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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6119 Staff AnalysisApril 25, 1996 ITEM NO.: 20 FILE NO.: z-6179 NAME: LOCATION: OWNER APPLICANT: PROPOSAL: ORDINANCE DESIGN STANDARDS: 1. Site Location: Smith - Conditional Use Permit 7718 Henderson Road Ronald Stephen Smith A conditional use permit is requested to allow for the temporary placement of a 12 foot by 60 foot (1985 model) mobile home on this R-2 zoned site, to serve as an accessory dwelling. A variance is requested to allow an accessory dwelling greater than 700 square feet in area. The proposed accessory dwelling is 720 square feet in area. Also, a variance is requested to leave the transport elements on the mobile home. The site is located on the west side of Henderson Road, approximately 1/4 mile south of Raines Road. The site is approximately 3 males outside the Little Rock city limits, but within the City's Extraterritorial zoning Jurisdiction. 2. Compatibility with Neiahborhood: The property is located in a rural area, approximately 3 miles west of the city limits, but within the City's Extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction. The area is comprised primarily of single family homes on large lots. There are several other manufactured homes in the vicinity. The proposed accessory dwelling will sit approximately 200 feet from Henderson Road and should have no impact on adjacent properties. 3. On -Site Drives and Park: The principal dwelling and the proposed accessory dwelling require one on-site parking space each. The site contains an existing gravel driveway which has two April 25, 1996 SUBDIVISION ITEM NC.: 20 Cont_ FILE NO.: Z-6119 access points onto Henderson Road. There is ample space to satisfy this parking requirement. 4. Screening and Buffers: No Comments 5. City Engineer Comments: Applicant must contact Pulaski County Planning at 340- 8260, Betty Smith or Tony Vestal for approval since this is outside the municipal limits and beyond the limits of flood study. 6. Utility Comments: No Comments 7. Staff Analysis: The applicant proposes to place a 12 foot by 60 foot, 1985 model, single -wide manufactured home on this 5 acre, R-2 zoned site, to serve as an accessory dwelling. The applicant is proposing placement of this home on a temporary basis only, as a residence for his father-in-law who is 90 years old, in poor health and needful of care and supervision. The site, which contains a single family residential structure near the southeast corner, has two existing mobile home spaces along the north property line, on which two mobile homes were located prior to 1988. This area has a separate well, well house and its own septic tank system. The proposed accessory dwelling will be located approximately 200+ feet from Henderson Road and 20 feet from the side (north) property line. The applicant, Stephen Smith, is proposing only temporary placement of this mobile home accessory dwelling for as long as his father-in-law is capable of living there. when the time comes that Mr. Smith's father-in-law no longer needs the accessory dwelling, it will be removed from the site. The applicant is requesting two variances with this application. The first variance is to allow an accessory dwelling greater than the 700 square foot maximum floor area allowed by ordinance. The proposed accessory dwelling is 720 square feet in area. The applicant is also requesting a variance from the minimum siting standards for mobile homes. He is requesting to leave the transport elements on the home, since it will be on the site only temporarily. The 2 April 25, 1996 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 20 Cont. I FILE NO.: Z-6119 applicant proposes to screen the tongue portion of the mobile home by planting evergreen shrubs around it. Staff feels that this proposal is reasonable and should have a minimal impact on adjacent properties. 8. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of this application subject to the following conditions: 1.) The Conditional Use Permit being limited to five (5) years. If necessary, the applicant can request a review for a time extension by the Planning Commission at the end of five (5) years. 2.) Compliance with the City Engineer Comments 3.) Compliance with the following minimum siting standards as established by Little Rock Zoning Ordinance, Section 36-262(d)(2): a.) A pitched roof of three (3) in twelve (12) or fourteen (14) degrees or greater. b.) Removal of all transport elements (see below) c.) Permanent foundation d.) Exterior wall finished in a manner compatible with the neighborhood. e.) Underpinning with permanent materials f.) Orientation compatible with placement of adjacent structures g.) off-street parking per single family dwelling standards Staff recommends approval of the variance request from minimum siting standard "b.) removal of all transport elements." The mobile home's tongue portion will be screened by evergreen shrubs. 4.) Staff recommends approval of the variance to allow an accessory dwelling greater than the 700 square foot maximum floor area as allowed by the Zoning ordinance. The accessory dwelling will be 720 square feet in area total. c April 25, 1996 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 20 Cont_ FILE NO.: Z-6119 SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (APRIL 4, 1996) The applicant was not present. Monte Moore, of the Planning Staff, gave a brief description of the proposal. After a brief discussion, the Committee accepted the presentation and forwarded the issue to the full Commission for final action. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (APRIL 25, 1996) Staff presented the item, stating that there were no outstanding issues to be resolved. Staff recommended approval of the conditional use permit, subject to the applicant complying with the conditions noted in the "Staff Recommendation". There were no objectors to this matter. The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for approval. A motion to that effect was made. The motion was passed on a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 absent. 4