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Home My WebLink AboutStaff Report 100821October 14, 2021 ITEM NO.: 4 FILE NO.: S-1585-B NAME: Port 440 Industrial - Preliminary Plat LOCATION: 8000 Frazier Pike DEVELOPER: 8000 Frazier Pike Holdings, LLC 4100 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 310 Springdale, AR 72762 479-200-2345 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: 8000 Frazier Pike Holdings LLC – Owner Crafton-Tull Engineers (Brad Peterson) - Agent SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Crafton-Tull Engineers 300 North College Avenue Fayetteville, AR 72701 479-455-2207 AREA: 69.45 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 4 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 1 PLANNING DISTRICT: 25 CENSUS TRACT: 40.07 CURRENT ZONING: I-3 VARIANCE/WAIVERS: 1. Variance to allow grading for all four (4) lots for permit and construction not imminent on all lots. 2. Variance from Section 31-210 to allow parking on a shared access drive. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant proposes to subdivide approximately 69.45 +/- acres into four (4) lots for future industrial development. The 69.45 acres is part of an overall 135 acre ownership. October 14, 2021 ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1585-B 2 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is located in the Little Rock Port Industrial Park and is currently zoned as a heavy industrial I-3. The property is a 135 +/- acre tract containing three (3) existing industrial warehouse structures with access drives at the North and South perimeters. The property has large gravel lots surrounding the existing structures, a paved parking lot located at the Southwest section, and an undeveloped parcel along the East perimeter. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: All owners of property abutting the site and all neighborhood associations registered with The City of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. All driveways shall be concrete aprons per City Ordinance. 2. Storm water detention will not apply to the proposed development. 3. 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. 4. Damage to public and private property due to hauling operations or operation of construction related equipment from a nearby construction site shall be required by the responsible party prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: Sewer Available. Entergy: No comments received. CenterPoint Energy: No comments. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: No comments received. Fire Department: Maintain Access: October 14, 2021 ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1585-B 3 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. Commercial and Industrial Developments – 2 means of access. - Maintain fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D104.1 Buildings exceeding three stories or 30 feet in height. Building or facilities exceeding 30 feet or three stories in height shall have at least two means of fire apparatus access for each structure. Section D104.2 Building exceeding 62,000 square feet in area. Buildings or facilities having a gross building area of more than 62,000 square feet shall be provide with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads. Exception: Projects having a gross building area of up to 124,000 square feet that have a single approved fire apparatus access road when all building are equipped throughout with approved automatic sprinkler systems. D104.3 Remoteness. Where two fire apparatus access roads are required, they shall be placed a distance apart equal to not less than one half of the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the lot or area to be served, measured in a straight line between accesses. October 14, 2021 ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1585-B 4 Gates Maintain fire apparatus access road gates as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.5 Fire apparatus access road gates. Gates securing the fire apparatus access roads shall comply with all of the following criteria: 1. Minimum gate width shall be 20 feet. 2. Gates shall be of swinging or sliding type. 3. Construction of gates shall be of material that allow manual operation by one person. 4. Gate components shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times and replaces or repaired when defective. 5. Electric gates shall be equipped with a means of opening the gate by fire department personnel for emergency access. Emergency opening devices shall be approved by the fire code official. 6. Manual opening gates shall not be locked with a padlock or chain and padlock unless they are capable of being opened by means of forcible entry tools or when a key box containing the keys to the lock is installed at the gate location. 7. Locking device specifications shall be submitted for approval by the fire code official. 8. Electric gate operators, where provided, shall be listed in accordance with UL 325. 9. Gates, intended for automatic operation shall be designed, constructed and installed to comply with requirements of ASTM F 2200. 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: No comments received. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Code: No comments received. October 14, 2021 ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1585-B 5 Landscape: No comments received. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: No comments received. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant proposes to subdivide an existing 69 +/- acre tract into four (4) industrial lots. The property is part of a larger 135 acre ownership. The remaining 65.60 acres will be for future development. The property is currently zoned I-3 and is located at 8000 Frazier Pike within the Little Rock Port Industrial Park. The lots are to be divided as follows:  Lot 1: 11.98 +/- acres of open gravel lay down area,  Lot 2: 26.65 +/- acres of open gravel lay down area,  Lot 3: 23.58 +/- acres including an existing 138,486 square foot structure and a 51,834 square foot structure, a 281-space asphalt parking lot, and access drive.  Lot 4: 7.24 +/- acre lot including an existing 44,646 square foot structure with an open gravel lay down area. The site includes gated access drives along the North side connecting to Lindsey Road and at the South Side connecting to Frazier Pike with rail access along the West perimeter. The site is currently enclosed by a eight (8) foot chain link fence system with controlled access gates and a security guard gatehouse at the Southwest corner of the paved parking lot entry point. Staff is supportive of the subdivision proposal and have found no outstanding issues related to the plat request. The proposed subdividing of the property will have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties. The applicant is requesting a variance from the City's Land Alteration Ordinance to allow grading of all four (4) lots with the request for a grading permit is requested to allow for modification of existing storm drain and drainage patterns in order to accommodate redevelopment of the planned lots. Advanced grading will limit the number of truck trips needed to deliver new material to the site. October 14, 2021 ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1585-B 6 Staff supports the proposed plan. The applicant is also requesting a variance from the Section 31-210 of the City's Subdivision Ordinance to allow parking on a shared access drive is requested for lots to be created while accommodating existing parking areas and improving circulation within the overall development. Staff supports the requested variances. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed preliminary plat and associated variances, subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraphs D and E, and the staff analysis, of the agenda staff report. C3CUP I2 C3 OS I2 PD-C I3 I2 PID R2 R2 C3 PCD R2 City Limits City Limits City Limits INTERSTATE 440 FOURCHE DAM PIKERIV E R C E M E N T R D PLANTATION DR FRAZIER PIKE INTERMODAL LOOP RD INDUSTRIAL HARBOR DR SHELBY CIR LIN D S E Y R D COLBY DR GRIFFINRD ALDENBOWEN RDSLOANE DRF LUID DRTHIBAULT RDBIRDWOOD DRSLACKWATER HARBOR DR^_ Vicinity Map Case: Location: CT: Ward: TRS: PD: Area Zoning ± S-1585-B 8000 Frazier Pike 1 40.07 T1N R11W 15 25 City of Little Rock Planning & Development Rev: 8/20/2021 THIS SITE 0 500 1,00 0 Feet Case No: S-1585-B Name: Port 440 Industrial Location: 8000 Frazier Pike City of Little Rock Planning & Development Title: Preliminary Plat Sketch ±