CBC 01-08-2004LITTLE ROCK
CITY BEAUTIFUL
C O M M TSSI0N
The City Beautiful Commission held its regular meeting Thursday, January the 8t', at
11:30 a.m. in the Sister Cities Conference Room on the second floor of City Hall. Chair Tim
Heiple called the meeting to order.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Tim Heiple
Troy Laha
Ann Ivey
Karol Zoeller
Jan Hicks
Lynn Mittelstaedt Warren
Cita Cobb
Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl
John Beneke
ALSO PRESENT: Bob Brown, Plans Development Administrator, Department of
Planning and Development
Christy Marvel, Landscape Specialist, Department of Planning &
Development
Gary Simmons, Chairman of the Environmental Coalition
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Motion: Troy Laha moved that the minutes from January 8th meeting, be approved as
submitted.
Second: John Beneke seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
GUEST SPEAKER:
Gary Simmons informed the commission about current programs and activities for convicted,
delinquent juveniles. Should the commission decide to use the services of the juveniles the
following would apply:
The commissioners would not be held liable for any person(s) or damage caused by anyone
The juveniles are responsible to their own transportation both to and from the site.
Water will be provided by the state. The state is wanting the groups to be used primarily on the
weekends. However, if a problem does arise, Gary always carry's his cell phone and should be
contacted immediately. He will have a policeman come out to the site and remove the individual
immediately. Contact Gary should you have any additional questions.
TREASURER'S REPORT: Ann Ivey reported the following:
Little Rock City Beautiful Commission
Treasurer's Report
02-05-04
City Beautiful Commission ♦ 723 West Markham ♦ Little Rock, Al-kansas 72201 ♦ (501) 371-4864
Beginning Balance as of January 8 h, 2003 $1,867.77
Credits Interest on Account .09
Debits
Total $13867.86
Signs, Etc. '(Landscape Awards replacements)$21.43
Total
Ending Balance as of February 5, 2004
$21.43
S1 8�.43
(The beginning and ending balance includes the donation for the City Beautiful Celebration
donated by the LR Convention Bureau.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
1. Networking Committee —no report.
To raise awareness of the City Beautiful Commission, its role in the
community and government during 2003. Troy Laha
2. Adopt -A -Street Committee —no report. To secure at least five (5) new participants
for the Adopt -A -Street program in each key segment by June 30, 2003. Karol and
Jan
3. Eye of the Beholder Award -Spoke with a local advertising company regarding the
sponsorship of the eye of the beholder awards/signage. Will reschedule the meeting
fora later date. To present at least 100 Eye of the Beholder Awards in 2003. Ann &
Cita
4. Polish the Rock Award -no report. Seek opportunity to recognize outstanding
contributions with the Polish the Rock Award in 2003. Cita
5. Grants & Fundraising -To prepare and submit one grant application for a new
initiative in 2003 and to support existing initiatives by lending assistance in securing
sponsorships and for in -kind donations. Tim
6. Strategic Planning & Publicity Committee —handed out summary for the 2004
strategic planning retreat. Will serve all committees in publicizing their activities
within the community during 2003. Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl
7. Landscape Awards -no report. To receive at least 100 nominations from the
community for the 2003 landscape awards. Lynn
Staff Responsibilities -e-mail November minutes to Ann Ivey
OLD BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT: 1:00
March 4, 2004
ITEM NO. I — C.B.C. 580 — NEW MATTERS
Applicant:
Address:
Description:
ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Oak Park Baptist Church
David Harris, Pastor
Barry Hoffman, Architect
8200 Flint Ridge Road
West of Stagecoach Road
at the Interstate 430 Intersection
An irrigation system shall .be required for developments of one (1) acre or larger. Developments
of less than one (1) acre shall have a water source within seventy-five feet of the plants to be
irrigated.
All vehicular use areas which were in existence prior to the effective date of this article may
continue as nonconforming until such time as a building permit is granted to enlarge or
reconstruct a structure on the property exceeding ten (10) percent of the existing gross floor area.
At such time ten (10) percent of the existing vehicular use area shall be brought into compliance
with this chapter and shall continue to full compliance on a graduated scale.
The city official may waive not more than twenty-five (25) percent of the requirements of this
section when it is demonstrated by the responsible party that compliance with this section will
create an undue hardship.
VARIANCE REQUESTED:
1. Deletion of the irrigation requirement to water landscaped areas.
FINDINGS:
Oak Park Baptist Church is located on residential property at 8200 Flintridge Road. The church
is in the process of expanding it's parking area and adding a 28,000 square foot family life center
building. The proposed building expansion will approximately double the square footage of
buildings on this site. The remainder of this tree -covered property will remain undeveloped and
natural. The whole site is 7+ acres and the expanded area 1 1/4+ acres. On May 15, 2003 the
Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit to allow the building addition and
parking expansions. As of this writing, staff has not received any calls in opposition to the
landscape variance.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff appreciates the extensive tree preservation along the sites northern and western perimeters.
Staff recommends a water source be provided within 75 feet of all landscaped areas.
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Little Rock Planning and Development
Landscape Division
723 W. Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201
Dear Mr. Brown,
I am writing regarding the current construction of our
Family Life Center for Oak Park Baptist Church at 8200 Flint
Ridge Road in Little Rock. It is my understanding that
sprinkler system is required when building within the city
limits of Little.Rock. This requirement is very costly. We
did not anticipate this cost in our building loan.
Our church is not a huge church and we are acting on faith to
build this facility. Our grounds have always looked nice and
we feel we can care for our grounds and landscaping
without the additional cost of a sprinkler system. We are a
small but growing church and we do have a tight budget we are
working to stay within. We want our facility to be an asset
to Little Rock and are willing to do what is necessary to
provide the city with a beautiful building and landscaping.
The church members and myself would appreciate any help or
consideration that you could offer us regarding this matter.
Please consider helping us to avoid this extra expense. Thank
you in advance for you time and consideration of this
request.
Si cerrely
Karr]o `-S�auber
Long Range Planning Committee
Oak Park Baptist Church
LITTLE ROCK
CITY BEAUTIFUL
COMMISSION
MEETING NOTICE
The City Beautiful Commission will hold its regular meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, January
the 8th, in the Sister Cities Conference Room on the second floor of City Hall. This will be a
brown bag meeting.
AGENDA
Call to Order: Tim Heiple, Chair
Roll Call:
Approval of the Minutes: December 4th, 2003
Open Public Meeting: C.B.C. 579-New Matters-Malmstrom White Company
11610 Kanis Road
Little Rock, AR 72211
Presentation by City Staff:
Applicants comments:
Comments from other interested parties:
Call for a motion:
Close Public Meeting:
Treasurer's Report: Ann Ivey
Committee Reports:
■ Networking -open
■ Adopt -A -Street project -Karol Zoeller
Co -chair -Jan Hicks
■ Strategic Planning & Publicity — Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl
■ Landscape Awards -Troy Laha
Co -chair -Tim Heiple
■ Eye of the Beholder -Ann Ivey
Polish the Rock Award — Tim Heiple
R Grants/Fundraising-Lynn Mittelstaedt Warren
Old Business:
Sharon Vogelpohl: CBC Retreat format
New Business:
Adjournment:
City Beautifal Commission ♦ 723 West Markham ♦ Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 ♦ (501) 371-4864
January 8, 2003
ITEM NO. 1- C.B.C. 579 - NEW MATTERS
Applicant:
Address:
Description:
ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Malmstrom Commercial Center
Barry Williams, ASLA, Agent
11619 Kanis Road
South side of Kanis Road and
east of Bowman Road
The right-of-way of any utility easement shall not be used in computing the depth or area
of a land use buffer in developments abutting property used or zoned for single-family
use.
VARIANCE RE VESTED:
1. To allow a utility easement to be located within a land use buffer.
FINDINGS:
The applicant plans to use this Planned Commercial Development for commercial uses and a
contractor's office with a storage yard. Currently, there are two existing structures on the
property. One of the structures is a residential structure being used as a house. This structure is
to be removed. In addition to the two existing structures, there is a new structure well under
construction and a future structure proposed.
Immediately east of the site is single-family zoned property with three converted single-family
homes now serving as office uses. Immediately west of the site is single-family zoned property
with a single-family home and a large non-residential building, used by an upholstery shop, in
the front yard of the residence. To the south of the site, the property is zoned and used for
offices.
The applicant is required to place a 15-foot wide utility easement along the eastern perimeter of
the site. The utility easement will allow for the required water main extension to service Lot 2 of
the site. Lot 2 is the southernmost lot of this proposed two -lot site. All of the required 9-foot
wide land use buffer area along the eastern perimeter is located within the utility easement.
Since utility easements cannot count as land use buffer area when abutting property used or
zoned residential, the applicant is seeking a variance of this requirement.
The applicant proposes the placement of a six (6) foot high opaque wooden fence along the
eastern perimeter.
�) On December 4, 2003, the Planning Commission approved this variance request as part of
the overall site plan approval. This case will be heard by the Board of Directors at their
January 20, 2004 meeting.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff feels approval of this request will have minimal to no adverse impact on the property to the
east. Although the property to the east is zoned single-family, the three structures on the site are
occupied as office uses.
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