Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9711 Staff Report 082222-PLN-ADM030 ITEM NO.: 9 FILE NO.: Z-9711 NAME: Dickson Duplex – Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: 900 S. Park Street DEVELOPER: Refreshing Home Real Estate Investments, LLC 18 New Liberty Road Conway, AR 72032 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Landon Dickson 18 New Liberty Road Conway, AR 72032 SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Maxwell Surveying, LLC 125 Covey Lane Austin, AR 72007 AREA: 0.30 acre NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 1 PLANNING DISTRICT: 8 CENSUS TRACT: 45 CURRENT ZONING: R-3 VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit to allow the conversion of the existing structure into a two-family (duplex) residence. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property contains an existing 1,116 square foot building. R-3, R-4 and PRD zoning and uses exists in all directions of the site, however most of the properties remain undeveloped. 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: Off-street parking is required. How is parking going to be accommodated? Show parking layout on the survey or a site plan including driveway width and location from the adjacent property line. 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. 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 the conversion of the existing structure into a two-family (duplex) residential building. The applicant will not reside at the property and intends to rent/lease both units. The applicant’s intent is to remodel the existing 1,116 square foot building to contain two (2) units approximately 623 square feet in area. Each unit will contain two (2) bedrooms and one (1) bathroom. The applicant is proposing no exterior changes or additions to the existing building or footprint at this time. The site plan indicates a 30 foot by 18 foot parking pad will provide three (3) parking spaces along Maryland Avenue. Section 36-502 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum of three (3) parking spaces for a duplex use. Staff feels the parking is sufficient to serve this use. The applicant notes standard City of Little Rock garbage pick-up for the duplex. No signage is proposed at this time. Any future signage must comply with Section 36-551 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance (signs permitted in residential one – and two – family zones.) Staff is not supportive of the requested CUP to allow conversion of the existing building into a duplex. The site plan indicates a lot size of 2400 square feet in area. Section 36-255 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance states, “In the case of a lot used for a two-family residence, the minimum lot area shall be seven thousand (7,000) square feet, with a minimum width of fifty (50) feet and a minimum depth of one hundred (100) feet.” Staff feel the site will be over developed. With the addition of three (3) parking spaces proposed along Maryland Street leaves deficient room for yard space. The applicant owns the adjacent lot to the south and the lot to the rear along Maryland Street. Staff recommends developing the additional lot(s) to accommodate the proposed duplex use. I.     STAFF RECOMMENDATION:  Staff recommends denial of the requested CUP.