HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-3206-C Action LetterDepartment of Planning and Development
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546
Mr. Ra' u V as
14 Caddo Court
Maumeile Ar 72113
Date: May 19, 2023
Dear _Mr. Vy s
Planning
Development
Building Codes
File No: Z-3206-C
Location: 11000 Kanis Road _
Issue: Building Height Variance
This is to advise you that in connection with your application, File No. _Z-3206-C the following action
was taken by the Board of Adjustment at its meeting on May 18, 2023_:
(a)
Approved the application as filed.
Approved the application with conditions.
Denied the application.
Deferred the application to the meeting.
Withdrew the application.
See attached Board of Adjustment minute record for conditions.
Other:
If a variance application is approved by the Board of Adjustment, all permits necessary for the initiation of
work shall be obtained within two (2) years from the date of approval, unless an extension of time is granted
by the Board. Otherwise, the Board's approval of the application shall be considered void.
According to the City's Zoning Ordinance Section 36-70:
"Appeals from the decision of the Board of Adjustment shall be filed with the appropriate court of
jurisdiction. This filing must occur within thirty (30) calendar days of the action by the Board of
Adjustment."
If you have questions, please call me at (501) 371-6821.
Sincerely,
R niie G. Price, Plans Development Administrator
RGP/aa
MAY 18, 2023
ITEM NO.: 1 Z-3206-C
File No.: Z-3206-C
Owners: Raju Vyas
Applicant: Raju Vyas
Address: 11000 Kanis Road
Legal Description: Lot 51 R, 52 West Highland Addition and that portion of Lots 61,62
lying North of Kanis Road adjacent to closed Mason Drive ROW,
all being part of Section 9, T-1-N, R-13-W, Pulaski County AR
Current Zoning
Present Use:
Proposed Use
C-3
Undeveloped
Hotel
Variance(s) Requested: A variance is requested from the development provisions and
the area provisions of Section 36-301 to allow a new building
with increased building height.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in the attached letter.
STAFF REPORT:
A. Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No comments.
B. Landscape and Buffer Comments:
All landscaping and buffer areas for the new development must comply with
Chapters 15 and 36 of the City of Little Rock Code of Ordinances.
C. Building Codes Comments_
No comments required.
D. Analysis_
The C-3 zoned property located along the north side of Kanis Road is comprised of
4.628 acres and is currently undeveloped. The property is mostly tree covered and
generally slopes downward from south to north and from west to east.
The applicant proposes to construct a multi -level hotel building on the site as noted
on the attached site plan. The proposed hotel building will be located within the west
central half of the lot, with paved parking circling the building. An access drive will be
MAY 18, 2023
ITEM NO.- 1 (CON'T.) Z-3206-C
located along the south perimeter of the property connecting to Kanis Road. The
proposed building will be five (5) stories in height, with a total floor area of
approximately 70,000 square feet. The proposed building height will be sixty-four (64)
feet, as viewed from the lowest finished floor (north elevation) to the highest point of
the building's flat roof. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow the
increased building height from thirty-five (35) to sixty-four (64).
Section 36-301(d) allows a maximum building height of 35-feet for C-3 zoned property.
The proposed building will have a height of 64-feet as viewed from the low sides of
the property (north elevation).
Staff is supportive of the requested variance. Staff views the request as reasonable,
as the property is located along a minor arterial roadway near a minor arterial/minor
arterial intersection of Kanis Road and Shackleford Road. The property is bordered
by C-3 and PCD Commercial zonings. Given the property's location and the site's
topography, staff believes that the building height variance is appropriate and should
have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested building height variance, subject to the
descriptions and any conditions in the "staff analysis," and the following conditions:
1. A building permit being obtained for all construction.
2. Abide by all site development requirements for C-3 zoned properties.
3. Compliance with the Landscape and Buffer requirements of Chapters 15 and 36
of the City's code.
Board of Adjustment
(MAY 18, 2023)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the
application to the Commission and stated it recommended the building height variance
be approved as per the staff report. The item was moved from the consent agenda to
the regular agenda. After statements and discussion by the Commission for the need
to review and revise the Code, there was a motion to approve the application. The
application was approved. The vote was 4 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent.
W