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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7624-A Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z -7624-A NAME: Harp Short -form PD -O LOCATION: on the Southwest corner of Colonel Glenn Road and Marsh Road DEVELOPER: Robert S Harp 13501 Pompano Road Little Rock, AR 72211 ENGINEER: McGetrick and McGetrick Engineers 319 President Clinton Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201 AREA: 5.0 Acres CURRENT ZONING ALLOWED USES: PROPOSED ZONING: NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 R-2, Single-family Single-family residential PD -O FT. NEW STREET: 0 PROPOSED USE: Engineering Office Use and Single-family as an alternative use VARIANCESNVAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. V 13 PROPOSALIREQUEST: The applicant is requesting to rezone the site from R-2, Single-family to PD -O to allow the conversion of an existing single-family home into an office use for an engineering company, The applicant is not proposing any structural modifications or the addition of any new paved parking areas. The applicant is requesting single-family as an alternative use for the site. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site contains an existing single-family structure and a large lake. The home has a deck extending over the lake. The site once housed "MA and PA's You FILE NO.: Z -7624-A Cont.) Catch Em" a pay by the pound fishing pond. To the north of the site are single- family residences located on large lots, an auto repair business and a beauty shop. To the south of the site are single-family residences on large lots and undeveloped R-2 zoned property. East of the site are single-family residences currently zoned MF -6 and R-2 and west of the site are single-family residences located on acreage. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing staff has received one informational phone call from an area resident. All residents located within 300 -feet of the site and all property owners located within 200 -feet of the site were notified of the public hearing. There is not an active neighborhood association located in the area. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: Public Works: 1. No comment. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Located outside the service boundary. No comment. The applicant must provide approval from the Arkansas Department of Health concerning the proposed septic system treatment. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Point Energy: Approved as submitted. SBC: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. According to our records water service is available to this property from the Marsh Road frontage. No existing service is in effect at this time. Contact Central Arkansas Water at 992-2438 for additional details. Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department at 918-3752 for additional information. Counly Planning: No comment received. CATA: No comment received. 4 FILE NO.: Z -7624-A (Cont. F. ISSUESITEC H NICALIDESIGN: Planning Division: This request is located in the West Fourche Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Single Family for this property. The applicant has applied for a Planned Office Development for an office use. A land use plan amendment for a change to Suburban Office is a separate item on this agenda. (File No. LU04-22-01) 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: If new vehicular use areas are to be established, then buffer and landscape ordinances must be complied with. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (May 13, 2004) Mr. Pat McGetrick was present representing the request. Staff stated the request was to allow an existing single-family structure to be converted to an office use. Staff requested more specific office uses. Mr. McGetrick stated the user would be an engineering firm with few employees. He stated the owner would not add any additional parking as a result of the conversion. There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted a revised plan to staff addressing most of the issues raised at the May 13, 2004, Subdivision Committee meeting. The applicant has indicated the site will be used as an engineering firm as their general office. The applicant has also indicated there will be no exterior modifications to the structure or the existing parking. The site plan includes a gravel drive extending from Colonel Glenn Road to the site and a gravel circular drive on the property. The applicant has indicated the drive from Colonel Glenn Road to the site as a cross access easement as requested by staff. The applicant has indicated a deed document will be filed to allow the cross access to become a legal access to the site. The applicant indicated the days and hours of operation to be from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm six days per week. The applicant has indicated there will be no more than ten employees reporting to the site. The site plan indicates there are six parking spaces located on the site. The typical minimum required parking for an office. use based on the square footage 3 FILE NO.: Z -7624-A of the existing structure (1,800 square feet) would be four spaces. The proposed parking is adequate to meet the minimum parking demand. The proposed parking is currently graveled. Staff is supportive of the applicant's request to not construct the parking of a hard surface material. Staff would recommend if any changes are made to the site, that the existing parking be constructed to typical design standard and landscaping. The applicant has requested single-family as an alternative use for the site. Staff is supportive of this request. Staff is supportive of the proposed development. The applicant has indicated the existing structure will be converted to an office use and will be solely for this engineering firm. The applicant has indicated there will not be any exterior modifications to the proposed site and staff feels with this being the case the structure will remain residential in character. Staff also feels without the paving of the parking area the site may be more easily converted back to a residential use. Staff is not aware of any outstanding issues associated with the proposed request. Staff feels this use appropriate for the site as well as the requested alternative use of single-family. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the request subject to compliance with the conditions outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of -the above report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: - (JUNE 3, 2004) Mr. Pat McGetrick was present representing the request. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request subject to compliance with the conditions outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the staff report. Staff also presented a recommendation of approval of the request for single-family as an alternative use for the property. There was no further discussion of the item. The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as presented by staff by a vote of 11 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent. 4 June 3, 2004 ITEM NO.: 18 FILE NO.: Z -7624-A NAME: Harp Short -form PD -O LOCATION: on the Southwest corner of Colonel Glenn Road and Marsh Road DEVELOPER: Robert S Harp 13501 Pompano Road Little Rock, AR 72211 ENGINEER: McGetrick and McGetrick Engineers 319 President Clinton Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201 AREA: 5.0 Acres CURRENT ZONING: ALLOWED USES PROPOSED ZONING: NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 R-2, Single-family Single-family residential FT. NEW STREET: 0 PROPOSED USE: Engineering Office Use and Single-family as an alternative use VARIAN CESNVAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. A. PROPOSAUREQUEST: The applicant is requesting to rezone the site from R-2, Single-family to PD -O to allow the conversion of an existing single-family home into an office use for an engineering company. The applicant is not proposing any structural modifications or the addition of any new paved parking areas. The applicant is requesting single-family as an alternative use for the site. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site contains an existing single-family structure and a large lake. The home has a deck extending over the lake. The site once housed "MA and PA's You June 3, 2004 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 18 Cont. FILE NO.: Z -7624-A Catch Em" a pay by the pound fishing pond. To the north of the site are single- family residences located on large lots, an auto repair business and a beauty shop. To the south of the site are single-family residences on large lots and undeveloped R-2 zoned property. East of the site are single-family residences currently zoned MF -6 and R-2 and west of the site are single-family residences located on acreage. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing staff has received one informational phone resident. All residents located within 300 -feet of the site and located within 200 -feet of the site were notified of the public not an active neighborhood association located in the area. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: Public Works: 1. No comment. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: call from an area all property owners hearing. There is Wastewater: Located outside the service boundary. No comment. The applicant must provide approval from the Arkansas Department of Health concerning the proposed septic system treatment. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Point Energy: Approved as submitted. SBC: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. According to our records water service is available to this property from the Marsh Road frontage. No existing service is in effect at this time. Contact Central Arkansas Water at 992-2438 for additional details. Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department at 918-3752 for additional information. County -Planning: No comment received. CATA: No comment received. 2 June 3, 2004 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 18 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -7524-A F. ISSUES/TECHNICAUDESIGN: Planninq Division: This request is located in the West Fourche Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Single Family for this property. The applicant has applied for a Planned Office Development for an office use. A land use plan amendment for a change to Suburban Office is a separate item on this agenda. (File No. LU04-22-01) Cily 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: If new vehicular use areas are to be established, then buffer and landscape ordinances must be complied with. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (May 13, 2004) Mr. Pat McGetrick was present representing the request. Staff stated the request was to allow an existing single-family structure to be converted to an office use. Staff requested more specific office uses. Mr. McGetrick stated the user would be an engineering firm with few employees. He stated the owner would not add any additional parking as a result of the conversion. There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted a revised plan to staff addressing most of the issues raised at the May 13, 2004, Subdivision Committee meeting. The applicant has indicated the site will be used as an engineering firm as their general office. The applicant has also indicated there will be no exterior modifications to the structure or the existing parking. The site plan includes a gravel drive extending from Colonel Glenn Road to the site and a gravel circular drive on the property. The applicant has indicated the drive from Colonel Glenn Road to the site as a cross access easement as requested by staff. The applicant has indicated a deed document will be filed to allow the cross access to become a legal access to the site. The applicant indicated the days and hours of operation to be from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm six days per week. The applicant has indicated there will be no more than ten employees reporting to the site. 3 June 3, 2004 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 18 Cont. FILE NO.: Z -7524-A The site plan indicates there are six parking spaces located on the site. The typical minimum required parking for an office use based on the square footage of the existing structure (1,800 square feet) would be four spaces. The proposed parking is adequate to meet the minimum parking demand. The proposed parking is currently graveled. Staff is supportive of the applicant's request to not construct the parking of a hard surface material. Staff would recommend if any changes are made to the site, that the existing parking be constructed to typical design standard and landscaping. The applicant has requested single-family as an alternative use for the site. Staff is supportive of this request. Staff is supportive of the proposed development. The applicant has indicated the existing structure will be converted to an office use and will be solely for this engineering firm. The applicant has indicated there will not be any exterior modifications to the proposed site and staff feels with this being the case the structure will remain residential in character. Staff also feels without the paving of the parking area the site may be more easily converted back to a residential use. Staff is not aware of any outstanding issues associated with the proposed request. Staff feels this use appropriate for the site as well as the requested alternative use of single-family. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the request subject to compliance with the conditions outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the above report. 4 J I (r NAME: Harp Short -form PD -0 .: Z -7624-A �r LOCATION: on the Southwest corner of Colonel Glenn Road and Marsh Road, Planning Staff Comments - 1 . omments: 1. Provide notification of property owners located within 200 -feet of the site, complete with the certified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. 2. Provide exact activities that will take place on the site. Is the request for a single user and a specific office use? Will there be any alternative uses for the site? 3. Provide a cross access easement for the drive extending from Colonel Glenn Road to the site for the existing driveway. 4. Will there be any new paved areas located on the proposed site? If so indicate the location of new paved areas and the proposed construction material.:�,�t Variance/Waivers: None requested. Public Works: 'c 1. No comment.�� Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Located outside the service boundary. No comment. The applicant must provide approval from the Arkansas Department of Health concerning the proposed septic system treatment. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Point Enemy: Approved as submitted. SBC: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. According to our records water service is available to this property from the Marsh Road frontage. No existing service is in effect at this time. Contact Central Arkansas Water at 992-2438 for additional details. Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department at 918-3752 for additional information. County Planning: No comment received. CATA: No comment received. Planning Division: This request is located in the West Fourche Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Single Family for this property. The applicant has applied for a Planned Office Development for an office use. A land use plan amendment for a change to Suburban Office is a separate item on this agenda. 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: If new vehicular use areas are to be established, then buffer and landscape ordinances must be complied with. Revised plat/plan: Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, May 19, 2004.