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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7093 Staff AnalysisNovember 29, 2001 ITEM NO.: C FILE NO.: Z-7093 NAME: Holy Temple Church of God in Christ- Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: 1315 S. Pulaski Street DEVELOPER: Holy Temple Church of God in Christ 1322 S. Pulaski Street Little Rock, AR AREA: 0.16 acre ZONING: R-4 crmvFvnTZ 011en Dee Wilson P.O. Box 604 North Little Rock, AR 72115-0604-'. NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 ALLOWED USES: Single family and two-family residential PROPOSED USE: Church parking lot VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST: The applicant, Holy Temple Church of God in Christ, is requesting a conditional use permit to allow for the construction of a church parking lot on the R-4 zoned property at 1315 S. Pulaski Street. The proposed parking lot will be located directly across South Pulaski Street from the Church. The proposed parking lot will contain 12 angle (60 degree) parking spaces with one-way access from S. Pulaski Street. The alley along the property's east property line will be improved and utilized as an exit point. November 29, 2001 ITEM NO.: C (Cont. FILE NO.: Z-7093 The parking lot will have seven (7) foot landscape buffers along the north and south property lines. Landscape screening will be utilized along these property lines, in - lieu of wood screening fences. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The lot is currently vacant and grass -covered. There are single family residences immediately north and south of the site, with a mixture of uses further south along Daisy Gatson Bates Drive. The Holy Temple Church is located to the west across South Pulaski Street. There is an undeveloped, grass -covered alley along the property's east boundary, with single family residences across the alley" along Cross Street. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received no comment from the neighborhood. All property owners within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet of the site who could be identified, and the Central High, Downtown, Wright Avenue and East of Broadway Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Driveways shall conform to Sec.31-210 or Ordinance 18,031. 2. Property frontage needs to have the sidewalks and ramps brought up to the current ADA standards. 3. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. 4. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. 5. Repair alley for sufficient access. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available, not adversely affected. Entergy: No Comment received. ARKLA: No Comment received. Southwestern Bell: No Comment received. 2 November 29, 2001 ITEM NO.: C (Cont. F M Water: No Comment. Fire Department: No Comment. County Planning: No Comment. FILE NO.: Z-7093 CATA: Project site is not located on a dedicated bus route and has no effect on bus radius, turnout and route. Landsca a Issues: The proposed northern and southern perimeter land use 1, buffers fall short of the minimum 6.7 foot width allowed within the designated "mature area". The street buffer minimum width allowed is also 6.7 feet. Additionally, the Landscape Ordinance perimeter landscape strip minimum width allowed is 6.7 feet. The full width requirement without the "mature area" designation by both the Zoning Ordinance and the Landscape Ordinance in each case is 9 -feet. A 6 -foot high opaque screen, either a wooden fence with its face side directed outward or dense evergreen plantings, is required along the northern and southern perimeters of the site. A minimum of 6% (312 square feet) of the interior of the vehicular use area must be landscaped. The full requirement without the "mature area" designation is 8% (416 square feet) . A water source within 75 feet of all landscaped areas is required. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (SEPTEMBER 27, 2001) The applicant was not present. Staff briefly described the proposed conditional use permit. Staff noted that the site plan (parking lot) needed to be redesigned so that the appropriate landscape buffers along the north and south property lines and interior landscaping are provided. Staff noted that the applicant would be contacted concerning the changes which needed to be made. There being no further 3 November 29, 2001 ITEM NO.: C (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-7093 issues for discussion, the Committee forwarded the conditional use permit to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted a revised site plan to staff on October 3, 2001. The revised site plan satisfies the issues as raised by staff at the Subdivision Committee meeting. The proposed parking lot has been redesigned using 60 degree angle parking, with a total of 12 parking spaces. The <. landscape buffers along the north and south property lines have been increased to seven (7) feet in width, thereby satisfying the landscape/buffer requirements. Interior landscaping has also been provided. The applicant also notes that landscape screening will be provided along the north and south property lines. To staff's knowledge, there are no outstanding issues associated with the proposed conditional use permit. The use of this lot for a church parking lot should have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties, with the appropriate buffers and landscaping provided. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit subject to the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the requirements as noted in paragraphs D and F of this report. 2. The alley along the east property line must be improved to provide appropriate access. The applicant must work with Public Works regarding this issue. 3. Any site lighting must be low -leveled and directed away from adjacent residential property. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (OCTOBER 18, 2001) Staff informed the Commission that the applicant submitted a letter requesting that the application be deferred to the November 29, 2001 agenda. Staff supported the deferral as requested. 4 November 29, 2001 ITEM NO.: C (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-7093 The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for deferral to the November 29, 2001 agenda. A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 29, 2001) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval subject to compliance with the conditions outlined in the "Staff Recommendation" above. There was no further discussion. The.item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as recommended by staff. The vote was 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. 5