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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5232-B Staff AnalysisJune 14, 2001 ITEM NO.: 5 FILE NO.: Z -5232-B NAME: Bale Elementary School - Revised Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: 6501 West 32nd Street nFUF.Td)PER Little Rock School District 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 AREA: Approximately 10 acres FT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING: R-2 ENGINEER: White-Daters and Associates 24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 ALLOWED USES: School PROPOSED USE: School expansion VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: Deferral of street improvements to West 32nd Street. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST: The Little Rock School District proposes a Conditional Use Permit to allow the expansion of the existing Bale Elementary School at 6501 West 32nd Street. The property is zoned R-2. The proposal is for two (2) building expansions along the north side of the existing school building. There will be a 6,500 square foot classroom expansion and a 1,100 square foot expansion for administrative offices. The building expansions will not exceed 25 feet in height. The proposed classroom expansion will provide four (4) additional classrooms for a total of 24 classrooms on the site. The classroom expansion will also allow for the June 14, 2001 ITEM NO.: 5 (Cont.) B. C. FILE NO.: Z -5232-B removal of three (3) existing portable classrooms, as noted on the attached site plan. The single story additions will be constructed of brick with a glass fagade to match the existing school building. The applicant is also requesting a deferral of street improvements to West 32nd Street as part of this application. The requested deferral is for five (5) years or until further development of the Bale Elementary site, whichever occurs first. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property contains an existing elementary school building with parking along the building's west side. There are three (3) portable classrooms along the west and south sides of the parkin area. There are two (2) points of access from West 32n Street. The Southwest Middle School development is located immediately west, with single family residences, a commercial use and office use further west across Bryant Street. There is a Little Rock School District service building to the south, with single family residences and commercial uses further south. There are single family residences to the north across West 32nd Street, with additional single family residences and a church to the east. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received several informational phone calls from nearby property owners. The Broadmoor and John Barrow Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Provide design of West 32nd Street conforming to Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvements including sidewalk with planned development. With Building Permit: 1. Property frontage needs to have the sidewalks and ramps brought up to the current ADA standards. 2.Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. 2 June 14, 2001 ITEM NO.: 5 (Cont.) E. F. G. FILE NO.: Z -5232-B 3. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. 4. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property. UTILITIES, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CATA: Wastewater: Sewer available, not adversely affected. Entergy: No Comment received. ARKLA: No Comment received. Southwestern Bell: No Comment. Water: No Comment. Fire Department: No Comment. CATA: Project site is located on bus route #21, but has no effect on bus radius, turnout and route. Landscape Issues: Since the proposed building expansion is less than ten percent of the existing buildings, no additional landscaping is required. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (MAY 10, 2001) Doug Eaton and Fred Chilcote were present, representing the application. Staff briefly reviewed the conditional use permit proposal with the Committee, noting several additional items which needed to be shown on a revised site plan. The Public Works requirements were briefly discussed. It was noted that the requirement to bring the sidewalks and ramps up to current ADA standards pertained to the Bale Elementary School frontage along West 32nd Street only. After the brief discussion, the Committee forwarded the revised conditional use permit to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted a revised site plan to staff on May 30, 2001. The revised plan conforms to the issues as 3 June 14, 2001 ITEM NO.: 5 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z -5232-B raised by staff at the Subdivision Committee meeting. The existing site sign, dumpster location, existing fencing and total number of existing parking spaces have been shown on the site plan. The revised site plan notes that there are 50 existing parking spaces on the site. The ordinance requires a minimum of 24 parking spaces to serve a school of this size. Therefore, there are no parking issues associated with this development. As noted in paragraph A., the applicant is requesting a deferral of street improvements to West 32nd Street. Public Works supports the deferral for five (5) years or until further development of the Bale Elementary School site, whichever occurs first. Otherwise, there should be no outstanding issues associated with the conditional use permit. Staff feels that the proposed expansion of the elementary school will have no adverse impact on the general area. The building setbacks and height of the proposed building expansions conform to ordinance standards. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the revised conditional use permit subject to the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the Public Works requirements as noted in paragraph D. of this report. 2. Staff recommends approval of the deferral of street improvements to West 32nd Street for five (5) years or until further development of the Bale Elementary School site, whichever occurs first. 3. The existing portable classrooms must be removed with the new building construction. 4. Any site lighting must be low-level and directed away from adjacent property. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 14, 2001) The staff presented a positive recommendation on this application, as there were no further issues for resolution. There were no objectors to this matter. 4 June 14, 2001 ITEM NO.: 5 (Cont,.) FILE NO.: Z -5232-B 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 7 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent, and 1 open position. 5