HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5004-A Staff Analysis1 . Me.e_t in..g...pat.e: August 16, 1988
2. Name: Polk & Kavanaugh "Short-Form" PCD #2 (Z-5004-A)
3. Request: To construct a 2-story office building with
5,040 square feet and 18 parking spaces on 21,000
square feet of land.
4. Location: Southeast corner of Polk and Kavanaugh
5. Owner/Appl_._i cant: Ben McMinn/Jerry Stowers
6. Existing St.a_t.us: Vacant house and apartment building
zoned "R-2"
7. Proposed Use: Offices
8. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to:
(1) Elimination of driveway to Kavanaugh
(2) Six foot fence on south and east
(3) Amendment of Land Use Plan
(4) Minimized disturbance of trees.
9. PIa_nning Commission_.Re_co_mmen.dati.on: Approval, subject
to Staff's recommendation. The vote: 7 ayes, 1 no,
and 3 absent.
Item No. 9
NAME:
DEVELOPER:
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Ben McMinn
P. O. Box 2438
Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone: 372-5007
AREA : 21,000 sq. ft.
ZONING: "R-2"
PROPOSED USE: Office
A. Pr..op.osa I /.Request
Polk and Kavanaugh short form
PCD No. 2 (Z -5004-A)
ENGINEER:
Jerry Stowers
1516 W. Third Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
NO. OF LOTS: 3 FT. NEW ST.: 0
1. To construct a two-story office building with
5,040 square feet and 18 parking spaces on 21,000
square feet of land.
2. To provide a driveway from Polk Street for
entrance into the property and an exit on
Kavanaugh.
3. To heavily landscape the southern and eastern
portions of the property.
4. To preserve as many existing trees as possible.
5. To proceed as quickly as possible with the razing
of the two existing buildings and construction of
the new office building.
B. issue 1e_qalJTechnicalJDesign
None
C. E
..;,n.9jneering E..;Comments
None
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Item No. 9 - Continued
D. Staff Recommendation
Approval, due to: (1) compatibility with surrounding
neighborhood of uses like the Post Office and grocery
store, and (2) unlikely to cause strip development
since side of houses face Kavanaugh.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (July 12, 1988)
The Staff recommended approval, subject to: (1) elimination
of driveway to Kavanaugh, (2) six foot fence on south and
east sides, (3) minimum disturbance of trees, (4) Staff
approval of the parking plan, (5) amendment of the Land Use
Plan to office.
Attorney Ben McMinn, the Applicant, stated a preference for
constructing the driveways as proposed, but stated his
agreement with any conditions of approval.
Mr. Don Barnes represented the neighborhood. He felt that
this proposal, which eliminated the drive-in was still in
violation of the Land Use Plan. It is consistent with uses
in the area, but only on the west. He was opposed to the
idea of Kavanaugh being stripped out and felt approval of
this plan would be the first step toward that end. Mr.
Barnes requested a deferral until August, and suggested that
if the Plan was approved, the neighborhood should have input
into the landscaping. Objections to the Plan were also
stated by residents of 1900 N. Tyler.
A motion for approval was made and passed, subject to Staff
approval of: (1) the parking plan; (2) elimination of drive
to Kavanaugh; and (3) minimal disturbance to trees The vote
was 7 ayes, 1 no, and 3 absent.
A motion to amend the Land Use Plan to office was made and
passed by a vote of: 7 ayes, 1 no, and 3 absent.