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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9611 PC Action Letter - Recommended Approval With Conditions 092321{. Department of Planning and Development 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546 September 10, 2021 Joe Joyner 1016 Rock Street Little Rock, AR 72202 Re: File No. S-9611 Joyner — Conditional Use Permit; 1016 Rock Street Dear Mr. Joyner: 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 September 9, 2021: Approved with conditions. X 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. Respectful) 90t oo Development Administrator September 9, 2021 ITEM NO.: 18 NAME: Joyner —Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: 1016 Rock Street DEVELOPER: Joe Joyner 1016 Rock Street Little Rock, AR 72202 OWNERIAUTHORIZE❑ AGENT: Joe Joyner 1016 Rock Street Little Rock, AR 72202 SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Brooks Surveying 20820 Arch Street Pike Little Rock, AR 72065 AREA: 0 acres WARD: 1 CURRENT ZONING: NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 PLANNING DISTRICT: 5 R-4A VARIANCEIWAIVERS: None requested. BACKGROUND/REQUEST: FILE NO.: Z-961 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF CENSUS TRACT: 46 The main dwelling on the property is currently occupied by the owner who has a caretaker for the property occupying the rear yard cottage. The property is within the MacArthur Park Historic District and has an R-4A zoning. A. PROPOSAL/REQUESTIAPPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting a CUP (Conditional Use Permit) to allow the existing primary dwelling to be utilized as office space, a photography studio, and music September 9, 2021 ITEM NO. 18 (Cont. FILE NO.' Z-961 studio for teaching. The application also requests the use of an existing building on the property to be used as a low noise woodworking shop to support the violin shop at 316 East 11 th Street. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property at 1016 Rock Street contains a single story wood frame structure with two (2) wood frame accessory buildings behind the main dwelling. On -street parking is only available and the property is adjoined by an alley to the east and a landscape CUP zoned lot to the south. 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: No comments. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENTIPARKSICOUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: Sewer Available to this Site. Enter : No comments received. CenterPoint Energy: No comments received. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: NO OBJECTIONS; All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. Fire Department: No comments. Parks and Recreation: No comments received. County Planning: No comments received. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Code: No comments received. Landscape: No comments. 2 September 9, 2021 ITEM NO.: 18 Cont. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: No comments. H. ANALYSIS: FILE NO_: Z-9611 The applicant is requesting a (CUP) conditional use permit to allow for the existing dwelling and accessory buildings to be used in conjunction and as an expansion of the existing violin shop on the adjacent property immediately to the south at 316 East 11 th Street. The proposed conditional use permit for the dwelling will contain an office and photography studio in one dedicated room. The proposed music studio and teaching area will occupy up to two (2) additional rooms in the main dwelling. The accessory building located to the east at the rear of the dwelling will be used as a woodworking shop for the adjacent violin shop. The woodworking in the shop will primarily be performed by hand tools and have little or no noise impact on the surrounding dwellings. Also, the work will be limited to the standard business working hours of 10:00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday with all activities to be completed by 8*00 p.m. Along with the wood shop another 500 square foot cottage is also located on the property behind the dwelling. The cottage is currently and will remain occupied by an employee of the violin shop who serves as an overseer of the property. No visible changes are proposed to the exterior of the dwelling or property, nor is any new or additional signage proposed. The existing dwelling and associated business building around the corner on 11th Street currently have on -street parking only. The proposal does not include any additional areas of parking for either location mentioned. The applicant indicates that the current on -street parking will experience only minimum impact by the new students attending music lessons at 1016 Rock Street. Staff is supportive of the conditional use permit to allow the property to be used in conjunction and as an expansion of the existing violin shop on the adjacent property immediately to the south at 316 East 11th Street. Uses of the dwelling as office, music studio and photography studio are permitted C-1 Neighborhood Commercial uses. Staff believes that there will be no adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood from the minimal increase in both pedestrian and vehicular traffic. 3 September 9, 2021 ITEM NO.: 18 (Cont) FILE NO.- Z-9611 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the approval of the requested CUP, subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraph E, and the staff analysis, of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (SEPTEMBER 9, 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 and 1 absent and 1 open position.