HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Action Letter - Recommended Approval As Submitted 061522'` ., Department of Planning and Development
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Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
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June 15, 2022
Holloway Engineering
Roy Andrews
200 Casey Drive
Maumelle, AR 72113
Re: File No. Z-9211-A
Rezoning from PD-R to 0-1
Dear Mr. Andrews:
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 June 9, 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 July 19, 2022. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm and is held in the Centre at University
Park, 6401 West 12t" Street. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact
me at 371-4792.
Respect ull
Monte Moore
Development Administrator
June 9, 2022
ITEM NO.: 3.1 FILE NO.: Z-9211-A
NAME: Rezoning from PD-R to 0-1
LOCATION: West side of Chenal Parkway, 1/3 mile south of Highway 10
DEVELOPER:
New Life Church
8000 Crystal Hill Road
North Little Rock, AR 72118
OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT:
Crest at Chenal, LLC - Owner
Holloway Engineering - Agent
SURVEYORIENGINEER*
Holloway Engineering, Surveying and Civil Design, PLLC
200 Casey Drive
Maumelle, AR 72113
AREA:
10 acres
NUMBER DF LOTS: 1
FT. NEW STREET:
0 LF
WARD:
5
PLANNING DISTRICT: 19
CENSUS TRACT:
42.13
CURRENT ZONING: PD-R
VARIANCENVAIVERS: None requested.
A. PROPOSAUREQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT:
The applicant proposes to rezone the 10 acre property from PD-R to 0-1, to allow
for a future church development.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The property is currently undeveloped and wooded.
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ITEM NO.: 3.1(Cont-)FILE NO.' Z-9211-A
C. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTIFICATIONS:
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.
Summit Utilities: No comments.
AT & T: No comments received.
Central Arkansas Water: No comments received.
Fire De artment:
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 10103.2 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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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 fire apparatus access roads shall comply with
all of the following criteria:
1. Minimum gate width shall be 20 feet.
2. Gates shall be of swinging or sliding type.
3. Construction of gates shall be of material that allow manual operation by one
person.
4. Gate components shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times and
replaces or repaired when defective.
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.
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.
7. Locking device specifications shall be submitted for approval \by the fire code
official
8. Electric gate operators, where provided, shall be listed in accordance with
UL 325.
9. Gates, intended for automatic operation shall be designed, constructed and
installed to comply with requirements of ASTM F 2200.
Fire Hydrants
Locate Fire Hydrants as per Appendix C of the 2012 Arkansas Fire
Prevention Code. Section C101 — C105, in conjunction with Central Arkansas
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ITEM NO.: 3.1 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-9211-A
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 Planninc : No comments received.
F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE:
Buildin Code: Project is subject to full commercial plan review and approval prior
to issuance of a building permit. For information on submittal requirements and the
review process, contact a commercial plans examiner: Curtis Richey at
501.371.4724; crichey@littlerock.gov or Steve Crain at 501-371-4875;
scrain .littlerock ;gov.
Landscape'. No comments.
G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING:
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 Planned Development Residential
District (PDR) to Quiet Office District (0-1) to allow for the future development of a
church on this property. The property is within the Chenal Design Overlay District.
There is a separate request for a Land Use Plan Map amendment to Suburban
Office (SO) for this site.
Surrounding the application area, the Land Use Plan shows Residential Low
Density (RL) to the south, east and west of the site. The Land Use Plan Map
shows Commercial to the north, across Chenal Parkway. 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 land shown as RL is all zoned Single Family District (R-2). There is a single-
family subdivision to the south. To the east and west is vacant land. The eastern
land is open space related to the subdivision to the south. The Commercial (C)
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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 land was
recently zoned to General Commercial District (C-3). It is still vacant and wooded.
Master Street Plan: To the north is Chenal Parkway, shown as a Principal Arterial
on the Master Street Plan. A Principal ji\rterial is to serve through traffic and to
connect major traffic generators or activity centers within the urbanized area.
Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and
pedestrians on Chenal Parkway since it is a Principal Arterial. This street may
require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for
entrances and exits to the site.
Bicycle Plan: There is a Class I Bike Path is shown along Chenal Parkway. A
Bike Path is to be a paved path physically separated for the use of bicycles.
Additional right-of-way or an easement is recommended. Nine -foot paths are
recommended to allow for pedestrian use as well (replacing the sidewalk).
Historic Preservation Plan: There are no existing historic sites on, or in proximity
to, this land.
H. ANALYSIS:
Crest at Chenal, LLC, owner of the 10 acre property located on the west side of
Chenal Parkway, 1/3 mile south of Highway 10, is requesting that the property be
rezoned from "PD-R" Planned Development — Residential to "0-1" Quiet Office
District. The rezoning is proposed to allow for a future church development. The
property is currently undeveloped and wooded.
The property is located in an area of mixed zoning and uses, near the intersection
of Chenal Parkway and Highway 10. A large Wal-Mart with out parcels and
undeveloped C-310S zoned property are located to the north, with mixed
commercial uses further north. Undeveloped R-2 zoned properties are located to
the east. The Duquesne single family subdivision is located to the west and south.
The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as "RL" Residential Low
Density. A proposed land use plan amendment to "SO" Suburban Office is a
separate item on this agenda.
Staff is supportive of the requested 0-1 zoning. Staff views the request as
reasonable. The property is located just south of the Chenal Parkway/Highway 10
intersection, which contains a large area of commercial zoning and mixed
commercial uses, including a Wal-Mart development, mini -warehouses, a
convenience store and auto repair. The proposed 0-1 zoning should prove to be
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compatible with the overall area and should have no adverse impact on the
surrounding properties.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-1 rezoning.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 9, 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, 0 absent and 1 open position.
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