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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9407-B 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 Wediiesday, June 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-9407-B (Village at the Gateway Phase 9 - PRD) Development Comments 1. Will all of the units be rental? 2. Provide proposed building heights. Building heights should not exceed thirty-five (35) feet. 3. Show driveway locations and parking and parking for Lots 8 & 14, and for another typical lot. 4. Show streets and sidewalks on site plan. 5. Provide gate details, including turnaround and stacking space on site plan. 6. Provide description of exterior building materials to be used for the structures. 7. Provide the area of units. 8. Provide fencing plan, including height and type of perimeter/interior fencing. 9. Will there be a sign for the proposed development? If so, show details on site plan. 10. Describe how trash will be collected and disposed of. 11. Any site lighting must be low-level and directed away from adjacent properties. 12. Describe how mail will be delivered to this gated site. 13. Will residents share amenities (pool, clubhouse, etc.) with the proposed development to the south? Landscape Comments Any new site development must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. 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. More restrictive R-2 properties are located adjacent to the west, property line. Existing mature trees and dense understory vegetation may be able to be applied to meeting the minimum code requirements if retained and protected during construction. 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. Civil En2ineerinp, Comments 1. Alexander Rd is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way 45 feet from centerline will be required. 2 A 20 feet radial dedication of right-of-way is required at the intersection of Village Run Parkway and Alexander Rd. 3 With site development, provide design of street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to Alexander Road including 5-foot sidewalks with planned development. The new back of curb should be placed 29.5 ft from the striped centerline. 4 Show the proposed location of sidewalks adjacent to streets. 5 Show the proposed driveways accessing the lots with parking spaces. 6 With proposed gated entrances, the right-of-ways cannot be public on Gateway Loop and Village Loop. Private access is proposed for these lots. In accordance with section 31-207, private streets must be designed to the same standards as public streets within tract land or easements. Show on plans the call box, turn around for SU-30 vehicles, and provide at least 30 ft of stack length from the intersecting right-of-way. 7 The Alexander Road tapers for the lane shifts for the proposed WB left turn lane must be constructed per AASHTO standards and may extend beyond the side property line. 8 Street names and street naming conventions must be approved by Public Works. Village Loop cannot be used. Village Terrace and Village Drive are in use today within 1 mile of this development. Contact Glenn Haley at (501) 371-4537. 9 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. Is a variance being requested to advance grade future phases including this phase with the issuance of a grading. 10 Provide a Sketch Grading and Drainage Plan per Sec. 29-186 (e). 11 Storm water detention ordinance applies to this property. 12 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. 13 Street Improvement plans shall include signage and striping. Public Works must approve completed plans prior to construction. 14 Street lights are required by Section 31-403 of the LR code. Provide plans for approval to Traffic Engineering. Street lights must be installed prior to platting/certificate of occupancy. Contact Traffic Engr 379-1813 for more info. 15 Obtain permits prior to doing any street cuts or curb cuts. Obtain barricade permit prior to doing any work in the right-of-way. Contact Traffic Engineering at (501) 379-1805 (Travis Herbner) for more information. 16 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. 17 Per Sec. 29-102 an evaluation should be conducted on the basis of existing downstream development and any analysis of stormwater runoff with and without the proposed development. If the proposed development will cause or increase downstream flooding conditions, provisions to minimize such flooding conditions should be included in the design of the storm management improvements. Such provisions may include downstream improvements and/or detention of stormwater runoff and its regulated discharge to the downstream storm drainage system. 18 No residential waste collection service will be provided on private streets unless the property owners association provides a waiver of damage claims for operations on private property. 19 Damage to public and private property due to hauling operations or operation of construction related equipment from a nearby construction site shall be repaired by the responsible party prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy. 20 The owner and/or manager of each multi -family residence of 100 or more dwelling units shall provide recycling and encourage participation by the tenants, renters, or owners of each unit. Contact Melinda Glasgow at 371-4646 for more information. 21 All public drainage easements must be unobstructed and access provided to the public right-of-way by constructed infrastructure and/or documented on the final plat. 22 All public drainage easements must contain drainage infrastructure approved by the City of Little Rock Public Works Department. 23 Show proposed location(s) of USPS cluster box units in conformance with USPS and City of Little Rock policy design standards. LR Fire Department Comments:_ Maintain Access: Fire Hydrants. Maintain fire apparatus access roads at fire hydrant locations as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.1 Access road width with a hydrant. Where a fire hydrant is located on a fire apparatus access road, the minimum road width shall be 26 feet, exclusive of shoulders. Grade Maintain fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.2 Grade. Fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed 10 percent in grade except as approved by the fire chief. If the grade exceeds 10 percent, approval will be denied and the applicant must submit request to be reviewed by Fire Chief for Approval. Loading Maintain fire apparatus access road design as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D102.1 Access and loading. Facilities, buildings or portions of buildings hereafter constructed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved fire apparatus access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved driving surface capable of supporting the imposed load of fire apparatus weighing at least 75,000 pounds. Dead Ends. Maintain fire apparatus access roads at dead end locations as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol.1 Section D103.4 Dead Ends. Dead-end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feet shall be provided with width and turnaround provisions in accordance with Table D103.4. Requirements for Dead-end fire apparatus access roads. Gates Maintain fire apparatus access road gates as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.5 Fire apparatus access road gates. Gates securing the fire apparatus access roads shall comply with all of the following criteria: 1. Minimum gate width shall be 20 feet. 2. Gates shall be of swinging or sliding type. 3. Construction of gates shall be of material that allow manual operation by one person. 4. Gate components shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times and replaces or repaired when defective. 5. Electric gates shall be equipped with a means of opening the gate by fire department personnel for emergency access. Emergency opening devices shall be approved by the fire code official. 6. Manual opening gates shall not be locked with a padlock or chain and padlock unless they are capable of being opened by means of forcible entry tools or when a key box containing the keys to the lock is installed at the gate location. 7. Locking device specifications shall be submitted for approval \by the fire code official 8. Electric gate operators, where provided, shall be listed in accordance with UL 325. 9. Gates, intended for automatic operation shall be designed, constructed and installed to comply with requirements of ASTM F 2200. Multi -Family Residential Developments As per Appendix D, Section D106.1 of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1. Projects having more than 100 dwelling units. Multiple -family residential projects having more than 100 dwelling units shall be equipped throughout with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads. Exception: Projects having up to 200 dwelling units may have a single approved fire apparatus access road when all building, including nonresidential occupancies are equipped throughout with approved automatic sprinkler systems installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 As per Appendix D, Section D106.2 of the 2012 Arkansas Fire prevention Code Vol. 1. Projects having more than 200 dwelling units. Multiple -family residential projects having more than 200 dwelling units shall be provided with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads regardless of whether they are equipped with an approved automatic sprinkler system. Fire Hvdrants Locate Fire Hydrants as per Appendix C of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. Section C101— C105, in conjunction with Central Arkansas Water (Daniel Tull 501-377-1245) and the Little Rock Fire Marshal's Office (Capt. Tony Rhodes 501-918-3757, or Fire Marshal Derek N Ingram 501-918-3756 Number and Distribution of Fire Hydrants as per Table C105.1.