HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOD Staff Report 112223OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
OCTOBER 17, 2023 AGENDA
Subject
An Ordinance approving
a Planned Zoning
Development titled Infinity
Homes STR-2 — PD-C
(Z-9819) located at
209 S. Brown Street.
Submitted by:
Department of Planning and
Development
SYNOPSIS
FISCAL IMPACT
RECOMMENDATION
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Action Required
1 Ordinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Approved By
Bruce Moore
City Manager
The applicant proposes to rezone the 0.15 acre
property from "R-3" Single Family District to "PD-C"
Planned District — Commercial to allow a Short -Term
Rental (STR-2).
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Approval of the Ordinance.
The applicant proposes to rezone 0.15-acre property located
at 209 South Brown Street from R-3 to PD-C to allow use
of the property as Short -Term Rental with a maximum stay
of twenty-nine (29) days. The structure will be rented as
one unit. The owner will not reside at the residence.
The request is in the I-630 Planning District. Surrounding
the application area is RL in all directions. The Future
Land Use Plan shows Residential Low Density (RL) for the
requested area. Built circa 1920, the primary structure for
the requested area is a historic, Contributing structure
within the Stifft Station Historic District. There is a 135' x
8' gravel driveway along the northern boundary of the lot
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plus two vehicles can park on the asphalt along the western
boundary of the property. Staff believes parking is
sufficient to serve the proposed use.
On June 20, 2023 the City Board of Directors passed an
ordinance regulating short-term rentals within the City of
Little Rock. The new ordinance establishes "development
standards" for short-term rentals. If approved, the applicant
must comply with the newly established development
standards as follows, in addition to all other requirements
of the new ordinance:
Develo ment Standards:
Hosting of private parties and special events such as
weddings, receptions, and other similar gatherings is
not allowed in Short -Term Rentals.
2. Tours for a fee are not allowed to anyone other than an
Occupant.
3. The Occupancy Fee may include any meal to be served
to paying guests; no other meal service is permitted.
4. Allowable signage is that as permitted by the Single -
Family Residential Standard.
5. Parking plan must be provided with permit application.
Off -Street Standard for STRs shall be provided in
accordance with Little Rock Arkansas Code, Chapter
36 36-54 (e) (1). If on -street parking is proposed as an
alternative to meet the above requirements, parking
must be available for guest use within 330 feet of the
STR and parking plan must address neighborhood
impact. If the STR is proposed within a Design Overlay
District, any alternate parking requirements, as
provided in Little Rock, Arkansas Rev. Code, Chapter
36. Zoning, Article V. District Regulations shall be
applicable.
6. Applicants shall provide a scaled floor plan that
includes all of the rooms available for rent with location
of windows, doors, and smoke detectors identified.
Smoke detectors (certified) are required in all sleeping
areas, in every room in the path of the means of egress
from the sleeping area to the exit, and in each story with
sleeping unit, including basements.
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7. All sleeping areas must have two (2) ways of egress,
one of which can be an operable window.
8. Proof of homeowner's fire, hazard, and liability
insurance. Liability coverage shall have limits of not
less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per
occurrence.
9. All persons operating a Bed and Breakfast
House/Short-Term Rental (Type I & 2) shall meet all
applicable requirements of the City of Little Rock's
Municipal Code, Chapter 12, Fire Prevention and
Protection, Article 11. Arkansas Fire Prevention Code.
Prior to use as a Bed and Breakfast House/Short-
Term Rental (Type 1 & 2), the annual City of Little
Rock, Building Code and Fire Marshal inspection fee
must be paid and payment of annual Business License
received.
10. Smoke alarms shall be installed; all smoke alarms
shall meet local and state standards (current Fire
Code). Smoke alarms shall be installed in all sleeping
areas and every room in the path of the means of
egress from the sleeping area to the door leading from
the sleeping unit.
11. Carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed as
directed by City Staff if there are fuel -fired appliances
in the unit or the unit has an attached garage.
12. Five (5)-pound ABC -type extinguisher shall be
mounted where readily accessible.
13. No recreational vehicles, buses, or trailers shall be
visible on the street or property in conjunction with
the Bed and Breakfast House/Short-term rental use.
14. Principal renter shall be at least eighteen (18) years of
age.
15. Maximum occupancy. Maximum occupancy of any
room or structure as a whole shall be determined by
the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code.
16. Simultaneous rental to more than one party under
separate contracts shall not be allowed.
17. The owner shall not receive any compensation or
remuneration to permit occupancy of a STR for a
period of less than a one (I) -day rental.
All trash pick-up shall comply with requirements for
residential one —and two-family residential zones.
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The applicant provided responses and additional
information to all issues raised during staff s review of the
application. The applicant is requesting no variances with
the PD-C zoning request.
On September 14, 2023, the Planning Commission voted
9 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent and 2 open positions, as part of the
Consent Agenda, to approve the PD-C rezoning. There
were no objectors present.
All owners of property located within 300 feet of the site
and all neighborhood associations registered with The City
of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing.
Please see the attached Planning Commission minute
record for the complete staff analysis.
Currently the City of Little Rock Department of Planning
and Development has 23 short-term rentals (STR-1 and
STR-2) listed within the database for approved short-term
rentals in the City of Little Rock. The City's new short-
term rental ordinance allows a maximum of 500 short-term
rentals within the corporate boundary of the City of Little
Rock.
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PLANNED ZONING
DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHING A PLANNED DISTRICT
— COMMERCIAL TITLED INFINITY HOMES STR-2 — PD-C,
LOCATED AT 209 S. BROWN STREET (Z-9819), CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, AMENDING
THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1. That the zoning classification of the following described property be
changed from R-3, Single Family Residential District, to PD-C, Planned District —
Commercial:
Z-9819 — Described as Lot 14, Except the East 5 feet, Block 4, C. S. Stifft's
Addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
SECTION 2. That the preliminary site development plan/plat be approved as
recommended by the Little Rock Planning Commission.
SECTION 3. That the change in zoning classification contemplated for Infinity
Homes STR-2 — PD-C, located at 209 S. Brown Street (Z-9819) is conditioned upon obtaining
final plan approval within the time specified by Chapter 36, Article VII, Section
36-454 (e) of the Code of Ordinances.
SECTION 4. That this Ordinance shall not take effect and be in full force until the
final plan approval.
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SECTION 5. That the map referred to in Chapter 36 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and designated district map be and is hereby amended to the
extent and in the respects necessary to affect and designate the change provided for in
Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 6. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item,
sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the
ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged
invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the ordinance.
SECTION 7. Repealed. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same
that are inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of
such inconsistency.
PASSED:
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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