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Home My WebLink AboutBOD Staff Report 071726.....OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION MAY 19, 2026 AGENDA Subject An Ordinance Approving a Planned Zoning Development titled Saxion Enterprises - PCD, located at 2020 W. 3rd Street (Z-10282) Submitted by: Department of Planning and Development SYNOPSIS FISCAL IMPACT RECOMMENDATION BACKGROUND Action Required Ordinance Resolution Approval Information Report Approved By Delphone Hubbard e applicant requests to rezone the 0.85 acre property from 3 to PCD to allow a mixed use development. None Approval of the Ordinance. The applicant proposes to rezone the property from C-3 to PCD to allow a mixed residential, office and commercial use of an existing developed property. The property is located at the northwest corner of W. 3rd Street (Boone Street) and S. Summit Street. W. 2°d Street runs along the north property line. The property contains a six (6) story building within the west half of the property. Paved parking (79 spaces) is located south and east of the existing building. The applicant proposes commercial uses on the building's first floor, office uses on the sixth floor, and thirty-six (36) BACKGROUND CONTINUED apartment units on the middle four (4) floors. The applicant provided the following information about the project: "The Property consists of approximately 0.85 acres and is improved with an existing six story building that is currently utilized for office and light warehouse purposes. The surrounding area includes a mixture of office, commercial, and residential uses, making the site well -suited for a thoughtfully integrated mixed -use redevelopment. " "Saxion Enterprises, LLC proposes to redevelop the existing structure into a mixed -use building consisting of office, commercial, and residential components. The top floor will remain office space; the first floor is proposed for light commercial use; and the middle four floors will be converted to residential use. In connection with this redevelopment, the applicant is also requesting a variance to permit 36 residential units. " "The proposed PCD designation will allow the City to tailor development standards to the specific characteristics of the Property and the surrounding neighborhood, while ensuring compatibility with adjacent uses. The adaptive reuse of the existing structure will enhance the vitality of the area, providing additional residential opportunities in proximity to established commercial and office services. " The applicant provided information with respect to use of the building's first floor: "C-3 permitted uses are requested as a use -mix for the first floor. Saxion Enterprises, LLC currently expects the first floor to house a Pilates studio and a spa. The first floor may also include a small cafe. At this time, Saxion Enterprises expects there to be, at most, one restaurant -type establishment on the property. " The property contains approximately seventy-nine (79) off- street parking spaces. Section 36-502 of the City's Zoning Ordinance typically requires fifty-four (54) parking spaces for thirty-six (36) residential units. Parking is allowed along both sides of W. 2nd Street, along the property's north boundary. With the limited restaurant -type use of the building's first floor, staff believes the existing parking will be sufficient to serve the proposed use mix. ►J BACKGROUND CONTINUED Any new sight lighting must be low-level and directed away from adjacent properties. All signage must conform with Section 36-555 of the City's Zoning Ordinance (signs allowed in commercial zones). Any dumpster on the site must be screened as per ordinance requirements. On April 9, 2026 the Planning Commission voted 8 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent, and 1 open position, as part of the Consent Agenda, to approve the PCD rezoning. There were no objectors present. All owners of property located within 300 feet of the site and all neighborhood associations registered with the City of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing. Please see the attached Planning Commission minute record for the complete staff analysis. 3 1 K ORDINANCE NO. 3 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PLANNED ZONING 4 DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHING A PLANNED COMMERCIAL 5 DISTRICT TITLED SAXION ENTERPRISES - PCD, LOCATED AT 6 2020 W. 3RD STREET (Z-10282), CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI 7 COUNTY, ARKANSAS, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP 8 OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 9 10 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE 11 ROCK, ARKANSAS. 12 13 Section 1. That the zoning classification of the following described property be 14 changed from C-3, General Commercial District to PCD, Planned Commercial District: 15 16 Z-10282 - DESCRIBED AS ALL OF LOTS 1,11 AND 12, BLOCK 6, AND 17 PART OF LOTS 2,3, AND 10, BLOCK 6, PLUNKETT'S SECOND 18 ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, 19 ARKANSAS, AND ALL THAT PORTION OF A 10-FOOT ALLEY (NOW 20 CLOSED) LYING BETWEEN SAID LOT 1 AND PARTS OF LOTS 2 21 AND 3 AND SAID LOTS 11 AND 12 AND PART OF LOT 10: AN THE 22 EAST ONE-HALF OF SCHILLER STREET (NOW CLOSED) LYING 23 WEST OF AND ADJACENT TO SAID LOT 1 AND SAID PART OF LOT 24 2 ALL BING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 25 26 BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 12, 27 BLOCK 6, PLUNKETT'S SECOND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF 28 LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THE SAID POINT 29 BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S 02°09'32" W 30 151.49 FEET; THENCE N 87°28'02" W 128.74 FEET; THENCE N 31 63009'15" W 14.14 FEET; THENCE N 63°48107" W 9.21 FEET; THENCE 32 N 53029'01" W FEET; THENCE N 69°18'10" W 48.89 FEET; THENCE Page 1 of 3 1 N 87049'52" W 22.50 FEET; THENCE N 02°10'08" E 60.00 FEET; 2 THENCE S 88006'17" E 312.48 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING 3 CONTAINING 0.85 ACRES MORE OR LESS. 4 5 Section 2. The preliminary site development plan/plat be approved as 6 recommended by the Little Rock Planning Commission. 7 8 Section 3. That the change in zoning classification contemplated for Saxion Enterprises 9 - PCD located at 2020 W. 3rd Street (Z-10282) is conditioned upon obtaining final plan 10 approval within the time specified by Chapter 36, Article VII, Section 36-454 (e) of the Code 11 of Ordinances. 12 13 Section 4. That this Ordinance shall not take effect and be in full force until the final 14 plan approval. 15 16 Section 5. That the map referred to in Chapter 36 of the Code of Ordinances of the City 17 of Little Rock, Arkansas, and designated district map be and it hereby amended to the extent 18 and in the respects necessary to affect and designate the change provided for in Section 1 19 hereof. 20 21 Section 6. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, 22 clause phrase, or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or 23 unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of 24 the ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or 25 adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the ordinance. 26 27 Section 7. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are 28 inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such 29 inconsistency. 30 31 PASSED: 32 33 ATTEST: 34 35 36 APPROVED: 37 Allison Segars, City Clerk Frank Scott, Jr., Mayor Page 2of3 2 APPROVED AS TO FORM: 5 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorney 6 // 7 // 8 // Page 3 of 3