HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4243-D Response to Staff Comments 120622City of Little Rock Planning and Development
Planning Commission Hearing/January 12, 2023
Applicant Comments for Proposed Development
Applicant Responses are due no later than Wednesday, December 7, 2022. Please submit
revised site plans, if applicable, along with any written responses. All documents should be
submitted to this email address for review.
RE: Z-4243-D I-630 Business Park LLC
1200 John Barrow Road
Development Comments:
1.Provide hours of operation.
2.Provide information regarding tenant access to storage areas.
3.Will a manager or an “office” area be located on the site?
4.Renovation of the existing two (2) buildings and site may require updates to the landscaping to
meet the City’s Landscape Ordinance.
5.Any site lighting must be low-level and directed away from adjacent properties.
6.Provide signage plan or note that all signage will conform with the ordinance requirements for
commercial signs (Section 36-555 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance).
7.Provide “Bill of Assurance”.
Z‐4243‐D I‐630 Business Park, LLC – Revised Conditional Use Permit 1200 John
Barrow Road
Maintain Access:
Fire Hydrants.
Maintain fire apparatus access roads at fire hydrant locations as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas
Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.1 Access road width with a hydrant. Where a fire hydrant is
located on a fire apparatus access road, the minimum road width shall be 26 feet, exclusive of
shoulders.
Grade
Maintain fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol.
1 Section D103.2 Grade. Fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed 10 percent in
grade except as approved by the fire chief. If the grade exceeds 10 percent,
approval will be denied, and the applicant must submit request to be reviewed
by Fire Chief for Approval.
Loading
Maintain fire apparatus access road design as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code
Vol. 1 Section D102.1 Access and loading. Facilities, buildings or portions of buildings hereafter
constructed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved fire apparatus
access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved driving surface capable of supporting the
imposed load of fire apparatus weighing at least 75,000 pounds.
Gates
Maintain fire apparatus access road gates as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention
Code Vol. 1 Section D103.5 Fire apparatus access road gates. Gates securing the fire apparatus access
roads shall comply with all of the following criteria:
1. Minimum gate width shall be 20 feet.
2. Gates shall be of swinging or sliding type.
3. Construction of gates shall be of material that allow manual operation by one person.
4. Gate components shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times and replaces or
repaired when defective.
5. Electric gates shall be equipped with a means of opening the gate by fire department personnel
for emergency access. Emergency opening devices shall be approved by the fire code official.
6. Manual opening gates shall not be locked with a padlock or chain and padlock unless they are
capable of being opened by means of forcible entry tools or when a key box containing the keys
to the lock is installed at the gate location.
7. Locking device specifications shall be submitted for approval \by the fire code official
8. Electric gate operators, where provided, shall be listed in accordance with UL 325.
9. Gates, intended for automatic operation shall be designed, constructed and installed to comply
with requirements of ASTM F 2200.
Fire Hydrants
Locate Fire Hydrants as per Appendix C of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. Section C101 –
C105, in conjunction with Central Arkansas Water (Daniel Tull 501‐377‐1245) and the Little Rock Fire
Marshals Office (Capt. Tony Rhodes 501‐918‐3757, or Fire Marshal Derek N Ingram 501‐918‐3756
Number and Distribution of Fire Hydrants as per Table C105.1.
Comment Response:
1. All drives, fire lanes, curb and gutter, fire hydrants, and gates shall remain existing. If the gates
do not currently meet code, they will be brought up to the current
2012 Arkansas Building Code Volume 1 and submitted to the fire department.