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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8222 Staff AnalysisJuly 19, 2007 ITEM NO.: E ►kT_nAN LOCATION: OWNER/APPLICANT: FILE NO.: Z-8222 Bylites — Conditional Use Permit 712 East 11th Street and 1011 McMath Avenue Bylites/Terry Burruss PROPOSAL: A conditional use permit is requested to allow for construction of an addition to this existing facility to accommodate office space, storage and shop space. The property is zoned UU. 2 SITE LOCATION: The property is located on the north side of East 11th Street, between MacArthur Park and 1-30. COMPATIBILITY WITH NEIGHBORHOOD: The property is located in an area of mixed uses, on the eastern fringe of the MacArthur Park Historic District. MacArthur Park is located across McMath Street to the east. Apartments and 1-30 are located to the east. The University of Arkansas Law School is to the south. The properties to the north contain a variety of uses including residential, restaurants and convenience stores. The Historic District Commission has approved the project, with conditions related to building and site design. If the development is built, as conditioned by the HDC, it should be compatible with uses in the area. All owners of properties located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet who could be identified and the MacArthur Park, Downtown and Pettaway Park/East of Broadway Neighborhood Associations were notified of the request. 3. ON SITE DRIVES AND PARKING: There is no requirement to have on -site parking in the UU Zoning District. This site does have a small parking lot located north of the building with access off of McMath Street. The parking lot will be enlarged slightly under this proposal and will be within a courtyard created by the buildings and a new wood fence and rolling wood gate. The parking area is currently graveled. The parking must be paved. July 19, 2007 ITEM NO.: E (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-8222 4. SCREENING AND BUFFERS: Site plan must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. Site plan requires approval from the MacArthur Park Historic District Commission. Contact Brian Minyard for information at 501-371-4789. Street trees are required per the UU district standards. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas will be required. 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. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. 5. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. Sidewalk and curb are in need of replacement along East 11th Street and on McMath Street. 2. Provide a twenty (20) foot curb radius at the intersection of East 11th Street and McMath Street. 3. A twenty (20) foot radial dedication of right-of-way is required at the intersections of alley and East 11th Street and East 11th Street and McMath Street. 4. Handicap ramps are required to be installed in accordance with Section 31-175 of the Little Rock Code and the Master Street Plan. 5. All driveways shall be concrete aprons per City Ordinance. 6. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. Obtain barricade permit prior to doing any work in the right-of-way from Traffic Engineering at (501) 379-1805 (Travis Herbner). 7. Obtain a franchise agreement from Public Works (Bennie Nicolo, 371-4818) for the improvements located in the right-of-way. It appears from initial inspection that the burford hollies are located in the right-of-way. 2 July 19, 2007 ITEM NO.: E (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-8222 6. UTILITY, FIRE DEPT. AND CATA COMMENTS: Wastewater: Existing 6" sewer main located in alley. Sewer available to this property. Entergy: No Comment received. CenterPoint Energy: Approved as submitted. AT&T (SBC): No Comment received. Water: Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger and/or additional water meter(s) are required. Fire Department: Fire hydrant may be required. County Planning: No Comments. CATA: The site is not located on a CATA bus route. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (MAY 17, 2007) The applicant was present. Staff presented the item and noted additional information was needed regarding building design and height, fencing, site lighting, signage, days and hours of operation and dumpster location. Staff noted street trees, sidewalk design and ground floor building design specifics were outlined in the UU zoning district and the plan must comply with those criteria or a variance must be requested. Public Works, Utility and Landscape Comments were noted. Staff noted the site was located in the MacArthur Park Historic District and approval must be obta.ined from the Historic District Commission. Staff stated the issue had been reviewed by the Historic District Commission on May 14, 2007 and had been deferred to their June 11, 2007 meeting. Staff stated there would likely be changes made to the plan to address HDC concerns and the C.U.P. needed to be deferred from June 7, 2007 to July 19, 2007. The applicant agreed to the deferral suggestion. STAFF ANALYSIS: Bylites, Inc., a lighting, staging and sound company, is located on the Urban Use zoned property at 712 East 11th Street. The existing building, which was originally constructed as a church, contains administrative offices and 3 July 19, 2007 ITEM NO.: E (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-8222 warehouse/shop space. A gravel parking lot is located on the site. Bylites has acquired the lot adjacent to the north and is proposing to remove the residential structure from that lot and to build in its place a two-story, 9,280 square foot warehouse addition. The property is located on the fringe of the MacArthur Park Historic District and is located between MacArthur Park and Interstate 30. The proposed addition will be attached to the north end of the existing building and will have setbacks of 22'4" on the west (front), 4'10" on the east (rear) and TO" on the north. The applicant submitted responses to the issues raised at the May 17, 2007 Subdivision Committee meeting. Signage consists of an awning sign on the south facade. No additional signage is proposed. The existing fencing will be reduced to six feet in height. The new fencing to enclose the parking courtyard will also be six feet in height. Site lighting is located on the west facade overlooking the courtyard. No new lighting is proposed. The office/warehouse is typically open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m, and as needed for deliveries. The bill of assurance for the Masonic Addition does not address use issues. The Historic District Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at their June 11, 2007 meeting. The approval included the following conditions and comments: 1. The applicant will make a good faith effort to relocate the residential structure. 2. The west facade of the addition has been moved back which can result in saving the existing tree. 3. Six metal clad wood windows (6 over 1) have been added to the west facade. On the north facade, the six window reliefs have been converted to twelve window reliefs. Five window reliefs on the east facade have been modified to eight. The windows will have simulated divided lites. 4. The exterior of the building has been changed to stucco. The expansion lines have been shown on the facade. The color of the stucco will match the existing stucco on the building. The cornice of the new building will be of EIFS and will be the same color as the new stucco. The base of the new building will be of split face blocks. 5. The new and existing fence will be six feet tall. 6. The existing hedgerow along the north perimeter will be retained as possible. 7. The parking area will be paved with concrete. 8. The red brick on the church addition will not be painted at this time. 9. The existing nightlight will remain. No new exterior lighting will be added at this time. 0 July 19, 2007 ITEM NO.: E (Cont. FILE NO.: Z-8 Staff is supportive of the proposed conditional use permit. To staffs knowledge, there are no outstanding issues. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested C.U.P. subject to compliance with the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in Sections 4, 5 and 6 of the agenda staff report. 2. Compliance with the comments and conditions from the Historic District Commission associated with that Body's approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness. 3. Street trees and sidewalk design are to be installed and constructed to comply with UU zoning district standards. 4. The parking area is to be paved with concrete. Staff recommends approval of a variance from the ground floor building design criteria of the UU District to allow the building design as approved by the Historic District Commission. STAFF REPORT: This issue was reviewed by the Historic District Commission at its May 14, 2007 meeting. The Commission deferred the item to its June 11, 2007 meeting. There will likely be changes made to the site plan to address HDC concerns. Staff recommends deferring this item to the July 19, 2007 Planning Commission meeting at which time the final plan and HDC comments will be included. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 7, 2007) The applicant was not present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of deferral. There was no additional discussion. The item was placed on the consent agenda and approved for deferral to the July 19, 2007 meeting. The vote was 9 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent and 1 open position. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JULY 19; 2007) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval subject to compliance with the conditions outlined in the "staff recommendation" above. Staff also recommended July 19, 2007 ITEM NO.: E (Cont. 9I4:801191 it BJWJ0% approval of a variance to allow the building design as approved by the Historic District Commission. 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. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENTS MAY 17, 2007 ITEM NO.: 14. BYLITES CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT Planning Staff Comments: l . The site is located in the MacArthur Park Historic District. Approval is required from the Historic District Commission. 2. Provide building design info; height, materials, etc... 3. Provide street trees, sidewalk design, ground -floor building design to comply with UU District standards or request variance and provide justification. 4. Locate and describe fencing. 5. Locate and describe site lighting. 6. Provide days and hours of operation. 7. Locate dumpster and screening. 8. Provide signage plan. 9. Provide copy of Bill of Assurance. Variance/Waivers: • None requested. Public Works: I. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. Sidewalk and curb are in need of replacement along E. 1Ph Street and on McMath Street. 2. Provide a twenty (20) foot curb radius at the intersection of E. 11 `h Street and McMath Street. 3. A twenty (20) foot radial dedication of right-of-way is required at the intersections of alley and E. I I th Street and E. 11 `h Street and McMath Street. 4. Handicap ramps are required to be installed in accordance with Section 31-175 of the Little Rock Code and the Master Street Plan. 5. All driveways shall be concrete aprons per City Ordinance. 6. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. Obtain barricade permit prior to doing any work in the right-of-way from Traffic Engineering at (501) 379-1805 (Travis Herbner). 7. Obtain a franchise agreement from Public Works (Bennie Nicolo, 371-4818) for the improvements located in the right-of-way. It appears from initial inspection that the burford hollies are located in the right-of- way. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Existing 6"sewer main located in alley. Sewer available to this property. Entergy: No comment received. Centerpoint Energy: Approved as submitted. AT&T (SBC): No comment received. Water: Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger and/or additional water meter(s) are required. Fire Department: Fire hydrant may be required. County Planning: No comments. ITEM NO.: 14. BYLITES CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CON'T CATA: The site is not located on a CATA bus route. Plannin Division: No comments. Landscape: Site plan must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. Site plan requires approval from the Macarthur Park Historic District Commission. Contact Brian Minyard for information at 501-371-4789. Street trees are required per the UU district standards. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas will be required. 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. 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 Other: Submit responses to staff comments and four copies of revised site plan no later than Wednesday May 23, 2007.