Z-3882 Staff AnalysisAugust 10, 1982
SUBDIVISIONS
Item No. 4
NAME:
Huddleston Conditional Use
Permit
MrATTON: 1201 Kavanaugh
OWNER/APPLICANT:
Lea and Richard Huddleston
327 Charles
Little Rock, AR
REQUEST:
For conditional use review of a proposed duplex in an "R-3"
zoning district.
PRnPORAL:
This is a plan for the construction of an efficiency
apartment, which is to be built in an existing single family
structure, below an old garage unit that is now obsolete for
most modern cars. At present, the existing home is being
used as a rental unit.
ORDINANCE DESIGN STANDARDS:
1. Site Location
This site is located in what is predominately a
multifamily area along Kavanaugh.
2. Compatibility with Neighborhood
A duplex on this site will be compatible with the
surrounding area.
3. On -Site -Drives and Parkin
The property currently has a two -car driveway.
4. Screening and Buffering
The applicant has not indicated his plans.
5. Analysis
Staff.has no major objections to the proposal. It
should not adversely affect the area since there are
neighboring duplexes and apartments. The applicant is
requested to address the parking issue. Duplex
requires 1.5 parking spaces per unit.
August 10, 1982
SUBDIVISIONS
Item No. 4 - Continued
6. Engineerin2 Comments
None.
7. Staff Recommendation
Approval, subject to comments.
8. Subdivision Committee Action
The applicant was present. It was decided that the
proposal's failure to conform to the parking
requirements for duplexes was not significant in this
instance, since an existing structure was involved and
the absence of drives was prevalent among neighboring
structures. The applicant stated that he would submit
a petition in favor of the development from neighboring
property -owners at the Public Hearing. A motion for
approval was made and passed by a vote of 4 ayes,
0 noes and 1 absent.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
The applicant was present. Two neighboring property owners
spoke. Mr. Robert Boyce of 321 Charles spoke favorably of
the application because he felt that it would not change the
nature of the neighborhood. The lone objector was Mr. Marty
Quicky, the adjacent property owner to the north. He felt
that a multifamily residence this close to his property
would adversely affect the value of his single family home.
The Commission's concerns centered around its reluctance to
approve a conditional use permit without the required number
of parking spaces. The applicant agreed to amend the site
plan to provide three off-street parking spaces and to
provide some type of privacy landscaping for the adjacent
neighbors. A motion was made for approval subject to this
agreement. The vote - 8 ayes, 0 noes, 1 abstention,
2 absent (abstention: Commission Scribner).