HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-3371-G (3) Staff ReportFile No.: Z-3371-G (3)
Owner: IndiGO Properties Arkansas, LLC
Applicant: Mark Redder
Address: 516 Colonel Glenn Plaza Loop
Description: East side of Colonel Glenn Plaza Loop, south of Colonel Glenn Plaza Drive.
Zoned: C-4
Variance(s) Requested: A variance is requested area provisions of Section 36-156 (a)(2)d. to allow a retaining wall accessory structure with a reduced side setback.
Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented in an attached letter.
Present Use: Vacant
Proposed Use: Automotive Dealership
STAFF REPORT
Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No comments required.
Landscape and Buffer Comments:
No comments required.
Building Codes Comments:
No comments required.
Staff Analysis:
The C-4 zoned property located at 516 Colonel Glenn Plaza Loop is currently vacant, but the developer has submitted plans to construct an automotive dealership at the site (Little Rock
Porsche). The surrounding area is all commercial uses, and, the site in question, abuts Interstate 430 to the east.
The applicant is proposing to place a retaining wall structure closer to the boundary line than the required 6-foot side setback line for structures. They wish to place the
wall at 3.5 feet from the boundary line. There are existing parking lots on both sides of the property, and the property is an oddly shaped long and narrow lot. If the applicant was
to conform with the setback requirement, this would hinder the ability of the developer to provide adequate parking at the facility. At the site, there are also substantial grade changes
needed to provide safe parking lot slopes for pedestrian and vehicular travel.
Section 36-156 (a)(2)d. states that accessory structures in C-1 through C-4 zoning shall not be located closer than six (6) feet to a side property line. Therefore, the applicant is
seeking to encroach 2.5 feet into this side setback requirement.
Staff is supportive of the requested side setback variance to install a retaining wall at the site. Staff views the request as reasonable. The wall will be located mainly at the eastern
end of the property adjacent to the interstate, and staff views this request as minor in nature and feels that the reduced side setback will have no adverse impact on the surrounding
properties.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested side setback variance, subject to the descriptions and any conditions in the “staff analysis,” and the following conditions:
A building permit being obtained for all construction.
Abide by all site development requirements for C-4 zoned properties.