boa_03 20 1978LITTLE ROCK BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
SUMMARY AND MINUTE RECORD
MARCH 20, 1978
2:00 P.M.
I. Roll Call and Finding of a Quorum.
A quorum was present being four in number.
II. Approval of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting.
Minutes of the February Board of Adjustment meeting
were approved as mailed.
Members Present:
Members Absent:
Jerry Wilcox
James Summerlin
Samuel Anderson
Ray Fureigh
M. R. Godwin
Kirby Smith
Robert Shell
City Attorney: Riddick Riffel
March 20, 1978
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File No:
Owner:
Address:
Description:
Zoned:
Z-3177
Pulaski Motor Lodge
4115 South University Avenue
Long Legal
"F" Commercial District
Variance: Request permission under the provisions of
Ordinance No. 13,080 of the City of Little Rock
to permit the location of a mobile home as a
security building and residence.
Present Use
of the Property: Motel and Apartment Units
Proposed Use
of the Property: To remain the same with a security building.
Staff Recommendation:
This request is the result of a security problem in the rear of the
motel on the site. The applicant filed a request for permission to place
this structure October, 1977. Due to the applicant's inability to
complete filing requirements, the case was withdrawn and the applicant was
informed that he would be required to refile if he wished to continue.
The request is the same as previously submitted. That is, locate a
mobile home on the property to provide for a security guard residence on
the premises. This type of security building has been allowed on several
business sites in recent years as vandalism increases. The City Board
determined that this type of use was appropriate but should be allowed
only after review by the Board of Adjustment. The Planning staff finds
no problem with the request, but would like to point out that the site
in question is within a fire district and will require close review by
Building Codes Office prior to permanent location of the structure. The
staff recommends approval of the request subject to:
1. No additional utility service be allowed. Service to this
mobile home to be from existing meter.
2. That only one mobile home be allowed and it meet Building
Code.
Board of Adjustment Action:
There were no objectors present. The applicant was represented by
Mike Skipper, Attorney. Mr. Skipper stated that the staff recommendation
was acceptable. The Board voted to approve the request as filed.
The vote, 4 ayes - 0 noes - 3 absent.
March 20, 1978
Item No. 2
File No.:
Owner:
Address:
Description:
Zoned:
Z-3198
Winrock Homes, Inc.
West Markham Street at Sweet Bay Court
Tract 2, Parkway Place Subdivision
"A-l" Family District
Variance: Request permission under the provisions
of Section 43-22-4-d of the Little Rock Code of
Ordinances to permit a private recreation
facility in an "A-l" Family zone.
Present Use
of the Property: Vacant
Proposed Use
of the Property: Recreation - Consists of pool and various
court areas.
Staff Recommendation:
This request originated as the result of the Rock Creek Plan not providing
for an appropriate zoning classification or use permit. The developer
of Parkway Place Subdivision has proposed this improvement through each
step of platting and apparently did not discuss the required procedure
for locating such uses until a permit was denied. There are no problems
with the request and we recommend its approval. We would suggest that
in as much as there are single family residences to the east along Kerby
and Markham Streets that an opaque screen of adequate height be constructed
along the east, north and south sides of the use area. The reason we
state adequate and do no indicate a height is that the lot has grade
changes that would have to be dealt with in order to provide continuity
of fence appearance and height. Since the tennis courts will probably
have wind screens of an opague nature, there is no need to screen the
west property line.
Board Adjustment Action:
There were no objectors present. Mr. Ron Tyne was present and outlined
the proposal for the Board. After a brief discussion of the request,
the Board voted to approve the variance subject to the applicant
submitting a plan for staff approval which would specify the type
of screening and landscaping along the perimeter. The vote, 4 ayes -
0 noes - 3 absent.
March 20, 1978
Item No. 3
File No.:
Owner:
Address:
Description:
Zoned:
Z-3199
Calvary Baptist Church
1823 North Pierce Street
Lot 12, Block 11, Mountain Park Addition
"A-l" Family District
Variance: Request permission under the provisions of
Section 43-22-4-b of the Code of Ordinances to
allow a commercial parking lot on a residential
zoned lot.
Present Use
of the Property: Parking and accessory use for church.
Proposed Use
of the Property: Parking lot for use by Pulaski Bank and by
Calvary Baptist Church.
Staff Recommendation:
This request is for additional parking space at street level for Pulaski
Bank as well as the church immediately across "R" Street. The Bank has
constructed a building with roof -top parking only at this time. Thp
Church has been using the rear one-half of this lot as a parking lot for
several years and the residence on the lot has been used for meeting
rooms. The proposal now is to clear the lot of physical improvements
and construct a parking lot which will cover the entire property. The
immediate land uses are somewhat mixed in nature, and only two sides of
this lot abut residential. This is to the south and to the east. To
the west is a service station and to the north is Calvary Baptist Church
main structures. The staff review of this proposal indicates no problems.
We feel that we can recommend the approval of the request subject to the
usual considerations applied to detached parking lots. There are seven
items under consideration.
1. All of the south and east boundary of the property be screened with
a four foot opaque fence, board or masonry.
2. That the front yard now maintained along Pierce Street be maintained
on this lot as a landscaped area with no drives across to parking
area from the street.
3. A detailed plan be submitted for planning staff review.
March 20, 1978
Item No. 3 continued...
4. Plan to provide a scheme for landscaping the lot.
5. Wheel stops on parking stalls adjacent to boundary fence.
6. Surface area to be used for parking be entirely within property
lines.
7. Since this lot will serve pedestrian traffic to the Bank, any
sidewalk now in place should be repaired if needed, and a new one
constructed if not now provided. This would apply to the "R"
Street side only.
Board of Adjustment Action:
There were no objectors present. The application was represented by
Dwayne Fisher of the Church and the architect for the project. After a
brief discussion of the points raised by the staff, the Board voted to
approve the request -subject to the staff recommendation except that Item
No. 2 be deleted in its entirety and Item No. 1 be modified to allow
planting shrubbery in place of the wall or fence. The vote, 4 ayes - 0
noes - 3 absent.
Editor's Note: The Chairman, Mr. Wilcox, stated for the record
his reason for not abstaining on this matter. He
determined that if he abstained on the issue, the
required number of members present to pass on the
issue would not be present. He felt that should
he abstain on the issue, the applicant would be
held up unnecessarily.
March 20, 1978
Ttem No- 4
File No.: Z-2628-C
Owner: B. G. Coney
Address: 10,900 Block, West Markham Street
South Side of Street
Description: Tract 1-A of a replat of Block 13,
West Markham Street Subdivision
Variance: Request a variance from the screening provisions
of Section 43-21-4-b of Code of Ordinances to
permit deletion of required parking lot screenings.
Present Use
of the Property: Vacant
Proposed Use
of the Property: Merchandise Rental Service.
Staff Recommendation:
The property involved in this request has recently been annexed as part
of the Rock Creek area. The owners had assumed that properties across
the street were zoned "F" Commercial thereby relieving them of the
screening requirement for parking lots. These properties were not zoned
"F", but remained "A" One Family. The owner was made aware of the
screening requirement when his building permit was reviewed by the City.
The Ordinance on parking lot screening provides that all areas paved for
parking shall provide a compact four foot evergreen screen or similar
screen between such parking and adjacent zoned residential property. In
some cases, this type of screening serves little or no purpose, such as
on this site bounded by a four lane arterial street which will most
likely be zoned "F" on both sides in the immediate future. There are no
residences close enough or on a grade which would be protected by this
headlight screen. Staff recommends approval of this request.
Board of Adjustment Action:
There were no objectors present. The applicant was represented by
Ronnie Hall and Roylene Smith. There were two persons present with
questions as to where the waiver was relative to their properties
on the southeast corner of West Markham at Shackleford Road. Once
learning the issue, they did not oppose the request. The Board voted
to approve the request as filed by a vote of 4 ayes - 0 noes - 3
absent.
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March 20, 1978
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File No.: Z-2628-B
Owner: B. G. Coney
Address: 200 Block South on Shackleford Road
West Side of the Street
Description: Tract 1-B of a replat of Block 13,
West Markham Street Subdivision
Zoned: "F" Commercial District
Variance: Request a variance from the screening
provisions of Section 43-21-4-b to permit
deletion of parking lot screenings.
Present Use
of the Property: Vacant
Proposed Use
of the Property: Construct -Pizza Restaurant.
Staff Recommendation:
The property involved in this request has recently been annexed as part
of the Rock Creek area. The owners had assumed that properties d ross
the street were zoned "F" Commercial thereby relieving them of the
screening requirement for parking lots. These properties were not zoned
"F", but remained "A" One Family. The owner was made aware of the
screening requirement when his building permit was reviewed by the City.
The Ordinance on parking lot screening provides that all areas paved for
parking shall provide a compact four foot evergreen screen or similar
screen between such parking and adjacent zoned residential property. In
some cases, this type of screening serves little or no purpose, such as
on this site bounded by a four lane arterial street which will most
likely be zoned "F" on both sides in the immediate future. There are no
residences close enough or on a grade which would be protected by this
headlight screen. Staff recommends approval of this request.
Board of Adjustment Action:
There were no objectors present. The applicant was represented by
Ronnie Hall and Roylene Smith. There were two persons present with
questions as to where the waiver was relative to their properties on the
southeast corner of West Markham at Shackleford Road. On learning the
issue, they did not oppose the request. The Board voted to approve the
request as filed by a vote of 4 ayes 0 noes - 3 absent.
April 20, 1978
There being no further business, the Board adjourned its meeting at
2:45.
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