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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6217 Staff AnalysisNovember 21, 1996 ITEM NO.: 12 FILE NO.: Z-6217 NAME: FLOATEYES, INC. PD -I LOCATION: Located on the northwest corner of Barrett Road and State Highway 300. DEVELOPER: john Collins Rogers Northeast Mortgage Company 701 North Cedar #1-B Little Rock, AR 72205 AREA: 4.0 ACRES ZONING: R-2 PLANNING D:STRICT: CENSUS TRACT: 42.01 VARIANCES RAQILESTED: BACKGROUND: NUMBER OF LOTS: PROPOSED USE : #20, Pinnacle None N/A FT. NEW-9-TREET: 0 Industrial The applicant approached staff with a request to place an industrial assembly facility on the northwest corner of Barrett Road at State Highway 300. From the first meeting staff indicated to the applicants that the proposal was inconsistent with the Land Use Plan. A. PROPOSAWREQUEST: A one lot single use PD -I consisting of approximately 4.0 acres. Two attached metal buildings are proposed. Each building would be 10,000 square feet. A circular drive and parking would be provided. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site is vacant. Surrounding land uses are single family residential with State Parks Department land situated across Highway 300. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Staff has received numerous phone calls in opposition to the proposed rezoning. We also received one letter in opposition. November 21, 1996 SUBDIVIST IT I NO.: 12 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-6217 D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS.: A sketch grading and drainage plan would be required. A grading permit for special flood hazard and development permit for special flood hazard will be required. A finished floor elevation for buildings one and two must be one foot above established BFEIS for this site. Arkansas State Highway 300 is a minor arterial on the Master Street Plan, dedicate right-of-way to 45 feet from centerline, prior to construction permit, include a 20 foot radial dedication at the intersection and provide 30 foot of right- of-way for this commercial street frontage of Barrett Road. Barrett Road will be a collector on the Master Street Plan. Staff would recommend construction of improvements on Barrett Road to 18 feet from centerline with an improvement of Arkansas State Highway 300 to include a sidewalk at the right-of-way line for both streets. Further improvements on Arkansas State Highway 300 may be deemed necessary depending upon the amount of development cost associated with this project. We want to limit the amount of improvements relative to this construction project to 15% of the development cost. Recommend that the driveway on Arkansas State Highway 300 be closed and access be taken from Barrett Road. The drive coming from Barrett Road should be located 25 feet from the property line and does need to be a 100 feet from the right-of-way on Arkansas State Highway 300 to the closest point of the driveway. Stormwater detention ordinance does apply, and any drainage structures that are located on Barrett Road will need to be improved 100% to carry the appropriate drainage. 1992 ADT for Hwy. 300 South of Pinnacle Road was 3,240. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENTICOUNTY PL NNING Wastewater: outside service boundary Arkla: No comment Southwestern Bell: OK Water: Service from Maumelle Water Corporation AP&L: No comment Fire Department: Fire hydrants per code County Planning: No comment F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN Issues: The applicant has failed to provide staff with proof of notice mailings to adjacent property owners. 2 November 21, 1996 SUBDIVISI ITEM NO.: 12 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-6217 No one represented the project before Subdivision Committee on October 31, 1996. Def ine size, architectural style, height, parking, and color et al for structures. • is the project phased? • How much of the property is within the 100 year floodplain. • Show adjacent homes on site plan. • Perimeter fencing and signage? • The proposal is inconsistent with Land Use Plan. Landscape: This site is required to be screened from the residential properties to the north and west. This screen should either be a wood fence with its face side directed outward or dense evergreen plantings. A three f oot wide building landscape strip is required between the proposed structure and the public parking area. Some flexibility with this requirement is allowed. if there are to be over 15 parking spaces, then six percent of the paved area will be required to have interior landscaped islands. Unless otherwise present, one tree per 40 feet and one shrub per ten f eet will be required within the landscape buf f er along the northern and western sides of the property. Curb and gutter or another approved border is required to protect landscaped areas from vehicular traffic. Planning Division: The site is located in the Pinnacle District. The adopted Land Use Plan recommends Single Family use. Currently, there is no commercial use near the site in question. After much debate Barrett Road has been classified as a collector. The comments from area residents indicates this is a residential local street to them. Further they do not wish to do anything which might cause the traffic to increase. Thus no nonresidential use should be encouraged on Barrett or at the terminus to Barrett. Conditions have not changed KI November 21, 1996 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 12 (Cont.) FILE NO.: z-6217 to justify a change in land use from Single Family to Industrial. G. ANALYSIS: The applicant has failed to provide a basic information to staff needed to review the merits of the project. The applicant has failed to attend Subdivision Committee or provide proof of noticing. The proposed industrial use of this site is inconsistent with the land use plan. H. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: DENIAL Of the PD -I request. The application package is incomplete and the request inconsistent with the land use plan. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (OCTOBER 31, 1996) Larry Jones introduced the proposal to the Committee. No one was present to represent the applicant or answer questions. The Committee determined that the item would be deferred and rescheduled for the Subdivision meeting of December 12, 1996 and Planning commission on January 9, 1997. Jim Lawson indicated that staff would take the incomplete application to the Planning Commission and request denial. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 21, 1996) The applicant requested that this item be withdrawn. It was included as part of the Consent Withdrawal agenda. A motion to approve the Consent Agenda was approved with 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. 4 November 21, 1996 ITEM NO.: 12 NAME: FLOATEYES, INC. PD -I FILE NO.: Z-6217 LOCATION: Located on the northwest corner of Barrett Road and State Highway 300. DEVELOPER: John Collins Rogers Northeast Mortgage Company 701 North Cedar #1-B Little Rock, AR 72205 AREA: 4.0 ACRES NUMBER OF LOTS: N/A FT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING: R-2 PROPOSED USES: Industrial PLANNING DISTRICT: #20, Pinnacle CENSUS TRACT: 42.01 VARIANCES REQUESTED: None STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: DEFERRAL of this item to the January 9, 1997 Subdivision Agenda of the Planning Commission. The applicant failed to appear at the October 31, 1996 Subdivision Committee meeting. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (OCTOBER 31, 1996) Larry Jones introduced the proposal to the Committee. No one was present to represent the applicant or answer questions. The Committee determined that the item would be deferred and rescheduled for the Subdivision meeting of December 12, 1996 and Planning Commission on January 9, 1997.