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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5967-B Staff AnalysisJanuary 21, 1999 ITEM NO.: 3 FILE NO.: Z -5967--B NAME: Anderson - Short -Form POD LOCATION: 5819 Young Road DEVELOPER: ENGINEER: Joe & Yolanda Anderson None 802 Loyola Drive Little Rock, AR 72211 AREA: 0.41 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING: R-2 ALLOWED USES: Single -Family residential PROPOSED USE: Office and Beauty Shop VARIANCES WAIVERS RE UESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: Prior to annexation, the structure at 5819 Young Road housed a day care center. The property was brought into the City of Little Rock with a nonconforming 0-1 zoning status. At some point, the structure was remodeled into a four -unit apartment building, which was a violation of the property's zoning. On April 18, 1995, the Planning Commission approved a rezoning of the property to R-5 to allow the use of the structure as a four - unit apartment. However, on May 16, 1995 the Board of Directors denied the rezoning request. On March 28, 1996, the Planning Commission approved a rezoning of the property to C-1, again to allow the four -unit apartment building. As before, the Board of Directors denied the rezoning request on July 16, 1996. To staff's knowledge, the building is currently vacant and not in use. A. PROPOSAL RE UEST: The applicant proposes to rezone the property at 5819 Young Road from R-2 to POD to allow for the use of the existing building as an office and beauty shop. The applicant proposes to utilize, 1,820 square feet of the building as a January 21, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -5957-B law office and the remaining 980 square feet as three -chair barber/beauty shop. The applicant also proposes to close one of the two existing access points to the property as required by Public Works. A new area of parking is proposed on the south side of the building which will contain nine (9) parking spaces. The 12 foot by 21 foot canopy attached to the front of the building will be removed in order to accommodate two (2) additional parking spaces. The proposed hours of operation will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Wall signage not to exceed 10% percent of the fagade area will be attached to the front of the building. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site contains an existing one (1) story brick and frame building which has 2,800 square feet of floor area. There is a small area of parking, which is partially paved, between the building and Young Road. Interstate 30 is located immediately south of and adjacent to this property. Single-family and multi -family residences and a day care center are located to the north across Young Road. There is one (1) single-family residence to the west, with commercial uses including a used car lot further west along Geyer Springs Road. There are two (2) single-family residences immediately east of the site, with commercial uses further east along the south side of Young Road. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: The Wakefield, Windamere and Cloverdale Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. As of this writing, staff has received one (1) informational phone call regarding the project. No negative comments have been received. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Young Road is listed on the Master Street Plan as a collector street. Dedicate right-of-way to 30 feet from centerline. 2. Provide design of street conforming to "MSP" (Master Street Plan). Construct 5 foot sidewalk with planned development. 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. 2 January 21, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.• 3 Cont 3 FILE NO.: Z -5967-B 5. Only one driveway will be allowed to the site. 6. Show parking on the site. 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: RPZ backflow prevention will be required on the domestic service for the beauty/barber shop. Fire Department: No Comment. county Plannin : No Comment received. CATA: No Comment received. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: This property is currently shown as Neighborhood Commercial on the Land Use Plan and is in the 65`h Street East Planning District. To the north is an area of Single Family and Low Density Residential. The application should be reviewed to assure compatibility uses (massing, appearance, etc.). There is no Land Use issue. Landscane Issues: This property should be screened from the adjacent - residential properties to the east and west. This screen may be a 6 foot high wood fence with its face side directed outward or dense evergreen shrubs. One tree for each forty feet should be planted along the eastern and western perimeters. Credit for existing trees is allowed. The site area to be used for vehicular use must be landscaped in compliance with the Landscape Ordinance. G. ANALYSIS• The applicant submitted a revised site plan to staff on January 4, 1999. The revised site plan addresses the concerns as raised by the Subdivision Committee. The revised site plan shows a new area of parking on the south side of the building and two additional parking spaces in front of the building. A total of nine (9) parking spaces would typically be required by ordinance for this January 21, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM: NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -5967-B proposed use. The revised site plan shows eleven (11) parking spaces. The new parking area will be accessed by utilizing a drive near the northeast corner of the property. A second existing drive to this property will be closed. The revised site plan also shows areas of landscaping between the new parking area and the building and along the east and west sides of the new parking area. The revised plan notes that a screening fence will be constructed along the east and west property lines to screen the new parking lot as required. The applicant also notes that the existing trees and shrubs along the south fence line will remain to help screen the property from Interstate 30. Staff is comfortable with the revised site plan as submitted by the applicant and feels the proposed POD will have no adverse effect on the general area. H. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the POD subject to the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the conditions noted in paragraphs D, E and F of this report. 2. Any site lighting should be low-level and directed away from adjacent property. 3. The existing trees and shrubs along the south fence line are to remain. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (DECEMBER 30, 1998) Joe Anderson was present, representing the application. Staff briefly described the proposed POD. Staff noted that a detailed parking plan would need to be completed for the site and that any parking areas would need to be paved. Staff suggested that the applicant construct an area of parking on the south side of the building, between the building and I-30 right-of-way. Mr. Anderson stated that a detailed parking plan would be done. In response to questions from staff, Mr. Anderson noted that the hours of operation would be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. He also noted that the beauty shop would be a three (3) chair operation. Mr. Anderson explained that any signage would be attached to the front fagade of the building. Staff noted that no more than 10 percent of the building's front fagade area could be utilized for signage. Mr. Anderson agreed with this limitation. 4 January 21, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 3 Cont. FILE NO.: Z -5967--H The Public Works requirements were briefly reviewed. It was noted that only one driveway from Young Road would be allowed to serve this property. Mr. Anderson also agreed with this requirement. In response to a question from the Committee, Mr. Anderson noted that the trees (vegetation) along the south fence line of the property would be saved in order to continue to screen the property from I-30. There being no further issues for discussion, the Committee forwarded the POD to the full Commission for resolution. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 21, 1999) 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 11 ayes and 0 nays. 5 FILE NO.: Z -5967-B NAME: Anderson - Short -Form POD LOCATION: 5819 Young Road DEVELOPER• ENGINEER• Joe & Yolanda Anderson None 802 Loyola Drive Little Rock, AR 72211 AREA: 0.41 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING: R-2 ALLOWED USES: Single -Family residential PROPOSED USE: Office and Beauty Shop VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND Prior to annexation, the structure at 5819 Young Road housed a day care center. The property was brought into the City of Little Rock with a nonconforming 0-1 zoning status. At some point, the structure was remodeled into a four -unit apartment building, which was a violation of the property's zoning. On April 18, 1995, the Planning Commission approved a rezoning of the property to R-5 to allow the use of the structure as a four - unit apartment. However, on May 16, 1995 the Board of Directors denied the rezoning request. On March 28, 1996, the Planning Commission approved a rezoning of the property to C-1, again to allow the four -unit apartment building. As before, the Board of Directors denied the rezoning request on July 16, 1996. To staff's knowledge, the building is currently vacant and not in use. A. PROPOSAWREQUEST: The applicant proposes to rezone the property at 5819 Young Road from R-2 to POD to allow for the use of the existing building as an office and beauty shop. The applicant FILE NO.: Z -5967-B Cont. B. C. 1!P proposes to utilize, 1,820 square feet of the building as a law office and the remaining 980 square feet as three -chair barber/beauty shop. The applicant also proposes to close one of the two existing access points to the property as required by Public Works. A new area of parking is proposed on the south side of the building which will contain nine (9) parking spaces. The 12 foot by 21 foot canopy attached to the front of the building will be removed in order to accommodate two (2) additional parking spaces. The proposed hours of operation will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Wall signage not to exceed 10% percent of the fagade area will be attached to the front of the building. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site contains an existing one (1) story brick and frame building which has 2,800 square feet of floor area. There is a small area of parking, which is partially paved, between the building and Young Road. Interstate 30 is located immediately south of and adjacent to this property. Single-family and multi -family residences and a day care center are located to the north across Young Road. There is one (1) single-family residence to the west, with commercial uses including a used car lot further west along Geyer Springs Road. There are two (2) single-family residences immediately east of the site, with commercial uses further east along the south side of Young Road. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: The Wakefield, Windamere and Cloverdale Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. As of this writing, staff has received one (1) informational phone call regarding the project. No negative comments have been received. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Young Road is listed on the Master Street Plan as a collector street. Dedicate right-of-way to 30 feet from centerline. 2. Provide design of street conforming to "MSP" (Master Street Plan). Construct 5 foot sidewalk with planned development. 3. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. 4. Stoxmwater detention ordinance applies to this property. 5. Only one driveway will be allowed to the site. 6. Show parking on the site. 2 FILE NO.: Z -5967-B (Cont.) — 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: RPZ backflow prevention will be required on the domestic service for the beauty/barber shop. Fire Department: No Comment. County Plannin : No Comment received. CATA: No Comment received. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Divisi n: This property is currently shown as Neighborhood Commercial on the Land Use Plan and is in the 65`h Street East Planning District. To the north is an area of Single Family and Low Density Residential. The application should be reviewed to assure compatibility uses (massing, appearance, etc.). There is no Land Use issue. Landscape Issues: This property should be screened from the adjacent residential properties to the east and west. This screen may be a 6 foot high wood fence with its face side directed outward or dense evergreen shrubs. One tree for each forty feet should be planted along the eastern and western perimeters. Credit for existing trees is allowed. The site area to be used for vehicular use must be landscaped in compliance with the Landscape Ordinance. G. ANALYSIS• The applicant submitted a revised site plan to staff on January 4, 1999. The revised site plan addresses the concerns as raised by the Subdivision Committee. The revised site plan shows a new area of parking on the south side of the building and two additional parking spaces in front of the building. A total of nine (9) parking spaces would typically be required by ordinance for this proposed use. The revised site plan shows eleven (11) parking spaces. The new parking area will be accessed by utilizing a drive near the northeast corner of the property. A second existing drive to this property will be closed. 3 FILE N • Z --5957-B (Cont.) The revised site plan also shows areas of landscaping between the new parking area and the building and along the east and west sides of the new parking area. The revised plan notes that a screening fence will be constructed along the east and west property lines to screen the new parking lot as required. The applicant also notes that the existing trees and shrubs along the south fence line will remain to help screen the property from Interstate 30. Staff is comfortable with the revised site plan as submitted by the applicant and feels the proposed POD will have no adverse effect on the general area. H. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the POD subject to the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the conditions noted in paragraphs D, E and F of this report. 2. Any site lighting should be low-level and directed away from adjacent property. 3. The existing trees and shrubs along the south fence line are to remain. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (DECEMBER 30, 1998) Joe Anderson was present, representing the application. Staff briefly described the proposed POD. Staff noted that a detailed parking plan would need to be completed for the site and that any parking areas would need to be paved. Staff suggested that the applicant construct an area of parking on the south side of the building, between the building and I-30 right-of-way. Mr. Anderson stated that a detailed parking plan would be done. In response to questions from staff, Mr. Anderson noted that the hours of operation would be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. He also noted that the beauty shop would be a three (3) chair operation. Mr. Anderson explained that any signage would be attached to the front fagade of the building. Staff noted that no more than 10 percent of the building's front fagade area could be utilized for signage. Mr. Anderson agreed with this limitation. The Public works requirements were briefly reviewed. It was noted that only one driveway from Young Road would be allowed to serve this property. Mr. Anderson also agreed with this requirement. In response to a question from the Committee, Mr. Anderson noted that the trees (vegetation) along the south fence line of the 4 FILE NO.: Z -5967-H (Cont.) property would be saved in order to continue to screen the property from I-30. There being no further issues for discussion, the Committee forwarded the POD to the full Commission for resolution. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 21, 1999) 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 11 ayes and 0 nays. 5