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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8707 Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z-8707 Owner: Little Rock Housing Authority Applicant: Colley Burrow, Fennell Purifoy Architects Location: 1110 S. Woodrow Street Area: 0.245 Acre Request: Rezone from 0-3 and R-3 to R-4 Purpose: To construct new duplex Existing Use: Vacant lot SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Vacant lot and single family residences; zoned 0-3, C-1 and R-3 South — Vacant commercial building and parking lot; zoned C-3 East — Commercial building and parking lot (across S. Woodrow Street); zoned 1-2 and R-3 West — Single family residential structures; zoned R-3 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Woodrow St. is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial with special design standards. A dedication of right-of-way 35 feet from centerline will be required. Provide the centerline of the Woodrow St. right-of-way on the survey to determine if right-of-way is required to be dedicated. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is not located on a CATA bus route. Bus Route #3 (Baptist Medical Center Route) runs along West 12th Street to the south. C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site, and the Pine to Woodrow, Stephens Area Faith, Capitol Hill and Central High Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. FILE NO.: Z-8707 (Cont. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the 1-630 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Mixed Use (MX) for this property. Mixed Use allows for a mixture of residential, office and commercial uses to occur. A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is entirely office or commercial or if the use is a mixture of the three. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from 0-3 and R-3 to R-4, Two -Family to allow for the construction of a duplex. Master Street Plan: Woodrow is a Minor Arterial. 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 exists should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Woodrow since it is a Minor Arterial. 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 shown in the immediate vicinity. E. STAFF ANALYSIS. Little Rock Housing Authority, owner of the 0.245 acre property located at 1110 S. Woodrow Street, is requesting to rezone the property from "0-3" General Office District and "R-3" Single Family District to "R-4" Two -Family District. The main portion of the property (0.23 acre) is currently zoned 0-3, with a small "bump -out" at the southwest corner of the property being zoned R-3 (0.015 acre). The rezoning is proposed to allow construction of a new duplex structure. The property is currently undeveloped. A single family residential structure which existed on the site was recently removed. The general area at the intersection of S. Woodrow Street and West 12th Street contains a mixture of zoning and uses. There is a vacant commercial building located on the C-3 zoned property immediately to the south. A vacant lot and a single family structure are located to the north. Single family residences are located to the west (R-3 zoning). Nichols and Simpson Organ builders is located in the commercial building across S. Woodrow Street to the east (1-2 and R-3 zoning). A mixture of commercial uses is located at the intersection of S. Woodrow Street and West 12th Street. Several single family residences in this immediate area are vacant and boarded. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Mixed Use (MX). The requested R-4 zoning does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. 2 FILE N F. 7-8707 (Cont. Staff is supportive of the requested R-4 rezoning. Staff views the request as reasonable. The Future Land Use Plan designation of "M)C" Mixed Use allows for a mixture of residential, office and commercial zonings and uses. The MX designation extends from Maryland Avenue to West 14th Street, along the west side of S. Woodrow Street. The Little Rock Housing Authority's plan to construct a duplex on this property will be consistent with the overall future plan for this area. Staff believes the proposed R-4 zoning will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested R-4 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 3, 2011) Staff informed the Commission that the application needed to be deferred to the December 15, 2011 agenda, based on the fact the applicant failed to send the required notices to surrounding property owners. Staff supported the deferral. The application was placed on the Consent Agenda and deferred to the December 15, 2011 agenda with a vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 15, 2011) The applicants were present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the consent agenda and approved by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 noes and 3 absent. 3 December 15, 2011 ITEM Nt7.: A Owner: Little Rock Housing Authority FILE NO.: Z-8707 Applicant: Colley Burrow, Fennell Purifoy Architects Location: 1110 S. Woodrow Street Area: 0.245 Acre Request: Rezone from 0-3 and R-3 to R-4 Purpose: To construct new duplex Existing Use: Vacant lot SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Vacant lot and single family residences; zoned 0-3, C-1 and R-3 South — Vacant commercial building and parking lot; zoned C-3 East — Commercial building and parking lot (across S. Woodrow Street); zoned 1-2 and R-3 West — Single family residential structures; zoned R-3 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Woodrow St. is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial with special design standards. A dedication of right-of-way 35 feet from centerline will be required. Provide the centerline of the Woodrow St. right-of-way on the survey to determine if right-of-way is required to be dedicated. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is not located on a CATA bus route. Bus Route #3 (Baptist Medical Center Route) runs along West 121h Street to the south. C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site, and the Pine to Woodrow, Stephens Area Faith, Capitol Hill and Central High Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. December 15, 2011 ITEM NO.: A Cont. FILE NO.: Z-8707 D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the 1-630 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Mixed Use (MX) for this property. Mixed Use allows for a mixture of residential, office and commercial uses to occur. A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is entirely office or commercial or if the use is a mixture of the three. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from 0-3 and R-3 to R-4, Two -Family to allow for the construction of a duplex. Master Street Plan: Woodrow is a Minor Arterial. 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 exists should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Woodrow since it is a Minor Arterial. 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 shown in the immediate vicinity. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: Little Rock Housing Authority, owner of the 0.245 acre property located at 1110 S. Woodrow Street, is requesting to rezone the property from "0-3" General Office District and "R-3" Single Family District to "R-4" Two -Family District. The main portion of the property (0.23 acre) is currently zoned 0-3, with a small "bump -out" at the southwest corner of the property being zoned R-3 (0.015 acre). The rezoning is proposed to allow construction of a new duplex structure. The property is currently undeveloped. A single family residential structure which existed on the site was recently removed. The general area at the intersection of S. Woodrow Street and West 12th Street contains a mixture of zoning and uses. There is a vacant commercial building located on the C-3 zoned property immediately to the south. A vacant lot and a single family structure are located to the north. Single family residences are located to the west (R-3 zoning). Nichols and Simpson Organ builders is located in the commercial building across S. Woodrow Street to the east (1-2 and R-3 zoning). A mixture of commercial uses is located at the intersection of S. Woodrow Street and West 12th Street. Several single family residences in this immediate area are vacant and boarded. 2 December 15, 2011 ITEM NO.: A Cont. FILE NO.: Z-8707 The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Mixed Use (MX). The requested R-4 zoning does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested R-4 rezoning. Staff views the request as reasonable. The Future Land Use Plan designation of "MX" Mixed Use allows for a mixture of residential, office and commercial zonings and uses. The MX designation extends from Maryland Avenue to West 14th Street, along the west side of S. Woodrow Street. The Little Rock Housing Authority's plan to construct a duplex on this property will be consistent with the overall future plan for this area. Staff believes the proposed R-4 zoning will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested R-4 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 3, 2011) Staff informed the Commission that the application needed to be deferred to the December 15, 2011 agenda, based on the fact the applicant failed to send the required notices to surrounding property owners. Staff supported the deferral. The application was placed on the Consent Agenda and deferred to the December 15, 2011 agenda with a vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 15, 2011) The applicants were present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the consent agenda and approved by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 noes and 3 absent. 3