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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7852 Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z-7852 Owner: Baptist Health Applicant: Robert Brown; Development Consultants, Inc. Location: Northeast corner of Kanis Road and Emergency Drive Area: 3.48 Acres Request: Rezone from 0-3 to 0-2 Purpose: Hospital Support Facilities Existing Use: Undeveloped SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Hospital parking lot; zoned 0-3 South — Apartment complex and single family residences (Across Kanis Road); zoned R-2 and MF -18 East — Office/Clinic uses; zoned 0-3 West — Baptist Medical Center (Across Emergency Drive); zoned 0-2 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Kanis 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. The provided survey does not show current conditions to document compliance. 2. With site development, provide design of streets conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to these streets including 5 -foot sidewalks with planned development. Construct right -turn lane on Kanis per MSP standards. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is located on CATA Bus Route #3 (Baptist Medical Center Route). FILE NO.: Z-7852 (Cont. 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 Twin Lakes "A" and John Barrow Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the 1-430 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Office for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from 0-3 (General Office District) to 0-2 (Office and Institutional District) to facilitate future hospital expansion. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Bicvcle Plan: Existing or proposed Class I, II, or III bikeways are not in the immediate vicinity of the development. Master Street Plan: Kanis Road is shown as a Minor Arterial and Emergency Drive is shown as a Collector on the Master Street Plan. The purpose of a Minor Arterial is to provide connections to and through an urban area. A Collector Street's primary purpose is to link Local Streets to arterials and activity centers. Entrances and exists to proposed development should be from the Collector Street (Emergency Drive) to minimize possible traffic conflicts on the Minor Arterial. Kanis Road and Emergency Drive may require dedication of right-of-way may require street improvements. 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: Baptist Health, owner of the 3.48 Acre property at the northeast corner of Kanis Road and Emergency Drive, is requesting to rezone the property from "O-3" General Office District to "0-2" Office and Institutional District. The rezoning is proposed in order to develop hospital support facilities on the property. The property is currently undeveloped and wooded. The general area contains a mixture of uses and zoning. Baptist Medical Center is located 2 FILE NO.: Z-7852 (Cont.) across Emergency Drive to the west, with hospital parking to the north. Single family residences and an apartment complex are located across Kanis Road to the south. Office and clinic uses are located to the east along Kanis Road, with commercial uses and zoning further east. Single family residential property is located to the northeast. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Office. The requested zoning change to 0-2 does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested 0-2 zoning. Staff feels that the request is appropriate. Development of this property as hospital support facilities is a reasonable use of the property, with existing hospital and hospital support facilities located to the west and north. Other clinical type uses exist to the east. Staff believes this proposed 0-2 rezoning will have no negative impact on the general area. The 0-2 zoning district is a site plan review district. Therefore, future development plans for the property must be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-2 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 9, 2005) 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 item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as recommended by staff. The vote was 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. 3 June 9, 2005 ITEM NO.: 4 Owner: Applicant: Location: Area: Request: Purpose: Existing Use: FILE NO.: Z-7852 Baptist Health Robert Brown; Development Consultants, Inc. Northeast corner of Kanis Road and Emergency Drive 3.48 Acres Rezone from 0-3 to 0-2 Hospital Support Facilities Undeveloped SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Hospital parking lot; zoned 0-3 South — Apartment complex and single family residences (Across Kanis Road); zoned R-2 and MF -18 East — Office/Clinic uses; zoned 0-3 West — Baptist Medical Center (Across Emergency Drive); zoned 0-2 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Kanis 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. The provided survey does not show current conditions to document compliance. 2. With site development, provide design of streets conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to these streets including 5 -foot sidewalks with planned development. Construct right -turn lane on Kanis per MSP standards. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is located on CATA Bus Route #3 (Baptist Medical Center Route). June 9, 2005 ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont. C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: FILE NO.: Z-7852 All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet who could be identified, and the Twin Lakes "A" and John Barrow Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the 1-430 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Office for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from 0-3 (General Office District) to 0-2 (Office and Institutional District) to facilitate future hospital expansion. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Bicycle Plan: Existing or proposed Class I, 11, or III bikeways are not in the immediate vicinity of the development. Master Street Plan: Kanis Road is shown as a Minor Arterial and Emergency Drive is shown as a Collector on the Master Street Plan. The purpose of a Minor Arterial is to provide connections to and through an urban area. A Collector Street's primary purpose is to link Local Streets to arterials and activity centers. Entrances and exists to proposed development should be from the Collector Street (Emergency Drive) to minimize possible traffic conflicts on the Minor Arterial. Kanis Road and Emergency Drive may require dedication of right-of-way may require street improvements. Cily 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: Baptist Health, owner of the 3.48 Acre property at the northeast corner of Kanis Road and Emergency Drive, is requesting to rezone the property from "O-3" General Office District to "0-2" Office and Institutional District. The rezoning is proposed in order to develop hospital support facilities on the property. 2 June 9, 2005 ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z-7852 The property is currently undeveloped and wooded. The general area contains a mixture of uses and zoning. Baptist Medical Center is located across Emergency Drive to the west, with hospital parking to the north. Single family residences and an apartment complex are located across Kanis Road to the south. Office and clinic uses are located to the east along Kanis Road, with commercial uses and zoning further east. Single family residential property is located to the northeast. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Office. The requested zoning change to 0-2 does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested 0-2 zoning. Staff feels that the request is appropriate. Development of this property as hospital support facilities is a reasonable use of the property, with existing hospital and hospital support facilities located to the west and north. Other clinical type uses exist to the east. Staff believes this proposed 0-2 rezoning will have no negative impact on the general area. The 0-2 zoning district is a site plan review district. Therefore, future development plans for the property must be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-2 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 9, 2005) 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 item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as recommended by staff. The vote was 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. 3