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Home My WebLink AboutZ-4485 Staff Analysis0 September 9;- 1986 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. B NAME, LOCATION: AGENT: Seth Barnhard -' T7L'T nnOn . Courtyard Development c/o Financial Centre Dev. Co. P.O. Box 56350 Little Rock, AR 72215 Phone: 224-9600 Mariott Courtyard Hotel (Garden Plaza Revised PCD) (Z-4485-A) North Side of Financial Centre Parkway, approximately 600' west of Shack le f ord r,�r•TnTc+an . Edward G. Smith and Associates 401 Victory Little Rock, AR Phone: 374-1666 AREA: 4.35 acres NO. OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW ST.: 0 ZONING: 11C-3"/"O-3" to PCD PROPOSED USES: Hotel A. Development Objective (1) To develop a hotel resulting from "The Courtyard Concept," which is targeted toward the moderate segment of the population. The concept provides hotels with: (1) attractive, comfortable, functional rooms; (2) a relaxing, secure environment; (3) a simple restaurant with good food; (4) a well managed operation with friendly, helpful employees; and (5) an affordable price. B. Proposal ( 1 ) The construction of a building for use as a hotel according to the following: ' September 9, 1986 _ SUBDIVISIONS Item No. B - Continued 149 (a) Number of rooms ............. 12 (b) Number of suites ............ 1525 sq. ft. (c) 2 conference rooms .......... 1090 sq. ft. (d) Restaurant .................. (46 seats) 960 sq. ft. (e) Lounge ...................... (36 seats) (f ) Guest room wings are 3-stories where public areas are 1-story 164 (g) Parking .6..... ............. 87,000 00 s q. ft. (h) Building area .... • • • • . "' "' (i) Ratio of bldg. to land ...... (2) Develo mental Time Frame: Opening Date - 4th Quarter of 1987 Construction - Begins 1st Quarter of 1987 (3) Drainage: The developer will utilize the parking lots or an underground system for retention areas as required by the City Drainage Ordinance. ( 4 ) E tin : A one lot replat will be submitted. (5) Landscaping/Site Develo ment: The property will be developed in such a way as to minimize excavation as much as possible. The lawn and planting areas around the hotel will be heavily planted. Included is a 25 to 32-foot landscaped buffer strip along adjacent residential areas. C. Engineering Comments ( 1 ) The Traffic Engineer requires that the opposite side of the street on Financial Centre Parkway at the western access point be shown in order to determine the proper location for the access point 0 0), September 9, 1986 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. B - Continued in regard to the existing median cut on Financial Centre parkway. (2) Stormwater detention calculations are required in the location shown on the preliminary plat. (3) Right-of-way dedication on Financial Centre Parkway may be required. D. Analysis The applicant has stated that changes from the proposal that was originally approved, on this site include: (1) the reduction to 3-stories #rom 5; (2) size reduction of meeting rooms, restaurant and lounge facility; (3) reduction of rooms by 59; (4) reduction in the scale of the building and no orientation of rooms toward the neighborhood. The original plan had one wing facing the neighbors and more parking located next to the neighborhood. The main issue is the location of the building closer to the neighborhood than originally sited. However, the landscaped buffer zone remains a minimum of 25' wide along the north and has been increased to 32' at the northwest corner. Staff_ expects some input from residents regardinq this change. Fnqineerinq comments have been addressed. F. Staff. Recommendation Approval as revised. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE REVIEW: (7-31-86) The applicant requested a 30 day deferral. r 0 September 9, 1986 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. B - Continued PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: A motion for a 30-day deferral, as requested by the applicant, was made and passed by a vote of 11 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE REVIEW: (8-28-86) The applicant was present. He outlined several differences between this proposal and the previous hotel approved for this site. Staff indicated that all concerns had been addressed. The item was passed to the Commission. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: The application was represented by Mr. Dave DesForges from The Mariott Corporation, Mr. Mike Green and Mr. Edward Willis from the Financial Development Corporation. A few residents from the Birchwood Subdivision were in attendance. Mr. James Johnson of.420 Birchwood asked that any fill put in the 25' buffer strip and the retaining wall be amenable, to the adjacent single familyiarea; ofnthehbufferat angareance be provided somewhere near the ,� Mr. Willis requested flexibility, which would be dictated by the design and approval of a new grading plan in locating the fence. He stated that lighting would be oriented toward the parking lot. A motion was made and passed for approval subject to construction of a fence not to exceed and the developer to be given the option, at his discretion, to move the fence inward 12.5'. The vote: 11 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent. 0)--------__ - p�g'ast 12► - 1986 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 13 Nam: LOCATION: AGENT: Seth Barnhard DEVELOPER: Courtyard Development c/o Financial Centre Dev. Co'S6350 P.O. Box 0 72215 Little Rock, AR Phone: 224-9600 Mariott Courtyard Hotel (Garden Plaza Revised PCD) (Z-4485-A) Financial Centre North Side of Parkway ► ,,Proximately 600' west of Shackleford ENGINEER: Edward G. Smith and Associates 401 Victory AR Little Rock, Phone: 374-1666 NO. OF LOTS: 1 AREA: 4.35 acres C I S-3"/11p-3" to PCD z or LNG : PROPOSES S: Hotel FT. NEW SS' 0 Development Objective "The Courtyard A. from (l) To develop a hotel resulting t provides e t� which is targeted to Theaconcep rd the moderate Conc P o ulatlon. segment of the P pattractive, comfortable, hotels with: (1) 2 a relaxing, secure functional rooms; (simple restaurant with good environment; (3) a ed operation with friendly, 4 a well managed an affordable price. food; ( ) helpful employees; B . Proms° (1) The constr tot the according of a building for use as a hotel following: S�ugt l2 1986 SUBDIVISIONS Item No• l3 ` Continued 149 et of rooms 12 s square feet A, Number of suites 1125 q feet Number logo square B. Two conference rooms•.•••••••. C. •... feet Restaurant•••'•' 960 square D. 46 seats) .-•••'' � Lounge ie •••'" ••• ublic E. s where P 36 seats) are 3-stories F. Guest room wings 164 are 1-story 87�OOo square feet areas ......• .. Parking G. • ........ gBuilding area • • • " Comments the opposite C. E, ineerin requires that e parkway at fic Engineer Cent' The Traf Financial in order to point 1) the street on be shown the access P side of access P on Financial the wester the proper location for to the existing median cut determine C regardare required in Centre parkway- calculations 1at. Stormw ater detention the preliminary P (2) location shown on Centre the on Financial of -way dedication (3) Right- be required. Parkway may D. Anal sis application; therefore. the a new app landscaping' such as W1ewed this as address plans for tion, Staff should informa the applican9 and any other subni square f eet and to land was projected screen ding ment ratio of building deVelOP d schedule of Proposal 'Propose letion dates* es from the P (1) comp stated that ct site include: roped on this reducti n The applicant has app from 5- t2} size that was originally lounge facility: to 3-stories and the structure the reduction restaurant location °f but of meeting rooms' b 59: [4) f amity homes, rooms adaacent single and no reduct1on Of the building The l00 501 closet scale °f neighborhood. in the toward the nei9hb°rs and od• reduction of rooms facing the the neighborh orientation had one wing next to original Plan parking located Percent more ;t 12, 1986 [VISIONS No. 13 --Continued The main issue is the location of the building closer to the neighborhood than originally sited. St expects some input from residents regarding plan. change. More detail is requested on the site plan Dumpster locations should be shown and the parking layout indicated. Please show complete median across the street and opposite carb and drive. E. Staff Recommendation Reserved until additional information received. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE RAW: The applicant requested a 30 day deferral. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: deferral, as requested by the A motion for a 30-day ayes, 0 noes applicant, was made and passed by a vote of 11 and 0 absent.