HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7033 Staff AnalysisJune 14, 2001
ITEM NO.: 10
FILE NO.: Z-7033
NAME: Elements of Design - Conditional Use Permit
LOCATION: 2400 Cantrell Road (Suites 113 and 114)
DEVELOPER: SURVEYOR:
Elements of Design, Inc. Garver Engineers
2400 Cantrell Road, 1010 S. Battery Street
Suites 113-114 Little Rock, AR 72202
Little Rock, AR 72202
AREA: Approx. 21 acres
ZONING: I-3
NUMBER OF LOTS: 1
ALLOWED USES: Industrial
FT. NEW STREET: 0
PROPOSED USE: Industrial and Retail
VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED:
A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST:
None requested.
The applicant requests a Conditional Use Permit to allow a
retail furniture store within Suites 113-114 at 2400
Cantrell Road. The property is zoned I-3 (Industrial),
which requires a Conditional Use Permit for general retail
uses. There is no new building or parking construction
proposed with this conditional use permit.
The proposed retail furniture store will be located in the
northernmost (rear) building within the existing warehouse
complex at 2400 Cantrell Road. This building also houses
the Cajun's Wharf Restaurant, as noted on the attached site
plan.
The hours of operation for the furniture store are 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m., Monday -Friday. The applicant notes that the
retail sales of furniture is only a small percentage of
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the business, as nearly 98 percent of the business is
wholesaling to interior designers. The applicant also notes
that some pre -owned furniture is taken in on consignment.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The property at 2400 Cantrell Road contains an existing
office/warehouse (with some retail/restaurant uses)
development. The Arkansas River is located along the
property's north boundary. The Junior Deputy ball park is
located immediately west of the site, with a mini -warehouse
development to the east. There is a small apartment complex
and single family residences/zoning across Cantrell Road to
the south.
C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
As of this writing, staff has received no comment from the
neighborhood. The Hillcrest and Capitol View Stifft Station
Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public
hearing.
D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS:
1. Continuous traffic problems with lack of driveway
channelization at the west entrance need to be addressed
with Traffic Engineering. Have the property owner
contact Bill Henry at 340-4852 for details.
E. UTILITIES, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CATA:
Wastewater: Sewer available, not adversely affected.
Entergy: No Comment.
ARF: No Comment received.
Southwestern Bell: No Comment received.
Water: No Comment.
Fire Department: No Comment.
CATA: Project site is located on bus route #21 and has no
effect on bus radius, turnout and route.
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F. LANDSCAPE ISSUES:
No Comment.
G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (MAY 24, 2001)
David Peterson and Brenda Pearce were present, representing
the application. Staff briefly described the proposed
conditional use permit, noting that no new building or
parking construction was proposed.
Tad Borkowski, of Public Works, briefly discussed the
traffic problems which exist at the west entrance to this
property. W. Borkowski noted that the applicant needed to
have the property owner contact Public Works to discuss this
issue.
After the discussion, the Committee forwarded the
conditional use permit to the full Commission for final
action.
H. ANALYSIS:
As noted in paragraph A., the applicant proposes to operate
a retail furniture store at 2400 Cantrell Road within the
existing office/warehouse development. The property is
zoned I-3 and requires a conditional use permit for this
type of retail use. This particular conditional use permit
is only a use issue, as no new building or parking
construction is proposed.
There is adequate existing parking on the site to serve the
office/warehouse (with some retail/restaurant uses)
development. A recent site inspection by staff revealed
only a fraction of the parking spaces in use at that
particular time.
There should be no outstanding issues associated with this
conditional use permit. Staff feels that the request is
reasonable and that the proposed retail furniture store will
have no adverse impact on the general area.
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ITEM NO.: 10
I. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
FILE NO.: Z-7033
Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit
subject to the Public Works condition as noted in paragraph
D. of this report.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 14, 2001)
The staff presented a positive recommendation on this
application, as there were no further issues for resolution.
There were no objectors to this matter.
The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion
within the Consent Agenda for approval as recommended by staff.
A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of
7 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent, and 1 open position.
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