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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5969-A Staff AnalysisOctober 15, 1998 ITEM NO.: 14 NAME: LOCATION• OWNER/APPLICANT: PROPOSAL: ORDINANCE DESIGN STANDARDS: 1. Site Location: FILE NO.: Z -5969-A Graves Litho Service - Conditional Use Permit 215 East 9`h Street Columbia Club Association/ Raymon Hill To obtain a conditional use permit to use the high density residential (HDR) zoned property for a lithographic services business. This site is located on the southwest corner of 9th and Cumberland Streets. 2. Compatibility with Neighborhood: This site lies within the Historic District and is zoned High Density Residential, HDR. The property to the north, east and south are also zoned HDR. The property to the west, across the alley is zoned NC, Neighborhood Commercial, and contains an abandoned detail shop and two parking lots. Across 9th Street to the north is a two-story apartment building. Diagonally across 9th to the northeast is a high- rise residential building, Cumberland Towers. Across Cumberland Street to the east is a vacant lot. To the southeast are multifamily residences and offices. To the south are two-story apartments. Little change to the exterior of the building is proposed. Staff believes this business will have minimal impact on the neighborhood and is compatible with the area. The Downtown and MacArthur Park Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. 3. On -Site Drives and Parkin : This site has two access driveways from Cumberland into the existing parking lot and also access from the alley on the west side directly into the parking lot. Adequate space exists in this parking lot to meet the required 36 parking spaces. October 15, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 14 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-5969- 4. Screening and Buffers: Since all improvements are existing with minimal exterior construction, there are no additional requirements for landscaping and buffers. 5. Public Works Comments: 1. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. 2. A 9 X 9 triangular dedication of right-of-way is required at the intersection of East 9"' and Cumberland Streets. 6. utility and Fire Department Comments: Water: No objection. Wastewater: Sewer available, not adversely affected. Southwestern Bell: Approved as submitted. ARKLA: Approved as submitted. AP&L: No Comments received. Fire Department: Approved as submitted. LATA: This site is on CATA bus route V. 7. Staff Anal sis• The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit for a lithographic service business to be located in the existing building on this site. The services performed would include: (A) Preparing and placing film on layout sheets for printers. (B) Scanning four color separations. (C) Exposing four color proofs. (D) Creating custom pages for magazines on computers. (E) Out put film from furnished disk. (F) A complete electronic desk toppublishing. No new construction is proposed and only minimal changes to the exterior are proposed. The existing building has nonconforming setbacks for the front and sides since it is located very close to the property lines. Height and rear setback requirements are met. Proposed signs consist of two 2 October 15, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 14 Cont. FILE NO.: Z -5969-A wall signs which are less than the standard of 10% of the fagade area. No ground signs were proposed. The business plans to operate for two shifts, five days a week from 7:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 12 midnight with 17 employees on the first shift and two on the second. Staff believes this is a reasonable use of the property. 8. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit subject to conforming with Public Works comments and subject to obtaining approval from the Little Rock Historic District Commission. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (SEPTEMBER 24, 1998) Raymon Hill was present representing the application. Staff gave a brief description of the proposal. The applicant clarified the actual hours of operation and briefly discussed with committee and staff the required parking requirements. There being no further issues, the Committee accepted the application and forwarded the item to the full Commission for final resolution. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (OCTOBER 15, 1998) Raymon Hill and Jimmy Kid were present representing the application. There were two objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation for approval subject to conforming with Public Works Comments and obtaining approval from the Little Rock Historic District. Mr. Kid explained briefly Graves Litho Services efforts to meet all City requirements and meet with the neighborhood regarding the proposal. Henry Vogler and William S. Smedley spoke in opposition based mainly on a disagreement over whether the building should even be sold. They asked that action be deferred on this issue until this issue is resolved. Discussion took place between the commissioners and Mr. Giles from the City Attorney's Office regarding the legal issues involved. It was decided that those issues regarding the legality of the sale are internal to the organization. The application was properly filed and acted on in accordance with the ordinance requirements. Therefore, it was agreed action can be taken on the application as filed without concern over the 3 October 15, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 14(cont.)-FILE NO.: Z -5969-A internal issue of the sale of the property since the Commission is only deciding on the issue of land usage. A motion was made to approve the application as filed to include staff's comments and recommendations with the correction to Public Works Comments removing the comment regarding deferral of dedication of right-of-way. The motion passed by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays and 3 absent. 4