HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6009 Staff AnalysisJune 26, 1995
Item No • 8
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A. En in erin Issues:
Z-6009
Tommy Sproles
1424 West 13th Street
(1225 Martin Luther King Drive)
Lot 7 and the West 14 feet of Lot 8,
Block 1, Centennial Addition
O-3
Variances are requested from the
area regulations of Section 36-281
to permit construction of an office
building with reduced side and rear
yard setbacks.
The proposed 1,800 square foot
building is the minimal sized
structure which will meet the needs
of the businesses proposed to
occupy the site. Once the required
parking is constructed on the site,
the buildable area available for
the structure is greatly reduced.
Vacant
1,800 square foot office building
and parking lot
Parking lot entrance should be 27 feet wide. A 6 inch thick
concrete apron to right-of-way line is required. The apron
should have a minimum 5 foot turn out radius at street curb.
Improve sidewalk and install directional handicap ramps at
the intersection per city standards. Repair broken curb
adjacent to site. Curb in close proximity to large trees
should be left as is unless trees are to be removed. No
trees may be removed from the public right-of-way without
permission from the City of Little Rock.
Stormwater detention is not required on this less than 1
acre lot.
June 26, 1995
Item No • 8 (Cont.)
B. gtaff AnalSrsa$:
The applicant proposes to construct an 1,800 square foot
office building and an it space parking lot on this 0-3
zoned, 8,960 square foot lot. This lot and the adjacent
properties were rezoned to E-1 through the 1970 High Street
urban renewal project. E-1 translated to 0-3 in the 1980
Zoning Ordinance revision.
In order to place the building on the lot and provide the
required parking and landscaping, variances from the 0-3
setback standards are required. variances are requested to
allow a reduced rear yard setback of 9 feet and a reduced
side yard setback of 5 feet. The Ordinance requires a rear
yard setback of 15 feet and a side yard setback of 10 feet
in the 0-3 district.
The development is designed so as to front onto Martin
Luther King Drive, with a large landscaped front yard
between the building and the street. The paved and
landscaped parking lot will have a single driveway exiting
onto King Drive.
The building will back up to an adjacent 0-3 zoned lot.
This adjacent lot is occupied by a single-family residence
so attention must be given to adequately screening the
office development from the residence. Staff would
recommend that there not be any doors, windows or lighting
on the back wall of the proposed office building beyond
those required to comply with building and fire safety
codes. Staff would further recommend that any parking lot
lighting be low-level and directional, aimed away from the
adjacent residential property.
The reduced side yard setback is on the West 13th Street
side. The building is proposed to have a 5 foot setback
from the property, which would place the building
approximately 15 feet from the curb line of West 13th
Street. The property directly across West 13th Street is
occupied by a parking lot and again the adjacent property is
also zoned 0-3. Landscaping is proposed between the wall of
the building and the West 13th Street property line to
"soften" the effect of the wall.
Staff is supportive of this proposed infill development in
the Central Little Rock area and believes the variances
requested are reasonable.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested side and rear
yard setback variances subject to the following conditions:
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June 26, 1995
Item N 8 (Cont.)
1. Compliance with the City Engineer's Comments
2. Compliance with the City's Landscape and Buffer
Ordinances
3. There are to be no doors, windows or lighting on the
back wall of the building adjacent to the residentially
occupied property beyond those required to comply with
building and fire safety codes.
4. Any parking lot lighting
directional, aimed away
occupied property.
is to be low-level and
from the adjacent residentially
5. Compliance with the approved site plan including
landscaping along the south wall of the building,
between the building and West 13th Street.
BQMD OF _ AD TME T •
(JUNE 26, 1995)
The applicant, Tommy Sproles, Jr., was present. There were two
objectors present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation
of approval, with conditions.
Mr. Sproles offered no additional comments at that time.
Barbara Mizer, of 1407 West 13th Street, addressed the Board.
She asked if there were plans to zone additional properties on
West 13th Street to commercial. She stated that everything
around her was zoned commercial and that other rezoning actions
would be occurring like this one.
Dana Carney, of the Planning Staff, informed Ms. Mizer that this
Board's action was not to change the zoning of the property. fie
stated that this property had been zoned for office use since
1970 and Mr. Sproles was asking for a variance from the setback
standards.
Pat Ebah, of 1422 West 13th Street, addressed the Board in
opposition to the item. She asked what types of businesses were
proposed for the site. Mr. Sproles responded that the proposed
business was a recruiting and consulting firm. In response to
statements from Ms. Ebah, Chairman Terry indicated that several
of the conditions recommended by staff were designed to lessen
the impact of the development on the adjacent residential
property.
After a further brief discussion, a motion was made to approve
the requested front and side yard setback variances subject to
compliance with the 5 conditions outlined in the staff
recommendation. The motion was approved by a vote of 6 ayes,
0 noes and 3 absent.
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