HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOA Staff Report 120423OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
OCTOBER 17, 2023 AGENDA
Subject
An Ordinance approving
a Planned Zoning
Development titled Reding
Properties STR-2 — PCD
(Z-9760) located at
1117 Kavanaugh Blvd.
Submitted by:
Department of Planning and
Development
SYNOPSIS
FISCAL IMPACT
RECOMMENDATION
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Action Required
4 Ordinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Approved By
Bruce Moore
City Manager
The applicant proposes to rezone the 0.18 acre
property from "R-3" Single Family District to "PCD"
Planned Commercial District to allow a Short -Term Rental
(STR-2).
None
Approval of the Ordinance.
The applicant proposes to rezone 0.18-acre property located
at 1117 Kavanaugh Blvd from R-3 to PCD to allow use of
the property as Short -Term Rental with a maximum stay of
twenty-nine (29) days. The owner will not reside in the
residence. It is an existing multi -family apartment building
with five (5) units in the building with two (2) being used
as short-term rentals.
The request is in the Heights / Hillcrest Planning District as
well as the Hillcrest Design Overlay District. The
multifamily apartment building has been operating since
2020. The property contains an existing brick two store
structure. Access is provided from a concrete walkway
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which extends from Kavanaugh Blvd. The property utilizes
on -street parking directly in front of the building. The
property is primarily surrounded by R-4 zoning. The Future
Land Use Map shows a large area of Residential Low
Density (RL) in all directions.
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:
b.) Development 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.
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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.
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 Il. 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/ShortTerm Rental use.
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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 (1 )-day rental.
All trash pick-up shall comply with requirements for
residential one —and two-family residential zones.
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 PCD 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 PCD 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
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TITLED REDING PROPERTIES
STR-2 — PCD, LOCATED AT 1117 KAVANAUGH BLVD. (Z-9760),
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 District, to PCD, Planned Commercial District:
Z-9760 — Described as Part of Lots 11 and 12, Block 8, Midland Hills
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 Reding
Properties STR-2 — PCD, located at 1117 Kavanaugh Blvd. (Z-9760) 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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