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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5427-C Staff AnalysisAugust 12, 2010 ITEM NO.: D FILE NO.: Z -5427-C NAME: Huffman Office Warehouse Short -form POD LOCATION: Located on the Southeast corner of Kanis Road and Cherry Brook Drive DEVELOPER: Brandon Huffman H & W Architects c/o William Wiedower 319 President Clinton Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201 A Mf1LJITCr`7_• William Wiedower H & W Architects 319 President Clinton Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201 ENGINEER: White-Daters and Associates #24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72221 AREA: .89 acres CURRENT ZONING ALLOWED USES PROPOSED ZONING PROPOSED USE: NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 0-3, General Office District General Office MOLD] FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF 0-3, General Office District Uses and Office Warehouse VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: A Conditional Use Permit to allow the construction of a two phased development containing a 21 space parking lot to serve the adjacent PCD zoned August 12, 2010 SUBDIVISION M NO.: D (Cont. FILE NO.: Z -5127-C office/showroom/warehouse and future construction of an office building and additional parking was approved by the Little Rock Planning Commission on August 7, 2003. Neither phase of the development occurred. On June 3, 2010, a request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow the development of the site as an office warehouse use was withdrawn by the Planning Commission at the applicant's request. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The applicant is now proposing to develop the site with an office warehouse to serve a general contractor. The building is indicated containing a 4,200 square foot office building and 8,500 square foot warehouse building. Access to the site will be limited to Cherry Brook Drive. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site is undeveloped and wooded. There is an office/showroom warehouse use located to the east which is a documents company. The property to the North is zoned 0-3, General Commercial District and C-3, General Commercial District and is currently vacant. West of the site is an office use on 0-3, General Office District zoned property. South of the site are single-family homes contained within the Cherry Brook Subdivision. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received a few informational phone calls from area residents. - All property owners located within 200 -feet of the site, all property owners who could be identified located within 300 feet of the site and the Gibralter Heights/Point West/Timber Ridge Neighborhood Association were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. At the time of development, the handicap access ramp should be relocated parallel to Kanis Road to direct pedestrians across Cherry Brook Drive. 2. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. E August 12, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: D (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-5427- 3. Driveway locations and widths do not meet the traffic access and circulation requirements of Sections 30-43 and 31-210. The driveway spacing on a minor arterial street is 300 feet from intersections. The driveway off Kanis Road should be removed. The width of driveway must not exceed 36 feet. 4. If disturbed area is one (1) or more acres, obtain a NPDES stormwater permit from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality prior to the start of construction. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Enter : A 15 foot overhead utility easement is required along the eastern perimeter and a 20 -foot overhead utility easement is required along Kanis Road. Contact Entergy at 954-5151 for additional information Center -Point Energy: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this site to determine whether additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be required. If additional fire hydrant(s) are required, they will be installed at the Developer's expense. Please submit plans for water facilities and/or fire protection system to Central Arkansas Water for review. Plan revisions may be required after additional review. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of water facilities and/or fire service. Approval of plans by the Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Division and Little Rock Fire Department is required. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. A Capital Investment Charge based on the size of meter connection(s) will apply to this project in addition to normal charges. A CIC main charge will apply to all connections off of the main in Kanis Road. This fee will apply to all connections including metered connections off the private fire system. Due to the nature of this facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZ) is required on the domestic water service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use. Central Arkansas Water (CAW) requires that upon installation of the RPZA, successful tests of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the State of Arkansas and approved by CAW. The test results must be sent to CAW's Cross Connection Section within 3 August 12, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: D (Cont. FILE NO.: Z -5427-C ten days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 377-1226 if you would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project. Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planninq Division: This request is located in the Ellis Mountain Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Suburban Office for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from 0-3 to Planned Office Development to allow the development of the site with an office warehouse building. The Suburban Office category requires the use of a Planned Office Development so as to assure compatibility with adjacent or close residential uses. This area is not covered by a City of Little Rock recognized Neighborhood Plan. Master Street Plan: Kanis Road is a Minor Arterial. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Kanis since it is a Minor Arterial. Cherry Brook Drive is a Local Street. The primary function of a Local Street is to provide access to adjacent properties. Local Streets which are abutted by non-residential zoning/use or more intensive zoning than duplexes are considered as "Commercial Streets". These streets have a design standard the same as a Collector. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: There are no bike routes proposed in the immediate vicinity. Landscape: 1. Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. The zoning buffer ordinance requires sixteen (16) foot wide land use buffer along the southern property line next to the residentially zoned property. Seventy percent (70%) of this area must remain undisturbed. S August 12, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: D (Cont.) _ FILE NO.: Z -5427-C 3. The zoning buffer ordinance requires an average nine (9) foot street buffer along Cherry Brook Drive. 4. The parking lot should be no more than sixty (60) foot in width, allowing for the minimal nine (9) foot wide perimeter landscape strip. 5. The zoning buffer ordinance requires an average sixteen (16) foot wide street buffer along Kanis Road. 6, The Landscape Ordinance requires a nine (9) foot wide perimeter landscape strip around the sites entirety. A variance from the City Beautiful Commission must be obtained prior to the issuance of a building permit. 7. A small amount of building landscape will be required. 8. Interior landscaping requirements are required to be located within the proposed parking area. This minimum requirement is calculated at eight percent (8%) of the paved surfaced areas. These interior islands must be a minimum of seven foot, six inches in width (T-6") and a minimum of one hundred and fifty (150) square feet in area for credit towards the landscape ordinance requirements. 9. A six (6) foot high opaque screen, either a wooden fence with its face side directed outward, a wall, or dense evergreen plantings, is required along the southern perimeter of the site. Credit towards fulfilling this requirement can be given for existing trees and undergrowth that satisfies this year -around requirement. 10. Prior to the issuance of a building permit a landscape plan must be approved. 11. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when properly preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (June 10, 2010) The applicant was not present. Staff presented the item to the Committee members stating there were a few outstanding technical issues associated with the request. Staff stated they would contact the applicant and discuss their concerns prior to the item being forwarded to the Commission for final action. There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted a revised site plan to staff addressing a number of the concerns related to the Subdivision Committee comments. The applicant has 5 August 12, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: D (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -5427-C removed the drive located on Kanis Road, provided staff with building elevations and removed the outdoor storage area from the site plan. The applicant has not identified signage but has indicated all signage will comply with typical signage allowed in office zones. The zoning ordinance typically allows the placement of a ground mounted sign with a maximum height of six (6) feet and a maximum sign area of sixty-four (64) square feet. Building signage is limited to ten (10) percent of the fagade area where abutting a public street. The applicant has relocated the dumpster from the southern perimeter to along Kanis Road. The dumpster is located within the front building setback along the street side. Section 36-298(2) states no dumpster shall be located within the front yard setback area. The dumpster is also located within the nine (9) foot landscape strip located along the eastern perimeter. The development is proposed as an office warehouse development containing 4,200 square feet of office space and 8,500 square feet of warehouse space. The ordinance would typically require the placement of nineteen (19) parking spaces. The site plan indicates the placement of twenty-six (26) parking spaces. The property is currently zoned 0-3, General Office District which typically requires the placement of a 25 -foot front building setback and a 15 -foot rear building setback. The setbacks as proposed comply with typical ordinance standards. The site plan includes within the setback a land use buffer also indicated at 15 -feet. A note on the site plan states within the buffer area efforts will be made to retain a number of the existing trees. The plan indicates a six (6) foot opaque fence will be installed along the southern perimeter. Along the eastern perimeter a 15 -foot building setback and landscape buffer is indicated. Within this area a six (6) foot opaque fence will be installed. The applicant has indicated within this perimeter efforts will also be made to retain the existing vegetation. The street buffers and setbacks are indicated adequate to comply with the minimum ordinance standards. All site lighting is to be directional, directed downward and into the site. The site plan indicates the building coverage of 33 percent and landscape coverage of 24 percent. The maximum building height is indicated at 32 feet 9 inches. A note on the plan indicates the hours of operation from 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday. The maximum number of employees is 50. Due to the driveway spacing requirement on commercial streets of 250 feet between driveways and 125 feet from property Fines, only one (1) driveway will be allowed off Cherry Brook Drive to access the property. The revised plan has removed the driveway location on Kanis Road. N August 12, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: D (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -5427-C The applicant has submitted building elevations. Along the two (2) street sides and the southern facade no metal will be visible. The construction is proposed as EIFS and fiber cement siding. Staff is not supportive of the request. Staff feels the development has the feel more of a light industrial development than an office use. In addition the site plan indicates the placement of overhead doors along the west facade of the building near the southern perimeter of the property adjacent to a single-family home where it appears all the heavy activity will be taking place. The site is indicated as Suburban Office on the City's Future Land Use Plan. This category is to provide for low intensity development of office or office parks in close proximity to lower density residential areas. The Suburban Office category requires the use of a Planned Office Development when property is not zoned according to the proposed use so as to assure compatibility with adjacent or close residential uses. Although the architects have done an adequate job in designing a building with breaks in the facade to limit the massing of the structure and indicated materials to not be a metal building. Staff does not feel the development has the look and feel of a suburban office development. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends denial of the request. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JULY 1, 2010) Mr. Bill Wiedower was present representing the applicant. There was one registered objector present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of denial. Mr. Wiedower presented the Commission with a revised site plan and elevation drawing indicating the office space had been increased and the warehouse space decreased. He stated the current plan indicated 2/3ds office and 1/3`d warehouse space. He stated the applicant would occupy office space and lease the remainder of the office space to a tenant. He stated the warehouse space was necessary to accommodate tools and equipment the owner needed to carry out his business. He stated the overall height had been decreased to 22 feet. He stated the elevations provided for a three (3) sided building and had the look and feel of an office building. Mr. Jeff Hathaway addressed the Commission in opposition of the request. He stated he owned the office building across Cherry Brook Drive and felt a warehouse activity was not appropriate for the site. He stated the land use plan indicated the site for suburban office which was not warehousing activities. He stated 4,000 square feet of warehousing space was an intense warehouse use. He stated his concern was the 7 August 12, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: ❑ (Cont.) __ FILE NO.: Z -5427-C long term and if potential users of his building would want to occupy office space if there was warehousing activities located across the street. Mr. Wiedower stated to the east of the site was an office warehouse building and adjacent to that site was a mini -warehouse development. He stated to the southeast were additional warehouse units. He stated the warehousing activity was not critical to his client but some amount of space was necessary to house tools and equipment. He stated only a small portion of the building would be used for warehousing and the space would be such that should an office user locate on the site the space could easily be converted to office space. Mr. Hathaway stated the 0-3 zoned property located on the corners of Cherry Brook Drive and Kanis Road were good transitional areas to the intense commercial uses located at Kanis and Bowman Roads. There was a general discussion by the Commission and Mr. Wiedower as to the proposed development and the use of the property. The Commission once again questioned the need for warehouse space. Mr. Wiedower stated a small amount of space was necessary for the owner to store tools and equipment. The Commission questioned staff if they were supportive of the redesign of the building. Staff stated they had not had the opportunity to review the plan and could not provide a recommendation on the revised plan on such short notice. The Commission questioned Mr. Wiedower as to if he would like to defer the item to allow staff additional time to review the request. Mr. Wiedower stated he was willing to defer the item to work with staff. A motion was made to approve the deferral request. The motion carried by a vote of 7 ayes, 0 noes and 4 absent. STAFF UPDATE: The applicant submitted a request dated July 23, 2010, requesting withdrawal of this item without prejudice. Staff is supportive of the withdrawal request. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (AUGUST 12, 2010) The applicant was not present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item stating the applicant had submitted a request for withdrawal of the item without prejudice on July 23, 2010. Staff stated they were supportive of the withdrawal request. There was no further discussion of the item. The chair entertained a motion for approval of the item as presented by staff. The motion carried by a vote of 7 ayes, 0 noes, 3 absent and 1 open position. ITEM NO.: 6. Z -5427-C NAME: Huffman Office Warehouse Short -form POD LOCATION: located on the Southeast corner of Kanis Road and Cherry Brook Drive Planning Staff Comments: 1. Provide notification of property owners located within 200 -feet of the site, complete with the certified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. The notice must be mailed no later than June 16, 2010. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than June 25, 2010. 2. A minimum of ten (10) percent of gross planned commercial mixed use district (PCD) or planned office district (POD) area shall be designated as landscaped open space not to be used for streets or parking. 3. Relocate the dumpster away from the residential property located to the south. Are the hours of dumpster service limited to daylight hours? If the hours are limited provide note on the site plan indicating the hours of dumpster service. 4. Provide details of the proposed signage including ground signage and building signage. For ground signage indicate the location for the proposed sign and include the total height and area of the sign. For building signage provide the total percentage of the facade proposed for signage and include the facades signage is to be located. 5. Provide a note on the site plan indicating the maximum height of the building. 6. Provide building elevations, construction materials, roof treatment. 7. Provide a note on the site plan indicating the percentage of building coverage and the percentage of landscape area. 8. Provide the maximum number of employees. 9. Provide the days and hours of operation. 10. Why is the outside storage area necessary and why can the area not be enclosed? 11. All site lighting must be low level and directional, ' directed downward and into the site. Variance/Waivers: None requested. Public Works Conditions: 1. At the time of development, the handicap access ramp should be relocated parallel to Kanis Road to direct pedestrians across Cherry Brook Drive. 2. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right- of-way prior to occupancy. 3. Driveway locations and widths do not meet the traffic access and circulation requirements of Sections 30-43 and 31-210. The driveway spacing on a minor arterial street is 300 feet from intersections. The driveway off Kanis Road should be removed. The width of driveway must not exceed 36 feet. 4. If disturbed area is one (1) or more acres, obtain a NPDES stormwater permit from Item # 6. the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality prior to the start of construction. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater. Sewer available to this project. Enter : A 15 foot overhead utility easement is required along the eastern perimeter and a 20 -foot overhead utility easement is required along Kanis Road. Contact Entergy at 954-5151 for additional information Center -Point Ener : No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this site to determine whether additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be required. If additional fire hydrant(s) are required, they will be installed at the Developer's expense. Please submit plans for water facilities and/or fire protection system to Central Arkansas Water for review. Plan revisions may be required after additional review. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of water facilities and/or fire service. Approval of plans by the Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Division and Little Rock Fire Department is required. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. A Capital Investment Charge based on the size of meter connection(s) will apply to this project in addition to normal charges. A CIC main charge will apply to all connections off of the main in Kanis Road. This fee will apply to all connections including metered connections off the private fire system. Due to the nature of this facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZ) is required on the domestic water service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use. Central Arkansas Water (CAW) requires that upon installation of the RPZA, successful tests of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the State of Arkansas and approved by CAW. The test results must be sent to CAW's Cross Connection Section within ten days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 377-1226 if you would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project. Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. Planning Division: This request is located in the Ellis Mountain Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Suburban Office for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from 0-3 to Planned Office Development to allow the development of the site Item # 6. with an office warehouse building. The Suburban Office category requires the use of a Planned Office Development so as to assure compatibility with adjacent or close residential uses. This area is not covered by a City of Little Rock recognized Neighborhood Plan. Master Street Plan: Kanis Road is a Minor Arterial. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Kanis since it is a Minor Arterial. Cherry Brook Drive is a Local Street. The primary function of a Local Street is to provide access to adjacent properties. Local Streets which are abutted by non- residential zoning/use or more intensive zoning than duplexes are considered as "Commercial Streets". These streets have a design standard the same as a Collector. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: There are no bike routes proposed in the immediate vicinity. Landscape_ 1. Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. The zoning buffer ordinance requires sixteen (16) foot wide land use buffer along the southern property line next to the residentially zoned property. Seventy percent (70%) of this area must remain undisturbed. 3. The zoning buffer ordinance requires an average nine (9) foot street buffer along Cherry Brook Drive. 4. The parking lot should be no more than sixty (60) foot in width, allowing for the minimal nine (9) foot wide perimeter landscape strip. 5. The zoning buffer ordinance requires an average sixteen (16) foot wide street buffer along Kanis Road. 6. The Landscape Ordinance requires a nine (9) foot wide perimeter landscape strip around the sites entirety. A variance from the City Beautiful Commission must be obtained prior to the issuance of a building permit. 7. A small amount of building landscape will be required. 8. Interior landscaping requirements are required to be located within the proposed parking area. This minimum requirement is calculated at eight percent (8%) of the paved surfaced areas. These interior islands must be a minimum of seven foot, six inches in width (7'-6") and a minimum of one hundred and fifty (150) square feet in area for credit towards the landscape ordinance requirements. 9. A six (6) foot high opaque screen, either a wooden fence with its face side directed outward, a wall, or dense evergreen plantings, is required along the southern perimeter of the site. Credit towards fulfilling this requirement can be given for existing trees and undergrowth that satisfies this year -around requirement. 10. Prior to the issuance of a building permit a landscape plan must be approved. 11. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when properly preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. Item # 6, Revised plat/plan: Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Item # 6. ITEM NO.: 6. Z -5427-C NAME: Huffman Office Warehouse Short -form POD LOCATION: located on the Southeast corner of Kanis Road and Cherry Brook Drive N� 6/1a Planning Staff Comments: +pV4A�Z, 1. Provide notification of property owners located within 200 -feet of the site, complete P r �-A with the ceftified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. The notice must be mailed no later than June 16, 2010. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than June 25, 2010. AG -1 2. A minimum of ten (10) percent of gross planned commercial mixed use district (PCD) or planned office district (POD) area shall be designated as landscaped open space not to be used for streets or parking. 3. Relocate the dumpster away from the residential property located to the south. Are the hours of dumpster service limited to daylight hours? If the hours are limited 0provide note on the site plan indicating the hours of dumpster service. l69*6 4. rovide details of the proposed signage including ground signage and building Des( signage. For ground signage indicate the location for the proposed sign and include WtvGr' 6 — the total height and area of the sign. For building signage provide the total wrMA oftp%,cepercentage of the facade proposed for signage and include the facades signage is to be located. 3 5. Provide a note on the site plan indicating the maximum height of the building. AC -2 6. Provide building elevations, construction materials, roof treatment. AC -l7. Provide a note on the site plan indicating the percentage of building coverage and the percentage of landscape area. G.}8. Provide the maximum number of employees. j�,-)9 Provide the days and hours of operation. P0 Why is the outside storage area necessary and why can the area not be enclosed? AII site lighting must be low level and directional, directed downward and into the site. VarianceNVaivers: None requested. Public Works Conditions: 1. At the time of development, the handicap access ramp should be relocated parallel to Kanis Road to direct pedestrians across Cherry Brook Drive. eI-L 2. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right- of-way prior to occupancy. - 3. Driveway locations and widths do not meet the traffic access and circulation requirements of Sections 30-43 and 31-210. The driveway spacing on a minor arterial street is 300 feet from intersections. The driveway off Kanis Road should be removed. The width of driveway must not exceed 36 feet. pK, 4. If disturbed area is one (1) or more acres, obtain a NPDES stormwater permit from Item # 6. the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality prior to the start of construction. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: btu Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. A< Entergy: A 15 foot overhead utility easement is required along the eastern perimeter and a 20 -foot overhead utility easement is required along Kanis Road. Contact Entergy at 954-5151 for additional information Center -Point Energy'. No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. OF Lc, Central Arkansas Water: All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this site to determine whether additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be required. If additional fire hydrant(s) are required, they will be installed at the Developer's expense. Please submit plans for water facilities and/or fire protection system to Central Arkansas Water for review. Plan revisions may be required after additional review. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of water facilities and/or fire service. Approval of plans by the Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Division and Little Rock Fire Department is required. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. A Capital Investment Charge based on the size of meter connection(s) will apply to this project in addition to normal charges. A CIC main charge will apply to all connections off of the main in Kanis Road. This fee will apply to all connections including metered connections off the private fire system. Due to the nature of this facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZ) is required on the domestic water service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use. Central Arkansas Water (CAW) requires that upon installation of the RPZA, successful tests of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the State of Arkansas and approved by CAW. The test results must be sent to CAW's Cross Connection Section within ten days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 377-1226 if you would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project. Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. 6�- County Planning: No comment. r(e, CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route. VV_, Parks and Recreation: No comment received. Plannin Division. This request is located in the Ellis Mountain Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Suburban Office for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from 0-3 to Plan ned Office Development to allow the development of the site Item # 6. with an office warehouse building. The Suburban Office category requires the use of a Planned Office Development so as to assure compatibility with adjacent or close residential uses. This area is not covered by a City of Little Rock recognized Neighborhood Plan. OK Master Street Plan: Kanis Road is a Minor Arterial. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Kanis since it is a Minor Arterial. Cherry Brook Drive is a Local Street. The primary function of a Local Street is to provide access 'to adjacent properties. Local Streets which are abutted by non- residential zoning/use or more intensive zoning than duplexes are considered as "Commercial Streets". These streets have a design standard the same as a Collector. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: There are no bike routes proposed in the immediate vicinity. Landscape: /'1. Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. The zoning buffer ordinance requires sixteen (16) foot wide land use buffer along the southern property line next to the residentially zoned property. Seventy percent (70%) of this area must remain undisturbed. 3. The zoning buffer ordinance requires an average nine (9) foot street buffer along Cherry Brook Drive. 4. The parking lot should be no more than sixty (60) foot in width, allowing for the +f�G� minimal nine (9) foot wide perimeter landscape strip. 5. The zoning buffer ordinance requires an average sixteen (16) foot wide street buffer along Kanis Road. 6. The Landscape Ordinance requires a nine (9) foot wide perimeter landscape strip around the sites entirety. A variance from the City Beautiful Commission must be obtained prior to the issuance of a building permit. 7. A small amount of building landscape will be required. 8. Interior landscaping requirements are required to be located within the proposed parking area. This minimum requirement is calculated at eight percent (8%) of the paved surfaced areas. These interior islands must be a minimum of seven foot, six inches in width (7'-6") and a minimum of one hundred and fifty (150) square feet in area for credit towards the landscape ordinance requirements. 9. A six (6) foot high opaque screen, either a wooden fence with its face side directed outward, a wall, or dense evergreen plantings, is required along the southern perimeter of the site. Credit towards fulfilling this requirement can be given for existing trees and undergrowth that satisfies this year -around requirement. 10. Prior to the issuance of a building permit a landscape plan must be approved. 11. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when properly preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. Item # 6. Revised giatlplan: Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Item # 6.