HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report for S-1499-QSeptember 8, 2022
ITEM NO.: 3 FILE NO.: S-1499-Q
NAME: Lot 8R, Block 309, Original City of Little Rock - Re-Plat
LOCATION: Northwest Corner of West 11th Street and South Cross Street
DEVELOPER:
Clarshun Beyah
P O Box 65242
Little Rock, AR 72216
(501) 944-3365
OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT:
Clarshun Beyah (Owner)
Jonathan Hope (Agent)
Hope Engineers
117 South Market Street
Benton, AR 72015
(501) 315-2626
SURVEYOR/ENGINEER:
Hope Engineers
117 South Market Street
Benton, AR 72015
(501) 315-2626
AREA: 0.3 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 3 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF
WARD: 1 PLANNING DISTRICT: 8 CENSUS TRACT: 45
CURRENT ZONING: R-4
VARIANCE/WAIVERS:
1. Variance to allow reduced front yard setback on Lot 8C to 24’.
2. Variance to allow reduced rear yard setbacks on Lots 8A and 8B.
3. Variance to allow reduced lot width from 70’ to 50’ for all lots.
4. Variance to allow reduced lot depths from 100’ to 86’ for all lots.
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A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT:
The applicant proposes to subdivide 0.3 acres into 3 lots for a residential duplex
development. The proposed lots will take access from the west side of South
Cross Street and the north side of West 11th street.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The currently zoned R-4 property has one (1) single story duplex dwelling at the
northern edge of the site, with two (2) paved drives connecting to South Cross
Street. The remainder of the property is open lawn area with partial fencing along
the north perimeter of the yards. The property has very little slope and is mostly
level.
C. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTIFICATIONS:
All owners of abutting property and all neighborhood associations registered with
the City of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing.
D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
1. Provide statement indicating the ratio error of closure.
2. Provide name and address of landowner with source of title (deed record book
and page number or instrument number required).
E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING:
Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: No comments received.
Entergy: No comments received.
CenterPoint Energy: In regard to line item number 3, Replat Northwest corner of
W. 11th St and S. Cross St, Summit Utilities has no objection to the proposed
changes.
AT & T: No comments received.
Central Arkansas Water: No comments received.
Fire Department:
Maintain Access:
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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.
One- or Two-Family Residential Developments.
As per Appendix D, Section D107.1 of the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code
Vol. 1, One- or Two-Family dwelling residential developments. Developments
of one- or two-family dwellings where the number of dwelling units exceeds 30
shall be provided with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads,
and shall meet the requirements of Section D104.3.
Exceptions:
1. Where there are more than 30 dwelling units on a single public or
private fire apparatus access road and al dwelling units are equipped
throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system in
accordance with Section 903.3.1.1, 903.3.1.2 or 903.3.1.3 of the
Arkansas Fire Code, access from two directions shall not be required.
2. The number of dwelling units on a single fire apparatus access road shall
not be increased unless fire apparatus access roads will connect with
future development, as determined by the fire code official.
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Fire Hydrant
Locate Fire Hydrants as per Appendix C of the 2012 Arkansas Fire
Prevention 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 comment.
Planning Division: No comment.
H. ANALYSIS:
The applicant proposes to subdivide 0.3 acres into three (3) lots for two (2) new
residential duplexes. The proposed lot 8B will take access from the west side of
South Cross Street and lot 8A from the north side of West 11th street. The property
is currently comprised of Lot 8R, Block 309, of the Original City of Little Rock.
The existing R-4 zoned lot is approximately 150’ feet wide and 86’ feet deep and
has one (1) single story duplex dwelling at the northern edge of the site (proposed
Lot 8C), with two (2) paved access drives connecting to South Cross Street to the
east. The remainder of the property to the south is open lawn area with partial
fencing along the west perimeter of the site. The property has very little slope and
is mostly level.
The applicant proposes the lots to be as follows:
Lot 8A – 4,248 square feet in area (0.10 Acres)
Lot 8B – 4,335 square feet in area (0.10 Acres)
Lot 8C – 4,312 square feet in area (0.10 Acres)
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The applicant is requesting several variances with the proposed replat as follows:
Variance to allow reduced lot width (Section 36-256) for Lots 8A, 8B, and 8C.
Minimum 70-foot width required; 50.10 foot lot width proposed.
Variance to allow reduced lot depth (Section 31-232) for Lots 8A, 8B, and 8C.
Minimum 100-foot depth required; 86.05 lot depth proposed.
Variance to allow reduced rear building setbacks (Section 36-256) for Lots 8A
and 8B. Minimum 25 feet required; five (5’) proposed.
Variance to allow a reduced front building setback (Section 36-256) for Lot 8C.
Minimum 25 feet required; 24 feet proposed (existing).
The property is bordered on the north, west, and east primarily by R-4 residential
properties, with a “PD-R” (Planned Development – Residential) and O-3 (Office)
zoned properties to the Northeast across South Cross Street.
To staff’s knowledge, there are no outstanding issues related to this re-plat
request. The applicant has addressed issues raised by staff during staff’s review
of this plat. The subdividing of this property should have no adverse impact on the
surrounding properties.
II. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the proposed preliminary plat and associated
variances, subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in
paragraphs D and E, and the staff analysis, of the agenda staff report.