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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Minutes for Z-9800 062123June 8, 2023 ITEM NO.: 18 FILE NO.: Z-9800 NAME: Little Rock Micro Home Village – Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: 3405/3511 W. Roosevelt Road DEVELOPER: The City of Little Rock 500 W. Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: The City of Little Rock Housing & Neighborhood Programs 500 W. Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Edward Lofton Lofton Surveying & Engineering 15415 Oakcrest Lane Little Rock, AR 72206 AREA: 3.2 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 4 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 1 PLANNING DISTRICT: 9 CENSUS TRACT: 12 CURRENT ZONING: C-4 VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow a Micro Home Village development. The facility will operate to serve the homeless population in Little Rock. The property is located at 3405 and 3511 W. Roosevelt Road. June 8, 2023 ITEM NO.: 18 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9800 2 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site is undeveloped and located on the south side of W. Roosevelt Road (Highway 70) between Maple Street to the west and Brown Street to the east. Most of the site contains asphalt paving but there are trees in the lower southern portion of the site. A circle drive extends from north to south which continues through the entire length of the site. There is a mixture of commercial, industrial and residential zoning and uses in all directions. C. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTIFICATIONS: All owners of property 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. Driveway entrance and exit for the site shall be signed and striped adequately before opening up to vehicular traffic. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: 1. LRWRA has a 6” and 8” sewer line on the property. We will need proposed wastewater flow calculations in order to determine if the existing 8” sanitary sewer line has adequate capacity. 2. Provide sanitary sewer plans and specifications to LRWRA for review and approval. 3. The kitchen will most likely require a grease interceptor. Provide plans and specifications to LRWRA for review and approval. Entergy: No comments received. Summit Utilities: 1. Summit Utilities has no objection to the proposed development. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: No comments received. Fire Department: No comments received. June 8, 2023 ITEM NO.: 18 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9800 3 Parks and Recreation: No comments received. County Planning: No comments received. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Code: No comments received. Landscape: 1. Any new site development must comply with the City’s minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. Refer to the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 15 Landscaping and Tree Protection, and Chapter 36, Article IX – Buffers and Screening. 2. A land use buffer equivalent to six (6) percent of the average width / depth of the lot will be required when an adjacent property has a dissimilar use of a more restrictive nature. As a component of all land use buffer requirements, opaque screening, whether a fence or other device, a minimum of six (6) feet in height shall be required upon the property line side of the buffer. A minimum of seventy (70) percent of the land use buffer shall be undisturbed. In addition to the required screening, buffers are to be landscaped at the rate of one (1) tree and three (3) shrubs for every thirty (30) linear feet. Easements cannot count toward fulfilling this requirement. The required screening shall extend the full length of a property where any outside activity is located for ten (10) feet on either side of such activity. The activities to be screened include, but are not limited to, parking lots, drives, sanitation areas, commercial static display of merchandise, loading docks, utility service facilities and heating and air conditioning equipment. Where development which requires screening abuts land use of a more restrictive nature at least eighty (80) percent of the view of the vehicular use area and parked vehicles shall be screened to not be visible when viewed from the adjacent property. A wooden fence may satisfy sixty-five (65) percent of the requirement and evergreen trees may be used to satisfy the balance. Screening standards are intended to apply during all seasons of the year. A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the trees and a minimum of seventy-five (75) percent of the shrubs to be used for screening purposes shall be evergreen varieties. Maximum spacings of fifteen (15) feet for trees and three (3) feet for shrubs should normally be utilized in order to provide continuous full screening of the view. 3. Street buffers will be required at six (6) percent of the average depth of the lot. The minimum dimension shall be one-half (½) the full width requirement but in no case be less than nine (9) feet. 4. A perimeter planting strip is required along any side of a vehicular use area that abuts adjoining property, or the right-of-way of any street. strip shall be June 8, 2023 ITEM NO.: 18 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9800 4 at least nine (9) feet wide. One (1) tree and three (3) shrubs or vines shall be planted for every thirty (30) linear feet of perimeter planting strip. 5. Building landscape areas shall be provided at the rate equivalent to planter strip three (3) feet wide along the vehicular use area. One (1) tree and four (4) shrubs shall be planted in the building landscape areas for each forty (40) linear feet of vehicular use area abutting the building. 6. The interior landscape area of the vehicular use area shall, at a minimum, equal eight percent (8%) of the vehicular use area and must be designated for green space; this green space needs to be evenly distributed throughout the parking area(s). The minimum size of an interior landscape area shall be one hundred fifty (150) square feet for developments with one hundred fifty (150) or fewer parking spaces. Interior islands must be a minimum of seven and one half (7 1/2) feet in width. Trees shall be included in the interior landscape areas at the rate of one (1) tree for every twelve (12) parking spaces. Please indicate the square footage of the areas considered for the interior landscape area. 7. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas shall be required for developments of one (1) acre or larger. Developments of less than one (1) acre shall have a water source within seventy-five (75) feet of the plants to be irrigated. 8. All lawn areas shall be sodded with a regionally appropriate turfgrass species. There should be no hydroseeding. 9. Evergreen shrubs should be containerized. All shrubs are to be a minimum of 18 inches in height at installation. 10. The development of two (2) acres or more requires the landscape plan to be stamped with the seal of a Registered Landscape Architect. 11. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: No comments received. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow a Micro Home Village development. The facility will operate to serve the homeless population in Little Rock. The property is located at 3405 and 3511 W. Roosevelt Road. June 8, 2023 ITEM NO.: 18 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9800 5 The site is undeveloped and located south of W. Roosevelt Road (Highway 70) between Maple Street to the west and Brown Street to the east. Most of the site contains asphalt paving but there are trees in the lower southern portion of the site. A circle drive extends from north to south which continues through the entire length of the site. An asphalt paved driveway provides access to the site which extends from W. Roosevelt Road. The Micro Home Village layout will be developed across a three (3) acre site and will provide an array of services to the homeless population which include support services, educational services, family and independent living support. The Community Center will contain a kitchen, offices, showers, bathrooms, emergency shelter for twenty (20) beds (10 men and 10 women). In addition, the site will contain on-site animal kennels, planters for growing, dog runs, restroom facilities, a security building and storage space. The village will also include 80 non-congregated shelters (tiny homes): 1. Single-Unit layout. Designed to house one tenant will contain one (1) full-sized mattress, open storage, a desk and chair, waste basket, quadraplex outlet, carbon monoxide detector, fire extinguisher, plug in fan and heater, window and curtains. 2. Double unit layout. Designed to house a family of four (4) and will contain four (4) mattresses, two quadraplex outlets, a desk and chair, waste basket, carbon monoxide detector, fire extinguisher, plug in fan, credenza , wall mount storage, windows and curtains. Parking will be available at the front of the Village. Most residents will not have vehicles due to their homeless nature. The goal is to end homelessness in Little Rock. Staff feels the parking will be sufficient to serve the use. The applicant is proposing no signage at this time. Any future signage must comply with Section 36-555 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance (Signs allowed in commercial zones). The site plan does not show a dumpster on the site at this time. Any dumpster must be screened to comply with Section 36-523 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance. Any sight lighting must be low-level and directed away from adjacent properties. The applicant provided responses to additional information regarding all issues raised during staff’s review of the application. To staff’s knowledge, there are no outstanding issues. June 8, 2023 ITEM NO.: 18 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9800 6 Staff is supportive of the requested conditional use permit. Staff feels that the proposed Micro Home Village is a good use for the existing site. The facility will operate to serve the homeless population in Little Rock and facilitate ending homelessness throughout the City. The facility will be located along W. Roosevelt Road which provides access to the commercial uses in the area. Residents will also have access to Rock Region Metro bus route which runs east and west along Roosevelt Road. Staff feels the proposed use should have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties. 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 the staff analysis, of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 8, 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 8 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent and 2 open positions.