HomeMy WebLinkAboutResponse to Comments 051922 USE THESE COMMENTS
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-9691 – National Property Holdings, LLC - Self-Storage - PD-C-
14508 Kanis 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. Fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed ten (10) percent in grade except as approved
by the fire chief.
Will comply
3. Maintain fire apparatus access road design as per Appendix D.
Will comply
4. Building or facilities exceeding 30 feet or three stories in height shall have at least two
means of fire apparatus access for each structure.
Buildings will not exceed 30 feet or three stories in height
5. 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.
Buildings will not meet or exceed 62,000 square feet
6. 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.
7. Maintain fire apparatus access roads at dead end locations as per Appendix D.
Will comply
8. Maintain fire apparatus access road gates as per Appendix D.
Will comply
9. Locate Fire Hydrants as per Appendix C.
Will comply. PLE has completed a pre-design conversation with Captain Rhodes
and hydrant requirements have been discussed.
Jim Cranor, Planning and Development
1. Show contours on minimum of four (4) foot intervals.
Will provide
2. Provide grading/drainage/stormwater plan.
Will provide
3. Provide copy of SWPPP.
Will provide
4. Need perc test for development.
Perc test will be completed
5. Dedicate Right of Way to meet Master Street Plan.
Will comply
6. Comply with all city parking requirements.
Will Comply
7. Provide Volunteer Fire Department approval.
Will provide
8. Include certificates of owner surveying accuracy and engineering accuracy.
Will provide
9. Show source of title.
Will provide
10. Show state plane coordinates for two property corner and two section corners.
Will provide
11. Verify any existing deed or bill of assurance restrictions. Property is part of a platted
subdivision.
Will verify with existing subdivision documents
12. Verify setbacks comply with city zoning requirements.
Will Comply
Tracy Spillman, Plans Development Administrator
10. Any new site development must comply with the City’s minimal landscape and buffer
ordinance requirements.
Will comply
11. 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
surrounding properties zoned R-2 or C-3. 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.
Appropriate opaque screening and landscape buffer will be provided in required
areas.
12. Street buffers will be required at six (6) percent of the average depth of the lot. The
minimum dimension shall be one-half (1/2) the full width requirement but in no case be
less than nine (9) feet.
Will comply
13. 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.
Will comply
14. 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) tress and three (3) shrubs or vines shall be planted for every thirty (30)
linear feet of perimeter planting strip.
Will comply
15. 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.
Will Comply
16. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas shall be required for
developments of one (1) acre or larger.
Will Provide
17. The development of two (2) acres or more requires the landscape plan to be stamped with
the seal of a Registered Landscape Architect.
Will provide stamped set of Landscape Plans
18. 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.
Preservation of existing trees (6 inch caliper or larger) will be completed in all
feasible areas
Curtis Richey, Building Codes Division
19. Project is subject to full commercial plan review and approval prior to issuance of
building permit. For more information contact a Commercial Plans Examiner to
coordinate review: Curtis Richey, crichey@littlerock.gov or Steve Crain
scrain@littlerock.gov.
Will coordinate for review once design plans are completed.
Planning Commission
20. Kanis Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A dedication of
additional right-of-way forty-five (45) feet from the centerline of roadway (CR) or
centerline of right (CROW) of way will be required depending on location of CR and
CROW.
Will comply
21. Boundary street improvements are required Kanis Road per master street plan. Boundary
street improvements shall include, but not be limited to, reconstruction of one-half
section of the abutting street if the existing street is not up to city standards. Repair,
replace, or extend existing damaged, missing, and noncompliant curb and gutter,
sidewalk, access ramps or concrete driveway aprons within the public right-of-way
adjacent to the site. Remove abandoned driveway cuts and replace with curb, gutter, and
sidewalk. All work within the public right-of-way shall conform to City of Little Rock
Public Works Standard Details and ADA guidelines.
Will comply and provide half-street improvements for Kanis Road
22. 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.
Will coordinate and provide NPDES permit prior to construction
23. 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 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 less than ½ acre, $200.00 for ½ to 1 acre, and $200.00 for the first acre and $100.00
for each additional acre for project greater than 1 acre.
Will coordinate with Planning Department for a Grading Permit prior to
construction
24. For final drainage report, sign, date, and seal the report per AR State Board of
Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors rules Article 12, Section B (1)(a).
Will provide
25. 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 501-379-1800 with any questions or for more information.
Will coordinate approval of hauling prior to grading permit
26. 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.
The responsible party will comply
27. 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 plants should contain information as found on the City of Little Rock website at
https://www.littlerock.gov/city-administration/city-departments/public-
works/applications-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@littlerock.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.gov.
Will comply
28. 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.
Will comply
29. A maintenance bond for 50% of total construction cost for all complete 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.
Will Comply
30. 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
31. 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-I-2 (A-
B).
Will provide on sediment and erosion control plans
32. Contact Planning and Development Dept., Civil Engineering Private Development at
501-371-4817 or at 501-918-5348 for inspections of any work in the public right-or-way
prior to placement of concrete or asphalt or for on-site clarification of requirements prior
to commencing work. Failure to do so can result in removal of any improperly placed
concrete or asphalt as the expense of the owner or contractor.
Will comply
33. Can the design vehicle successfully maneuver within the proposed site plan? Provide
design vehicle tracking to confirm design vehicle maneuverability.
Will provide with complete design plans
Development Staff Comments
34. Provide copy of Bill of Assurance for the property. If one does not exist, provide note to
that effect.
Does not exist
35. Are there plans to annex this property? If so, provide details.
Yes
36. Will there be any outdoor storage (vehicles, RVs, boats, etc.)? If so, show on the site plan.
No
37. Will there be a dumpster on the site? If so, show on the site plan with screening as
required by Section 36-523 of the code.
No
38. Will there be an on-site live in manager? If so, provide details.
No
39. Staff suggest the following with respect to the proposed development:
Eight (8) foot high wood screening fence on the north property line.
Will comply
The use of earth tone colors/non-galvanized materials on the north facades (sides
and roofs_ of the northernmost buildings.
Will coordinate exterior materials with staff during architectural design
40. Any site lighting must be low-level and directed away from adjacent properties.
Will comply
41. Any signage must comply with Section 36-555 of the code (signs allowed in commercial
zones).
Will comply
42. Parking shown on the site plan will be sufficient to serve the proposed use.
If you have any questions, please give me a call.
Sincerely,
Phillip Lewis, P.E.
501-350-9840