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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6536 Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z-6536 NAME: Ellis - Short -Form PD -C LOCATION: 1918 Commerce Street DEVELOPER: SURVEYOR., Mable Ellis Donald Brooks 1904 Commerce Street 1611 Main Street Little Rock, AR 72206 North Little Rock, AR 72114 AREA: 0.07 Acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING: R-4 ALLOWED USES: Single -Family and Two -Family Residential PROPOSED USE: Beauty Shop VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: The Planning Commission approved a change in the Land Use Plan from Single -Family to Mixed Use for this area on June 25, 1998. The City Board of Directors approved the Land Use Plan change on August 18, 1998- A. PROPOSAW REQUEST: The applicant proposes to rezone the property from R-4 to PD -C to allow for the use of the 547 square foot frame residence as a beauty shop. There is a small accessory building on the site which will be used for storage. The proposed beauty shop will be a three -chair operation with hours of operation being from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, with the exception of Wednesday which will have hours of 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The applicant has a written agreement with the Metropolitan Baptist Church to use the church parking lot directly across Commerce Street to the east. The parking lot consists of 18 spaces. The applicant has noted that the beauty shop hours will not conflict with any scheduled church services. LE NO.: Z-6536 (Cont. The applicant is also proposing a wall sign which will be located on the front (east side) of the building. The applicant has agreed to limit the size of the sign to four (4) square feet as recommended by staff. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property contains a one story, 547 square foot frame structure which was previously used as a residence. A small accessory building is located north of the principal structure. The Metropolitan Baptist Church is located across Commerce Street to the east. Single-family residences exist to the north and west. There is an old vacant commercial building located to the south with single- family residence further south. There are several commercial buildings approximately two blocks to the south along East 216` Street. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Staff has received no negative comment on the rezoning request as of this writing. The East Broadway, East End Civic League, Community Outreach, MacArthur Park and Meadowbrook Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. 2. All driveways shall be concrete aprons per City Ordinance. 3. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available, not adversely affected. AP&L: No Comments received. ARKLA: No Comments received. Southwestern Bell: No Comments. Water: RPZ Backflow Prevention on the water service prior to the first outlet is required for all beauty shops. Fire Department: No Comments. County Plannin : No Comments received. LATA: No Comments received. 2 FILE F. . Z-5536 (Con ISSUESITECHNICALIDESIGN: planning Division: The site is in the Central City District. There is a Neighborhood Plan effort under way - Downtown Neighborhoods Plan. The Planning Commission approved a change from Single Family to Mixed Use for this area on June 25, 1998. Any non-residential use must be a PZD and must be compatible with residential. This application appears to be consistent with the intent of Mixed Use. Landscape Issues: No Comments. G. ANALYSIS• H. The applicant is proposing to convert the 547 square foot structure at 1918 Commerce Street to a beauty shop. The land use plan for this property has been changed to Mixed use and staff feels that this proposal is consistent with the plan. Staff recommends that the wall sign proposed for the business be a maximum of four (4) square feet in area to help maintain the residential character of the property. The property owner concurs with this recommendation. A minimum of 2 parking spaces would typically be required by ordinance for this proposed use. Staff feels that at least six spaces are needed for the three -chair operation. There is no off-street parking on the site. However, as noted in paragraph A, the applicant has a written agreement with the Metropolitan Baptist Church to use their 18 space parking lot which is directly across Commerce Street to the east. The applicant has noted that the beauty shop hours will not conflict with any scheduled church services. otherwise, staff feels that all the issues associated with this proposal have been resolved and the proposed use should have no adverse effect on the area. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the PD -C rezoning with the following conditions: 1. Compliance with paragraphs D and E of this report. 2. The proposed wall sign should be a maximum of four (4) square feet in area. 3 FILE NO.: Z-6536 (Cont.) 3. The written parking agreement with the Metropolitan Baptist Church must be maintained. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (AUGUST 13, 1998) Mable Ellis was present, representing the application. Staff gave a brief description of the proposal. Mrs. Ellis noted that there would be one wall sign on the front of the building facing Commerce Street. She stated that she would submit details to staff. Mrs. Ellis also noted that the existing accessory building would continue to be used for storage. The issue of parking was briefly discussed. Staff noted that the applicant has a written agreement with the Metropolitan Baptist Church, across Commerce Street, to use their parking lot. Staff informed Mrs. Ellis that she needed to contact the City's Building Codes office to determine if any changes (electrical, structural, etc.) needed to be made to the building's interior. After the discussion, the Committee forwarded the issue to the full Commission for resolution. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (SEPTEMBER 3, 1998) Staff presented a positive recommendation on this application, as there were no further issues for resolution. There were no objectors to this matter. Staff added a condition of approval to the recommendation. Staff noted that the applicant needed to contact the City's Building Codes Office and schedule an inspection of the structure to determine if any repair or alterations needed to be made to the building. Also, to determine what needs to be done to bring the property into compliance with the handicap access requirements. Staff noted that the rezoning request would not be forwarded to the Board of Directors until the inspection was made. The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for approval as recommended by staff. A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. 4 September 3, 1998 ITEM NO.: 4 FILE NO.: Z-6536 NAME: Ellis - Short -Form PD -C LOCATION: 1918 Commerce Street DEVELOPER: SURVEYOR: Mable Ellis Donald Brooks 1904 Commerce Street 1611 Main Street Little Rock, AR 72206 North Little Rock, AR 72114 AREA: 0.07 Acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING: R-4 ALLOWED USES: Single -Family and Two -Family Residential PROPOSE] USE: Beauty Shop VARIANCESIWAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: The Planning Commission approved a change in the Land Use Plan from Single -Family to Mixed Use for this area on June 25, 1998. The City Board of Directors approved the Land Use Plan change on August 18, 1998. A. PROPOSAL RE VEST: The applicant proposes to rezone the property from R-4 to PD -C to allow for the use of the 547 square foot frame residence as a beauty shop. There is a small accessory building on the site which will be used for storage. The proposed beauty shop will be a three -chair operation with hours of operation being from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, with the exception of Wednesday which will have hours of 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The applicant has a written agreement with the Metropolitan Baptist Church to use the church parking lot directly across Commerce Street to the east. The parking lot consists of 18 spaces. The applicant has noted that the beauty shop hours will not conflict with any scheduled church services. September 3, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.. 4(Cont.)FILE NO.: Z-6536 The applicant is also proposing a wall sign which will be located on the front (east side) of the building. The applicant has agreed to limit the size of the sign to four (4) square feet as recommended by staff. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property contains a one story, 547 square foot frame structure which was previously used as a residence. A small accessory building is located north of the principal structure. The Metropolitan Baptist Church is located across Commerce Street to the east. Single-family residences exist to the north and west. There is an old vacant commercial building located to the south with single- family residence further south. There are several commercial buildings approximately two blocks to the south along East 21" Street. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Staff has received no negative comment on the rezoning request as of this writing. The East Broadway, East End Civic League, Community Outreach, MacArthur Park and Meadowbrook Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. 2. All driveways shall be concrete aprons per City Ordinance. 3. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available, not adversely affected. AP&L: No Comments received. ARKLA: No Comments received. Southwestern Bell: No Comments. Water: RPZ Backflow Prevention on the water service prior to the first outlet is required for all beauty shops. Fire Department: No Comments. 2 September 3, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM No.• 4 Cont. FILE No.: Z-5535 County Plannirx : No Comments received. CATA: No Comments received. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: The site is in the Central City District. There is a Neighborhood Plan effort under way - Downtown Neighborhoods Plan. The Planning Commission approved a change from Single Family to Mixed Use for this area on June 25, 1998. Any non-residential use must be a PZD and must be compatible with residential. This application appears to be consistent with the intent of Mixed Use. Landscape Issues: No Comments. G. ANALYSIS• The applicant is proposing to convert the 547 square foot structure at 1918 Commerce Street to a beauty shop. The land use plan for this property has been changed to Mixed use and staff feels that this proposal is consistent with the plan. Staff recommends that the wall sign proposed for the business be a maximum of four (4) square feet in area to help maintain the residential character of the property. The property owner concurs with this recommendation. A minimum of 2 parking spaces would typically be required by ordinance for this proposed use. Staff feels that at least six spaces are needed for the three -chair operation. There is no off-street parking on the site. However, as noted in paragraph A, the applicant has a written agreement with the Metropolitan Baptist Church to use their 18 space parking lot which is directly across Commerce Street to the east. The applicant has noted that the beauty shop hours will not conflict with any scheduled church services. otherwise, staff feels that all the issues associated with this proposal have been resolved and the proposed use should have no adverse effect on the area. 3 September 3, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 4 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-5536 H. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the PD -C rezoning with the following conditions: 1. Compliance with paragraphs D and E of this report. 2. The proposed wall sign should be a maximum of four (4) square feet in area. 3. The written parking agreement with the Metropolitan Baptist Church must be maintained. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (AUGUST 13, 1998) Mable Ellis was present, representing the application. Staff gave a brief description of the proposal. Mrs. Ellis noted that there would be one wall sign on the front of the building facing Commerce Street. She stated that she would submit details to staff. Mrs. Ellis also noted that the existing accessory building would continue to be used for storage. The issue of parking was briefly discussed. Staff noted that the applicant has a written agreement with the Metropolitan Baptist Church, across Commerce Street, to use their parking lot. Staff informed Mrs. Ellis that she needed to contact the City's Building Codes office to determine if any changes (electrical, structural, etc.) needed to be made to the building's interior. After the discussion, the Committee forwarded the issue to the full Commission for resolution. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (SEPTEMBER 3, 1998) Staff presented a positive recommendation on this application, as there were no further issues for resolution. There were no objectors to this matter. Staff added a condition of approval to the recommendation. Staff noted that the applicant needed to contact the City's Building Codes office and schedule an inspection of the structure to determine if any repair or alterations needed to be made to the building. Also, to determine what needs to be done to bring the property into compliance with the handicap access requirements. Staff noted that the rezoning request would not be forwarded to the Board of Directors until the inspection was made. 4 September 3, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 4 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-6536 The Chairman placed the item before the within the Consent Agenda for approval A motion to that effect was made. The 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. 5 Commission for inclusion as recommended by staff. motion passed by a vote of