NAME:   Polo Club in Chenal Valley Long-form PD-R Revocation

LOCATION:  Located on the West side of Chenal Valley Drive near Lamarche Drive

DEVELOPER:

Deltic Timber Corporation

7 Chenal Valley Drive

Little Rock, AR 72223

ENGINEER:

White Daters and Associates

#24 Rahling Circle

Little Rock, AR 72223

AREA: 9.60 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF

CURRENT ZONING: PRD

ALLOWED USES:  Multi-family 8.33 units per acre

VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested.

BACKGROUND:

Ordinance No. 18,647 adopted by the Little Rock Board of Directors on February 19, 2002, rezoned the site from MF-24 to PRD (Planned Residential Development), which would allow the applicant to develop the site as a multi-family development with an 8.33 units per acre density. The development was proposed with ten buildings of upper-end, low-density rental residences tailored to empty nesters, families waiting for homes to be constructed and business people living away from home for an extended period of time. A total of 80 units were proposed with the development. Each of the units was to have a garage unit, 12 garage spaces were proposed in a detached structure and 79 surface parking spaces were proposed.

A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST:

The applicant submitted a request dated December 6, 2004, requesting the current zoning be revoked and the previous MF-24 district zoning classification be restored. The applicant has indicated the proposed apartment development will not be constructed on the site as proposed. Per Section 36-454(d) the Owner may for cause request repeal of the ordinance establishing the development.

 

B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:

The site is heavily wooded and undeveloped as are the areas to the north, south and west. The area to the east was recently approved as a Planned Residential Development for the development of a retirement village with a nursing home and assisted living facility currently being proposed. Other uses in the area along Chenal Valley Drive include Ashbury Apartments to the south, near Rahling Road, and a city of Little Rock Fire station to the northwest, near Chenal Parkway. Single-family residences are located to the north of the site, on LaMarche Drive in the LaMarche Subdivision of Chenal Valley.

 

C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:

As of this writing, staff has not received any comment from the area residents. All property owners located within 200-feet of the site along, all residents located within 300-feet of the site, who could be identified along with the Margeaux Place Property Owners Association were notified of the public hearing.

 

D. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: 

Staff recommends approval of the request for the revocation of the current PRD zoning classification and the restoration of the zoning classification to MF-24.

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 20, 2005)

Mr. Joe White was present representing the request. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request for the revocation of the current PRD zoning classification and the restoration of the zoning classification to MF-24.

There was no further discussion of the item. The chair entertained a motion to place the item on the consent agenda for approval. The motion carried by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 no and 1 absent.