HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8118-A Staff AnalysisDecember 3, 2009
TEM NO.: 16
NAME: 18220 Cantrell Road Short -form PCD Time Extension
LOCATION: Located at 18220 Cantrell Road
DEVELOPER:
Desiderio Juarez
18220 Cantrell Road
Little Rock, AR 72223
ENGINEER:
Crafton Tull and Associates
10825 Financial Center Parkway, Suite 300
Little Rock, AR 72211-3554
AREA: 1.85 acres
CURRENT ZONING:
ALLOWED USES
PROPOSED ZONING:
PROPOSED USE:
NUMBER OF LOTS: 1
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FILE NO.: Z -8118-A
FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF
Mixed Use Commercial 80% - Office 20%
PCD — Time Extension
Mixed Use Commercial 80% - Office 20%
VARIANCESM/AIVERS REQUESTED: None requested.
BACKGROUND:
The Little Rock Board of Directors zoned this site to PCD on February 6, 1990, by the
adoption of Ordinance No. 15,813. The rezoning was a part of a larger effort to rezone
the area "west of the city limits and north of Denny Road" as a part of implementation of
the land use regulation of the extraterritorial planning area. The rezoning effort
recognized existing businesses in the area and established a Business Node in this
area. This site was rezoned to PCD to recognize an existing custom window covering
and blind company which was operating from the single-family home.
On March 20, 2003, the Little Rock Planning Commission approved a request for the
placement of seasonal sale of Class C 1.4G Common Fireworks. The company
proposed the placement of a temporary tent on the site for the seasonal sale of
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SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 16 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -8118-A
fireworks. The sale of fireworks was proposed from June 20th through July 4th each
year. The request was denied by the Board of Directors at their May 6, 2003, public
hearing.
On January 16, 2007, the Little Rock Board of Directors adopted Ordinance No. 19,678
rezoning the site from R-2, Single-family to PCD. The project contained 1.85 acres and
was located on the northwest corner of Cantrell Road and North Ridge Road. The
approval allowed the development of the property as a commercial site to include a
21,000 square foot, two story building with an approximate ratio of 80 percent
retail/commercial and 20 percent office uses. The approval allowed C-1 uses as
allowable uses.
Building signage was approved as typically allowed per the Highway 10 Design Overlay
District as a single ground mounted monument style sign near the street intersection
with a maximum height of 10 -feet and a maximum sign area of 100 square feet.
A. PROPOSAUREQUEST:
As stated the applicant is now requesting approval by the Planning Commission
of a time extension for implementation of the previously approved PCD Per
Section 36-454(e) the applicant shall have three (3) years from the date of
passage of the ordinance approving the preliminary approval to submit the final
development plan. Requests for extensions of time shall be submitted in writing
to the Planning Commission which may grant one (1) extension of not more than
two (2) years. Time extensions shall be applied for by formal written request not
less than ninety (90) days prior to the first expiration date. Failure of the
applicant to file a timely extension shall be cause for revocation of the PUD as
provided in the ordinance.
The applicant has indicated they have been actively working on the project in an
effort to refine and further improve the design. According to the applicant, based
on the current economic climate, it is difficult to secure financing and the demand
for new construction of retail and office uses has declined. The applicant has
indicated the two (2) additional years will allow the economic climate to recover
and allow the project to move forward.
EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The site contains an existing single-family structure used as a residence. The
areas to the west and south are currently zoned PCD. Located further east there
is a site zoned PCD for the FFLS Company, a financial form company and a
church on R-2 zoned property adjacent to Patrick Country Road. South of the
site is a PCD for two separate restaurants.
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ITEM NO.: 16
FILE NO.: Z -8118-A
The area is a mix of single-family and non-residential uses on large tracts in a
rural setting. East of the site is the Ranch Development with a mix of
Commercial, Office and Multi -family zoning and south of Highway 10 are
single-family subdivisions, Aberdeen and Maywood Manor.
C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
As of this writing, staff has received a few informational phone calls from the area
property owners. All property owners located within 200 -feet of the site, all
residents, who could be identified, located within 300 feet of the site, the
Coalition of West Little Rock Neighborhoods, the Maywood Manor Neighborhood
Association and the Aberdeen Property Owners Association were notified of the
public hearing.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the request for a two-year time extension for the
proposed development subject to compliance with all previously approved
comments and conditions.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 3, 2009)
The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff
presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the requested two-year time
extension for the proposed development subject to compliance with all previously
approved comments and conditions.
There was no further discussion of the item. The chair entertained a motion for
approval of the item as presented by staff. The motion carried by a vote of 9 ayes,
0 noes, 0 absent and 2 open positions.
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