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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8123 Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z-8123 Owner: Sharon Valdine Grant Applicant: Enoch Miller Location: 12819 Kanis Road Area: 1.00 Acre Request: Rezone from R-2 to 0-3 Purpose: Cosmetology School Existing Use: Duplex SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — VFW Post and undeveloped property (across Kanis Road); zoned R-2 South — Undeveloped property and single family residences; zoned 0-1, 0-3 and R-2 East — Single family residence and undeveloped property; zoned 0-1 and C-3 West — Undeveloped property; zoned 0-3 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. 2. With future development, the property owner will be required to improve Kanis Road to the Master Street Plan standard including curb, gutter, sidewalks and drainage improvements. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is not located on a CATA Bus Route. 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 Gibralter Heights/Pointe West/Timber Ridge and Parkway Place Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. FILE NO.: Z-8123 Cont. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the Ellis Mountain Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Suburban Office for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from R-2 Single Family to 0-3 General Office District. Based on the existing zoning and use pattern, the proposal does not have a significant impact on the Land Use Plan, which would necessitate a Plan Amendment. Master Street Plan: Kanis Road is shown as a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Kanis since it is a Minor Arterial. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: Existing or proposed Class I, II or III Bikeways are not in the immediate vicinity of the development. City Recoqnized 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. - Sharon Valdine Grant, owner of the 1.00 acre property located at 12819 Kanis Road, is requesting to rezone the property form "R-2" Single Family District to "0-3" General Office District. The rezoning is proposed to allow use of the existing building as a cosmetology school. There is currently a one-story frame duplex structure located near the center of the property. There are two (2) gravel drives from Kanis Road which serve as access to the property. There is a one -car carport on each side of the residential structure. The general area contains a mixture of uses and zoning. A VFW post and undeveloped property (zoned R-2) are located across Kanis Road to the north. A single family residence is located on the 0-1 property immediately east, with undeveloped C-3 zoned property further east at the southwest 2 FILE NO.: Z-8123 (Cont.) corner of Kanis Road and Pointe West Drive. Undeveloped 0-3 zoned property is located immediately to the west. Undeveloped 0-3 and 0-1 property is located to the south, with single family residences further south. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as "Suburban Office". The requested 0-3 zoning does not require an amendment to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning. Staff views the request as reasonable. The properties immediately east and west of the site are zoned 0-1 and 0-3 respectively. These existing 0-1 and 0-3 zonings wrap around to the south side of the site. Staff believes rezoning this one (1) acre to 0-3 and continuing the zoning and use pattern in this immediate area will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-3 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 9, 2006) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the application with a recommendation of approval. The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for approval. A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. The application was approved. 3 November 9, 2006 ITEM NO.: 2 Owner: Sharon Valdine Grant Applicant: Enoch Miller Location: 12819 Kanis Road Area: 1.00 Acre Request: Rezone from R-2 to 0-3 Purpose: Cosmetology School Existing Use: Duplex SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING FILE NO.: Z-8123 North — VFW Post and undeveloped property (across Kanis Road); zoned R-2 South — Undeveloped property and single family residences; zoned 0-1, 0-3 and R-2 East — Single family residence and undeveloped property; zoned 0-1 and C-3 West — Undeveloped property; zoned 0-3 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. 2. With future development, the property owner will be required to improve Kanis Road to the Master Street Plan standard including curb, gutter, sidewalks and drainage improvements. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is not located on a CATA Bus Route. 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 Gibralter Heights/Pointe November 9, 2006 ITEM NO: 2 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-8123 West/Timber Ridge and Parkway Place Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the Ellis Mountain Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Suburban Office for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from R-2 Single Family to 0-3 General Office District. Based on the existing zoning and use pattern, the proposal does not have a significant impact on the Land Use Plan, which would necessitate a Plan Amendment. Master Street Plan: Kanis Road is shown as a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Kanis since it is a Minor Arterial. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicvcle Plan: Existing or proposed Class I, II or III Bikeways are not in the immediate vicinity of the development. 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: Sharon Valdine Grant, owner of the 1.00 acre property located at 12819 Kanis Road, is requesting to rezone the property form "R-2" Single Family District to "0-3" General Office District. The rezoning is proposed to allow use of the existing building as a cosmetology school. There is currently a one-story frame duplex structure located near the center of the property. There are two (2) gravel drives from Kanis Road which serve as access to the property. There is a one -car carport on each side of the residential structure. 2 November 9, 2006 ITEM NO: 2 (Co FILE NO.: Z-8123 The general area contains a mixture of uses and zoning. A VFW post and undeveloped property (zoned R-2) are located across Kanis Road to the north. A single family residence is located on the 0-1 property immediately east, with undeveloped C-3 zoned property further east at the southwest corner of Kanis Road and Pointe West Drive. Undeveloped 0-3 zoned property is located immediately to the west. Undeveloped 0-3 and 0-1 property is located to the south, with single family residences further south. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as "Suburban Office". The requested 0-3 zoning does not require an amendment to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning. Staff views the request as reasonable. The properties immediately east and west of the site are zoned 0-1 and 0-3 respectively. These existing 0-1 and 0-3 zonings wrap around to the south side of the site. Staff believes rezoning this one (1) acre to 0-3 and continuing the zoning and use pattern in this immediate area will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-3 rezoning. LANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 9, 2006) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the application with a recommendation of approval. The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for approval. A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. The application was approved. 3