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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4758 Staff AnalysisNovember 11, 1986 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 11 NAME: LOCATION: OWNER/APPLICANT: PROPOSAL: Little Rock School District Conditional Use Permit (Z-4758) The SE Corner of Interstate 30 and Scott Hamilton Drive (7701 Scott Hamilton Drive) Little Rock School District/ Dave Kennedy To expand an existing Vo -Tech school (in phases) and to construct a district student transportation facility on land that is zoned "R-2." Proposed construction for the transportation facility includes: (1) a 15,500 square feet shop and administration building (eight work bays - future building expansion 2,500 square feet); (2) parking for 200 buses (212 buses and 20 vans), 120 auto spaces for personnel (66 percent of need - additional employee parking to be located on the school site); (3) two gas pump islands, two 12,000 or three 10,000 gallon underground fuel tanks; a 40' x 50' 2 -bus wash area, and an outside storage area (600-800 square feet covered). Proposed construction for the Vo -Tech school includes: (1) one two-story building (24,000 square feet), one one-story building (12,000 square feet), and additions to the existing buildings (17,000 square feet); (2) existing 12' x 60' and 12' x 15' portable buildings to be relocated on-site; (3) future parking 468 spaces less a loss of 106 plus an addition of 46 future spaces for a net total of 408 parking spaces to accommodate a maximum student enrollment of 875. ORDINANCE DESIGN STANDARDS: 1. Site Location The property is surrounded by existing streets. Interstate 30 frontage road is located to the north, Fourche Road is located to the east, and Scott Hamilton Drive is located to the west. November 11, 1986 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 11 - Continued 2. Compatibility with Neighborhood The Geyer Springs East District Plan shows this area as industrial. The site is abutted by Interstate 30 to the north, multifamily to the south, vacant land and industrial uses to the east, and commercial and industrial located to the west. This proposal is compatible with the surrounding area. 3. On -Site Drives and Parkin The site contains two existing drives (one on Fourche Road and one on Scott Hamilton Drive). The proposal calls for three additional drives to be located on Fourche Road. There are 468 parking spaces (school). Future construction will reduce parking to 362, then increase it by 46 spaces to a total of 408 spaces. Transportation parking will be 212 bus spaces, 20 van spaces and 128 auto spaces. 4. Screening and Buffers The site plan contains landscaped areas, and the applicant has agreed to meet all City Landscape Ordinance requirements. 5. Analysis The staff feels that the proposed land use is compatible with the surrounding area. The staff does, however, have some concern about parking. The school facility would require 522 spaces when built out to completion. The transportation use will require an estimated 188 employees. A total of 128 spaces have been proposed. The applicant needs to explain how the proposed parking will be adequate. 6. City Engineering Comments (1) Stormwater detention is required; and (2) dedicate right-of-way on Scott Hamilton Drive and Fourche Road and construct improvements to City standards. November 11, 1986 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 11 - Continued 7. Staff Recommendation Approval, provided the applicant: (1) agrees to comply with City Engineering comments Nos. 1 and 2; and (2) demonstrate that the proposed parking is adequate. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE REVIEW The applicant was present. There was a brief discussion. The staff had received assurance of compliance to stormwater detention requirements. City Engineering comment No. 2 was intended only if the right-of-way had not been dedicated and constructed. The staff indicated that the parking issue needed to be clarified. The staff also stated that a proposed building site is located over an existing sewer main, and that either the building or the sewer must be relocated. The applicant understood the issue. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: The applicant was present. There were no objectors. A lengthy discussion ensued over the adequacy of the proposed parking. The Commission generally agreed that the school could be classified as a high school and also a trade school and that a high school parking requirement (210 spaces required) was adequate. The Commission then voted 6 ayes, 0 noes, 2 abstentions (Nicholson - due to the fact that she represents the Little Rock School District and Perkins - due to the fact that his architectural firm is acting as agent for the Little Rock School District), and 3 absent to approve the application as recommended by the staff, reviewed by the Subdivision Committee, and agreed to by the applicant.