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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8008 Staff AnalysisILE NO.: Z-8008 NAME: Keyes Short -form PCD LOCATION: Located North of Lawson Road and West of Devall Road DEVELOPER: Alessi -Keyes 15 Shackleford Road Little Rock, AR 72211 FNC;INFFR, McGetrick and McGetrick Engineers 10 Otter Creek Court, Suite A Little Rock, AR 72210 AREA: 2.0 acres CURRENT ZONING LLOWED USES: PROPOSED ZONING PROPOSED USE: NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 R-2, Single-family Single-family residential PCD FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF Contractor's office and storage yard VARIAN CESMAIVE RS REQUESTED: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST: The site contains 2.0 acres and is currently zoned R-2, Single-family. The request is to rezone the site to PCD to allow a contractor's office and storage yard to locate on the site. The site plan indicates the existing structures would be removed from the site and a new 3,000 square foot office building and 3,000 square foot warehouse building would be added to the site. The site plan indicates future construction of an additional 4,200 square feet of warehouse space. A covered storage area has been indicated on the site plan for immediate construction and a second covered storage area is indicated for future construction. An area of open storage has also been indicated. The proposed construction materials are brick and metal siding. NO.: Z-8008 (Cont. The days and hours of operation are proposed as 7:00 am — 6:00 pm Monday through Saturday. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site contains a single-family structure currently in disrepair. There are a number of trees on the site located near the rear of the property. The area is primarily residential with a few non-residential uses, which appear to have been in the area for a number of years. South of the site is a contractors office and storage yard and east of the site is an electrical contractor's office and storage yard. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received one informational phone call from an area resident. All property owners located within 200 -feet of the site, all residents who could be identified located within 300 -feet of the site along with the John Barrow Neighborhood Association and Southwest Little Rock United for Progress were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: Public Works Conditions: 1. Lawson Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way 45 feet from centerline will be required. 2. With the site development, provide the design of the street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to the street including 5 -foot sidewalk with the planned development. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Outside the service boundary. Provide a written certification of approval by the State Department of Health indicating approval of the proposed wastewater disposal. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Point Energy: No comment received. SBC: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger and/or additional water meter(s) are required. If this becomes a commercial structure, contact Central Arkansas Water to change the rate classification on this account from domestic to commercial. Additional fire hydrant(s) may be required. Contact the Fire Department having jurisdiction to obtain information regarding the required placement of the hydrant(s) and contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of the hydrant(s). Contact Central Arkansas Water at 377-1225 for additional information. FILE NO.: Z-8008 (Cont. Fire Department: Outside the service boundary. Provide a letter from the area volunteer fire department indicating their knowledge of the project and their ability to serve the site. County Planning: 1. Provide a minimum of 4 -foot contours on the site plan and indicate a drainage plan for the site. 2. Provide a factual survey of the property. Include bearings and distances. 3. Place new lot pins at the corner of the lot where the 20 -feet of right-of-way is dedicated. 4. Provide a 40 -foot building setback from all property lines. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN- Planning Division: This request is located in the Ellis Mountain Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Single Family for this property. The applicant has applied for a Planned Commercial District for Contractors office and yard. A land use plan amendment for a change to Service Trades District is a separate item on this agenda (LU06-18-02). Master Street Plan: Lawson Road is shown as a Minor Arterial on the plan. The primary function is to move vehicles through and area the area, not to provide access to adjacent properties. These roads tend to be four or five lane roads with sidewalks on both sides. Currently this section of Lawson Road is not built to standard. Additional right-of-way and street improvements will likely be required as part of the development process. Bicycle Plan: The Master Street Plan, Bicycle section, shows a class I bike route along Mc Henry Creek to the south and south west of the site. A Class I bike route has a separate paved path for the sole use of bicycles. City Recognized Neiahborhood Action Plan: The property under review is not located in an area covered by a City of Little Rock recognized neighborhood action plan. Landscape 1. Site plan must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer minimal ordinance requirements. 2. The zoning ordinance requires an average of thirty-one foot (31) for the street buffer requirement and in no case less than half. The plan proposes twenty-five foot (25) currently, it appears that the maneuvering area for the 3 FILE NO.: Z-8008 (Cont. parking lot can be reduced by five foot (5) thus allowing for this minimum requirement. 3. The zoning ordinance requires thirty-one foot (31) wide land use buffer next to the residentially zoned property to the north. Seventy percent (70%) of this area is to remain undisturbed. 4. The zoning ordinance requires a ten foot (10) wide land use buffer next to the residentially zoned properties to the east and west of the site. Seventy percent (70%) of this area is to remain undisturbed. 5. Either a six (6) foot high opaque screen, either a wooden fence with its face side directed outward, a wall, or dense evergreen plantings, is required along the northern, eastern, and western perimeters of the site adjoining the residential property. 6. This site is 2 acres in size; therefore, prior to the issuance of a building permit, it will be necessary to provide an approved landscape plan stamped with the seal of a Registered Landscape Architect. 7. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas will be required. 8. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this tree covered site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (March 8, 2006) Mr. Pat McGetrick was present representing the request. Staff presented an overview of the proposed development indicating there were a few outstanding issues associated with the request. Staff questioned the materials and equipment to be stored in the outdoor storage area. Staff also requested the days and hours of operation and the number of employees. Staff stated the site plan did not include the total sign height or area and requested a note be included depicting the proposed signage. Public Works comments were addressed. Staff stated Lawson Road was classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. Staff stated a dedication of right-of-way would be required 45 -feet from the centerline. Staff also stated street construction would be required per the Master Street Plan. Landscaping comments were addressed. Staff stated the site plan did not allow for the required 31 -foot street buffer. Staff stated by reducing the maneuvering area for the parking lot this minimum requirement could be achieved. Staff also stated screening would be required along the perimeters of the site where abutting residentially zoned or used properties. Staff noted comments from the other reporting departments and agencies suggesting the applicant contact them individually for additional clarification. There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. 0 FILE NO.: Z-8008 (Cont. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted a revised site plan to staff addressing the technical issues raised at the March 8, 2006, Subdivision Committee meeting. The applicant has indicated materials to be stored within the open area of the site, days and hours of operation and the number of employees. The revised site plan indicates a dedication of right-of-way and street construction per the Master Street Plan. The landscape strip along the street has been increased to 31 -feet as requested. The request is for the placement of a contractor's office and storage yard on this 2.0 acre site located outside the City Limits but within the City's Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction. The existing structures will be removed from the site and a new 3,000 square foot office building and 3,000 square foot warehouse building would be added to the site along with 21 parking spaces. The site plan indicates future construction of 4,200 square feet of additional warehouse space. A covered storage area has been indicated on the site plan for immediate construction and a second covered storage area is indicated for future construction. An area of open storage has been indicated and the items to be stored are a job site trailer, backhoe and construction material not stored at construction site. The site plan indicates "in and out" storage will be 30 — 45 days. The proposed building coverage is thirteen (13) percent with seven (7) percent in landscaped areas and eighteen (18) percent in paved areas. The proposed construction materials are brick and metal siding. The site plan indicates the placement of a dumpster on the site internal to the development. Screening will be provided per City Ordinance requirements. The site plan indicates the placement of a single ground mounted monument style sign not to exceed six feet in height and sixty-four square feet in area. The site plan also indicated building signage is not anticipated but will be limited to a maximum of ten percent of the front building fagade area if utilized. The days and hours of operation are proposed as 7:00 am — 6:00 pm Monday through Saturday. Staff is not supportive of the request. The development is inconsistent with the City's Future Land Use Plan, which currently designates this site as single-family. Although there are non-residential uses in the area most have been in the area a number of years or are located nearer the Colonel Glenn/Lawson Road/David O Dodd Road intersections. There are a number of new homes located in the area, which would lead staff to believe the area is primed for single-family development. There are a number of areas designated on the City's Future Land Use Plan and currently zoned for non-residential activities in the area. Staff feels non-residential uses should be limited to those areas currently defined for such activities. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends denial of the request. 5 FILE NO.: Z-8008 (Cont. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 30, 2006) The applicant was present representing the request. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item indicating the applicant had submitted a request dated March 29, 2006, requesting a deferral of the item to the May 11, 2006, public hearing. Staff stated the deferral request would require a By-law waiver with regard to the late deferral request. Staff stated they were supportive of the By-law waiver request and the deferral request. There was no further discussion of the item. The Chair entertained a motion for approval of the requested By-law waiver. The motion carried by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. The chair entertained a motion for placement of the item on the Consent Agenda for Deferral. The motion carried by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. STAFF UPDATE: There has been no change in this application request since the previous public hearing. Staff continues to recommend denial of the request. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 11, 2006) The applicant was present representing the request. There was one registered objector present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of denial. Mr. Jimmy Aessi addressed the Commission on the merits of the request. He stated his company had looked at a number of site and this site was best suited to his company's needs. He stated there were a number of non-residential businesses located in the area. He stated the site was located directly across the street from a similar use and a church. He stated the site plan did locate an area of outdoor storage but the outdoor activities of his company were limited. He stated the building would be constructed aesthetically pleasing and would enhance the neighborhood. He stated there were large buffers around the perimeter of the site and landscaping and screening would be placed around the site to shield the views from adjoining properties. He stated his firm only employed seven persons and the hours of operation were from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm Monday through Friday. He stated the business did not generate a great deal of traffic and the impact on the residential uses in the area should be minimal. The Commission questioned the use of the outdoor storage area. Mr. Aessi stated the area was used to store an equipment trailer. He stated in ten years the trailer had been stored at their current location for a total of four months. He stated his company rented job site trailers when they were necessary. D 9I4: ai•lei ' ODO wort Mr. David Holzhawer addressed the Commission in opposition of the request. He stated his home was located across the street from the proposed business. He stated he felt the land use plan should not be changed and the applicant's should not be allowed to open a business in a residential neighborhood. He stated he felt a number of his neighbors were also opposed to the request but felt they were not present because of the process. He stated he did not want to look out his front door on a daily basis and look at a business. 'He stated he felt the location of a non-residential business in the area would devalue his property. He stated the applicant's had a choice of location but he did not since he already owned his home. He stated there was no guarantee the developers would own the property next year and the next owner may not abide by the same rules as the current applicant's. There was a general discussion of the proposed request. The Commission questioned if there were building elevations available. Mr. Aessi provided a rendering of the proposed building fagade. A motion was made to approve the request. The motion failed by a vote of 5 ayes, 6 noes 0 absent. 7 May 11, 2006 ITEM NO.: M.1 FILE NO.: Z-8008 NAME: Keyes Short -form PCD LOCATION: Located North of Lawson Road and West of Devall Road DEVELOPER: Alessi -Keyes 15 Shackleford Road Little Rock, AR 72211 ENGINEER: McGetrick and McGetrick Engineers 10 Otter Creek Court, Suite A Little Rock, AR 72210 AREA: 2.0 acres CURRENT ZONING: ALLOWED USES: PROPOSED ZONING PROPOSED USE: NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 R-2, Single-family Single-family residential PCD FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF Contractor's office and storage yard VARIANCESMAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. A. PROPOSAUREQUEST: The site contains 2.0 acres and is currently zoned R-2, Single-family. The request is to rezone the site to PCD to allow a contractor's office and storage yard to locate on the site. The site plan indicates the existing structures would be removed from the site and a new 3,000 square foot office building and 3,000 square foot warehouse building would be added to the site. The site plan indicates future construction of an additional 4,200 square feet of warehouse space. A covered storage area has been indicated on the site plan for immediate construction and a second covered storage area is indicated for future construction. An area of open storage has also been indicated. The proposed construction materials are brick and metal siding. May 11, 2006 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: M.1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-8008 The days and hours of operation are proposed as 7:00 am — 6:00 pm Monday through Saturday. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site contains a single-family structure currently in disrepair. There are a number of trees on the site located near the rear of the property. The area is primarily residential with a few non-residential uses, which appear to have been in the area for a number of years. South of the site is a contractors office and storage yard and east of the site is an electrical contractor's office and storage yard. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received one informational phone call from an area resident. All property owners located within 200 -feet of the site, all residents who could be identified located within 300 -feet of the site along with the John Barrow Neighborhood Association and Southwest Little Rock United for Progress were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: Public Works Conditions: 1. Lawson Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way 45 feet from centerline will be required. 2. With the site development, provide the design of the street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to the street including 5 -foot sidewalk with the planned development. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Outside the service boundary. Provide a written certification of approval by the State Department of Health indicating approval of the proposed wastewater disposal. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Point Energy: No comment received. SBC: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger and/or additional water meter(s) are required. If this becomes a commercial structure, contact Central Arkansas Water to change the rate classification on this account 2 May 11, 2006 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: M.1(Cont.)FILE NO.: Z-8008 from domestic to commercial. Additional fire hydrant(s) may be required. Contact the Fire Department having jurisdiction to obtain information regarding the required placement of the hydrant(s) and contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of the hydrant(s). Contact Central Arkansas Water at 377-1225 for additional information. Fire Department: Outside the service boundary. Provide a letter from the area volunteer fire department indicating their knowledge of the project and their ability to serve the site. County Planning: 1. Provide a minimum of 4 -foot contours on the site plan and indicate a drainage plan for the site. 2. Provide a factual survey of the property. Include bearings and distances. 3. Place new lot pins at the corner of the lot where the 20 -feet of right-of-way is dedicated. 4. Provide a 40 -foot building setback from all property lines. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: This request is located in the Ellis Mountain Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Single Family for this property. The applicant has applied for a Planned Commercial District for Contractors office and yard. A land use plan amendment for a change to Service Trades District is a separate item on this agenda (LU06-18-02). Master Street Plan: Lawson Road is shown as a Minor Arterial on the plan. The primary function is to move vehicles through and area the area, not to provide access to adjacent properties. These roads tend to be four or five lane roads with sidewalks on both sides. Currently this section of Lawson Road is not built to standard. Additional, right-of-way and street improvements will likely be required as part of the development process. Bicycle Plan: The Master Street Plan, Bicycle section, shows a class I bike route along Mc Henry Creek to the south and south west of the site. A Class I bike route has a separate paved path for the sole use of bicycles. City Reco nized Neighborhood Action Plan: The property under review is not located in an area covered by a City of Little Rock recognized neighborhood action plan. 3 May 11, 2006 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: M.1 Landscape: FILE NO.: Z-8008 1. Site plan must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer minimal ordinance requirements. 2. The zoning ordinance requires an average of thirty-one foot (31) for the street buffer requirement and in no case less than half. The plan proposes twenty-five foot (25) currently, it appears that the maneuvering area for the parking lot can be reduced by five foot (5) thus allowing for this minimum requirement. 3. The zoning ordinance requires thirty-one foot (31) wide land use buffer next to the residentially zoned property to the north. Seventy percent (70%) of this area is to remain undisturbed. 4. The zoning ordinance requires a ten foot (10) wide land use buffer next to the residentially zoned properties to the east and west of the site. Seventy percent (70%) of this area is to remain undisturbed. 5. Either a six (6) foot high opaque screen, either a wooden fence with its face side directed outward, a wall, or dense evergreen plantings, is required along the northern, eastern, and western perimeters of the site adjoining the residential property. 6. This site is 2 acres in size; therefore, prior to the issuance of a building permit, it will be necessary to provide an approved landscape plan stamped with the seal of a Registered Landscape Architect. 7. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas will be required. 8. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this tree covered site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (March 8, 2006) Mr. Pat McGetrick was present representing the request. Staff presented an overview of the proposed development indicating there were a few outstanding issues associated with the request. Staff questioned the materials and equipment to be stored in the outdoor storage area. Staff also requested the days and hours of operation and the number of employees. Staff stated the site plan did not include the total sign height or area and requested a note be included depicting the proposed signage. Public Works comments were addressed. Staff stated Lawson Road was classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. Staff stated a dedication of right-of-way would be required 45 -feet from the centerline. Staff also stated street construction would be required per the Master Street Plan. Landscaping comments were addressed. Staff stated the site plan did not allow for the required 31 -foot street buffer. Staff stated by reducing the maneuvering 4 May 11, 2006 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: M.1 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-8008 area for the parking lot this minimum requirement could be achieved. Staff also stated screening would be required along the perimeters of the site where abutting residentially zoned or used properties. Staff noted comments from the other reporting departments and agencies suggesting the applicant contact them individually for additional clarification. 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 site plan to staff addressing the technical issues raised at the March 8, 2006, Subdivision Committee meeting. The applicant has indicated materials to be stored within the open area of the site, days and hours of operation and the number of employees. The revised site plan indicates a dedication of right-of-way and street construction per the Master Street Plan. The landscape strip along the street has been increased to 31 -feet as requested. The request is for the placement of a contractor's office and storage yard on this 2.0 acre site located outside the City Limits but within the City's Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction. The existing structures will be removed from the site and a new 3,000 square foot office building and 3,000 square foot warehouse building would be added to the site along with 21 parking spaces. The site plan indicates future construction of 4,200 square feet of additional warehouse space. A covered storage area has been indicated on the site plan for immediate construction and a second covered storage area is indicated for future construction. An area of open storage has been indicated and the items to be stored are a job site trailer, backhoe and construction material not stored at construction site. The site plan indicates "in and out" storage will be 30 — 45 days. The proposed building coverage is thirteen (13) percent with seven (7) percent in landscaped areas and eighteen (18) percent in paved areas. The proposed construction materials are brick and metal siding. The site plan indicates the placement of a dumpster on the site internal to the development. Screening will be provided per City Ordinance requirements. The site plan indicates the placement of a single ground mounted monument style sign not to exceed six feet in height and sixty-four square feet in area. The site plan also indicated building signage is not anticipated but will be limited to a maximum of ten percent of the front building fagade area if utilized. The days and hours of operation are proposed as 7:00 am — 6:00 pm Monday through Saturday. Staff is not supportive of the request. The development is inconsistent with the City's Future Land Use Plan, which currently designates this site as single-family. 5 March 30, 2006 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 24.1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-8008 Although there are non-residential uses in the area most have been in the area a number of years or are located nearer the Colonel Glenn/Lawson Road/David O Dodd Road intersections. There are a number of new homes located in the area, which would lead staff to believe the area is primed for single-family development. There are a number of areas designated on the City's Future Land Use Plan and currently zoned for non-residential activities in the area. Staff feels non-residential uses should be limited to those areas currently defined for such activities. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends denial of the request. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 30, 2006) The applicant was present representing the request. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item indicating the applicant had submitted a request dated March 29, 2006, requesting a deferral of the item to the May 11, 2006, public hearing. Staff stated the deferral request would require a By-law waiver with regard to the late deferral request. Staff stated they were supportive of the By-law waiver request and the deferral request. There was no further discussion of the item. The Chair entertained a motion for approval of the requested By-law waiver. The motion carried by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. The chair entertained a motion for placement of the item on the Consent Agenda for Deferral. The motion carried by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. 0 ITEM NO.: 24.1 Z-8008 NAME: Keyees Short -form POD LOCATION: located North of Lawson Road and West of Devall Road Planning Staff Comments: 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. The notice must be mailed no later than March 15, 2006. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than March 24, 2006. 2. Provide details of days and hours of operation for the facility. 3. Provide the total number of employees reporting to the site for assignment. 4. Provide details of items to be stored in the open storage area and the length of time items will be stored. 5. The site plan indicates the development of 6,000 square feet of office warehouse. The ordinance would typically require the placement of eight parking spaces. The site plan indicates the placement of 21 parking spaces. The indicated parking is more than adequate to meet the typical minimum parking required. 6. Provide details of any proposed signage including building signage. Provide the location of any proposed ground mounted signage including a note indicating the total height and total area of the proposed signage. Provide details the proposed building signage including total fagade area to be covered with signage. 7. Provide the total building coverage, the total area designated as landscaped area and the total paved area in the general notes section of the site plan. 8. The property to the north and west are zoned AF. Please correct this zoning on the proposed site plan. Variance/Waivers- None requested. _ //�� .yC= `Y x .R Public Works Conditions: N)� -v 1. Lawson Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A �--a dedication of right-of-way 45 feet from centerline will be required. 1 2. With the site development, provide the design of the street conforming to the Master' Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to the street including 5 -foots sidewalk with the planned development. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: C�� ZK c1G Wastewater: Outside the service boundary. Provide a written certification of approval by the State Department of Health indicating approval of the proposed wastewater disposal. Item # 24.1. Enterqy: Center -Point EnerM: SBC: Central Arkansas Water: Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger and/or additional water meter(s) are required. If this becomes a commercial structure, contact Central Arkansas Water to change the rate classification on this account from domestic to commercial. Additional fire hydrant(s) may be required. Contact the Fire Department having jurisdiction to obtain information regarding the required placement of the hydrant(s) and contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of the hydrant(s). Contact Central Arkansas Water at 377-1225 for additional information. Fire Department: Outside the service boundary. Provide a letter from the area volunteer fire department indicating their knowledge of the project and their ability to serve the site. County Planning: 1. Provide a minimum of 4 -foot contours on the site plan and indicate a drainage plan for the site. 2. Provide a factual survey of the property. Include bearings and distances. 3. Place new lot pins at the corner of the lot where the 20 -feet of right-of-way is dedicated. 4. Provide a 40 -foot building setback from all property lines. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route. Planning Division: Landscape: Revised plat/plan: Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, March 15, 2006. Item # 24.1. Additional Landscaping Comments: 24.1 Ke ees Z-8008 Site plan must comply with the cities minimal landscape and biffer minimal ordinance requirements. The zoning ordinance requires an average of thirty-one foot (3 1) for the street buffer requirement and in no case less than half. The plan proposes twenty-five foot (25) currently, it appears that the maneuvering area for the parking lot can be reduced by five foot (5) thus allowing for this minimum requirement. The zoning ordinance requires thirty-one foot (3 1) wide land use buffer next to the residentially zoned property to the north. Seventy percent (70%) of this area is to remain undisturbed. The zoning ordinance requires a ten foot (10) wide land use buffer next to the residentially zoned properties to the east and west of the site. Seventy percent (70%) of this area is to remain undisturbed. Either a six (6) foot high opaque screen, either a wooden fence with its face side directed outward, a wall, or dense evergreen plantings, is required along the northern, eastern, and western perimeters of the site adjoining the residential property. This site is 2 acres in size; therefore, prior to the issuance of a building permit, it will be necessary to provide an approved landscape plan stamped with the seal of a Registered Landscape Architect. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas will be required. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this tree covered site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger.