HomeMy WebLinkAboutResponse to Comments 072023City of Little Rock Planning and Development
Planning Commission Hearing/July 13, 2023
Applicant Comments for Proposed Development
06/20/23
RE: Queen Beans – PD-C (Z-9795)
Northwest corner of Hermitage and Autumn Road
Please accept the following responses and enclosed documents as our resubmittal for the
following project: PD-C (Z-9795).
Feel free to reach out if there are any questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Ashley Bice, PE
Development Staff Comments:
1. Provide proposed building height.
a. MAX BUILDING HEIGHT 18’
2. Site lighting must be low-level and directed away from adjacent properties.
a. SITE LIGHTING WILL BE LOW LEVEL & POSITIONABLE
3. Dumpster area must be screened as per ordinance requirement.
a. DUMPSTER WILL BE SCREENED WITH MATERIALS COMPATIBLE AND
COMPLIMENTARY TO THE BUILDING
4. Signage must comply with Section 36-555 (signs permitted in commercial zones).
a. PROPOSED SIGNAGE WILL COMPLY WITH SECTION 36-555
5. Provide hours of operation.
a.
6. Provide maximum number of employees at any given time.
a. MAX EMPLOYEES AT A TIME - 4
7. Provide bill of assurance for Lot 1, Autumnwood Subdivision.
a. BILL OF ASSURANCE PROVIDED
1. Department engineering staff did not give approval for the traffic engineering
consultant who performed the traffic impact study submitted to use an existing Queen
Beans development in another city to estimate the volumes of vehicular trips this
proposed development will generate. Traffic engineering consultant needs to use ITE
Trip Gen. Category 938 (Coffee/Donut Shop with Drive-through and No Indoor
Seating) for trip generation calculations. This is the closest official land use category
that the consultant can use for this proposed development for analysis per ITE Trip
Generation Manual.
When Department engineering staff use ITE Code 938 for trip generation calculations
(360 sq.ft.), staff outputs 124 trips for AM Peak hour (IN & OUT combined), instead of
26 trips combined per the submitted traffic impact study. The expected queuing for this
many trips will block Hermitage Road & Autumn Road intersection as well as Chenal
Pkwy. & Autumn Road intersection. This anticipated queueing will shut down both
intersections creating adverse traffic operations for the traveling public and business
owners in the area. Traffic impact study shall be revised, re-evaluated, and
resubmitted for Department engineering staff’s review.
A. UPDATED TIA PROVIDED
2. Future building permits will be required through the Department of Planning and
Development for any new buildings on site and be required to meet all state building
codes and land alteration codes and ordinances adopted by the City of Little Rock.
A. PROJECT WILL BE CODE COMPLIANT
3. Contact Planning and Development Dept., Engineering Division at 501-371-4817 or at
501-918-5348 for inspections of any work in the public right-of-way prior to placement
of concrete or asphalt or for on-site clarification of requirements prior to commencing
work. Failure to do so can result in removal of any improperly placed concrete or
asphalt at the expense of the owner or contractor.
A. OWNER/CONTRACTOR TO CONTACT CITY AS REQUIRED
4. Any infrastructure within public right of way that is currently damaged or damaged
during construction will be repaired or replaced at developer’s expense before a final
certificate of occupancy can be released for the building. This includes but not limited
to the following: noncompliant curb and gutter, asphalt, sidewalk, accessible ramps,
storm drainage infrastructure, or concrete driveway aprons. All work within the public
right-of-wayshall conform to City of Little Rock Public Works Standard Details and
ADA accessibility requirements.
A. OWNER/CONTRACTOR TO COMMPLY
5. The Department requires three (3) phase sediment and erosion control (SEC) plans
to be submitted for all construction projects showing best management practices
(BMPs) for mitigating sediment runoff and erosion along with vegetation specifications
for temporary and permanent soil stabilization. Phase 1 SEC plans shall show SEC
BMPs during the stripping, clearing, grubbing, and rough grading of the site. Phase 2
SEC plans shall show SEC BMPs during construction of utilities, buildings, roadway
infrastructure and drainage infrastructure. Phase 3 SEC Plans shall show SEC BMPs
for final grading, seeding, and landscaping of the site.
A. PLANS PROVIDED
6. Sediment and Erosion Control plans shall also show the pertinent information as
outlined in ADEQ ARR150000 Permit Part II section A-4-H (1-14) and Part II section
A-4-I-2 (A-B). A. PLANS PROVIDED
7. A drainage study showing all hydrologic calculations for the site and all hydraulic
calculations for the proposed storm sewer pipe system, swales and ditches, detention
ponds, outlet structures, and inlets is required per City’s stormwater management and
drainage manual. For final drainage report, sign, date, and seal the report per AR
State Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors rules Article 12,
Section B (1) (a). Provide engineer's certification statement saying this drainage report
was conducted by yourself or directly under your supervision and attesting to the
accuracy of the information within this report.
A. PROJECT WILL COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS
8. Per City Code 31-210 (e) (2) for collector streets, driveway spacing shall be two-
hundred fifty (250) feet. Driveway spacing shall be centerline to centerline or centerline
to right of way of an intersecting collector street or street of higher classification.
Minimum spacing from the property line shall be one hundred twenty-five (125) feet.
Revise driveway on site plan to meet above requirements accordingly or request a
variance from this City Code requirement from the Planning Commission on the
planned zoning development application.
A. VARIANCES REQUESTED
7. If a grading permit is not required for the proposed site work, all construction work
must include appropriate drainage and erosion control measures (i.e., silt fencing,
mulching
A. OWNER/CONTRACTOR WILL COMPLY