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May 18, 2022
Torrence Thrower
Development Specialist
City of Little Rock Planning and Development
723 W. Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201
RE: Planning Comments for Z-5224-L – National Property Holdings, LLC – Revised PCD –
18406 Cantrell Road
To whom it may concern:
Please find below our responses to each Planning/Engineering review comment.
Captain Tony Rhodes and Fire Marshal Derek Ingram
1. Maintain fire apparatus access roads at fire hydrant locations as per Appendix D.
Will comply
2. Building or facilities exceeding 30 feet or three stories in height shall have at least two
means of fire apparatus access for each structure.
Building and facilities will not exceed 30 feet or three stories
3. Buildings or facilities having a gross building area of more than 62,000 square feet shall
be provided with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads.
Building will not meet or exceed 62,000 square feet
4. 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.
5. Locate Fire Hydrants as per Appendix C.
Will comply
Tracy Spillman, Plans Development Administrator
6. 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
7. 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
planting 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.
Rear and side yards shall have a landscaped buffer averaging a minimum of twenty-five
(25) feet from the property line.
Variance will be requested
8. 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 proposed, shall be provided within the landscape ordinance of the city, section 15-81.
Variance will be requested
9. Any new vehicular use area will require a minimum nine (9) foot perimeter landscape
buffer between the paving and the property line.
Variance will be requested
10. Any Chapter 15, landscape code perimeter requirements that cannot be met may require a
variance from the City Beautiful Commission.
Variances will be requested
11. 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.
Existing trees (6 inch caliper or larger) will be preserved in feasible areas
Curtis Richey, Building Codes Division
12. Project is a change of occupancy and subject to full review. Contact a Commercial Plans
Examiner to coordinate review: Curtis Richey, crichey@littlerock.gov or Steve Crain
scrain@littlerock.gov.
Will coordinate for commercial plan review
13. Changes may be required to comply with 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code.
Will comply as necessary
14. Project subject to ANSI 117-1 for Handicap Accessibility.
Will comply for handicap accessibility
Planning Commission
15. A grading permit might be required prior to initiation of work. Grading permits are issued
by the Planning and Development Dept. at 723 West Markham Street after approval of
sediment and erosion control plans, grading and drainage plans, land survey, drainage
study, and soil loss calculations per City’s stormwater management and drainage manual.
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 insurance or to answer questions. Permit cost is based on total project area at $100.00
for each additional acre for project greater than 1 acre.
Will coordinate with planning department to determine if a grading permit is
required prior to construction
16. If a grading permit is not required for the proposed site work, all construction work must
include appropriate drainage and erosion control measures (i.e., silt fencing, mulching
hydro-seeding, etc.) to protect the municipal storm water drainage system and
neighboring properties from sediment runoff. New development may be subject to
inspection for compliance.
Will coordinate and comply
17. Any work involving one (1) or more acres of disturbed area required as 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.
Will provide a NPDES permit prior to construction
18. Per City Rev. Code 29-99, stormwater detention for developments is required. Provide
stormwater detention infrastructure to satisfy this requirement.
Will comply
19. For the required, final drainage report, sign, date, and seal the report per AR State Board
or Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors rules Article 12, Section B (1)(a).
Will comply
20. Provide engineer’s certification statement saying this drainage report was conducted by
yourself or directly under your supervision and attesting to the accuracy of the
information within the report.
Will provide
21. Whenever access to State Highways is needed for residential or commercial purposes, an
access driveway permit is required. These permits are issued by the Permit officer for the
District in which the driveway will be located. Please contact ARDOT District 6 permit
office at 501-569-2266.
Property already has an existing ARDOT access driveway
22. A special permit is issued for work on the Arkansas Department of Transportation right of
way that is not an access driveway. The permit is issued by Permit office for the District
in which the special permit is requested. Please contact ARDOT District 6 permit officer
at 501-569-2266.
23. The Department requires three (3) phase sediment and erosion control (SEC) plans to be
submitted for all construction projects showing best management practices (BMPs) for
mitigating sediment runoff and erosion along with vegetation specifications for
temporary and permanent soil stabilization. Phase 1 SEC plans shall show SEC BMPs
during the stripping, clearing, grubbing, and rough grading of the site. Phase 2 SEC plans
shall show SEC BMPs during construction of utilities, buildings, roadway, infrastructure,
and drainage infrastructure. Phase 3 SEC Plans shall show SEC BMPs for final grading,
seeding, and landscaping of the site.
Will provide
24. Sediment and Erosion Control plans shall also show the pertinent information as outlined
in ADEQ ARR 150000 Permit Part II section A-4-H (1-14) and Part II section A-4-I-2
(A-B).
Will provide
25. Damage to public and private property due to hauling operations of operations of
construction related equipment from a construction site shall be repaired by the
responsible party prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
The responsible party will comply
26. Hauling of fill material on or off project sites over municipal streets require approval
prior to grading permit being issued. Contact Public Works Traffic Engineering as 621 S.
Broadway 501-379-1800 with any questions or for more information.
Will coordinate with Public Works for hauling of material prior to construction
27. Provide provisions and location of ADA accessible entrance to the building.
Will provide with design plans
28. Reconfigure parking lot layout to mitigate ingress and egress traffic conflicts from
parking stalls.
Will provide vehicle tracking with design plans
Development Staff Comments
29. Note location of entry door(s) on the site plan.
Shown on plan
30. Will there be any outdoor dining area? If so, show on site plan?
No
31. Provide copy of the Bill of Assurance. If one does not exist, provide note to that effect.
Does not exist
32. Revise rear parking area to comply with the nine (9) foot minimum width landscape areas
along the north, east, and west property lines, or apply for a variance with the City
Beautiful Commission.
Variants will be requested
33. Consider moving the handicap parking area closer to the entry door.
Movement of handicap parking will be considered during design plans.
34. Any signage must comply with the Highway 10 Design Overlay District Standards.
Will comply
35. Any site lighting must be low-level and directed away from adjacent properties.
Will comply
36. Note dumpster location on site plan. The dumpster area must be screened as per Section
36-523 of the code.
Will comply. Shown on plan
If you have any questions, please give me a call.
Sincerely,
Phillip Lewis, P.E.
501-350-9840