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Z-3727-E Staff AnalysisAugust 8, 2013 ITEM NO.: 7 _ FILE NO.: Z -3727-E NAME: Firestone — Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: 7426 Cantrell Road OWNER/APPLICANT: Robert L. Davis Investment Company/CASCO Diversified Corp. PROPOSAL:. A conditional use permit is requested to allow for the construction of a new Firestone Auto Care Center on this C-3 zoned lot. SITE LOCATION: The site is located on the north side of Cantrell Road, between Kingsrow and Keightly. The property was formerly occupied by an Arby's restaurant. 2. COMPATIBILITY WITH NEIGHBORHOOD: The property is located in an area of mixed commercial uses and zoning. A variety of retail, restaurant and service uses are located along this portion of Cantrell Road. The R-5 zoned property directly adjacent to the north contains a parking lot that serves the apartments located to the northwest. The site previously contained a fast food restaurant with paved parking and very little landscaping and screening. The current proposal will result in a better development that will be compatible with the neighborhood. Notice of the public hearing was sent to all owners of properties located within 200 feet of the site and the Meriwether and Normandy -Shannon Neighborhood Associations. 3. ON SITE DRIVES AND PARKING: The site currently has two driveways onto Cantrell Road and a rear driveway through to the apartments to the rear. With this development, only a single driveway will provide access to Cantrell. The drive to the rear will remain. A platted access easement provides access from Cantrell Road, over this lot (Lot 4) to the apartment property (Lot 5). The access easement will be relocated to match the new driveway. The Firestone Store requires 39 parking spaces (5 spaces plus 1/125 sq. ft. of building). Twenty-nine (29) spaces are proposed on the site with ten (10) spaces in the service bays of the building. August 8, 2013 ITEM NO.: 7 Cont. FILE NO.: Z -3727-E 4. SCREENING AND BUFFERS: Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. The zoning street buffer ordinance requires an average fourteen foot (14) street buffer along AR Highway 10 and in no case to be less than nine foot (9) in width. The zoning land use buffer ordinance requires a fourteen foot (14) wide land use buffer. Seventy percent (70%) of this area is to be undisturbed. If no buffer exists in this area then the buffer will need to be re- established. The property to the north is zoned residential; therefore, a six (6) foot high opaque screen, either a wooden fence with its face side directed outward, a wall, or dense evergreen plantings, is required along the northern perimeter of the site. A small amount of building landscaping is required. A landscape plan will be required prior to the issuance of a building permit per Chapter 15 of the City of Little Rock's Landscape Ordinance. 5, PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. With site development, provide design of street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to Cantrell Road including five (5) foot sidewalks with planned development. Cantrell Road (Highway 10) is currently scheduled to be widened by AHTD. 2. Storm water detention ordinance applies to this property. Show the proposed location for storm water detention facilities on the plan if detention is currently provided. 3. Obtain permits for improvements within State Highway right-of-way from AHTD, District VI. 4. The proposed access easement must be final platted. 5. If disturbed area is one or more acres, obtain a NPDES storm water permit from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality prior to the start of construction. 6 August 8, 2013 ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -3727-E 6. UTILITY, FIRE DEPT. AND CATA COMMENTS: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Entergy: Entergy does not object to the proposal and will work with the customer for new service requirements and any new easements. Note: The proposed location of the sign as highlighted appears to be underneath/close to the existing poser line. All NESC and OSHA rules must be followed to allow proper clearances. Centerpoint Energy: No comment received. AT&T (SBC): No comment received. Water: All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this site to determine whether additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be required. If additional fire hydrant(s) are required, they will be installed at the Developer's expense. Please submit plans for water facilities and/or fire protection system to Central Arkansas Water for review. Plan revisions may be required after additional review. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of water facilities and/or fire service. Approval of plans by the Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Division and Little Rock Fire Department is required. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. Due to the nature of this facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone 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 (CAW) requires that upon installation of the RPZA, successful tests of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the State of Arkansas and approved by CAW. The test results must be sent to CAW's Cross Connection Section within ten 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. 3 August 8, 2013 ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z -3727-E Fire Department: Approved as submitted. Install Fire hydrants per Code and maintain access. County Planning: No Comments. CATA: Directly on # 1 Pulaski Heights bus route and existing bus stop at Firestone property. This specific stop is utilized by CAT riders on a daily, consistent basis. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (JULY 18, 2013) Mark Bender, of CASCO, and C. J. Cropper were present representing the application. Staff presented the item and noted some additional information was needed. The applicants were asked to provide a copy of the bill of assurance for Lot 4, Jay Smith Subdivision. It was noted that only a supplement to the bill of assurance had been provided. The applicants were asked to provide a signage plan, to indicate the building height and to provide additional information on the building design; materials, roof pitch, etc... The applicants were asked to locate and describe the dumpster enclosure and any existing or proposed fencing. Staff discussed the access easement indicated on the plan. It was noted that the access easement was being relocated which would require submittal of a revised plat and bill of assurance with approvals from the owners of both Lots 4 and 5. Staff stated the access easement was to provide "for public use and access, both ingress and egress, across Lot 4 to serve Lot 5" and the note on the plan needed to indicate such. Staff informed the Committee that a rear yard setback variance was being proposed as well as a parking variance. Staff noted sufficient parking was provided, if spaces in the building were counted. Public Works, Landscape, Utility and Fire Department Comments were noted. Staff commented that there was a deficiency in building landscaping and some needed to be provided or a variance would be required through the City Beautiful Commission. The applicants were directed to respond to staff issues by July 24, 2013. The Committee determined there were no other issues and forwarded the item to the full Commission. STAFF ANALYSIS: The C-3 zoned property located at 7426 Cantrell Road is occupied by a vacant fast-food building and a paved parking lot. A conditional use permit is requested to allow for redevelopment of the site with a new Firestone Complete Auto Care store. 4 August 8, 2013 ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z -3727-E The development consists of a new, 8,500 square foot, one story building with new parking, landscaping and screening. The building will have masonry walls on all sides with a shingled hip roof. Garage doors will open onto the parking lot which is located on the west side of the building. Customer entrance is also on the west side. The business will be focused on the sales and installation of tires and parts as well as light automotive service including shocks, struts, brakes, tune-ups and other similar types of repairs. There will be no heavy engine work, major transmission work, paint or body work or towing service. Days and hours of operation are proposed as 7:00 a.m. — 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m. Saturday and 9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. Sunday. The store will typically service 28 — 35 cars per day. The business employs 7 — 10 persons. The noise level generated by the business is not expected to exceed 60 db outside the building. Most customers drop their vehicles off early and pick them up later the same day. Any cars left overnight will be kept inside the building. All tire storage is provided inside the building. The dumpster enclosure will be constructed with masonry walls to match the building. The site plan has been revised to provide the required buffers and landscape areas. A six foot tall wood privacy fence will be placed along the north and east property lines. The platted access easement over this lot the lot to the rear has been relocated to match the new driveway location. A revised plat and bill of assurance with approvals from owners of both lots will be provided. Three variances are requested. The proposed building is to have a rear yard setback of 13 feet (25 feet required). Staff is supportive of the request. The site backs up to a parking lot. New landscaping and a screening fence will be installed along the north perimeter of the site. The building is being placed perpendicular to the road with the narrow sides at the front and rear; reducing the area of variance. The site plan indicates 29 of the required 39 parking spaces being provided in the new parking lot. The additional 10 spaces are available in the 10 service bays. Staff is supportive of the parking variance, utilizing the spaces in the service bays to complete the parking requirement. Two signs are located on the west (front) fagade of the building which does not have direct street frontage. The proposed Firestone and Bridgestone signs occupy a small portion of the fagade and are located on "front" of the building. Staff also supports this variance. To staff's knowledge, there are no other issues. The bill of assurance for the property states "all buildings shall be constructed in conformance with the Building Code and Zoning Ordinance of the City of Little Rock." it does not 5 August 8, 2013 ITEM NO.. 7 FILE NO.: Z -3727-E address use issues. The proposed development should be a positive addition to this area and will result in a quality redevelopment of the site. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested CUP subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in Sections 4, 5 and 6 of the agenda staff report. Staff recommends approval of the building setback, wall sign location and parking variances as requested. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (AUGUST 8, 2013) The applicants were present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the "staff recommendation" above. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the consent agenda and approved as recommended by staff by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. D SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENTS JULY 18, 2013 ITEM NO.: 7. FIRESTONE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 7426 CANTRELL ROAD (Z -3727-E1 Planning Staff Comments: 1. Provide copy of Bill of Assurance for Lot 4, Jay Smith Subdivision. Only a supplement was provided. 2. The access easement is being relocated. The relocation will require submittal of a revised plat and Bill of Assurance with approvals from the owners of both Lots 4 and 5. The access easement is not only for Fire Department Emergency use as indicated but is to provide "for public use and access, both ingress and egress, across Lot 4 to serve Lot 5." 3. Provide signage plan or indicate signage to comply with that allowed in Commercial districts. 4. Provide building height. 5. Will building have a complete masonry exterior? Flat roof or pitched? 6. Site lighting is to be low-level and directional; aimed downward and into the site. 7. Locate and describe dumpster and enclosure. 8. Locate and describe any existing and proposed fencing. Variance/Waivers: • Rear yard setback reduced from twenty-five (25) feet to nineteen point three (19.3) feet • Parking variance, unless spaces in the building are counted. Public Works: 1. With site development, provide design of street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to Cantrell Road including five (5) foot sidewalks with planned development. Cantrell Road (Highway 10) is currently scheduled to be widened by AHTD. 2. Storm water detention ordinance applies to this property, Show the proposed location for storm water detention facilities on the plan if detention is currently provided. 3. Obtain permits for improvements within State Highway right-of-way from AHTD, District VI. 4. The proposed access easement must be final platted. 5. If disturbed area is one or more acres, obtain a NPDES storm water permit from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality prior to the start of construction. Utilities and Fire DepartmentlCounry Planning Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Entergy: Entergy does not object to the proposal and will work with the Customer for new service requirements and any new easements. Note: The proposed location of the sign as highlighted appears to be underneath/close to the existing poser line. All NESC and OSHA rules must be followed to allow proper clearances. Centerpoint Energy: No comment received. AT&T (SBC): No comment received. Water: All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this site to determine whether additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be required. If additional fire hydrant(s) are required, they will be installed at the Developer's expense. ITEM NO.: 7. (CON'T) Z -3727-E Please submit plans for water facilities and/or fire protection system to Central Arkansas Water for review. Plan revisio-ps may be required after additional review. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of water facilities and/or fire service. Approval of plans by the Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Division and Little Rock Fire Department is required. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. Due to the nature of this facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone 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 (CAW) requires that upon installation of the RPZA, successful tests of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the State of Arkansas and approved by CAW. The test results must be sent to CAW's Cross Connection Section within ten 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: Approved as submitted. Install Fire hydrants per Code and maintain access. County Planning: No Comments. CATA: Directly on # I Pulaski Heights bus route and existing bus stop at Firestone property. This specific stop is utilized by CAT riders on a daily, consistent basis. Planninia Division: No Comments. Landscape: Site plan must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. The zoning street buffer ordinance requires an average fourteen foot (14') street buffer along AR Highway 10 and in no case to be less than nine foot (9') in width. The zoning land use buffer ordinance requires a fourteen foot (14') wide land use buffer. Seventy percent (70%) of this area is to be undisturbed. If no buffer exists in this area then the buffer will need to be re-established. The property to the north is zoned residential; therefore, a six (6) foot high opaque screen, either a wooden fence with its face side directed outward, a wall, or dense evergreen plantings, is required along the northern perimeter of the site. A small amount of building landscaping is required. A landscape plan will be required prior to the issuance of a building permit per Chapter 15 of the City of Little Rock's Landscape Ordinance. Other: Submit responses to staff issues and four (4) copies of a revised site plan (if required) no later than Wednesday July 24, 2013. Required notices are to be sent via certified mail to all owners of properties located within two hundred (200) feet of the site no later than Wednesday July 24, 2013. The City -provided notice form must be used. Proof of notice is to be provided to staff no later than August 2, 2013.