HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5097-I Staff AnalysisMay 26, 2005
ITEM NO.: 22 FILE NO.: Z-5097-1
NAME: Metropolitan Bank Revised Zoning Site Plan Review
LOCATION: Located just south of the Cantrell Road and Chenal Parkway intersection
DEVELOPER:
Metropolitan National Bank
423 West Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201
ENGINEER:
Carlson Consulting Engineers
7731 HWY 70, Suite 210
Bartlett, TN 38133
AREA: 1.41 Acres
CURRENT ZONING:
PLANNING DISTRICT:
CENSUS TRACT:
NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0
C-3, General Commercial District, with a condition
of site plan review
19 — Chenal
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VARIANCESMAIVERS REQUESTED: A variance to allow signage on a building
fagade without street frontage.
BACKGROUND:
On December 20, 1988, the Board of Directors adopted Ordinance No. 15,603, which
rezoned several tracts of land as a part of the Deltic Master Plan from Residential
zoning to various multi -family, office and commercial zoning districts. That action
rezoned 7.860 acres located at the southeast corner of Highway 10 and Chenal
Parkway from R-2 to C-3. The approval of the C-3 zoning was conditioned upon a site
plan review, by the Planning Commission, prior to development and a provision of a 40 -
foot landscaped setback adjacent to Highway 10 and the Chenal Parkway.
May 26, 2005
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 22 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-5097-1
Ordinance No. 16,459 rezoned additional properties contained within the proposed site.
The Ordinance was approved by the Board of Directors on July 20, 1993, and rezoned
8.7051 acres from R-2 to C-3, General Commercial.
Ordinance No. 18,628, adopted by the Board of Directors on January 2, 2002, rezoned
an additional 10.92 acres from R-2 to C-3, General Commercial. This area was to the
south of the C-3 zoned property and adjacent to Chenai Parkway. At the time of
rezoning the applicant also requested and was approved rezoning further south. The
zoning approved was 0-2 on 10 plus acres adjacent to the Parkway and 10 plus acres
of OS zoning nearer the single-family neighborhood to the east.
As a condition of the 1988 zoning, approximately six (6) acres of the site was subject to
site plan review. The applicant submitted a proposed site pian for review by the Little
Rock Planning Commission at their October 31,2002, Public Hearing. The Commission
approved the proposed site plan with a modification to the pole height of the proposed
lighting in the parking lot. The applicant intended to develop the 28.4 acres as a
210,396 square foot Wal-Mart Super center, associated parking and service areas. The
parking lot consisted of 988 parking spaces, including 24 handicap accessible parking
spaces.
The Commission reviewed a separate request at their March 2004, Public Hearing to
allow out parcels to be created from the overall development plan and the placement of
a fueling station on one of the out parcels. A separate request was reviewed at the
Commission's April 22, 2004, Public Hearing to allow the placement of a branch bank
facility on a separate out parcel of the overall site. The development proposed was for
a 3,500 square foot branch bank facility with four -covered drive through lanes. The
applicant indicated the days and hours the bank will operate are from 8:00 am to 6:04
pm Monday through Friday and from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon on Saturday.
The proposed site plan indicated the maximum building height as twenty-eight feet. The
site plan also indicated signage would comply with the Chenal Parkway Design Overlay
District or a single monument style sign and a maximum of eight feet in height and one
hundred square feet in area.
A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST:
The applicant now proposes to revise the previously approved site plan to allow
additional signage on the existing bank building. The applicant has indicated the
bank's logo is being requested on each fagade of the building including those,
which do not have street frontage. The ordinance typically allows signage on a
building fagade with street frontage. The applicant has indicated logos are
desired on the southern facade and the eastern fagade of the building, these two
areas do not abut a street frontage.
May 26, 2005
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 22 Cont. FILE NO.: Z--5097-1
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
Other uses in the area include a Quick Stop Service Station on the northwest
corner and mini -warehouses on the northeast corner of Chenal Parkway and
Cantrell Road. The southwest corner is zoned C-3, General Commercial and is
currently undeveloped. There is an Entergy easement along the east property
line with a church located further to the east of the site. Vacant 0-2 zoned
property is located to the south of the site with OS zoned property located
between the office zoning and the single-family residential located further south
and east of the proposed development. South and west of the proposed
development are also single-family residences adjoining vacant 0-2 and C-2
zoned property.
C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
As of this writing, staff has not received any comment from area residents. The
Aberdeen Court Property Owners Association, the Bayonne Place Property
Owners Association, the Margeaux Property Owners Association, the Maywood
Manor Neighborhood Association and the DuQuesne Place Property Owners
Association and all owners of property located within 200 -feet of the site were
notified of the public hearing.
D. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (May 5, 2005)
The applicant was not present. Staff stated the request was to allow signage on
the sides of the building without street frontage on the existing bank facility. Staff
stated this request was not a part of the original approval and would require
Planning Commission review for approval. Staff stated there were no
outstanding issues associated with the proposed request.
There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the
item to the full Commission for final action.
E. ANALYSIS:
Staff is supportive of the applicant's request. The applicant has indicated the
bank logos are relatively small, two feet by two feet, and located near the eave of
the building. The eastern sign is located adjacent to the Wal-Mart service
driveway and the southern sign is located adjacent to the existing fueling station
located on an out parcel of the Wal-Mart site. Staff does not feel the addition of
signage located on these fagades will have any adverse impact on adjoining
properties. To staffs knowledge there are no outstanding issues associated with
the request.
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May 26, 2005
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.. 22 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-5097-1
F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the applicant's request to allow the placement of
signage without public street frontage on the eastern and southern fagades of the
bank facility.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 26, 2005)
The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented
the item with a recommendation of approval of the applicant's request to allow the
placement of signage without public street frontage on the eastern and southern
fagades of the bank facility.
There was no further discussion of the item. The chair entertained a motion to place the
item for inclusion on the consent agenda for approval. The motion carried by a vote of
8 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent and 2 recuse (Robert Stebbins and Gary Langlais).
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