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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmail Correspondence Response to Comments 111021BLEW & ASSOCIATES, PA CIVIL ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS 3 8 2 5 N O R T H S H I L O H D R I V E • F A Y E T T E V I L L E / A R K A N S A S • 7 2 7 0 3 P H O N E : 4 7 9 -4 4 3 -4 5 0 6 • F A X : 4 7 9 -5 8 2 -1 8 8 3 November 10, 2021 City of Little Rock Arkansas Planning & Development 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 SUBJECT: Z-9640 – PB General Holdings – PD-C – 1105 Fair Park Blvd. To Whom It May Concern: Blew & Associates, P.A. received comments from the Romie Price at the City of Little Rock on November 4, 2021. The responses to the comments copied below can be found below each comment in Blue. Civil Engineering Review Comments Planning Commission – Agenda Date 12/09/2021 1 W. 11th Street is classified as a local street per Master Street Plan. Boundary street improvements are required for this development. Per City Rev. Code Section 30-281, boundary street improvements shall include, but not be limited to, reconstruction of one half section of the abutting street if the existing street is not up to city standards. Repair, replace, or extend existing damaged, missing, and noncompliant curb and gutter, sidewalk, access ramps or concrete driveway aprons within the public right-of-way adjacent to the site. Remove abandoned driveway cuts and replace with curb, gutter, and sidewalk. All work within the public right-of-way shall conform to City of Little Rock Public Works Standard Details and ADA guidelines. Developer is proposing to improve/repair existing abutting streets to adhere to the Master Street Plan. 2 Per City Rev. Code Section 31-210, proposed driveway widths exceed maximum allowed. A variance request will be needed to implement proposed driveways as shown on the site plan. Developer is applying for a variance. 3 Provide a separate Sketch Grading and Drainage Plan per Sec. 29.186(e). Sketch Grading & Drainage Plan Provided 4 Any work involving one (1) or more acres of disturbed area requires a State of Arkansas NPDES permit. Contact the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, NPDES branch at 501-682-0744 for applications and information about General Stormwater Discharge Construction Permit #ARR150000. Noted 5 A grading permit must be obtained prior to initiation of work. Grading Permit applications are found at https://www.littlerock.gov/city-adminstration/city departments/public-works/applications-details-and- manuals/ Grading permits are issued by the Planning and Development Dept. at 723 West Markham Street after approval of sediment and erosion control plans and soil loss calculations. Contact Planning and Development Dept., Civil Engineering Private Development at 501-371-4817 or at 501-918-5348 or Permits@littlerock.gov to schedule an appointment for issuance or to answer any questions. Permit cost is based on total project area at $100.00 for the less than ½ acre, $200.00 for ½ to 1 acre, and $200.00 for the first acre and $100.00 for each additional acre for project greater than 1 acre. BLEW & ASSOCIATES, PA 2 | PAGE Noted 6 Retaining walls 4 feet or more in height, measured from the bottom of the footing/leveling layer, will require plan and profile sheets, retaining wall design calculations, and an engineer’s certification found on the City of Little Rock’s website https://www.littlerock.gov/city-adminstration/city-departments/public- works/applications details-and-manuals/ Noted 7 Provide a drainage study with detailed drainage calculations for the site including all stormwater detention and conveyance facilities. To be Provided Comments from Tracy Spillman – Plans Development Administrator Review of the Buffer & Landscape Requirements of the December 09, 2021, Planning Commission Meeting 1 Any new site development must comply with the City’s minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements Noted 2 Street buffers will be required at six (6) percent of the average depth of the lot. The minimum dimension shall be one-half (½) the full width requirement but in no case be less than nine (9) feet. The street buffers are deficient. The property is approximately 130 feet in width. A minimum 7.8-foot buffer is required adjacent to the W 11th St right-of-way. The property is approximately 275- feet in length. A minimum 16.5-foot buffer is required adjacent to the S Tyler St right-of-way. Developer is applying for a variance. 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 A twenty-five (25) percent reduction of the landscape provisions can be taken for developments within mature areas. In these areas it is allowable for perimeter planting strips to be a minimum of six (6) feet nine (9) inches 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 perimeter landscape strip adjacent to the W 11th St right- of-way is deficient. Proposed Landscaping Buffer is 6.9’ which is greater than 6.75’. Frontage measured from middle of Curve at both intersections is 264’ without subtracting the drive width. 264/30 rounded up comes to 9 Trees and 27 Shrubs. There are now 9 Trees & 27 Shrubs proposed in the Northern strip (3 Shrubs were added). 4 Screening requirements will need to be met for the vehicular use areas adjacent to street rights-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. Noted 5 Building landscape areas shall be provided at the rate equivalent to planter strip three (3) feet wide along the vehicular use area. One (1) tree and four (4) shrubs shall be planted in the building landscape areas for each forty (40) linear feet of vehicular use area abutting the building. Noted 6 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 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. Noted 3 | PAGE BLEW & ASSOCIATES, PA 7 An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas shall be required for developments of one (1) acre or larger. Noted 8 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. Noted Comments from Captain Tony Rhodes & Fire Marshal Derek Ingram 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. Noted 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. Noted 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. Noted 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 Noted 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. Noted 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. Noted 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. Noted 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 Marshals 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. Noted BLEW & ASSOCIATES, PA 4 | PAGE PC Agenda December 09, 2021 – Blurbs Planning Division: The request is in the I-630 District. The Land Use Plan shows Mixed Use (MX) for the requested area. The Mixed Use (MX) category provides for a mixture of residential, office and commercial uses to occur. A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is entirely office or commercial or if the use is a mixture of the three. The application is to rezone from R-3 (Single Family District) to PDC (Planned Development Commercial) District to allow for the development of a dollar store (general merchandize store) on the site. Surrounding the application area, the Land Use Plan shows Mixed Use (MX) to the north, east and west of the site. Commercial (C) is shown on the Land Use Plan to the south. The Mixed Use (MX) category provides for a mixture of residential, office and commercial uses to occur. A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is entirely office or commercial or if the use is a mixture of the three. To the north are single-family houses on R- 3 zoned land. To the east is vacant land zoned R-3, Single Family District and to the west (across Fair Park Boulevard) is an apartment building zoned C-3, General Commercial District. The Commercial (C) category includes a broad range of retail and wholesale sales of products, personal and professional services, and general business activities. Commercial activities vary in type and scale, depending on the trade area that they serve. This is land has a convenience store with gas pumps, fast-food restaurant and auto parts store. Noted Master Street Plan: To the west is Fair Park Boulevard and it is shown as a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan. To the north is 11th Street and it is shown as a Local Street on the Master Street Plan. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Fair Park Boulevard since it is a Minor Arterial. The primary function of Local Street is to provide access to adjacent properties. Local Streets that are abutted by non-residential zoning/use or more intensive zoning than duplexes are considered as “Commercial Streets”. These streets may require dedication of right-of- way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Noted Bicycle Plan: There are no bike routes shown in the immediate vicinity. Noted Planning Commission Review – Central Arkansas Water NO OBJECTIONS Noted Sincerely, Catey Atchley Blew & Associates, P.A.