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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6570-A Staff AnalysisMay 19, 2011 ITEM NO.: 4 FILE NO.: Z -6570-A NAME: World Traditional Taekwondo Union Office Showroom/Warehouse — Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: 6210 Baseline Road OWNER/APPLICANT: World Traditional Taekwondo Union PROPOSAL: A revision to the previously approved conditional use permit is requested to allow for the construction of additional warehouse space and parking. The property is zoned 0-3 and C-3. SITE LOCATION: The site is located on the north side of Baseline Road, 1,000± feet west of Geyer Springs Road. 2, COMPATIBILITY WITH NEIGHBORHOOD: The facility has been located on this site for many years. The properties to the east are zoned C-3 and contain a variety of commercial and retail uses. A church and additional retail development are located across Baseline Road to the south. A single family neighborhood is located to the west and north. With attention to properly screening the nearby residential properties, the site should continue to be compatible with the area. All owners of properties located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet who could be identified and the Cloverdale and SWLR United for Progress Neighborhood Associations were notified of this proposal. 3. ON SITE DRIVES AND PARKING: The site currently contains a single building with 21,700 square feet of office space and 12,000 square feet of showroom/warehouse. The C.U.P request is to add 12,000 square feet of additional warehouse. With the expansion, the site should have 71 parking spaces. There are currently 83 parking spaces on the site with 7 new spaces to be constructed. Access is via a single driveway off of Baseline Road. 4. SCREENING AND BUFFER A site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. May 19, 2011 NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -6570-A 2. A nineteen -foot (19') wide land use buffer is required to separate this proposed development from the residential property on the western perimeter of the site. Seventy (70) percent of this buffer is to remain undisturbed. Easements cannot count towards meeting this requirement. Prior Planning Commission approval allowed a variance from this minimal amount. 3. A "reconfigured storm water retention area" is proposed within this land use buffer area and needs to be relocated. 4. Upon construction of the building, warehouse expansion, care must be taken not to disturb the existing land use buffer along the western perimeter of the site. 5. Per the prior approval by the Planning Commission included a six-foot (6) high opaque fence shown to be constructed along the northern perimeter of the site next to the residential property. However, neither fence nor vegetation is within this area. A nineteen -foot (19') land use buffer is required along the property line to the north. Plan for landscaping and fencing plans need to be definite with this application, for the area along the north property line. 6. A six (6) foot high opaque screen, either a wooden fence with its face side directed outward, a wall, or dense evergreen plantings, is required along the western and northern perimeters of the site. Credit towards fulfilling this requirement can be given for existing trees and undergrowth that satisfies this year -around requirement. 7. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas will be required. 8. Prior to a building permit being issued, it will be necessary to provide an approved landscape plan stamped with the seal of a Registered Landscape Architect. 9. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when properly preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. 5. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Baseline Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial with special design standards. A dedication of right-of-way forty-five (45) feet from centerline will be required. 6. UTILITY FIRE DEPT. AND CATA COMMENTS: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. 2 May 19, 2011 ITEM N0. 4 (Cont. Entergy: Approved as submitted. Centerpoint Energy: Approved as submitted. AT&T (SBC): No comment received. E NO.: Z-65 Water: All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this site to determine whether additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be required. If additional fire hydrant(s) are required, they will be installed at the Developer's expense. Please submit plans for water facilities and/or fire protection system to Central Arkansas Water for review. Plan revisions may be required after additional review. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of water facilities and/or fire service. Approval of plans by the Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Division and Little Rock Fire Department is required. Contact the Water Works if a larger and/or additional meter(s) is required. Due to the nature of this facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZ) is required on the domestic water service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use. Central Arkansas Water (CAW) requires that upon installation of the RPZA, successful tests of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the State of Arkansas and approved by CAW. The test results must be sent to CAW's Cross Connection Section within ten (10) days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 377-1226 if you would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project. Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per Code. Maintain at least twenty (20) foot wide access. County Planning: No Comments. CATA: The site is located on a CATA bus route. 3 May 19, 2011 ITEM NO.: 4 Cont. FILE NO.: Z -6570-A SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (APRIL 28, 2011) Greg Peckham and Toby Butler were present, representing the application. Staff presented the item and noted additional information was needed regarding building design, signage, site lighting, days and hours of operation and delivery hours. Staff noted there was a'large compactor on the site that was not indicated on the site plan. Staff commented that the dumpster and compactor should be relocated away from the residential properties. Staff noted that there was no screening along the north perimeter of the site, although it was a condition of the original C.U.P. approval and was indicated on the current site plan. Mr. Peckham stated he would investigate the issue and it may be that the abutting property owner did not want the screening put in. Public Works, Utility and Landscape comments were discussed. It was noted that a buffer variance would be required on the west perimeter due to a utility and drainage easement. Staff also noted the proposed stormwater detention area was indicated in the buffer and should be relocated. The applicant was advised to contact the other agencies if there were questions regarding their comments. The applicants were advised to submit responses to staff by May 4, 2011, The Committee determined there were no other issues and forwarded the item to the full Commission. STAFF ANALYSIS: In 1999, the Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit to allow for an expansion of the existing building located on the 0-3 and C-3 zoned property at 6210 Baseline Road. The proposed expansion was approved to allow the American Taekwondo Association to operate an office showroom/warehouse. The applicant, ATA, World Traditional Taekwondo Union, is now requesting a revision to the C.U.P. to allow for a 12,000 square foot warehouse expansion. With the expansion, a small expansion of the parking area will also occur. The increase in available floor space will allow for the integration of off-site storage and the collocation of distribution, customer service and value-added functions. The expansion will be constructed to match the existing facility. The expansion should result in no increase of activity or traffic on the property, according to the applicant. On May 4, 2011, the applicant submitted a revised site plan and responses to staff issues raised at Subdivision Committee. The 1999 bill of assurance for Lot 1 Anderson's Subdivision does not address use issues. The building will have a maximum height of 28± feet. No new signage is proposed. Any new site lighting 4 May 19, 2011 ITEM NO.: 4[Cont.] FILE NO.: Z -6570-A will be low-level and directional, aimed downward and into the site. Days and hours of operation will remain unchanged. They are currently 8:00 a.m. — 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Delivery hours parallel the hours of operation. The compactor has been indicated on the site plan. The compactor and dumpster have been relocated to the east of the building, away from the adjacent residential properties. They will be screened to comply with Code requirements. A 6 -foot tall opaque screening fence will be installed along the north perimeter of the site. A similar fence currently exists along the west perimeter. The stormwater detention has been moved out of the west perimeter buffer and will be put underground. Right-of-way dedication to 45 feet from centerline on Baseline Road occurred in 1999 and is now reflected on the survey. To staff's knowledge, there are no outstanding issues. TAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested C.U.P., subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in Sections 4, 5 and 6 of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 19, 2011) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval subject to the conditions outlined in the "staff recommendation" above. Staff stated the applicant and Pam Adcock, an abutting property owner, had agreed to additional conditions to be placed on the CUP. Staff recommended the following additional conditions be placed on the approval as well: 1. The existing chain link fence along the north property line is to remain in place and the required six (6) foot tall privacy fence is to be installed on the applicant's side of the chain link fence. The landscaping required to be planted in the buffer area is to be placed south of the privacy fence. All fencing is to be checked on a regular basis for any needed repair. 2. The three (3) proposed new parking space on the north side of the parking lot that aim towards the north are to be removed from the plan. 3. An automatic irrigation system is to be installed for new landscape areas, including the landscaping in the buffer along the north perimeter. 4. Motion lights only are to be installed on the north and west sides of the building. 5 May 19, 2011 EM NO.: 4 (Cont. FIDE NO.: Z -657]D -A 5. Nothing, except landscaping, is to be installed between the new building and the north and west perimeters of the site. 6. The existing storage buildings are not to be located between the building and the north and west perimeters of the site. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the consent agenda and approved, including all staff comments and conditions. The vote was 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. 1: SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENTS APRIL 28, 2011 ITEM NO.: 4. WORLD TRADITIONAL TAEKWONDO UNION OFFICE SHOWROOMIWAREHOUSE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - 6210 BASELINE ROAD Z -6570-A Planning_Staff Comments: 1. Provide a copy of the existing Bill of Assurance. 2. Provide information on proposed addition; height, roof, building materials. 3. Describe any proposed new signage. 4. Any new site lighting is to be low-level and directional; aimed downward and into the site. 5. Provide days and hours of operation. 6. Provide delivery hours. 7. Locate the large compactor and required screening. 8. Re -locate dumpster and compactor and required screening away from the residential properties. Perhaps move to the east side of the property. 9. Provide required screening along the north perimeter of the site. The site plan indicates a "screen fence". There is no fence. Variance/Waivers: • None Requested. Public Works: 1. Baseline Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial with special design standards. A dedication of right-of-way forty-five (45) feet from centerline will be required. Utilities and Fire De artment/Coun Plannin : Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Entergy: Approved as submitted. Centerpoint Energy: Approved as submitted. AT&T (SBC): No comment received. Water: All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this site to determine whether additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be required. If additional fire hydrant(s) are required, they will be installed at the Developer's expense. Please submit plans for water facilities and/or fire protection system to Central Arkansas Water for review. Plan revisions may be required after additional review. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of water facilities and/or fire service. Approval of plans by the Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Division and Little Rock Fire Department is required. Contact the Water Works if a larger and/or additional meter(s) is required. Due to the nature of this facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZ) is required on the domestic water service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use. Central Arkansas Water (CAW) requires that upon installation of the RPZA, successful tests of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the State of Arkansas and ITEM NO.: 4. CON' Z -6570-A approved by CAW. The test results must be sent to CAW's Cross Connection Section within ten (10) days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 377-1226 if you would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project. Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per Code. Maintain at least twenty (20) foot wide access. County Planning: No Comments. CATA: The site is located on a CATA bus route. Planning Division: No Comments. Landscape: 1. A site plan must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. A nineteen -foot (19') wide land use buffer is required to separate this proposed development from the residential property on the western perimeter of the site. Seventy (70) percent of this buffer is to remain undisturbed. Easements cannot count towards meeting this requirement. Prior Planning Commission approval allowed a variance from this minimal amount. 3. A "reconfigured storm water retention area" is proposed within this land use buffer area and needs to be relocated. 4. Upon construction of the building, warehouse expansion, care must be taken not to disturb the existing land use buffer along the western perimeter of the site. 5. Per the prior approval by the Planning Commission included a six-foot (6') high opaque fence shown to be constructed along the northern perimeter of the site next to the residential property. However, neither fence nor vegetation is within this area. A nineteen -foot (19') land use buffer is required along the property line to the north. Plan for landscaping and fencing plans need to be definite with this application, for the area along the north property line. 6. A six (6) foot high opaque screen, either a wooden fence with its face side directed outward, a wall, or dense evergreen plantings, is required along the western and northern perimeters of the site. Credit towards fulfilling this requirement can be given for existing trees and undergrowth that satisfies this year - around requirement. 7. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas will be required. 8. Prior to a building permit being issued, it will be necessary to provide an approved landscape plan stamped with the seal of a Registered Landscape Architect. 9. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when properly preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. Other: Submit responses to Staff comments and four (4) copies of revised site plan, (if required), no later than Wednesday May 4, 2011. Required notices must be sent via certified mail no later than Wednesday May 4, 2011 and proof of notice returned to staff by May 13, 2011.