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Home My WebLink AboutZ-5770-A Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: 2-5770-A NAME: MGM PROPERTIES -- AMENDED SHORT -FORM POD LOCATION: On the north side of Highway 10, approximately 1/4 mile west of the east Taylor Loop Road intersection DEVELOPER: ENGINEER: S. Barksdale McKay Joe White RIVER CITY ENERGY COMPANY WHITE-DATERS & ASSOCIATES, INC. 11025 Anderson Rd., Suite 100 401 S. Victory St. P. O. Box 22837 Little Rock, AR 72201 Little Rock, AR 72221 374-1666 227-7001 AREA: 2.82 ACRES NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT, NEW STREET: 0 ZONING: POD & R-2 PROPOSED USES: Offices PLANNING DISTRICT: 1 CENSUS TRACT: 42.05 VARIANCES REQUESTED: None STATEMENT OF PROPOSAL: The applicant proposes an amendment to an existing POD to add additional acreage to the approved site and to make changes to the approved site plan. No changes in the approved uses is proposed. On January 4, 1994, the Planning Commission approved a POD for the applicant for development of a 1.82 acre site with two office buildings to be used for 0-3 office uses. The Board of Directors, on February 1, 1994, in Ordinance No. 16,586, established the POD. Subsequently, the applicant has had an opportunity to acquire the abutting 1 acre tract to the east of the original site, and wishes to combine the two tracts and amend the POD site plan. Proposed are two office buildings. Both are proposed to be 2 -story, with basements. Building I is placed 110 feet north of Highway 10. It is to contain a total of 22,800 square feet (10,000 square feet on both the ground and second floor, and 2,800 square feet in the basement). The second building is sited to the north of the first building. It is to contain a total of 20,300 square feet (8,750 square feet on both the ground and second floor, and 2,800 square feet in the basement). The site plan provides parking spaces for 98 vehicles, and access to the site is from a single central drive approach off Highway 10. (Note: The original submission proposed two drive approaches off Highway 10, but, in response to the Public Works comments, the plan was changed.) The development is to take place in two FILE Z-577 -A Cont. phases, with the rear/northernmost building being developed first. This building is planned to be built in mid-1995, and is to house the applicant's business' offices. The second building, the southernmost building, is to be constructed as the market demand for office space develops. A monument sign is planned at the front of the sign. It and the landscaping of the site will comply with the Highway 10 Overlay requirements. The requested uses of the site are all uses by right in the 0-3 zoning district list. A. PROPQSAW REQUEST: Review by the Planning Commission and approval by the Board of Directors is requested for an amendment to an existing POD in order for the applicant to add an additional 1 -acre tract to the site and to change the site plan to take advantage of this increased size of the tract. As previously approved, two buildings are proposed for the site; however, in the revised plan, the building sizes have been increased from two, 6000 square foot, single story buildings to two, 2 -story with basement buildings, one (the one closest to Highway 10) having a total square footage of 22,800 square feet; the other, 20,300 square feet. All uses allowed by right in the 0-3 zoning district are requested. Parking for 96 vehicles is proposed. A monument sign is proposed beside the entrance driveway, and it and the landscaping will, according to the applicant, conform to the Highway 10 Overlay requirements. B. EXISTING CQNDITIONS: The original 1.88 acre site is still vacant and heavily wooded. The 1 -acre site to the east of the original tract has a single home located approximately mid -way back on the tract. This tract also contains many trees, and the rear of the tract is heavily wooded. The topography of the proposed POD site rises in elevation from south to north, with the north boundary of the site being approximately 28 feet higher than the south boundary along Highway 10. The original 1.88 acre site is zoned POD. The surrounding properties are all zoned R-2, although there are non- conforming uses in the area. (An animal clinic is located directly across Highway 10 from the site, and a photography studio is located immediately to the west of the site.) C. ENGINEERING/UTILITY COMMENTS: Public Works comments that only one curb cut per 300 feet of frontage will be allowed. Prior to issuance of the building permit, the applicant must submit a complete grading and drainage plan, as well as a stormwater detention plan. E FILE Z- 7'70- C nt. Water Works reports no objections. Wastewater reports that a sewer main extension, with easements, will be required for service to this site. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. approved the submittal without comment. The Fire Department approved the site plan as presented. Landscape review reports that the areas set aside for buffers and landscaping meet the Highway 10 overlay and landscape ordinance requirements. Where on-site existing natural vegetation does not provide adequate year-round screening, a 6 foot high opaque screen will be required to screen the proposed development from the residential zoned property to the north, east, and west. Because the southern parking area is proposed to be at a significantly higher elevation than Highway 10, extra attention to screening this area from Highway 10 will be necessary. Land Use review comments that the site is located within the River Mountain Planning District, and is designated as Transition Zone (TZ) on the land use plan. The TZ category is intended to provide for a transition area between single- family uses and other more intense uses. Office uses are appropriate within the Transition Zone, provided that the maximum floor area ratio is 0.2. The D. ISSUES LEGALITECHNT ALIDE,91G�+I: The Ordinance requires parking at a rate of 1/400 sf. The Ordinance states that for structures larger than 10,000 sf, the basic requirement shall be met for the first 10,000 sf, then for the square footage between 10,000 & 20,000 sf, the parking is 95% of the basic rate; for the square footage lying between 20,000 sf and 30,000, the parking is 90% of the basic rate. Building 1 has 22,800 sf. This will require 55 parking spaces. Building 2 has 20,300. this will require 31 spaces. The total required parking, then, is 86. Parking for 96 vehicles is provided. E. ANALYSIS• The applicant has made the changes in the plan which were required by Public Works concerning the single drive approach off Highway 10. There are no other issues to be resolved. The use is not in conflict with the land use plan. F. STAFF REC M ENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the POD request. 3 FILE NO.: 2-577 -A Cont. ❑BDIVI I MMITTEECOMM-ENT: (AUGUST 18, 1994) Mr. Barksdale McKay, the applicant was present. Staff presented the application and reviewed with the Committee the proposed site plan. Mr. McKay related that he had previously gained approval of a POD encompassing a 1.82 acre portion of the site, but had been presented with an opportunity to acquire the adjoining 1 acre. He, therefore, was seeking an amended POD to reflect the newly enlarged site. The Committee reviewed with Mr. McKay the comments contained in the discussion outline. Mr. McKay asked for clarification on the Public Works comment which limited him to one drive off Highway 10. The Public Works staff responded that the regulations which limit the number of access points off Highway 10 was adopted on January 18, 1994, so the previous POD site, which had been approved with two driveways had preceded the new ordinance. Mr. McKay assured the Committee members that he would make the needed changes, and the Committee forwarded the POD request to the Commission for the public hearing. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIO: (SEPTEMBER 6, 1994) Staff reported that the applicant had submitted a revised site plan which addresses the Public Works concerns regarding the drive approach off Highway 10. Staff reported that there are no other concerns to be addressed, and the item was included on the consent agenda for approval. The amended short -form POD was approved with the vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent, 0 abstentions, and 1 open position. 4