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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 1,246 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 located at 900 S. Park Street 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 1,246 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. The proposed parking complies with the ordinance requirement.
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.)
Although staff is not opposed to a duplex use in this general area, 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 2,400 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 feels the site will be over developed.
With the addition of three (3) parking spaces proposed along Maryland Avenue, there will be very little yard space left (approximately 600 square feet). The applicant owns the adjacent
lot to the south and the lot to the west along Maryland Avenue. Staff recommends using all or part(s) of the additional lot(s) to accommodate the proposed duplex use.
I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends denial of the requested CUP.