HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6785 Staff AnalysisJanuary 6, 2000
ITEM NO.: 26 FILE NO.: Z-6785
NAME: Chenal Valley Baptist Church -
Conditional Use Permit
LOCATION: Northwest Side of Rahling Road at
Champlin Drive
OWNER/APPLICANT: Chenal Valley Baptist Church, sale
contract pending / Pat.McGetrick
PROPOSAL: To obtain a conditional use permit for a
new 5 acre church site on the northwest
side of Rahling Road at the intersection
with Champlin Drive, consisting of one
main worship facility with proposed
unspecified future buildings with
accompanying parking, and a future added
parking area in the northeast part of
the property which is Zoned R-2, Single
Family Residential.
ORDINANCE DESIGN STANDARDS:
1. SITE LOCATION:
This site is located on the northwest side of Rahling
Road at the intersection with Champlin Drive.
2. COMPATIBILITY WITH NEIGHBORHOOD:
This site is Zoned R-2, Single Family Residential. To
the northwest the zoning is MF 18, Multi -family
Residential. To the north, east and west the zoning is
R-2. The zoning to the south is a mix of C-1,
Neighborhood Commercial, PCD, Planned Commercial
District, and 0-3, General Office. However, at this
time all the'land immediately surrounding this site is
undeveloped.
Staff believes this proposed use should be compatible
with this neighborhood.
The Saint Charles Property Owners Association was
notified of the public hearing.
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3. ON SITE DRIVES AND PARKING:
This proposal includes one access point to Rahling Road
at the southwest corner of the property, and reasonable
on site flow. The proposed seating capacity of 225 for
the initial church would generate a parking requirement
of 56 spaces including 3 handicapped spaces. The
proposal shows 141 parking spaces initially, and an
added 145 spaces in the future. The proposed future
750 seat sanctuary in phase two would require 187
parking spaces which is still much less than the total
proposed.
4. SCREENING AND BUFFERS:
The land use buffer required by ordinance along the
western perimeter is 19 feet full average depth with a
minimum of 12.6 feet.
The required northern land use buffer would be 28 1-i!
feet full average depth with a minimum requirement of
19 feet.
The revised site plan does meet the above requirements.
The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as
many trees as feasible. Extra credit can be given
toward fulfilling ordinance requirements when
preserving trees of 6 inch caliper or larger.
5. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS:
a. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk
that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to
occupancy.
b. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this
property.
c. Easements shown for proposed storm drainage are
required.
d. Prepare a letter of pending development addressing
street lights as required by Section 31-403 of the
Little Rock Code. All requests should be forwarded
to Traffic Engineering.
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ITEM NO.: 26 (Cont.)
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e. A Sketch Grading and Drainage Plan per Sec. 29-
186(e) is required.
f. A Grading Permit per Secs. 29-186(c) and (d) is
required.
g. Rahling Road has average daily traffic count of
3,000.
6. UTILITY AND FIRE DEPT. COMMENTS:
Water: An acreage charge of $300 per acre applies in
addition to normal charges. Contact the fire department
to evaluate the site for possible private or public
hydrants that may be required for this and future
phases.
Wastewater: Sewer main extension required with
easements to serve this property.
Southwestern Bell: No comments received.
AR.FLA: Approved as submitted.
Entergy: If a 3 -Phase overhead line is required to
serve this site then, 30 foot right-of-way would be
requested around the sides and back of the site.
Contact Entergy for details.
Fire Department: Contact Dennis Free, 371-3752, at the
fire department, concerning fire hydrants.
CATA: Site is not currently served by CATA. Approved
for transit purposes.
7. STAFF ANALYSIS:
The applicant has requested a conditional use permit
for a new church complex to be built on this 5 acre R-
2, Single Family Residential zoned property. It would
be a phased development. Initially one building with
141 parking spaces would be built as the main assembly
or worship area. In the future two more buildings would
be added with 145 spaces for additional parking, but
not enough detail or timing regarding those future
plans is available now, so they are not part of this
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ITEM NO.: 26 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-6785
C.U.P. The church does plan as phase two to move its
primary worship area into what they have labeled as
future building #1 on the site plan. The plan is for
that facility to have a capacity of 750 seats. There
is no explanation given for what future building #2
will be.
The proposal meets all siting requirements; however the
parking seems to be excessive to serve the 225 seating
capacity, especially for the initial phase. Staff
believes the parking should be limited to double the 56
space minimum requirement, or 112 spaces in the first
phase, and then increased to meet future growth as it
occurs. The church will need to come back to the
Commission when they have firmed up plans for the
future buildings.
Staff believes this is a reasonable use of this
property and should be compatible with the
neighborhood.
8. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit
subject to compliance with the following conditions:
a. Comply with the City's Landscape and Buffer
Ordinances.
b. Comply with Public Works Comments.
c. Comply with Fire Department Comment.
d. Limit the parking in phase one to 112 spaces
including the appropriate number of handicapped
accessible spaces.
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENTS: (DECEMBER 91, 1999)
Pat McGetrick was present representing the application.
Staff gave a brief description of the proposal.
Staff briefly reviewed the Public Works Comments,
emphasizing lining up the access with Champlin Drive, the
Screening and Buffer comments, emphasizing the buffer
shortages, the signage limitations in a R-2 Zone without
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ITEM NO.: 26 (Cont.
FILE NO.: Z-6785
including signage in the proposal, and exterior lighting
requirements if installed. Mr. McGetrick agreed to work on
lining up the access road with the cross street and to
providing a proposal for a sign if the applicant wants one.
There being no further issues, the Committee accepted the
proposal and forwarded the item to the full Commission for
final action.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 6, 2000)
Pat McGetrick was present representing the application.
There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented
the item with a recommendation for approval of the revised
site plan including the sign, subject to compliance with the
conditions listed under "Staff Recommendation," paragraph 8
above. The conditions include aligning the access road with
Champlin Drive.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as
revised to include staff comments and recommendations. The
vote was 11 ayes, 0 nays and 0 absent.
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