HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6500 Staff AnalysisJune 11, 1998
ITEM NO.: 23
NAME•
LOCATION:
OWNER/APPLICANT•
PROPOSAL:
ORDINANCE DESIGN STANDARDS:
1. Site Location:
FILE NO.: Z-6500
ENSCO Recycling Center -
Conditional Use Permit
1020 S. Taylor Street
MOCO Investments/ENSCO, Inc.
To allow for a household
chemical drive through
recycling center to be placed
on this I-2 zoned property.
Between 10th and 11th Street, on the west side of S.
Taylor Street.
2. Compatibility with Neighborhood:
This property is zoned I-2 and surrounded by a mixture
of commercial and residential uses. Across Taylor to
the east is zoned R-3 but there are no houses close by.
Abutting property to the west is R-2 zoned, but is
actually a large church complex. To the north is C-3
and I-2 zoned property and to the south across 11th
Street is also zoned C-3. This use should not have an
adverse affect on the surrounding property or future
development.
The War Memorial and Oak Forest Neighborhood
Associations were notified of the public hearing.
3. On -Site Drives and Parking:
The site has two means of access, one off of S. Taylor
and one off of 10th Street. The 10th Street access is
intended to be the primary means of entrance and exit
for this operation. The applicant has planned for six
parking spaces on site which should be adequate. The
use is designed as a drive-through business and
requires little on-site parking.
4. Screening and Buffers: No issues.
June 11, 1998
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 23 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-6500
5. Public Works Comments:
Dedication of right-of-way 30 feet from centerline is
required on West 10th, West 11th Street and South
Taylor to meet commercial street standards.
6. utility and -Fire Department Comments:
Water: No objection. RPZ backflow prevention may be
required on the domestic service prior to the first
outlet. Contact Rodger Terrell at 223-1562 to
discuss backflow prevention requirements for this
project.
Wastewater: Contact the Industrial Monitoring Section
of Little Rock Wastewater utility concerning
disposal of any waste in the sanitary sewer system.
Southwestern Bell: Approved as submitted.
Arkla: Approved as submitted:
Fire Department: Approved as submitted.
CATA: The site is not located on a LATA bus route.
7. Staff Anal sis:
The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to
allow for a household chemical, drive through recycling
center in an existing building on this I-2 zoned
property. This use would qualify as a permitted by
right materials recycling facility except for the
petroleum products and flammable liquids which are
expressly excluded materials in the ordinance
definition of a recycling facility.
ENSCO has been contracted by Pulaski County to set up
this facility. One day a week citizens will be able to
drive through and drop off a variety of household and
lawn chemicals, oil, paint, gasoline, solvents,
antifreeze, etc. for disposal or recycling. The next
day citizens can pick up reusable material from the
same location. Those materials that are not usable in
their present form are sent off within 24-48 hours to
E1 Dorado, Arkansas for processing. All activity at
this site will occur inside the facility including
material drop off, repackaging, minor processing, and
re -issue. Collection time will be on Wednesday from
11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Employees will start work
about 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday. On Thursdays customers
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June 11, 1998
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 23 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-6500
will be able to pick up reusable items, and ENSCO
personnel will be processing and packaging other
materials for shipment between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. Friday mornings will be used only as
needed to finish up any work, and shipping out
materials if not completed on Thursdays. No work is
anticipated at this site normally from Friday noon
through Tuesdays.
ENSCO has planned to take all precautions to ensure a
safe and contained operation including flammable
storage cabinets, haz-mat building for handling and
processing of flammables, covering of floor and ground
surfaces during handling, and proper vent system to
capture any fumes.
Based on information provided, staff does not expect
any adverse affect on the area.
8. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested conditional
use permit subject to compliance with staff comments.
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (MAY 21, 1998)
Jim Dupree of ENSCO was present representing the applicant.
Staff gave a brief description of the proposal.
The applicant submitted a revised site plan detailing
building dimensions and parking. There was a short
discussion, but no outstanding issues. The Committee
accepted the item and forwarded it to the full Commission
for final resolution.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 11, 1998)
The applicant was not present. There were no objectors
present. Staff informed the Commission that the applicant
had, on June 11, 1998, requested that the item be withdrawn.
A motion was made to waive the bylaws and accept the
applicant's late request to withdraw the item. The motion
was approved by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent.
The item was then placed on the Consent Agenda and approved
for withdrawal by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent.
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