HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-3592-G Staff AnalysisOctober 30, 1995
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A. Engineering issues:
Z -3592-G
Westrock Partnership
11001 Executive Center Drive
Part of Section 9, T -1-N, R -13-W,
Little Rock
MF -12
From the functions of Section 36-69
and the use regulation provisions
of Section 36-257 to permit parking
facilities on MF -12 zoned property
to support an office use on
adjacent 0-1 zoned property.
The required parking facilities to
support this proposed office
development do not fit within the
o-1 zoned area with the south 200
feet of the property being zoned
OS. Adjacent properties are
undeveloped and would not be
impacted.
Vacant
Parking lot and driveways
supporting Fairfield Communities
corporate office development
Right-of-way and street construction required per the Master
Street Plan (collector, sidewalks both sides). Storm water
detention and a grading permit are required. Driveways are
to be redesigned, the crossing planned on the west driveway
should be moved.
Traffic Engineering adds these two comments:
1. Provide second access point (driveway) to Phase II
parking to improve internal circulation.
2. Add a second driveway to Phase III parking at south end
to improve internal circulation.
October 30, 1995
Item No.• 2(Cont:,)
B. Staff Analvsi2:
Fairfield Communities proposes to develop its new
headquarters and service center on property located at 11001
Executive Center Drive. The proposed development includes a
large office building built in three phases and an
accompanying parking lot to be built in phases corresponding
to the office building development. The majority of the
project site is zoned 0-1 with the southern 200 feet
bordering the Sandpiper Subdivision being zoned OS. A
portion of the phase three parking lot and driveway is on a
portion of the property which is zoned MF -12. A variance is
requested to allow parking facilities on the MF -12 zoned
property to support the office use on the 0-1 zoned
property.
The proposed development occupies approximately 10.5± acres
of a vacant 80+ acre tract located between the Roger Office
Park Development and Bowman Road. A 200 foot wide OS buffer
separates this site from the nearest single family
residential property.
Staff feels that the request is reasonable and supports the
variance. Allowing the proposed parking on the MF -12 zoned
portion of the site should have no impact on adjacent
properties. The 200 foot OS buffer separates this site from
the Sandpiper neighborhood. All adjacent multifamily
property to the west is vacant and unplatted.
A portion of the parking lot shown on the site plan intrudes
into the OS buffer. The site plan must de redesigned to
move the parking lot and driveway out of the OS buffer.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the variance to allow a parking
lot on this MF -12 zoned property to support the office use
proposed on the 0-1 zoned portion of the site subject to the
following conditions:
1. Compliance with the Engineering Comments noted above
2. Compliance with the City's Landscape and Buffer
Ordinances
3. Submit a revised site removing the parking lot and
driveway from the OS buffer.
October 30, 1995
Item 2(Cont.)
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (OCTOBER 30, 1995)
Robert Brown and David Jones were present representing the
application. There were no objectors present. Staff presented
the item and a recommendation of approval, with conditions.
David Jones offered no additional comments other than to say that
he accepted staff's recommendation.
A motion was made to approve the parking variance subject to
those conditions outlined in the staff recommendation. The
motion was approved by a vote of 6 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent, 1 open
position and 1 abstaining (Borchert).
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