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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8284 Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z-8284 Owner: Mildred C. Eubanks Applicant: Rollin Caristianos Location: 8707 Mabelvale Pike Area: 2.67 Acres Request: Rezone from R-2 to C-3 Purpose: Future commercial development Existing Use: Single family residence SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING 0 North — Industrial uses, including a trucking company (across Mabelvale Pike); zoned 1-2 South — Undeveloped property and mixed commercial uses (along 1-30); zoned R-2 and C-4 East — Manufactured home, commercial building and single family residences on large lots; zoned R-2 West — Industrial use (Arkansas Highway Department facilities); zoned R-2 PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Mabelvale Pike is classified on the Master Street Plan as a collector street. A dedication of right-of-way 30 feet from centerline will be required. 2. With site development and issuance of building permit, provide design of street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to Mabelvale Pike including 5-foot sidewalks with planned development. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is not located on a CATA Bus Route. Routes #17 (Mabelvale- Downtown) and #17A (Mabelvale-UALR) run along the 1-30 access road and Baseline Road to the south. FILE NO.: Z-8284 (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 Town and Country and SWLR United for Progress Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the Geyer Springs West Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Commercial. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from R-2 Single Family to C-3 General Commercial District. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Master Street Plan: Mabelvale Pike is shown as a Collector. The primary function of a Collector Street is to provide a connection from Local Streets to Arterials. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: A Class III bikeway is shown along Mabelvale Pike. A Class III bikeway is a signed route on a street shared with traffic. No additional paving or right-of-way is required. Class III bicycle route signage may be required. Neighborhood Action Plan: This area is covered by the 65th Street West Neighborhood Action Plan. The Land Use and Zoning goal states: "Limit expansion of non residential developments to areas shown as non residential on the FLU (Future Land Use) Plan." E. STAFF ANALYSIS: Mildred C. Eubanks, owner of the 2.67 acre property located at 8707 Mabelvale Pike, is requesting to rezone the property from "R-2" Single Family District to "C-3" General Commercial District. The property is located on the south side of Mabelvale Pike, at Mabelvale Drive (just east of the State Highway Department campus). The rezoning is proposed for future commercial development of the property. P FILE NO.: Z-8284 (Cont. The site is occupied by a one-story brick single family residence located within the northwest portion of the property. There is a one-story frame accessory structure at the southeast corner of the house. A gravel driveway from Mabelvale Pike serves as access. The east and south portions of the property are undeveloped and partially wooded. The general area contains a mixture of zoning and uses. The properties across Mabelvale Pike to the north are zoned 1-2 and contain industrial uses. There is a manufactured home and large commercial -type building on the property immediately east, with single family residences on large lots further east. Arkansas Highway Department facilities are located to the west. There is undeveloped R-2 zoned property immediately to the south, with mixed commercial uses further south along Interstate 30. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Commercial. The requested rezoning to C-3 does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning to C-3. Staff views the request as reasonable, given the current surrounding uses and future plan designation. The Future Land Use Plan shows Commercial for the area between Mabelvale Pike and 1-30, from the Mabelvale Pike/Baseline intersection eastward several hundred feet past this property. Staff believes future commercial development of this property is appropriate, and will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or general area. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested C-3 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 6, 2007) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval. 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. 3 December 6, 2007 ITEM NO.: 3 Owner: Applicant: Location: Area: Request: Purpose: Existing Use: FILE NO.: Z-8284 Mildred C. Eubanks Rollin Caristianos 8707 Mabelvale Pike 2.67 Acres Rezone from R-2 to C-3 Future commercial development Single family residence SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Industrial uses, including a trucking company (across Mabelvale Pike); zoned 1-2 South — Undeveloped property and mixed commercial uses (along 1-30); zoned R-2 and C-4 East — Manufactured home, commercial building and single family residences on large lots; zoned R-2 West — Industrial use (Arkansas Highway Department facilities); zoned R-2 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Mabelvale Pike is classified on the Master Street Plan as a collector street. A dedication of right-of-way 30 feet from centerline will be required. 2. With site development and issuance of building permit, provide design of street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to Mabelvale Pike including 5-foot sidewalks with planned development. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is not located on a CATA Bus Route. Routes #17 (Mabelvale- Downtown) and #17A (Mabelvale-UALR) run along the 1-30 access road and Baseline Road to the south. December 6, 2007 ITEM NO: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-8284 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 Town and Country and SWLR United for Progress Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the Geyer Springs West Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Commercial. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from R-2 Single Family to C-3 General Commercial District. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Master Street Plan: Mabelvale Pike is shown as a Collector. The primary function of a Collector Street is to provide a connection from Local Streets to Arterials. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: A Class III bikeway is shown along Mabelvale Pike. A Class III bikeway is a signed route on a street shared with traffic. No additional paving or right-of-way is required. Class III bicycle route signage may be required. Neighborhood Action Plan: This area is covered by the 65th Street West Neighborhood Action Plan. The Land Use and Zoning goal states: "Limit expansion of non residential developments to areas shown as non residential on the FLU (Future Land Use) Plan." E. STAFF ANALYSIS: Mildred C. Eubanks, owner of the 2.67 acre property located at 8707 Mabelvale Pike, is requesting to rezone the property from "R-2" Single Family District to "C-3" General Commercial District. The property is located on the south side of Mabelvale Pike, at Mabelvale Drive (just east of the State Highway Department campus). The rezoning is proposed for future commercial development of the property. 2 December 6, 2007 FILE NO.: Z-8284 The site is occupied by a one-story brick single family residence located within the northwest portion of the property. There is a one-story frame accessory structure at the southeast corner of the house. A gravel driveway from Mabelvale Pike serves as access. The east and south portions of the property are undeveloped and partially wooded. The general area contains a mixture of zoning and uses. The properties across Mabelvale Pike to the north are zoned 1-2 and contain industrial uses. There is a manufactured home and large commercial -type building on the property immediately east, with single family residences on large lots further east. Arkansas Highway Department facilities are located to the west. There is undeveloped R-2 zoned property immediately to the south, with mixed commercial uses further south along Interstate 30. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Commercial. The requested rezoning to C-3 does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning to C-3. Staff views the request as reasonable, given the current surrounding uses and future plan designation. The Future Land Use Plan shows Commercial for the area between Mabelvale Pike and 1-30, from the Mabelvale Pike/Baseline intersection eastward several hundred feet past this property. Staff believes future commercial development of this property is appropriate, and will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or general area. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested C-3 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 6, 2007) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval. 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. K