HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6006 Staff AnalysisJuly 11, 1995
ITEM NO.: 4 Z-6006
Owner:
Applicant:
Location:
Request:
Purpose:
Size:
Existing Use:
Otis Morgan
Eveline Tolbert
3122 Martell Street
Rezone from R-3 to R -7A and
Site Plan Review
Placement of a single -wide,
manufactured home
0.12± acres
Vacant
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - Vacant, zoned R-3
South - Vacant, zoned R-3
East - Industrial, zoned I-2
West - Single -Family and Duplex Residential,
zoned R-3 and R-4
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
Applicant should contact Floodplain Administrator for
special requirements addressing manufactured homes in the
floodplain. A SFHA Development Permit is required prior to
any development. Driveways shall conform to Ordinance
16,577. They are required to be concrete and to be 20 feet
in width maximum.
LAND USE ELEMENT
The site is located in the Central City District. The Land
Use Plan recommends Single Family use. The request is in
conformance with the Plan.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The request before the Planning Commission is to rezone this
50 foot by 102 foot lot from R-3 to R -7A and to approve the
site plan allowing for the placement of a 14 foot by 65
foot, single -wide manufactured home on the lot. A variance
is requested to allow a reduced rear yard setback of 12
July 11, 1995
ITEM NO.; 4 Z-6006 Con
feet. The Ordinance requires a rear yard setback of 25
feet.
The subject site is'located in an area of the City which is
experiencing problems with deteriorating housing stock and a
proliferation of overgrown, vacant lots. Many residential
structures in the area have been razed and removed and
several others are boarded up. The problems are
particularly evident in the area north and east of this
site. The residential neighborhood is somewhat more stable
to the west and there are several well maintained single-
family homes in the blocks west of this site. The
residential pocket located between South Main, Roosevelt and
I-30 has been impacted by deteriorating public housing, much
of which is vacant and boarded up.
An area of I-2 zoning is located directly across Martell
Street to the east. Martell Street dead -ends into the
railroad tracks at a point not far south of this site.
The requested R -7A zoning is a single family residential
zoning which provides for the ownership of the home and the
lot. All homes placed on these lots must be approved by the
department of housing and urban development under Title VI
of Public Law 93-383, USC 5401 et seq. and must be placed on
the lot in compliance with the minimum siting standards
established by Sec. 36-262(d)(2) of the Little Rock Code of
Ordinances.
The applicant has submitted a site plan showing the proposed
location of the manufactured home. A variance is requested
to allow a reduced rear yard setback of 12 feet. The lot is
only 102 feet deep and the proposed home is 65 feet long.
There is an undeveloped 22 foot wide alley right-of-way
extending along the rear property line which helps to
mitigate the reduced rear yard setback. All other required
setbacks will be met.
Staff is supportive of this rezoning request which will
allow for the placement of a single family home on the
property. Staff is also supportive of the site plan
including the reduced rear yard setback.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the R -7A rezoning request.
Staff also recommends approval of the site plan subject to
the home being placed on the property in compliance with the
minimum siting standards as follow:
a. A pitched roof of three (3) in twelve (12) or fourteen
(14) degrees or greater.
b. Removal of all transport features.
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C. Permanent foundation.
d. Exterior wall finished in a manner compatible with the
neighborhood.
e. underpinning with permanent materials.
f. Orientation compatible with placement of adjacent
structures.
g. Off-street parking per single-family dwelling
standards.
Staff also recommends approval of the requested rear yard
setback variance.
pLANNING COMMISSION ACTIOU: (JULY 11, 1995)
(There was no quorum on July 11, 1995 and this item was
moved to the July 25, 1995 Planning Commission hearing.)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved with
a vote of 7 ayes, 0 noes and 4 absent. The vote also
approved the site plan and the requested rear yard setback
variance.
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