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Home My WebLink AboutZ-9644 BOA Action Letter - Approved As Filed 010322DECEMBER 16, 2021 ITEM NO. 14 Z-9644 1 File No.: Z-9644 Owner: Eyad/Linda Hassan & Amjad/Shar Kattom Applicant: Mark Redder - Holloway Engineering Address: 6317 W. Markham Street Legal Description: Lot “A”, Baird’s Replat of Patton-Cella-Baird Subdivision, City of Little Rock, Pulaski County Arkansas Zoned: C-3 Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the area regulations of Section 36-301 to allow a building addition with a reduced front yard setback. Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented as per the attached letter dated October 19, 2021. Present Use: Convivence Store with Fuel Pumps Proposed Use: Convivence Store with Fuel Pumps STAFF REPORT A. Planning and Development Civil Engineering: No Comments B. Landscape and Buffer Issues: 1. Site plan must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. If building rehabilitation exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the replacement cost then the landscaping and buffer must also come into compliancy accordingly. 3. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. DECEMBER 16, 2021 ITEM NO. 14 Z-9644 2 D. Staff Analysis: The C-3 zoned property located on the southeast corner of W Markham and McKinley Streets is occupied by a one-story convenience store, fuel pumps and an overhead canopy. The commercial structure was built in 1968 and is roughly positioned in the center of the site. The front of the building faces W Markham with parking located on the east and west perimeters. The back of the property slopes downward to the south and is occupied with a utility easement, and greenspace with mature vegetation. The adjacent tract to the south is a vacant lot zoned PCD and the property to the east is zoned O3 CUP and occupied with a funeral home. Park Plaza Mall is directly across Markham and single-family residences are located across the McKinley on the north and south intersection corners. The existing masonry building to be retained is approximately 2,200 square feet and will continue to be utilized as a convenience store and gas station. The applicant is proposing to update the building facia, some interior remodeling, gas pumps, and a new gas pump canopy. The existing canopy is shown to extend from the front of the building 57.5-feet crossing the 25-foot front building line 7.5 feet. The proposed canopy is shown to be the same length, but the width will expand from 22-feet to 40-feet. The width of the proposed canopy will be located within the side yard setbacks. Section 36-301 (e)(1) states “There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet to the front line of the building.” Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow the fuel pump canopy to cross the 25-foot front yard setback 7.5 feet. In Staff' s opinion, the proposed front yard setback reduction will pose no negative effect upon the health, safety, or welfare of the public, and will not detract from the value or aesthetic of the neighborhood or surrounding properties. E. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested front yard setback reduction from twenty- five (25) feet to 17.5 feet as shown on the attached site plan. Case No: Name: Location: City of Little Rock Planning & Development Title: Sketch ± O3CUP R2CUP R5CUP O1CUP R2CUP R2 POD PCD R5 R6 O3 O3 R5 PR POD R5 O3 PD-O O3 R3 O3 PRD R5 PCD O2 PCD POD PD-O POD PRD PCD C3 C3 PCD PCD PCD PCD R5 R4 R5 PD-O R4 PD-O POD PD-O PD-O PCD R3 LEE AVE SAI NT VI NCENT CI RSHAMROCKDR FATHER TRIBOU ST N UNIVERSITY AVES UNIVERSITY AVEN PLAZA DRF ST WOODLAWNDRN BUCHANAN STN HUGHES STS MCKINLEY STHALLCIR N MCKINLEY STORIOLECIRRIVIERACIR SAN D P IPER D R A M H E R S T C V C ST CHI CKADEEDRB ST DEL RIO DR N GRANT STPILOTPOINT PL BOBWHITEDRW MARKHAM ST AMARILLO CIR PLAZACIR S PLAZA DRBERRYWOODCIR JULIANDRS HUGHES STHALL DRN PIERCE STW 3RD ST GRANADADR PARK PLAZA DR MIDTOWN AVENOT T I NGHA M RD^_ Vicinity Map Case: Location: CT: Ward: TRS: PD: Area Zoning ± Z-9644 6317 W. Markham Street 3 21.03 T1N R13W 1 3 City of Little Rock Planning & Development Rev: 11/9/2021 THIS SITE 0 250 500 Feet