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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Minutes for Z-1907-ASeptember 8, 2022 ITEM NO.: 7 FILE NO.: Z-1907-A NAME: Little Rock Billion Event Center – Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: 815 Main Street DEVELOPER: Haybar Properties, LLC 701 West 7th Street Little Rock, AR 72201 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Hayber Properties, LLC – Owner Syrita Aaron – Agent SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: White-Daters and Associates 24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 AREA: 0.16 acre NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 1 PLANNING DISTRICT: 5 CENSUS TRACT: 44 CURRENT ZONING: UU VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit to allow use of an existing building at 815 Main Street as an event center. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The UU zoned property at 815 Main Street is occupied by a two-story brick commercial building. The existing 14,000 square foot building occupies the entire property. September 8, 2022 ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-1907-A 2 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 Utilities: 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 received. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Code: No comments received. Landscape: No comments. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: No comments. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow use of the existing building at 815 Main Street as an event center. The property at 815 Main Street is zoned “UU” Urban Use District and is occupied by a 14,000 square foot, two-story commercial building. The building occupies the entire property. A paved September 8, 2022 ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-1907-A 3 alley right-of-way is located along the rear (east) property line. The applicant notes that the type of events will be as follows: “The Little Rock Billion Event Center intends on bringing elegant events to the venue. We will mainly specialize in more intimate events such as small weddings, receptions, baby showers, small birthday parties, corporate meetings all for less than 100 people at a time. We also have smaller meeting rooms that can be used as co-working spaces that can hold up to 20 people or less.” The applicant also notes that there may be events such as small conferences where an attendee will pay to attend. However, there will be no ticketed events, such as concerts. The applicant also notes that there will be no more than one (1) event per day, and that any events will be hold between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and midnight. There will be indoor and outdoor security for events. Section 36-342.1 (c) (10) of the City’s Zoning Ordinance requires no off-street parking for properties in the UU Zoning district. There is a large amount of available on-street parking in this immediate area, including along both sides of Main Street. A public parking deck is located in the block immediately north of the subject property. There is also a public parking deck two (2) blocks to the north at the northwest corner of S. Scott Street and East 7th Street. Additional surface public parking lots exist in this general area. Staff feels that there is sufficient available parking to serve the proposed event center use. Any signage must be limited to wall signage on the building’s west façade, and must not exceed ten (10) percent of the façade area, as per Section 36-342.1 (c) (11). The applicant notes that there will be a dumpster placed behind the building in the alley area, and that the dumpster will be serviced weekly. The applicant provided responses and additional information to all issues raised during the staff’s review of the application. To the staff’s knowledge, there are no outstanding issues. The applicant is requesting no variances with the proposed CUP. Staff is supportive of the requested Conditional Use Permit to allow an event center in the existing building at 815 Main Street. Staff views the request as reasonable. The property and all surrounding properties are zoned “UU” Urban Use District. The UU zoning allows all of the permitted uses found in the residential, office and commercial zoning districts. The proposed event center is a commercial use which should be compatible with the surrounding uses in this area. There should be September 8, 2022 ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-1907-A 4 adequate parking in the area to serve the proposed event center use. The proposed use should have no adverse impact on the general area. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested Conditional Use Permit to allow an event center subject to compliance with the staff analysis of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (SEPTEMBER 8, 2022) The applicant was present. There were no persons present registered in opposition. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the "staff recommendation" above. There was no further discussion. The item remained on the consent agenda as recommended by staff, including all staff comments and conditions. The vote was 8 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent and 1 open position.