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Z-8787 Staff AnalysisABUNDANT GRACE APOSTOLIC CHURCH REPLY TO COMMENTS ITEM NO.: 13. Z- 8787 NAME: Abundant Grace Apostolic Church Short -form PID LOCATION: located at 7601 Scott Hamilton Drive Planning Staff Comments: 1. Provide notification of the property owners located within 200 feet of the site including the certified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. The notice must be mailed no later than July 18, 2012. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than July 27, 2012. A. Please find attached Notice of Public Hearing and Affidavit B. Bill of Assurance 2. Provide details of the school including number of students, the grades to be offered, the number of students per grade, the number of classrooms, the number of teachers and number of administrative staff. DETAILS OF SCHOOL The school will operate on the second floor of the two-story building that is located east of the larger one-story building. A. Number of Students B. Grades C. Number of Students per Grade D. Number of Classrooms E. Number of Teachers F. Number of Administrative Staff 120 15t Grade to 5th Grade 24 Students per grade 7 Classrooms 7 Teachers 7 Administrative Staff 3. Provide details of the daycare center. Provide the number of clients and the number of staff. The daycare center will operate on the second floor of the two-story building that is located east of the larger one-story building. DETAILS OF DAYCARE CENTER Item # 15. A. Number of Clients B. Number of Staff 120 15 4. Will there be a van to offer transportation for the daycare and/or the school? If so provide the number of vehicles and if the vehicles will be stored on -site. There will be 3 vans used to offer transportation for the daycare and the school. The vans will be stored on -site. 5. Provide the location of any proposed dumpster to be located on the site. The dumpster must be screened per City ordinance. There will be a dumpster located on the East side of the building. There is presently a masonry, block structure that encloses the dumpster which screens the dumpster. The dumpster sits atop a concrete pad. 6. Provide details of the proposed church. Provide the seating capacity for the church. Provide the current number of members and the anticipated membership. Details of the Proposed Church. The Church will operate in the larger one-story building on the property. Seating capacity of the Church 900 Current Members 150 Anticipated Membership 900 7. Provide details of the proposed signage including ground and building signage. Provide the maximum height of ground signage and the maximum sign area. Provide the facades proposed for building signage and the percentage of total percentage of the fagade proposed with signage. The signage will be on the ground. There will be two signs. One sign will be located on the west side of the property along Scott Hamilton. The other sign will be located on the south side of the property along the access road off of 1-30. Maximum Height of Sign 7 feet Maximum Sign Area 70 square feet The signs will be located between brick pillars made of the same brick on the fagade of the building capped with a decorative topping. The base of the sign will be a flower bed. Item # 15. 8. Will there be any fencing located on the site. If so provide a note for the location of the proposed fencing, construction material and total height. There will be a six foot black rot iron fence that will extend around the perimeter of the property at some point in the future. The entire perimeter of the property will be fences. Revised plat/plam Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, July 18, 2012. Item # 15. ITEM NO.: 13. Z-8787 NAME: Abundant Grace Apostolic Church Short -form PID LOCATION: located at 7601 Scott Hamilton Drive Planning Staff Comments: 1. Provide notification of the property owners located within 200 feet of the site including the certified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. The notice must be mailed no later than July 18, 2012. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than July 27, 2012. 2. Provide details of the school including number of students, the grades to be offered, the number of students per grade, the number of classrooms, the number of teachers and number of administrative staff. 3. Provide details of the daycare center. Provide the number of clients and the number of staff. 4. Will there be a van to offer transportation for the daycare and/or the school? If so provide the number of vehicles and if the vehicles will be stored on -site. 5. Provide the location of any proposed dumpster to be located on the site. The dumpster must be screened per City ordinance. 6. Provide details of the proposed church. Provide the seating capacity for the church. Provide the current number of members and the anticipated membership. 7. Provide details of the proposed signage including ground and building signage. Provide the maximum height of ground signage and the maximum sign area. Provide the facades proposed for building signage and the percentage of total percentage of the facade proposed with signage. 8. Will there be any fencing located on the site. If so provide a note for the location of the proposed fencing, construction material and total height. Variance/Waivers: None requested. Public Works Conditions: 1. Scott Hamilton Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way 45 feet from centerline will be required. 2. Obtain a franchise agreement for the sign from Public Works (Bennie Nicolo, 371- 4818) for the private improvements located in the right of way. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Point Energy: No comment received. Item # 13. AT & T: No comment received. ntral Arkansas Water: Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Maintain a minimum access of at least 20-feet. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is located on CATA Bus Route #15 — the 65t" Street route Parks and Recreation: No comment received. Planning Division: This request is located in the 65th Street East Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Industrial (1) for this property. The industrial category encompasses a wide variety of manufacturing, warehousing research and development, processing, and industry related office and service activities. Industrial development typically occurs on an individual tract basis rather than according to an overall development plan. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from 1-2 (Light Industrial District) to PID (Planned Industrial District) to add a church as a by -right use on the site. Master Street Plan: Interstate 30 is a Freeway and Scott Hamilton Road is a Collector on the Master Street Plan. Freeways serve through distance trips, they are always deigned as full access control roads. The primary function of a Collector Street is to provide a connection from Local Streets to Arterials. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicvcle Plan: A Class II Bike Lanes are shown along Scott Hamilton Road. Bike Lanes provide a portion of the pavement for the sole use of bicycles. Landscape: 1. Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. If rehabilitation costs exceed the replacement cost of the building then the site must be brought into compliancy with the Landscape and Buffer Ordinances proportionately. 3. The City of Little Rock and the City Beautiful Commission encourage and appreciate any trees being planted along the Interstate thirty (30) corridor. Revised plat/plan: Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, July 18, 2012. Item # 13. ITEM NO.: 14. NAME: McDaniel Short -form PID LOCATION: located at 3015 Asher Avenue Planning Staff Comments: 1. Notification has been provided. Variance/Waivers: None requested. Public Works Conditions: No comment. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Sewer main extensions required, with easements, for this project. Contact Little Rock Wastewater Utility for additional information. Enter : No comment received. Center -Point Enemy: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Maintain a minimum access of at least 20-feet. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is located on CATA Bus Route #14 —the Rosedale Route. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. Planning Division: This request is located in the 1-630 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Commercial (C) for this property. The commercial category includes a broad range of retail and wholesale sales of products, personal and professional services, and general business activities. Commercial activities vary in type and scale, depending on the trade area that they serve. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from 1-2 (Light Industrial District) to PID (Planned Industrial District) to add duplex as an allowable use on the site. Master Street Plan: Asher Avenue is a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan. 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 Item # 14. exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Asher Avenue since it is a Minor Arterial. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: A Class II Bike Lanes are shown along Asher Avenue. Bike Lanes provide a portion of the pavement for the sole use of bicycles. Landscape: No comment. Revised Plat/plan: Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, July 18, 2012. Item # 14. FILE NO.: Z-8787 NAME: Abundant Grace Apostolic Church Short -form PID LOCATION: Located at 7601 Scott Hamilton Drive DEVELOPER: Abundant Grace Apostolic Church 7601 Scott Hamilton Road Little Rock, AR 72209 SURVEYOR: Brooks Surveying 20820 Arch Street Pike Hensley, AR 72065 AREA: 4.06 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF CURRENT ZONING: 1-2, Light Industrial ALLOWED USES: Industrial — Indoor activities PROPOSED ZONING: PID PROPOSED USE: Add church as an allowable use VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. A. PROPOSAUREQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The request is a rezoning from 1-2, Light Industrial District to PID (Planned Industrial Development) to add a church as an allowable use for the property. 1-2, Light Industrial uses will be maintained as allowable alternative uses for the property. Abundant Grace Apostolic Church has bought the property and is operating a school and daycare on the site. The church recently relocated to the property and was informed a church was not allowed under the current zoning classification thus necessitating the desire for the rezoning. The existing asphalt and parking that surrounds the building will be used to accommodate the parking needs of the church, the daycare and the school. Interior renovations to the building fronting on Scott Hamilton Drive will be FILE NO.: Z-8787 (Cont. completed to accommodate a sanctuary and meeting space. The two-story building located on the rear of the property previously housed a school and daycare center. The church will continue to utilize this space for the school and daycare. The school and daycare center will operate Monday through Friday from 5:30 am to 6:00 pm. Church services are held on Sundays. However, there are meetings that are held throughout the week of different auxiliaries of the church. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The area to the north of Interstate 30 is an industrial area and the area to the south contains a mixture of uses including hotels, convenience stores, office, office/warehouse, a vocational school and multi -family. Located across Scott Hamilton from this site is a large industrial building with two uses one being a windmill manufacture and the second a Goodwill donation center. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has had one informational phone call from an area resident. All property owners located within 200-feet of the site, Southwest Little Rock United for Progress and the Upper Baseline Neighborhood Association were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: E. PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Scott Hamilton Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way 45 feet from centerline will be required. 2. Obtain a franchise agreement for the sign from Public Works (Bennie Nicolo, 371-4818) for the private improvements located in the right of way. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Entergy: Approved as submitted. Center -Point Energy: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: No objection. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. If there are facilities that need to be adjusted and/or relocated, contact Central Arkansas Water. That work would be done at the expense of the developer. Contact 2 FILE NO.: Z-8787 (Cont. Central Arkansas Water if additional fire protection or metered water service is required. A Capital Investment Charge based on the size of meter connection(s) will apply to this project in additional to normal charges. This fee will apply to all connections including metered connections off the private fire system. Due to the nature of the facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zoned backflow preventer assembly (RPZ) is required on the domestic water service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use. Central Arkansas Water requires that upon installation of the RPZA, successful test of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the State of Arkansas and approved Central Arkansas Water. The test results must be sent to Central Arkansas Water's Cross Connection Section within ten (10) days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 377-1226 if you would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project. Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Maintain a minimum access of at least 20-feet. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is located on CATA Bus Route #15 — the 65th Street route. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. F. ISSUESlTECHNICAUDESIGN: Planning Division: This request is located in the 65th Street East Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Industrial (1) for this property. The industrial category encompasses a wide variety of manufacturing, warehousing research and development, processing, and industry related office and service activities. Industrial development typically occurs on an individual tract basis rather than according to an overall development plan. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from 1-2 (Light Industrial District) to PID (Planned Industrial District) to add a church as a by -right use on the site. Master Street Plan: Interstate 30 is a Freeway and Scott Hamilton Road is a Collector on the Master Street Plan. Freeways serve through distance trips, they are always deigned as full access control roads. The primary function of a Collector Street is to provide a connection from Local Streets to Arterials. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: A Class II Bike Lanes are shown along Scott Hamilton Road. Bike Lanes provide a portion of the pavement for the sole use of bicycles. 3 FILE NO.: Z-8787 (Cont. Landscape: 1. Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. If rehabilitation costs exceed 50 percent of the replacement cost of the building then the site must be brought into compliance with the Landscape and Buffer Ordinances proportionately. 3. The City of Little Rock and the City Beautiful Commission encourage and appreciate any trees being planted along the Interstate thirty (30) corridor. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (July 11, 2012) The applicant was present representing the request. Staff presented an overview of the development stating there were few outstanding technical issues associated with the request. Staff questioned the number of students, the number of faculty and the number of clients and the number of staff for the school and daycare. Staff also questioned the location of any proposed dumpster facilities. Staff questioned the proposed signage plan including building and ground signage. Public Works comments were addressed. Staff stated a right of way dedication was required per the Master Street Plan for the Scott Hamilton Road frontage. Staff also stated a franchise agreement was required for the existing sign which was located within the right of way. Landscaping comments were addressed. Staff stated if rehabilitation cost exceeded the replacement cost of the building then the site was to be brought into compliance with the Landscape and Buffer Ordinances. There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted a revised cover letter to staff addressing concerns raised at the July 11, 2012, Subdivision Committee meeting. The applicant has provided the number of students, the number of faculty, the number of clients and the number of staff for the school and daycare center. The revised plan indicates the placement of a dumpster within the rear of the site. The revised cover letter identifies the proposed signage plan. The school is proposed to operate on the second floor of the two-story building that is located east of the larger one-story building. There are a 120 students proposed in grades 1st through 5th. There are 24 students per grade with seven classrooms and seven teachers. There are also seven administrative staff for the school. rd FILE NO.: Z-8787 (Cont. The daycare will also operate on the second floor of the two-story building. There are 120 clients proposed and 15 staff persons. There will be three vans stored on -site to transport the students and child care clients to and from the site during operating hours. The school and daycare center will operate Monday through Friday from 5:30 am to 6:00 pm. The large one-story building will be renovated for a church. The church is proposed with a maximum seating capacity of 900 persons. There are currently 150 members of the church. The building renovations will include sanctuary space as well as classroom and meeting space. Church services are held on Sundays. However, there are meetings that are held throughout the week of different auxiliaries of the church. The development is requesting two (2) ground signs. One sign will be located on the west side of the property along Scott Hamilton. The other sign will be located on the south side of the property along the access road off 1-30. The maximum sign height proposed is seven (7) feet and the maximum sign area proposed is 70 feet. Signage typically allowed in industrial zones is a maximum of 30 feet in height and 72 square feet in area. The applicant has indicated there is an existing black wrought iron fence located on a portion of the property. The desire is to extend the fence around the entire perimeter in the future but no new fencing is proposed in the short-term. Parking for a church is based on the number of seats. The ordinance states churches are to provide one space for every four seats in new principal assembly areas or additions to currently existing structures. Based on a membership of 900 persons a total of 225 parking spaces would typically be required. The site plan does not include the total number of parking spaces but the majority of the site is paved which appears to be between 300 and 350 parking spaces. Staff feels there will be adequate parking to serve the uses. The request is a rezoning to add a church as an allowable use under the 1-2, Light Industrial Zoning District. There are limited exterior improvements proposed for the site. The site previously housed a daycare and the existing playground area will be reworked to allow areas of outdoor play for the daycare and school children. Cosmetic improvements will be completed to the existing parking area and building. The school and daycare are allowed uses under the current zoning classification. Staff does not feel the addition of the church as an allowable use will significantly impact the area. Staff feels the rezoning as proposed is appropriate. 5 FILE NO.: Z-8787 (Cont. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (AUGUST 2, 2012) The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. There was no further discussion of the item. The Chair entertained a motion for placement of the item of the Consent Agenda for approval as recommended by staff. The motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 noes and 3 absent. 0