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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Minutes for Z-9857 111523November 9, 2023 ITEM NO.: 6 FILE NO.: Z-9857 NAME: Rezoning from R-2 to C-4 LOCATION: 10,000 Interstate 30 DEVELOPER: Lillard Lee Bolls and James Robert Bolls 8309 Leewood Blvd. Little Rock, AR 72205 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Lillard Lee Bolls and James Robert Bolls – Owner Brian Dale – Agent SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Joe White and Associates 25 Rahling Circle, Suite A-2 Little Rock, AR 72223 AREA: 10.8 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 7 PLANNING DISTRICT: 15 CENSUS TRACT: 41.03 CURRENT ZONING: R-2 VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The property owner requests to rezone the 10.8 acre property located at 10,000 I-30 from “R-2” Single Family District to “C-4” Open Display District. The rezoning is proposed to allow future commercial development. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is undeveloped and partially wooded. An asphalt driveway from the I-30 frontage road serves as access to the property. Buildings which previously existed on the site have been removed. November 9, 2023 ITEM NO.: 6 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9857 2 C. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTIFICATIONS: All owners of property located within 300 feet of the site and all neighborhood associations registered with the City of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: No comments. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: No comments. Entergy: No comments received. Summit Utilities: No comments. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: A 10' wide easement is needed adjacent to the Southern property line for the existing water utilities. Fire Department: Maintain Access: Fire Hydrants. Maintain fire apparatus access roads at fire hydrant locations as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.1 Access road width with a hydrant. Where a fire hydrant is located on a fire apparatus access road, the minimum road width shall be 26 feet, exclusive of shoulders. Grade Maintain fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.2 Grade. Fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed 10 percent in grade except as approved by the fire chief. If the grade exceeds 10 percent, approval will be denied and the applicant must submit request to be reviewed by Fire Chief for Approval. Loading Maintain fire apparatus access road design as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D102.1 Access and loading. Facilities, buildings or portions of buildings hereafter constructed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved fire apparatus access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved driving surface capable of supporting the imposed load of fire apparatus weighing at least 75,000 pounds. November 9, 2023 ITEM NO.: 6 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9857 3 Commercial and Industrial Developments – 2 means of access. - Maintain fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D104.1 Buildings exceeding three stories or 30 feet in height. Building or facilities exceeding 30 feet or three stories in height shall have at least two means of fire apparatus access for each structure. Section D104.2 Building exceeding 62,000 square feet in area. Buildings or facilities having a gross building area of more than 62,000 square feet shall be provide with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads. Exception: Projects having a gross building area of up to 124,000 square feet that have a single approved fire apparatus access road when all building are equipped throughout with approved automatic sprinkler systems. D104.3 Remoteness. Where two fire apparatus access roads are required, they shall be placed a distance apart equal to not less than one half of the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the lot or area to be served, measured in a straight line between accesses. 30’ Tall Buildings - Maintain aerial fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D105.1 – D105.4 D105.1 Where Required. Where the vertical distance between the grade plane and the highest roof surface exceed 30’, approved aerial fire apparatus access roads shall be provided. For the purposes of this section the highest roof surfaces shall be determined by measurement to the eave of a pitched roof, the intersection of a roof to the exterior wall, or the top of the parapet walls, whichever is greater. D105.2 Width. Aerial fire apparatus access roads shall have a minimum unobstructed with of 26’, exclusive of shoulders, in the immediate vicinity of the building or portion thereof. D105.3 Proximity to building. At least one of the required access routes meeting this condition shall be located within a minimum of 15 feet and a maximum of 30 feet from the building, and shall be positioned parallel to one entire side of the building. The side of the building on which the aerial fire apparatus access road is positioned shall be approved by the fire code official. D105.4 Obstructions. Overhead utility and power lines shall not be located over the aerial fire apparatus access road or between the aerial fire apparatus road and the building. Other obstructions shall be permitted to be places with the approval of the fire code official. November 9, 2023 ITEM NO.: 6 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9857 4 Dead Ends. Maintain fire apparatus access roads at dead end locations as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.4 Dead Ends. Dead-end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feet shall be provided with width and turnaround provisions in accordance with Table D103.4. Requirements for Dead-end fire apparatus access roads. Parks and Recreation: No comments received. County Planning: No comments received. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Codes: No comments received. Landscape: No comments. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: The request is in the Geyer Springs West Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Commercial (C) for the requested area. The Commercial (C) category includes a broad range of retail and wholesale sales of products, personal and professional services, and general business activities. Commercial activities vary in type and scale, depending on the trade area that they serve. The application is to rezone from R-2 to PD-C. Surrounding the application area is Commercial (C), Residential Medium Density (RM), Park/Open Space (PK/OS), then Service Trades District (STD). The Commercial (C) category includes a broad range of retail and wholesale sales of products, personal and professional services, and general business activities. Commercial activities vary in type and scale, depending on the trade area that they serve. The Residential Medium Density (RM) accommodates a broad range of housing types including single family attached, single family detached, duplex, town homes, multi-family and patio or garden homes. Any combination of these and possibly other housing types may fall in this category provided that the density is between six (6) and twelve (12) dwelling units per acre. The Park/Open Space (PK/OS) category includes all public parks, recreation facilities, greenbelts, flood plains, and other designated open space and recreational land. The Service Trades District (STD) category provides a selection of office, warehousing, and November 9, 2023 ITEM NO.: 6 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9857 5 industrial park activities that primarily serve other office service or industrial businesses. The district is intended to allow support services to these businesses and to provide for uses with an office component. A Planned Zoning District is required for any development not wholly office. Abutting the frontage road is C-4 (Open Display Commercial) zoning to either side of subject property. Along Mabelvale Pike is zoned C-3 (General Commercial). Master Street Plan: Mabelvale Pike is a Collector on the Master Street Plan. May require dedication of ROW or improvements. Bicycle Plan: Mabelvale Pike is shown on the Master Bike Plan with a proposed Bikeway III- Route. Bike Routes require no additional right-of-way, but either a sign or pavement marking to identify and direct the route. Historic Preservation Plan: This property is not located in a Historic District. H. ANALYSIS: The property owner requests to rezone the 10.8 acre property located at 10,000 I-30 from “R-2” Single Family District to “C-4” Open Commercial Development. The property is undeveloped and partially wooded. An asphalt driveway from the I-30 frontage road serves as access to the property. Buildings which previously existed on the site have been removed. The City’s Future Land Use Plan designates the property as “C” Commercial. The requested C-4 zoning will not require an amendment to the plan. Staff is supportive of the requested C-4 zoning. Staff views the request as reasonable. The proposed C-4 zoning will represent a continuation of the zoning pattern in this general area along I-30. The properties immediately to the east and west are currently zoned C-4. Staff believes the C-4 zoning will have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested C-4 rezoning. November 9, 2023 ITEM NO.: 6 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9857 6 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 9, 2023) The applicant was present. There were no persons registered in opposition. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the “staff analysis” above. The item remained on the Consent Agenda for Approval. The vote was 8 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent and 1 open position. The application was approved.