HomeMy WebLinkAboutSite Review CriteriaCasey Dilard and Ellen Hoppe
331 Rosetta Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
Si a Plan Review Criteria
A. Dimensions and setbacks
Existing Structure
Our property has an open -sided automobile structure that has an attached shed at the rear on a
concrete slab. The entire structure is twenty-seven feet, eight inches (27.8) deep and twelve
feet (12') wide. The brick shed lies at the rear end of the structure and is six feet (6') deep and
twelve feet (12') wide. The concrete slab is five feet (6) from the single family home.
The east side (long side) of the structure sits three to four inches (3-4") from the rear property
line. The north side (short side) of the structure sits one foot, eight inches (1.8') from the north
property line and three feet (3') from a fence between houses.
Proposed Structure
The enclosed garage is fourteen feet (14') wide and twenty-six feet (26') deep. If accepted, it will
continue to lie three to four inches (3-4") from the east property line. The structure can remain
one foot, eight inches (1.8') from the north property line. The proposed structure would be three
feet (3') from the single family home.
B. Parking Areas
The driveway is twelve and a half feet (12.5') wide. It starts at Capitol Avenue and is thirty-nine
feet (39') from the pillars marking the beginning of the carport. The driveway arcs slightly to
avoid a large oak tree and then angles back into the carport. Since the proposed garage is two
feet shorter than the existing carport, the distance to Capitol Avenue will be increased to
forty-one feet (41').
C. Points of Ingress or Egress
The front of the garage will have a standard overhead garage door that is eight by seven feet
(8 x 7').
The west side of the garage will have a 6-panel Door (Right Hand Outswing) that is adjacent to
the garage door.
D. All drives
The twelve and a half foot (12.5') driveway intersects with Capitol Avenue. It is fifty feet (50')
from Rosetta Street. Please see attached survey.
E. Public utilities
The only public utility that is needed is electricity, and it will be routed by a licensed professional.
F. Fire Hydrants
A fire hydrant rests in the kitchen, under the sink; it is very near the proposed structure.
Additionally, one will be added to the garage.
G. Water systems
There are no on -site water systems associated with either the existing or proposed structures.
H. Property line dimensions
The lot is fifty feet (50') by ninety feet (90'). The property line is fifteen point three (15.3) from
Capitol Avenue and fifteen feet (15') from Rosetta Street. Please see attached survey.
1. Right -Of -Way
The property sits on the northeast comer of Rosetta Street and Capitol Avenue. The
right-of-way clearance is twenty-five feet (25') from both Rosetta Street and Capitol Avenue.
Please see attached survey.
J. Landscaping
None of the area within the development will be devoted to landscaping.
K. Handicap Spaces
The garage will provide adequate space for a wheelchair or walker to navigate around a vehicle.
2/23/23, 9:" AM Sec. 36-156. - Height and area exceptions. I Code of Ordinances I Little Rock, AR I Municode Library
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Sec. 35-156. - Height and area exceptions.
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish certain conditional exceptions to various district standards.
Exceptions. The requirements of height and area in the zoning districts shall be subject to the following exceptions and regulation:
(1) Height.
a. In the thirty -five-foot and forty -five-foot height districts, public or semipublic buildings, hospitals, sanitariums
or schools may be erected to a height not exceeding seventy-five (75) feet when each of its front, side and
rear yards are increased an additional foot for each foot such buildings exceed thirty-five (35) and forty-five
(45) feet respectively in height.
b. One -family dwellings in the thirty -five-foot height districts may be increased in height by not more than ten
(10) feet when two (2) side yards of not less than fifteen (15) feet each are provided. Such dwellings,
however, shall not exceed three (3) stories in height.
c. Any person desiring to erect church steeples, chimneys, or similar ornamental structures in excess of a
height prescribed for the property according to the zoning classification shall be permitted to do so provided
the structure does not exceed twice the height permitted in the classification.
d. For purposes of structural height regulation applicability, section 36-201, titled "Television and radio towers,"
shall control all placement of towers and antenna associated with broadcasting or communication both public
and private.
(2) Area.
a. Every part of a required yard, except as provided herein, shall be open from its lowest point to the sky
unobstructed, except for the ordinary projection of sills, cornices, buttresses, ornamental features, and
eaves, provided, however, that none of the above projections shall project into a minimum side yard more
than thirty (30) inches. This shall be deemed to include chimneys or similar structural elements which are a
permanent feature of a building. The planning director shall have specific authority to grant a variance from
this provision provided the encroachment will not extend into a required yard setback more than ten (10)
percent of the ordinance requirement.
For purposes of construction of ramps or other devices, within a required setback area, enabling access for
the disabled, the following shall apply: Applications for building permits shall be reviewed by city staff. Staff
shall assure that proposed construction meets standards set forth within the traffic code and does not impact
access or visibility for adjoining property. Staff shall in all instances assure compliance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act.
b. All single- and two-family residences shall be separated from accessory structures by a distance of not less
than six (6) feet,
c. Accessory buildings or structures in the R-1 through R-4A districts shall not be located closer than sixty (60)
feet to the front property line, fifteen (15) feet from a street side line and may not occupy more than thirty
(30) percent of the required rear yard area. For purposes of double front lots, accessory buildings shall
conform to front yard setback requirements on both streets. Accessory buildings or structures shall in all
instances be subordinate to the principal structure on the lot and contain less gross floor area. Accessory
dwellings shall not exceed the permitted land coverage allowed by the district regulations. Swimming pools
and all appurtenant structures both above ground and below grade of adjacent yard area shall be construed
to be accessory structures and conform to the standards of this section. The planning director may authorize
the encroachment of structures into a required yard setback except when more than one (1) encroachment
is proposed. The encroachment shall be limited to ten (10) percent.
d. Accessory buildings or structures may be permitted in the C-1 through C-4 districts which are used
exclusively as product or equipment storage shall not be located closer than forty (40) feet to the front
property line or side street property line. They shall not occupy more than thirty (30) percent of the required
rear yard setback, nor shall they be located closer than stx (6) feet to a side properly line; In no instance
shall the accessory building floor area exceed that of the principal building.
e. Satellite receiving dishes in office and commercial districts whether portable or permanently sited shall not
be located on any lot between the principal structure and a street right-of-way line unless such location is
approved by the board of zoning adjustment. For purposes of this provision, an interstate highway shall not
be considered a local access street.
f. Accessory buildings shall maintain at least a three-foot setback from any side or rear yard property line
except where said rear yard abuts art a dedicated alley. No setback shall be required for an accessory
building upon the alley.
g. Where the developed lots in a block comprise forty (40) percent or more of the frontage of the said block and
the buildings on those lots have an average variation in depth of not more than six (6) feet, the average of
those depths on said lots shall be the standard depth for the balance of the block and provided further that in
case of a subdivision having been approved by the planning commission and recorded with a front building
line less than that required by this chapter, then the requirements of this chapter shall be waived and the
recorded building line shall be accepted.
(Code 1961, Ch. 43, § 5-102; Ord. No. 15,247, § 1, 2-17-87; Ord. No. 15,553, § la, b, o, cc, dd, 9-20-88; Ord. No. 15,617, § 1, 1-3-89; Ord.
No. 16,341, § 1(y), (gg), 1-19-93; Ord. No. 16,861, § 1(z), 3-21-95; Ord. No. 17,305, § 1(a), (b), 11-7-96; Ord. No. 18,228, § 3, 3-7-00; Ord.
No. 18,324, § 1(rr), 8-1-00)