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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-3454-A Staff AnalysisApril 4, 1995 ITEM NO,: 12 FILE NO._ Z -3454 - NAME: OTTER CREEK VILLAGE -- SITE PLAN REVIEW LOCATION: At the southwest corner of Otter Creek Parkway and Stagecoach Road DEVELOPER: ENGINEER• Pat=McGetrick STAGECOACH DEVELOPMENT GROUP MCGETRICK ENGINEERING 14000 Otter Creek Parkway 11225 Huron Ln., Suite 200 Little Rock, AR 72209 Little Rock, AR 72211 455-5557 223-9900 AREA: 11.5 ACRES NUMBER OF LOTS: 6 FT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING• C-2 PLANNING DISTRICT: 16 CENSUS TRACT: 42.08 VARIANCES REOUESTED: None STATEMENT OF PROPQSAL: PROPOSED USES: Shopping Center The applicant proposes the development of an 11.5 acre tract for a shopping center. At the present time, approval is requested for a site plan which has a 29,844 square foot grocery store, a plaza, and an area for shops which contains a total of 14,400 square feet. Three "reserved" sites are proposed for future development. Parking for 456 vehicles is proposed. Two access drives are proposed off Otter Creek Parkway at existing median cuts, and two access drives are proposed off Stagecoach Dr., the southern -most drive aligning with the Otter Creek Dr. intersection. A. PROPOSALIREOUEST: Approval of a site plan for a proposed shopping center development is requested of the Planning Commission. H. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site is undeveloped and is mostly cleared of trees. There are scattered trees along the northern and eastern perimeters of the site, and there are heavily wooded areas along the west and south boundary of the site. ' April 4, 1995 HDIVT T ITEM NO.: 12 Cont. FILE NO.: Z- 4 4-A The site is zoned C-2, and encompasses approximately two- thirds of a lager C-2 zoned tract. The remainder of the C-2 zoning tract lies to the west and south. Directly across Otter Creek Parkway to the north is a C-1 zoned site, with an MF -18 tract lying immediately west of this C-1 site and to the northwest of the subject property. Across Stagecoach Rd. to the east is R-2 zoned land'. At the southeast corner of the tract, across Stagecoach Rd., is a C-3 zoned tract. C. ENGINEERING/IITILITY COMMENT $: Public Works comments: 1) Driveways of minimum 36 foot in width are recommended if left turns are desired. The drive that extends from the planned traffic light (at the Otter Creek Road intersection) should be dedicated as a commercial street for access to the adjoining commercial properties to the south and west. 2) A sketch grading and drainage plan, meeting the requirements of Sec. 29-186, is required. A grading permit will be required. Contact ADPC&E for approval before work is begun. 3) Sidewalks will be required on both boundary streets, and on the south boundary street, if that street is provided. 4) Street plans will be required, and must be submitted to AHTD for approval. A left turn lane will be required in the boulevard, and construction of improvements to one-half of minor arterial standards will be required for Stagecoach Rd./Highway 5. 5) Stormwater detention must be provided and boundary survey requirements must be met. 5) "Reserved" Lots 3 and 4 will be required to take access only from internal drives. Water Works comments that a water main extension and on-site fire hydrants will be required. Wastewater comments that sewer main extensions, with easements, will be required. Arkansas Power and Light Co. comments that a 15' easement will be required at the entire perimeter of the site. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. approved the site plan without comment. 2 April 4, 1995 j2L7BDIVI_SIO ITEM NO.: 12 [Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -3454 - Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. did not provide comments. The Fire Department comments that regulation "No parking/Tow-Away" signage must be;provided, and the curbs must be painted to designate no parking as required. D. ISSUES/LEGAL/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: A public or private street should be provide along the southern boundary of the site to provide access to the abutting tracts to the south and west. Provision for access to the "reserved" lots must be made from the internal drives/streets. Along the main drive from Stagecoach Rd. to the "Plaza", where cars in the parking areas to the south will back into the traffic lanes (because of the angle of the drive) the parking spaces which will allow cars to back into the traffic lanes will to have to be eliminated. The same situation occurs at the eastern -most drive off Otter Creek Parkway at the reverse curve, and these affected spaces will need to be eliminated. Dumpster locations must be shown on the site plan. Landscape review comments that a 6 foot wide landscape strip will be required by the Landscape Ordinance where vehicular use areas abut adjacent properties,.outparcels,..lot, or lot lease lines. A 3 foot wide landscape strip between public parking areas and the building is required. (Some flexibility with this requirement is allowed.) Dumpster locations should be identified on the plan, and screened on 3 sides with 8 foot high opaque wood fences or walls. The title of the site plan does not designated the name of the development. An analysis of the parking provided versus the parking required by the Ordinance must be provided. The requirements for the preliminary plat item (Item 1) must be addressed. E. ANALYSIS: with some minor re -design of the parking area to eliminate parking spaces which will permit vehicles to back into the traffic lanes, the site plan can be approved. The concerns noted in the preliminary plat issue concerning construction of a street along the southern boundary of the site to 3 .o April 4, 1995 ITEM 12 FILE Z- 4 4-A provide access to abutting commercial sites and regarding access easements to provide access to the interior lots and cross -easement within the site need to be resolved. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the site plan, subject to the preliminary plat issues and the parking lot design issue being resolved. SUBDIVISIQN COMMITTEE COMMENT: (MARCH 16, 1995) Pat McGetrick, the project engineer, was present. Staff presented the proposal to the Subdivision Committee, and Mr. McGetrick reviewed the discussion outline items. The Committee reviewed the items, and discussed with Mr. McGetrick the various concerns. The Public Works staff person reviewed the Public works recommendations regarding the southern boundary street improvements, and Mr. McGetrick responded that he would discuss these concerns with his client. The matter of the parking spaces which will permit vehicles to back into traffic lanes was discussed, and Mr. McGetrick indicated that he would review this problem. The Committee forwarded the site plan to the full Commission for the public hearing. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION+: (APRIL 4, 1995) Staff reported that, earlier in the day, the applicant had met with the Public works staff and had worked out staff concerns. Staff recommended approval of the amended site plan with the concerns noted by staff being addressed. The item was approved with the vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays, 0 abstentions, and 2 absent. 4