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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5223-B Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z -5223-B NAME: Carter - Short -Form POD LOCATION: 1400 S. Bishop Street DEVELOPER: SURVEYOR: James H. Carter 011en Dee Wilson 14624 Sara Dr. P. O. Box 604 Little Rock, AR 72206 North Little Rock, AR 72116 AREA: 0.162 acre NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING: PCD ALLOWED USES: Barber shop and residence PROPOSED USE: General Office VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: BACKGROUND: None requested. On February 20, 1990, the Board of Directors passed Ordinance No. 15,820, rezoning the property 1400 S. Bishop Street from R-3 to PCD. The approved PCD was for a barber shop which would utilize approximately 800 square feet of the 1,800 square foot building, with entrance from West 14t" Street. The remainder of the house was to be utilized for living quarters, with an entrance from Bishop Street. Eight (8) parking spaces were provided on the site. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST: The applicant proposes to rezone the property from PCD to POD in order to use the entire building for office use. The applicant proposes to have a mortgage office within a portion of the building and a future general/professional office in the remainder of the structure. FILE NO.: Z -5223-B (Cont.) The applicant proposes to make no exterior --changes to the existing building or parking area. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: C. N E. The site currently contains an 1,800 square foot structure with a residential appearance and a parking area for seven (7) vehicles on the west side of the building, which is accessed from an existing alley. There is one parking space on the east side of the building, accessed from Bishop Street. There is vacant C-3 zoned property to the north across West 14t'' Street, with the Children's Hospital South Campus and Immanuel Baptist Church just further north. The vacant west side Junior High School building is to the northwest. There are single-family residences across the alley to the west, across Bishop Street to the east and to the south. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received no negative comments from the neighborhood. The Central High, Downtown and Wright Avenue Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1.A 20 feet radial dedication of right-of-way is required at the corner of Bishop and West 14th Street. 2. Pave alley to 18 feet width. 3. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. 4. Property frontage needs to have the sidewalks and ramps brought up to the current ADA standards. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/ COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available, not adversely affected. AP&L: No Comment received. Arkla: No Comment received. Southwestern Bell: No Comment. Water: Contact the Water Works if additional and/or larger size meter is required. V" is the largest size available off the existing water mains. Fire Department: County Planning: No Comment. No Comment received. 2 FILE NO.: Z -5223-B (Cont.) CATA:-- CATA Routes #9 and 11 serve this site. Approved as submitted. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: This proposal is in the Central City Planning District. The site is shown as Single Family on the Land Use Plan. There are no land use plan issues because of the existing PCD on the site. The change to a POD would be a less intensive use in the structure. Signage should residential in scale. Landscape Issues: No Comments. G. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted a revised cover letter to staff on May 11, 1999. The letter contained the following additional information as requested by staff: 1. The hours of operation will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. 2. Signage will consist of five -inch lettering on an awning which will be attached to the north side of the building. 3. There will be no commercial dumpster on the property. A residential sized trash container will be used. 4. The applicant also notes that all Public Works conditions and concerns will be complied with. The ordinance would typically require five (5) parking spaces for this proposed use. There are eight (8) existing parking spaces on the site, as noted in paragraph B. of this report. To staff's knowledge, there are no unresolved issues associated with this application. Staff feels that the proposed use of the property will have no adverse effect on the area. H. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the POD subject to the following conditions: 3 FILE NO.: Z -5223-B (Cont.) 1. Compliance with the conditions as noted in paragraphs D, E and F of this report. 2. Any site lighting should be low-level and directed away from adjacent property. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENTS: (MAY 6, 1999) The applicant was not present. Staff gave a brief description of the proposal. Staff noted that additional information was needed (hours of operation, signage, etc.). The Public Works requirement to pave an 18 foot wide section of the alley was briefly discussed. Staff noted that the applicant would be contacted and the Planning and Public Works requirements would be discussed with them. After the discussion, the Committee forwarded the POD to the full Commission for resolution. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 27, 1999) 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 passed by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays and 3 absent. 4 May 27, 1999 ITEM NO.: 3 NAME: Carter - Short -Form POD LOCATION: 1400 S. Bishop Street DEVELOPER: SURVEYOR: James H. Carter 14624 Sara Dr. Little Rock, AR AREA: 0.162 acre FILE NO.: Z -5223-B 011en Dee Wilson P. O. Box 604 72206 North Little Rock, AR 72116 NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING: PCD ALLOWED USES: Barber shop and residence PROPOSED USE: General Office VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: On February 20, 1990, the Board of Directors passed Ordinance No. 15,820, rezoning the property 1400 S. Bishop Street from R-3 to PCD. The approved PCD was for a barber shop which would utilize approximately 800 square feet of the, 1,800 square foot building, with entrance from West 14th Street. The remainder of the house was to be utilized for living quarters, with an entrance from Bishop Street. Eight (8) parking spaces were provided on the site. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST: The applicant proposes to rezone the property from PCD to POD in order to use the entire building for office use. The applicant proposes to have a mortgage office within a portion of the building and a future general/professional office in the remainder of the structure. May 27, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -5223-B The applicant proposes to make no exterior changes to the existing building or parking area. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site currently contains an 1,800 square foot structure with a residential appearance and a parking area for seven (7) vehicles on the west side of the building, which is accessed from an existing alley. There is one parking space on the east side of the building, accessed from Bishop Street. There is vacant C-3 zoned property to the north across West 14th Street, with the Children's Hospital South Campus and Immanuel Baptist Church just further north. The vacant west side Junior High School building is to the northwest. There are single-family residences across the alley to the west, across Bishop Street to the east and to the south. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received no negative comments from the neighborhood. The Central High, Downtown and Wright Avenue Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. A 20 feet radial dedication of right-of-way is required at the corner of Bishop and West 14th Street. 2. Pave alley to 18 feet width. 3. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. 4. Property frontage needs to have the sidewalks and ramps brought up to the current ADA standards. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available, not adversely affected. AP&L: No Comment received. Arkla: No Comment received. Southwestern Bell: No Comment. Water: Contact the Water Works if additional and/or larger size meter is required. V" is the largest size available off the existing water mains. Fire Department: No Comment. Pq May 27, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) County Plannin : No Comment received. FILE NO.: Z -5223-B CATA: CATA Routes #9 and 11 serve this site. Approved as submitted. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: This proposal is in the Central City Planning District. The site is shown as Single Family on the Land Use Plan. There are no land use plan issues because of the existing PCD on the site. The change to a POD would be a less intensive use in the structure. Signage should residential in scale. Landscape Issues: No Comments. G. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted a revised cover letter to staff on May 11, 1999. The letter contained the following additional information as requested by staff: 1. The hours of operation will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. 2. Signage will consist of five -inch lettering on an awning which will be attached to the north side of the building. 3. There will be no commercial dumpster on the property. A residential sized trash container will be used. 4. The applicant also notes that all Public Works conditions and concerns will be complied with. The ordinance would typically require five (5) parking spaces for this proposed use. There are eight (8) existing parking spaces on the site, as noted in paragraph B. of this report. To staff's knowledge, there are no unresolved issues associated with this application. Staff feels that the proposed use of the property will have no adverse effect on the area. �3 May 27, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -5223-B H. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the POD subject to the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the conditions as noted in paragraphs D, E and F of this report. 2. Any site lighting should be low-level and directed away from adjacent property. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENTS: (MAY 6, 1999) The applicant was not present. Staff gave a brief description of the proposal. Staff noted that additional information was needed (hours of operation, signage, etc.). The Public Works requirement to pave an 18 foot wide section of the alley was briefly discussed. Staff noted that the applicant would be contacted and the Planning and Public Works requirements would be discussed with them. After the discussion, the Committee forwarded the POD to the full Commission for resolution. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 27, 1999) 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 passed by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays and 3 absent. 4