HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9795 BOD Staff ReportOFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
MAY 16, 2023 AGENDA
Subject
An Ordinance approving
a Planned Zoning
Development titled Tract
404, Chenal Valley — PCD
(Z-9765) located at the
northeast corner of
Highway 10 and Morgan
Cemetery Road.
Submitted by:
Department of Planning and
Development
SYNOPSIS
FISCAL IMPACT
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUND
Action Required
� Ordinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Approved By
Bruce Moore
City Manager
The applicant proposes to rezone the 6.16 acre property
from "R-2" Single Family District to "PCD" Planned
Commercial District to allow for the development of a
Little Rock Fire Station and a mini -warehouse facility.
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Approval of the Ordinance.
The applicant proposes rezone 6.16 acres from R-2 to PCD.
The eastern portion of the site, Lot 1, contains 1.10 acres and
will be developed for a City of Little Rock fire station. The
remaining 5.06 acres, Lot 2, will be developed for a multi -
building mini -warehouse facility.
The property is undeveloped and wooded and located south
of Morgan Cemetery Road, north of Highway 10. The site
is also in the City's Extra -Territorial Jurisdiction and in the
Highway 10 Design Overlay District. The majority of the
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properties in the area contain residential zoning and uses.
There is also a mixture of planned developments, PD-I, AF
and Planned Office Developments located in the general
area.
The western 1.10 acre portion of the overall property will
contain the proposed City of Little Rock fire station. The
site plan shows a building setback 43.9 feet from the north
(rear) property line, a range from 40.5 feet to 47.2 from the
side (west) property line, 25 feet from the east property line.
The front building setback will range from 40 feet to 50.9
feet along the front (south) property line. The setbacks
generally comply with the Highway 10 Design Overlay
District. Staff supports the requested building setbacks for
Lot 1.
The site plan indicates sixteen (16) parking spaces for the
fire station. Staff feels the parking is sufficient to serve the
use.
Access to the fire station extends from the west and north
via thirty (30) foot wide and forty (40) foot plus wide
driveways extending from Morgan Cemetery Road.
A dumpster is shown on both lots. Any dumpster must be
screen as per 36-523 of the City's Zoning Ordinance.
The site plan shows a sign to be located in the southeastern
portion Lot 1. Any signage must comply with Section 36-
346(f) of the City's Zoning Ordinance (Highway 10 DOD).
The remaining 5.06 acres will contain a 7,260 square foot,
2-story office building. The front portion fronting Highway
10 will contain an office with a climate controlled mini -
warehouse located in the rear.
Lot 2 will contain the additional following buildings and
building setbacks:
• Building B (60'x35') standard mini -warehouse.
• Building F (338'x40') standard mini -warehouse.
• Building G (400'x20') standard mini -warehouse.
• Building H (265'xl20') climate controlled mini -
warehouse.
The proposed buildings on Lot 2 will have front setbacks
from the south property line ranging from approximately
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eighty (80) feet to over one -hundred (100) feet. Building F
will be set back 19.9 feet to 24.3 feet from the east side
property line. Building A will be set back twenty-five (25)
feet from the west side property line, and 26.5 feet from the
north (rear) property line. Building G will be set back
twenty-five (25) feet from the rear property line. Staff
supports the building setbacks for Lot 2, as they are
generally in compliance with the Highway 10 Design
Overlay District.
Access for Lot 2 will be from Cantrell Road and north via a
gated driveway along Morgan Cemetery Road.
Lot 2 contains seven (7) parking spaces for the mini -
warehouse use. Staff believes the parking is sufficient to
serve the use.
The site plan shows a sign to be located in the southeastern
portion Lot 2. Any signage must comply with Section 36-
346(f) of the City's Zoning Ordinance (Highway 10 DOD).
Any sight lighting shall be low-level and directed away from
adjacent properties.
The applicant will make improvements to Morgan Cemetery
Road and Highway 10 as shown on the proposed site plan.
No sidewalk will be constructed on either street and no street
lighting is proposed. Staff is supportive of the proposed
improvements to the roadways as shown on the plan and will
defer to the Arkansas Department of Transportation
regarding improvements to Highway 10.
The applicant will be dedicating no additional right-of-way
for Morgan Cemetery Road or Highway 10. The applicant
has noted that ten (10) foot wide easements for future
sidewalk construction can be provided. Staff is supportive
of the right-of-way issue and will defer to the Arkansas
Department of Transportation regarding required right-of-
way for Highway 10.
The applicant is proposing to annex the property into the
City of Little Rock.' The annexation is currently pending
with Pulaski County. The annexation request will be
forwarded to the Planning Commission at a later date.
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The applicant provided responses and additional
information to all issues raised during staff s review of the
application. To staff s knowledge, there are on outstanding
issues associated with this application.
On April 13, 2023, the Planning Commission voted 8 ayes,
0 noes, 2 absent and 1 open position, to approve the PCD
rezoning. There were two (2)objectors present.
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.
Please see the attached Planning Commission minute record
for the complete staff analysis.
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I ORDINANCE NO.
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3 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PLANNED ZONING
4 DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHING A PLANNED
5 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TITLED TRACT 404, CHENAL
6 VALLEY — PCD, LOCATED AT NORTHEAST CORNER OF
7 HIGHWAY 10 AND MORGAN CEMETERY ROAD (Z-9765),
8 CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS,
9 AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF
10 LITTLE ROCK; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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12 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
13 ROCK, ARKANSAS.
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15 SECTION 1. That the zoning classification of the following described property be
16 changed from R-2, Single Family Residential District to PCD, Planned Commercial District:
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18 Z-9765 — DESCRIBED AS PART OF THE NWIA OF SECTION 16,
19 T-2-N, R-14-W, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, LYING NORTH
20 OF ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY NO. 10, MORE
21 PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
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23 COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID
24 SECTION 16; THENCE N89°06'00"W ALONG THE NORTH LINE
25 OF SAID SECTION 16, 3650.36 FT. TO THE POINT OF
26 BEGINNING; THENCE S03°17'19"E, 280.12 FT.; THENCE
27 S00°551O111W, 275.72 FT. TO A POINT ON THE NORTH RIGHT-
28 OF -WAY LINE OF ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY NO. 10, BEING
29 40.00 FT. FROM THE CENTERLINE THEREOF; THENCE
30 N61013'28"W ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 374.22
31 FT.; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY CONTINUING ALONG SAID
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I SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE BEING THE ARC OF A 1472.60 FT.
2 RADIUS CURVE TO THE LEFT, A CHORD BEARING AND
3 DISTANCE OF N73021'04"W, 612.99 FT.; THENCE N01°07'35"W,
4 214.24 FT. TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION
5 16; THENCE S89104'37"E ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, 907.98 FT.
6 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 7.2289 ACRES
7 MORE OR LESS.
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9 SECTION 2. That the preliminary site development plan/plat be approved as
10 recommended by the Little Rock Planning Commission.
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12 SECTION 3. That the change in zoning classification contemplated for Tract 404,
13 Chenal Valley — PCD, located at Northeast corner of Highway 10 and Morgan Cemetery Road
14 (Z-9765) is conditioned upon obtaining final plan approval within the time specified by
15 Chapter 36, Article VII, Section 36-454 (e) of the Code of Ordinances.
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17 SECTION 4. That this Ordinance shall not take effect and be in full force until the
18 final plan approval.
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20 SECTION 5. That the map referred to in Chapter 36 of the Code of Ordinances of
21 the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and designated district map be and is hereby amended to the
22 extent and in the respects necessary to affect and designate the change provided for in
23 Section 1 hereof.
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25 SECTION 6. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item,
26 sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
27 unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the
28 ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged
29 invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the ordinance.
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SECTION 7. Repealed. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same
that are inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of
such inconsistency.
PASSED:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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APPROVED:
Mayor
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