HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4450-A Staff AnalysisFILE NO. • Z--4�5 -A
NAME: COPY SYSTEMS -- SHORT -FORM PD -C
L C� ATION: On the south side of W. 9th. St., between Gaines St.
and State St.
DEVELOPER:
John D. Frederick
Michael S. Rebick
COPY SYSTEMS, INC.
1121 Spring St.
Little Rock, AR 72202
376-2679
AREA• 0.86 ACRES
ZONING• PCD
PLANNING DISTRICT:
CENSUS TRACT: 8
VARIANCES RE UE TED•
BACKGROUND:
ENGINEER:
PORTER-CRAWFORD COMPANY, INC.
P. O. Box 5512
Little Rock, AR 72215
666-5407
NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0
PROPOSED USES:
Downtown (5)
None
Office equipment sales
and service
A PCD, named Chandler's PCD, was approved for the subject site in
Ordinance No. 14,904, dated July 2, 1985. Sec. 36-454.d states
that: "The applicant shall have three (3) years from the date of
preliminary plan approval to submit the final development plan."
Sec. 36-458 states: "The Planning Commission may recommend to
the Board of Directors that any PUD or PD approval be revoked...
if the applicant has not submitted a final development plan
..within one (1) year of the preliminary plan approval ... (or if)
no building permit has been issued within two (2) years from
the ... date of the final plan...." Since no final plan has been
submitted, nor any building permit issued, since.1985,._._the
approval is voidable, and, with approval of the new planned
development, the original approval needs to be revoked.
The north -south alley lying within the site was closed by
Ordinance No. 14,868, dated April 16, 1985. This ordinance,
however, retained the full width of the alley as a public utility
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FILE NO.: Z- 4550-A(Cont;.)
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ENGINEERING/UTILITY COMMENTS:
The Public Works staff comments include:
A grading plan will be required to be provided prior to
construction.
The corner radii at the street intersections must be
reconstructed to a 31.5.foot radius versus the 25 foot
radius, as shown. A 20 foot radial dedication at the
corners must be provided.
Any damaged sidewalks or curbs must be repaired or
replaced. Handicap ramps will be required.
The dock access drive on W. 9th. St. will need to be
widened to 40 feet to accommodate anticipated truck
turning movements. (The applicant can discuss this
issue with the Traffic Engineering staff, and any
needed modification in the width of the drive can be
made following further traffic engineering study.)
Little Rock Municipal Water Works has no objection to the
proposed development.
Little Rock Wastewater Utility notes that there is an
existing 6- sewer main located in the alley easement running
north to south from 9th. St. Wastewater utility must be
contacted to locate the main and to approve the construction
in the area.
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. approved the submittal.
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. approved the submittal.
The Fire Department approved the submittal.
I SUES/LEGAL/TECHNICAL/DESI
The Neighborhoods and Planning staff comments include:
No provision has been made for signage in the planned
development. Any pole -mounted or monument signage
needs to be specified and located on the site plan.
The building is 12,000 square feet in size. Pursuant
to Sec. 36-502, if the entire building area is counted
as general office and retail use, then one space is
required for each 300 square feet of floor area, up to
10,000 square feet, then, for the 2000 SF over 10,000
square feet, the requirement is 95% of this basic
requirement. The parking required will be 40 spaces;
41 is provided. (The required number of spaces can be
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FILE NO.: Z -4550-A Cont.
reduced if the amount of service and warehousing areas
are specified, since these types of use areas require
less parking.)
There is an existing sewer line in the utility easement
located on the site. The applicant is seeking to
abandon a portion of that easement, and wastewater
Utility, as well as the remaining utilities and the
City, will need to approve the abandonment of the
portion of the easement. Abandonment of the 7 feet of
the easement will be necessary for the proposed
building to be located on the site. If the portion of
the easement cannot be abandoned, the building will
have to be reduced in size.
The Plans Review Specialist notes that the proposed
parking lots project 6 1/2 feet into the required 12
1/2 feet (8 foot minimum, with transfers) street
buffers required along State and Gaines Streets. A
total of 6%, or 740 square feet of interior landscaping
is required within the western parking lot by the
Landscape Ordinance. The plan submitted is 398 square
feet short of this requirement.
E. ANALYSIS:
The Planning staff comments that the site is in the Downtown
District. The adopted Land Use Plan recommends Mixed
Office -warehouse. The proposed use in conformance with the
Plan.
The proposed development is on platted lots. Other than the
easement abandonment issue, there is no platting issue
involved in the planned development.
There is only one 50 foot lot remaining in the block which
is not part of the subject development. As long as any
needed utilities can be provided to this lot for any
potential development on this lot, there should be no need
for the retention of the entire 20 foot easement to the lot.
F. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends approval of the planned development.
Staff recommends approval of the abandonment of the east 7
feet of the utility and drainage easement, as requested.
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT:
(FEBRUARY 2, 1995)
The applicants and their representative were present. The
Neighborhoods and Planning staff presented the request and the
prepared discussion outline. David Scherer, with the Public
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FILE
DAME: COPY SYSTEMS --SHORT-FORM PD -C
LOCATION: On the south side of W. 9th. St., between Gaines St.
and State St.
REVEL PER:
John D. Frederick
Michael S. Rebick
COPY SYSTEMS, INC.
1121 Spring St.
Little Rock, AR 72202
376-2679
AREA• 0.86 ACRES
ZONING• PCD
PLANNING DISTRICT:
ENSUS TRA T • 8
VARIANCES RE U TED:
BACKGROUND:
EN INEER:
PORTER-CRAWFORD COMPANY, INC.
P. 0. Box 5512
Little Rock, AR 72215
666-5407
NUMBER OF LOT : 1 FT. ITEW STREET: 0
PROPOSED USES:
Downtown (5)
None
Office equipment sales
and service
A PCD, named Chandler's PCD, was approved for the subject site in
Ordinance No. 14,904, dated July 2, 1985. Sec. 36-454.d states
that: "The applicant shall have three (3) years from the date of
preliminary plan approval to submit the final development plan."
Sec. 36-458 states: "The Planning Commission may recommend to
the Board of Directors that any PUD or PD approval be revoked...
if the applicant has not submitted a final development plan
..within one (1) year of the preliminary plan approval ... (or if)
no building permit has been issued within two (2) years from
the ... date of the final plan...." Since no final plan has been
submitted, nor any building permit issued, since 1985, the
approval is voidable, and, with approval of the new planned
development, the original approval needs to be revoked.
The north -south alley lying within the site was closed by
Ordinance No. 14,868, dated April 16, 1985. This ordinance,
however, retained the full width of the alley as a public utility
and drainage easement.
March 14, 1996
BDIVISION HE.ARIN
ITEM 4 FILE Z-4 -A
TATEMENT QF PRQPQSkL:
The applicant proposes the development of the 0.86 acre tract,
occupying 5 lots, plus a closed alley, within a City block for
their Copy Systems business location. Copy Systems is an office
machines business, and the facility is to include display area,
service area, warehouse area, and offices. On-site customer and
service personnel parking areas are provided, as well as a
loading dock area. The building is to be a 12,000 square foot,
one-story building. Parking for 13 customers is to be located
along the Gaines St. frontage of the building; parking for 28
service and employee vehicles is to be located to the west of the
building, with access off State ;5t. The loading dock drive
access is to be off W. 9th. St. Landscaping is to be installed
in accordance with City requirements.
The east line of the utility and drainage easement, which runs
north and south in the block and which was retained when the
alley was abandoned in 1985, is 140 feet off the Gaines St.
property line. The west face of the building is to be located
147 feet off the Gaines St. property line, or 7 feet into the
easement. The applicant, then, requests abandonment of that
portion of the easement which would lie under their new building,
or the east 7 feet of the easement. This will leave the west 13
feet of the 20 foot easement in place for any existing or
potential utility or drainage facilities.
A. PROPOSAL RE VEST:
Review by the Planning Commission and approval by the Board
of Directors for a PD -C is requested.
Review by the Planning Commission and approval by the Board
of Directors is requested for abandonment of the east 7 feet
of the 20 foot wide north -south utility and drainage
easement abutting Lots 1, 2, 10, 11, and 12, in Block 174,
Original City of Little Rock.
B_ EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The site is made up of 5 lots, plus a "closed" alley, which
have been previously developed, but which are currently
vacant. The alley was closed, but the full width of the 20
foot alley was retained as an easement for utilities and
drainage. There is one additional lot in the subject block,
lying at the southwest corner of the tract, with frontage on
State St. The remained of the south boundary of the tract
abuts the I-630 corridor.
The site is zoned PCD; however, the PCD approval has
expired. The abutting lot, as well as all other property
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surrounding
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C. ENGINEERINGLCITILITY CQMONTE:
The Public Works staff comments include:
A grading plan will be required to be provided prior to
construction.
The corner radii at the street intersections must be
reconstructed to a 31.5 foot radius versus the 25 foot
radius, as shown. A 20 foot radial dedication at the
corners must be provided.
Any damaged sidewalks or curbs must be repaired or
replaced. Handicap ramps will be required.
The dock access drive on W. 9th. St. will need to be
widened to 40 feet to accommodate anticipated truck
turning movements. (The applicant can discuss this
issue with the Traffic Engineering staff, and any
needed modification in the width of the drive can be
made following further traffic engineering study.)
Little Rock Municipal Water Works has no objection to the
proposed development.
Little Rock Wastewater utility notes that there is an
existing 6" sewer main located in the alley easement running
north to south from 9th. St. Wastewater Utility must be
contacted to locate the main and to approve the construction
in the area.
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. approved the submittal.
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. approved the submittal.
The Fire Department approved the submittal.
D_ ISSUESILEGAL/TECHNICS DESIGN:
The Neighborhoods and Planning staff comments include:
No provision has been made for signage in the planned
development. Any pole -mounted or monument signage
needs to be specified and located on the site plan.
The building is 12,000 square feet in size. Pursuant
to Sec. 36-502, if the entire building area is counted
as general office and retail use, then one space is
required for each 300 square feet of floor area, up to
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10,000 square feet, then, for the 2000 SF over 10,000
square feet, the requirement is 95% of this basic
requirement. The parking required will be 40 spaces;
41 is provided. (The required number of spaces can be
reduced if the amount of service and warehousing areas
are specified, since these types of use areas require
less parking.)
There is an.existing sewer line in the utility easement
located on the site. The applicant is seeking to
abandon a portion of that easement, and wastewater
Utility, as well as the remaining utilities and the
City, will need to approve the abandonment of the
portion of the easement. Abandonment of the 7 feet of
the easement will be necessary for the proposed
building to be located on the site. If the portion of
the easement cannot be abandoned, the building will
have to be reduced in size.
The Plans Review Specialist notes that the proposed
parking lots project 6 1/2 feet into the required 12
1/2 feet (8 foot minimum, with transfers) street
buffers required along State and Gaines Streets. A
total of 6%, or 740 square feet of interior landscaping
is required within the western parking lot by the
Landscape Ordinance. The plan submitted is 398 square
feet short of this requirement.
E. ANALYSIS:
The Planning staff comments that the site is in the Downtown
District. The adopted Land Use Plan recommends Mixed
Office -Warehouse. The proposed use in conformance with the
Plan.
The proposed development is on platted lots. Other than the
easement abandonment issue, there -is no platting issue
involved in the planned development.
There is only one 50 foot lot remaining in the block which
is not part of the subject development. As long as any
needed utilities can be provided to this lot for any
potential development on this lot, there should be no need
for the retention of the entire 20 foot easement to the lot.
F. IONS:
Staff recommends approval of the planned development.
Staff recommends approval of the abandonment of the east 7
feet of the utility and drainage easement, as requested.
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ITEM 4(Cont,FILE Z-4 -p,
BDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (FEBRIIARY 2, 1995)
The applicants and their representative were present. The
Neighborhoods and Planning staff presented the request and the
prepared discussion outline. David Scherer, with the Public
works staff, reviewed with the applicant, their representative,
and the Committee members the various Public Works concerns. Mr.
Scherer specifically addressed the requirements for repair or
improvements to the curbs and sidewalks abutting the site and for
provision of handicap ramps. There was a discussion involving
Mr. Scherer and Richard Wood, of the Neighborhoods and Planing
staff, concerning the nature of the I-530 right-of-way, with Mr.
Wood explaining that the U. S. Government holds fee simple title
to the land on which the interstate highway lies, thus, the
boundary street requirements for improvements along the I-630
frontage of the site area not applicable. There was discussion
regarding the type of delivery vehicles which would use the
loading dock, with the applicant being urged to discuss this with
the Traffic Engineer in designing the drive access to accommodate
the type truck which will be using the dock. The Neighborhoods
and Planning staff produced a copy of the ordinance in which the
north -south alley was abandoned, and explained that the width of
the alley was retained as a utility and drainage easement, and
that abandonment of at least a portion of the easement would be
necessary. Staff reported that the owner of the one remaining
lot in the block had contacted staff to express concern that the
availability of utilities to remain in or use the easement would
not be affected. Staff advised the applicants to begin the
application process to abandon the needed portion of the
easement. It was determined that the planned development
application would be amended to include the request to abandon
the east 7 feet of the easement. With this discussion, the
Committee forwarded the item to the full Commissions for the
public hearing.
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