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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8287 Staff AnalysisJanuary 3, 2008 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 17 (Cont. FILE NO. 312 There is no question that this area is heavy commercial or industrial and likely to be such in the future. They City's Land Use Plan has acknowledged this location as industrial for many years. With single-family homes across Arch Street from the site, future industrialization of the land should be reviewed to minimize any impacts of additional structures or uses on the noise, traffic, smells, light and other elements that might impact the neighboring properties. The 1-1' designation allows for the continued use of industrial while providing nearby single-family some protection through the site plan review process. Staff Recommendation: Approval of the annexation. Approval of the zoning to 1-1, Industrial Park. 5 FILE NO.: 312 NAME: Porocel - Green Annexation REQUEST: Accept 47 acres plus or minus to the City LOCATION: West of Arch Street Pike just north of Dixon Road SOURCE: Albert Thomas, representative for Porocel Storage & Warehouse LLC and AP Green Industries, Property Owners GENERAL INFORMATION: • The County Judge held a hearing and signed the Annexation Order on October 30, 2007. • The area requested for consideration is currently partially developed. • There are two owners, Porocel Storage & Warehouse LLC and AP Green Industries. • The site is contiguous to the City of Little Rock on one side. • The annexation request is to obtain sewer service and other City services. The area in question is continuous to the City along an existing railroad right-of-way. The land in question is between the railroad right-of-way (City Limits) and Arch Street Pike (State Highway 367). Currently the property is not zoned. • The property owners have indicated they intend to develop this land for uses related to the existing industrial uses to the south. AGENCY COMMENTS: Public Safety: Fire: The Little Rock Fire Department indicates they do have concerns with the annexation. They state that the annexation would be minimally invasive to the departments run protocol. Since the annexation area is greater than the ISO recommended 1.5 miles to an engine station and 2.5 miles from a ladder station. This could have an impact on the future ISO rating if no additional fire resources are developed in the vicinity of this annexation. Police: The Little Rock Police Department has indicated no issues or concerns with this annexation. FILE NO. 312 (Cont. Police service would require a car to leave the City at Baseline Road and Arch Street Pike and travel south 0.6 miles to this area. Patrol District 82 is the closest existing patrol district. Infrastructure and Community Facilities: Central Arkansas Transit: No Comment Received. There is no bus service to this location. The closest route is Route 15 — 65tn Street, which at the closest points is at Arch Street Pike-65th Street and Baseline Road -Scott Hamilton Road. Parks and Recreation: No Comment Received. The 2001 Little Rock Parks and Recreation Master Plan standard is to have a park or open space within eight blocks. The Plan shows this location to be in a deficit area. Public Works: The Public Works Department indicates they have no concerns or issues with this annexation. Arch Street Pike is a State highway so maintenance will be by the Arkansas Highway Department. The uses will be non-residential so solid waste removal will be done by private services. Utilities: Central Arkansas Water: Central Arkansas Water indicates additional water facilities will be needed. These additions by the property owner will be from an existing 12-inch line along Arch Street. There will be a Capital Investment Charge based on the size of the meter connections applied in this area. There are other water facilities in existence in or near this annexation area, most notably a 16-inch line in the northwest portion of the property, which must be protected. There is an existing 16-inch water main along the railroad right-of-way (along the northwestern edge of this annexation) and a 12-inch water main along Arch Street Pike. Entergy: No Comment Received. Reliant -Energy: No Comment Received. Wastewater Utility: The Little Rock Wastewater Utility has indicated that an Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit must be obtained from the 2 FILE NO. 312 (Cont.) Environmental Assessment Division prior to connection. In addition the connection plans, including pump and force main, must be submitted and approved prior to any connection being approved. There is a 4-inch wastewater line along Arch Street Pike. Service however would need to come from an existing 16-inch line to the north northwest of the annexation area. Connection to this line would be at the cost of the applicant. Southwestern Bell: No Comment Received. Schools: Little Rock: No Comment Received. The annexation is not within the Little Rock School District. Pulaski County Special: No Comment Received. The annexation area is within the Pulaski Special School District. ANALYSIS- The:annexation area is low and relatively flat with an elevation change of some twenty feet. The Fourche Bayou is just to the northwest of this area. The land rises toward Arch Street with a significant rise east of Arch Street. This general vicinity is also marked with numerous ponds, `barrow' pits. Much of the land requesting annexation is undeveloped. But the land surrounding the annexation area west of Arch Street is generally heavy commercial to industrial in nature. There is an existing single-family subdivision along the east side of Arch Street across from the area requesting annexation. Arch Street Pike is a state highway, Highway 367 and Baseline Road — Dixon Road is State Highway 338. The road is currently two -lanes, with shoulders in some locations. The Dixon Road- Arch Street intersection is just southeast of the annexation. Dixon Road continues to the east and has a full interchange with Interstate 540. The manufacturing plant for the company that owns the land requesting annexation is adjacent to the south, at this intersection of Dixon and Arch Street. The owners have indicated that the land would be used for non-residential purposes. There are both water and wastewater lines in the vicinity of this annexation. Additional lines would be required to serve the land requesting annexation and the utilities have indicated that the property owner would have to make the necessary connections at their cost. 3 FILE NO. 312 To service this site public safety providers would have to leave the city limits and travel over half a mile to get to the site. The Police have indicated that they do not have any problems with the annexation. Since this is a state highway some of the traffic enforcement will be provided by the State. The Little Rock Fire Department has expressed some concerns due to the distance this site is from the current fire resources. With the only road involved in the annexation, a state highway and the uses non- residential, the annexation should not increase the demands on the City's Public Works department. Maintenance of the road would be done by the State and solid waste removal would be done by private contract. This is an area where the City has not initiated zoning. Thus only the subdivision of land is currently reviewed for this site. The land is not zoned. The City Land Use Plan shows this site as Industrial. There are several industrial and heavy commercial uses along Arch Street Pike and between Arch Street and Hilaro Springs Road, to the west. The northeast quadrant of the Dixon -Arch intersection is single family (England Acres), but generally the area is more business oriented. The applicant has requested the land be zoned to 1-1 Industrial Park. Currently the land is not zoned. The land to the east is not zoned but is used for single- family homes. The land to the north and south is not zoned. Some of this land is vacant (undeveloped) and some has businesses. The land to the southeast is vacant but zoned C-3 General Commercial. This is the northeast corner of the Dixon — Arch intersection. The land further to the south and east is not zoned and has a scattering of homes and businesses. The C-3 zoned area does have an "OS" Open Space strip along its northern boundary with the single-family neighborhood to its north. This zoning was originally completed as a condition for providing sewer service to that site. Dixon and Arch Street are major roads in the area with numerous businesses located along them. Both are also State Highways. There is no question that this area is heavy commercial or industrial and likely to be such in the future. They City's Land Use Plan has acknowledged this location as industrial for many years. With single-family homes across Arch Street from the site, future industrialization of the land should be reviewed to minimize any impacts of additional structures or uses on the noise, traffic, smells, light and other elements that might impact the neighboring properties. The 1-1' designation allows for the continued use of industrial while providing nearby single-family some protection through the site plan review process. I•aFfiaC - . iTFiMe, Approval of the annexation. Approval of the zoning to 1-1, Industrial Park. rd FILE NO. 312 (Cont. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 3, 2008) The item was placed on consent agenda for approval. By a vote 10 for, 0 against the item was approved. 5 January 3, 2008 ITEM NO.: 17 NAME: Porocel - Green Annexation REQUEST: Accept 47 acres plus or minus to the City LOCATION: West of Arch Street Pike just north of Dixon Road FILE NO.: 312 SOURCE: Albert Thomas, representative for Porocel Storage & Warehouse LLC and AP Green Industries, Property Owners GENERAL INFORMATION: The County Judge held a hearing and signed the Annexation Order on October 30, 2007. • The area requested for consideration is currently partially developed. ■ There are two owners, Porocel Storage & Warehouse LLC and AP Green Industries. The site is contiguous to the City of Little Rock on one side. The annexation request is to obtain sewer service and other City services. • The area in question is continuous to the City along an existing railroad right-of-way. The land in question is between the railroad right-of-way (City Limits) and Arch Street Pike (State Highway 367). Currently the property is not zoned. • The property owners have indicated they intend to develop this land for uses related to the existing industrial uses to the south. AGENCY COMMENTS: Public Safety: Fire: The Little Rock Fire Department indicates they do have concerns with the annexation. They state that the annexation would be minimally invasive to the departments run protocol. Since the annexation area is greater than the ISO recommended 1.5 miles to an engine station and 2.5 miles from a ladder station. This could have an impact on the future ISO rating if no additional fire resources are developed in the vicinity of this annexation. Police: The Little Rock Police Department has indicated no issues or concerns with this annexation. January 3, 2008 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 17 (Cont.) FILE NO. 312 Police service would require a car to leave the City at Baseline Road and Arch Street Pike and travel south 0.6 miles to this area. Patrol District 82 is the closest existing patrol district. Infrastructure and Community Facilities: Central Arkansas Transit: No Comment Received. There is no bus service to this location. The closest route is Route 15 — 65th Street, which at the closest points is at Arch Street Pike-65th Street and Baseline Road -Scott Hamilton Road. Parks and Recreation: No Comment Received. The 2001 Little Rock Parks and Recreation Master Plan standard is to have a park or open space within eight blocks. The Plan shows this location to be in a deficit area. Public Works: The Public Works Department indicates they have no concerns or issues with this annexation. Arch Street Pike is a State highway so maintenance will be by the Arkansas Highway Department. The uses will be non-residential so solid waste removal will be done by private services. Utilities: Central Arkansas Water: Central Arkansas Water indicates additional water facilities will be needed. These additions by the property owner will be from an existing 12-inch line along Arch Street. There will be a Capital Investment Charge based on the size of the meter connections applied in this area. There are other water facilities in existence in or near this annexation area, most notably a 16-inch line in the northwest portion of the property, which must be protected. There is an existing 16-inch water main along the railroad right-of-way (along the northwestern edge of this annexation) and a 12-inch water main along Arch Street Pike. Entergy: No Comment Received. 2 January 3, 2008 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 17 (Cont.) FILE NO. 312 Reliant -Energy: No Comment Received. Wastewater Utility: The Little Rock Wastewater Utility has indicated that an Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit must be obtained from the Environmental Assessment Division prior to connection. In addition the connection plans, including pump and force main, must be submitted and approved prior to any connection being approved. There is a 4-inch wastewater line along Arch Street Pike. Service however would need to come from an existing 16-inch line to the north northwest of the annexation area. Connection to this line would be at the cost of the applicant. Southwestern Bell: No Comment Received. Schools: Little Rock: No Comment Received. The annexation is not within the Little Rock School District. Pulaski County Special: No Comment Received. The annexation area is within the Pulaski Special School District. ANALYSIS: The annexation area is low and relatively flat with an elevation change of some twenty feet. The Fourche Bayou is just to the northwest of this area. The land rises toward Arch Street with a significant rise east of Arch Street. This general vicinity is also marked with numerous ponds, `barrow' pits. Much of the land requesting annexation is undeveloped. But the land surrounding the annexation area west of Arch Street is generally heavy commercial to industrial in nature. There is an existing single-family subdivision along the east side of Arch Street across from the area requesting annexation. Arch Street Pike is a state highway, Highway 367 and Baseline Road — Dixon Road is State Highway 338. The road is currently two -lanes, with shoulders in some locations. The Dixon Road- Arch Street intersection is just southeast of the annexation. Dixon Road continues to the east and has a full interchange with Interstate 540. The manufacturing plant for the company that owns the land requesting annexation is adjacent to the south, at this intersection of Dixon and Arch Street. 3 January 3, 2008 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 17 (Cont. FILE NO. 312 The owners have indicated that the land would be used for non-residential purposes. There are both water and wastewater lines in the vicinity of this annexation. Additional lines would be required to serve the land requesting annexation and the utilities have indicated that the property owner would have to make the necessary connections at their cost. To service this site public safety providers would have to leave the city limits and travel over half a mile to get to the site. The Police have indicated that they do not have any problems with the annexation. Since this is a state highway some of the traffic enforcement will be provided by the State. The Little Rock Fire Department has expressed some concerns due to the distance this site is from the current fire resources. With the only road involved in the annexation, a state highway and the uses non- residential, the annexation should not increase the demands on the City's Public Works department. Maintenance of the road would be done by the State and solid waste removal would be done by private contract. This is an area where the City has not initiated zoning. Thus only the subdivision of land is currently reviewed for this site. The land is not zoned. The City Land Use Plan shows this site as Industrial. There are several industrial and heavy commercial uses along Arch Street Pike and between Arch Street and Hilaro Springs Road, to the west. The northeast quadrant of the Dixon -Arch intersection is single family (England Acres), but generally the area is more business oriented. The applicant has requested the land be zoned to 1-1 Industrial Park. Currently the land is not zoned. The land to the east is not zoned but is used for single- family homes. The land to the north and south is not zoned. Some of this land is vacant (undeveloped) and some has businesses. The land to the southeast is vacant but zoned C-3 General Commercial. This is the northeast corner of the Dixon — Arch intersection. The land further to the south and east is not zoned and has a scattering of homes and businesses. The C-3 zoned area does have an "OS" Open Space strip along its northern boundary with the single-family neighborhood to its north. This zoning was originally completed as a condition for providing sewer service to that site. Dixon and Arch Street are major roads in the area with numerous businesses located along them. Both are also State Highways. In January 3, 2008 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 17 (Cont. FILE NO. 312 There is no question that this area is heavy commercial or industrial and likely to be such in the future. They City's Land Use Plan has acknowledged this location as industrial for many years. With single-family homes across Arch Street from the site, future industrialization of the land should be reviewed to minimize any impacts of additional structures or uses on the noise, traffic, smells, light and other elements that might impact the neighboring properties. The `l-1' designation allows for the continued use of industrial while providing nearby single-family some protection through the site plan review process. Staff Recommendation: Approval of the annexation. Approval of the zoning to 1-1, Industrial Park. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 3, 2008) The item was placed on consent agenda for approval. By a vote 10 for, 0 against the item was approved. 5