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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8473 Staff AnalysisAugust 6, 2009 ITEM NO.: 1 FILE NO.: Z-8473 Owner: Wolfe Street Foundation Applicant: Chester Phillips, Wolfe Street Foundation Location: Southwest corner of West 121h and Wolfe Streets Area: 0.63 Acres Request: Rezone from R-4 and C-3 to 0-3 Purpose: To recognize existing and past use of property Existing Use: Office use (AA and Alanon meetings) SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Children's Hospital parking lot (across West 12th Street); zoned and O-2 South — Thrift shop and barber/beauty salon; zoned 0-3 East — Children's Hospital facilities (across Wolfe Street); zoned 0-2 West — Children's Hospital grounds maintenance facility and gravel parking lot; zoned 0-2 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS.- 1 . Due to the proposed use of the property, the Master Street Plan specifies that West 12th Street for the frontage of this property must meet commercial street standards. Dedicate right-of-way to 30 feet from centerline. Show the right-of-way centerlines on survey of West 12th Street and Wolfe Street. 2. A 20 foot radial dedication of right-of-way is required at the intersection of West 12th Street and Wolfe Street. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is not located on a CATA Bus Route. Route #3 (Baptist Medical Center Route) runs along West 12th Street and Battery Street to the west. August 6, 2009 ITEM NO: 1(Cont-)—FILE NO.: Z-8473 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 Central High and Capitol Hill Neighborhood Associations, and Park Street Alert Center were notified of the rezoning request. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the Central City Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Public Institutional for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning R-4 and C-3 to 0-3. The area surrounding this site to the west is shown as Mixed Office Commercial, so the request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Master Street Plan: West 12th Street and Wolfe Street are both Local Streets. The primary function of a Local Street is to provide access to adjacent properties. Local Streets which are abutted by non-residential zoning/use or more intensive zoning than duplexes are considered as "Commercial Streets". These streets have a design standard the same as a Collector. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bic cle Plan: There are no bike routes in this immediate vicinity. Neighborhood Action Plan: This area is not covered by a City of Little Rock Neighborhood Action Plan. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: Wolfe Street Foundation, owner of the 0.63 acre property located at the southwest corner of West 12th and Wolfe Streets, is requesting to rezone the property from "R-4" Two -Family District and "C-3" General Commercial District to "O-Y General Office District. The property is comprised of Lots 9 through 12, Block 5, Centennial Addition. The rezoning is proposed to recognize the existing and past use of the property by the Wolfe Street Foundation. 2 August 6, 2009 ITEM NO: 1 Cont. FILE NO.: 2-8473 A two-story frame building which houses the Wolfe Street Center is located within the south half of the property. A paved parking lot is located on the north side of the building. There are access drives from West 12th and Wolfe Streets. The general area contains a mixture of uses. Children's Hospital facilities are located across Wolfe Street to the east. A grounds maintenance facility for the hospital is located to the west. A parking lot for the hospital is located to the north across West 12th Street. A thrift store and barber/beauty salon are located to the south along West 13th Street. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Public Institutional. The requested zoning to 0-3 does not require an amendment to the Land Use Plan based on the fact that the area immediately west of the site is designated as Mixed Office Commercial. Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning to 0-3. Staff views the request as reasonable. The proposed 0-3 zoning will represent a continuation of the office zoning pattern in this area. The properties located to the north, east and west are zoned 0-2. The property immediately south is zoned 0-3. The applicant is not requesting 0-2 zoning for this property based primarily on the fact that 0-2 requires a minimum lot area of two (2) acres. Staff believes the proposed 0-3 zoning to recognize the existing and past use of the property 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: (AUGUST 6, 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. The application was approved. 3 FILE NO.: Z-8473 Owner: Applicant: Location: Area: Request: Purpose: Existing Use: Wolfe Street Foundation Chester Phillips, Wolfe Street Foundation Southwest corner of West 121h and Wolfe Streets 0.63 Acres Rezone from R-4 and C-3 to 0-3 To recognize existing and past use of property Office use (AA and Alanon meetings) SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Children's Hospital parking lot (across West 12th Street); zoned and O-2 South — Thrift shop and barber/beauty salon; zoned 0-3 East — Children's Hospital facilities (across Wolfe Street); zoned 0-2 West — Children's Hospital grounds maintenance facility and gravel parking lot; zoned 0-2 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Due to the proposed use of the property, the Master Street Plan specifies that West 12th Street for the frontage of this property must meet commercial street standards. Dedicate right-of-way to 30 feet from centerline. Show the right-of-way centerlines on survey of West 12th Street and Wolfe Street. 2. A 20 foot radial dedication of right-of-way is required at the intersection of West 12th Street and Wolfe Street. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is not located on a CATA Bus Route. Route #3 (Baptist Medical Center Route) runs along West 12th Street and Battery Street to the west. FILE NO.: Z-8473 (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 Central High and Capitol Hill Neighborhood Associations, and Park Street Alert Center were notified of the rezoning request. D. LAND USE ELEMENT; This request is located in the Central City Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Public Institutional for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning R-4 and C-3 to 0-3. The area surrounding this site to the west is shown as Mixed Office Commercial, so the request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Master Street Plan: West 12th Street and Wolfe Street are both Local Streets. The primary function of a Local Street is to provide access to adjacent properties. Local Streets which are abutted by non-residential zoning/use or more intensive zoning than duplexes are considered as "Commercial Streets". These streets have a design standard the same as a Collector. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: There are no bike routes in this immediate vicinity. Neighborhood Action Plan: This area is not covered by a City of Little Rock Neighborhood Action Plan. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: Wolfe Street Foundation, owner of the 0.63 acre property located at the southwest corner of West 12th and Wolfe Streets, is requesting to rezone the property from "R-4" Two -Family District and "C-3" General Commercial District to "O-Y General Office District. The property is comprised of Lots 9 through 12, Block 5, Centennial Addition. The rezoning is proposed to recognize the existing and past use of the property by the Wolfe Street Foundation. A two-story frame building which houses the Wolfe Street Center is located within the south half of the property. A paved parking lot is located E FILE NO.: Z-8 on the north side of the building. There are access drives from West 12th and Wolfe Streets. The general area contains a mixture of uses. Children's Hospital facilities are located across Wolfe Street to the east. A grounds maintenance facility for the hospital is located to the west. A parking lot for the hospital is located to the north across West 12th Street. A thrift store and barber/beauty salon are located to the south along West 13th Street. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Public Institutional. The requested zoning to 0-3 does not require an amendment to the Land Use Plan based on the fact that the area immediately west of the site is designated as Mixed Office Commercial. Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning to 0-3. Staff views the request as reasonable. The proposed 0-3 zoning will represent a continuation of the office zoning pattern in this area. The properties located to the north, east and west are zoned 0-2. The property immediately south is zoned 0-3. The applicant is not requesting 0-2 zoning for this property based primarily on the fact that 0-2 requires a minimum lot area of two (2) acres. Staff believes the proposed 0-3 zoning to recognize the existing and past use of the property 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: (AUGUST 6, 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. The application was approved. K,