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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-3392-A ApplicationCity of Little Rock Office of Comprehensive Planning Ek, January 22, 1981 City Hall Markham at Broadway Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 371-4790 Mr. Wes Lowder, P.E., R.L.S. Division Manager Mehlburger, Tanner, Renshaw & Associates 201 South Izard Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Re: The Target Store— Site Plan Review Dear Mr. Lowder: This is to inform you that the Planning Commission met January 13, 1981, to consider your request. A brief discussion ensued. Chairman Massie mentioned the receipt of correspondence from objectors. A motion was made to approve your request subject to the special requirements recommended by staff. The motion passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent. Should you have questions concerning your request, please feel free to call. Sincerely, Mollie White Planning Technician MW:aw4 January 8, 1981 Little Rock Planning Commission City Hall Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Gentlemen: I live at 10614 Yosemite Valley in the extreme southeast corner of Pleasant Valley next to Trellis Square and Booker Heights. Recently I received a notice of a public hearing on an application for a site review plan to build a Target Store on the tract of land at the northwest corner of I-430 and Rodney Parham Road. The hearing is January 13. I must be out of town, but would like to raise some questions about the site plan. 1. Slope of the land on this tract to the north and the slope of the lots in Pleasant Valley make a potential water drainage problem when the natural cover is taken from this tract and replaced with acres of concrete. It is urgent that the proposed parking lots drain to the south and east! 2� I'm appalled that permission has been granted for a turn signal light on Rodney Parham Road at the entrance to Battle Street. With a signal already in place a few hundred feet away at the I-430 and Rodney Parham Bridge and the heavy traffic generated already at this intersection, it seems to me that another light here just guarantees traffic congestion. The entire area of West Little Rock dependent upon Rodney Parham as a main traffic artery should be concerned about this. 3. I'm aware that a forty -foot buffer zone on the north side of the proposed site is a part of the plan. This buffer should retain every tree and bush as a visual screen against the construction. In addition, it seems from the site plan that most all the atten- tion to landscaping occurs on the south (front) and east side of the proposed building, while the north side, which joins Pleasant Valley property owners, consists of a loading dock, a six-foot fence and a seeded slope which may or may not be kept mowed and cleaned up. Some of the homes in Pleasant Valley face south and will look directly into the rear of the proposed building. I request that the fill area be landscaped also and that the six- foot fence screen be reevaluated to be sure it provides a visual screen against loading dock operations when viewed from those homes which face south on Yosemite Valley. 4. The site plan does not indicate if the building construction is to be single -story, but anything over one-story high is unaccept- able to me for this location. Page 2 Little Rock Planning Commission January 8, 1981 I appreciate the consideration which has been given to other areas of Pleasant Valley in the past by the Planning Commission in efforts to not completely do away with aesthetic values in order to accom- modate commercial development. I believe I can speak for my neighbors in asking the same consideration for this part of Pleasant Valley where some of us have a life -time savings invested in our homes. Your consideration of my views is appreciated. Respectfully, Jack G. Justus JJ/cas mehlburger Home Office Tanner o 201 South Izard Branch Office 107North Jackson Apr, A Renshaw Little Rock, AR 72201 El Dorado, AR 71730 &Associates 501/375-5331 501/8624231 Architects-ENinccrs December 12, 1980 Mr. Richard Wood Office of Comprehensive Planning Little Rock City Hall Little Rock, AR Dear Richard: I have enclosed twelve copies of a site plan for the site plan review process. The project is located at the northeast corner of Rodney Parkham and I-430 and is the location of a future Target Department Store, Due to slope problems on the site and the fact that Battle Street is a dead end street, we can see no benefit in the construction of a sidewalk along Battle Street and we are therefore requesting a variance on this point. We would also like to request a variance on the depth requirement on the 90 degree parking spaces from 20 feet down to 18 feet. Due to the trend to smaller cars Target feels that 18 feet is adequate and Target has exceeded the 20 foot manuver- ing space requirement and is using a 25 foot manuvering space for all 90 degree parking. Thank you for your cooperation. Yours very truly, Please call if you have any questions. M�E�HL9BURGER, TANNER, RENSHAW & ASSOCIATES, INC, ed A4 Wes Lowde , Division Manager WL/l j encl. City of Little Rock Department of Community Services 701 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 371-4800 3 T� • .E�i ���� �, v flarii�r� • o&06 'er City of Little Rock Department of Community Services 701 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 371-4800 23 �.. 00, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE LITTLE ROCK PLANNING COMMISSION ON AN APPLICATION FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW OF A COMMERCIAL PROJECT. To ALL owners of land lying adjacent to the boundary of property at. Address : \ NW Corner, o'f -I=430 @ -Rodney P-arh&m Rd. General Location: -Tract lyi-ng immediately -eas-t,-of -Trel­11,s, ,S,q-uare Proposed Use: Target Store �^ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an application for site plan review has been filed on the above property. A public hearing on said application will be held by the Little Rock Planning Commission in the Board of Directors Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall on January 13th, 1981 at 1:00 p.m. ALL PARTIES IN INTEREST MAY APPEAR and be heard at said time and Place or may notify the Planning Commission of their views on this matter by letter. All persons interested in this request are invited to call or visit the Office of Comprehensive Planning, City Hall, 371--4790, and to review the application and discuss same with the planning staff. City of Little Rock Dep,arlmenl of 701 Wesl Markham Community Services Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 371-4800 December 10, 1980 Mr Ernest J. Peters P.E. Traffic Engineer PAWA, Inc., Suite 403 Commercial National Bank Building 200 South Main Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Dear Ernie: In reference to your letter of December 5, 1980, the City of Little Rock must respectfully reject your request on behalf of Target Stores for permission to install a traffic signal at the Rodney Parham Road -Battle Street intersection. We have based this decision upon a careful review of roadway and traffic conditions in the immediate vicinity of the pro- posed Target site. It is our opinion that because of the close proximity of the existing traffic signal at the inter- section of Rodney Parham with the southbound I-430 ramp, the proposed signalization of Rodney Parham at Battle Street would result in inefficient traffic operations and cause unnecessary delay and hazard to area traffic. It is our suggestion that consideration be given to a less - intensive usage of the referenced property which is more in keeping with its limited access. In any event, the City will continue to review traffic conditions on Rodney Parham in the vicinity of the site and take whatever steps it deems appro- priate for the public good, including extending the existing median in Rodney Parham, channelizing the intersection of Rodney Parham and Battle Street, and placing turn prohibitions. We do, however, want to thank you for your extensive efforts in trying to develop a mor& comprehensive access plan incor- porating the various access -needs of all the commercial properties in the area of the proposed site. If you have any questions concerning -this decision or if I can be of further service, please do not hesitate to call me. Sinc rely, Dot}' McChesney, P.E. w City Engineer DMc/mjw CC: Bill Davies, Nat Griffin, Mark Lyons, Jack Magruder, Jim Barnett (AHTD), File (2) December 5, 1980 Mr. Don McChesney, P.E. City Engineer City of Little Rock Community Services Department 701 West !Markham Street Little -Rock, AR 72201 Dear Don: As you suggested at our meeting on Friday, November herewith for your review and response copies of Mr. Gaylon Boshears and Mr. L. Dickson Flake and a sent to Mr. K. H. Henderson relating to the proposed the Target Store to be constructed at the intersection and Battle Street. 21, 1980, i am submitting letters received from copy of a letter which I access improvements for of Rodney Parham Road As a result of the meeting held on October 22, 1980 attended by yourself and Mr. Davies, as well as -representatives of Target Stores; Mehlburger, Tanner, Renshaw & Associates and PAWA, Incorporated, contact has been made with the owners of Trellis Square and the Exxon station expected to be most directly affected by the access improvements proposed and now being considered for the Rodney Parham Road and Battle Street intersection. As i indicated to you on November 21, it appears that there is no other reasonable means of access to the Target Store site via a public or private right-of-way through any adjacent contiguous property. The position of the Trellis Square owners, as expressed in Mr. Boshears' letter, appears to be very firm. Therefore it a access via Battle Street is the only reasonable means. PPears that The access improvements proposed acrd described in a report prepared for Target Stores by PAWA, Incorporated including a traffic signal at the Rodney Parham Road and Battle Street intersection has been reviewed with Mr. Boshears and with Mr. K. H. Henderson of the Exxon Corporation for the purpose of determining what their thoughts were concerning those improvements proposed. As 1 conveyed to you on November 21, Mr. Boshears expressed some concern that motorists using their Rodney Parham Road driveway may experience some inconvenience with egress because of eastbound vehicles stopped at the proposed traffic signal. That possibility, however, he weighed with the provision for Trellis Square customers to be able to utilize the controlled right-of-way access at the proposed traffic signal, which would enhance their access to Rodney Parham Road, especially for left turn eastbound destinations. Overall Mr. Boshears indicated enthusiastic support of the proposed access plan and indicated he felt that it would be of benefit to his property. � �� ' -.����•r^V}�T.�y TFC �i':'; '4i.�'rs iC'.i �y"[. YI Y: '' �"a.. Similarly, the only concern expressed by Mr. K. H. Henderson of the Exxon Corporation was that the easterly of their two Rodney Parham driveways not be blocked by (eastbound) stopped vehicles at the proposed traffic signal. He indicated he recognized that with a traffic signal installed at the Battle Street/Rodney Parham Road intersection the westerly of the two driveways would be blocked, but that was of minor concern to him. He did indicate he recognized that with the alignment of the Battle Street southbound through lane with the "in" portion of the Exxon easterly driveway access to the Exxon station would in fact be enhanced with the installation of the traffic signal. Mr. Henderson indicated a written response to our request for their thoughts and feelings concerning the proposed improvements would be forthcoming and would be in line with that which he expressed to me verbally by phone, which I have accordingly conveyed to you. In summary, at Target Stores' request and as had been agreed to during the October 22 meeting, we have pursued the access improvements which have been proposed with the surrounding properties directly affected and have found no opposition. Accordingly, on behalf of Target Stores, we re nest that the Cit of Little Rock �g--st Y— .__ _.._� nt`pQrrmission for the_ installation of a traffic -s nal at the Rodney_Parham Road/Battle Street intersection. It is recognized that such a traffic signal installation would need to be in accordance with the specific functional and technical requirements of the City of Little Rock. If you have any questions concerning this request or if further information is needed, do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your courtesy in reviewing this matter and let me know if I may be of further assistance. Sincerely, PAWA, corporated ne Peters, P. E. Transportation Engineer EJP/Itbc Enclosures cc: Mr. Tom Bonneville kale I''- wo val, ,n% 1-430 l o,ec,,E S Togr - S/ Te Pl4k i leF vi # w 6' &b S4.LE - W Q. -t&( WC.- -466 va kint 1-430 14th S -r - S/",iiF P"l %eFV16;vv kale z04 ire t�� /�b SCALE