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Z-8605 Staff AnalysisFILE NO_: Z-8605 NAME: Lot 1 Edwards Subdivision Short -form POD LOCATION: Located at 11601 Kanis Road DEVELOPER: Pat Malmstrom 11201 Old Arkansas Road Roland, AR 72135 ENGINEER: McGetrick and McGetrick Engineers 10 Otter Creek Court, Suite A Little Rock, AR 72210 AREA: 3.03 acres CURRENT ZONING: NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF R-2, Single-family ALLOWED USES: Singe -family residential PROPOSED ZONING: POD PROPOSED USE: 0-3, General Professional Office Uses (Daycare) VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The property located at 11601 Kanis Road was originally constructed as a single-family residence but was later converted to an office uses prior to the area annexation to the City. With the conversion, the entire front yard was paved for parking. The applicant is requesting a rezoning of the site from the current R-2, Single-family to POD to allow the immediate reuse of the site as a daycare facility. The applicant is requesting to utilize 0-3, General and Professional Office uses as allowable alternative uses for the site. The applicant has indicated the days and hours of operation as 6:00 am to 7:00 pm seven days per week. A single ground sign will be located within the FILE NO.: Z-8605 (Cont. front yard area along Kanis Road with a maximum height of six (6) feet and a maximum sign area of sixty-four (64) square feet. Building signage is proposed on the front fagade of the building as allowed in office zones. The Bill of Assurance for this site does not address this specific request. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: C. The building was previously a single-family residence but appears to most recently have been occupied by an office use. The front yard area has been paved from what appears to be property line to property line. The back yard area is open. There is a dumpster located within the front parking area. Other uses in the area include an office development located to the north at the northwest corner of Kanis and Autumn Roads. There is a property located on the northeast corner of Kanis and Autumn Roads that is zoned POD and was approved for an office/warehouse development. Further north on Autumn Road is a daycare center. East of the site with frontage on Kanis Road is an office building and a second office building is located to the south accessed by a driveway/access easement from Kanis Road. West of the site are three office buildings and further west is a single-family residences with an upholstery shop located behind the home. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received a few informational phone calls from area residents. All property owners located within 200-feet of the site all residents, who could be identified, located within 300-feet, and the John Barrow Neighborhood Association were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Kanis Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way 45 feet from centerline will be required. 2. With future development on the site beyond this application, provide the design of the street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvements to the street including 5-foot sidewalk with the planned development. The new back of curb should be located 29.5 feet from centerline. 3. Obtain a franchise agreement from Public Works (Bennie Nicolo, 371-4818) for the private improvements including parking located in the right-of-way. 4. Driveway location do not meet the traffic access and circulation requirements of Sections 30-43 and 31-210. The current driveway location will cause vehicles waiting to make left turns into the site to block the Autumn Road/Kanis Road intersection. T ;;e subject property must share a single FILE NO.: Z-8605 (Cont. driveway access with the property to the east. The width of driveway must not exceed 36 feet. 5. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. Obtain barricade permit prior to doing any work in the right-of-way from Traffic Engineering at'(501) 379-1805 (Travis Herbner). E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Paint Energy: Approved as submitted AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: No objection. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. A Capital Investment Charge based on the size of meter connection(s) will apply to this project in addition to normal charges. This fee will apply to all connections including metered connections off the private fire system. 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 De p irtment: Fire sprinklers may be required. Install fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route. Parks and Recreation: No comment. F. ISSUESITECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: This request is located in the 1-430 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Mixed Office Commercial for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from R-2, Single-family to Planned Office Development to allow the reuse of an existing structure as a daycare. The 3 FILE NO.- Z-8605 (Cont. request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. This area is not covered by a Neighborhood Plan. Master Street Plan: Kanis Road is a Minor Arterial. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Kanis Road since it is a Minor Arterial. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: There are no bike routes shown in the immediate vicinity. Landscape: 1. Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. Any/all parking or landscaping located within the public right-of-way will need to be franchised. 3. Upon rehabilitation or building addition in the future the parking lot and associated landscaping will need to be upgraded to meet minimal City Ordinance requirements. 4. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this tree -covered site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT- (October 14, 2010) Mr. Pat McGetrick of McGetrick Engineering was present representing the request. Staff presented the item stating there were a few outstanding technical issues associated with the request in need of addressing prior to the Commission acting on the request. Staff questioned the number of children, the number of staff and if the daycare would provide transportation. Staff also questioned any signage including ground and building signage proposed. Staff questioned the days and hours of service and if any new fencing was proposed. Public Works comments were addressed. Staff stated a dedication of right of way 45-feet from centerline was required. Staff also stated street construction per the Master Street Plan was required including curb, gutter and sidewalk. Staff stated a franchise agreement was required to allow the parking as indicated to be located within the newly dedicated right of way. Landscaping comments were addressed. Staff stated all landscaping located within the public right of way would require franchising. Staff also stated upon rehabilitation of the building a landscaping upgrade would be required. Staff 0 FILE NO.: Z-8605 (Cont. stated credit for fulfilling landscape ordinance requirements would be given for preservation of trees six (6) inches in caliper or larger. Staff noted comments from the other reporting departments and agencies suggesting the applicant contact them individually for additional clarification. There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted a revised site plan to staff addressing the issues raised at the October 14, 2010, Subdivision Committee meeting. The applicant has provided the days and hours of the proposed daycare, the number of children to be served and the number of staff persons. The revised plan also indicates the placement of signage and relocated the driveway to the east. The request is a rezoning from R-2, Single-family to POD to allow the reuse of this- existing structure as a daycare center. The center will serve a maximum of thirty-five (35) children. The center is proposed with three (3) staff persons and the- center will have one van for transporting the children. The typical parking requirement for a daycare center is based on one space per administrator, teacher and employee on the largest shift plus one space per facility vehicle plus one space per ten (10) children of licensed capacity. The parking typically required for a daycare center of this size is seven (7) spaces. The site contains twenty-two (22) parking spaces. The existing parking is more than adequate to serve the use. The applicant is also seeking 0-3, General Office District Uses as allowable alternative uses. The building contains 1,775 square feet of space. Based on the parking requirements for an office development five (5) parking spaces would typically be required. The site plan indicates the dedication of right of way to 45 feet from centerline along Kanis Road. With the dedication of right a way a portion of the parking and the landscaped area will be located within the right of way. The applicant will seek a franchise agreement with the City for these improvements to remain. The applicant is requesting the placement of a ground mounted sign within the front yard area along Kanis Road. The sign will also be located within the public right of way. The applicant will request a franchise agreement with the City to allow the placement of the sign within the public right of way. Building signage is proposed consistent with signage allowed in office zones or a maximum of ten percent of the front facade area. The sign is proposed three feet by twelve feet with a total sign area of thirty-six square feet. The proposed signage is a total of 6.9% of fagade coverage. The applicant has indicated the days and hours of operation from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm six (6) days per week. 5 FILE NO.- Z-8605 (Cont. The revised site plan has relocated the dumpster from the front parking area to the side of the structure. The applicant has not proposed limiting the dumpster service hours to daylight hours. Staff does not feel the hours of service should necessarily be limited to daylight hours for this site. There are few residences located in this immediate area which would be impacted by early morning hour service. There are very few improvements required with the proposed reuse of this site. The applicant is proposing the addition of a six (6) foot chain link fence around the playground area in the rear yard area. The only other improvements will be cosmetic. The revised site plan has relocated the driveway along the eastern perimeter to be a shared drive with the adjacent property owner. Staff feels this will improve access to this site as well as the adjacent site. Staff is supportive of the request. The site is shown as Mixed Office Commercial on the City's Future Land Use Plan which allows for redevelopment of properties with a mixture of office and commercial uses through the planned development process. The request to allow redevelopment of the site with a daycare center and the request to allow 0-3, General Office District uses as allowable alternative uses is consistent with the City's Future Land Use Plan. To staff's knowledge there are no remaining outstanding technical issues associated with the request. Staff does not feel the redevelopment of the site as proposed will significantly impact the area. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 4, 2010) The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. There was no further discussion of the item. The Chair entertained a motion for placement on the Consent Agenda as presented by staff. The motion carried by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent and 2 open positions. November 4, 2010 ITEM NO.: 13 NAME: Lot 1 Edwards Subdivision Short -form POD LOCATION: Located at 11601 Kanis Road DEVELOPER: Pat Malmstrom 11201 Old Arkansas Road Roland, AR 72135 ENGINEER: McGetrick and McGetrick Engineers 10 Otter Creek Court, Suite A Little Rock, AR 72210 FILE NO.: Z-8605 AREA: 3.03 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF CURRENT ZONING: R-2, Single-family ALLOWED USES: Singe -family residential PROPOSED ZONING: POD PROPOSED USE 0-3, General Professional Office Uses (Daycare) VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The property located at 11601 Kanis Road was originally constructed as a single-family residence but was later converted to an office uses prior to the area annexation to the City. With the conversion, the entire front yard was paved for parking. The applicant is requesting a rezoning of the site from the current R-2, Single-family to POD to allow the immediate reuse of the site as a daycare facility. The applicant is requesting to utilize 0-3, General and Professional Office uses as allowable alternative uses for the site. The applicant has indicated the days and hours of operation as 6:00 am to 7:00 pm seven days per week. A single ground sign will be located within the front yard area along Kanis Road with a maximum height of six (6) feet and a November 4, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO_: 13 (Cont. FILE NO.: maximum sign area of sixty-four (64) square feet. Building signage is proposed on the front facade of the building as allowed in office zones. The Bill of Assurance for this site does not address this specific request. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The building was previously a single-family residence but appears to most recently have been occupied by an office use. The front yard area has been paved from what appears to be property line to property line. The back yard area is open. There is a dumpster located within the front parking area. Other uses in the area include an office development located to the north at the northwest corner of Kanis and Autumn Roads. There is a property located on the northeast corner of Kanis and Autumn Roads that is zoned POD and was approved for an office/warehouse development. Further north on Autumn Road is a daycare center. East of the site with frontage on Kanis Road is an office building and a second office building is located to the south accessed by a driveway/access easement from Kanis Road. West of the site are three office buildings and further west is a single-family residences with an upholstery shop located behind the home. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received a few informational phone calls from area residents. All property owners located within 200-feet of the site all residents, who could be identified, located within 300-feet, and the John Barrow Neighborhood Association were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS' 1. Kanis Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way 45 feet from centerline will be required. 2. With future development on the site beyond this application, provide the design of the street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvements to the street including 5-foot sidewalk with the planned development. The new back of curb should be located 29.5 feet from centerline. 3. Obtain a franchise agreement from Public Works (Bennie Nicolo, 371-4818) for the private improvements including parking located in the right-of-way. 2 November 4, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 13 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z-8605 4. Driveway location do not meet the traffic access and circulation requirements of Sections 30-43 and 31-210. The current driveway location will cause vehicles waiting to make left turns into the site to block the Autumn Road/Kanis Road intersection. The subject property must share a single driveway access with the property to the east. The width of driveway must not exceed 36 feet. 5. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. Obtain barricade permit prior to doing any work in the right-of-way from Traffic Engineering at (501) 379-1805 (Travis Herbner). E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Enter : No comment received. Center -Point Energy: Approved as submitted. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: No objection. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. A Capital Investment Charge based on the size of meter connection(s) will apply to this project in addition to normal charges. This fee will apply to all connections including metered connections off the private fire system. 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: Fire sprinklers may be required. Install fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route. 3 November 4, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 13 [Cont.] FILE NO.: Z-860 Parks and Recreation: No comment. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESI G N: Planning Division: This request is located in the 1-430 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Mixed Office Commercial for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from R-2, Single-family to Planned Office Development to allow the reuse of an existing structure as a daycare. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. This area is not covered by a Neighborhood Plan. Master Street Plan: Kanis Road is a Minor Arterial. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Kanis Road since it is a Minor Arterial. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: There are no bike routes shown in the immediate vicinity. Landscape: 1. Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. Any/all parking or landscaping located within the public right-of-way will need to be franchised. 3. Upon rehabilitation or building addition in the future the parking lot and associated landscaping will need to be upgraded to meet minimal City Ordinance requirements. 4. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this tree -covered site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (October 14, 2010) Mr. Pat McGetrick of McGetrick Engineering was present representing the request. Staff presented the item stating there were a few outstanding technical issues associated with the request in need of addressing prior to the Commission acting on the request. Staff questioned the number of children, the number of staff and if the daycare would provide transportation. Staff also questioned any M November 4, 2010 UBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 13 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z signage including ground and building signage proposed. Staff questioned the days and hours of service and if any new fencing was proposed. Public Works comments were addressed. Staff stated a dedication of right of way 45-feet from centerline was required. Staff also stated street construction per the Master Street Plan was required including curb, gutter and sidewalk. Staff stated a franchise agreement was required to allow the parking as indicated to be located within the newly dedicated right of way. Landscaping comments were addressed. Staff stated all landscaping located within the public right of way would require franchising. Staff also stated upon rehabilitation of the building a landscaping upgrade would be required. Staff stated credit for fulfilling landscape ordinance requirements would be given for preservation of trees six (6) inches in caliper or larger. Staff noted comments from the other reporting departments and agencies suggesting the applicant contact them individually for additional clarification. There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted a revised site plan to staff addressing the issues raised at the October 14, 2010, Subdivision Committee meeting. The applicant has provided the days and hours of the proposed daycare, the number of children to be served and the number of staff persons. The revised plan also indicates the placement of signage and relocated the driveway to the east. The request is a rezoning from R-2, Single-family to POD to allow the reuse of this existing structure as a daycare center. The center will serve a maximum of thirty-five (35) children. The center is proposed with three (3) staff persons and the center will have one van for transporting the children. The typical parking requirement for a daycare center is based on one space per administrator, teacher and employee on the largest shift plus one space per facility vehicle plus one space per ten (10) children of licensed capacity. The parking typically required for a daycare center of this size is seven (7) spaces. The site contains twenty-two (22) parking spaces. The existing parking is more than adequate to serve the use. The applicant is also seeking 0-3, General Office District Uses as allowable alternative uses. The building contains 1,775 square feet of space. Based on the parking requirements for an office development five (5) parking spaces would typically be required. The site plan indicates the dedication of right of way to 45 feet from centerline along Kanis Road. With the dedication of right a way a portion of the parking and 5 November 4, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 13 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-8605 the landscaped area will be located within the right of way. The applicant will seek a franchise agreement with the City for these improvements to remain. The applicant is requesting the placement of a ground mounted sign within the front yard area along Kanis Road. The sign will also be located within the public right of way. The applicant will request a franchise agreement with the City to allow the placement of the sign within the public right of way. Building signage is proposed consistent with signage allowed in office zones or a maximum of ten percent of the front facade area. The sign is proposed three feet by twelve feet with a total sign area of thirty-six square feet. The proposed signage is a total of 6.9% of facade coverage. The applicant has indicated the days and hours of operation from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm six (6) days per week. The revised site plan has relocated the dumpster from the front parking area to the side of the structure. The applicant has not proposed limiting the dumpster service hours to daylight hours. Staff does not feel the hours of service should necessarily be limited to daylight hours for this site. There are few residences located in this immediate area which would be impacted by early morning hour service. There are very few improvements required with the proposed reuse of this site. The applicant is proposing the addition of a six (6) foot chain link fence around the playground area in the rear yard area. The only other improvements will be cosmetic. The revised site plan has relocated the driveway along the eastern perimeter to be a shared drive with the adjacent property owner. Staff feels this will improve access to this site as well as the adjacent site. Staff is supportive of the request. The site is shown as Mixed Office Commercial on the City's Future Land Use Plan which allows for redevelopment of properties with a mixture of office and commercial uses through the planned development process. The request to allow redevelopment of the site with a daycare center and the request to allow 0-3, General Office District uses as allowable alternative uses is consistent with the City's Future Land Use Plan. To staff's knowledge there are no remaining outstanding technical issues associated with the request. Staff does not feel the redevelopment of the site as proposed will significantly impact the area. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. November 4, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 13(Cont.)FILE NO.: Z-8605 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBR 4, 2010) The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. There was no further discussion of the item. The Chair entertained a motion for placement on the Consent Agenda as presented by staff. The motion carried by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent and 2 open positions. 7 ITEM NO.: 13. (Z-8605) NAME: Lot 1 Edwards Subdivision Short -form POD LOCATION: located at 11601 Kanis Road Planning Staff Comments: 1. Provide notification of abutting property owners of the site, complete with the certified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. The notice must be mailed no later than October 20, 2010. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than November 29, 2010. 2. Provide the number of children, the number of staff and if transportation will be provided the number of vehicles. 3. The site plan indicates the existing parking spaces located along the eastern perimeter backing into the drive. 4. Provide the location of any proposed dumpster facilities and a note concerning the dumpster screening. Will the hours of dumpster service be limited to daylight hours? 5. Provide details of any proposed fencing to be located on the site. 6. Provide details of the proposed signage including location, total height and total area for ground signage. For building signage provide the percentage of the facade area proposed for signage. 7. The request includes the allowance of 0-3, General Office Uses. Variance/Waivers: None requested. Public Works Conditions: 1. Kanis Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way 45 feet from centerline will be required. 2. With future development on the site beyond this application, provide the design of the street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvements to the street including 5-foot sidewalk with the planned development. The new back of curb should be located 29.5 feet from centerline. 3. Obtain a franchise agreement from Public Works (Bennie Nicolo, 371-4818) for the private improvements including parking located in the right-of-way. 4. Driveway location do not meet the traffic access and circulation requirements of Sections 30-43 and 31-210. The current driveway location will cause vehicles waiting to make left turns into the site to block the Autumn Road/Kanis Road intersection. The subject property must share a single driveway access with the property to the east. The width of driveway must not exceed 36 feet. 5. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. Obtain barricade permit prior to doing any work in the right-of-way from Traffic Engineering at (501) 379-1805 (Travis Herbner). Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Enter : No comment received. Center -Point Energy: Approved as submitted. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: No objection; All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. A Capital Investment Charge based on the size of meter connection(s) will apply to this project in addition to normal charges. This fee will apply to all connections including metered connections off the private fire system. 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: Fire sprinklers may be required. Install fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route. Parks and Recreation: No comment. Planning Division: This request is located in the 1-430 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Mixed Office Commercial for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from R-2, Single-family to Planned Office Development to allow the reuse of an existing structure as a daycare. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. This area is not covered by a Neighborhood Plan. Master Street Plan: Kanis Road is a Minor Arterial. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Kanis Road since it is a Minor Arterial. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicvcle Plan: There are no bike routes shown in the immediate vicinity. Landscape: 1. Site plan must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer minimal ordinance requirements. 2. Any/all parking or landscaping located within the public right-of-way will need to be franchised. 3. Upon rehabilitation or building addition in the future the parking lot and associated landscaping will need to be upgraded to meet minimal City Ordinance requirements. 4. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this tree -covered site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. Revised plat/plan: Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, October 20, 2010.