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residents, who could be identified, located within 300 feet of the site the Aberdeen Court Property Owners Association, the Bayonne Place Property Owners Association, the Johnson Ranch Neighborhood Association and the Chevaux. Court Property Owners Association were notified of the Public Hearing.
D.ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS:
1.Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the
public right-of-way prior to occupancy.
2.Storm water detention ordinance applies to this property. Show the proposed
location for storm water detention facilities on the plan.
3.Per the Master Street Plan, 3 lanes shown should be designed on
Chenonceau Boulevard; 1- left, 1-thru, and 1-right. Modifications should be
made to the median to provide for this design. Please contact Bill Henry,
Traffic Engineering, at 379-1816 for additional information.
4.Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of
work. Obtain barricade permit prior to doing any work in the right-of-way from
Traffic Engineering at (501) 379-1805 (Travis Herbner).
5.Coordinate design of traffic signal upgrade . with proposed street
improvements. Plans to be forwarded to Traffic Engineering for approval.
6.If disturbed area is one (1) or more acres, obtain a NPDES storm water
permit from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality prior to the
start of construction.
DI.UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING:
Wastewater: Sewer available to this property.
Entergy: No comment received.
Center-Point Energy: No comment received.
AT & T: No comment received.
Central Arkansas Water: A 15-foot wide easement will be required, 7.5 feet on
both sides of the existing water main adjacent to the south side of Cantrell Road.
All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water
service must be met. A Capital Investment Charge based on the size of the
meter connection(s) will apply to this project in addition to normal charges.
Additional fire hydrant(s) may be required. Contact the Little Rock Fire
Department to obtain information regarding the required placement of the
hydrant(s) and contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for
installation of the hydrant(s).
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4.Screening of the parking areas is required along Highway 10.
5.The striped areas shown can be changed to green spaces. This allows for
more permeable surface areas thus less run-off.
6.An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas will be required.
7.Prior to the issuance of a building permit, it will be necessary to provide an
approved landscape plan stamped with the seal of a Registered Landscape
Architect.
8.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.
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (April 17, 2008)
Mr. Joe White of White Daters and Associates was present representing the
request. Staff provided an overview of the proposed development stating the
developers were seeking a rezoning of the site from C-3, General Commercial
District to PCD to allow for the development of this 3+ acre site with two
buildings. Staff stated the Highway 10 Overlay typically required a minimum lot
size of two acres and the development of one building per two acres. Staff
requested Mr. White provide the proposed signage including building signage
and ground mounted signage. Staff stated the parking along the eastern
perimeter appeared to encroach into the 40-foot landscape strip as typically
required per the Highway 10 Design Overlay District.
Public Works comments were addressed. Staff stated the storm water detention
ordinance would apply to development of the site. Staff also stated any plans for
construction in the right of way would require approval by staff prior to beginning
construction. Staff stated Chenonceau Boulevard would require widening to
three lanes along the sites western perimeter. Staff stated one left, one through
and one right lane would be required.
Landscaping comments were addressed. Staff stated screening of the parking
area along Cantrell Road was required and questioned the mechanism the
developer would employee to provide the required screening. Staff stated the
site would require a landscape plan stamped with the seal of a registered
landscape architect.
Staff noted comments from the various other reporting departments and
agencies. There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then
forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action.
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compromise the peaceful atmosphere. He stated the neighborhood did not see the
need for a restaurant of this type· when just down the road at the Super Center there
was a McDonalds. He stated there were a number of other locations not adjacent to a
residential neighborhood where sites were available for a restaurant location.
Mr. Pohlkamp addressed the Commission stating he desired the Commission to
consider the neighborhoods wishes and refuse the variance to the Highway 1 O Overlay
Plan. He read the Commission Mission statement stating to enhance the quality of life
for the Citizens of Little Rock by providing a Department which encourages quality
growth, development and redevelopment and the stabilization of neighborhoods through
a concentrated effort of planning, land use controls, Historic Preservation, permitting
and enforcement.
Mr. David Grace add ressed the Commission in opposition of the request. He stated the
Commission had been provided letters of opposition from the Bayonne residents. He
stated the developers had filed the application in April and had not meet with the
residents until last week. He stated the request included a variance from the
Subdivision Ordinance to allow the development. He stated Orion left the lot size as
indicated which was a business decision at the time of development of the retail center
located to the south. He provided the Commission with accident reports at the
intersection from 2000. He stated since 2000 55 accidents had occurred. He stated a
number of the accidents had occurred since 2005 after the traffic signal was installed.
He stated a drive-thru in the mist of the volumes of traffic in the area was a concern. He
stated safety was not included in the staff write-up.
Ms. Ruth Bell addressed the Commission in opposition. She stated she was
representing the League of Women Voters who had taken a strong stand on the
Highway 10 Overlay and felt the plan should be upheld. She stated the variances
typically granted met the spirit of the plan. She stated many persons had bought land
and made business decision for future development based on the plan, adopted by the
City, dictating how the area would develop. She stated this was a strong reason to
uphold the DOD.
Mr. Daters stated as a part of the development a third lane would be added to
Chenonceau Boulevard. He stated this would allow a dedicated left, through and right
lane. He stated the developer would also incorporate improvements to the traffic signal.
He stated there was not a break in Chenonceau, which would allow left turns into the
site thus lessening the conflicting traffic movements.
There was a general discussion of the Commission concerning the traffic concerns and
issues raised. Staff stated the drives were located in these areas because they aligned
and the meet the spacing criteria of the ordinance. Staff stated the streets would be
constructed to Master Street Plan standard and this did include the addition of a left turn
lane on Chenonceau. The Commission questioned if the use would affect traffic
patterns in the area. Staff stated they did not feel the use would affect the traffic
patterns in the area.
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