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HomeMy WebLinkAboutboa_08 29 2016LITTLE ROCK BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT SUMMARY OF MINUTES AUGUST 29, 2016 Roll Call and Finding of a Quorum A Quorum was present being four (4) in number. II. Approval of the Minutes of the Previous Meetings The Minutes of the July 25, 2016 meeting were approved. Members Present: Frank Allison Christopher Smith Robert Tucker, Vice Chairman Jeff Yates, Chairman Members Absent: Carolyn Lindsey Polk City Attorney Present: Debra Weldon LITTLE ROCK BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AGENDA AUGUST 29, 2016 10114 a LVA j OLD BUSINESS: No Old Business NEW BUSINESS: 1. Z -6984-A 3105 W. 12t" Street 2. Z-9159 3719 Park Avenue 3. Z-9160 10800 Bass Pro Parkway AUGUST 29, 2016 ITEM NO.: 1 File No.: Z -6984-A Owner: Sharon Campbell Applicant: Tammy Hampton Address: 3105 W. 12th Street Description: South side of W. 12th Street, west of Johnson Street Zoned: R-3 Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the sign provisions of Section 36-557 to allow two (2) wall signs without street frontage. Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter. Present Use of Property: Daycare Center Proposed Use of Property: Daycare Center STAFF REPORT A. Public Works Issues: No Comments. B.. Staff Analysis: The R-3 zoned property at 3105 W. 12th Street is occupied by a one-story frame residential structure. The structure is occupied by a daycare center, Redeemed For Christ Academy, which was approved by a Conditional Use Permit in 2001. A paved parking area for the daycare center is located on the west side of the structure. A driveway from W. 12th Street is located at the northwest corner of the property. A paved parking lot is also located on the east side of the daycare building. This parking lot serves the church located across Johnson Street to the east. The applicant recently attached wall signage to the two (2) front corners of the daycare building, as noted on the attached sketch. Each sign is a banner -type sign, two (2) feet by fourteen (14) feet in size, and is affixed to the fagade of the building. The signs wrap around the front corners of the building, with the majority of each sign located on the east and west sides of the structure, and smaller portions of the signs located on the front (north) fagade. Section 36-557(a) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires that all on -premise wall signs be located on building sides which have street frontage. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance from this ordinance requirement to allow portions AUGUST 29, 2016 ITEM NO.: 1 (CON'T.) of the signs to be located on the east and west building facades, which have no street frontage. Staff is supportive of the requested sign variance. Staff views the request as reasonable. The signage on the east and west facades is a continuation of the signs on the front of the building which faces W. 12th Street. The applicant has noted that the portions of the signs located on the east and west facades will aid in identifying the daycare building to east/west traffic along W. 12th Street. The applicant has also informed staff that there will be no ground -mounted sign placed on the property. Staff feels that the wall signage as proposed in -lieu of a ground -mounted sign represents an acceptable "trade-off'. Staff believes the wall signage without street frontage as proposed will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area. C. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested sign variance, subject to the following conditions: 1. The wall signage as proposed will be for this specific applicant/occupant (Tammy Hampton) only. 2. As long as the proposed wall signage is in place, no ground -mounted sign will be allowed on the property. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (August 29, 2016) The applicant was 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 the vote of 4 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. 2 ■� 07-22-2018 10:03AM FROM -BAPTIST CENTRAL STAFFING +7143 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Redeemed for Christ Academy, Inc_ 3105 W. 121h Street Little Rock, AR 72204 (501)541-8613 July 22, 2016 T-554 P.0O1/001 F-238 The sign that has been approved for me to display are to small for the public to see my business until they get right up on it. The signs that we have now are flat on the sides of the building and are not blocking anyones view. (See attached pictures) With the signs on the sides of the building, prospective clients will be able to see us before they get to our building instead of possibly missing us due to the small sign being on the front of the building. Tammy Hampton, er AUGUST 29, 2016 ITEM NO.: 2 File No.: Z-9159 Owner/Applicant: Alana N. Peaster Address: 3719 Park Avenue Description: East side of Park Avenue at E. 38th Street Zoned: R-2 Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the area provisions of Section 36-254 to allow a building addition with reduced front setback. Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter. Present Use of Property: Single Family Residential Proposed Use of Property: Single Family Residential STAFF REPORT 0 Public Works Issues: No Comments Staff Analysis: The R-2 zoned property at 3719 Park Avenue is occupied by a one-story brick and frame single family residence. The property is located on the east side of Park Avenue, at E. 38th Street in the College Station neighborhood. The property is comprised of the south 72.5 feet of Lot 12 and the south 72.5 feet of the west half of Lot 11 in Block 1, Sanders Addition. Undeveloped E. 38th Street right-of-way is located along the south property line. The lots are platted front -to -back running south to north. Therefore, the front property line is the south property line, which runs along the undeveloped E. 38th Street right-of-way. The applicant recently completed a 32.5 foot by 12 foot addition on the east side of the residence. The applicant is now proposing to construct a 30.5 foot by 12.5 foot addition (one-story) to the front (south) of the residence, as noted on the attached site plan. The proposed addition will be located 14.6 feet back from the front (south) property line and 13 feet back from the west side property line. Section 36-254(d)(1) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum front setback of 25 feet. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance from this ordinance requirement to allow the proposed building addition with a reduced front setback. AUGUST 29, 2016 ITEM NO.: 2 (CON'T.) Staff is supportive of the requested setback variance. Staff views the request as reasonable. The requested reduced front setback is along the south side of the residence which is along an undeveloped right-of-way. The physical front of the house is along Park Avenue. Lots 11 and 12 of this subdivision were reconfigured a number of years ago. The E. 38th Street right-of-way along the south side of the subject property will not likely be developed in the near future. Therefore, staff believes that the proposed addition with reduced front setback will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area. C. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested front setback variance, as filed. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (August 29, 2016) The applicant was 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 the vote of 4 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. 2 Justification for Variance To the Board of Adjustment, My name is Alana Peaster and I would like to ask for a Variance for 3719 Park Avenue in Little Rock, AR. Right now my Kids are staying with my mother, until this project is done. I would Like to get finished adding on a bedroom for my Daughter and expand the kitchen and Dining area. I hired a guy name Hosa Balduars to do the work. I found out he did have any permits so I stop him until he got them, and he ran off with $9,000 of my money. I had to hire a lawyer just to try to get it back. So now I just would like to get finished. I was told that I had enough space on that side from the survey, and just found out I don't, The road beside us, my Husband and his family has been taking care of this area his whole life. Its just woods now, and grass we keep it cut. I'm Very excited to try and get this finished so my Family can be under one roof. Thank You Alana N Peaster AUGUST 29, 2016 ITEM NO.: 3 File No.: Owner: Applicant: Address: Description: Zoned: Variance Requested Justification: Z-9160 Otter Grove Plaza, LLC Stuart Brent 10800 Bass Pro Parkway North side of Bass Pro Parkway, at Gateway Grove Loop C-4 A variance is requested from the sign provisions of Section 36-557 to allow a wall sign without street frontage. The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter. Present Use of Property: Commercial (under construction) Proposed Use of Property: Commercial STAFF REPORT A. Public Works Issues: No Comments. B. Staff Analysis: The C-4 zoned property located at 10800 Bass Pro Parkway is occupied by a one- story commercial building which is under construction. The property is located at the corner of Bass Pro Parkway and Gateway Grove Loop. The commercial building is located within the front half of the lot and will have paved parking in the front (south) and rear (north) of the building. The majority of the parking will be located at the rear of the building. Access drives will be located along the western (Gateway Grove Loop) and southern (Bass Pro Parkway) property lines. The commercial building will house four (4) tenants. The tenant within the easternmost portion of the commercial building (Pie Five Pizza Co.) is requesting to install a wall sign on the rear of the building in addition to wall signage on the front fagade. The proposed wall sign on the rear of the building will be 4.33 feet by 15.67 feet (67 square feet) in area. The portion of the rear fagade occupied by the restaurant will be 18 feet by 40 feet (720 square feet). AUGUST 29, 2016 ITEM NO.: 3 (CON'T.) Section 36-557(x) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires that all on -premise wall signs be located on building sides which have street frontage. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance from this ordinance requirement to allow the wall sign on the rear (northern) fagade which has no street frontage. Staff is not supportive of the requested sign variance. Staff does not feel that the request is reasonable. The main identifying signage will be on the front of the building facing Bass Pro Parkway. Staff feels that this signage will be adequate enough to direct patrons to the business. Although the majority of the parking for the site will be at the rear of the building, staff does not feel that the amount of wall signage as proposed will be needed for business identification. Staff could support smaller, minimal signage on the entry doors or windows, or between the entry doors on the rear fagade of the building. Staff does not believe that the amount of wall signage proposed for the rear fagade of the building is warranted in this case. C. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends denial of the requested sign variance, as filed. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (August 29, 2016) Staff informed the Board that the application needed to be deferred to the September 26, 2016 agenda, based on the fact that the applicant failed to complete the notifications to surrounding property owners. The item was placed on the consent agenda and deferred to the September 26, 2016 agenda. The vote of 4 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. 2 Attn: Board of Adjustment Pie Five Pizza Little Rock isrequesting asign variance for our upcoming location located at10800 Bass Pro Parkway Suite 21),Little Rock, AR 72210. Weare requesting to add aRadditional sign on the back/rear ofthe building which faces the |-43Oservice road. The primary reason for our request isthat a large portion of our parking area is located behind the building, thus making the back of the building our primary entrance. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT VOTE RECORD DATE: Ay/ -Vl; 21,1. n(L MEMBER �.- ALLISON; FRANK LINDSEY POLK, CAROLYN SMITH, CHRISTOPHER TUCKER, ROBERT YATES, JEFF TIME IN AND TIME OUT ALLISON, FRANK LINDSEY POLK, CAROLYN SMITH, CHRISTOPHER TUCKER, ROBERT YATES, JEFF AYE � NAYE ABSENT ABSTAIN Meeting Adjourned AUGUST 29, 2016 There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 2:02 p.m. Date: �l /4, Secretary