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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCBC 6-08-1993The City Pewiful Commission The City Beautiful Commission held its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 8, 1993 in the City Board Conference Room, 2nd Floor of City Hall. The Commission met at 9:30 a.m. for a pre -agenda meeting to discuss a variance request. The meeting was called to order for public hearing at 10:00 a.m. by Chairman Merle Seamon. Members Present: Merle Seamon Jim Goodhart Steve Cato Josephine Graham Ross McCain Joyce Raynor Joe Robbins Liz Williams Eldridge Also Present: Truman Tolefree, Assistant Director, Parks and Recreation Mark Webre, Project and Design Mgr., Parks and Recreation Jim Sick, Maint. And Development Mgr., Parks and Recreation Becky Switzer, Executive Secretary, Parks and Recreation Bob Brown, Plans Review Specialist, Neighborhoods and Planning Richard Wood, zoning & Subdivision Mgr., Neighborhoods and Planning Mark Woods, Richard L. Bowen & Associations, Inc, Representative for Alamo Rent-A-Car 500 West Markham, Room 108 Little Rock, AR 72201 371-4770 Minutes June 8, 1993 Meeting Page 2 1. Roll Call. Six members present. 2. Pre -agenda Meeting. Item No. 1 - CBC 547 - Michael Woods, Alamo Rent-A-Car Variance Requested: A. Deletion of most of the interior landscaping area and the associated trees required. The location of of the site is 3721 E. Roosevelt Road. Bob Brown presented the case with staff recommendation as follows: A. Since the parking lot will not be used by the general public and the applicant has agreed to make up the difference in an area not required by ordinance but more visible from the freeway along the southern perimeter, staff recommends approval of this request. Liz Williams Eldridge came into meeting at this time. Seven commission members present. Josephine Graham asked Mike Woods if Alamo Rent-A-Car is going to maintain and water the trees once they are put into place at the site. Mr. Woods stated that they would be maintained by Alamo. Steve Cato stated that he is pleased that Alamo Rent- A-Car is willing to do more landscaping then is needed at the site. Steve also asked if building line landscaping is required and Bob Brown stated that it is required. Steve Cato asked what kind of paving is being used for the parking lot and Mike Woods stated asphalt. The Public Hearing was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Chairman Merle Seamon. Jim Goodhart made the motion to accept the variance request as indicated on their blueprint. Ross McCain seconded the motion. All commissioners were in favor. Minutes June 8, 1993 Meeting Page 3 3. Approval of Minutes. Ross McCain moved to accept minutes of last months meeting. Liz Williams Eldridge seconded. All were in favor. At this time Steve Cato introduced the newest member of the City Beautiful Commission, Joe Robbins. Mr. Robbins works for Zales at McCain Mall. He has always had an interest in the city. With the addition of the newest member all the commissioner positions have been filled. Jo Rancifer came in at this time Nine commissioners present at this time. The retreat scheduled for June 9th has been cancelled. Most of the commissioners agreed that they could meet on July 29th at Allsopp Park at 4pm. 4. Reports of Committees. A. City Beautiful Kids - Jim Sick informed the commissioners that the Private Industry Council changed the application process for programs this year. You could not go before the Private Industry Council and tell them about the different programs that are needed. This year only two programs were funded, City Beautiful Kids and the lifeguards for Gilliam Pool. Jim was informed that this year he has $80,000 to operate the program as compared to $122,000 last year. He has been told by JTPA and the Private Industry Council that more money may be made available for the program, but they do not know when it will be released. Jim has to make the decison about whether to cut down on team size or supervisors. Jim and Truman met with Charles Mobley, JTPA, and decided to go with the original 20 teams and cut back on number of kids. Last year there were about 120 kids and this year they have been cut to 63. If more money becomes available more kids will be added to the program. The program starts June 14th. Everything will be the same, just fewer kids. Minutes June 8, 1993 Meeting Page 4 B. Winterfest - Nothing new at this time. C. Awards - Liz Williams Eldridge stated that she was disappointed in the awards program this year due to the lack of interest from the community. She put up posters at different nurseries around town and the program was mentioned on radio and T.V. Also, there was a booth set up at Park Plaza with applications available. However, only five applications were turned in. Neighborhood Associations were also contacted. Liz asked for suggestions on how to get more information out to the public. Merle Seamon made three suggestions: lj Get sponsorship money for the winners. 2) give more recognition to the winners or 3) drop the awards program. Jim Sick suggested that applications be distributed during the Flower and Garden Show in February. Steve Cato stated that he believed it was a good idea to involve the nurseries and asked that next year we include the Continuing Excellence Award. Mark Webre suggested having the contest information on television as a community service announcement. Truman Tolefree stated that the public service announcement could be run on the City Access Channel. Ross McCain asked that we try and get the local newspaper to print the names of the winners. Bob Brown asked that the commission keep the Commercial Category. Jim Goodhart asked that the commission give Bob Brown applications for the awards to be given for people to submit commercial applications to him. They would also need to submit a design of the project. Other suggestions will be discussed at the retreat in July. Minutes June 8, 1993 Meeting Page 5 D. Litter Awareness Campaign - Ross McCain liked the idea of using the Litter Awareness Campaign to kick off the Adopt a Park Program. He would like to talk more about places, times and media coverage at the retreat. E. Adopt A Park - Jim Goodhart would like to incorporate the use of the City Beautiful Kids, City Board of Directors, Parks and Recreation and members of the City Beautiful Commission to help kick off this program. He would like to tie in the two programs, Adopt A Park and Litter Awareness by having both covered by the press. Truman Tolefree asked that Jim Goodhart and Joyce Raynor come to Parks and Recreation to discuss the Adopt A Park program with some of the Parks and Recreation personnel. Jim Goodhart passed out information on the Adopt A Park Program. The commissioners also received a draft of the resolution and the agreement for this program. Jim stated that there is still work to be done on this project but he would like to set a date for the Adopt -A -Park kick off at the next meeting and have some guidelines available for the program. Merle Seamon suggested that some of the larger parks will need to be divided. Merle also suggested that Jim Goodhart try and get an estimated cost of this program. F. Long Range Planning - nothing new this time. 5. Parks and Recreation Activities - Truman Tolefree Truman had to leave for another meeting. Minutes June 8, 1993 Meeting Page 6 6. Miscellaneous - Mark Webre passed out information that he was asked to provide on park entrances. The Osbourne family is donating the money to be used in the construction of the entrances. The commission is looking for a park to erect an entrance way with possibly money to be provided by the Osbourne family. Mark suggested using Allsopp Park or Murray Park for the northern location, Boyle Park or University Park for the central location and Morehart Park for the southern location. There are only five thousand dollars for use in this project. Liz Williams Eldridge suggested the commission choose a high traffic park. Richard Wood stated that a traffic count could be made available from Traffic Engineering and that the make their decision after they receive this information. Merle Seamon feels the commission should give the Osbournes a couple of recommendations along with the commissions recommendation. He feels they will go along with the commission. The meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m. with a motion being made by Ross McCain and seconded by Jo Rancifer. All commissioners voted in favor of adjournment. June 8, 1993 ITEM NO. 1 - C.B.C. 547 - NEW MATTERS Applicant: Location: Michael F. Woods Alamo Rent-A-Car 3721 E. Roosevelt Road Description: Long Legal ORDINANCE REQUIREMENT: 1. Interior landscape plantings shall comprise at least six (6) percent of any vehicular use area containing more than fifteen (15) parking spaces. 2. Trees shall be included in the interior landscaping areas at the rate of one (1) tree for every fifteen (15) parking spaces. VARIANCE REQUESTED: Deletion of most of the interior landscaping area and the associated trees required. FINDINGS: Alamo Rent-A-Car is located in an industrial area. This site does not have an adjacent street frontage. The majority of the parking lot in question will be used as a holding area for cars to be serviced and rented by clients using the airlines. Clients will pick up and return the cars at a designated area near the airport. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Since the parking lot will not be used by the general public and the applicant has agreed to make up the difference in an area not required by ordinance but more visible from the freeway along the southern perimeter, staff recommends approval of this request. '(IN 113A3SoOb 570 Ix 4 O N 29 a 3 W w Ix U- J W ca Ln Q W m m *yµiT&rr RICHARD L. BOWEN AND ASSOCIATES INC. 13000 SHAKER BOULEVARD, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44120 • 2161491-9300 f w = w ® e �t �N April 13, 1993 Mr. Bob Brown Zoning and Subdivision City of Little Rock Departments of Neighborhoods and Planning 723 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Subject: Alamo Rent-A-Car 3721 East Roosevelt Road Little Rock, Arkansas RLB #4096.00 Dear Mr. Brown: Please accept this letter as a request for a variance per Zoning Section 36.515 and 15-88. Enclosed are five sets of signed and sealed drawings L1A to replace the previously submitted landscape plan L-1 for your review and approval along with the City Beautiful Commission. The owner has requested us to seek relief for Section 15-134 Interior Landscaping Part (a) which states: "Interior landscape plantings shall comprise at least six (6) percent of any vehicular use area containing more than fifteen (15) parking spaces." This requirement severely inhibits the storage of cars and operation of business within the facility. The rental facility will be storing approximately eighty (80) cars on site with provision made for nine (9) employee stalls. The majority of the interior space is used for stacking cars to be served and stacking cars ready for customer use. The ready cars are then driven to designated parking stalls off site closer to the airport facility for the convenience of the potential customer. This facility is not open to the public. I would also like to add that this site is remote, and in relative close proximity to other airport rental car facilities which operate in the same manner. We believe that the intent of the landscaping' and tree protection ordinance is to provide interior landscaping for areas with a more traditional public parking arrangement. Therefore, we believe that imposing this ordinance would subject the owner to economic hardship by reducing his interior area to store and operate his facility. OFFICES IN: CLEVELAND, OHIO 2161491-9300 • COLUMBUS, OHIO 6141221-7707 • LIECHTENSTEIN 845/812-412 FAX 216i491-8053 FAX 614/221-0284 RICHARD L. BOWEN AND ASSOCIATES INC. Mr. Bob Brown April 13, 1993 Page Two In lieu of providing the 67k interior landscaping, we have proposed additional landscaping at an island created at the north east corner of the property entrance, building landscaping, and perimeter landscaping at the southern end of the developed property. The square footage of this additional landscaping equals the 6% interior requirement. The quantities and type of trees have been considered along with this proposed trade off. For the above stated reasons, we are seeking relief from the requirements of Section 36.515, Part (a). It is our opinion we have proposed a viable trade off which meets the intent of the code for this site. If you should have any questions regarding this information, please do not hesitate to call. Very truly yours, RICHARD L. BOWEN AND ASSOCIATES INC. I - a)�� Michael F. Woods Associate 0376L/63-64:rmc Enclosures cc: Joe Rodi Scott Johnston Mike Montgomery John McFarland The City Beautiful Commission MEETING NOTICE The City Beautiful Commission will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, June 8, 1993 in the City Board Conference Room, 2nd Floor of City Hall at 10:00 A.M. AGENDA 1. Roll Call 2. Public Hearing (See attached) 3. Approval of Minutes of May meeting. 4. Reports of Committees A. City Beautiful Kids B . Winterfest C. Awards D. Litter Awareness Campaign E. Adopt a Park F. Long Range Planning 5. Parks and Recreation Activities - Truman Tolefree 6. Miscellaneous 7. Adjournment 500 West Markham, Room 108 Little Rock, AR 72201 371-4770