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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes for Z-9764March 9, 2023 ITEM NO.: 3 FILE NO.: Z-9764 NAME: Bear Den Estates – Neighborhood Park – Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: 6 Bear Valley Circle DEVELOPER: Bear Den Development Co., LLC Bradford Gaines 1 Allied Drive, Suite 1500 Little Rock, AR 72202 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Bear Den Development Co., LLC - Owner Connor Sutton - Agent SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Phillip Lewis Engineering, Inc. 23620 I-30 Bryant, AR 72022 AREA: 0.35 acre NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 5 PLANNING DISTRICT: 19 CENSUS TRACT: 42.13 CURRENT ZONING: R-2 VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow a neighborhood park (playground) within Tract D of the Bear Den Estates, Block 1 (Phase 1), a single family residential development. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: Tract D, Block 1 of the Bear Den Estates is an undeveloped tract. The tract is bordered by Gordon Road to the north and Bear Valley Circle to the south. A March 9, 2023 ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9764 2 mailbox cluster with sidewalk and ADA access ramp is located along the south side of Tract D, along Bear Valley Circle. C. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTIFICATIONS: All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site and all neighborhood associations registered with The City of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: 1. If proposed retaining walls shown on plans are equal to or above four feet tall measured from the bottom of the footing or leveling layer or if there is surcharge loading for a retaining wall less than four feet tall measured from the bottom of the footing or leveling layer, the Department requires retaining wall design plans by an Arkansas licensed professional engineer showing plan, profile, and cross sectional views of the wall with special details, design loading calculations clearly showing all required factors of safety are met or exceed per state building codes. A separate building permit-accessory structure will be required for the retaining walls along with inspections by Department engineering staff during their construction. 2. Contact Planning and Development Dept., Engineering Division at 501-371- 4817 or at 501-918-5348 for inspections of any work in the public right-of-way prior to placement of concrete or asphalt or for on-site clarification of requirements prior to commencing work. Failure to do so can result in removal of any improperly placed concrete or asphalt at the expense of the owner or contractor. 3. At least one accessible route shall be provided within the play area per ICC 2017 a117.1 Section 1008. The accessible route shall connect to ground level play components required to comply with Section 1008.3.2.1 and elevated play components required to comply with Section 1008.3.2.2, including entry and exit points of the play components. 4. Accessible routes serving play areas shall comply with Chapter 4 and Section 1008.4.1 per ICC 2017 a117.1. 5. Accessible routes connecting play components shall provide a clear width complying with Section 1008.4.1.1 per ICC 2017 a117.1. 6. Accessible route within the play area shall be accessible and connect to the site arrival point with the accessible ramp from the sidewalk to the street. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: No comments received. March 9, 2023 ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9764 3 Entergy: No comments received. Summit Utilities: No comments. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: No comments. Fire Department: Maintain Access: Fire Hydrants. Maintain fire apparatus access roads at fire hydrant locations as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.1 Access road width with a hydrant. Where a fire hydrant is located on a fire apparatus access road, the minimum road width shall be 26 feet, exclusive of shoulders. Grade Maintain fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.2 Grade. Fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed 10 percent in grade except as approved by the fire chief. If the grade exceeds 10 percent, approval will be denied and the applicant must submit request to be reviewed by Fire Chief for Approval. Loading Maintain fire apparatus access road design as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D102.1 Access and loading. Facilities, buildings or portions of buildings hereafter constructed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved fire apparatus access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved driving surface capable of supporting the imposed load of fire apparatus weighing at least 75,000 pounds. Fire Hydrants Locate Fire Hydrants as per Appendix C of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. Section C101 – C105, in conjunction with Central Arkansas Water (Daniel Tull 501-377-1245) and the Little Rock Fire Marshal’s Office (Capt. Tony Rhodes 501-918-3757, or Fire Marshal Derek N. Ingram 501-918-3756 Number and Distribution of Fire Hydrants as per Table C105.1. Parks and Recreation: No comments received. County Planning: No comments. March 9, 2023 ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9764 4 F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Code: No comments received. Landscape: No comments. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: No comments. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow a neighborhood park (playground) within Tract D of the Bear Den Estates, Block 1 (Phase 1), a single family residential development. Tract D, Block 1 of the Bear Den Estates is an undeveloped tract. The tract is bordered by Gordon Road to the north and Bear Valley Circle to the south. A mailbox cluster with sidewalk and ADA access ramp is located along the south side of Tract D, along Bear Valley Circle. Tract D is surrounded by single family residential lots within Block 1 (Phase 1) of the Bear Den Estates subdivision. The proposed neighborhood park will consist of a playground area within the west half of Tract D. The proposed park will be encircled by a retaining wall with varying heights. A three (3) foot high handrail will be placed along a portion of the retaining wall. The areas within Tract D, outside the proposed playground construction limits will remain protected greenspace (not to be disturbed). The proposed neighborhood park area will be accessed from two (2) sidewalks which will tie into existing sidewalks along Gordon Road. The easternmost sidewalk will also tie into the sidewalk for the mailbox cluster area. Staff is supportive of the requested conditional use permit to allow a neighborhood park/playground for Block 1, Phase 1 of the Bear Den Estates Subdivision. Staff views the request as reasonable. The proposed park should prove to be a quality addition to the Bear Den Estates Subdivision. Similar park areas are located in single family subdivisions throughout Little Rock. The proposed neighborhood park should have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties. March 9, 2023 ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9764 5 I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested conditional use permit, subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraphs D and E, and the staff analysis, of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 9, 2023) The applicant was present. There were no persons registered in opposition. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the “staff recommendation” above. The item remained on the consent agenda for approval as recommended by staff, including all staff comments and conditions. The vote was 9 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent and 1 abstain (Brown).