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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4403-H Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z -4403-H NAME: Nabholz Construction Revised POD LOCATION: Located in the 1700 Block of Aldersgate Road DEVELOPER: Nabholz, Inc. P.O. Box 2090 Conway, AR 72033 ARCHITECT: Taggart. Foster, Currence, Gray Architects, Inc. 4500 Burrow Drive North Little Rock, AR 72116 AREA: (Sign Easement) CURRENT ZONING NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 ALLOWED USES: Office PROPOSED ZONING: Revised POD FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF PROPOSED USE: Placement of a sign within a sign easement on an adjacent lot VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: On April 20, 1999, the Board of Directors passed Ordinance No. 17,999 which rezoned this property from MF -24 to POD. The approved site plan included five buildings with a total area of 140,000 square feet. The buildings range in size from 6,000 square feet to 56,800 square feet, with three of the five buildings being two stories in height. A total of 422 parking spaces were shown on the approved site plan. Three access points from Aldersgate Road were approved. A land use buffer with a minimum dimension of 32 -feet was approved along the west property line, where adjacent to the Camp Aldersgate property. FILE NO.: Z -4403-H (Cont. Ordinance No. 18,270 adopted by the Little Rock Board of Directors on May 2, 2000, allowed a revision to the previously approved POD to allow the subdivision of the property into eight lots and constructing a single office building with associated parking on each lot. The buildings ranged in size from 5,000 square feet to 19,000 square feet with a total building area of 103,000 square feet, a reduction of 37,000 square feet from the previously approved plan. Ordinance No. 20,499 adopted by the Board of Directors on November 1, 2011, allowed a revision to the previously approved site plan for the southern portion of the development. The approval allowed for construction of a 31,852 square foot pediatrics facility with two (2) outdoor play areas. The facility was to have therapy services available and a daycare center. Each of the uses would have a separate entrance and drop-off. The hours of operation were proposed from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm daily. A. PROPOSAUREQUESTIAPPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The current request is to allow Nabholz Construction to place a 6 -foot 4 -inch high by 5 -foot eight -inch tall sign within a sign easement on an adjacent lot. The sign will be located within an easement on Lot 3R of the subdivision. The Nabholz lot does not have public street frontage on Aldersgate Road and is served by a 44 -foot access and utility easement. The placement of the sign would allow Nabholz to have a sign location of Aldersgate Road to identify the business. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site slopes down from Aldersgate Road to 1-430 right of way. A child care center is located to the south and further south is Camp Aldersgate. There are several single-family homes located to the east across Aldersgate Road. Office uses have developed to the north of the site. Northeast of the site on the corner of Aldersgate Road and West 15th Street a new office building has been constructed. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received several informational phone calls from area residents. All property owners located within 200 -feet of the site along with the John Barrow Neighborhood Association were notified of the public hearing. D. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (May 8, 2013) The applicant was not present. Staff presented the item stating there were no outstanding technical issues associated with the request. There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. 2 FILE NO.: Z -4403-H E. ANALYSIS: There were no outstanding technical issues associated with the request in need of addressing raised at the May 8, 2013, Subdivision Committee meeting. The request is to allow Nabholz Construction to place a 6 -foot 4 -inch high by 5 -foot eight -inch tall sign within a sign easement on an adjacent lot. The sign will be located within an easement on Lot 3R of the subdivision. The Nabholz lot does not have public street frontage on Aldersgate Road and is served by a 44 -foot access and utility easement. The placement of the sign will allow Nabholz to have a sign location of Aldersgate Road to identify the business. With the original approval there were a number of lots and office buildings approved for the development. The office park has not developed in the configuration originally proposed. Currently four (4) of the eight (8) lots have developed with office users. A daycare has been constructed on the remaining four (4) lots. Staff is supportive of the request. Staff does not feel the placement of the sign as proposed will adversely impact the area. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the request to allow the placement of the office sign within a sign easement located on Lot 3R of the Crestwood Corporate Center Subdivision. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 30, 2013) The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request to allow the placement of the office sign within a sign easement located on Lot 3R of the Crestwood Corporate Center Subdivision. There was no further discussion of the item. The Chair entertained a motion for approval of the item as presented by staff. The motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent and 1 open position. 3 ITEM NO.: 9. Z -4403-H NAME: Nabholz Construction Revised POD LOCATION: located in the 1700 Block of Aldersgate Road Planning Staff Comments: Provide notification of property owners located within 200 -feet of the site including the certified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. The notice must be mailed no later than May 15, 2013. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than May 24, 2013. Revised plat/plan: Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Item # 9.