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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Staff Comments 072320Planning Commission Agenda Date: 8-27-20 Z File Number Z-7500-G Hamilton Apartments PD-R 14524 Cantrell Road PLANNING REVIEW COMMENTS 1) Building height = 50’-60’ depending on which side of the building. 2) Please see exhibit “the Hamilton Elevation” for building exterior appearance. Material will include hardie board siding and precast concrete. 3) There will be a masonry screened dumpster on site. See site plan. 4) Description of site lighting: site lighting will be low level, shielded and directed away from adjacent property. 5) At this time we will have a monument sign at the entrance of the apartments. 6) Fence- 6’ height decorative metal, see site plan for fence location. 7) Each entrance will have a access easement. 8) See site plan for floodway and floodplain location. 9) We do not have any garage and canopy details at this time. We will construct in accordance with the city code and will have a similar architectural look to the apartment building. PUBLIC WORKS REVIEW COMMENTS 1) Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. Will comply. 2) 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 the project proposed to be constructed in 1 phase? Will comply, 1 phase of construction only. 3) Provide a Sketch Grading and Drainage Plan per Sec. 29-186 (e). See sketch grading plan. 4) Storm water detention ordinance applies to this property. Maintenance of the detention pond and all private drainage improvements is the responsibility of the developer, property owners association, and/or owner. Will comply 5) 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. An ADEQ permit will be obtained prior to construction. 6) A special Grading Permit for Flood Hazard Areas will be required per Sec. 8-283 prior to construction. Will comply. 7) The minimum Finish Floor elevation of at least 1 ft or more above the base flood elevation is required to be shown on plat and grading plans. We will have a FFE = 302 to 304.5. The sketch grading plan has it at 304.5. 8) In accordance with Section 31-176, floodway areas must be shown as floodway easements or be dedicated to the public. In addition, a 25 foot wide drainage and access easement is required adjacent to the floodway boundary. Show on site plan. See attached site plan for easements. 9) On the site plan, show the existing and proposed floodway lines. With portions of the proposed development within the floodway, a Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) must be approved prior to issuance of a grading permit. A Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) must be approved to revise the floodway prior to issuance of the building permit even if the LOMR is being prepared by another party. Will comply. 10) The existing driveway creates left turn conflicts with Jerry Drive. Due to the proposed traffic volumes, the existing driveway should be relocated to align with Jerry Drive to alleviate the unsafe driving condition. Show Jerry Drive on the south side of Cantrell Road on the site plan. The secondary entrance at this location will only be used as an emergency and service entrance. 11) Will the east driveway serve as an emergency access only or will it provide a second access for apartment occupants and staff? 12) Obtain approval from the property owner for the east driveway thru the adjacent property. Show on plan a shared access easement to Cantrell Road. The developer is the owner of Pinnacle Station. We will file an easement as required. 13) Per Chapter 36, no parking is allowed within the floodway. All parking has been removed from the floodway. 14) 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. Recycling will be provided. 15) Submit a Traffic Impact Study for the proposed project due to the amount of vehicular traffic on Hwy 10 and the amount of left turn movements. Study should address trip generation and trip distribution for the development and also should take into account existing and projected traffic. Ernie Peters, PE has performed our traffic study. Please see attached traffic study. 16) Access easements should be obtained for access to the property through other private properties. The west access at the Taylor Loop Road intersection is proposed to be taken thru an existing parking lot or service easement not constructed to a private commercial street standard. The existing service easement has 9 uncontrolled curb cuts, backout parking spaces, and no pedestrian access to the apartments and existing development. The developer is the owner of Pinnacle Creek. We will file an easement as required. The road will be constructed to commercial street standards. Please see exhibit “the Hamilton Redeveloped Entrance” for improvements to correct uncontrolled curb cuts, backout parking spaces, and no pedestrian access to the apartments. 17) Obtain permits for improvements within State Highway right-of-way from AHTD, District VI. A permit will be obtained if necessary. 18) Alteration of the water course will require approval from the Little Rock District of the US Army Corps of Engineers prior to start of work. A permit will be obtained if necessary. 19) A right turn lane should be constructed on Cantrell Road for the east driveway and the taper extended to the adjacent property's driveway if access other than emergency only access to the apartments is planned at the east driveway. The right turn lane should consist of 100 ft taper. The secondary entrance at this location will only be used as an emergency and service entrance. 20) The existing service easement cannot be used for vehicle backing. All parking spaces backing into the service easement must be removed or a variance requested. The easements should be constructed to commercial street standard with sidewalks. Please see exhibit “the Hamilton Redeveloped Entrance” for improvements. 21) A minimum undisturbed buffer strip 25 ft wide except for reasonable access shall be provided along each side of streams having a 10 yr storm >150 cfs. The undisturbed strip should be measured from the top of the bank. BUFFER AND LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENT COMMENTS 1. Site plan must comply with the City’s minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. Will comply. 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. The average width of the lot is approximately 800 feet. A minimum forty-eight (48) foot buffer is required adjacent to the R-2 zoned property to the west. Screening requirements will need to be met adjacent to the north, east, and west R-2 zoned properties. All screening requirements will be met. All buffer requirements are greater than 48’. The west buffer appears to be 41’, but when you average the area including the landscape islands, an equivalent 48’ buffer is met. 3. 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, highway or freeway. 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. Will comply. 4. Landscape areas shall be provided between the vehicular use area used for public parking and the general vicinity of the building, excluding truck loading or service areas not open to public parking. These areas shall be equal to an equivalent planter strip three (3) feet wide along the vehicular use area. Will comply. 5. Eight percent (8%) of the vehicular use area must be designated for green space; this green space needs to be evenly distributed throughout the parking area(s). For developments with more than one hundred fifty (150) parking spaces the minimum size of an interior landscape area shall be three hundred (300) square feet. Interior islands must be a minimum of seven and one half (7 1/2) feet in width. Trees shall be included in the interior landscape areas at the rate of one (1) tree for e very twelve (12) parking spaces. Will comply 6. A landscape irrigation system shall be required for developments of one (1) acre or larger. Will comply 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. We want to save as many trees as possible. We will comply with all fire marshal comments. We will comply with building code comments. We will comply with LRWRA comments and provide easements for any relocated mains.