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Home My WebLink AboutZ-8066-A Recommeded Approval With Conditions 030222Department of Planning and Development Planning 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 Development Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546 Building Codes February 16, 2022 LRWRA Attn.: Cary Beth Lipscomb 11 Clearwater Drive Little Rock, AR 72204 Re: File No. Z-8066-A Little Maumelle Water Reclamation Facility — Revised CUP Dear Ms. Lipscomb: 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: Approved with conditions. X Recommended approval with conditions. Recommended approval as submitted. Denied your request as submitted. Deferred to the Meeting. Other: 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 March 15, 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 Moo e Development Administrator February 10, 2022 ITEM NO.: 3 FILE NO.: Z-8066-A NAME: Little Maumelle Water Reclamation Facility — Revised Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: Approximately one mile north of the Cantrell Road/The Divide Pkwy Intersection DEVELOPER Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority Gregory Ramon 11 Clearwater Drive Little Rock, AR 72204 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: City of Little Rock — Owner Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority Gregory Ramon 11 Clearwater Drive Little Rock, AR 72204 SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: NTB Associates, Inc 18 Corporate Drive, Suite 200 Little Rock, AR 72205 AREA: 19.14 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 5 PLANNING DISTRICT: 20 CENSUS TRACT: 42.05 CURRENT ZONING: R-2 (CUP) VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The applicant proposes to amend the Conditional Use Permit (Z-8066) which established the Little Maumelle Wastewater Treatment Plant, to remove one (1) condition adopted by the Board of Directors in October 2006 via Resolution 12,369. February 10, 2022 ITEM NO: 3 Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-8066-A B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is located within an area that is primarily undeveloped and heavily wooded. Properties for several hundred feet in all directions are zoned R-2 and are undeveloped and wooded other than an Entergy transmission right-of-way that bisects the site. The transmission right-of-way has been cleared. An area of single- family residences on larger tracts is located to the northwest of the site. The nearest residential property is approximately 260 feet west of the northwest corner of the treatment plant site. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: All owners of property 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. PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: No comments received. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKSICOUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authori : No comments received. Entergy: No comments received. CenterPoint Ener : No comments received. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: 1. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. 2. Please submit plans for water facilities and/or fire protection system to Central Arkansas Water for review. Plan revisions may be required after additional review. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of water facilities and/or fire service. Approval of plans by the Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Division and Little Rock Fire Department is required. Fire Department: Maintain Access: 2 February 10, 2022 ITEM NO.: 3 Cant. FILE NO.: Z-8066-A 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. 3 February 10, 2022 ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-8066-A 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. Landscape: No comments. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: No comments received H. ANALYSIS: The applicant proposes to amend the Conditional Use Permit (Z-8066) which established the Little Maumelle Wastewater Treatment Plant approved by the Little Rock Planning Commission on July 6, 2006. The Board of Directors adopted Resolution No. 12,369 on October 17, 2006 which approved the action of the Planning Commission (appealed by others) and established conditions as offered by Little Rock Wastewater Utility on behalf of The Little Rock Sanitary Sewer Committee. A copy of Resolution No. 12,369 is attached for Planning Commission review. The conditions as found in the resolution are as follows: a) The facility will be constructed in a style that appears to be residential or college campus with buildings: 1) that have sloped roofs, and 2) accents such as false dormers, and 3) where the exteriors are made of brick, rock or some other appropriate fagade as determined by the Little Rock Planning & Development staff; 4 February 10, 2022 ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-8066-A b) All buildings be enclosed, or will be covered with the same roof style; c) Odor and noise control will be installed and maintained on the premises such that there will be no obnoxious odor nor noise pollution outside the structures of the plant that is ascertainable or discernible by a person with reasonable sensibility. d) All pipes between buildings shall be located underground; e) Sludge will be piped away from the facility instead of removal by truck. The applicant proposes to remove one (1) of the five (5) conditions as set forth in the Resolution, specifically noted as item "e." Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority is requesting that this condition be removed so that sludge/solids can be removed from the treatment plant by truck. There is an existing developed roadway between the treatment facility and Cantrell Road. The applicant notes the following: "Having the ability to remove solids by truck will lower the risk of high - costing operation and maintenance along with premature capital replacement of infrastructure." Staff supports the requested CUP revision to allow the removal of one (1) of the five (5) conditions, specifically noted as item "e" in the Resolution. The Conditions in Resolution No. 12,369 were originally offered by the utility. Staff believes the proposed revision will have no adverse impact on the area. The four (4) other conditions will remain in place. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the CUP revision to allow the removal of one specific condition noted as item "e" in Resolution No. 12,369, subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraph E, and the staff analysis of the agenda staff report. 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. 5