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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6815-A Planning Staff Comments 060321City of Little Rock Planning and Development Planning Commission Hearing/July 8, 2021 Applicant Comments for Proposed Development Applicant Responses are due no later than Wednesday, .Lune 9 2021. Please submit revised site plans, if applicable, along with any written responses. All documents should be submitted to this email address for review. RE: Z-6815-A (Levy Concrete Plant — PD-1) Development Comments 1. Show private street/drive construction from Mabelvale Pike to the north driveway of the proposed development. 2. Provide building height of all proposed structures. 3. Provide hours/days of operation. 4. Will there be a dumpster area located on the site? If so, show on site plan with required screening. 5. Show sign location(s) on site plan with sign details. 6. Any site lighting must be low-level and directed away from adjacent properties. 7. Will the areas of the site north, south and west of the proposed development area remain undisturbed? 8. Staff suggests that the rezoning of PD-I be only for het area of the site to be developed and not the entire tract. Landscape Comments 1. Any new site development must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. A land use buffer six (6) percent of the average width / depth of the lot will be required when an adjacent property has a dissimilar use of a more restrictive nature. As a component of all land use buffer requirements, opaque screening, whether a fence or other device, a minimum of six (6) feet in height shall be required upon the property line side of the buffer. Easements cannot count toward fulfilling this requirement. The plantings, existing and purposed, shall be provided within the landscape ordinance of the city, section 15-81. The property is surrounded by more restrictive R-2 properties. Existing mature trees and dense understory vegetation may be able to be applied to meet the minimum code requirements if retained and protected during construction. A perimeter planting strip is required along any side of a vehicular use area that abuts adjoining property, or the right-of-way of any street. This strip shall be at least nine (9) feet wide. One (1) tree and three (3) shrubs or vines shall be planted for every thirty (30) linear feet of perimeter planting strip. 4. The development of two (2) acres or more requires the landscape plan to be stamped with the seal of a Registered Landscape Architect. 5. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas shall be required for developments of one (1) acre or larger. 6. 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. Civil Cnpjneeriiif,� Comments 1. With the easement serving more than 1 parcel the access easement width should be 60 ft in width. Does the property have the right to use the separate easement located on the north side of the north property line? What is the width of that easement? 2. Mabelvale Pike is classified on the Master Street Plan as a collector street. A dedication of right-of- way 30 feet from centerline will be required. 3. With site development, provide design of street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to Mabelvale Pike including 5-foot sidewalks with planned development. The new back of curb and driveway apron should be located 18 ft and 16 ft respectively from centerline. Access ramps should be constructed on both sides of an ADA compliant driveway apron in conformance with PW-34. 4. A grading permit in accordance with section 29-186 (c) & (d) will be required prior to any land clearing or grading activities at the site. Other than residential subdivisions, site grading and drainage plans must be submitted and approved prior to the start of construction. If clearing is proposed beyond the developed area shown on the site plan, an advanced grading variance must be? 5. Storm water detention ordinance applies to this property. Show the proposed location for stormwater detention facilities on the plan. Maintenance of the detention pond and all private drainage improvements is the responsibility of the developer and/or property owner. 6. If disturbed area is 1 or more acres, obtain a NPDES storm water permit from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality prior to the start of construction. 7. A special Grading Permit for Flood Hazard Areas will be required per Sec. 13-55 prior to construction. The minimum Finish Floor elevation of at least 1 ft above the base flood elevation is required to be shown on plat and grading plans. Hauling of fill material on or off site over municipal streets and roads requires approval prior to a grading permit being issued. Contact Public Works Traffic Engineering at 621 S. Broadway, (501) 379-1805 (Travis Herbner) for more information. 10. A concrete driveway apron is requried be installed per City Ordinance where the private street intersects Mabelvale Pike. The apron should be constructed with a combination asphalt and concrete where the concrete apron begins 16 ft from the Mabelvale Pike striped centerline. 11. Private access is proposed for this property. In accordance with section 31-207, private streets must be constructed to the same standards as public streets. A minimum access easement width of 60 ft is required to be platted and the street constructed to a width of 36 ft from back of curb to back of curb from Mabelvale Pike to the 2nd driveway.