HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4807 - Final Action LetterDepartment of Planning and Development
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546
Tim Daters
White-Daters & Associates
24 Rahlinja Road
Little Rock AR 72223
Date: February 28, 2023
Dear Mr. Daters:
Planning
Development
Building Codes
File No. Z-4807-V
Location: SW W Corner of Rahling Road and
Kirk Road
Issue: Increased Building Height Area
This is to advise you that in connection with your application, File No. _Z-4$07-V , the following action
was taken by the Board of Adjustment at its meeting on February 16, 2023:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
Approved the application as filed.
X Approved the application with conditions.
Denied the application.
Deferred the application to the meeting.
Withdrew the application.
See attached Board of Adjustment minute record for conditions.
Other:
If a variance application is approved by the Board of Adjustment, all permits necessary for the initiation
of work shall be obtained within two (2) years from the date of approval, unless an extension of time is
granted by the Board. Otherwise, the Board's approval of the application shall be considered void.
According to the City's Zoning Ordinance Section 36-70:
"Appeals from the decision of the Board of Adjustment shall be filed with the appropriate court of
jurisdiction. This filing must occur within thirty (30) calendar days of the action by the Board of
Adjustment."
If you have questions, please call me at (501) 371-4790.
Sincerely,
amie G. Price, Plans Development Administrator
RGP/vh
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
ITEM NO. 1 Z-4807-V
File No.: Z-4807-V
Owners: Deltic Real Estate, LLC
Applicant: Tim Daters, White-Daters & Associates
Address: Southwest Corner of Rahling Road and Kirk Road
Legal Description: Lot 2, Tract 300 (unrecorded), Chenal Valley Addition
Current Zoning: C-1
Present Use: Undeveloped
Proposed Use: Bank
Variance(s) Requested: Variances are requested from the development provisions
and the area provisions of Section 36-299 to allow a new
building with increased area and building height.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter.
STAFF REPORT:
A. Plannina and Development -Civil Engineering Comments:
No comments.
B. Landscape and Buffer Comments:
All landscaping and buffer areas for the new development must comply with Chapters
15 and 36 of the City of Little Rock Code of Ordinances.
C. Building Codes Comments:
No comments required.
D. Analysis:
The C-1 zoned property located at the southwest corner of Rahling Road and Kirk
Road is comprised of 2.63 acres and is currently undeveloped. The property is mostly
tree covered and generally slopes downward from north to south and from east to
west.
The applicant proposes to construct a bank building on the site as noted on the
attached site plan. The proposed bank building will be located within the east half of
the lot, with paved parking on the east and west sides of the building. Access drives
will be located at the northwest and southeast corners of the property, from Rahling
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
ITEM NO.: 1 (CON'T.
Z-4807-V
Road and Kirk Road respectively. The proposed building will be three (3) stories in
height, with a total floor area of approximately 16,390 square feet. The proposed
building will have a two-story height as viewed from the north and east (street
frontages), and a three-story height as viewed from the low sides of the property (west
and south elevations). The total building height will be 57 feet, as viewed from the
lowest finished floor (west and south elevations) to the highest point of the building's
flat roof. The building will have a height of 43 feet as viewed from the two (2) streets
(north and east elevations).
Section 36-299(b)(2)(a) of the City's Zoning Ordinance provides the following
development criteria for C-1 zoned property:
(2) There shall be a maximum gross leasable area of five thousand (5,000) square
feet per establishment, except that one (1) establishment may have not more than
ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
The applicant is proposing a single use building with an area of approximately 16,309
square feet. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance for the increased floor
area.
Section 36-299(d) allows a maximum building height of 35 feet for C-1 zoned property.
The proposed building will have a height of 57 feet as viewed from the low sides of
the property (west and south elevations). The applicant is also requesting a variance
to allow the increased building height.
Staff is supportive of the requested variances. Staff views the request as reasonable,
as the property is located at the minor arterial/minor arterial intersection of Rahling
Road and Kirk Road. C-1 Neighborhood Commercial zoning is typically located in
closer proximity to single family neighborhoods and not at major intersections. Given
the property's location and the site's topography, staff believes that the building height
and building area variances are appropriate and should have no adverse impact on
the surrounding properties.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested building height and area variances,
subject to the descriptions and any conditions in the "staff analysis," and the following
conditions:
1. A building permit being obtained for all construction.
2. Abide by all site development requirements for C-1 zoned properties.
3. Compliance with the Landscape and Buffer requirements of Chapters 15 and
36 of the City code.
JANUARY 19, 2023
ITEM NO.: 1 CQN'T. Z-4807-V
Board of Adjustment
(FEBRUARY 16, 2023)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item
and a recommendation for approval as outlined in the "Staff Recommendation" above.
There was no further discussion. There was a consent motion to approve the application.
The application was approved on consent. The vote was 4 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent.
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