HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8825 Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z
Owner: The City of Little Rock
Applicant: Haskell L. Dickinson, II
(McGeorge Contracting Co., Inc.)
Location: South and west of Gillam Park
Area:
136.44 Acres
Request: Rezone from R-2 and PR to M
Purpose: Rock quarry
Existing Use: Park land
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North — Gillam park property; zoned PR
South — Mining operations; zoned M, R-2 and 1-3
East — Undeveloped property located outside the Little Rock city limits and not zoned.
West — Mining operations and undeveloped property; zoned M and not zoned
(outside city limits)
A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS:
No Comments.
B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT:
The site is not located on CATA bus route.
C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:
All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site and the Granite
Mountain Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing.
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D. LAND USE ELEMENT:
This request is located in the College Station/Sweet Home Planning District. The
Land Use Plan shows Park/Open Space (PK/OS) for this property. This category
includes all public parks, recreation facilities, greenbelts, flood plains, and other
designated open space and recreational land. The applicant has applied for a
rezoning from PR (Park District) to M (Mining District) to allow for the expansion
of mining activities on to this land from adjacent land. There is a related
application to change the Land Use Plan to Mining on this agenda.
Master Street Plan:
Interstate-530 is shown as a Freeway on the Master Street Plan. Freeways are
generally part of the interstate freeway system and their standards are
established by the federal government. The primary function of a Freeway is to
move vehicles long distances, there is no frontage road or access at this location.
Bicycle Plan:
There are no bike routes shown in the immediate vicinity.
E. STAFF ANALYSIS:
The City of Little Rock, owner of the 136.44 acres of property located south and
west of Gillam Park, is requesting to rezone the property from "R-2" Single
Family District and "PR" Park and Recreation District to "M" Mining District. A
total of 107.99 acres of the overall property is located at the south end of Gillam
Park, east of Interstate 530. A smaller 28.45 tract is located west of Gillam Park,
along the west side of 1-530. The rezoning is proposed in order to incorporate
the property into existing mining operations south and west of the subject
property. The City's Board. of Directors recently entered into a land swap
agreement with McGeorge Contracting Co., Inc. The agreement will swap this
property for approximately 163 acres of property located to the north and east.
The property is undeveloped and mostly wooded. Existing mining operations are
located south and west of the subject property. Undeveloped property, outside
the city limits and not zoned, is located to the east and southwest. Gillam Park
property is located to the north.
The City's Future Land Use Plan designates the 107.99 acres south of Gillam
Park as Park/Open Space and the 28.45 acre tract west of 1-530 as Mining. A
proposed Land Use Plan Amendment to Mining for the 107.99 acre piece is a
separate item on this agenda.
Staff is supportive of the requested M zoning. Staff views the request as
reasonable. The overall property is primarily comprised of a relatively narrow
strip running north/south along the west side of 1-530 and running east/west, east
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of 1-530 and along the south boundary of the park. The northeastern portion of
the proposed M zoning will be located over 1,000 feet away from the nearest
residences in the Springer Blvd./Hwy. 365 area. Staff feels that the rezoning to
allow continuation of the existing mining operations is appropriate. Staff believes
the proposed M zoning 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: (JANUARY 10, 2013)
The applicant was 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 as recommended by staff. The vote was
9 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent and 1 open position.
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