HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6409-C Staff AnalysisNovember 30, 1998
No.. 10
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Staff Report:
A. Public Works Issues:
Z -6409-C
Dennis Morgan
1009 West 7th Street
Part of Block 263, Original City of
Little Rock
I-2
Variances are requested from the
area regulations of Section 36-320
to permit a deck addition with
reduced setbacks and the off-street
parking provisions of Section 36-
502 to permit a restaurant with no
on-site parking.
The building occupies the site
nearly from property line to
property line. There is no
available room for on site parking.
Vacant building space
Restaurant
No Public Works Comments received.
B. Staff Anal sis•
The I-2 zoned property located at 1007-1009 West 7th Street
is occupied by a brick building. The eastern portion of the
building (1007 West 7`h) is two stories in height. The
western portion (1009 West 71l`) is one story in height.
Recently, the Planning Commission has approved conditional
use permits to allow a retail sales business and a beauty
shop in the two story building and a tattoo parlor in the
front portion of the one story building. The applicant
proposes to utilize the rear portion, 921± square feet, of
the one-story building for a restaurant. The applicant also
proposes to add a deck addition onto the rear of the
building for outside dining. The deck will have a rear yard
setback of 0 feet. The property has no on-site parking
spaces. The Code requires a rear yard setback of 25 feet in
November 30, 1998
Item No.: 10 Con
the I-2 district and 9 parking spaces for this proposed
restaurant use.
Staff supports the requested parking and setback variances.
In each of the previous conditional use permit applications,
the Planning commission has approved parking variances for
the proposed retail use, beauty salon and tattoo parlor.
Section 36-503 states that nonconforming parking rights may
be carried forward to count as part of the parking
requirement of a use replacing a previously established use.
The nonconforming parking requirement for this 921 square
foot space was 3 spaces, reducing the requirement for the
restaurant to 6 spaces. As is typical of most of downtown,
there are no on-site parking spaces. Customers have learned
to utilize on -street parking and what surface parking is
available in the area. Parking will be more readily
available in the evening hours for this restaurant, after
area offices are closed. To allow reuse of the older
buildings in the downtown core of the City virtually
requires that parking relief be granted.
The proposed deck addition is not out of character with
other development in the area. Most of the older buildings
in the area, including the two story portion of this
development, were constructed at a time that industrial
zoning did not require any rear yard setback. The proposed
deck will extend no more to the rear than the existing two
story building. The deck will be uncovered and used only
when weather is appropriate. The property to the rear is
fenced and occupied by a cellular tower site. Allowing the
reduced rear yard for the deck addition should have no
effect on the adjacent property.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested parking and
setback variances subject to the deck remaining uncovered
and unenclosed.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (NOVEMBER 30, 1998)
The applicant was present. There was one interested party
present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of
approval subject to the deck remaining uncovered and unenclosed.
Staff noted that a letter of concern had been sent to the Board
from Patrick Anders representing his father who owns the adjacent
property at 1015 West 7th Street. Staff noted that Mr. Anders had
since met with the applicant and the owner of the property at
1009 West 7`h Street and, as a result of those meetings, had no
opposition to the variance requests. Mr. Anders addressed the
Board and confirmed this.
November 30, 1998 ,
Item No.: 10 Cont.
The applicant offered no additional comments.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as
recommended by staff. The vote was 4 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent and
1 open position.
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