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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Action Letter - Approved with Conditions 042021April 8, 2021 ITEM NO.: 1 FILE NO.: S-1896 NAME: Ada Lane Subdivision – Preliminary Plat LOCATION: 718 Ada Lane DEVELOPER: O. Layton Sparks 6640 Honeysuckle Road Little Rock, AR 72206 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: JCR Lands and Homes for Sale, LLC - Owner O. Layton Sparks - Agent SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Real Estate Services of Saline Co., Inc. Kerry D. Lane – Surveyor 1200 Ferguson Dr., Suite 5 Benton, AR 72015 AREA: 4.52 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 4 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: N/A PLANNING DISTRICT: 23 CENSUS TRACT: 40.06 CURRENT ZONING: Not zoned VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant proposes to subdivide 4.52 acres into four (4) lots for single family residential development, with no new street(s). All lots will take access from Ada Lane. April 8, 2021 ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1896 2 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: A one-story frame single family residence is located within the west half of the overall property. Six (6) older mobile home structures are located within the east half of the property. Power transmission lines run north/south through the center of the overall property. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: All owners of abutting property and all neighborhood associations registered with the City of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: 1. Indicate the drawing if Ada Lane is a public or private street. If Ada Lane is a public Right-of-Way, dedicate 25 feet of Right-of-Way from the street centerline of the current right-of-way. If Ada Lane is a private street, provide a 25 ft. private access easement measured from the street centerline. 2. Boundary street improvements required. Widen Ada Lane to a width of 11 feet from street centerline adjacent to the subject property. Curb and gutter are not required to be constructed. 3. Label all dash lines on preliminary plat. 4. The electric transmission line should be placed within a utility easement. Label easement on preliminary plat and provide easement width. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: No comments received. Entergy: No comments received. CenterPoint Energy: No comments. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. A water main extension will be needed to provide water service to this property. April 8, 2021 ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1896 3 Please submit plans for water facilities and/or fire protection system to Central Arkansas Water for review. Plan revisions may be required after additional review. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of water facilities and/or fire service. Approval of plans by the Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Division and Little Rock Fire Department is required. Include a 10-ft utility easement outside the ROW on each side and indicate in the plat. Fire Department: 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. One- or Two-Family Residential Developments. As per Appendix D, Section D107.1 of the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1, One- or Two-Family dwelling residential developments. Developments of one- or two-family dwellings where the number of dwelling units exceeds 30 shall be provided with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads, and shall meet the requirements of Section D104.3. Exceptions: 1. Where there are more than 30 dwelling units on a single public or private fire apparatus access road and al dwelling units are equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system in April 8, 2021 ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1896 4 accordance with Section 903.3.1.1, 903.3.1.2 or 903.3.1.3 of the Arkansas Fire Code, access from two directions shall not be required. 2. The number of dwelling units on a single fire apparatus access road shall not be increased unless fire apparatus access roads will connect with future development, as determined by the fire code official. Fire Hydrants 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 Capt. John Hogue 501-918-3754). Number and Distribution of Fire Hydrants as per Table C105.1. Parks and Recreation: No comments received. County Planning:  Provide perc tests/preliminary soils report for septic systems for any undeveloped lots.  Dedicate right of way on Ada Lane to meet Little Rock Master Street Plan.  Add City of Little Rock Certificate of Final Plat Approval.  Provide a bill of assurance.  Pay $10.00 review fee at time of execution.  Show state plane coordinate for one more property corner.  Add FEMA flood panel and flood statement.  State rear and side yard setbacks on plat.  Contact Pulaski County Road and Bridge for driveway permits for any new driveways off Ada Lane. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Code: No comments received. Landscape: No comments. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: No comments. April 8, 2021 ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1896 5 H. ANALYSIS: The applicant proposes to subdivide 4.52 acres into four (4) lots. The property is located on the north side of Ada Lane, east of Dreher Road and north of Ironton Cutoff Road. The property is not zoned, as it is located outside the Little Rock city limits. The property is located within the City’s Extraterritorial Subdivision Jurisdiction. Lots 1, 3 and 4 are proposed to be 0.92 acre in size, with 131 feet to 135 feet in lot width and 306 feet in lot depth. Lot 2 is proposed to be 1.76 acres in area, with lot dimensions of 250 feet by 306 feet. All lots are proposed for single family residential development, with all lots being final platted at the same time. All of the proposed lots will have street frontage along Ada Lane. Additional right- of-way dedication is proposed for Ada Lane with this preliminary plat. The proposed lots will have building setback lines as follows: Front – 25 feet Sides – 10 feet Rear – 15 feet An easement will be dedicated for the existing power transmission lines which run north/south through the center of the overall property. The easement will be located along both sides of the dividing side property line between Lots 2 and 3. To staff’s knowledge, there are no outstanding issues related to this preliminary plat request. The applicant has done a good job in addressing issues as raised by staff during staff’s review of this plat. The applicant is requesting no variance with the proposed plat. The subdividing of this property should have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed preliminary plat, subject to compliance with the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraphs D and E, and the staff analysis, of the agenda staff report. 2. A construction permit for the installation of septic systems on all lots must be obtained from the Arkansas Department of Health prior to completion of a final plat for this subdivision. April 8, 2021 ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1896 6 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (APRIL 8, 2021) The applicant was present. There were no persons present registered in support or opposition. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the “staff recommendation” above. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as recommended by staff, including all staff comments and conditions. The vote was 9 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent,1 abstention (Vogel), and 1 open position.