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Home My WebLink AboutStaff Report for Z-9780 2023-05-04 13_57_10May 11, 2023 ITEM NO.: 7 FILE NO.: Z-9780 NAME: Kayishunge Accessory Dwelling – Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: 519 S Valmar Street DEVELOPER: Device Kayishunge 519 S Valmar Little Rock, AR 72205 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Device Kayishunge (Owner) 519 S Valmar Little Rock, AR 72205 SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Trotter Surveying 10 Cambay Court Little Rock, AR 72211 AREA: 0.16 acre NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 3 PLANNING DISTRICT: 5 CENSUS TRACT: 48.01 CURRENT ZONING: R-3 VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow the use of a proposed ancillary structure of 519 S Valmar as an accessory dwelling unit. The property is located within an R-3 Single-Family District, which allows for accessory dwelling units with a conditional use permit. May 11, 2023 ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9780 2 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is in a primarily residential area, with R-3 single-family residential zoning encompassing the structures at 519 S Valmar. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is within walking distance from the property. 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. All construction work must include appropriate drainage and erosion control measures (i.e., silt fencing, mulching hydro-seeding, etc.) to protect the municipal storm water drainage system and neighboring properties from sediment runoff. New development may be subject to inspections for compliance. 2. A Special Flood Hazard Development Permit is required to be obtained to prior to beginning construction. The Special Flood Hazard Development Permit application can be found at https://www.littlerock.gov/city- administration/city-departments/public-works. Special Flood Hazard Development Permits are issued by the Public Works Department at 701 West Markham Street and no fee collected for issuance. Contact Vince Floriani in Public Works at 501-371-4823 or VFloriani@littlerock.gov to schedule an appointment for issuance or to answer any questions. 3. Due to the proposed structure being located within the 100 year floodplain, an elevation certificate of the finished floor elevation must be provided to the Public Works Department at 701 West Markham Street prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Contact Vince Floriani in Public Works at 501- 371-4823 or VFloriani@littlerock.gov to schedule an appointment for issuance or to answer any questions. 4. The property or portion of the property lies within the 100-year floodplain. The lowest finished floor (including basement) of the proposed structure must be elevated to at least 1 foot above the base flood elevation. Attendant utility and sanitary facilities must be elevated to above the base flood elevation. The finished floor elevation of at least 1 foot above the base flood elevation must be shown on the grading plan and all final plats. May 11, 2023 ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9780 3 5. An approved Special Flood Hazard Development Permit will be required to be submitted with application of the building permit for the accessory structure or Department staff will not be able to review and approve the building permit in the future. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: No comments received. Entergy: No comments received. Summit Utilities: No comments. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: NO OBJECTIONS; All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. 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 May 11, 2023 ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9780 4 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. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Codes: 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 the use of a proposed ancillary structure of 519 S Valmar as an accessory dwelling unit. The property is located within an R-3 Single-Family District, which allows for accessory dwelling units with a conditional use permit. The property is in a primarily residential area, with R-3 single-family residential zoning encompassing the structures at 519 S Valmar. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is within walking distance from the property. The applicant proposes to construct a 750 square foot accessory dwelling in the rear yard area. The proposed accessory dwelling structure will comply with all required minimum setbacks from all property lines. The proposed structure will not exceed a building height of 35 feet/ May 11, 2023 ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9780 5 The applicant is graduating from medical school soon, and her mother plans to relocate to the area and reside on the property in the proposed 750 square accessory dwelling unit. Staff finds that the request for a conditional used permit to use the ancillary structure at 519 S Valmar Street as an accessory dwelling unit as reasonable and compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested conditional use permit, subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraph D, E, and the staff analysis, of the agenda staff report.