HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6197 Staff AnalysisSeptember 30, 1996
Item No.: 3
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variance Requested:
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Present Use of Property:
Proposed Use of Property:
Staff Report:
A. Public Works Comments:
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Immanuel Baptist Church
1600 West 10th Street
Lot 8, Block 4, Fitzgerald's Addition
R-4
A variance is filed under the
location of off-street parking
provisions of Section 36-507 to
permit a church parking lot on
residentially zoned property.
Residential use no longer exists in
this area. All adjacent properties
are used for parking, office and
commercial uses.
Vacant lot
Paved and landscaped parking lot
Indicated construction in the public right-of—way appears to
conform to ADA standards and our driveway ordinances.
However, a 20 foot radial area should be dedicated at the
intersection of 10th and Bishop Streets and curb radius
needs to be improved to 31.5 foot radius between these two
commercial streets. Ordinances would call for 10th Street
to be a 36 foot commercial street and Bishop Street a 36
foot commercial street. Staff can support a waiver of
widening requirements for each street with construction.
(Check with Bill Henry) List existing widths.
B. Staff Anal sis:
Immanuel Baptist Church owns the two vacant lots located at
the northwest corner of West 10th and Bishop Streets,
directly across West 10th Street from the main church
building. The lot directly on the corner is zoned 0-3 and
the lot adjacent to the west is zoned R-4. The church
proposes to develop both lots for parking and tie them into
an existing parking lot which extends to the west. The
September 30, 1996
Item No.: _3 Cont.
Ordinance requires detached parking facilities to be located
on property which is zoned to allow the principle use which
the parking will serve or they must be approved by the Board
of Adjustment. The church is requesting that the Board
approve the use of the R-4 zoned lot as a parking lot.
The lot is located in an area of properties very nearly
solely occupied by facilities and parking lots belonging to
Immanuel Baptist Church and Arkansas Children's Hospital.
The properties to the north and west have been developed as
parking lots. Immanuel Church is located directly across
10th Street and also owns buildings on properties east and
northwest of the site. Other office and institution uses
occupy properties in close proximity to the site. The
proposed use of this R-4 zoned property is not out of
character with other uses in the area and should help
alleviate a real parking problem in the neighborhood.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the variance to allow use of
this R-4 zoned lot as a parking lot for Immanuel Baptist
Church subject to the following conditions:
1. Compliance with Public Works Comments
2. Compliance with the City's Landscape and Buffer
Ordinances
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (SEPTEMBER 30, 1996)
Barry Williams was present representing the application. There
were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and a
recommendation of approval, with conditions.
Mr. Williams stated that the applicant would comply with the
conditions. He stated that a waiver of the street widening
requirements would be pursued at the Board of Directors.
A motion was made to approve the variance subject to compliance
with the conditions noted in the staff recommendation. The
motion was approved by a vote of 7 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent.