HomeMy WebLinkAboutRecommended Approval As Submitted 030222Department of Planning and Development
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546
February 16, 2022
Tim Daters
24 Rahling Circle
Little Rock, AR 72223
Re: File No. Z-5936-Q
Rezoning from C-3 to R-2
Northwest of the NW corner of Chenal Parkway and Rahling Road
Dear Mr. Daters:
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
February 10, 2022:
X
Approved with conditions.
Recommended approval with conditions.
Recommended approval as submitted.
Denied your request as submitted.
Deferred to the
Other:
Meeting.
This item will be forwarded to the Little Rock Board of Directors for final action. You or
your representative will need to be present at the Board of Directors meeting to
address any questions which may arise. The meeting date has tentatively been set
for April 5, 2022. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm and is held in the Centre at University
Park, 6401 West 12th Street. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact
me at 371-4792.
Respectfully,
Monte Moore
Development Administrator
February 10, 2022
ITEM NO.: 15 FILE NO.: Z-5936-Q
NAME: Rezoning from C-3 to R-2
LOCATION: Northwest of the northwestern corner of Chenal Parkway and Rahling Road
DEVELOPER:
Deltic Real Estate, LLC
210 E. Elm Street
El Dorado, AR 71730
OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT:
Deltic Real Estate, LLC — Owner
Tim Daters - Agent
SURVEYOR/ENGINEER:
White-Daters and Associates
24 Rahling Circle
Little Rock, AR 72223
AREA: 2.75 acres
WARD: 5
CURRENT ZONING:
VARIANCE/WAIVERS
BACKGROUND:
NUMBER OF LOTS: 1
PLANNING DISTRICT: 19
C-3
None requested.
FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF
CENSUS TRACT: 42.13
This property was zoned C-3 in 2015 an part of a larger rezoning request. A project for
this portion of the overall property did not come to fruition, and the applicant wishes to
restore the previous R-2 zoning.
A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT:
The applicant proposes to rezone 2.75 acres of property from C-3 to R-2. The
property will be incorporated into the existing R-2 zoned property to the west for a
single family residential subdivision.
February 10, 2022
ITEM NO.: 15(Cont.)FILE NO.: Z-5936-Q
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The property is currently undeveloped and mostly wooded.
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 DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING:
Little Rock Water Reclamation Authorit : No comments received.
Enter : No comments received.
CenterPoint_Eneray: No comments.
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:
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.
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.
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February 10, 2022
ITEM NO.. 15 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-5936-4
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.
Dead Ends.
Maintain fire apparatus access roads at dead end locations as per Appendix
D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.4 Dead
Ends. Dead-end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feet shall be
provided with width and turnaround provisions in accordance with Table D103.4.
Requirements for Dead-end fire apparatus access roads.
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: No comments.
February 10, 2022
ITEM NO.: 15 Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-5936-Q
F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE:
Buildinq Code: No comments received.
Landscape: No comments.
G. TRANSPORTATIONIPLANNING:
Rock Region Metro: No comments received.
Planning Division: The request is in the Chenal Planning District. The Land Use
Plan shows Residential Low Density (RL) for the requested area. The Residential
Low Density (RL) category provides for single family homes at densities not to
exceed 6 dwelling units per acre. Such residential development is typically
characterized by conventional single family homes, but may also include patio or
garden homes and cluster homes, provided that the density remain less than
6 units per acre. The application is to rezone from C-3 (General Commercial
District) to R-2 (Single Family District) allowing for the future development of this
land for single-family houses.
Surrounding the application area, the Land Use Plan shows Commercial (C) to the
south of the site. Residential Low Density (RL) is shown to the north and west of
the site, with Park/Open Space (PK/OS) shown beyond that to the south. Office
(0) is shown on the Plan to the southeast with Residential High Density (RH)
shown to the northeast. 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. The land is zoned C-3, General
Commercial District and is mostly undeveloped. The Residential Low Density (RL)
category provides for single family homes at densities not to exceed 6 dwelling
units per acre. Such residential development is typically characterized by
conventional single family homes, but may also include patio or garden homes and
cluster homes, provided that the density remain less than 6 units per acre. The
Residential land adjacent to the site is undeveloped, with a single-family
subdivision future to the west. The Park/Open Space (PK/OS) category includes
all public parks, recreation facilities, greenbelts, flood plains, and other designated
open space and recreational land. This area is flood plain/floodway of Rock Creek.
Office (0) category represents services provided directly to consumers (e.g., legal,
financial, medical) as well as general offices which support more basic economic
activities. The area shown for Office has an office building (former location of Bank
OZK headquarters). The Residential High Density (RH) category accommodates
residential development of more than twelve (12) dwelling units per acre. This site
is the location of Chenal Woods condominium development.
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February 10, 2022
ITEM NO.: 15 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-5936-Q
Master Street Plan: There are no existing or proposed public streets adjacent to
the application area.
Bicvcle Plan: There are no bike routes shown in the immediate vicinity.
H. ANALYSIS:
Deltic Real Estate, LLC, owner of the 2.75 acre property located northwest of the
northwestern corner of Chenal Parkway and Rahling Road, is requesting that the
property be rezoned from "C-3" General Commercial District to "R-2" Single Family
District. The rezoning is proposed in order to incorporate this property into the
existing R-2 zoned property immediately west for a single family residential
subdivision. The property is currently undeveloped and mostly tree covered.
The property was rezoned from R-2 to C-3 in 2015 as part of a larger rezoning
request. The applicant notes that a project for this property never came to fruition
and was abandoned. Therefore, the applicant is requesting to restore the previous
R-2 zoning.
The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as "RL" Residential Low
Density. The proposed rezoning does not require an amendment to the future
plan.
Staff is supportive of the requested R-2 zoning. Staff views the request as
reasonable. The applicant simply requests to restore R-2 zoning the property to
be incorporated into a larger property for single family development. The proposed
R-2 zoning should have no adverse impact on the general area.
I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested R-2 rezoning.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (FEBRUARY 10, 2022)
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 and 1 open position.
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