Z-8790 Staff AnalysisJULY 30, 2012
ITEM NO.: 10
File No.:
Owner:
Applicant:
Address:
Description:
Zoned
Z-8790
Powell Brothers, Inc.
Matt Chandler
6101 Lindsey Road
Tract A-1 and part of Tract A-2, Area 101, Little Rock Port Industrial
Park
1-3
Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the paving provisions of Section 36-
508 to allow a gravel truck/trailer parking area.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter.
Present Use of Property: Truck terminal and vacant property
Proposed Use of Property: Truck terminal and gravel truck/trailer parking area
STAFF REPORT
A. Public Works Issues:
1. At time of building permit a grading and drainage plan will be required.
2. Storm water detention is not required for properties within the port
authority.
B. Landscape and Buffer Issues:
Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance
requirements.
The areas allocated for green space appear to meet with minimal city landscape
and buffer areas.
The landscape plan needs to have an automatic irrigation system.
One half of all the trees must be of an evergreen variety; revise.
JULY 30, 2012
ITEM NO.: 10 CON'T.
C. Staff Analysis:
The 1-3 zoned property at 6101 Lindsey Road is occupied by a one-story industrial
building which houses a trucking company. The property is located at the
southwest corner of Lindsey Road and Mauney Road. Asphalt parking/vehicular
use area is located along all sides of the building. A smaller maintenance building
is located near the east property line along Mauney Road. Two (2) access drives
from Lindsey Road serve as access to the property. The property is comprised of
approximately 6.7 acres.
The applicant proposes to utilize a portion of the five (5) acre property immediately
to the south of the existing facility for additional parking of trucks and trailers, as
noted on the attached site plan. The applicant is proposing a gravel parking area
with 18 inches of donna fill and 12 inches of SB2 compacted gravel. A 50 foot
wide landscape strip will be provided along the east (Mauney Road) property line.
A grassy area (approximately 75 feet wide) will be maintained along the south
property line. Access to the gravel parking area will through the existing trucking
facility. No direct access from Mauney Road is proposed. The property proposed
for the gravel parking is currently undeveloped farm land.
Section 36-508 of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires that all vehicular use areas
be paved where subject to wheeled traffic. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a
variance from this ordinance requirement to allow the gravel vehicular use area.
Staff is supportive of the requested paving variance. Staff views the request as
reasonable. The proposed gravel area will be used for the parking and storage of
trucks and trailers. The gravel parking area will not be out of character with this
overall industrial area. Other properties in this general area utilize gravel areas for
parking and storage of heavy trucks, machinery and equipment. As long as the
applicant takes certain steps to define, contain and maintain the gravel use area,
staff believes that it will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the
general area.
D. Staff Recommendatio
Staff recommends approval of the requested paving variance, subject to the
following conditions:
1. Compliance with the City's Landscape and Buffer Ordinances.
2. Compliance with the Public Works requirements as noted in paragraph A.
of the staff report.
3. A border must be provided to define and contain the gravel parking area.
4. The gravel parking area must be hard -packed in a manner that does not
result in the creation of dust, mud, silt or standing water.
JULY 30, 2012
ITEM NO.: 10 (CON'T.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (July 30, 2012)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the
application with a recommendation of approval, with conditions.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved, as recommended by staff
with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays and 0 absent.