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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4760-A Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z -4760-A NAME: Rainwood Cove Revised Long -form PD -R LOCATION: Located on Rainwood Drive between Napa Valley Drive and Hinson Loop Road DEVELOPER: Rainwood Cove Property Owners Association c/o Laurie Lee 1721 Rainwood Cove Drive Little Rock, AR 72212 FNC;INFFR- White-Daters and Associates 24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 AREA: 10.0089 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 zoning lot FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF CURRENT ZONING: PRD LLOWED USES: Single-family subdivision PROPOSED ZONING: PRD PROPOSED USE: Replace an existing 6 -foot perimeter fence with an 8 -foot fence VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: Ordinance No. 15,211 adopted by the Little Rock Board of Directors on December 2, 1986, revoked a previously held PCD zoning for the property and zoned the property PRD. The approval allowed the development of the Rainwood Cove Subdivision. The subdivision is a single-family subdivision containing 50 residential lots. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The Rainwood Cove Subdivision is now requesting to amend the previously approved PRD to allow an existing six (6) foot perimeter fence located along the FILE NO.: Z -4760-A (Cont. northern and eastern perimeters to be replaced with an eight (8) foot fence. The subdivision contains 50 single-family homes that are surrounded on all sides by a school, several businesses, and two large multi -family developments. There is currently a ten (10) foot privacy fence along the parking lot located on the east side of Napa Valley Drive, north of Rainwood Cove Drive from Lot 1 to the northeast corner of Lot 9. This fencing was included in the conditional use permit to allow construction of a parking lot on five R-2, Single-family zoned lots along the east side of Napa Valley Drive, north of Rainwood Drive in 2001 for Fellowship Bible Church. The remainder of the fencing around the neighborhood has remained at a 6 -foot height. Due to the encroachment of the school, businesses and multi -family developments around Rainwood Cove, the neighbors are requesting an increase in fence height to provide for more screening and privacy. The request is to allow the replacement of an existing six foot fence with an eight foot fence. The item was not routed since the fence is a replacement fence. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The subdivision is located between Hinson Loop and Napa Valley. In the general area there is a mixture of zoning and uses. Residential uses are located south and southwest of the site. A parking lot serving an office building is located to the west and further west is a church facility located on the R-2 zoned property across Napa Valley Drive. The Pulaski Academy campus is located to the north and northwest. There is a nursing home located immediately north of the subdivision and there is an apartment complex accessed from Hinson Loop Road located to the east and northeast. Office -type uses are located to the north along the south side of Hinson Road and to the east along Hinson Loop Road. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has not received any comment from area resident. All property owners located within 200 -feet of the site, all residents, who could be identified, located within 300 feet of the site and the Rainwood Cove Property Owners Association were notified of the public hearing. D. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (November 24, 2010) The applicant was not present. Staff presented the item to the Committee stating there were no outstanding technical issues in need of addressing related to the site plan. There was no discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. E. ANALYSIS: There were no outstanding technical issues in need of addressing raised at the November 24, 2010, Subdivision Committee meeting. The request is to amend 2 FILE NO.: Z -4760-A (Cont. the previously approved PRD to allow the existing six (6) foot perimeter fence located along the northern and eastern perimeters of the subdivision to be replaced with an eight (8) foot fence. There is currently a ten (10) foot privacy fence along the parking lot located on the east side of Napa Valley Drive. The fence was placed in conjunction with a conditional use permit to allow construction of a parking lot on five (5) R-2, Single-family zoned lots along the east side of Napa Valley Drive, north of Rainwood Drive in 2001 for Fellowship Bible Church. The neighborhood has stated due to the encroachment of Pulaski Academy School, businesses and multi -family developments around the Rainwood Cove Subdivision, the increased fence height is necessary to provide screening and privacy for the residence. Staff is supportive of the request. To staff's knowledge there are no remaining outstanding technical issues in need of addressing related to the proposed fence replacement. Staff does not feel the placement of an eight (8) foot privacy fence as proposed by the subdivision will negatively impact the adjacent properties. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the request to allow an existing six (6) foot privacy fence to be replaced by an eight (8) foot privacy fence along the northern and eastern perimeters. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 16, 2010) The applicant was present representing the request. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request to allow an existing six (6) foot privacy fence to be replaced by an eight (8) foot privacy fence along the northern and eastern perimeters. 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 9 ayes 0 noes, 0 absent and 2 open positions. 3 December 16, 2010 ITFM NO.: 7 FILE NO.: Z -4760-A NAME: Rainwood Cove Revised Long -form PD -R LOCATION: Located on Rainwood Drive between Napa Valley Drive and Hinson Loop Road DEVELOPER: Rainwood Cove Property Owners Association c/o Laurie Lee 1721 Rainwood Cove Drive Little Rock, AR 72212 FNGINFFR- White-Daters and Associates 24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 AREA: 10.0089 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 zoning lot FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF CURRENT ZONING: PRD ALLOWED USES: PROPOSED ZONING Single-family subdivision ME PROPOSED USE: Replace an existing 6 -foot perimeter fence with an 8 -foot fence VARIANCESIWAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: Ordinance No. 15,211 adopted by the Little Rock Board of Directors on December 2, 1986, revoked a previously held PCD zoning for the property and zoned the property PRD. The approval allowed the development of the Rainwood Cove Subdivision. The subdivision is a single-family subdivision containing 50 residential lots. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The Rainwood Cove Subdivision is now requesting to amend the previously approved PRD to allow an existing six (6) foot perimeter fence located along the December 16, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z -4760-A northern and eastern perimeters to be replaced with an eight (8) foot fence. The subdivision contains 50 single-family homes that are surrounded on all sides by a school, several businesses, and two large multi -family developments. There is currently a ten (10) foot privacy fence along the parking lot located on the east side of Napa Valley Drive, north of Rainwood Cove Drive from Lot 1 to the northeast corner of Lot 9. This fencing was included in the conditional use permit to allow construction of a parking lot on five R-2, Single-family zoned lots along the east side of Napa Valley Drive, north of Rainwood Drive in 2001 for Fellowship Bible Church. The remainder of the fencing around the neighborhood has remained at a 6 -foot height. Due to the encroachment of the school, businesses and multi -family developments around Rainwood Cove, the neighbors are requesting an increase in fence height to provide for more screening and privacy. The request is to allow the replacement of an existing six foot fence with an eight foot fence. The item was not routed since the fence is a replacement fence. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The subdivision is located between Hinson Loop and Napa Valley. In the general area there is a mixture of zoning and uses. Residential uses are located south and southwest of the site. A parking lot serving an office building is located to the west and further west is a church facility located on the R-2 zoned property across Napa Valley Drive. The Pulaski Academy campus is located to the north and northwest. There is a nursing home located immediately north of the subdivision and there is an apartment complex accessed from Hinson Loop Road located to the east and northeast. Office -type uses are located to the north along the south side of Hinson Road and to the east along Hinson Loop Road. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has not received any comment from area resident. All property owners located within 200 -feet of the site, all residents, who could be identified, located within 300 feet of the site and the Rainwood Cove Property Owners Association were notified of the public hearing. D. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (November 24, 2010) The applicant was not present. Staff presented the item to the Committee stating there were no outstanding technical issues in need of addressing related to the site plan. There was no discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. 2 December 16, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont. E. ANALYSIS: FILE NO.: Z -4760-A There were no outstanding technical issues in need of addressing raised at the November 24, 2010, Subdivision Committee meeting. The request is to amend the previously approved PRD to allow the existing six (6) foot perimeter fence located along the northern and eastern perimeters of the subdivision to be replaced with an eight (8) foot fence. There is currently a ten (10) foot privacy fence along the parking lot located on the east side of Napa Valley Drive. The fence was placed in conjunction with a conditional use permit to allow construction of a parking lot on five (5) R-2, Single-family zoned lots along the east side of Napa Valley Drive, north of Rainwood Drive in 2001 for Fellowship Bible Church. The neighborhood has stated due to the encroachment of Pulaski Academy School, businesses and multi -family developments around the Rainwood Cove Subdivision, the increased fence height is necessary to provide screening and privacy for the residence. Staff is supportive of the request. To staff's knowledge there are no remaining outstanding technical issues in need of addressing related to the proposed fence replacement. Staff does not feel the placement of an eight (8) foot privacy fence as proposed by the subdivision will negatively impact the adjacent properties. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the request to allow an existing six (6) foot privacy fence to be replaced by an eight (8) foot privacy fence along the northern and eastern perimeters. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION - (DECEMBER 16, 2010) The applicant was present representing the request. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request to allow an existing six (6) foot privacy fence to be replaced by an eight (8) foot privacy fence along the northern and eastern perimeters. 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 9 ayes 0 noes, 0 absent and 2 open positions. 3