HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOD Staff Report 080922OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
APRIL 19, 2022 AGENDA
Subject
An Ordinance approving
a Planned Zoning
Development titled C-Store
— PD-C (Z-6049-C) located
at 3600 Bowman Road.
Submitted by:
Department of Planning and
Development
SYNOPSIS
FISCAL IMPACT
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUND
Action Required
Ordinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Approved By
Bruce Moore
City Manager
The applicant proposes to rezone the 1.77 acre property
from "0-2" Office and Institutional District to "PD-C"
Planned District — Commercial to allow development of a
convenience store with gas pumps.
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Approval of the Ordinance
The applicant proposes to rezone 1.77 acres from 0-2 to
PD-C to develop a convenience store with gas pumps
located on the southwest corner of Bowman Road and W.
36th Street. The project will consist of a 7,686 square
building on the southern portion of the property and take
access Bowman Road. The proposed C-Store is located
along an arterial intersection which includes heavy
commercial traffic and business uses. The applicant is
proposing to install a 3,360 square foot metal -framed
canopy. The canopy will be fifty-nine (59) feet from the C-
Store store on the northern portion of the property. The fuel
pump island will consist of four (4) self-service gas pumps.
Both structures will be located over fifty (50) feet from all
property lines.
BACKGROUND
CONTINUED
The canopy and C-Store are more than twenty-five (25) feet
from the front property line, forty-five feet (45) from the
east and west property lines, and approximately eighteen
(18) feet from the rear (south) property line. Section
36-301 typically requires a twenty-five (25) rear yard
setback. Staff feels the rear yard setback is sufficient for
the proposed use.
The applicant notes the C-Store will operate 24 hours per
day, 7 days per week. Two (2) bays located on the west
side of the building will be utilized as retail rental units. A
retail store in one of the bays will operate from 9am to
midnight, closed on Sunday. Other businesses will be open
from lam to midnight, 7 days per week. Staff suggests
C-3 permitted uses for the two bays.
The applicant notes architectural plans and building height
have not been completed, however architectural plans will
be similar to the C-Store being developed at Vimy Ridge
and Alexander Road. Building heights will not exceed
thirty-five (35) feet.
The applicant proposes thirty (38) parking spaces which
includes two spaces per gas pump. Section 36-502 of the
City's Zoning Ordinance typically requires
29 parking spaces. Staff feels the parking is sufficient to
serve this use.
The site plan notes a new dumpster location on the
southwest side of the building. The dumpster area must be
screened as per Section 36-523 of the City's Zoning
Ordinance.
The applicant notes that all landscaping will comply with
all Chapter 15 (Landscape Ordinance) for screening,
landscaping, and buffer requirements.
All signs shall comply with Section 36-555 of the City's
Zoning Ordinance (signs permitted in commercial zones.)
All site lighting shall be low-level and directed away from
adjacent properties.
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BACKGROUND On March 10, 2022, the Planning Commission voted
CONTINUED 7 ayes, 0 noes, 3 absent and 1 open position, to approve the
PD-C rezoning. There was one (1) objector present.
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.
Please see the attached Planning Commission minute
record for the complete staff analysis.
1 ORDINANCE NO.
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3 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PLANNED ZONING
4 DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHING A PLANNED DISTRICT
5 — COMMERCIAL TITLED C-STORE — PD-C, LOCATED AT
6 3600 BOWMAN ROAD (Z-6049-C), CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
7 PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL
8 ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK; AND FOR
9 OTHER PURPOSES.
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11 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
12 ROCK, ARKANSAS.
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14 SECTION 1. That the zoning classification of the following described property be
15 changed from 0-2, Office and Institutional District, to PD-C, Planned District — Commercial:
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17 Z-6049-C — DESCRIBED AS PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER
18 OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (SW1/4 NWI/4) AND PART OF
19 THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SWI/4) OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP
20 1 NORTH, RANGE 13 WEST, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS,
21 MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
22 COMMENCING AT A FOUND BRIDGE SPIKE FOR THE
23 SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NW1/4; THENCE S87°42142"E -
24 217.71 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SAID SW1/4 NW1/4
25 TO A FOUND 5/8" REBAR; THENCE S86157147"E - 1081.32 FEET
26 CONTINUING ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE SWIA NW1/4 TO
27 A FOUND 3/4" PIPE LOCATED ON THE EXISTING WESTERLY
28 RIGHT OF WAY OF BOWMAN ROAD; THENCE S312714911W - 269.48
29 FEET ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY TO A FOUND 6" POST;
30 THENCE N87008'21"W - 15.48 FEET, LEAVING SAID EXISTING
31 RIGHT OF WAY, TO A SET 1/2" REBAR WITH CAP #1573
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LOCATED ON THE PROPOSED RIGHT OF WAY LINE FOR THE
POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID
PROPOSED RIGHT OF WAY N0049'O1"E - 217.87 FEET TO A SET
1/2" REBAR WITH CAP #1573; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG
SAID PROPOSED RIGHT OF WAY N9017'16"E - 37.04 FEET TO A
POINT; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID PROPOSED RIGHT
OF WAY, ALONG A CURVE TO THE RIGHT WITH A RADIUS OF
137.64 FEET AND AN ARC LENGTH OF 0.92 FEET, WHOSE CHORD
BEARS N11059'24"E - 0.92 FEET TO A SET 1/2" REBAR WITH CAP
#1573; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID PROPOSED RIGHT
OF WAY, ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT WITH A RADIUS OF
20.00 FEET AND AN ARC LENGTH OF 28.82 FEET, WHOSE CHORD
BEARS N29006'04"W - 26.39 FEET TO A SET 1/2" REBAR WITH CAP
#1573; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID PROPOSED RIGHT
OF WAY N70023'02"W - 68.28 FEET TO A SET 1/2" REBAR WITH
CAP #1573; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID PROPOSED
RIGHT OF WAY, ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT WITH A RADIUS
OF 205.00 FEET AND AN ARC LENGTH OF 79.42 FEET, WHOSE
CHORD BEARS N81028'59"W - 78.93 FEET TO A SET 1/2" REBAR
WITH CAP #1573; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID
PROPOSED RIGHT OF WAY S87025'04"W - 101.62 FEET TO A SET
1/2" REBAR WITH CAP #1573; THENCE LEAVING SAID
PROPOSED RIGHT OF WAY, S3°02'11"W — 295.67 FEET TO A SET
1/2" REBAR WITH CAP #1573; THENCE S87°08'21"E — 263.44 FEET
TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 1.76 ACRES, MORE
OR LESS. SUBJECT TO ANY EXISTING EASEMENTS AND THE
RIGHT OF WAY OF BOWMAN ROAD.
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1 SECTION 2. That the preliminary site development plan/plat be approved as
2 recommended to the Little Rock Planning Commission.
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4 SECTION 3. That the change in zoning classification contemplated
5 for C-Store — PD-C, located at 3600 Bowman Road (Z-6049-C) is conditioned upon obtaining
6 final plan approval within the time specified by Chapter 36, Article VII, Section 36-454 (e) of
7 the Code of Ordinances.
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9 SECTION 4. That this Ordinance shall not take effect and be in full force until the
10 final plan approval.
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12 SECTION 5. That the map referred to in Chapter 36 of the Code of Ordinances of
13 the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and designated district map be and is hereby amended to the
14 extent and in the respects necessary to affect and designate the change provided for in Section
15 1 hereof.
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17 SECTION 6. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item,
18 sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
19 unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the
20 ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged
21 invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the ordinance.
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23 SECTION 7. Repealed All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same
24 that are inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of
25 such inconsistency.
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PASSED:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
APPROVED:
Mayor
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FILE NO.: Z-6049-C
NAME: C-Store — PD-C
LOCATION: 3600 Bowman Road
DEVELOPER:
Ran Management
Johnny Dervish
319 Poplar View Lane W, Ste. 1
Collierville, TN 38017
OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT:
Vernon J. Williams
Garnat Engineering
P.O. Box 116
Benton, AR 72018
SURVEYOR/ENGINEER:
Vernon J Williams
GarNat Engineering
P.O. Box 116
Benton, AR 72018
AREA: 1.77 acres
WARD: 7
CURRENT ZONING
VARIANCE/WAIVERS:
NUMBER OF LOTS: 1
PLANNING DISTRICT: 18
O-2 (CUP)
A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT:
FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF
CENSUS TRACT: 42.24
The applicant proposed to rezone1.77 acres from 0-2 to PD-C to develop a gas
station/convenience store located on the southwest corner of Bowman Road and
W. 36th Street.
FILE NO.: Z-6049-C Cont.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The property is currently vacant and heavily wooded. Residential zoning and uses
lie north, south and west of the site. A mixture of office, commercial and
high -density residential developments lie in the general area of the site.
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:
1. A grading permit must be obtained 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 boundary 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 issuance or to answer any questions. Permit
cost is based on total project area at $100.00 for the less than '/2 acre,
$200.00 for to 1 acre, and $200.00 for the first acre and $100.00 for each
additional acre for project greater than 1 acre.
2. Any work involving one (1) or more acres of disturbed area requires a 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.
3. 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.
4. Sediment and Erosion Control plans shall also show the pertinent information
as outlined in ADEQ ARR150000 Permit Part II section A-4-H (1-14) and Part
II section A-4-1-2 (A-B).
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FILE NO.: Z-6049-C Cont.
5. Per City Rev. Code 29-99, stormwater detention for developments is
required. Provide stormwater detention infrastructure to satisfy this
requirement.
6. A maintenance bond for 50% of total construction costs for all completed
public street and drainage improvements within City right of way and as -built
storm drainage infrastructure plans shall be provided to the Department of
Planning and Development before the issuance of a final certificate of
occupancy.
7. Damage to public and private property due to hauling operations or
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.
8. Provide as -built plans and data entry template of newly installed or modified
public and private stormwater drainage system prior to issuance of
the certificate of occupancy. The as -built plans should contain information
as found on the City of Little Rock website at htt s://www.littlerock. ov/cit -
administration/cit -de artmentsl ublic-works/a lications-details-and-
manuals/. Provide the as -built plans and data entry template to Planning and
Development Dept., Civil Engineering Private Development by email to
csmith(Wittlerock, gov and cc dwarner littlerock.gov. If you have any
questions or desire additional information, please do not hesitate to contact
Planning and Development Dept., Civil Engineering Private Development at
501-371-4817 or at 501-918-5348 or email Permits()littlerock.gQv_.
9. Per City Code 31-206 (0, "Property line corners at street intersections shall
be rounded with a radius of at least twenty (20) feet."
10. Per Master Street Plan, for all intersections of arterials all corner radii shall
be 75 feet minimum for a simple curve and all lanes shall be eleven (11) feet
wide except as noted.
11. Hauling of fill material on or off project sites over municipal streets require
approval prior to a grading permit being issued. Contact Public Works Traffic
Engineering at 621 S. Broadway 501-379-1805 with any questions or for
more information.
12. Obtain Traffic Control permits prior to doing any street cuts or curb cuts.
Obtain Traffic Control permits prior to doing any work on city streets or in the
right-of-way. Contact Traffic Engineering at 501-379-1800 for more
information.
13. Per City Code 31-210 (e) (1) for an arterial street, minimum driveway
spacing from the property line shall be one hundred fifty (150) feet. A
variance request for both proposed driveways will be required and approved
by the Planning Commission.
14. Provide ADA accessible route from the public right of way to the proposed
development in accordance with 36 CFR Part 1191 Section F206.2.1, "... at
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FILE NO.: Z-6049-C Cont_
least one accessible route shall be provided within the site from accessible
parking spaces and accessible passenger loading zones, public streets and
sidewalks, and public transportation stops to the accessible building or
facility entrance they serve."
15. All sidewalks shall be within City right of way with a one -foot buffer to the right
of way line. See City of Little Rock's standard details PW-24 for details.
16. Clearly show on construction plans and provide a certification letter with
calculations prepared by a licensed professional engineer stating that
stopping sight and intersection sight distances are met per AASHTO Policy
on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (latest edition) for both
proposed driveways.
17. Bowman Road is classified as a minor arterial per master street plan with a
total right of way width of 90 feet. Dedicate 20 feet of additional right of way
from centerline of right of way to meet this requirement.
E. UTILITIESIFIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING:
Little Rock Water Reclamation Authorit : No comments received.
Entergy: No comments received.
CenterPoint Energy: No comments received.
AT & T: No comments received.
Central Arkansas Water: No comments received.
Fire Department: No comments received.
Parks and Recreation: No comments received.
County Planning: No comments received.
F. BUILDING CODESILANDSCAPE:
Building Code: No comments received.
Landscape:
1. Any new site development must comply with the City's minimal landscape
and buffer ordinance requirements.
2. 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 properties to south are zoned R-2. As a component of all land
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FILE NO.: Z-6049-C Cont.
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.
3. Street buffers will be required at six (6) percent of the average depth of the
lot. The minimum dimension shall be one-half ('/2) the full width requirement
but in no case be less than nine (9) feet.
4. Screening requirements will need to be met for the vehicular use areas
adjacent to street rights -of -way. Provide screening shrubs with an average
linear spacing of not less at three (3) feet within the required landscape area.
Provide trees with an average linear spacing of not less than thirty (30) feet.
5. A perimeter planting strip is required along any side of a vehicular use area
that abuts adjoining property, or the right-of-way of any street. This strip shall
be at least nine (9) feet wide. One (1) tree and three (3) shrubs or vines shall
be planted for every thirty (30) linear feet of perimeter planting strip.
6. Building landscape areas shall be provided at the rate equivalent to planter
strip three (3) feet wide along the vehicular use area. One (1) tree and four
(4) shrubs shall be planted in the building landscape areas for each forty (40)
linear feet of vehicular use area abutting the building.
7. Eight percent (8%) of the vehicular use area must be designated for green
space; this green space needs to be evenly distributed throughout the parking
area(s). The minimum size of an interior landscape area shall be one
hundred fifty (150) square feet for developments with one hundred fifty (150)
or fewer parking spaces. Interior islands must be a minimum seven and one
half (7 1/2) feet in width. Trees shall be included in the interior landscape
areas at the rate of one (1) tree for every twelve (12) parking spaces.
8_ An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas shall be required
for developments of one (1) acre or larger.
G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING:
Rock Region Metro: No comments received.
Planning Division: The request is in the Ellis Mountain Planning District. The
Land Use Plan shows Suburban Office (SO) for the requested area. The Suburban
Office (SO) category provides for low intensity development of office or office parks
in close proximity to lower density residential areas to assure compatibility. A
Planned Zoning District is required. The application is to rezone from Office and
Institutional District (0-2) to Planned Development Commercial (PD-C) District for
the future development of a convenience store with gas pumps on the site.
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FILE NO.: Z-6049-C Cont.
Surrounding the application area, the Land Use Plan shows Suburban Office (SO)
to the west, south and north. Neighborhood Commercial (NC) use is shown to the
northwest across Bowman Road and 36th Street Mixed Office Commercial (MOC)
is shown to the east, across Bowman Road. The Suburban Office (SO) category
provides for low intensity development of office or office parks in close proximity to
lower density residential areas to assure compatibility. A Planned Zoning District
is required. There is vacant wooded land zoned Office and Institutional District
(0-2) to the north and west of the site. Beyond this, within the SO area, is Single
Family District (R-2) land with large -lot residential use. To the south is more R-2
land with three single-family houses on separate tracts and pastureland.
The Neighborhood Commercial (NC) category includes limited small-scale
commercial development in close proximity to a neighborhood, providing goods
and services to that neighborhood market area. This land at the northeast corner
of 36th Street and Bowman Road has been developed with a multi -story building.
There is retail on the first floor and apartments on the upper floors. The Mixed
Office Commercial (MOC) category provides for a mixture of office and commercial
uses to occur. Acceptable uses are office or mixed office and commercial. A
Planned Zoning District is required if the use is mixed office and commercial. This
land at the southeast corner of 36th Street and Bowman Road is mostly zoned
Single Family District (R-2). Most of the tracts have single-family houses with a
scattering of businesses
Master Street Plan: To the east is Bowman Road and to the north is the proposed
extension of 36th Street. Both of these roadways are Minor Arterials on the Master
Street Plan. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area
and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized
area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic
and pedestrians on both 36th Street and Bowman Road since they are Minor
Arterials. These streets 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 II Bike Route shown on Bowman Road. A Bike
Lane provides a portion of the pavement for the sole use of bicycles.
H. ANALYSIS:
The applicant proposes to rezone 1.77 acres from 0-2 to PD-C to develop a
convenience store with gas pumps located on the southwest corner of Bowman
Road and W. 36th Street. The project will consist of a 7,686 square building on the
southern portion of the property and take access Bowman Road. The proposed
C-Store is located along an arterial intersection which includes heavy commercial
traffic and business uses. The applicant is proposing to install a 3,360 square foot
metal -framed canopy. The canopy will be fifty-nine (59) feet from the C-Store store
on the northern portion of the property. The fuel pump island will consist of four
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(4) self-service gas pumps. Both structures will be located over fifty (50) feet from
all property lines.
The canopy and C-Store are more than twenty-five (25) feet from the front property
line, forty-five feet (45) from the east and west property lines, and approximately
eighteen (18) feet from the rear (south) property line. Section 36-301 typically
requires a twenty-five (25) rear yard setback. Staff feels the rear yard setback is
sufficient for the proposed use.
The applicant notes the C-Store will operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
Two (2) bays located on the west side of the building will be utilized as retail rental
units. A retail store in one of the bays will operate from 9am to midnight, closed
on Sunday. Other businesses will be open from 7am to midnight, 7 days per week.
Staff suggests C-3 permitted uses for the two bays.
The applicant notes architectural plans and building height have not been
completed, however architectural plans will be similar to the C-Store being
developed at Vimy Ridge and Alexander Road. Building heights will not exceed
thirty-five (35) feet.
The applicant proposes thirty (38) parking spaces which includes two spaces per
gas pump. Section 36-502 of the City's Zoning Ordinance typically requires
29 parking spaces. Staff feels the parking is sufficient to serve this use.
The site plan notes a new dumpster location on the southwest side of the building.
The dumpster area must be screened as per Section 36-523 of the City's Zoning
Ordinance.
The applicant notes that all landscaping will comply with all Chapter 15 (Landscape
Ordinance) for screening, landscaping, and buffer requirements.
All signs shall comply with Section 36-555 of the City's Zoning Ordinance (signs
permitted in commercial zones.)
All site lighting shall be low-level and directed away from adjacent properties.
Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning from 0-2 to PD-C for a C-Store
located at 3600 Bowman Road. The proposed convenience store development
will be located at a major intersection (minor arterial/minor arterial). A convenience
store type commercial development is typically an appropriate development for this
type of location along arterial roadways. Staff believes the proposed use will have
no adverse impact on the surrounding properties.
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FILE NO.: Z-6049-C Cont.
I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested PD-C rezoning, subject to
compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraphs D, and F,
and the staff analysis in the agenda staff report.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 10, 2022)
The applicant was present. There were persons registered in opposition. Staff presented
the item and a recommendation of denial as outlined in the "staff recommendation" above.
The applicant noted only one (1) neighbor contacted him regarding relocating the
driveway. He stated the proposed driveway will remain as required by the City's Zoning
Ordinance. The applicant also noted there are several apartment complexes in the area
with no proximity to a convenience store and the developer is proposing improvements
to the benefit of businesses in the general area along Bowman Road and West 36th Street.
The applicant deferred the remainder of time to registered opposition.
John Mason addressed the Commission in opposition to the application. He noted he
has met with the developer as his business is adjacent to the proposed C-Store, traffic
congestion from north to south along Bowman Road during rush hour and proposed a
traffic signal located at the intersection of Bowman Road and West 36th Street. Mr. Mason
also noted he contacted the City of Little Rock regarding traffic signal installed at the
intersection. The applicant noted he does not oppose the C-Store development but would
like to see the driveway relocated twenty-five (25) feet to the north.
The applicant had no comment regarding relocating the driveway and a traffic signal not
warranted by the City's Zoning Ordinance. He also noted the C-Store will not have a
carwash.
The Commission asked staff if an updated traffic study was requested by the City
regarding traffic along Bowman Road. Staff responded the type of proposed development
determined if a traffic study was warranted, traffic studies are projected by ARDOT
however staff determines if a traffic signal will be required as part of the development.
Staff also noted a traffic signal may be installed over time as development continue to
build out.
There was a motion to approve the application including all comments and
recommendations by staff. The motion was seconded. The vote was 7 ayes, 0 nays,
3 absent and 1 open position. The application was approved.
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