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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7728 Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z-7728 Owner: Applicant: Location: Area: Request: Purpose: Existing Use: Central Arkansas Land Development, LLC Central Arkansas Land Development, LLC 11700 Kanis Road 1.19 Acres Rezone from R-2 to 0-3 Office Development Single Family Residential SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Office uses and mini -warehouse development; zoned 0-3 and POD South — Mixed Office and Commercial uses (across Kanis Road); zoned R-2, 0-3, POD, PCD East — Vacant Office Building; zoned POD West — Single family residences and contractor's maintenance yard; zoned R-2 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. The proposed right-of-way dedication meets Master Street Plan requirements. Signed and notarized dedications should be furnished with final Board approval of the rezoning request. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is not located on a CATA Bus Route. Route #5 (West Markham Route) runs along Chenal Parkway to the north. 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 Gibralter Heights/Pointe West/Timber Ridge Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. FILE NO.: Z-7728 Cont. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the 1-430 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Mixed Office Commercial for this property. The applicant has applied for a zoning change from R-2 Residential to 0-3 Office to facilitate proposed development. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Master Street Plan: Kanis Road is shown as a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. Kanis Road may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements. The property is only accessible from Kanis Road, a Minor Arterial, so curb cuts should be minimal. Existing or proposed Class I, II or III bikeways are not in the immediate vicinity of the development. Citv Recoanized Neiahborhood Action Plan: The applicant's property lies in the area covered by the Birchwood -Walnut Valley Neighborhood Action Plan. The Infrastructure goal is to "Maintain the public right-of-way and streets to assure a safe and pleasurable use." This goal listed one objective relevant to this case, "Bring all streets up to standard." This site is on a section of Kanis Road that is presently a rural two-lane road. Half road improvement to Minor Arterial Standards would help this development cater towards the neighborhood's Infrastructure goal. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: Central Arkansas Land Development, LLC, owner of the 1.19 acre property at 11700 Kanis Road, is requesting to rezone the property from "R-2" Single Family District to "04" General Office District. The rezoning is proposed for future office development. A multiple building site plan for office use was approved by the Planning Commission on October 7, 2004 (S-1 096-E). A condition of the site plan approval was rezoning this property to 0-3. The property is located along the north side of Kanis Road, approximately 300 feet west of Autumn Road. The property is currently occupied by a one-story frame single family structure. There is a gravel driveway from Kanis Road which serves as access to the property. 2 LE NO.: Z-7728 The general area contains a mixture of zoning and uses. There is an office development (also owned by Central Arkansas Land Development, LLC) to the north along Autumn, with a mini-warehouse/office development to the northwest. There is a mixture of office and commercial uses across Kanis Road to the south. A vacant office building is located to the east, at the northwest corner of Kanis and Autumn Roads. Office and commercial uses exist across Autumn Road further to the east. Single Family structures and a nonconforming contractor's maintenance yard exist on the R-2 property to the west, with a mix of office and commercial uses further west along Bowman Road. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Mixed Office and Commercial. The requested zoning change to 0-3 does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested 0-3 zoning. Staff feels the request is reasonable. Staff feels that future office development of the property in conjunction with the Central Arkansas Land Development, LLC office development to the north will prove to be a good use of the property. Staff believes the proposed rezoning will have no adverse impact on the general area. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATI Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-3 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (OCTOBER 21, 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 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. The application was approved. 3 October 21, 2004 ITEM NO.: 5 FILE NO.: Z-7728 Owner: Central Arkansas Land Development, LLC Applicant: Central Arkansas Land Development, LLC Location: 11700 Kanis Road Area: 1.19 Acres Request: Rezone from R-2 to 0-3 Purpose: Office Development Existing Use: Single Family Residential SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Office uses and mini -warehouse development; zoned 0-3 and POD South — Mixed Office and Commercial uses (across Kanis Road); zoned R-2, 0-3, POD, PCD East — Vacant Office Building; zoned POD West — Single family residences and contractor's maintenance yard; zoned R-2 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. The proposed right-of-way dedication meets Master Street Plan requirements. Signed and notarized dedications should be furnished with final Board approval of the rezoning request. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is not located on a CATA Bus Route. Route #5 (West Markham Route) runs along Chenal Parkway to the north. 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 Gibralter Heights/Pointe West/Timber Ridge Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. October 21, 2004 ITEM NO.: 5 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-7728 D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the 1-430 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Mixed Office Commercial for this property. The applicant has applied for a zoning change from R-2 Residential to 0-3 Office to facilitate proposed development. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Master Street Plan: Kanis Road is shown as a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. Kanis Road may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements. The property is only accessible from Kanis Road, a Minor Arterial, so curb cuts should be minimal. Existing or proposed Class I, II or III bikeways are not in the immediate vicinity of the development. City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: The applicant's property lies in the area covered by the Birchwood -Walnut Valley Neighborhood Action Plan. The Infrastructure goal is to "Maintain the public right-of-way and streets to assure a safe and pleasurable use." This goal listed one objective relevant to this case, "Bring all streets up to standard." This site is on a section of Kanis Road that is presently a rural two-lane road. Half road improvement to Minor Arterial Standards would help this development cater towards the neighborhood's Infrastructure goal. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: Central Arkansas Land Development, LLC, owner of the 1.19 acre property at 11700 Kanis Road, is 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. A multiple building site plan for office use was approved by the Planning Commission on October 7, 2004 (S -1096-E). A condition of the site plan approval was rezoning this property to 0-3. 4 October 21, 2004 r r ITEM NO.: 5 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z - The property is located along the north side of Kanis Road, approximately 300 feet west of Autumn Road. The property is currently occupied by a one-story frame single family structure. There is a gravel driveway from Kanis Road which serves as access to the property. The general area contains a mixture of zoning and uses. There is an office development (also owned by Central Arkansas Land Development, LLC) to the north along Autumn, with a mini-warehouse/office development to the northwest. There is a mixture of office and commercial uses across Kanis Road to the south. A vacant office building is located to the east, at the northwest corner of Kanis and Autumn Roads. Office and commercial uses exist across Autumn Road further to the east. Single Family structures and a nonconforming contractor's maintenance yard exist on the R-2 property to the west, with a mix of office and commercial uses further west along Bowman Road. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Mixed Office and Commercial. The requested zoning change to 0-3 does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested 0-3 zoning. Staff feels the request is reasonable. Staff feels that future office development of the property in conjunction with the Central Arkansas Land Development, LLC office development to the north will prove to be a good use of the property. Staff believes the proposed rezoning will have no adverse impact on the general area. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-3 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (OCTOBER 21, 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 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. The application was approved. 3