HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter of Intent - Revised 043021 Blew & Associates, P.A.
Professional Land Surveyors
3825 N. Shiloh Drive ● Fayetteville, AR 72703
Phone: 479.443.4506 ● Fax: 501.455.8158
April 30, 2021
Attn: Torrence Thrower
City of Little Rock – Planning & Development
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72217
RE: The Anthony School – 7711, 7715 and 7717 Ohio Street – CUP Response & Variance Request
Torrence,
Please accept this letter and the enclosed documents as our response to the City Comments received on April 23,
2021 in regarding our Conditional Use Permit Application for the above referenced site. We request that the
documents be reviewed and accepted by the Planning Department, and that our CUP Application be placed on the
agenda for the Planning Commission Meeting on June 10th, 2021.
In response to the city planning comments on the development, the enclosed revised plans now show a wooden
fence along the eastern property line to provide screening from the adjacent residence and some of the required
buffers and landscape strips have been addressed where possible with a description being provided in some areas
where changes were not possible. The proposed right-of-way dedication to thirty (30) feet from the centerline of
Ohio Street to meet the current Master Street Plan right-of-way width. A Grading Sketch is enclosed with the “Rain
Gardens” being identified as the storm water detention facilities. The project engineer has provided additional
information on the attached city comments in regards to the drainage concerns for the trench grates.
The existing curb cuts will be closed with the construction of the new driveway entries. The proposed driveways are
shown as concrete in the revised plans with a note in regards to the city typical commercial drive standards. The
front of the site is 187 feet wide and can not accommodate the city design requirement of 250 foot spacing from
the nearest driveway even if the proposed layout consisted of only a single drive. Therefore, we are requesting
approval of a Driveway Variance from the required 250 foot spacing between drives on a commercial street to allow
for the proposed drive locations as shown on the revised plans.
Additional information has been provided on the enclosed City Comments Response from the Project Engineer and
are shown on the enclosed revised plans. We have received the certified abstract list of the surrounding property
owners and will be sending out the adjacent owner notifications on or by May 26th as required in the application
process.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you should have additional comments or questions.
Thanks,
Sebrina Ricks, Project Manager
Blew & Associates, P.A.