Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8444 Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z-8444 Owner: McGeorge Contracting Co., Inc. Applicant: Haskell L. Dickinson, II/Edward Jackson Location: East of Arch Street Pike, South of Interstate 30 Area: 44.138 Acres Request: Rezone from R-2 to M Purpose: Future Mining Operation Existing Use: Undeveloped SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Railroad right-of-way/Fourche Creek; zoned R-2 South — Undeveloped property; zoned M and R-2 East — Undeveloped property and 1-530 right-of-way; zoned R-2 West — Undeveloped property; zoned M A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: No Comments. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is not located on a CATA bus route. Route #15 (65th Street Route) runs along Arch Street Pike to the west. C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site and the SWLR United for Progress, Upper Baseline and South End Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. There were no residents within 300 feet to notify. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the Arch Street Pike Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Mining for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from "R-2" Single Family to M Mining District. FILE NO.: Z-8444 The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Master Street Plan: Arch Street Pike is shown as a Principal Arterial. 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 Arch Street Pike since it is a Principal Arterial. Bicycle Plan: There is a proposed Class I bike route near this application area. A Class I bikeway is built separate from or alongside a road. Additional paving and right-of-way may be required. 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: McGeorge Contracting Company, Inc., owner of 44.138 acres of property located east of Arch Street Pike and south of Interstate 30, is requesting to rezone the property from "R-2" Single Family District to "M" Mining District. The rezoning is proposed for a future mining operation. The property is undeveloped and mostly wooded, with varying degrees of slope. All surrounding property is undeveloped. The property to the east and south is currently zoned M. The property to the east, between this property and 1-530, is zoned R-2. There is railroad right-of-way immediately to the north, with Fourche Creek further north. There is a stone quarry (3M) further to the west/southwest. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Mining. The requested 44.138 acres of M zoning does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning to M. Staff views the request as reasonable. The property immediately west and south of the proposed M zoning is currently zoned M. As noted above 3M Company has an existing mining operation to the west and southwest. A rezoning of 42.50 acres to the west was recently approved for M. McGeorge Contracting also owns approximately 76 additional acres of M zoned property 2 FILE NO.: Z-8444 immediately to the south. Property further south is outside the city limits and not zoned. The proposed M zoning represents a continuation of the zoning pattern in this area. Staff believes the rezoning is appropriate and will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested M rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (APRIL 2, 2009) 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 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. t April 2, 2009 ITEM NO.: 2 FILE NO.: Z- Owner: McGeorge Contracting Co., Inc. Applicant: Haskell L. Dickinson, II/Edward Jackson Location: East of Arch Street Pike, South of Interstate 30 Area: Request: Purpose: Existing Use: 44.138 Acres Rezone from R-2 to M Future Mining Operation Undeveloped SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Railroad right-of-way/Fourche Creek; zoned R-2 South — Undeveloped property; zoned M and R-2 East — Undeveloped property and 1-530 right-of-way; zoned R-2 West — Undeveloped property; zoned M A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: No Comments. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is not located on a CATA bus route. Route #15 (65th Street Route) runs along Arch Street Pike to the west. C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site and the SWLR United for Progress, Upper Baseline and South End Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. There were no residents within 300 feet to notify. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the Arch Street Pike Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Mining for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from "R-2" Single Family to M Mining District. April 2, 2009 ITEM NO: 2 (Co FILE NO.: Z-8444 The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Master Street Plan: Arch Street Pike is shown as a Principal Arterial. 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 Arch Street Pike since it is a Principal Arterial. Bicycle Plan: There is a proposed Class I bike route near this application area. A Class I bikeway is built separate from or alongside a road. Additional paving and right-of-way may be required. Nei hborhood 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: McGeorge Contracting Company, Inc., owner of 44.138 acres of property located east of Arch Street Pike and south of Interstate 30, is requesting to rezone the property from "R-2" Single Family District to "M" Mining District. The rezoning is proposed for a future mining operation. The property is undeveloped and mostly wooded, with varying degrees of slope. All surrounding property is undeveloped. The property to the east and south is currently zoned M. The property to the east, between this property and 1-530, is zoned R-2. There is railroad right-of-way immediately to the north, with Fourche Creek further north. There is a stone quarry (3M) further to the west/southwest. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Mining. The requested 44.138 acres of M zoning does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning to M. Staff views the request as reasonable. The property immediately west and south of the proposed M zoning is currently zoned M. As noted above 3M Company has an existing mining operation to the west and southwest. A rezoning of 42.50 acres to the west was recently approved for M. McGeorge Contracting also owns approximately 76 additional acres of M zoned property immediately to the south. Property further south is outside the city limits 2 April 2, 2009 ITEM NO: 2 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-8444 and not zoned. The proposed M zoning represents a continuation of the zoning pattern in this area. Staff believes the rezoning is appropriate and will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested M rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (APRIL 2, 2009) 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 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. 3