Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4827-C Staff AnalysisJUNE 27, 2016 ITEM NO.: 2 File No.: Z -4827-C Owner: Hiland Dairy Applicant: Eric Warford Address: 6901 Interstate 30 Description: Lots 1, 5 and 7, Tucker's Commercial Acres Addition Zoned: 1-2 Variance Requested- Variances are requested from the building line provisions of Section 31-12 and the easement provisions of Section 36-11 to allow a building addition which crosses a platted building line and encroaches into a utility easement. Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter. Present Use of Property: Milk Processing Facility Proposed Use of Property: Milk Processing Facility STAFF REPORT A. Public Works Issues: 1. The floodway on the property must be dedicated to the City in the form of a floodway easement prior to final approval of the project. 2. An elevation certificate must be submitted to the City once the construction is complete. B. Landscape and Buffer Comments: 1. Site plan must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. Signage is to be reviewed and permitted separately. 3. Proposed building addition will not require any new landscape. All existing landscape areas shall be protected as per City of Little Rock Landscape Ordinance (Sec. 16-100). Any trees or vegetation located in close proximity to construction shall have the area within the dripline fenced and protected from development activities. Any existing landscape or irrigation disturbed by construction shall be repaired or replaced before completion and final acceptance of the project. JUNE 27, 2016 ITEM NO.: 2 (CON'T. 4. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. C. Utility Company Comments: • AT&T — No objection to easement encroachment. • Centerpoint Energy — No objection to easement encroachment. • Central Arkansas Water — No objection to easement encroachment. • Entergy — No objection to easement encroachment. • Little Rock Wastewater Utility — No objection to easement encroachment. D. Staff Analysis: The 1-2 zoned property at 6901 Interstate 30 is occUpied by the Hiland Dairy development. The property is located on the eastern side of 1-30, south of W. 65th Street. The property consists of two industrial buildings. The south building contains warehouse space and a production facility, with the north building being a shop building. There is a 40 foot front platted building line along the front of each lot. There are 30 foot side platted building lines between the lots and a 10 foot utility easement on each side of the dividing lot lines. The applicant proposes to construct a 70 foot by 125 foot addition on the north end of the south building, as noted on the attached site plan. The proposed addition will be for a case washing facility for the dairy. The proposed addition will encroach into the 30 foot side platted building line, extending across the dividing side lot line. The addition will also extend into both 10 foot utility easements. Section 36-11(f) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires that easement encroachments be reviewed and approved by the Board of Adjustment. Section 31- 12(c) of the Subdivision Ordinance requires that building line encroachments be reviewed and approved by the Board of Adjustment. Therefore, the applicant is requesting variances from these ordinance standards to allow the building addition with an easement encroachment and which crosses a side platted building line. Staff is supportive of the requested easement and building line variances. Staff views the request as reasonable. Staff feels that the variances to allow easement and building line encroachments will allow the applicant a needed expansion to the existing facility. Additionally, the proposed building additions, with variances will have no adverse impact on the abutting properties or the general area. The property is located along a major interstate, with industrial zoned property to the north and south and a large area of floodway to the east. In 2001, a larger addition with similar variances was approved between Lots 5 and 7 of this development. 2 JUNE 27, 2016 ITEM NO.: 2 (CON'T. If the Board approves the building line variance, the applicant will have to complete a one -lot a replat reflecting the change in the platted side building line for the addition. The applicant should review the filing procedure with the Circuit Clerk's office to determine if the replat requires a revised Bill of Assurance. E. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested easement and building line variances, subject to the following conditions: 1. Completion of a one -lot replat reflecting the change in the side platted building line as approved by the Board. 2. Compliance with the Public Works comments and Landscape and Buffer comments as noted in paragraphs A. and B. of the staff report. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (June 27, 2016) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff explained that the variance for building line encroachment was no longer needed, as the applicant's surveyor determined that the property contained no side platted building lines. Staff recommended approval of the requested easement variance, subject to compliance with the Public Works comments and Landscape and Buffer comments as noted in paragraphs A. and B. of the staff report. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the consent agenda and approved as revised and recommended by the vote of 5 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent.