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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8089 Staff AnalysisNAME: Accurate Boring Short -form PD -I LOCATION: Located at 12601-B Alexander Road DEVELOPER: Accurate Boring Company P.O: Box 148 Alexander, AR 72002 FNC;INFFR- Mehlburger Firm 201 South Izard Street Little Rock, AR 72201 AREA: 1.01 acres CURRENT ZONING ALLOWED USES PROPOSED ZONING: PROPOSED USE NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 R-2, Single-family Single-family Residential .o Contractors Storage Yard VARIAN C ESNVAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. A. PROPOSAL: FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF The applicant is requesting a rezoning of a portion of this site from R-2 to PD -I to recognize an existing non-residential use. The site contains an existing single-family residence and a metal building being used as a contractor's storage yard. The metal building is located along the rear portion of the site with limited visibility from Alexander Road. The applicant is proposing the rezoning of the southwestern 1.010 acres of this 3.89 acres, site leaving the remainder of the site zoned R-2, Single-family. The applicant has indicated the approval is for his sole use and no expansion areas have been identified or are being proposed. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: There is a single-family home located along Alexander Road with a shop building located to the rear portion of the site. To the east are single-family residences and Wilbert Vault is located to the west of the site. Across Alexander Road there are residential uses and to the northeast of the site is a convenience store. Alexander Road is an unimproved roadway with open ditches for drainage and no sidewalks in place. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has not received any comment from the area residents. The Alexander Road Neighborhood Association, Southwest Little Rock United for Progress, all residents who could be identified located within 300 feet of the site and all property owners located within 200 -feet of the site were notified of the Public Hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS. Public Works - 1 . orks: 1. All driveways shall be concrete aprons per City Ordinance. 2. With any future site development, provide the design of the street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvements to the street including 5 -foot sidewalk with the planned development. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer main extension required with easements. Contact the Little Rock Wastewater Utility at 688-1414 for additional information. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Point Energy: No comment received. AT & T: Approved as submitted. Central Arkansas Water: Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger and/or additional water meter(s) are required. The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this site to determine whether additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be required. If additional fire hydrant(s) are required, they will be installed at the Developer's expense. Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department at 918-3700 for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route. 2 FILE NO.2-8089 (Cont. F G P1 SSUES/TECHN ICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: This request is located in the Otter Creek Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Mixed Office Commercial for this property. The applicant has applied for a PID for an existing industrial use. The request is consistent with the PID part of Mixed Office Commercial. Master Street Plan: Alexander Road is shown as a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan, may require dedication of right-of-way, and may require street improvements. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians since it is a Minor Arterial. Bicycle Plan: A Class I is shown along Alexander Road. A Class I bikeway is built separate from or alongside a road. Additional paving and right of way may be required. City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: The applicant's property lies in the area covered by the Chicot West 1-30 South Neighborhood Action Plan. The Economic Development goal has two objectives relevant to this case. Attract more light industrial uses to the area and Retain existing businesses. Since this is an existing business that is a light industrial use, this could fill both of these objectives. Landscape: 1. Compliance with the City's Landscape and Buffer Ordinances is required. 2. Screening will be required where adjacent to residentially zoned or used property. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (August 24, 2006) The applicant was not present. Staff presented an overview of the proposed development indicating there were no outstanding technical issues associated with the request. Staff stated the use was existing and currently under enforcement. Staff stated the request for rezoning only included the area where the non-residential use was taking place. There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. ANALYSIS, There were no outstanding technical issues associated with the request remaining from the August 24, 2006, Subdivision Committee meeting. The proposal includes rezoning of 1.010 acres of this 3.89 acre site from R-2, Single-family to PD -I to recognize an existing contractors office and storage yard. The remainder of the property will remain zoned R-2, Single-family. The use is located in an existing metal 3 FILE NO.2-8089 tCont-) building located along the rear portion of the site. The building has limited visibility from Alexander Road and the storage area is not visible from the road. The applicant has indicated the approval is for his sole use and no expansion areas have been identified or are being proposed. Screening will be placed around the existing equipment storage area and along the southern perimeter of the storage area to limit visibility from the adjacent residentially zoned and used properties. Staff is supportive of the request. Staff feels with limits placed on the approval including limiting the use to the current ownership and by not allowing any expansion areas and the placement of screening around the equipment storage area this should minimize any potential impacts on adjoining properties. To staff's knowledge there are no outstanding issues associated with the request. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the above agenda staff report. Staff recommends the approval be limited to the sole benefit of the current applicant with no expansion area allowed. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (September 14, 2006) The applicant 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 comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the above agenda staff report. Staff also presented a recommendation of approval be limited to the sole benefit of the current applicant with no expansion area allowed. 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 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. M September 14, 2006 ITEM NO.: 22, NAME: Accurate Boring Short -form PD -I LOCATION: located at 12601-B Alexander Road DEVELOPER: Accurate Boring Company P.O. Box 148 Alexander, AR 72002 FNC,INFFP. Mehlburger Firm 201 South Izard Street Little Rock, AR 72201 AREA: 1.01 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 CURRENT ZONING: R-2, Single-family ALLOWED USES: Single-family Residential PROPOSED ZONING: PD -I PROPOSED USE: Contractors Storage Yard FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. A. PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting a rezoning of a portion of this site from R-2 to PD -I to recognize an existing non-residential use. The site contains an existing single-family residence and a metal building being used as a contractor's storage yard. The metal building is located along the rear portion of the site with limited visibility from Alexander Road. The applicant is proposing the rezoning of the southwestern 1.010 acres of this 3.89 acres, site leaving the remainder of the site zoned R-2, Single-family. The applicant has indicated the approval is for his sole use and no expansion areas have been identified or are being proposed. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: There is a single-family home located along Alexander Road with a shop building located to the rear portion of the site. To the east are single-family residences and September 14, 2006 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 22 (CONT) FILE NO.2-8089 C C E Wilbert Vault is located to the west residential uses and to the northeast Road is an unimproved roadway with place. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: of the site. Across Alexander Road there are of the site is a convenience store. Alexander open ditches for drainage and no sidewalks in As of this writing, staff has not received any comment from the area residents. The Alexander Road Neighborhood Association, Southwest Little Rock United for Progress, all residents who could be identified located within 300 feet of the site and all property owners located within 200 -feet of the site were notified of the Public Hearing. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: Public Works: 1. All driveways shall be concrete aprons per City Ordinance. 2. With any future site development, provide the design of the street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvements to the street including 5 -foot sidewalk with the planned development. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer main extension required with easements. Contact the Little Rock Wastewater Utility at 688-1414 for additional information. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Point Energy: No comment received. AT & T: Approved as submitted. Central Arkansas Water: water meter(s) are required site to determine whether required. If additional fire Developer's expense. Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger and/or additional The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be hydrant(s) are required, they will be installed at the Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department at 918-3700 for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route. 2 September 14, 2006 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 22 CONT FILE NO.2-8089 F. ISSUESITECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning -Division: This request is located in the Otter Creek Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Mixed Office Commercial for this property. The applicant has applied for a PID for an existing industrial use. The request is consistent with the PID part of Mixed Office Commercial. Master Street Plan: Alexander Road is shown as a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan, may require dedication of right-of-way, and may require street improvements. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians since it is a Minor Arterial. Bicycle Plan: A Class I is shown along Alexander Road. A Class I bikeway is built separate from or alongside a road. Additional paving and right of way may be required. City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: The applicant's property lies in the area covered by the Chicot West 1-30 South Neighborhood Action Plan. The Economic Development goal has two objectives relevant to this case. Attract more light industrial uses to the area and Retain existing businesses. Since this is an existing business that is a light industrial use, this could fill both of these objectives. Landscape: 1. Compliance with the City's Landscape and Buffer Ordinances is required. 2. Screening will be required where adjacent to residentially zoned or used property. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT (August 24, 2006) The applicant was not present. Staff presented an overview of the proposed development indicating there were no outstanding technical issues associated with the request. Staff stated the use was existing and currently under enforcement. Staff stated the request for rezoning only included the area where the non-residential use was taking place. There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: There were no outstanding technical issues associated with the request remaining from the August 24, 2006, Subdivision Committee meeting. The proposal includes rezoning of 1.010 acres of this 3.89 acre site from R-2, Single-family to PD -I to KI September 14, 2006 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 22 FILE NO.2-8089 recognize an existing contractors office and storage yard. The remainder of the property will remain zoned R-2, Single-family. The use is located in an existing metal building located along the rear portion of the site. The building has limited visibility from Alexander Road and the storage area is not visible from the road. The applicant has indicated the approval is for his sole use and no expansion areas have been identified or are being proposed. Screening will be placed around the existing equipment storage area and along the southern perimeter of the storage area to limit visibility from the adjacent residentially zoned and used properties. Staff is supportive of the request. Staff feels with limits placed on the approval including limiting the use to the current ownership and by not allowing any expansion areas and the placement of screening around the equipment storage area this should minimize any potential impacts on adjoining properties. To staff's knowledge there are no outstanding issues associated with the request. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the above agenda staff report. Staff recommends the approval be limited to the sole benefit of the current applicant with no expansion area allowed. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (September 14, 2006) The applicant 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 comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the above agenda staff report. Staff also presented a recommendation of approval be limited to the sole benefit of the current applicant with no expansion area allowed. 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 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. 51 ITEM NO.: 22. NAME: Accurate Boring Short -form PD -I LOCATION: located at 12601-B Alexander Road Planning Staff Comments: Z-8089 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 August 30, 2006. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than September 6, 2006. 2. Provide details of any proposed signage, existing or proposed, on the site plan. 3. Site lighting must be low level and directional, directed into the site. 4. All applicants must submit a copy of the bill of assurance for the subdivision within which the subject property is located. Copies of bills of assurance are available at the Pulaski County Circuit Clerk's office located at 401 West Markham Street. If the property is not located in a subdivision with a bill of assurance, the applicant must submit a statement to that effect in conjunction with submission of the application. VarianceAAlaivers: None requested. Public Works Conditions: 1. All driveways shall be concrete aprons per City Ordinance. 2. With any future site development, provide the design of the street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvements to the street including 5 -foot sidewalk with the planned development. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Sewer main extension required with easements. Contact the Little Rock Wastewater Utility at 688-1414 for additional information. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Point Energy_: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger and/or additional water meter(s) are required. The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this site to determine whether additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be required. If additional fire hydrant(s) are required, they will be installed at the Developer's expense. Item # 22 Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department at 918-3700 for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route. Planning Division: This request is located in the Otter Creek Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Mixed Office Commercial for this property. The applicant has applied for a PID for an existing industrial use. The request is consistent with the PID part of Mixed Office Commercial. Master Street Plan: Alexander Road is shown as a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan, may require dedication of right-of-way, and may require street improvements. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians since it is a Minor Arterial. Bicycle Plan: A Class I is shown along Alexander Road. A Class I bikeway is built separate from or alongside a road. Additional paving and right of way may be required. City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: The applicant's property lies in the area covered by the Chicot West 1-30 South Neighborhood Action Plan. The Economic Development goal has two objectives relevant to this case. Attract more light industrial uses to the area and Retain existing businesses. Since this is an existing business that is a light industrial use, this could fill both of these objectives. Landscape: 1. Compliance with the City's Landscape and Buffer Ordinances is required. 2. Screening will be required where adjacent to residentially zoned or used property. Revised plat/plan.- Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, August 30, 2006. Item # 22