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HomeMy WebLinkAboutwrite-up for PCAugust 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 10 FILE NO.: A-335 NAME: AluChem Annexation REQUEST: Accept 18 acres plus or minus to the City LOCATION: West of Arch Street Pike near Dixon Road intersection (10500 Arch Street) SOURCE: Stephen Joiner, Rose Law Firm agent GENERAL INFORMATION: • The County Judge's Annexation Order was filed on June 17, 2019. • The area is developed with an industrial processing plant on the site. • There is a single property owner of the area requesting annexation. • The annexation request is basically triangular in shape with a small square area on one point. • The annexation request is to obtain City services. • The larger site is some 1542 plus or minus feet along the east side, 814 feet along the north side with 213 feet along the old railroad right -of -way then 1517 feet in a southeastern direction. There is a one acre square at the southeast point of the triangular parcel. • The entire site shall be zoned for Planned District Industrial with a related action to the annexation. They are requesting 1 -3, Heavy Industrial Uses with that application and some additional structures on the site. No use change is proposed at this time. AGENCY COMMENTS: Public Safety: Fire: No comment received Arch Street Fire Protection District (current provider) indicates they have no issues or concerns with the proposed annexation request. Police: The Little Rock Police Department has indicated they have no issues or concerns with the proposed annexation. Infrastructure and Communitv Facilities: Rock Region METRO Transit: No comment received 1 August 1, 2019 Parks and Recreation: No comment received. Public Works: Little Rock Solid Waste has indicated they have no concerns or issues with the annexation request. Little Rock Public Works Department has indicated they have no issues or concerns with the proposed annexation. Pulaski County Planning: Pulaski County Planning has indicated they have no concerns or issues with the annexation. Arkansas Geographic Information Office: AGIO confirmed the applicant had followed ARK CODE 14-40-101. Utilities: Central Arkansas Water (CAW): No comment received. Entergy: No comment received. CenterPoint- Energy: No comment received. Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority (LRWRA): No comment received. AT &T: No comment received. Schools: Little Rock: No comment received. The annexation area is not within the Little Rock School District. Pulaski County Special: No comment received. The annexation area is within the Pulaski County Special School District. ANALYSIS: The annexation is continuous to the City on its eastern and northern boundaries. The area to the east and north was brought into the City in 2008 and 2009 in two annexations. This was done to bring the Porocel Company property into the City of Little Rock. There has been some material storage and processing on this site for many years. This site is a developed industrial plant. Several buildings make up the plant `campus'. The site is not on a street, but has access through the industrial property to its east to Arch Street Pike. The cluster of small buildings is located west and behind the Porocel plant on Arch Street Pike at the Dixon Road intersection. One office building with a second small office, five warehouse buildings and a processing plant make up the campus. There are both paved and gravel roads within the plant campus, as well as both pathed and gravel parking areas. The Little Fourche Creek is to the north of the site within Little Rock and its flood plain does cover much of the site (500 year floodplain). The rail spur that eservices this site is between the creek and the area requesting annexation. The land to the north and 2 August 1, 2019 east is zoned some form of industrial. The land to the south and west is not zoned is outside of the Little Rock zoning area but within Little Rock's subdivision review area. Much of these areas are ponds. The annexation area is not zoned but as noted above is developed with an industrial use. The applicant has filed an accompanying Planned Industrial District to recognize the industrial use, allow future 1 -3 Heavy Industrial uses and to allow for some expansion of the existing use. The company processes inert, non - hazardous aluminum oxide powder. Raw materials are delivered via closed rail popper cars. Approximately eighty -five percent of the finished product is shipped out in closed popper cars and 15 percent by truck. The company plans an expansion with this annexation and the receipt of sewer, police and fire services. The expansion will excess the company's internal ability to process the waste water produced and therefore there is a need to connect to the City waste water system. The county review has found that the annexation area meets all the requirements for annexation — is contiguous, petitioners represent majority of the land to be annexed, the land will be used for an urban purpose and the documents filed are correct and accurate representations of the area. The Pulaski County Judge signed the Annexation Order on June 17, 2019. The annexation request includes the provision of police and fire protection and connection to the Little Rock Waste Water System. The access to the property is through property already annexed to the City of Little Rock. By annexing the property there should be less confusion from a public safety stand point of who should respond to an emergency. There is no roadway involved with this annexation and the existing use is an industrial business which would have to have private waste disposal. There should be no new road or solid waste costs to the City do to this annexation. The Public Works Department has no comments or concerns with the annexation The Little Rock Police Department has indicated no issues with this annexation. The Arch Street Fire Department (current provider) has no issues with the proposed annexation. The closest fire station (Station 19) is located at 3515 West 69th Street. From this station via existing streets is just approximately 4.0 miles to the annexation area. Station 17 located at 10621 Chicot Road, is the next closest station with runs of 5.5 miles to the annexation area. There is a 12 -inch water main along Arch Street Pike east of the annexation area. There is also a 16 -inch water main along the rail spur which is along the northwest boundary of the annexation area. A 16 -in wastewater line crosses the Little Fourche Creek just north of the annexation area (to the north and west). The property owner will have to provide the connections to these service lines at their cost. Staff Recommendation: Approval 3 August 1, 2019 4