HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8101-C Staff AnalysisJuly 16, 2015
ITEM NO.: 18 FILE NO.: Z -8101-C
NAME: Bishop Street Short -form PCD Time Extension
LOCATION. Located on the Northwest corner of Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive and
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
DEVELOPER:
Ron Woods, AIA
2200 South Main Street
Little Rock, AR 72206
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Blaylock Threet Engineers, Inc.
1501 Market Street
Little Rock, AR 72211
AREA: 0.97 Acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 Zoning Lot FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF
CURRENT ZONING: PCD
ALLOWED USES: C-1, Neighborhood Commercial District and 0-3,
General Office District
PROPOSED ZONING: PCD — Two year time extension
PROPOSED USE: C-1, Neighborhood Commercial District and 0-3,
General Office District
VARIANCESIWAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested.
BACKGROUND:
Ordinance No. 19,740 adopted by the Little Rock Board of Directors on April 17, 2007,
rezoned the site from 0-3, General Office District and C-3, General Commercial District
to PCD to allow the redevelopment of the site with a single building containing office
and retail uses. The structure contained approximately 20,000 square feet of floor area.
The use of the building was a mix of retail and office space. The retail portion included
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ITEM NO.: 18 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -8101-C
approximately 10,076 square feet and the office space was approximately
10,000 square feet. There were fifty-two (52) onsite parking spaces and the developer
was in negotiations with Arkansas Children's Hospital to lease an additional
thirty (30) parking spaces adjacent to the property to the west.
The request included the abandonment of an alley located within the development. The
alley was located adjacent to Lots 4 — 6 and Lot 7R Centennial Addition to the City of
Little Rock. The alley was abandoned by the Little Rock Board of Directors also on
April 17, 2007, by the adoption of Ordinance No. 19,741.
Ordinance No. 20,630 adopted by the Little Rock Board of Directors on
September 4, 2012, reinstated the previously approved PCD to allow the development
of the site with a single building containing 22,000 square feet on two (2) levels. The
first floor was proposed as retail with five (5) tenants, the anchor tenant being a grocery
store with 4,500 square feet; three (3) restaurants with a total lease space of
4,586 square feet (1,684 square feet, 1,650 square feet and 1,252 square feet) and
1,914 square feet of general retail lease space. Three (3) areas of outdoor dining were
included on the site plan. The second level was proposed as office space with the
applicant's architectural firm as the main tenant. The site plan included 69 on-site
parking spaces.
A. PROPOSAUREQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT:
The applicant is now requesting approval by the Planning Commission of a time
extension for implementation of the previously approved PCD. Per Section
36-454(e) the applicant shall have three (3) years from the date of passage of the
ordinance approving the preliminary approval to submit the final development
plan. Requests for extensions of time shall be submitted in writing to the
Planning Commission which may grant one (1) extension of not more than two
(2) years. Time extensions shall be applied for by formal written request not less
than ninety days (90) days prior to the first expiration date. Failure of the
applicant to file a timely extension shall be cause for revocation of the PUD as
provided in the ordinance.
The applicant has indicated they have been actively working on the project in an
effort to refine and further improve the design. The developers have indicated
permitting could not be achieved within the three (3) years as required by the
minimum ordinance standards. As a result the applicant requests the
Commission allow a two (2) year time extension of the previously approved
Planned Zoning Development.
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NO.: 18 (Cont.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
FILE NO.: Z -8101-C
The property is located at the northeast corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive,
Bishop Street and Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive and is vacant. There is a mixture
of uses in this general area. Arkansas Children's Hospital property is located
immediately north and west. The intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and
Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive has commercial uses on three of the four corners;
these commercial businesses including a barbershop, a strip center and a
restaurant. Single-family residential structures and vacant lots are located to the
south and southwest. There is an apartment building fronting on Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Drive to the north of this site.
C. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested two (2) year time extension.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
(JULY 16, 2015)
The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff
presented a recommendation of approval of the requested two (2) year time extension.
There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the consent agenda and
approved as recommended by staff by a vote of 11 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent.
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