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Planning Commission Hearing/June 10, 2021
Applicant Comments for Proposed Development
Applicant Responses are due no later than Friday, April 30, 2021. Please submit revised site
plans, if applicable, along with any written responses. All documents should be submitted to
Torrence Thrower (tthrower@littlerock.gov) for review.
RE: S-1897 (4109 Carter Lane)
Development Comments:
1. Show the following on a revised preliminary plat document:
a. Name of current landowner and source of title
b. Name of proposed street
c. Show contour elevation numbers.
d. Zoning of abutting properties
e. Location and description of all corner monuments
2. Will the lots be final platted in one (1) phase or multiple phases?
3. Provide storm water drainage analysis and preliminary storm drainage plan.
4. Will the creek area be shown as tracts or incorporated into the adjacent lots and shown as
easements?
5. Provide information as to why reduced building setbacks are proposed.
Civil Engineering Comments:
1. 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.
2. Repair or replace any curb, gutter, sidewalk and access ramps that are damaged and not in
compliance with ADA recommendations in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy.
3. A Land Alteration advance grading variance must be requested to grade the lots with construction
of street and drainage improvements prior to final platting.
4. Provide width and designated use information for the shown easement area.
5. Is the street proposed to be private? In accordance with section 31-207, private streets must be
designed to the same standards as public streets.
6. Documented flooding issues exist downstream of the subject property. Due to an approved
preliminary subdivision plat for the property to the south, the project engineer should contact
DelticPotlach to obtain the proposed developed stormwater flow rates for the 25 year and 100 year
storm events for pipe sizing, detention, and finished floor elevations.
7. Per the International Fire Code, the minimum cul de sac diameter is 96 ft. Revise the cul de sac
design. If an island is provided within the cul de sac, parking restrictions may apply. Contact Ilona
Rossato at 501-399-3470 for more information.
8. Place the drainage channel within tract land for private maintenance.
9. Provide a street name. Street names and street naming conventions must be approved by Public
Works. Contact Glenn Haley at (501) 371-4537.
10. 20 feet radial dedications of right-of-way are required at the intersection of Carter Lane and the
proposed street.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. Streetlights are required by Section 31-403 of the LR code. Provide plans for approval to Traffic
Engineering. Streetlights must be installed prior to platting/certificate of occupancy. Contact
Traffic Engr 379-1813 for more info.
14. All public drainage easements must be unobstructed and access provided to the public right-of-way
by constructed infrastructure and/or documented on the final plat.
15. For preliminary plat approval, per Sec. 31-89(5), a storm drainage analysis showing drainage data
should be provided for all watercourses entering and leaving the plat boundaries. The storm
drainage analysis shall show in sufficient detail the proposed system's capability of accommodating
storm events as required by Chap 29. and the Stormwater Management and Drainage Manual.
16. Show proposed location(s) of USPS cluster box units in conformance with USPS and City of Little
Rock policy design standards.
17. With site development, provide design of street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct
one-half street improvements to Carter Lane with planned development. The new back of curb is
to be located 13 ft from the street centerline and 26 ft from the back of curb adjacent to the property
to the north on the west side of Carter Lane. A one (1) year maintenance bond for newly installed
improvements in the right-of-way must be provided to Public Works, Civil Engineering prior to
approval of the final plat.
18. Provide minimum finished floor elevation for Lots 16, 15, 14, 4, and 5.
19. Due to documented flooding downstream in Madison Valley provide a 20 ft public drainage
easement along the east property line.
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.
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 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
Marshals 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.