CBC 03-06-2003LITTLE ROCK
CITY BEAUTIFUL
C 0 M M ISS10N
MEETING NOTICE
The City Beautiful Commission will hold its regular meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, March
6th, in the Sister Cities Conference Room on the second floor of City Hall. This will be a brown
bag meeting.
AGENDA
Call to Order: Nash Abrams, Chair
Roll Call:
Open Public Meeting: C.B.C. 574-Deferral Item -Ibsen Enterprises, Inc.
Mike Ibsen, Owner
Joe White, Jr., P. E. Agent
3021 Cantrell Road
C.B.C. 577-New Matters -Freeway Business Park
Joe White, Jr., P. E. Agent
Noland Properties, Inc., Owner
# 2 Freeway Drive
Close Public Meeting:
Approval of the Minutes: February 6th, 2003
Treasurer's Report: Ann Ivey
Committee Reports:
• Networking & Enforcement -Nash Abrams
• Adopt -A -Street project — Karol Zoeller
Co -chair -Jan Hicks
■ Landscape Awards -Troy Laha
Co -chair -Tim Heiple
■ Eye of the Beholder -Ann Ivey
■ . Polish the Rock Award — Tim Heiple
• Grants/Fundraising-Lynn Mittelstaedt Warren
• Strategic Planning & Publicity — Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl
Old Business:
New Business: Jan Hicks, April 15th City wide clean -up -Environmental Coalition
Tim Heiple, possible River Market Project
Adjournment:
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March 6, 2003
ITEM NO. I - C.B.C. 574 - NEW MATTERS
Applicant:
Address:
Description:
ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Ibsen Enterprises, Inc.
Mike Ibsen, Owner
Joe White, Jr., P.E., Agent
3021 Cantrell Road
South of Cantrell Road and east of Reb-samen
Park Road
A perimeter planting strip is required along any side of a vehicular use area that abuts the
right-of-way of any street or highway. This strip shall be at least nine (9) feet wide.
2. The city official may grant not more than a twenty-five (25) percent reduction of these
provisions for developments within mature areas.
VARIANCE REQUESTED:
Permission to allow the street perimeter landscaping strip to be located within the public
right-of-way and with a width reduction.
FINDINGS:
The applicant proposes to demolish the existing commercial building and construct a new strip
retail center. Because of street right-of-way dedication required, most of the street landscaping
would be located within the public right-of-way. The Public Works Department supports
approving a franchise to allow trees and shrubs within this right-of-way area. The Planning
Commission approved this same street buffer variance in conjunction with a Planned
Commercial Development at its September 19, 2002 Hearing. This site is located within the
designated mature area, which allows a perimeter strip to be reduced to a minimum width of 6.7
feet. The proposed landscaping strip which would be located within the right-of-way varies in
width from three (3) feet to eight (8) feet. The applicant plans to plant trees and shrubs within
this strip where feasible to meet ordinance requirements.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff is supportive of this landscape variance request.
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