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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report for Z-9698July 14, 2022 ITEM NO.: 4 FILE NO.: Z-9698 NAME: Christ Community Church – Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: Northeast corner of Chenal Parkway and Chenal Valley Drive DEVELOPER: Christ Community Church 16603 Cantrell Rd Suite 1 Little Rock, AR 72223 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Deltic Real Estate LLC (Owner) Tim Daters (Agent) White Daters Engineers (Agent) 24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 501-821-1667 SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: White Daters Engineers (Agent) 24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 501-821-1667 AREA: 20.95 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 5 PLANNING DISTRICT: 19 CENSUS TRACT: 42.12 CURRENT ZONING: C-2 and R-2 VARIANCE/WAIVERS: 1. Building height variance to exceed 35’ in an R-2 district and 45’ in a C-2 district. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: Christ Community Church is requesting a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow for the construction of a two (2) story 110,000 square foot church facility with associated parking near the intersection of Chenal Parkway and Chenal Valley Drive. The applicant also proposes to construct a future structure in the eastern portion of the site to be determined at a later date. The applicant notes the church July 14, 2022 ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9698 2 will contain lobby, worship area, fellowship hall, classrooms, and administrative areas. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is undeveloped and heavily wooded and slopes downward from the southwest corner to the north and east. Residential uses and zoning lie to the north, south and west of the proposed site with Open Space zoned property along the east perimeter of the site. 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: 1. This shows to be zoned OS please provide evidence that it is zoned otherwise. If not then the property will have to be rezoned before the CUP can be processed. 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. 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 issuance or to answer any questions. Permit cost is based on total project area at $100.00 for the 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. 4. 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). 5. 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. 6. 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. July 14, 2022 ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9698 3 7. 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 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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). 12. 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-of- 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 at the expense of the owner or contractor. 13. Where is the detention? 14. Is the future a proposed building? 15. Provide finished floor elevations (FFE) for the proposed building on site plan. 16. When permit is pulled provide spot elevations and grades for all ADA stalls, aisles, and access ways. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: No comments received. July 14, 2022 ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9698 4 Entergy: No comments received. CenterPoint Summit Energy: No comment. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: No comments received. Fire Department: 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 D103.2 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 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 July 14, 2022 ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9698 5 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. 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. Fire Hydrants Locate Fire Hydrants as per Appendix C of the 2012 Arkansas FirePrevention Code. Section C101 – C105, in conjunction with Central Arkansas 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 Planning: No comments received. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Code: No comments received. Landscape: No comment. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments. Planning Division: No comment. July 14, 2022 ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9698 6 H. ANALYSIS: Christ Community Church is requesting a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow for the construction of a two (2) story 110,000 square foot church facility with associated parking near the intersection of Chenal Parkway and Chenal Valley Drive. The applicant also proposes to construct a future structure in the eastern portion of the site to be determined at a later date. The applicant notes the church will contain lobby, worship area, fellowship hall, classrooms, and administrative areas. The project may be developed in more than one (1) phase. The church will have a seating capacity of 600. The property is undeveloped and heavily wooded and slopes downward from the southwest corner to the north and east. Residential uses and zoning lie to the north, south and west of the proposed site with Open Space zoned property along east perimeter of the site. The applicant proposes two (2) paved access drives from Chenal Valley Drive circling the building site accessing approximately 600 paved parking spaces. The applicant proposes to locate a majority of the parking on the south and east sides of the building, with a circular drop off drive and additional parking on the north side of the building. The City’s Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum of 120 parking spaces for the proposed church use. The proposed plan meets this requirement. The applicant notes that the proposed building will not exceed a fifty (50) foot maximum building height which exceeds the allowable heights in an R-2 and a C-2 zoning uses. The applicant requests a building height variance to exceed the allowable height of 35’ in an R-2 zoning per Section 36-254 and 45’ in a C-2 zoning per Section 36-300 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance. Staff is supportive the requested building height variance. The applicant notes that all proposed building setbacks comply with ordinance standards. All sight lighting will be low-level and directed away from adjacent properties. The proposed site plan shows a dumpster location near the northeast center of the south parking lot area. The dumpster area must be screened as per Section 36-523 (d) of the City's Zoning Ordinance. The applicant proposes a monument sign to be located at the west access drive adjacent to Chenal Valley Drive and a larger monument sign with landscape features at the southwest corner of the property along Chanal Parkway. All signage July 14, 2022 ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9698 7 must comply with Section 36-349 of the Code (signs allowed in the Chenal / Financial Center Design Overlay District). The site plan shows four (4) storm water detention areas located at the eastern portions of the site and at the southwest portion of site adjacent to the parking area and access drives. The plan also includes a playground area to the north of the proposed building adjacent to the Classes/Fellowship section of the structure. The applicant provided responses and additional information to all issues raised during staff’s review of the application. To staff’s knowledge, there are no outstanding issues. The applicant is requesting a building height variance with the proposed CUP. Staff is supportive of the requested conditional use permit to allow for the development of a church at the intersection of Chenal Parkway and Chenal Valley Drive. Staff views the request is reasonable. Staff feels that the new church facility will not be out of character with the overall area. Staff believes that the proposed church facility development will have no adverse impact on the general area. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow for the development of a church facility at the northeast corner of Chenal Parkway and Chenal Valley Drive, subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraphs D and E, and the staff analysis, of the agenda staff report.