HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5223-A Staff AnalysisJanuary 30, 1990
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 6
NAME: Barber shop PCD
FILE NO.: Z -5223-A
LOCATION: 14th and Bishop Streets
DEVELOPER:
The Willis Group, Inc.
3817 West 8th Street
Little Rock, AR 72204
664-2125
ENGINEER:
Donald Brooks
1611 Main Street
North Little Rock, AR 72114
372-2131
AREA: 0.15 acre NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0
ZONING: "R-4" PROPOSED USES: Barber shop/residential
PLANNING DISTRICT: 8 - Central City
CENSUS TRACT: 8
VARIANCES .REQUESTED: None
STATEMENT OF PROPOSAL:
The owner of 1400 South Bishop is proposing to utilize a
portion of the existing residential house for a barber shop
and live in the remaining space. Approximately 800 square
feet is proposed for the barber shop with entrance from 14th
Street. The rest of the house (1000 square feet) wil-1 be
utilized for living quarters.
There will be two barber chairs, a waiting room, two dryers,
and two hair wash bowls.
The owner proposes eight parking spaces in the rear yard
area for customers and one on the front for the resident.
A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST:
This proposal consists of utilizing part of an existing
house as a barber shop. This use will provide barber
services for the neighborhood with a maximum of two
customers at a time.
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January 30, 1990
S UBD I V IS I ON
Item No.. 6 (Continued)
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The site is a 50 foot single lot and 1800 square foot
house. The neighborhood is a mix of land uses that
include single family, office, commercial and GYST
House (rehabilitation facility). All of the streets
adjacent to the parcel have been in place for a number
of years.
C. ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
The alley is unimproved and must be paved to two-way
traffic standards if it is to be the only entrance to
the parking lot. Parking lot design is inadequate.
Revised design must be approved by Traffic Engineering.
Handicap ramps are required for sidewalk at street
corner and alley.
D. ISSUES�LEGAL�TECHNICAL.DESIGN:
The Planning staff would like to point out two issues
from the past rezoning request:
1. The developer is asking the Planning Commission to
waive the filing fee for a PUD request as a
continuation of a rezoning action.
2. This lot was denied "C-1" rezoning in recent
months as a violation 'of the adopted High Street
Urban Renewal Project from 1970.
E. ANALYSIS:
The Planning Staff review of the site reveals no
problems with the proposal as.presented.
F. STAFF_RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the application subject to
Engineering comments.
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January 30, 1990
SUBDIVISION
Lt.em No . 6 (Continued)
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE „COMMENTS: (January 18, 1990)
The applicant was not present but the Subdivision Committee
discussed this item. A brief discussion followed involving
parking requirements and buffering against the residential
area. The staff indicated that the parking lots needs to be
redesigned and paved, and also buffered against the
residential area.
There being no further discussion, the item was forwarded to
the full Commission for resolution.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (January 30, 1990)
There were no objectors in attendance. The application was
represented by Mr. Ed Willis. The Planning staff presented
its recommendation on this matter, approval subject to the
redesign and paving of the parking lot as recommended by
Public Works.
The Chairman then asked Jerry Gardner of the Public Works
department to address these issues. Mr. Gardner offered a
presentation wherein he showed the staff's design for the
parking lot. He described the parking layout and
accessibility to the property. He stated that it is
possible to have four parking spaces and one handicap space
with all landscape requirements.
A motion was made to approve this PCD with the revised
design of the parking lot and owner agreed to have two
customers at a time. The motion to that effect was made and
passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent.
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