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LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
JANUARY 17, 2017 AGENDA
Subject
MSP16-01 Change 4rn
Street (Alexander) to a
Collector Standard
Submitted By:
Planning and Development
SYNOPSIS
FISCAL IMPACT
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUND
Action Required I Approved By
Ordinance
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Information Report
Bruce Moore
Master Street Plan Amendment to change 4"' Street
(Alexander) from a Minor Arterial to a Collector, south of
Alexander Road.
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Planning Commission recommended approval at their
meeting December 15, 2016 (9 for, 0 against, 1 absent,
1 vacant position). Staff recommends approval.
The application is to downgrading 4th Street (Alexander)
on Master Street Plan from a Minor Arterial to a Collector
standard with 60' foot right of way and a 36' minimum
pavement width (back to back of curb). 4th Street
(Alexander) continues south of Alexander Road which is
shown as Minor Arterial. The portion of 4th Street
(Alexander) which has been built is 19 feet wide in a
50 foot right-of-way. This is substandard for any Street
Standard in the Master Street Plan.
4th Street (Alexander) is currently Minor Arterial on the
Master Street Plan (MSP). There are plotted lots with no
access in the `one block' with no street making the desire
for a connection greater. With the connection between
BACKGROUND
CONTINUED
State Highway 111 to Alexander Road via 4th Street
(Alexander), 4th Street (Alexander) becomes a convenient
connection and more than a local street. Little Rock's
MSP proposes to relocate the arterial to the east (4th Street,
Alexander) to allow the traffic to bypass Alexander and
move directly from Alexander Road south to State
Highway 111 in Saline County.
CARTS (Central Arkansas Regional Transportation Study)
has developed the Regional Arterial Network (RAN) as a
network of major roads (Arterials) to connect and serve the
regional transportation needs of Central Arkansas. On this
plan Alexander Road from I-30 passes around the town of
Alexander to the west connecting to Highway 111 south of
Alexander. This, in part, is to allow a grade separation at
the Union Pacific rail line near Alexander. Based on
current traffic counts most of the traffic appears to move
from Alexander Road in Little Rock to the freeway
through Alexander or from State Highway 111 in Saline
County through Alexander to the freeway. The RAN
improves this connection with a grade separation for the
Saline County traffic and keeps it from entering Little
Rock.
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FILE NO.: MSP16-01
Name: Master Street Plan Amendment, Remove 4th Street
(Alexander Road)
Location: 4th Street (Alexander)
Request: Removal of Minor Arterial Classification
Source: Holloway Engineering, Surveying & Civil Design, PLLC.
PROPOSAL 1 REQUEST:
The amendment to the Master Street Plan amendment is to remove a Minor
Arterial east of Town of Alexander at the end south of Alexander Road. 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.
A Local Street provides access to adjacent property. The movement of traffic is
a secondary purpose. Residential street use by heavy trucks and busses should
be minimized. The Local Street generally has a right-of-way of 50 feet. In
suburban location with larger acreage single family tracts, Local Streets may be
designed with paved shoulders and open space drainage. In the case of short
residential streets, a lesser standard is allowed.
CURRENT MASTER STREET PLAN:
4th Street (Alexander) is shown as a Minor Arterial on the plan. Master Street
Plan proposes 90' Right of Way and 59' minimum paving width. The existing part
of 4th Street (Alexander) is not built to arterial standards and it is approximately
19' currently.
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 Minor Arterials.
FUTURE LAND USE PLAN:
With the length of 750 LF, 4th Street (Alexander) is the southern extension of
Alexander Road and boundary between Little Rock and Alexander. The north
and northwest of 4th Street (Alexander) is the Town of Alexander and it is single
family area. Southeast of 41h Street (Alexander) within Little Rock city limits the
area is shown as Residential Low (RL) Density. It is an un -built area, and mostly
woodland.
FILE NO.: MSP16-01 (Cont.)
HISTORIC DISTRICTS:
There are no historic districts that would be effected by this amendment.
CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN:
There aren't any neighborhood plan in the area.
ANALYSIS:
This amendment is on the southwest edge of Little Rock adjacent to Town of
Alexander. 4th Street (Alexander) continues south of Alexander Road which is
shown as Minor Arterial. The 4th Street (Alexander) is 750 LF 3 blocks in length
and wholly within the Little Rock city limits. 4th Street (Alexander) is lined with
single family houses on the north side of the street and with currently vacant
undeveloped land to the south of the street, in City of Little Rock.
Currently there is no constructed road or any connection between 4th Street
(Alexander) and State Highway 111 in Saline County, a length of one city block.
The parcels of Original City Alexander on that block have no access to a public
Street. There is no street or right-of-way. The portion of 4th Street (Alexander)
which has been built is 19 feet wide in a 50 foot right-of-way. This is substandard
for any Street Standard in the Master Street Plan.
4th Street (Alexander) is a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan (MSP). Minor
Arterial should be 90 foot of minimum right-of-way and 59 foot for the minimum
pavement width. The intend of the Master Street Plan with this designation is to
provide a traffic by-pass around Alexander connection Alexander Road north of
Alexander to State Highway 111 south of Alexander. The Master Street Plan
proposes a similar traffic by-pass south of Mabelvale.
City staff met with Metroplan staff and discussed the future transportation
projects and plans for the area. CARTS (Central Arkansas Regional
Transportation Study) has developed the Regional Arterial Network (RAN) as a
network of major roads (Arterials) to connect and serve the regional
transportation needs of Central Arkansas. On this plan Alexander Road from 1-30
passes around the town of Alexander to the east connecting to Highway 111
south of Alexander. This in part is to allow a grade separation at the Union
Pacific rail line near Alexander.
The CARTS functional Class Network shows the Arterial function along State
Highway 111 from south of Alexander through Alexander on 3rd Street
(Alexander) to Alexander Road east to 1-30. This is the current state highway
designed route. Saline County Master Street Plan also shows the arterial
designation along 3rd Street (Alexander).
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FILE NO.: MSP16-01 (Cont.)
Little Rock's MSP proposes to relocate the arterial to the east (4th Street,
Alexander) to allow the traffic to bypass Alexander and move directly from
Alexander Road south to State Highway 111 in Saline County.
Based on current traffic counts most of the traffic appears to move from
Alexander Road in Little Rock to the freeway through Alexander or from State
Highway 111 in Saline County through Alexander to the freeway. The RAN
improves this connection with a grade separation for the Saline County traffic and
keeps it from entering Little Rock. Since CARTS controls the federal funding, the
RAN option is the most likely future change to the current traffic pattern.
4th Street (Alexander) is one block short of connecting Alexander Road in Little
Rock to Highway 111 south of Alexander. There are plotted lots with no access in
that `one block' making the desire for this connection greater. With the
connection between State Highway 111 to Alexander Road via 4th Street
(Alexander), 4th Street (Alexander) becomes a convenient connection and more
than a local street.
The Master Street Plan does not show any bike routes on 4th Street. Thus the
requested change should have no impact on the bicycle section of the Master
Street Plan.
The applicant is requesting the removal of 4th Street (Alexander) from the Master
Street Plan as a Minor Arterial. Staff believes more than a local street standard is
needed for 4th Street (Alexander).
Staff U pdate: Staff received an email from the applicant, Hollaway Engineering,
on December 1, 2016 to amend their application to downgrading 4th Street
(Alexander) on Master Street Plan from a Minor Arterial to a Collector standard
with 60' foot right of way and a 36' minimum pavement width (back to back of
curb). This was after they had submitted a revision to their subdivision plat, also
on this agenda, with proposed dedication along 41h Street (Alexander) for a
`Collector' Standard roadway.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
Notices were sent to the following_ neighborhood associations: Alexander Road
Neighborhood and Southwest Little Rock United for Progress. Staff has received
no comments from area residents.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff believes amended application downgrading of 4th Street (Alexander) from a
Minor Arterial to a Collector Standard is appropriate.
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FILE NO.: MSP16-01 (Cont.)
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 15, 2016)
The item was placed on the consent agenda for approval. By a vote of 9 for,
0 against, 1 absent and 1 vacant position the consent agenda was approved.
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I ORDINANCE NO.
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MASTER STREET
4 PLAN (20,117) 4TH STREET ON SOUTH OF ALEXANDER
5 ROAD (MSP16-01) AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
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7 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Planning Commission has reviewed the Master
8 Street Plan and now recommends the amendment for adoption.
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10 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
11 OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK:
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13 SECTION 1. Located in TIS R13W 18 Sec. 18, the segment of 4th Street
14 located on south of Alexander Road from Alexander Road to Highway 111, 3 blocks
15 in length and wholly within the Little Rock city limits, is changed from Minor
16 Arterial to Collector Standard.
17 SECTION 2. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item,
18 sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be
19 invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the
20 remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if
21 the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a
22 part of the ordinance.
23 SECTION 3. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the
24 same that are inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to
25 the extent of such inconsistency.
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