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File No.: Z-3206-C
Owners: Raju Vyas
Applicant: Raju Vyas
Address: 11000 Kanis Road
Legal Description: Lot 51R, 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: C-3
Present Use: Undeveloped
Proposed Use: 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:
Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No comments.
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.
Building Codes Comments:
No comments required.
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 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.
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:
A building permit being obtained for all construction.
Abide by all site development requirements for C-3 zoned properties.
Compliance with the Landscape and Buffer requirements of Chapters 15 and 36 of the City’s code.