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File No.: Z-9752
Owner: ARI EAT LLC
Applicant: Jesse Griffin Engineers
Address: 501-503 E 21st St
Legal Description: Lot 3, Rock Creek Square Subdivision to Little Rock, Arkansas
Zoned: C-3
Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the area provisions of Section
36-301 to allow a building addition with a reduced front yard
Setback in a C-3 District.
Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented as per the attached letter.
Present Use: New Construction
Proposed Use: Commercial Eating Place
STAFF REPORT
A. Planning and Development Civil Engineering:
No Comments
B. Landscape and Buffer Issues:
No Comments
D. Staff Analysis:
The C-3 zoned .94-acre property located on the central portion of the block at 200 South Bowman Road was until recently a section of a larger parking lot to a retail development.
The applicant has constructed a new 4,445 sf restaurant structure located at the east edge of the site bordering Bowman Road. The development contains drive-thru lanes which circle
the structure from the west to the east with a parking area centered on the site adjacent to the west façade (main entry) of the restaurant.
The property is bordered to the south and west by a large multi-occupant retail structure with paved a parking area for approximately 300 vehicles. The property is bordered to the north
by a single retail structure with a parking area and Bowman Road to the east.
The applicant has stated that they intend to add a canopy system on the east side of the structure for cover above a two (2) lane divided drive. The canopy system with be approximately
1,250 square feet in area and be constructed of similar materials as the restaurant structure.
The applicant states the canopy system will extend east from the restaurant structure toward Bowman Road fourteen (14) feet beyond the building setback line to provide adequate coverage
for the drive-thru lanes.
Section 36-301 (e)(1) Front yard. states, “There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet to the front line of the building. Therefore, the applicant
is requesting a variance to allow the canopy structure to extend into the setback, with a front building setback of 11 feet.
Staff is supportive of the requested setback variance. Staff views the request as reasonable. The proposed canopy will be situated slightly lower than the street and will have a front
yard setback relatable to other structures in the immediate area. Staff believes the proposed addition to the front of the building will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties
or the general area.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested front yard setback reduction from 25-feet to a minimum of 11-feet as outlined in the staff analysis and indicated on the submitted site plan.