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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6146 Staff AnalysisJune 6, 1996 NAME: LOCATION: OWNER/APPLICANT: PROPOSAL: ORDIN.kNCE DESIGN STANDARDS: 1. Site Location: FILE NO.: Z-6146 Church of the Living God - Conditional Use Permit 924 West 31st Street Church of the Living God Temple/ Rev. Joe L. Church, Sr. A conditional use permit is requested to allow for the construction of a church sanctuary addition to an existing church building and construction of a parking lot on this R-3 zoned property. A variance is requested for reduced side and rear yard setbacks for the proposed sanctuary addition. The site is located at the northeast corner of West 31st Street and Fulton Street. 2. Comnatibility with Nei hborhood: The property immediately north of this site contains single family residences. There are also single family residences across West 31st Street to the south, across Fulton Street to the west and across Izard Street to the east. All of the properties surrounding this site are zoned R-3. There is another existing church located on the southeast corner of West 31st and Izard Streets. This proposal should not have an adverse effect on the neighborhood. 3. on -Site Drives and Parking: Access to this site will be gained by utilizing a driveway off of West 31st Street and a future driveway_ off of Izard Street. The increase in the church's seating capacity (from 95 to 175) will require 20 on-site paved parking spaces. Twenty (20) parking spaces are proposed with the . June 6, 1996 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 14 (Cont.)FILE NO.: Z-6146 building addition and six (6) parking spaces are proposed at a future date. 4. Screening and Buffers: Areas set aside for buffers meet with ordinance requirements. The Landscape Ordinance requires that six percent of the interior of the vehicular use area be landscaped. The proposed first phase parking area is 210 square feet short of the 366 square feet required. When the future parking is added, the total interior landscaping that will be required is 516 square feet. A redesign of the parking area providing for this interior landscaping will be necessary. A minimum three foot wide building landscape strip between the proposed public parking area and building will be required. The proposed trees and shrubs along West 31st Street will need to be moved back out of the public right-of- way. Curb and gutter or another approved border will be required to protect landscaped areas from vehicular traffic. A six foot high opaque screen, either a wooden fence with its face directed outward or evergreen shrubs 30 inches in height at planting spaced every three feet, is required to screen this site from the adjacent residential properties to the north and east unless the neighbors do not want the screening and it is waived by the Planning Commission. 5. City Engineer Comments: Dedication of right-of-way for Fulton Street to 25 feet from centerline is required prior to building permit. This will have an effect on the shown setback. A 20 foot radial dedication at the intersections is required. The handicap ramps as shown will not conform to ADA standards. There must be two ramps installed, each directing pedestrian traffic to the crossing movement parallel to the streets and not directing pedestrians into the intersections. Stormwater Detention analysis or down stream drainage analysis is required with construction. K June 6, 1996 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 14 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-6146 6. Utility and Fire Department Comments: Little Rock Wastewater - Sewer line shown is private. Utility has no sewer mains serving this property at this time. Service connection point unknown. Little Rock Water Works - Contact the Water Works if a larger water meter is required. The existing meter is 5/8" and the largest meter available off the existing main is 3/4". 7. Staff Analysis: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow for the construction of a church sanctuary addition to the existing church building at 924 West 31st Street, which is zoned R-3. The proposal also includes construction of a 20 -space paved parking lot. The existing church is located at the northeast corner of West 31st and Fulton Streets. The church has been a part of the neighborhood for a number of years. The applicant is proposing a 2,664 square foot addition to the north side of the existing building. This will increase the church's sanctuary seating capacity from 95 to 175. The proposed parking lot will be located immediately east of the existing church building. The church is currently nonconforming in its relationship to parking, as there is no on-site paved parking. The increase in the church's seating capacity (from 95 to 175) will require twenty (20) on-site paved parking spaces. The applicant is proposing to construct twenty (20) parking spaces with the building addition and six (6) additional parking spaces at a future date. Because of the limited size of this lot, the applicant is requesting setback variances for the proposed building addition. The required setbacks for this lot are 25 feet along the north (rear) property line and 5 feet along the west (Fulton Street) property line. The - applicant is proposing a setback along the north (rear) property line of 14 feet and a setback along the west (Fulton Street) property line of 0 feet. The proposed west (Fulton Street) setback will be from the new property line, after right-of-way dedication. The applicant will request a franchise for the building's steps, which will be approximately 3 feet into the new Fulton Street right-of-way. This proposal should not have an adverse effect on the -neighborhood. 3 June 6, 1996 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO_: 14 Cont. FILE NO.: - 6146 8. Staff Recommendat ion : Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit subject to the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the City's Landscape and Buffer Ordinances 2. Compliance with the City Engineer Comments 3. Compliance with the Utility Comments 4. Staff recommends approval of the requested setback variances for the building addition. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (MAY 16, 1996) Glenn Sink and Rev. Joe Church were present, representing the application. Staff gave a brief description of the proposal. David Scherer, of Public Works, reviewed his comments with the Committee. He focused on the dedication of right-of-way for Fulton Street and the required handicap ramps. Mr. Sink addressed the Committee. He briefly discussed the right-of-way issue along Fulton Street, the size of the building addition and the building setback issues. The Committee accepted the presentation and forwarded the issue to the full Commission for final action. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 6, 1996) The Staff presented a positive recommendation on this application as there were no further issues for resolution. 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 by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. 4