HomeMy WebLinkAboutResponse to Comments 051622To: Torrence Thrower Date: April 26, 2022
From: Captain Tony Rhodes and Fire Marshal Derek Ingram
Comment for the following Locations:
Z-9211-A Rezoning from PD-R to O-1- West Side of Chenal Parkway- 1/3 Mile
South of Highway 10
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. – Will comply
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. – Will comply
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. – Will comply
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 – Will comply
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.
– Will comply
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. – Will comply
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. – Will comply
30’ Tall Buildings - Maintain aerial fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2012
Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D105.1 – D105.4
D105.1 Where Required. Where the vertical distance between the grade plane and the highest
roof surface exceed 30’, approved aerial fire apparatus access roads shall be provided. For the purposes
of this section the highest roof surfaces shall be determined by measurement to the eave of a pitched
roof, the intersection of a roof to the exterior wall, or the top of the parapet walls, whichever is greater.
– Will comply
D105.2 Width. Aerial fire apparatus access roads shall have a minimum unobstructed with of
26’, exclusive of shoulders, in the immediate vicinity of the building or portion thereof. – Will comply
D105.3 Proximity to building. At least one of the required access routes meeting this condition
shall be located within a minimum of 15 feet and a maximum of 30 feet from the building, and shall be
positioned parallel to one entire side of the building. The side of the building on which the aerial fire
apparatus access road is positioned shall be approved by the fire code official. – Will comply
D105.4 Obstructions. Overhead utility and power lines shall not be located over the aerial fire
apparatus access road or between the aerial fire apparatus road and the building. Other obstructions
shall be permitted to be places with the approval of the fire code official. – Will comply
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. – Will comply
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 fir e apparatus access
roads shall comply with all of the following criteria:
1. Minimum gate width shall be 20 feet. – Will comply
2. Gates shall be of swinging or sliding type. – Will comply
3. Construction of gates shall be of material that allow manual operation by one person. – Will
comply
4. Gate components shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times and replaces or
repaired when defective. – Will comply
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. –
Will comply
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. – Will comply
7. Locking device specifications shall be submitted for approval \by the fire code official– Will
comply
8. Electric gate operators, where provided, shall be listed in accordance with UL 325. – Will comply
9. Gates, intended for automatic operation shall be designed, constructed and installed to comply
with requirements of ASTM F 2200. – Will comply
10. Fire Hydrants
11. 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.
TO: MONTE MOORE, DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR
FROM: TRACY SPILLMAN, PLANS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR
SUBJECT: REVIEW OF THE BUFFER AND LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS OF
THE JUNE 09, 2022, PLANNING COMMISION MEETING
DATE: APRIL 26, 2022
1.
7. 18406 Cantrell Rd (Z-5224-H)
1. Any new site development must comply with the City’s minimal landscape and buffer
ordinance requirements and the Highway 10 Scenic Corridor Overlay District. – Will
comply
2. The Highway 10 frontage (front yard) shall consist of a minimum of forty (40) feet of
landscaped area exclusive of right-of-way. The landscaped area shall contain organic
and/or combined man-made/organic features such as berms, brick walls and dense
plantings such that vehicular use areas are screened when viewed from an elevation of
forty-two (42) inches above the elevation of the adjacent street. Trees shall be planted
or be existing at least every twenty (20) feet and have a minimum of two (2) inches in
diameter when measured twelve (12) inches from the ground at time of planting.
Provide screening shrubs no less than thirty (30) inches in height at installation with an
average linear spacing of not less at three (3) feet within the required landscape area. –
Will comply
Rear and side yards shall have a landscaped buffer averaging a minimum of twenty-
five (25) feet from the property line. – Will comply
3. A land use buffer six (6) percent of the average width / depth of the lot will be
required when an adjacent property has a dissimilar use of a more restrictive nature.
The property to east is zoned R-2. As a component of all land use buffer requirements,
opaque screening, whether a fence or other device, a minimum of six (6) feet in height
shall be required upon the property line side of the buffer. A minimum of seventy (70)
percent of the land use buffer shall be undisturbed. In addition to the required
screening, buffers are to be landscaped at the rate of one (1) tree and three (3) shrubs
for every thirty (30) linear feet. Easements cannot count toward fulfilling this
requirement. The plantings, existing and purposed, shall be provided within the
landscape ordinance of the city, section 15-81. – Will comply
4. Any new vehicular use area will require a minimum nine (9) foot perimeter landscape
buffer between the paving and the property line. – Will comply
5. Any Chapter 15, landscape code perimeter requirements that cannot be met may
require a variance from the City Beautiful Commission– Will comply
6. 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. – Will comply