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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4243 Staff AnalysisNAME: West Side Commercial Revised Preliminary/Site Plan Review - Replat, Conditional Use, and Street Closing LOCATION: ENGINEER: Summerlin and Associates 1619 Broadway Little Rock, AR Phone: 376-1323 A. Site History NW Corner of Barrow and Kanis APPLICANT: Chris Barrier Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Jackson and Turner 1000 Savers Federal Bldg. LR, AR 72201 Phone: 376-3151 The Commission approved a preliminary on this site on September 13, 1983, which proposed commercial office use. Since then a final plat has been signed by the staff for Lot 11R and West Side Drive. B. Development Proposal (1) The applicant is now proposing to develop a site of 7.63 acres with an mini-office/warehouse project on 4.8 acres and to change the nature of West Side Drive which provides access from Barrow Road by proposing a hammerhead instead of the previously approved drive that connected to Lile Drive. This application represents a five-part review which involves: (a) New site plan for Tract A. (b) Revised preliminary of Tract A to dedicate additional right-of-way; relocate the access drive to plat Lots 2, 9 and 10. (c) Replat of Lot 11R (which has been final platted with through street) to relocate and modify drive; provide new right-of-way dedication on the west and to relocate new lot line to the north. (d) Street closure to abandon that portion of right-of-way left when hammerhead is relocated. West Side Commercial Revised Prelimimary/Site Plan Review - Replat, Conditional Use, and Street Closing, Continued (e) Conditional use for office/warehouse in "C-3" area. (2) Site Plan Specifications (a), Bldg. Size Use A 30,000 Office/Warehouse B 16,500 Office/Warehouse C 13,200 Office/Warehouse 11 9,900 Mini/Lease Office D 9,150 Mini E 15,750 Manager's Apt. Total 94,500 Sq. Ft. (b) Land Area..............233,555 Sq. Ft. (c) Coverage...............40.4% (d) Total by Use 0/5 ...............16,500 Sq. Ft. O/W...............43,200 Sq. Ft. Mini. ..,.........33,000 Sq. Ft. Apt./Office....... 1,800 Sq. Ft. (3) Special Requests: (a) Waiver to allow paving in the buffer in the northwest quadrant. (b) Waiver for spacing of curbs in the southeast quadrant, since the curbs on Barrow will be only 142 feet apart. (c) The applicant requests that the previously approved preliminary not be vacated until the actual transfer of property from the previous owners to his clients takes place. The previous owners would also prefer to have the revised preliminary approved conditionally, meaning that if new platting is not effected prior to November 1, 1984, West Side Commercial Revised Preliminary/Site Plan Review - Replat, Conditional Use, and Street Closinq, Continued the Commission'a approval would be deemed to have lapsed, whereupon the original preliminary plat would be reinstated. C. Analysis Staff has no objection to the basic intent of the submittal. The applicant should provide a letter from the Baptist Hospital agreeing to the elimination of the Lile connection, be aware of a previous commitment to a 40' buffer on the north and indicate the number of parking spaces to be provided. D. Staff Recommendation Approval, subject to comments. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE REVIEW: The Commission reviewed the item. There was some discussion on whether or not the previously approved buffer on the north impacted this subdivision. The applicant was advised to get the letter from the Baptist Hospital and complete submission requirements for a conditional use application. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Mr. Chris Barrierrepresented the developer. Staff reported that the waiver to allow paving in the buffer area was not needed; also, the revised plat included the reduction of what was six platted lots to one. Mr. Barridrrevised his application, and asked that the request for a conditional approval be eliminated. A motion to approve the request for a site plan, conditional use, replat, revised preliminary and a street closure was passed, subject to the applicant submitting a specific landscaping plan. The motion passed by a vote of: 8 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent and 1 abstention (Summerlin abstained).