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LITTLE ROCK BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
MINUTES
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n, MARCH 18,1968
MEMBERS PRESENT
Darrell Dover, Chairman
Dave Grundfest, Vice Chairman
L. Dickson Flake
W. Finley Williams
MEMBERS ABSENT
Scott Farrell
STAFF PRESENT
Henry M. de Noble
John L.Taylor
Louis E. Barber
Leon Sneed
Dorothy Riffel
OTHERS PRESENT
Joseph C. Kemp, City Attorney
Jimmy Jones, Gazette Reporter
Lynn Davis, Democrat Reporter
2:00 P.M.
'There being a quorum present, the meeting was called to order by the Chairman at
2:00 P.M. A motion was made for approval of the minutes as mailed, which was
seconded and passed unanimously.
Action was taken as follows:
Tract No. 1 - Z-2174
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{17Applicant: W.B. Putnam, for Shack, Inc.
WLocation: 6318 Asher Avenue
p„ Description. Lot 2, A.G.A.Replat of Requa°s Addition
Classification.: "F Commercial District
Variance. Requests a Variance from the Rear Yard
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Setback Provisions of Section 43-15-(2)
� of the Code of Ordinances to permit
0 construction of building within Rear Yard Set-
m back
Mr. W. B. Putnam was present and stated that they wish to set their building back to
20 feet in4tead of the required 25 feet in order to widen the lanes for parking in
the front of the building. All the servicing of the public will be done from the
sides, and there will be a brick wall separating this operation from Chateau de
Ville Town Houses in the rear. By utilizing the additional 5 feet at the rear, there
would be sufficient distance in the parking slots to back out, pass, or turnaround in the
front aisle running east and west, and to have 20 feet in the rear with no parking,
providing two lanes for a passage. This would give circulation in both directions
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March 18,1968
around the establishment instead of in one direction.
A motion was made that the application be approved as submitted, which was seconded
and passed.
Tract No. 2 - Z-2172
Applicants Arkansas Power & Light Company, for Annie
Holland
Locations 1800 Block between Cox and Caruth Streets
Descriptions Block 15, West End Subdivision
Classifications "A" -One -family District
Variances Requests a Variance from the Use Provisions
of Sec. 43-3 of Code of Irdinances to permit
public utility in residential zone'
Mr. Roy Hogan, Local Manager of the Arkansas Power & Light Company, was present to
represent this application.
Mr. Darrell Dover, Chairman, disqualified himself from participation and voting
since he had an interest in this case. Vice Chairman Grundfest presided during this
presentation.
Mr. Hogan said that Arkansas Power & Light Company proposed to construct a substation
on this tract of ground similar in nature to the newer substations they have built
within the corporate limits over the last few years, having the same type of station,
same voltage , using low voltage switch -gear contained in a metal house rather than
the large open type as in the older ones. The necessity for requesting the variance
and the building of the substation is due to.the considerable load growth they have
experienced in the western end of the City of Little Rock, particularly from about
West Markham and University south to Asher Avenue and on west from between these two
points m West Markham Street and Asher Avenue. Mr. Hogan said they simply are find-
ing it difficult to make their low load distribution circuits reach with the proper
amount of power and proper voltage for customers in this area, and asked for favorable
consideration of their request for variance.
Mr. Ivan Weaver, 1411 Spring Street, was present in opposition, stating that he
owned 18 lots there, some of which will be adjacent to this proposed improvement,
and in his opinion this would disturb the value of his property. He wanted to know
the nature of the installation, number of poles, etc., as his reason for concern was
the fact that he had given an easement to the Arkansas Power &,Light Company twelve
or fourteen years ago'for a single pole line. When the line came through, at the
point of his property there were double poles with guys which destroyed one lot
rendering it unsaleable. For this installation they propose to run heavy transmission
lines across the center of Block 5, which is his property,he said. Mr. Weaver also
stated that the substation would occupy the equivalent of a city block; that he had
held that property for twenty years and hoped to realize something out of it.
Mr. Hogan stated that the location of the lines are a matter that will be wo;ked
out in detail at some later date and that their lines might have to come in from
some other direction or it is possible they might have to purchase property for an
easement.
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Mr. Williams asked Mr. Hogan if they had considered other sitfs for the location of
the transformer plant. Mr. Hogan replied that they had done considerable looking
in this general vicinity, primarily east of the location they chose, but some property
owners with whom they had to deal were not interested in selling them their property
and before they make any move to exercise any right of condemnation, or of eminent
domain it is their policy to make a conscientious effort to obtain a site from a
willing seller which is the point which they have now reached. The drainage problem
(Rock Creek) in this area was a factor as it takes up a large block of ground and
this situation affected how and where the substation would be built.
Mr. Taylor stated that the Master Drainage Plan is a guide only, and in the case of
Rock Creek there is a recommended 200 foot easement through this area, and unless the
City would choose to buy the property, for drainage purposes, a property owner could
build within the proposed easement.
Mr. Weaver stated that he had rezoned a half -block of his property in this location
as "Em1-A" for a nursing home which plan he has abandoned due to the excessive cost
of site improvements required by the City. His property, he said, is not subject to
flooding from Rock Creek as it is above the highest water level.
A motion was made that the application be approved as submitted, which was seconded
and passed. W
Tract No. 3 m Z-640
Applicant: Wesley Hall
Location: 8323 West Markham Street
Descriptions Long Legal
Classification: "F"-Commercial District
Variance° Requests a Variance from --the Main Structure
Provisions of Section 43m2m(5) of the Code of
Ordinances to permit more than one main use
on a lot
Mr.Gene Lewis, Jr., realtor, was present representing Mr. Hall, the applicant, as
well as the adjoining property owners to the west, and wanted to establish the fact
that there is no joint development of these two tracts in prospect. It is Mr. Hall°s
plan.to construct an office building on the site on 14 foot stilts to enable it to be
visible,£rom West Markham Street. He.said.due to irregularity in lot size and shape
the lot:- cannot be properly and fully developed without the requested. Variance, and
due to the shape of the lot it is impractical to subdivide the lot, which is also
occupied by a service station. A waiver of a 5 foot setback in the rear of the
property was necessary, he said.
A letter was read from Fire Chief Davis objecting to the construction of the building
as requested by the applicant, which reads as follows: "This is to'advise that accord-
ing to the attached plat pertaining to an office building at Rodney Parham Road and
and West Markham Street, the driveway or accessibility is inadequate in our opinion.
Furthermore, the far points of the building from Rodney Parham Road would be approxi-
mately 300 feet, making it impractical from the standpoint of advancing fire hose
lines. The elevation of the Texaco Service Station, immediately in front, is from
ten to twelve feet higher than the proposed structure. We, therefore, recommend
that the plans not be accepted due to it being isolated from public -right-of-way.
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"However, if such a plan is approved, we would recommend a driveway to circle the
building with a minimum turning radius on all corners of twenty-one feet and a
minimum width of said driveway to be at least twenty feet and designated as a
"Fire Lane"."
In view of the objection of the Fire Chief, a motion was made to defer action on
this application until the April 15th meeting of the Board of Adjustment to allow
the applicant to confer with the proper officials in the Fire Department and work
out the difficulties mentioned. The motion was seconded and passed.
Tract No. 4 - Z-2173
Applicant: Pleasant Valley, Inc.
Location: NW corner of Pleasant Valley Drive and
Hidden Valley Drive
Description: Lot 9-A-Block 32, Pleasant Valley Subdivision
Classification: "A" -One -family District
Variance: Requests a Variance from the Use Provisions
of Section 43-3 of the Code of Ordinances to
permit construction of sales office in
residential zone as set forth in Section
43m22m(c) of the Code of Ordinances.
Inasmuch as there was no one present to represent this application, a motion was
made to defer action until the April 15th meeting, which was seconded and passed.
Tract No. 5 - Zm2177
Applicant: Park Place Baptist Church by B.G.Batson, Pastor
Location: NW corner of 23rd and Spring Streets
Description: Lots 7 and 8, Block 18, Fulton°s Addition
Classification: "D"=Apartment District
Variance:
Requests a Variance from the Front Yard
Provisions of Section 43-4 of the Code
of Ordinances to permit parking in front
yard space
This application was _w_ith_h_e_ld by,the_Staff inasmuch as adjacent property owners
were not properly notified of the meeting date by the applicant.
Mr. Finley Williams informed the Board that the State Legislature had passed a law
requiring the licensing of all surveyors in the State and suggested that in the future no
plot plan be accepted by the Board of Adjustment unless it is signed by a registered land
surveyor licensed by the State to perform this duty.
A motion was made that no plot plan be considered by the Board of Adjustment unless signed
by a registered land surveyor licensed by the State, which was seconded and passed.
Copies of the Land Development Code were distributed to the Board members for their study.
"There ei g no furt r siness, the meeting was adjourned at 2:45 P. M.
Da Tell Tyell Dover, Chairman Hen M. e Noble Secretary
Dave Grundlest, Vice