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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7069-C Staff Report 052522 ITEM NO.: 9 FILE NO.: Z-7069-C NAME: Tisdale Properties Self Storage – PD-C LOCATION: 8500 W Markham Street DEVELOPER: Tisdale Property Development, LLC 43 Chenal Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Arkansas Bolt Company – Owner Olan Asbury - Agent Asbury Real Estate Services, Incorporated PO Box 241087 Little Rock, AR 72223 SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Arkansas Surveying & Consulting 1926 Salem Road Benton, AR 72019 AREA: 1.95 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 4 PLANNING DISTRICT: 3 CENSUS TRACT: 21.04 CURRENT ZONING: O-3 VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. ______________________________________________________________________ BACKGROUND: The property is located at 8500 W Markham Street and was developed in 1973. The applicant submitted an application dated June 1, 1970 requesting to change the zoning from “A” One-Family to “E-1” Quiet Business and “F” Commercial. The request to rezone was approved by the Little Rock Planning Commission on July 2, 1970. It was approved by The Little Rock Board of Directors August 3, 1970. The property historically has been occupied for office use. A. ROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant is proposing to rezone the property located at 8500 W Markham Street from O-3 to PD-C to allow for the conversion of an existing office building to a climate-controlled self-storage facility. The applicant notes an on-site residence will be generally located in the area of the former bank branch. The applicant is not proposing any exterior changes at this time. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site contains a three (3) story office building, with paved parking along all sides of the building. Access drives from W Markham Street and N Rodney Parham Road serve the property. R-2 zoned property containing single-family residences is located to the west. A PD-O zoned property is located immediately to the north, with single-family residences (R-2) located further to the north. Properties east of the site contain a mixture of office and commercial zoning. South of the site contains additional C-3 zoning and uses. 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 Authority: No comments received. Entergy: No comments received. Summit Energy: No comments. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: No comments received. Fire Department: No comments. Parks and Recreation: No comments received. County Planning: No comments. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building 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: 1. Any new site development must comply with the City’s minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. Any existing vehicular use area that does not meet current code requirements may continue as nonconforming until such time a building permit is issued to rehabilitate a structure on the property exceeding fifty (50) percent of the current replacement cost of the structure. At such time fifty (50) percent of the existing vehicular use area shall be brought into compliance with this chapter and shall continue to full compliance on a graduated scale based upon the percentage of rehabilitation cost. 3. 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. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments Received. Planning Division: The request is in the West Little Rock Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Office (O) for the requested area. Office (O) category represents services provided directly to consumers (e.g., legal, financial, medical) as well as general offices which support more basic economic activities. The application is to rezone from General Office District (O-3) to Planned Commercial Development District (PCD) to allow for the redevelopment of the existing structure as an enclosed self-storage facility on to this site. Surrounding the application area, the Land Use Plan shows Residential Low Density (RL) use to the west and north of the site. Commercial (C) is sown on the Plan Map to the south and east of the site. 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. This area is currently zoned Single Family District, R-2 and is an existing developed single-family subdivision. The Commercial (C) 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. The land to the south, across Markham, is a liquor store, Kroger grocery and post office all zoned C-3, General Commercial District. Across Rodney Parham Road to the east is a shopping center with various commercial uses, zoned C-3, General Commercial District. Master Street Plan: To the east is Rodney Parham Road and to the south is Markham 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 Markham Street and Rodney Parham 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 Rodney Parham Road. A Bike Lane provides a portion of the pavement for the sole use of bicycles. Historic Preservation Plan: There are no existing historic sites on, or in proximity to, this land. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant is proposing to rezone the property located at 8500 W Markham Street from O-3 to PD-C to allow for the conversion of an existing office building to a climate-controlled self-storage facility. The applicant notes an on-site residence will be generally located in the area of the former bank branch. The applicant is not proposing any exterior changes at this time. The site contains a three (3) story office building, with paved parking along all sides of the building. Access drives from W Markham Street and N Rodney Parham Road serve the property. R-2 zoned property containing single-family residences is located to the west. A PD-O zoned property is located immediately to the north, with single-family residences (R-2) located further to the north. Properties east of the site contain a mixture of office and commercial zoning. South of the site contains additional C-3 zoning and uses. The applicant notes office hours for the storage facility will be from 9am to 6pm Monday through Friday and 9am to 2pm on Saturday. Storage hours will operate from 6am to 10pm seven days a week. The applicant notes there will be an on-site, live in manager located in a portion of the building to be converted to an apartment. There is an existing pylon sign located on the south side of the building along W Markham Street. A second existing sign is located on the northeast corner of the property with frontage along N Rodney Parham Road. The applicant notes all existing signs will remain unchanged with only copy modifications. Any future signage must comply with Section 36-555 (signs permitted in commercial zones). The applicant notes there will be no changes to the six (6) foot wooden privacy fencing along the west and boundaries of the property. The applicant proposes to install gates with electronic access to the parking areas from the existing interior drive that extends north/south form W Markham Street to Rodney Parham Road. The westernmost Markham Street access point will be gated and not equipped for electronic access. W Markham Street access points will be specified for emergency ingress and egress only. The applicant notes the interior of the existing building will receive structural modifications to increase floor loads, improve and update the elevators and install self-storage units with roll-up doors. Access to the facility will be through existing doors under the existing canopy. The applicant proposes a second entry to the residential unit will be added near the primary building access point. The applicant notes the intent is to service the self-storage needs of residential and commercial customers within two or three miles of the property. Parking shown of the site plan complies with the City’s Zoning Ordinance. Staff feels the existing parking will be sufficient to serve the proposed use. The applicant is not proposing any dumpsters at this time. Any future dumpster must screened and comply with Section 36-523 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance. The applicant is proposing no additional sight lighting at this time. Any future new sight lighting must be low-level and directed away from adjacent properties. Staff is supportive of the requested PD-C rezoning to allow conversion of the existing office building to a climate-controlled self-storage facility. Staff feels the request is reasonable. Commercial zoning and uses exist within the general area at the intersection of W Markham Street and Rodney Parham Road (a minor arterial/minor arterial intersection). The proposed PD-C zoning will represent a continuation of the zoning pattern in this area. With maintenance of the screening along the west property line, the proposed use should have no adverse impact on the residential properties to the west. To staff’s knowledge, there are no outstanding issues associated with this request. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested PC-C rezoning, subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraph F, and the staff analysis, of the agenda staff report.