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Home My WebLink AboutZ-9536 Staff Report MinutesOctober 29, 2020 ITEM NO.: 10 FILE NO.: Z-9536 NAME: Woodlands Valley PRD LOCATION: South side of Cooper Orbit Road, at Kanis Road DEVELOPER: Woodlands Hill of Little Rock, LLC 15100 Pride Valley Road Little Rock, AR 72223 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Brian Dale White-Dater & Associates, Inc. 24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: AREA: 17.35 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 81 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: N/A PLANNING DISTRICT: 18 CENSUS TRACT: 42.07 CURRENT ZONING: R-2, Single-Family District VARIANCE/WAIVERS: 1. A variance for advanced grading of the entire property with the construction of the infrastructure. 2. A variance from Section 36-254 to allow reduced front yard and rear yard setbacks. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant proposes to rezone 17.35 acres from R-2, Single-Family District, to PRD, Planned Residential Development. The plan calls for the development of attached residential townhomes and garden patio homes on eighty-one (81) lots. October 29, 2020 ITEM NO.: 10 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9536 2 The garden patio homes will be constructed to the typical R-2 standard. The subdivision will be constructed in multiple four (4) phases. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is located on the west side of Woodlands Trail, south of Kanis Road. The site is undeveloped and heavily wooded. North of the property is mixed development of commercial and residential uses. The properties to the east and west are primarily undeveloped. Woodlands Edge Subdivision is located to the south of the subject property. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site; and Parkway Place, Citizens of West Pulaski County, and Woodlands Edge Neighborhood Associations were notified of public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: 1. With site development, provide design of street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct street improvement to these streets including 5-foot sidewalks with planned development. 2. At time of abandonment of Cooper Orbit Road, a concrete driveway ramp should be constructed connecting old Cooper Orbit Road into the new realigned section to provide a secondary emergency fire access route to the subdivision. 3. 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. An advance grading variance is being requested to advance grade future phases with construction of the first phase and to clear and grade the lots with construction of the streets. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: Entergy: No comments received. CenterPoint Energy: No comments. October 29, 2020 ITEM NO.: 10 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9536 3 AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: No comments received. Fire Department: Parks and Recreation: No comments received. County Planning: No Comments. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Code: No comments. Landscape: No comments. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments. Planning Division: The request is in the Ellis Mountain Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Residential Low Density (RL) and Mixed Office Commercial (MOC) for the requested area. The Residential Low-Density category provides for single family homes at densities not to exceed 6 dwelling units per acre. Such residential development is typically characterized by conventional single family homes, but may also include patio or garden homes and cluster homes, provided that the density remain less than 6 units per acre. Mixed Office Commercial provides for a mixture of office and commercial uses to occur. Acceptable uses are office or mixed office and commercial. The application is to change an area from R-2 (Single Family District) to PRD (Planned Residential Development) District to allow the future development on the site. Surrounding the application area, the Land Use Plan shows Residential Low Density (RL) to the west and south. Suburban Office (SO) is shown to the north and Mixed Office Commercial (MOC) is shown to the east of the application area. The Residential Low-Density category provides for single family homes at densities not to exceed 6 dwelling units per acre. Such residential development is typically characterized by conventional single family homes, but may also include patio or garden homes and cluster homes, provided that the density remain less than 6 units per acre. The Suburban Office category shall provide for low intensity development of office or office parks in close proximity to lower density residential October 29, 2020 ITEM NO.: 10 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9536 4 areas to assure compatibility. A Planned Zoning District is required. Mixed Office Commercial provides for a mixture of office and commercial uses to occur. Acceptable uses are office or mixed office and commercial. Master Street Plan: To the north is Cooper Orbit Road is a Local Street on the Master Street Plan. The primary function of Local Streets is to provide access to adjacent properties. Local Streets that are abutted by non-residential zoning/use or more intensive zoning than duplexes are considered as “Commercial Streets”. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: There are no bike routes shown in the immediate vicinity. ANALYSIS: STAFF RECOMMENDATION: