HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5055-B Staff AnalysisApril 3, 1997
ITEM NO.: 17
NAME•
LOCATION•
OWNER/APPLICANT:
PROPOSAL:
ORDINANCE DESIGN STANDARDS:
1. Site Location•
FILE NO.: Z -5055-B
Chenal Country Club - Revised
Conditional use Permit
#10 Chenal Club Blvd.
Deltic Timber Co./White-Daters
and Associates by Tim Daters
A revised conditional use
permit is requested to allow
for the following additions to
the existing country club
(zoned R-2):
1. Additions to the existing
clubhouse building.
2. Construction of a 3,400
square foot snack bar
building.
3. Construction of 130
additional parking spaces
4. Construction of an
additional putting green.
The existing Chenal Country Club site is located at the
end of Chenal Club Boulevard, which runs southwest from
Chenal Parkway.
2. CQmpatibility Compatibilitywith Neighborhood:
The Chenal Country Club property is bounded by the
Chenal golf course to the south and west. There is
vacant single-family and multifamily zoned property to
the north. The Chenal Marketing Center is located
immediately east.
The proposed additions to the existing country club
should not have an adverse impact on the surrounding
properties.
3. On -Site Drives and Parking:
Access to the site is gained from Chenal Club Blvd.
April 3, 1997
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 17 Cont. FILE NO.: 2--5055-B
A total of 530 parking spaces is required for the
clubhouse with additions. The site plan shows 438
parking spaces for Phase I and II. The applicant
proposes 130 new parking spaces with the current
additions for a total of 568 parking spaces.
4. Screenina and Buffers:
Areas set aside for buffers and landscaping meet with
ordinance requirements. However, four of the proposed
tennis courts extend over into the full buffer width
requirement of 40 feet. A six foot high opaque screen,
either dense evergreen plantings or a wood fence with
its face side directed outward is required adjacent to
residential areas to the north.
Curb and gutter or another approved border is required
to protect landscaped areas.
The City Beautiful Commission strongly recommends that
as many existing trees be preserved as feasible. The
Landscape Ordinance allows extra credit be given for
preserving trees of six inch caliper or larger.
5. Public Works Comments:
1.A sketch grading and drainage plan, a special f lood
hazard permit, and a special grading permit for
flood hazard areas is required. Arkansas Department
of Pollution Control and Ecology (ADPCE) and
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permit are required for this work.
2.Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this
property.
3. This is a private street to the property line.
6. utility and Fire Department Comments:
Fire Department - Show fire hydrant connections on
building and fire hydrants on site plan.
L.R. Water Works - No objection. This construction
will possibly require relocation of some private
water facilities.
7. Staff Analysis:
The applicant, Chenal Country Club, is requesting a
revised conditional use permit to allow for the
following additions to the existing country club site
(zoned R-2):
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April 3, 1997
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 17 (Cont.)FILE NO.: Z -5055-B
1. 30,000 square foot additions to the existing
clubhouse building.
2. Construction of a 3,400 square foot snack bar
building.
3. Construction of 130 additional parking spaces.
4. Construction of a new putting green.
on May 16, 1989 the Little Rock Planning Commission
approved a conditional use permit for the construction
of the Chenal Country Club. The conditional use permit
was approved for two (2) phases.
Phase I, which has been completed, consists of the
clubhouse building, parking areas, swimming pool and
pool house, and six (6) tennis courts. Phase II, a
future phase, consists of two additional parking areas
and twelve (12) additional tennis courts. The current
proposed additions to the site will be constructed
before phase II.
The 30,000 square foot addition to the existing
clubhouse will bring the total square footage of this
building to 53,000 square feet. The required number of
parking spaces for the clubhouse, with additions, will
be 530. There are 438 parking spaces shown for Phases
I and II, and 130 parking spaces. proposed with the
current phase, for a total of 568 parking spaces. Any
lighting of the site will be low-level and directed
away from adjacent residential property.
The proposed 3,400 square foot building located just
south of the clubhouse will be used as a golfer's snack
bar facility. There will also be restroom facilities
in this building. A new putting green will also be
located just south of the clubhouse, between the
clubhouse and the new proposed snack bar building.
All of the proposed additions to the property will be
located at the southwest corner and along the south
property line of the existing country club property,
with the golf course located immediately south and west
of the country club property. The proposed additions
should not have an adverse effect on the surrounding
properties.
8. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the revised conditional
use permit subject to the following conditions:
1. Compliance with the Screening and Buffer Comments
2. Compliance with the -Public Works Comments
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April 3, 1997
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 17 Cont. FILE NO.: Z -5055-B
3. Compliance with the Utility and Fire Department
Comments
4. Any site lighting will be low-level and directed
away from adjacent residential property.
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (MARCH 13, 1997)
Tim Daters was present, representing the application. Staff
gave a brief description of the proposal.
The various aspects of the site plan were discussed,
including the building addition and new parking lot.
After a brief discussion, the Committee accepted the
presentation and forwarded the issue to the full Commission
for final action.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (APRIL 3, 1997)
The staff presented a positive recommendation on this
application, as there were no further issues for resolution.
There were no objectors to this matter.
The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for
inclusion within the Consent Agenda for approval as
recommended by staff. A motion to that effect was made.
The motion was passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and
1 absent.
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