JUNE 17, 2004
ITEM NO.: H
FILE NO.: Z-7625
Owner: Kenneth Davis
Applicant: McGetrick and McGetrick (Pat McGetrick)
Location: 11524 West 36th Street
Area: 1.93 acres
Request: Rezone from R-2 to O-3
Purpose: Future Office Development
Existing Use: Single Family Residential
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - Undeveloped (future church at Rock Creek site); zoned POD
South - Single family residences on large lots and undeveloped property (across West 36th Street); zoned R-2, MF-12, OS and C-2
East - Church at Rock Creek facilities (under development); zoned POD
West - Undeveloped and one (1) single family residence; zoned R-2 and POD
A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS:
- West 36th Street is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way 45 feet from centerline will be required with the proposed zoning action.
B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT:
The site is not located on a CATA Bus Route. Route #14 (Rosedale Route) is located to the east along Shackleford Road and West 36th Street.
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 John Barrow and Sandpiper Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing.
D. LAND USE ELEMENT:
This request is located in the I-430 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Mixed Use for this property. The applicant has applied for O-3 General Office for an office development.
A land use plan amendment for a change to Office is a separate item on this agenda.
City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan:
The property under review is not located in an area covered by a City of Little Rock recognized neighborhood action plan.
E. STAFF ANALYSIS:
Kenneth Davis, owner of the 1.93 acre property located at 11524 West 36th Street, is requesting to rezone the property from "R-2" Single Family District to "O-3" General Office District. The rezoning is proposed to allow future office development of the property.
The property currently contains two (2) single family residences (one-story frame structures). Residential drives from West 36th Street serve the property.
The general area contains a mixture of uses and zoning. The approved Church at Rock Creek POD development is located immediately north and east of the property. The church is nearing completion of the first building of its multi-phase development, located at the southeast corner of the property. There is one (1) single family residence located to the west, with additional residences on large lots located to the south across West 36th Street. There is also undeveloped R-2, MF-12, O-2 and C-2 zoned property in the immediate area. Interstate 430 is located approximately 700 feet to the east.
The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Mixed Use. The applicant has filed a Land Use Plan Amendment for a change to Office (Item 9. on this agenda). Staff is supporting an amendment to Mixed Office Commercial, which will support the proposed O-3 zoning.
Staff is supportive of the rezoning. Staff feels that an office development on this property will fit in well with the projected future development of this area along West 36th Street, west of I-430. The Church at Rock Creek POD development, which will contain a variety of church and ancillary church uses wraps around this property to the north, east and west. The property across West 36th Street to the south is designated as Mixed Office Commercial on the City's Future Land Use Plan. Staff feels that a O-3 office development on this property will have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties or the general area.
F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested O-3 zoning.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 6, 2004)
Staff informed the Commission that the application needed to be deferred to the June 17, 2004 agenda based on the fact that the applicant failed to complete the notification to surrounding property owners as required.
The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for deferral to the June 17, 2004 agenda. A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 11 ayes and 0 nays. The application was deferred.