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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7351-D Staff AnalysisApril 21, 2011 ITEM NO.: 18 FILE NO.: Z-7351 -D NAME: 8108 Stagecoach Road Revised Short -form PCD LOCATION: Located at 8108 Stagecoach Road DEVELOPER: Clark's Corner Company LLC 2409 Crystal Lake Circle Alexander, AR 72002 SURVEYOR: Global Surveying 217 West 2nd Street Little Rock, AR 72201 AREA: 0.58 acres CURRENT ZONING: ALLOWED USES: PROPOSED ZONING: NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 PCD FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF Restaurant and C-3, General Commercial District uses as allowable alternative uses Revised PCD PROPOSED USE: Allow additional time for construction of the permanent building VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND:. Ordinance No. 19,339 adopted by the Little Rock Board of Directors on June 21, 2005, allowed a revision to Miracle Development Long -form PCD. The applicant proposed to revise the previously approved PCD to allow the construction of a restaurant building on Lot 2 of the Miracle Development Subdivision. The development was to occur in two phases with the placement of a 10 -foot by 20 -foot prefabricated building on the site and the construction of drives and parking areas to allow for a drive-thru coffee shop. Phase II of the development would be the construction of a larger (24 -foot by 50 -foot) site built building to be constructed in conjunction with additional parking and drives to allow for drive-thru sales as well as a small sitting area. The applicant indicated upon completion of the site built building, the prefabricated building would be removed from the site. The April 21, 2011 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 18 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -7351-D anticipated time frame for removal of the temporary building was 18 to 24 months. The approved hours of operation were from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday through Friday and 6:00 am to 6:00 pm Saturday. On August 16, 2007, the Little Rock Planning Commission approved a request for a one-year time extension for the placement of the permanent building. As of this date the permanent building has not been placed on the site. A. PROPOSALIREQUEST1APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The applicant is now requesting to revise the previously approved PCD to allow for additional time for the placement of the permanent building. The applicant has provided staff with an alternate time -table for construction of the permanent building. The applicant is requesting until May 2012 to examine various options for the future of the property. The applicant is requesting the time frame be extended to determine if the market has rebounded enough for the owners to construct the previously approved permanent drive through coffee shop. The applicant has stated in the short term they have contacted a real estate company to negotiate a sale of the property which would then result in removing the current business from the building at this site. The applicant has also indicated they are currently reviewing different business types that would be better suited for the location. B. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (March 31, 2011) Staff outlined the request to the Committee members present. There was no discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. C. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff is supportive of the request. Staff does not feel the additional time as outlined by the applicant will significantly impact the development or the area. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (APRIL 21, 2011) The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request. Staff stated they did not feel the additional time as outlined by the applicant would significantly impact the development or the area. 2 April 21, 2011 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 18 Cont. FILE NO.: Z -7351-D There was no further discussion of the item. The Chair entertained a motion for approval of the item as presented by staff. The motion carried by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. 3 August 16, 2007 ITEM NO.: 10 FILE NO.: Z -7351-C NAME: Jive in Java Short -form PCD Time Extension LOCATION: Located at 8101 Stagecoach Road DEVELOPER: Clark's Corner Company LLC 2409 Crystal Lake Circle Alexander, AR 72002 SURVEYOR: Global Surveying Kelton Price, PE 217 West 2nd Street, Suite 100 Little Rock, AR 72201 AREA: 0.68 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF CURRENT ZONING: PCD ALLOWED USES: Restaurant and C-3, General Commercial District uses as alternative uses PROPOSED ZONING: Revised PCD — Time extension PROPOSED USE: Restaurant and C-3, General Commercial District uses as alternative uses VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: Ordinance No. 19,339 adopted by the Little Rock Board of Directors on June 21, 2005, allowed a revision to Miracle Development Long -form PCD. The applicant proposed to revise the previously approved PCD to allow the construction of a restaurant building on Lot 2 of the Miracle Development Subdivision. The development was to occur in two phases with the placement of a 10 -foot by 20 -foot prefabricated building on the site and the construction of drives and parking areas to allow for a drive-thru coffee shop. Phase II of the development would be the construction of a larger (24 -foot by 50 -foot) site built building to be constructed in conjunction with additional parking and drives to allow for August 16, 2007 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 10 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z -7351-C drive-thru sales as well as a small sitting area. The applicant indicated upon completion of the site built building, the prefabricated building would be removed from the site. The anticipated time frame for removal of the temporary building was 18 to 24 months. The approved hours of operation were from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday through Friday and 6:00 am to 6:00 pm Saturday. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST: The applicant is now requesting a one year time extension for the placement of the permanent building. The applicant to justify the extension request has provided the following statements: ❖ Due to land issues for the purchase of the property we were not able to finalize the sale until January of 2007. This was significantly behind our projected time line for acquiring the property. This has delayed our ability to obtain financing for the final structure. ❖ Sales projections for this location are at the lower end of guidelines used to determine the viability of a unit. Although the sales began at the lower end steady but slow growth shows that as the area develops in housing and businesses so will our business. ❖ We have improved the location of the property with fill and a clean pad with partial pavement. ❖ Landscaping has exceeded the phase one of the planned site. Maintenance of the building and property will be maintained to an attractive level. The applicant is seeking approval of an extension to June of 2008 to initiate or complete the permanent building. B. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff is supportive of the request. Staff does not feel the additional year will significantly impact the development or the area. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (AUGUST 16, 2007) The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item stating they were supportive of the request and did not feel the additional year would significantly impact the development or the area. There was no further discussion of the item. The chair entertained a motion for placement of the item on the consent agenda for approval. The motion carried by a vote of 7 ayes, 0 noes, 3 absent and 1 open position. 2