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ITEM NO.: 2 FILE NO.: S-1499-R
NAME: Lot 8R, Block 309, Original City of Little Rock - RePlat
LOCATION: Northwest Corner of West 11th Street and South Cross Street
DEVELOPER:
Clarshun Beyah
P O Box 65242
Little Rock, AR 72216
(501) 944-3365
OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT:
Clarshun Beyah (Owner)
Jonathan Hope (Agent)
Hope Engineers
117 South Market Street
Benton, AR 72015
(501) 315-2626
SURVEYOR/ENGINEER:
Hope Engineers
117 South Market Street
Benton, AR 72015
(501) 315-2626
AREA: 0.3 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 2 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF
WARD: 1 PLANNING DISTRICT: 8 CENSUS TRACT: 45
CURRENT ZONING: R-4
VARIANCE/WAIVERS:
Variance to allow reduced front yard setback on Lot 8B to 24’.
Variance to allow reduced rear yard setbacks on Lots 8A and 8B to 5’.
Variance to allow reduced lot size from 7,000 SF to 5,717 SF for Lot 8B.
A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT:
The applicant proposes to subdivide 0.3 acres into 2 lots for a residential duplex development. The proposed lots will take access from the west side of South Cross Street and the north
side of West 11th street.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The currently zoned R-4 property has one (1) single story duplex dwelling at the northern edge of the site, with two (2) paved drives connecting to South Cross Street. The remainder
of the property is open lawn area with partial fencing along the north perimeter of the yards. The property has very little slope and is mostly level.
C. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTIFICATIONS:
All owners of abutting property and all neighborhood associations registered with the City of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing.
D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
No Comment.
E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING:
Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: No Comments Received.
Entergy: No Comments Received.
CenterPoint Energy:
File S1499-R – Lot 8R, Block 309 City of Little Rock Replat – Approve.
AT & T: No Comments Received.
Central Arkansas Water:
All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request
for water service must be met.
Fire Department: No Comment.
Parks and Recreation: No Comments Received
County Planning: No Comments Received.
F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE:
Building Code: No Comments Received.
Landscape: No Comment.
G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING:
Rock Region Metro: No Comment.
Planning Division: No Comments.
H. ANALYSIS:
The applicant proposes to subdivide 0.3 acres into two (2) lots for one (1) new residential duplex. The proposed lot 8B will take access from the west side of South Cross Street and
lot 8A from the north side of West 11th street. The property is currently comprised of Lot 8R, Block 309, of the Original City of Little Rock.
The existing R-4 zoned lot is approximately 150’ feet wide and 86’ feet deep and has one (1) single story duplex dwelling at the northern edge of the site (proposed Lot 8B), with two
(2) paved access drives connecting to South Cross Street to the east. The remainder of the property to the south is open lawn area with partial fencing along the west perimeter of the
site. The property has very little slope and is mostly level.
The applicant proposes the lots to be as follows:
Lot 8A – 7,377 square feet in area (0.17 Acres)
Lot 8B – 5,717 square feet in area (0.13 Acres)
The applicant is requesting several variances with the proposed replat as follows:
Variance to allow reduced rear building setbacks (Section 36-256) for Lots 8A and 8B. Minimum 25 feet required; five (5’) proposed.
Variance to allow a reduced front building setback (Section 36-256) for Lot 8B. Minimum 25 feet required; 24 feet proposed (existing).
Variance to allow a reduced lot area (Section 36-256) for Lot 8B ( 7,000 square feet minimum required, 5,717 square feet proposed).
The property is bordered on the north, west, and east primarily by R-4 residential properties, with a “PD-R” (Planned Development – Residential) and O-3 (Office) zoned properties to
the Northeast across South Cross Street.
To staff’s knowledge, there are no outstanding issues related to this re-plat request. The applicant has addressed issues raised by staff during staff’s review of this plat. The subdividing
of this property should have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties. Examples of other lots which have been split, replatted and/or reconfigured exist within this neighborhood
and other older neighborhoods throughout Little Rock.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the proposed replat and associated variances, subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraph E, and the staff analysis, of
the agenda staff report.