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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8179 Staff AnalysisApril 12, 2007 ITEM NO.: 16 NAME: Hunt Short -form POD LOCATION: Located at 17319 Crystal Valley Road DEVELOPER: Opportunity Connection Publishing Company 17319 Crystal Valley Road Little Rock, AR 72210 SURVEYOR: Randy D. Reynolds 4180 Rock Island Trail Bauxite, AR 72011 AREA: 3.67 acres CURRENT ZONING ALLOWED USES PROPOSED ZONING: PROPOSED USE: NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 R-2, Single-family FILE NO.: Z-8179 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF Single-family Residential and non -conforming office use -� • Existing Office Use — Telephone surveys and sales VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST: The owners of the property located at 17319 Crystal Valley Road are requesting a rezoning from R-2, Single-family to PD-O to recognize an existing office use which has operated from the site since the 1970's. Prior to the office use an antique store occupied several of the buildings. The existing businesses operated at the facility are all family owned and are comprised of four corporations. The site is- used as the corporate offices, sales offices and service department for compiling, shipping names lists and follow up service as well as a call center for a data gathering service. Some sales are made in the offices when clients come in to place an order for data but primarily the data is sent to the client electronically or through the postal service. The data gathering/call center business began in 1992 and the number of executive and administrative April 12, 2007 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 16 [Cont. .: Z-8179 employees has grown slowly and now varies from thirty to thirty-five employees with a maximum employment of sixty persons. The site also houses the offices for the family real estate enterprises. The typical days and hours of operation are from 9 am to 10 pm Monday through Friday and from 9 am to 3:30 pm on Saturday. The company has two shifts with the first shifts from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm and the second shift from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. There are no modifications to the site or use proposed with the rezoning request. The facility has an existing gravel drives and parking which the applicant intents to continue to utilize. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site is located outside the City limits but within the City's Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction. The site contains a number of buildings to house the call center. The drives and parking are gravel. The area is predominately single-family constructed on acreage. Across the road from the site is a small church and north of the site is a property zoned PCD for a small engine repair shop. Further north is a second site zoned PCD which appears to also be a repair shop. South of the site is a saw mill. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received a number of informational phone calls from area residents. All property owners located within 200-feet of the site, all residents located within 300-feet of the site, who could be identified, along with the Crystal Valley Property Owners Association and Southwest Little Rock United for Progress were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. This portion of Crystal Valley Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial. Dedication of right-of-way to 55 feet from centerline will be required. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Outside the service boundary. No comment. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Point Energy- Approved as submitted. 2 April 12, 2007 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 16 (Cont. AT & T: No comment received. 1�1��►[�ai�:�il Central Arkansas Water: Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger and/or additional meter(s) are needed. Additional fire hydrant(s) may be required. Contact the Fire Department having jurisdiction (Crystal Fire Dept., John Boyles, 225-0716) to obtain information regarding the required placement of the hydrant(s) and contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of the hydrant(s). Fire Department: The site is located outside the City limits. Provide a letter from the area volunteer fire department indicating their knowledge of the project and their ability to serve the development. All driveways must be 20-feet wide. Install fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment received. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: This request is located in the Crystal Valley Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Business Node for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from R-2 Single Family to Planned Office Development to recognize an existing use. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Master Street Plan: Crystal Valley Road is shown as a Principal Arterial on the Master Street Plan. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements. The primary function of a Principal Arterial is to serve through traffic and to connect major traffic generators or activity centers within urbanized areas. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Crystal Valley Road since it is a Principal Arterial. Bicycle Plan: A Class I bike route is shown along Crystal Valley Road. A Class I bikeway is built separate from or alongside a road. Additional paving and right of way may be required. 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. Landscape: No comment. 3 April 12, 2007 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 16 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-8179 G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (March 22, 2007) The applicant was not present. Staff presented an overview of the proposed request stating there were no technical issues associated with the site plan remaining outstanding. Staff stated the site was an existing non-residential use located outside the City limits but within the Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction. Staff stated no modifications to the existing site were proposed only to zone the site to PD-O to recognize the existing use. There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: There were no technical issues raised at the March 22, 2007, Subdivision Committee meeting requiring addressing. The applicant is requesting a rezoning of the site from R-2, Single-family to PD-O to recognize the existing data collection/call center office use. The site has historically been used for this activity as well as the owner's corporate offices for his three other corporations and as a real estate office for the family's real estate enterprise. Typically these activities do not generate a great deal of customer traffic since most of the activity takes place via the telephone or the Internet. Generally a list of customers for the data collection/call center is complied from persons requesting additional information through a survey, Internet ad site or an Internet "pop-up" ad. Once a person completes the request form, the applicant's business then sends the person an e-mail to confirm the person's request. Based on a positive response from the e-mail the business then calls the person to complete a detailed survey from which the data list is compiled and distributed to customers. Presently, the company employees thirty to thirty-five persons and the applicant has indicated a maximum employment of sixty. The company operates two shifts per day Monday through Friday and one shift on Saturday. Based on the start time there is not an overlap of the shifts. The first shift is from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm and the second shift is from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The site is located outside the City limits of Little Rock but within the City's Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction. The site is indicated as Business Node on the City's Future Land Use Plan. The Business Node classification was designed to provide an area for long-term established businesses with a sufficient concentration, minimum of three, on both sides of a major street. The businesses must be contiguous or in close proximity to qualify for the Node classification. A Planned Zoning District is required for rezoning of the property indicated as Node on the Future Land Use Plan. The applicant is seeking a rezoning to PD-O to recognize the existing office uses on the site. There are no other modifications proposed with the planned development. ►,! April 12, 2007 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 16 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z-8179 Staff is supportive of the request. The applicant is requesting a rezoning of the site from R-2, Single-family to PD-O to recognize an existing non -conforming office use on the site. The site has historically been used as a non-residential use beginning with an antique store in the 1970's, which was converted to the office uses by the owner in 1992. The applicant has not proposed any modification to the exterior of the existing structures nor an expansion of the existing uses of the site. Staff does not feel based on the historic use of the site and the fact the applicant is not requesting to expand the existing uses of the site the rezoning will significantly impact the area. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (APRIL 12, 2007) The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs, D, E and F of the above agenda staff report. There was no further discussion of the item. The chair entertained a motion for placement of the item on the consent agenda for approval. The motion carried by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. 5 FILE NO.: Z-8179 NAME: Hunt Short -form POD LOCATION: Located at 17319 Crystal Valley Road DEVELOPER: Opportunity Connection Publishing Company 17319 Crystal Valley Road Little Rock, AR 72210 SURVEYOR: Randy D. Reynolds 4180 Rock Island Trail Bauxite, AR 72011 AREA: 3.67 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: CURRENT ZONING: ALLOWED USES: PROPOSED ZONING: R-2, Single-family FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF Single-family Residential and non -conforming office use PROPOSED USE: Existing Office Use — Telephone surveys and sales VARIANCESNV/AIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST: The owners of the property located at 17319 Crystal Valley Road are requesting a rezoning from R-2, Single-family to PD-O to recognize an existing :office use which has operated from the site since the 1970's. Prior to the office use an antique store occupied several of the buildings. The existing businesses operated at the facility are all family owned and are comprised of four corporations. The site is used as the corporate offices, sales offices and service department for compiling, shipping names lists and follow up service as well as a call center for a data gathering service. Some sales are made in the offices when clients come in to place an order for data but primarily the data is sent to the client electronically or through the postal service. The data gathering/call center business began in 1992 and the number of executive and administrative employees has grown slowly and now varies from thirty to thirty-five employees FILE NO.: Z-8179 (Cont. with a maximum employment of sixty persons. The site also houses the offices for the family real estate enterprises. The typical days and hours of operation are from 9 am to 10 pm Monday through Friday and from 9 am to 3:30 pm on Saturday. The company has two shifts with the first shifts from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm and the second shift from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. There are no modifications to the site or use proposed with the rezoning request. The facility has an existing gravel drives and parking which the applicant intents to continue to utilize. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site is located outside the City limits but within the City's Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction. The site contains a number of buildings to house the call center. The drives and parking are gravel. The area is predominately single-family constructed on acreage. Across the road from the site is a small church and north of the site is a property zoned PCD for a small engine repair shop. Further north is a second site zoned PCD which appears to also be a repair shop. South of the site is a saw mill. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received a number of informational phone calls from area residents. All property owners located within 200-feet of the site, all residents located within 300-feet of the site, who could be identified, along with the Crystal Valley Property Owners Association and Southwest Little Rock United for Progress were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. This portion of Crystal Valley Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial. Dedication of right-of-way to 55 feet from centerline will be required. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Outside the service boundary. No comment. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Point Energy: Approved as submitted. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger and/or additional meter(s) are needed. Additional fire hydrant(s) may be required. 2 FILE F G : Z-8179 (Cont. Contact the Fire Department having jurisdiction (Crystal Fire Dept., John Boyles, 225-0716) to obtain information regarding the required placement of the hydrant(s) and contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of the hydrant(s). Fire Department: The site is located outside the City limits. Provide a letter from the area volunteer fire department indicating their knowledge of the project and their ability to serve the development. All driveways must be 20-feet wide. Install fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment received. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: This request is located in the Crystal Valley Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Business Node for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from R-2 Single Family to Planned Office Development to recognize an existing use. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Master Street Plan: Crystal Valley Road is shown as a Principal Arterial on the Master Street Plan. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements. The primary function of a Principal Arterial is to serve through traffic and to connect major traffic generators or activity centers within urbanized areas. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Crystal Valley Road since it is a Principal Arterial. Bicycle Plan: A Class I bike route is shown along Crystal Valley Road. A Class bikeway is built separate from or alongside a road. Additional paving and right of way may be required. 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. Landscape: No comment. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT (March 22, 2007) The applicant was not present. Staff presented an overview of the proposed request stating there were no technical issues associated with the site plan remaining outstanding. Staff stated the site was an existing non-residential use located outside the City limits but within the Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction. 3 FILE NO.: Z-8179 (Cont. Staff stated no modifications to the existing site were proposed only to zone the site to PD-O to recognize the existing use. There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: There were no technical issues raised at the March 22, 2007, Subdivision Committee meeting requiring addressing. The applicant is requesting a rezoning of the site from R-2, Single-family to PD-O to recognize the existing data collection/call center office use. The site has historically been used for this activity as well as the owner's corporate offices for his three other corporations and as a real estate office for the family's real estate enterprise. Typically these activities do not generate a great deal of customer traffic since most of the activity takes place via the telephone or the Internet. Generally a list of customers for the data collection/call center is complied from persons requesting additional information through a survey, Internet ad site or an Internet "pop-up" ad. Once a person completes the request form, the applicant's business then sends the person an e-mail to confirm the person's request. Based on a positive response from the e-mail the business then calls the person to complete a detailed survey from which the data list is compiled and distributed to customers. Presently, the company employees thirty to thirty-five persons and the applicant has indicated a maximum employment of sixty. The company operates two shifts per day Monday through Friday and one shift on Saturday. Based on the start time there is not an overlap of the shifts. The first shift is from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm and the second shift is from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The site is located outside the City limits of Little Rock but within the City's Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction. The site is indicated as Business Node on the City's Future Land Use Plan. The Business Node classification was designed to provide an area for long-term established businesses with a sufficient concentration, minimum of three, on both sides of a major street. The businesses must be contiguous or in close proximity to qualify for the Node classification. A Planned Zoning District is required for rezoning of the property indicated as Node on the Future Land Use Plan. The applicant is seeking a rezoning to PD-O to recognize the existing office uses on the site. There are no other modifications proposed with the planned development. Staff is supportive of the request. The applicant is requesting a rezoning of the site from R-2, Single-family to PD-O to recognize an existing non -conforming office use on the site. The site has historically been used as a non-residential use beginning with an antique store in the 1970's, which was converted to the office uses by the owner in 1992. The applicant has not proposed any modification to the exterior of the existing structures nor an expansion of the existing uses of the site. Staff does not feel based on the historic use of the site and the fact the applicant is not requesting to expand the existing uses of the site the rezoning will significantly impact the area. 0 FILE NO.: Z-8179 (Cont. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (APRIL 12, 2007) The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs, D, E and F of the above agenda staff report. There was no further discussion of the item. The chair entertained a motion for placement of the item on the consent agenda for approval. The motion carried by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. 5 ITEM NO.: 16. Z-81 NAME: Hunt Short -form POD LOCATION: located at 17319 Crystal Valley Road Planning Staff Comments: 1. Provide notification of property owners located within 200-feet of the site, complete with the certified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. The notice must be mailed no later than March 28, 2007. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than April 5, 2007. 2. Provide the cover letter indicating the days and hours of operation, number of employees, use of the facility. 3. Are there any site improvements proposed with the current rezoning request? The site plan indicates gravel drives and parking areas. Will these areas remain graveled or will a hard surface parking area be added? Variance/Waivers: None requested. Public Works Conditions: 1. This portion of Crystal Valley Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial. Dedication of right-of-way to 55 feet from centerline will be required. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Outside the service boundary. No comment. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Point Energy: Approved as submitted. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger and/or additional meter(s) are needed. Additional fire hydrant(s) may be required. Contact the Fire Department having jurisdiction (Crystal Fire Dept., John Boyles, 225-0716) to obtain information regarding the required placement of the hydrant(s) and contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of the hydrant(s). Item # 16. Fire Department; The site is located outside the City limits. Provide a letter from the area volunteer fire department indicating their knowledge of the project and their ability to serve the development. All driveways must be 20-feet wide. Install fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment received. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route Planning Division: This request is located in the Crystal Valley Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Business Node for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from R-2 Single Family to Planned Office Development to recognize an existing use. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Master Street Plan: Crystal Valley Road is shown as a Principal Arterial on the Master Street Plan. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements. The primary function of a Principal Arterial is to serve through traffic and to connect major traffic generators or activity centers within urbanized areas. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Crystal Valley Road since it is a Principal Arterial. Bicycle Plan: A Class I bike route is shown along Crystal Valley Road. A Class I bikeway is built separate from or alongside a road. Additional paving and right of way may be required. City Recognized Neiqhborhood Action Plan: The property under review is not located in an area covered by a City of Little Rock recognized neighborhood action plan. Landscape: No comment. Revised plat/plan: Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, March 28, 2007. Item # 16.