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Planning Commission Hearing/July 8, 2021
Applicant Comments for Proposed Development
Applicant Responses are due no later than Wednesday, 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-9480-A (Integrated Psych Solutions — Revised POD)
Development Comments
1. Provide height of existing building and proposal addition.
2. Provide building elevation(s), specifically showing facade of the rear of the two-story building
addition.
3. Provide hours and days of operation.
4. Any site lighting must be low-level and directed away from adjacent properties. Staff will support no
lighting on the rear of the building or between the rear of the building and the rear (west) property
line.
5. Will there be any fencing on the site? If so, show on site plan with height and type of fencing.
6. Describe how trash will be collected.
7. Provide signage plan. Show any proposed signage on the site plan with details.
8. How many doctors will be located within the building? Minimum parking required — six (6) spaces
per doctor.
9. Provide cross-section through property (east/west) showing building/building addition and relation of
property to the elevation of the property immediately to the west.
Landscape Comments
Any new site development must comply with the City's minimal landscape and
buffer ordinance requirements.
2. Street buffers will be required at six (6) percent of the average depth of the lot. The
minimum dimension shall be one-half (%) the full width requirement but in no case
less than nine (9) feet. The average depth of the lot is approximately 150 linear feet.
3. Screening requirements will need to be met for the vehicular use areas adjacent to
street rights -of -way. Provide screening shrubs with an average linear spacing of not
less at three (3) feet within the required landscape area. Provide trees with an average
linear spacing of not less than thirty (30) feet.
4. A perimeter planting strip is required along any side of a vehicular use area that abuts
adjoining property. This strip shall be at least nine (9) feet wide. Provide trees with an
average linear spacing of not less than thirty (30) feet within the perimeter planting
strip. Provide three (3) shrubs or vines for every thirty (30) linear feet of perimeter
planting strip.
5. Building landscape areas shall be provided between the vehicular use area used for
public parking and the general vicinity of the building. These shall be provided at the
rate equivalent to planter strip three (3) feet wide along the vehicular use area. One
(1) tree and four (4) shrubs shall be planted in the building landscape areas for each
forty (40) linear feet of vehicular use area abutting the building.
6. An irrigation system shall be required for developments of one (1) acre or larger. For
developments of less than one (1) acre a there shall be a water source within seventy-
five (75) feet of all plant material if an automatic irrigation system is not provided.
7. 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 Enaincering Comments
1 All driveways shall be concrete aprons per City Ordinance-
2 Due to the proposed use of the property, the Master Street Plan specifies that McKinley Street for
the frontage of this property must meet commercial street standards. Dedicate right-of-way to 30
feet from centerline.
3 Sidewalks with appropriate handicap ramps are required to be constructed adjacent McKinley St. in
accordance with Sec. 31-175 of the Little Rock Code and the Master Street Plan.
4 Driveway locations and widths do not meet the traffic access and circulation requirements of
Sections 30-43 and 31-210. The width of driveway should not exceed 24 feet. Driveway spacing
on commercial streets is 250 ft between driveways and 125 ft from the side property line. A
driveway variance must be requested for the 2nd driveway. The current driveway is about 150 ft
from the existing driveway to the south.
5 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.
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.
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
Marshals 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.
Commercial and Industrial Developments — 2 means of access. - Maintain fire apparatus access roads
as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1
Section D104.1 Buildings exceeding three stories or 30 feet in height. Building or facilities exceeding 30
feet or three stories in height shall have at least two means of fire apparatus access for each structure.
Section D104.2 Building exceeding 62,000 square feet in area. Buildings or facilities having a gross
building area of more than 62,000 square feet shall be provide with two separate and approved fire
apparatus access roads.
Exception: Projects having a gross building area of up to 124,000 square feet that have a single
approved fire apparatus access road when all building are equipped throughout with approved
automatic sprinkler systems.
D104.3 Remoteness. Where two fire apparatus access roads are required, they shall be placed a
distance apart equal to not less than one half of the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension
of the lot or area to be served, measured in a straight line between accesses.
Z-9592 Survey 051921
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.
Commercial and Industrial Developments — 2 means of access. - Maintain fire apparatus access roads
as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1
Section D104.1 Buildings exceeding three stories or 30 feet in height. Building or facilities exceeding 30
feet or three stories in height shall have at least two means of fire apparatus access for each structure.
Section D104.2 Building exceeding 62,000 square feet in area. Buildings or facilities having a gross
building area of more than 62,000 square feet shall be provide with two separate and approved fire
apparatus access roads.
Exception: Projects having a gross building area of up to 124,000 square feet that have a single
approved fire apparatus access road when all building are equipped throughout with approved
automatic sprinkler systems.
D104.3 Remoteness. Where two fire apparatus access roads are required, they shall be placed a
distance apart equal to not less than one half of the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension
of the lot or area to be served, measured in a straight line between accesses.
Fire H drants
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
Marshals 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.