HomeMy WebLinkAboutstaff reportNovember 5, 2015
ITEM NO.:. 8 FILE NO.: MSP15-02
Name: Master Street Plan Amendment
Location: Kanis Road, Chenal Downs Blvd. to Walnut Grove Road
Request: Modify the design standard to two 10.5 foot lanes with no shoulders
Source: Michael Mitchell
PROPOSAL/REQUEST:
To amend the Master Street Plan design standards for the Arterial section of Kanis
Road from Chenal Downs Boulevard to Walnut Grove Road to two travel lanes of
10.5 feet each and no shoulders from two 11 -foot lanes with two 4 -foot gravel
shoulders.
ANALYSIS:
Ordinance 18510 approved June 19, 2001 reduced the design standard for Kanis Road
west of Stuart Road to two 11 -feet lands with two 4 -foot gravel shoulders. Kanis Road
was and is classified as a Minor Arterial. This was not changed in 2001 and is not
proposed for a change currently. The amendment 14 years ago was an attempt to
maintain the rural character of the road as it develops. This amendment's intend is to
further protect the tree canopy along Kanis Road through 'Fletcher Hollow'.
The stretch of Kanis Road, between Walnut Grove Road and Chenal Downs Boulevard,
has ridges along either side of the road making development difficult. The zoning
pattern and future Land Use Plan designations both call for single family development
along this corridor. The traffic volumes along this stretch of Kanis Road have been from
1900 to 2300 trips a day for several years., MetroPlan projects the traffic will increase to
between 4000 and 6000 trips per day by 2040. Due to the development pattern, current
and projected, in the area and location beyond the City, the range of possible volumes
is greater than typical for this segment.
Kanis Road has always been a route for traffic coming to Little Rock from areas to
the west. The applicant and Staff agree that this will continue in the future and that the
functional classification of Arterial is appropriate. The area south of Kanis Road through
this corridor is now developed or proposed to be developed as large lot residential with
no direct access to Kanis Road from the residential tracts, only three street access
points along this two plus mile corridor would exist.
A typical minor arterial street is 59 -feet wide with 5 -lanes in a 90 -feet of right-of-way
similar to Markham St. between Shackleford Rd and Bowman Rd. Approximately
2000 vehicles per day travel on this portion of Kanis Rd today. It is expected the
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ITEM NO.: 8 (Cont.
FILE NO.: MSP15-02
number will increase as more land is developed west of Little Rock. Staff is concerned
that the current reduced standard for Kanis Road will be insufficient in the future.
The current City of Little Rock `Minor Residential Street' design consisting of 2 — 11 foot
lanes is the narrowest street section at 24 feet total width. The service volume on a
Minor Residential Street is 400 vehicle trips per day. With the proposed Master Street
Plan amendment, Kanis Road with its current traffic volume is proposed with a street
section that is narrower than a Minor Residential Street. This section of Kanis Road will
operate at a level of service E (LOS -E) at the best. Street section designs found in the
Master Street Plan are for a LOS C or better based on the expected traffic volume.
Streets with 10 -foot lanes and no shoulders are less safe than wider streets with
shoulders. The typical lane width of a street is 11 feet. The minimum allowed street
width per the latest version of the International Fire Code is 20 feet.
Shoulders are constructed for drivers to safely find refuge during times of crisis and not
obstruct the travel lanes. Kanis Road is on the Master Bike Plan as a Class 2 Bike
Path. A Bike Path along a shoulder road is typically the paved shoulder.
Pulaski County Planning has informed the City that they have classified this road - the
Kanis Road Scenic Corridor. The standard they would recommend is two (2A 10 foot
lands with two five foot shoulders (which could be used as bike lanes) within a 60 -foot
right-of-way with no sidewalks. They do not recommend any further design reductions
for the corridor.
Both the City and County regulations require a 30 -foot wide road consisting of two -travel
lanes and two shoulders. Both staffs recommend no further reduction to the design
standard.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
The applicant notified 16 adjacent property owners. Staff has received 17 emails and
1 phone in support and one against the amendment as of this writing.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff believes the change is not appropriate and recommends denial.
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Case: MSP15-02
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Location: Kanis Road, between
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CT: 42.02
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Master Street Plan Amendment
Case: MSP15-02 N
Location: Kanis Road, Walnut Grove to
Chenal Downs Boulevard
Ward: NA
PD: 21 0 7501,500 3,000 Feet
CT: 42.02
TRS: T2N R14W33