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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8130-A Staff AnalysisAugust 26, 2010 ITEM NO.: 4 NAME: Arkansas Baptist College Revised Short -form POD LOCATION: 1811 West 16th Street and 1604 Wolfe Street DEVELOPER: Arkansas Baptist College 1621 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive Little Rock, AR 72202 ENGINEER: Blaylock Threet 1510 S. Broadway Little Rock, AR 72202 ARr..HITFr',T- SCM 10411 West Markham, Suite 220 Little Rock, AR 72205 AREA: 31,780 sq. ft. CURRENT ZONING ALLOWED USES PROPOSED ZONING PROPOSED USE FILE NO.: Z -8130-A NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 zoning lot FT. NEW STREET: None -m Classrooms, community center and offices for Inner City Future Net Revised POD Day care, classrooms, offices and housing for Arkansas Baptist College VARIANCESMAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: On December 7, 2006, the Commission voted to recommend approval of Inner City Future Net's planned office proposal to use the structure at 1811 West 16th Street as administrative offices and the structure at 1604 Wolfe Street for educational activities. August 26, 2010 ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z-81 Together the two buildings were to serve as a type of community center. Ordinance No. 19,627 was passed by the Board of Directors on January 2, 2007, establishing the Inner City Future Net Short -form PD -O. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: Arkansas Baptist College is requesting a revision to the POD to allow the structure at 1811 West 16th Street to be used for the College's Kiddie Kollege day care center and the structure at 1604 Wolfe Street to be used to house the college's Upward Bound program. Future uses for the 1604 Wolfe Street structures may include faculty housing, office space or additional space for the Kiddie Kollege. B. EXISTING CONDITION Both 1811 West 16th and 1604 Wolfe are one-story, frame residential structures. 1604 Wolfe appears to be residential in use at this time. 1811 West 16th appears to be occupied by a nonresidential use but there is little activity and no signage. There is no on-site parking. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notice was sent to the owners of all properties located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet who could be identified and the Central High, Downtown and Wright Avenue Neighborhood Associations. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: No Comments, E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNI Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Entergy: No comment received. Centerpoint Energy: No comment received. AT&T (SBC): No comment received. Water: NO OBJECTION. 2 August 26, 2010 ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z -8130-A All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. Fire Department: Approved as submitted. Fire sprinklers may be required. County Planning: No Comments. CATA: The site is not located on a CATA bus route. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: This request is located in the Central City Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Single Family for this property. The applicant has applied for a Revised Planned Office Development to allow the continued use of the existing structures for various activities of Arkansas Baptist College. The uses proposed with the Planned Development are of a public — quasi -public nature. As with all Public Institutional uses a Land Use Plan is not required. When Staff conducts the next land use review of the area, if the development is in place a 'clean-up' amendment to Public Institutional may be included for the Commission's consideration at that time. Master Street Plan: Wolfe Street, Battery Street, and 16th Street are all sho9wn as Local Streets on the Master Street Plan. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements. The primary function of a Local Street is to provide access to adjacent properties. Bicycle Plan: Existing or proposed Class I, II or III Bikeways are not in the immediate vicinity of the development. 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 Issue: Proposed privacy fence to enclose the playground area is to be constructed with the finished side facing outward. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (AUGUST 5, 2010) Robert Turner was present representing Arkansas Baptist College. Staff presented the item and noted some additional information was required regarding signage, parking, site lighting and dumpster location. Staff asked the applicant to provide a maximum enrollment for the day care and to indicate 3 August 26, 2010 ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z-81 where drop-off/pick-up would occur. Staff noted the site was located within the Central High Design Overlay District and if the redevelopment costs exceed 50% of the structures' assessed value, the overlay's regulations would apply. Mr. Turner responded that it was unlikely that the minor remodeling required would exceed that threshold since the buildings had been previously remodeled by Inner City. Public Works, Landscape and Utility Comments were noted. The applicant was advised to respond to staff issues by August 11, 2010. The Committee forwarded the item to the full Commission. H. ANALYSIS: Ordinance No. 19,627, passed on January 2, 2007, approved the use of the residential structures at 1811 West 16th and 1604 Wolfe Street for various educational and office uses for Inner City Future Net. Arkansas Baptist College has now acquired the property and is requesting a revision to the POD zoning to allow the structures to be used for various activities. 1811 West 16th Street is proposed to be used for Kiddie Kollege, the College's day care center. The day care will have a maximum enrollment of 25 children. Currently, there are 3 full-time and 1 part-time employees. A 6 -foot wood privacy fence will be erected in a portion of the rear yard to accommodate a playground. Only minor renovations are required to accommodate the use. Drop-off/pick-up will occur in the alley adjacent to the structure. Employees will utilize existing college parking lots or on -street parking. The structure at 1604 Wolfe Street is to be used for facility housing, office space or additional use for the Kiddie Kollege. No changes are proposed for the site. At both buildings, no signage, no new site lighting and no dumpster are proposed. No on-site parking will be constructed. The only external change will be the privacy fence behind 1811 West 16th. The applicant has reconfirmed that no trees will be removed. Trash collection cans are located on the west side of 1811 West 16th, off of the alley. That area is screened by a privacy fence. The site is located in the Central High Design Overlay District. It appears no changes are being made to the site, which might violate the DOD. The overlay parking requirement is 50% of the typical ordinance requirement. As an office use, 1604 Wolfe Street would typically require two spaces. Only one space is required under the overlay. The proposed day care would typically require 5 spaces.. Only 2 are 'required under the overlay. The college is not proposing to construct any on-site parking, desiring to maintain the existing residential character of the site. 0 August 26, 2010 ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont. FILE NO.: To staff's knowledge, there are no outstanding issues. The century old bill of assurance for Centennial Addition is handwritten and somewhat illegible but likely does not address use issues. TAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested POD subject to compliance with the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in Sections D, E and F of the agenda staff report. 2. Compliance with all applicable building and fire codes for conversion of these structures for the proposed uses. 3. Any other improvements to the buildings and properties must comply with the Central High Design Overlay District criteria. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (AUGUST 26, 2010) The applicants were present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the "staff recommendation" above. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the consent agenda and approved as recommended by staff. The vote was 9 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent and 1 open position. 5 FII F NO_- Z -8130-A NAME: Arkansas Baptist College Revised Short -form POD LOCATION: 1811 West 16th Street and 1604 Wolfe Street EVELOPER: Arkansas Baptist College 1621 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive Little Rock, AR 72202 ENGINEER: Blaylock Threet 1510 S. Broadway Little Rock, AR 72202 ARCHITECT: SCM 10411 West Markham, Suite 220 Little Rock, AR 72205 AREA: 31,780 sq. ft. NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 zoning lot FT. NEW STREET: None CURRENT ZONING: POD ALLOWED USES: Classrooms, community center and offices for Inner City Future Net PROPOSED ZONING: Revised POD PROPOSED USE: Day care, classrooms, offices and housing for Arkansas Baptist College VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: On December 7, 2006, the Commission voted to recommend approval of Inner City Future Net's planned office proposal to use the structure at 1811 West 16th Street as administrative offices and the structure at 1604 Wolfe Street for educational activities. FILE NO.: Z -8130-A Cont. Together the two buildings were to serve as a type of community center. Ordinance No. 19,627 was passed by the Board of Directors on January 2, 2007, establishing the Inner City Future Net Short -form PD -O. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: Arkansas Baptist College is requesting a revision to the POD to allow the structure at 1811 West 16th Street to be used for the College's Kiddie Kollege day care center and the structure at 1604 Wolfe Street to be used to house the college's Upward Bound program. Future uses for the 1604 Wolfe Street structures may include faculty housing, office space or additional space for the Kiddie Kollege. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: Both 1811 West 16th and 1604 Wolfe are one-story, frame residential structures. 1604 Wolfe appears to be residential in use at this time. 1811 West 16th appears to be occupied by a nonresidential use but there is little activity and no signage. There is no on-site parking. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notice was sent to the owners of all properties located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet who could be identified and the Central High, Downtown and Wright Avenue Neighborhood Associations. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: No Comments. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Entergy: No comment received. Centerpoint Energy: No comment received. AT&T (SBC): No comment received. Water: NO OBJECTION. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. K FILE NO.: Z -8130-A (Cont. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. Fire Department: Approved as submitted. Fire sprinklers may be required. County Planning: No Comments. CATA: The site is not located on a CATA bus route. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: This request is located in the Central City Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Single Family for this property. The applicant has applied for a Revised Planned Office Development to allow the continued use of the existing structures for various activities of Arkansas Baptist College. The uses proposed with the Planned Development are of a public — quasi -public nature. As with all Public Institutional uses a Land Use Plan is not required. When Staff conducts the next land use review of the area, if the development is in place a 'clean-up' amendment to Public Institutional may be included for the Commission's consideration at that time. Master Street Pian: Wolfe Street, Battery Street, and 16th Street are all sho9wn as Local Streets on the Master Street Plan. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements. The primary function of a Local Street is to provide access to adjacent properties. Bicycle Plan: Existing or proposed Class I, II or III Bikeways are not in the immediate vicinity of the development. 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 Issue: Proposed privacy fence to enclose the playground area is to be constructed with the finished side facing outward. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (AUGUST 5, 2010) Robert Turner was present representing Arkansas Baptist College. Staff presented the item and noted some additional information was required regarding signage, parking, site lighting and dumpster location. Staff asked the applicant to provide a maximum enrollment for the'day care and to indicate where drop-off/pick-up would occur. Staff noted the site was located within the 3 FILE NO.: Z -8130-A (Cont. Central High Design Overlay District and if the redevelopment costs exceed 50% of the structures' assessed value, the overlay's regulations would apply. Mr. Turner responded that it was unlikely that the minor remodeling required would exceed that threshold since the buildings had been previously remodeled by Inner City. Public Works, Landscape and Utility Comments were noted. The applicant was advised to respond to staff issues by August 11, 2010. The Committee forwarded the item to the full Commission. H. ANALYSIS: Ordinance No. 19,627, passed on January 2, 2007, approved the use of the residential structures at 1811 West 16th and 1604 Wolfe Street for various educational and office uses for Inner City Future Net. Arkansas Baptist College has now acquired the property and is requesting a revision to the POD zoning to allow the structures to be used for various activities. 1811 West 16th Street is proposed to be used for Kiddie Kollege, the College's day care center. The day care will have a maximum enrollment of 25 children. Currently, there are 3 full-time and 1 part-time employees. A 6 -foot wood privacy fence will be erected in a portion of the rear yard to accommodate a playground. Only minor renovations are required to accommodate the use. Drop-off/pick-up will occur in the alley adjacent to the structure. Employees will utilize existing college parking lots or on -street parking. The structure at 1604 Wolfe Street is to be used for facility housing, office space or additional use for the Kiddie Kollege. No changes are proposed for the site. At both buildings, no signage, no new site lighting and no dumpster are proposed. No on-site parking will be constructed. The only external change will be the privacy fence behind 1811 West 16th. The applicant has reconfirmed that no trees will be removed. Trash collection cans are located on the west side of 1811 West 16th, off of the alley. That area is screened by a privacy fence. The site is located in the Central High Design Overlay District. It appears no changes are being made to the site, which might violate the DOD. The overlay parking requirement is 50% of the typical ordinance requirement. As an office use, 1604 Wolfe Street would typically require two spaces. Only one space is required under the overlay. The proposed day care would typically require 5 spaces. Only 2 are required under the overlay. The college is not proposing to construct any on-site parking, desiring to maintain the existing residential character of the site. To staff's knowledge, there are no outstanding issues. The century old bill of assurance for Centennial Addition is handwritten and somewhat illegible but likely does not address use issues. n FILE NO.: Z -8130-A (Cont. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested POD subject to compliance with the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in Sections D, E and F of the agenda staff report. 2. Compliance with all applicable building and fire codes for conversion of these structures for the proposed uses. 3. Any other improvements to the buildings and properties must comply with the Central High Design Overlay District criteria. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (AUGUST 26, 2010) The applicants were present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the "staff recommendation" above. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the consent agenda and approved as recommended by staff. The vote was 9 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent and 1 open position. 5 SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENTS AUGUST 5, 2010 ITEM NO.: 4. ARKANSAS BAPTIST COLLEGE REVISED PLANNED OFFICE DEVELOPMENT — 1811 W. 16' STREET Z -8130-A Planning Staff Comments: 1. Provide agent authorization from current property owner. 2. Provide signage plan. 3. Provide maximum enrollment and number of employees for Kiddie Kollege. 4. Provide parking plan. 5. The site is located within the Central High Neighborhood Design Overlay District. The overlay regulations apply to redevelopment if the redevelopment costs exceed 50% of the structure's assessed value according to the County Tax Assessor; not including land value. Provide information on the structures' assessed value and the projected redevelopment costs. 6. Are any trees proposed to be removed? 7. Proposed use of the structures must comply with applicable building and fire codes. 8. Any new site lighting is to be low-level and directional, aimed downward and into the site. 9. Label drop-off/pick-up area. 10. The Bill of Assurance does not address use issues. 11. Locate dumpster/trash collection area and required screening. Variance/Waivers: ■ None requested. Puhhe Wnrks� 1. No Comments. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Entergy: No comment received. Centerpoint Energy: No comment received. AT&T (SBC): No comment received. Water: NO OBJECTION. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. Fire Department: Approved as submitted. Fire sprinklers may be required. County Planning: No Comments. CATA: The site is not located on a CATA bus route. Planning Division: No Comments. Landscape: Proposed privacy fence to enclose the playground area is to be constructed with the finished side facing outward. ITEM NO.: 4. CON'T 2-g 130-A Other: Submit responses to staff comments and four (4) copies of revised site plan, if required, not later than Wednesday August 11, 2010. Required notices must be sent via certified mail not later than Wednesday August 11, 2010 and proof of notification returned to staff by August 20, 2010.