HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7209 Staff AnalysisFILE NO.:
NAME: Jacoby's Long -form PD -R
LOCATION: 7200 Beck Road
DEVELOPER:
Jon Jacoby
7200 Beck Road
Little Rock, AR 72212
AREA: 12.93 Acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1
CURRENT ZONING
R-2, Single-family
ALLOWED USES: Single-family residential
PROPOSED ZONING: PD -R
PROPOSED USE: Estate
ENGINEER:
Cromwell Architects/Engineers
101 South Spring Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
FT. NEW STREET: 0
VARIAN CESMAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested.
A. PROPOSAUREQUEST:
The applicant proposes, in addition to the existing single-family home, the
placement of a two-story guest house, a one story shop and greenhouse
building, a two-story game house with an apartment located on the second story
and a new garage with living quarters above the garage for an employed grounds
keeper on this 12.93 acre site. The existing house, guest house, shop and game
house will be connected by a covered walkway colonnade which is oriented
toward the existing garden and pool area; this arrangement creates the design of
a main house with attached dependencies, in the same spirit as Thomas
Jefferson's "Lawn" in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The site is an existing home site located on 10+ acres. Areas to the north, south,
east and west contain single-family homes on large tracts. The area is rural in
character with pastureland accompanying most homes.
C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
All property owners within 200 feet, all residents who could be identified and the
River Valley Property Owners Association were notified of the Public Hearing.
As of this writing staff has received several informational phone calls concerning
the requested rezoning.
D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS:
No comment.
E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING:
Wastewater: Outside the service boundary, no comment.
ENTERGY: No comment received.
ARKLA: Approved as submitted.
Southwestern Bell: Approved as submitted.
Water: An acreage charge of $300 per acre (2 acre max) will be charge for
any additional request for service in addition to normal charges. Contact
Marie Dugan at 992-2438 for details.
Fire Department: Check with Central Arkansas Water Department (992-2438)
for location of fire hydrant.
County Planning: Please provide a copy of a driveway permit from Pulaski
County Road and Bridge Department. Please provide or obtain a floodplain
permit from Pulaski County Planning. Please provide or obtain an elevation
certification from Pulaski County Planning.
CATA: No comment received.
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F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN:
Plannin Division:
This request is located in the River Mountain Planning District. The Land Use
Plan shows Single Family for this property. The applicant has applied for a
Planned Residential development for an Estate. The proposed development is
consistent with the Future Land Use plan.
City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan:
The property under review is not located in an area covered by a City of Little
Rock recognized neighborhood action plan.
Landscape issues: No comment.
Building Codes: No comment.
G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (April 18, 2002)
The applicant was not present. Staff informed the Commission the applicant had
met with Staff prior to the Committee meeting and the issues had been resolved.
Staff briefly described the proposal to the Committee. After the description the
Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action.
H. ANALYSIS:
The proposed Jacoby Estate involves more residential units than is allowed on a
single -site. The site is 12 -acres and has the potential for four living quarters.
Should all the units become residential the site would be less than the allowable
densities of single-family residential. The guesthouse and apartment above the
game house are not proposed for permanent living quarters. The living quarters
above the garage will be utilized as living quarters for a grounds keeper. The
original site plan indicated all buildings and setbacks along with the building
dimensions.
Pulaski County Planning has requested the applicant secure a permit from Road
and Bridge for the driveway placement and provide or obtain a floodplain permit
from the Pulaski County Planning Department. The Pulaski County Planning
Department has also requested the applicant provide or obtain an elevation
certification. The applicant has indicated he will comply with all agency requests.
Staff is supportive of the proposed rezoning request. The density proposed is
less than that allowed under single-family zoning. The addition of four additional
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living quarters to be used as an estate should have not adverse impact on the
surrounding area.
Otherwise, to Staffs knowledge, there are no outstanding issues associated with
the proposed Planned Residential Development.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the proposed PD -R for Jacoby Long -form Planned
Development -Residential subject to compliance with the conditions outlined in
paragraphs D, E and F of this report.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 9, 2002)
Mr. Gene Levy was present representing the application. There were no objectors'
present. Staff presented the item with 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.
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