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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9528 PC Action Letter - Approved With Conditions 070221Department of Planning and Development 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546 June 30, 2021 Blew and Associates, P.A. Sebrina Ricks 3825 N. Shiloh Drive Fayetteville, AR 72703 Re: File No. Z-9578 The Anthony School — CUP, 7711 — 7717 Ohio Street Dear Ms. Ricks: Planning Development Building Codes This is to advise you that in connection with your request concerning the above referenced file number the following action was taken by the Planning Commission at its meeting on June 24, 2021: X Approved with conditions. Recommended approval with conditions. Recommended approval as submitted. Denied your request as submitted. Deferred to the Other: If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at 371-4792. Respectfull , Mont Moore Development Administrator Meeting. June 24, 2021 ITEM NO.: 3 FILE NO.: Z-9578 NAME: The Anthony School — Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: 7711 — 7717 Ohio Street DEVELOPER: The Anthony School, Inc. 7700 Ohio Street Little Rock, AR 72227 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: The Anthony School, Inc. — Owner Blew and Associates — Agent SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Blew and Associates, P.A. 3825 N. Shiloh Drive Fayetteville, AR 72703 AREA: 1.098 acres WARD: 4 CURRENT ZONING VARIANCE/WAIVERS NUMBER OF LOTS: 3 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF PLANNING DISTRICT: 3 CENSUS TRACT: 22.03 R-2 Variance to allow reduced driveway spacing. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow for the construction of a parking lot on the R-2 zoned property located at 7711 — 7717 Ohio Street. The parking lot is proposed to serve the existing Anthony School development. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is currently undeveloped. The north portion of the property contains a nonconforming gravel parking lot which has been used by The Anthony School for a number of years. The south -half of the property is wooded. June 24, 2021 ITEM NO.: 3 Cont_ FILE NO.: Z-9578 C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site and all neighborhood associations registered with the City of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: Due to the proposed use of the property, the Master Street Plan specifies that Ohio Street for the frontage of this property must meet commercial street standards. Dedicate right-of-way to 30 feet from centerline. 2. Provide a Sketch Grading and Drainage Plan per Sec. 29-186 (e). 3. Storm water detention ordinance applies to this property. Show the proposed location for stormwater detention facilities on the plan. Maintenance of all private drainage improvements is the responsibility of the developer and/or local property owners' association and detailed in the bill of assurance. 4. Close existing curb cuts with the construction of new driveway entries. 5. Trench grates create continuous maintenance issues and a reduction in drainage capacity. Due to existing inlet located within the sag of the street, a combination open throat inlet constructed in conformance with PW-1A or PW-1 B and trench grate with a junction box should be installed. No other inlets exist on the southside of Ohio St west of Mississippi St. 6. All driveways shall be concrete aprons per City Ordinance. 7. Driveway locations do not meet the traffic access and circulation requirements of Sections 30-43 and 31-210. A variance must be requested for the proposed two driveway cuts and locations. Driveway spacing on a commercial street is 250 ft from other driveways and intersections and 125 ft from the side property line. A variance must be requested for the proposed two driveways. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: Sewer available to this site. Entergy: No comments received. CenterPoint Energy: No comments received. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: No comments received. 2 June 24, 2021 ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9578 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. Parks and Recreation: No comments received. County Planning: No comments received. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Code: No comments received. Landscape: 1. Any new site development must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 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. 3 June 24, 2021 ITEM NO.: 3 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-9578 The width of the parcel is approximately 190 feet. The east buffer is deficient. A minimum 11.4-foot buffer is required. The depth of the parcel is approximately 300 feet. The street buffer is deficient. A minimum 18-foot street buffer is required. Screening requirements will need to be met adjacent to the east residential zoned property. 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. This strip shall be at least nine (9) feet wide. One (1) tree and three (3) shrubs or vines shall be planted for every thirty (30) linear feet of perimeter planting strip. The north and east perimeter planting strip is deficient. 4. Screening requirements will need to be met for the vehicular use areas adjacent to street right-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. 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). The minimum size of an interior landscape area shall be one hundred fifty (150) square feet for developments with one hundred fifty (150) or fewer parking spaces. 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 every twelve (12) parking spaces. 6. If any of the landscape code requirements cannot be met a variance from the City Beautiful Commission may be required before a building permit is issued. 7. The development of two (2) acres or more requires the landscape plan to be stamped with the seal of a Registered Landscape Architect. 8. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas shall be required for developments of one (1) acre or larger. 9. 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. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Re ion Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: No comments. 4 June 24, 2021 ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.)FILE NO.: Z-9578 H. ANALYSIS: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow for the construction of a new paved parking lot on the R-2 zoned property located at 7711 — 7717 Ohio Street. The property is located on the south side of Ohio Street approximately 320 feet east of Watt Street. The proposed new parking lot will serve The Anthony School facilities which are located across Ohio Street to the north (main campus) and to the west (parking lot and sports field). The existing property is comprised of three (3) lots of record. The north portion of the property contains a nonconforming ground parking lot which has been used by the school in years past. The south half of the property is undeveloped and wooded, and will remain as such with the proposed development. The property frontage currently contains three (3) curb cuts with concrete aprons from Ohio Street. The proposed parking lot will contain 60 total parking spaces, with 57 standard 90 degree spaces and three (3) accessible spaces. The proposed parking lot will be paved with 20 foot wide interior drives/maneuvering areas and curb and gutter. Street improvements, including sidewalk, and on -site stormwater detention will be provided with the parking lot project. Two (2) new 20 foot wide driveways from Ohio Street will serve as access to the new parking lot. The proposed driveways will be located approximately 40 feet from the east and west side property lines, and separated by approximately 106 feet (measurements made from centerlines of driveways). Section 31-210 of the City's Subdivision Ordinance requires minimum driveway spacing of 250 feet and minimum driveway setback from property lines of 125 feet. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow the reduced driveway spacing and setbacks. Staff in supportive of the variance request. One (1) of three (3) existing driveways will be eliminated with the proposed development. The applicant notes that the proposed project will comply with the City's landscape and buffer requirements. A six (6) foot high wood screening fence will be constructed along the east property line where adjacent to a single family residential property. Any site lighting must be low-level and directed away from adjacent properties. Any signage located on this site must conform to Section 36-553 of the City's Zoning Ordinance (signs allowed for office zoning, including schools and churches). The applicant provided responses and additional information to all issues raised during staffs review of the application. To staff's knowledge, there are no outstanding issues. 5 June 24, 2021 ITEM NO.: 3 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-9578 Staff is supportive of the requested CUP to allow for a parking lot to serve The Anthony School facilities. Staff views the request as reasonable. The property has been owned and used by the school as a gravel parking lot for at least 12 years. The applicant now proposes to improve the parking lot to City ordinance standards. The school has been a part of this neighborhood for a number of years, and staff believes that improvement of this property for paved/landscaped parking for continued use by the school will have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested CUP, and associated driveway spacing variance, subject to compliance with the conditions and comments as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F, and the staff analysis, of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 24, 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 10 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent and 1 open position.