HomeMy WebLinkAboutmmJULY 20, 2023
ITEM NO. 1 CON'T. Z-3726-C
File No.: Z-3726-C
Owner: Dillard Store Services, Inc.
Applicant: Tim Daters, White Daters Engineers
Address: 1310 Cantrell Road
Legal Description: Lots 1,2, & 3, Weeks Subdivision of Block 359, Original
City of Little Rock, Arkansas and Part of Lot 1, Allen and
Marquands Subdivision of Block 358 Original City of
Little Rock, less and except ROW.
Current Zoning: 0-3 and C-3
Present Use: Data Center
Proposed Use: Data Center
Variance(s) Requested: Variances are requested from the height and area
provisions of Section 36-516 to allow an increased
fence height from six (6) feet to eight (8) feet between
a required building setback line and a street right-of-
way.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached
letter.
STAFF REPORT:
A. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CIVIL ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
No comments required.
B. LANDSCAPE AND BUFFER COMMENTS:
No comments.
C. BUILDING CODES COMMENTS:
No comments required.
D. ANALYSIS:
The 0-3 / C-3 zoned property located at 1310 Cantrell Road is occupied by a single -
story office building with paved parking along the western perimeter of the site. The
building is set 25-feet from the front (south) property line bordering Cantrell Road,
200-feet from the east property line, over 180-feet from the west property line, and
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OCTOBER 28, 2019
ITEM NO.: A (CON'T.) Z-9758
over 18 feet from the rear (north) property line bordering the Lake Terry portion of
the Arkansas River.
The building is located at the eastern most border of the larger Dillard Office campus
and serves as the primary data center for the company. The building is bordered to
the west by an existing 47-space paved parking area with an access drive
connecting to Cantrell Road to the south. The applicant is proposing to construct a
metal frame security fence, 8-foot in height, on the southwest portion of the site to
enclose the parking area and provide a gate at the access drive.
The sketch provided indicates that the fence will begin at the southwest corner of
the building and run approximately 40-feet west to the edge of the access drive to
the new access gate. The applicant states that the electric swing gate will consist
of two (2) 14-foot sections and will have an automatic card access system. The
fence is shown to then turn south and travel for 25-feet. The fence then turns west
bordering Cantrell Road along the north edge of the property for 100-feet terminating
at an existing flagstone retaining wall at the west edge of the site.
Section 36-516 (e)(2) of the City's Zoning Ordinance states that the office and
commercial fence standards; "Between a required building setback line and a street
right-of-way, the maximum height shall be six (6) feet. Other fences may be erected
to a maximum height of eight (8) feet." Therefore, the applicant is requesting a
variance to allow a security fence to a height to eight (8) feet between the building
setback line and a street right-of-way.
Staff is supportive of the requested fence height variance. Staff views the request
as reasonable and the variance request to generally be in conformance with the
development pattern in the area and notes that nearby office and commercial
developments have similarly constructed security fences. The proposed fence will
essentially enclose the parking area of the property and provide controlled access
to the site in general. Staff believes that the increased fence height will have no
adverse impact on the surrounding properties.
E. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested fence height variance to allow a
security fence to be constructed to a height of 8-feet between the required building
setback and the street right-of-way as per the staff analysis and submitted survey /
site plan.
Board of Adjustment
(JULY 20, 2023)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the
application to the Board and stated it recommended the fence height variance be
approved as per staff report. There was a consent motion to approve the application. The
motion as seconded. The application was approved on consent. The vote was 5 ayes, 0
nays and 0 absent.
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