HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Action Letter - Approved with Conditions 081821Department of Planning and Development
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546
August 18, 2021
O. Layton Sparks
6640 Honeysuckle Road
Little Rock, AR 72206
Planning
Development
Building Codes
Re: File No. S-1896-A
Ada Lane Subdivision — Revised Preliminary Plat; 718 Ada Lane
Dear Mr. Sparks:
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
August 12, 2021:
X Approved with conditions.
Recommended approval with conditions.
Recommended approval as submitted.
Denied your request as submitted.
Deferred to the
Other:
Meeting.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at 371-4792,
Respectfully,
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Development Administrator
August 12, 2021
ITEM NO.: 1 FILE NO.: S-1896-A
NAME: Ada Lane Subdivision — Revised 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
WARD: NIA
CURRENT ZONING:
VARIANCEMAIVERS:
BACKGROUND:
NUMBER OF LOTS: 4
PLANNING DISTRICT: 23
Not zoned
None requested.
FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF
CENSUS TRACT: 40.06
On April 8, 2021 the Planning Commission approved a preliminary plat for the property at
718 Ada Lane. The approval included the subdivision of 4.52 acres into four (4) for single
family residential development, with no new internal street. All lots are to take access
from Ada Lane.
August 12, 2021
ITEM NO.: 1 Cont. FILE NO.: S-1896-A
A. PROPOSALIREQUESTIAPPLICANT'S STATEMENT:
The applicant proposes to revise the previously approval preliminary plat by
requesting a waiver of the required street improvements to Ada Lane.
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 were previously 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. Dedication of right-of-way is required 25 feet from center of Ada Lane, as
shown on the submittal.
E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENTIPARKSICOUNTY PLANNING:
Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: No comments received.
Entergy: No comments received.
CenterPoint Enerqv: No comments.
AT & T: No comments received.
Central Arkansas Water: No comments received.
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.
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August 12, 2021
ITEM NO.: 1(Cont-)FILE NO.: 5-1896-A
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 Marshal's Office
(Capt. Tony Rhodes 501-918-3757, or Fire Marshal Derek N. Ingram 501-918-
3756 Number and Distribution of Fire Hydrants as per Table C105.1.
Parks and Recreation: No comments received.
County Planning: Any City required half street improvements need to be reviewed
and approved by the Pulaski County Public Works Department prior to beginning
construction. The applicant will need to submit a complete set of construction
plans to Jim Cranor or Tony Kelley.
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August 12, 2021
ITEM NO.: 1 Cont. FILE NO.: 5-1896-A
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.
H. ANALYSIS:
On April 8, 2021 the Planning Commission approved a preliminary plat for the Ada
Lane Subdivision. The approval included the subdivision of a 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 approved 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 approved to be 1.76 acres in area, with
lot dimensions of 250 feet by 306 feet. All lots are approved for single family
residential development, with all lots being final platted at the same time.
All of the approved lots will have street frontage along Ada Lane. Additional right-
of-way dedication is proposed for Ada Lane with this preliminary plat.
The 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.
As a condition of the previous approval, the north half of Ada Lane adjacent to the
subject property is required by the Boundary Street Ordinance to be improved to
the residential street standard as found in the Master Street Plan. Ada Lane
currently is a paved chip seal 15 ft. wide street with open ditches. The Boundary
Street Ordinance requires widening of Ada Lane approximately 5.5 ft., installing
curb and gutter, drainage pipe, and a 5 ft. sidewalk.
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August 12, 2021
ITEM NO.: 1 Cont. FILE NO.: S-1896-A
The applicant is now requesting a revision to the previously approved preliminary
plat by requesting a waiver of the Boundary Street Ordinance requirements as they
apply to Ada Lane.
To staff's knowledge, there are no outstanding issues related to this preliminary
plat request. The applicant has done a good jab in addressing issues as raised by
staff during staffs review of this plat. The subdividing of this property should have
no adverse impact on the surrounding properties.
With respect to the requested waiver of street improvements to Ada Lane, staff
recommends approval. The property is located in a more rural type area, located
between 1-530 and Arch Street Pike, south of W. Dixon Road. The property is
located in the City's Extraterritorial Subdivision jurisdiction and not zoned. The
property recently contained six (6) manufactured homes in addition to the existing
stick -built residence. The manufactured homes existed on the site for a number
of years and were recently removed. The approved plat is for four (4) single family
lots. This should represent a reduction in the amount of traffic to and from this site
than previously existed when the site contained seven (7) residences. Additionally,
Ada Lane dead ends approximately 450 feet to the east and is accessed by only
a small number of lots and carries a low volume of traffic.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the revised 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.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION' (AUGUST 12, 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.
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