property. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-3 zoning, subject to zoning the east 50 feet of the property "OS" Open Space. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 6, 2004) 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. 3