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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4101-B Staff AnalysisOctober 31, 2013 ITEM NO.: 2 FILE NO.: Z -4101-B NAME: Water's Temple Church of God in Christ — Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: 2615 Cumberland Street OWNER/APPLICANT; Water's Temple C.O.G.I.C./Terry Burruss, Architect PROPOSAL: A conditional use permit is requested to allow for construction of a new church building on this R-3 zoned property. SITE LOCATION: The site is located on the east side of Cumberland Street, between East 26th and East 27th Streets. 2. COMPATIBILITY WITH NEIGHBORHOOD: The church is located in an area of mixed zoning and uses. Uses in the area include single family, multifamily, commercial and institutional. The church has been at this site for many years. The new church building is appropriate for the area and allows the church to continue to remain in the neighborhood. Notice of the public hearing has sent to all owners of properties located within 200 feet of the site and the Community Outreach and Meadowbrook Neighborhood Associations. 3. ON SITE DRIVES AND PARKING: The site currently has a small parking lot with access off of both Cumberland and East 27th. Under this CUP, the existing parking will be expanded and new parking will be added. The new church building will have a seating capacity of 260 persons in the sanctuary, requiring 65 on-site parking spaces. 35 spaces are proposed to be provided. The existing church has a seating capacity of about 200 persons and there is parking for less than 20 vehicles. On street parking is available. Staff supports a parking variance to accommodate the increase in seating from 200 to 260 persons. October 31, 2013 ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -4101-B El! SCREENING AND BUFFERS. - 1 . UFFERS: 1. Site plan must comply with the City's Landscape and Buffer Ordinances. 2. Eighteen (18) foot street buffers are required on the 26th and 27th Street perimeters; in no case, less than nine (9) feet. 3. A nine (9) foot street buffer is required on the Cumberland Street perimeter. 4. A nine (9) foot landscape buffer is required on the east perimeter where the site is adjacent to residential. As a component of the buffer — screening, either a six (6) foot wall or fence with the finished side facing out or dense evergreen plantings, is required. 5. Interior landscaping equal to eight (8) percent of the vehicular use area is required. 6. A water source must be located within seventy-five (75) feet of all landscape areas. 7. A small amount of building landscaping is required. 8. The site is located in the designated mature area and a twenty-five (25) -per -cent- reduction in landscape requirements may be permitted. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Due to the proposed use of the property, the Master Street Plan specifies that East 26th Street for the frontage of this property must meet commercial street standards. Dedicate right-of-way to thirty (30) feet from centerline. Show the centerline of the right-of-way. 2. A twenty (20) foot radial dedication of right-of-way is required at the intersection of East 26th Street and Cumberland Street. 3. A twenty (20) foot radial dedication of right-of-way is required at the intersection of East 27th Street and Cumberland Street. 4. With site development, provide design of street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to Cumberland Street including 5 -foot sidewalks with planned development. The new back of curb should be located thirty-one (31) feet from the existing curb on the west side of Cumberland Street. 5. With site development, provide design of street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to E. 26th Street including 5 -foot sidewalks with planned development. The back of curb should be located fifteen and one-half (15.5) feet from centerline. 2 October 31, 2013 ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -4101-B 6. At the time of development, storm water detention ordinance applies to this property. Show the proposed location for storm water detention facilities on the plan. 7. At the time of development, repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. 8. At the time of development, the alle� should be paved with asphalt twenty (20) foot in width from E. 26t Street to the south end of the proposed parking area. 9. At time of development, a grading permit in accordance with Section 29-186 (c) and (d) will be required prior to any land clearing or grading activities at the site. Other than residential subdivisions, site grading and drainage plans must be submitted and approved prior to the start of construction. 6. UTILITY FIRE DEPT. AND CATA COMMENTS: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Entergy: Approved as submitted. Entergy currentl� has a power line running north and south in the alley between E. 26' and E. 27 1h Streets. This line can be used to serve the new building. The customer should contact Entergy to discuss plans for service when needed. Centerpoint Energy: No comment received. AT&T (SBC): No comment received. Water: No objection. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. If there are facilities that need to be adjusted and/or relocated, contact Central Arkansas Water. That work would be done at the expense of the developer. Contact Central Arkansas Water if additional fire protection or metered water service is required. The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this site to determine whether additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be required. If K October 31, 2013 ITEM NO.: 2 (C FILE NO.: Z -4101-B additional fire hydrant(s) are required, they will be installed at the Developer's expense. Due to the nature of this facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZ) is required on the domestic water service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use. Central Arkansas Water (CAW) requires that upon installation of the RPZA, successful tests of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the State of Arkansas and approved by CAW. The test results must be sent to CAW's Cross Connection Section within ten days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 377-1226 if you would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project. Fire Department: Approved as submitted. Fire hydrants (per Code), maintain access. County Planning: No Comments. CATA: The site is located less than one-quarter (1/4) mile to #2 South Main bus stops. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (October 9, 2013) Rev. Briscoe was present representing the item. Staff presented the item and noted additional information was needed regarding building design, signage, dumpster location and phasing. Public Works, Landscape and Utility Comments were discussed. It was noted that the comments had been sent to the church's architect Terry Burruss and he was working on responses. The Committee was informed that, with few differences, this was the same plan as approved by the Commission on June 6, 2000 but never built. Rev. Briscoe was advised to submit responses to staff issues by October 16, 2013. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission. STAFF ANALYSIS: Water's Temple Church of God in Christ is located on the R-3 zoned property at 2615 Cumberland. The development currently consists of a single church building and a small parking lot. n October 31, 2013 ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -4101-B In January 2000, a CUP was approved to allow Water's Temple to construct a new, 9,864 square foot church building and new parking. The sanctuary was to have a seating capacity of 360. The existing sanctuary was to be removed and new parking constructed. The Commission approved a parking variance and encouraged the church to seek land for additional parking. The approved development did not occur. The church is back requesting approval of virtually the same proposal. The proposal is to construct a one-story, church building containing a 260 seat sanctuary (reduced from the previous CUP) and new parking. The building will have a height of 28± feet to peak of ridge with a 28 foot steeple mounted on the roof. The building will have an exterior finish of brick, block and E.I.F.S. with a pitched, asphalt shingled roof. Upon completion of the new building, the existing building will be removed and the parking lot expanded. New parking will also be constructed to the east (behind) the new building, with access off of the alley. The applicant submitted responses and made revisions to the site plan in response to issues raised at Subdivision Committee. Signage will comply with that allowed in office and institutional zones. The dumpster and screening are indicated behind the new building. Right-of-way has been verified and the applicant will comply with all Public Works and landscape conditions. To staff's knowledge, there are no outstanding issues. The bill of assurance for Pettefer's Addition does not address use issues. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested CUP subject to compliance with the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in Sections 4, 5 and 6 of the agenda staff report. 2. Signage is to comply with that allowed in office and institutional zones. 3. All site lighting is to be low-level, shielded downward and into the site. 4. Screening per Code requirement is to be installed where the site abuts residential property. Staff recommends approval of a parking variance. Staff recommends approval of the phasing plan to allow the existing sanctuary building to remain until the new building is constructed. The existing building is to then be removed and the new parking added. October 31, 2013 ITEM NO.: Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -4101-B PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (OCTOBER 31, 2013) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the "staff recommendation" above. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the consent agenda and approved as recommended by staff, including all staff comments and conditions and recommended variances. The vote was 9 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent and 1 open position. L