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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes for Z-9867December 14, 2023 ITEM NO.: 1 FILE NO.: Z-9867 NAME: Swinton Accessory Dwelling – Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: 5320 McClellan Drive DEVELOPER: Lizzie B. Swinton 5320 McClellan Drive Little Rock, AR 72209 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Lizzie B. Swinton – Owner/Applicant SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Laha Engineers 6602 Baseline Road, Suite E Little Rock, AR 72209 AREA: 0.25 acre NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 2 PLANNING DISTRICT: 14 CENSUS TRACT: 41.08 CURRENT ZONING: R-2 VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow for the construction of an accessory dwelling on the R-2 zoned property located at 5320 McClellan Drive. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site contains an existing 1,729 square foot (one story) single family residence located within the south half of the lot. A two-car wide driveway is located at the southeast corner of the property. December 14, 2023 ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9867 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: 1. Future accessory dwelling shall meet all Arkansas state building codes and local ordinances adopted by the City of Little Rock. 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: No comments received. 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 December 14, 2023 ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9867 3 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. 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. One- or Two-Family Residential Developments. As per Appendix D, Section D107.1 of the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1, One- or Two-Family dwelling residential developments. Developments of one- or two-family dwellings where the number of dwelling units exceeds 30 shall be provided with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads, and shall meet the requirements of Section D104.3. Exceptions: 1. Where there are more than 30 dwelling units on a single public or private fire apparatus access road and al dwelling units are equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1, 903.3.1.2 or 903.3.1.3 of the Arkansas Fire Code, access from two directions shall not be required. 2. The number of dwelling units on a single fire apparatus access road shall not be increased unless fire apparatus access roads will connect with future development, as determined by the fire code official. Fire Hydrants Locate Fire Hydrants as per Appendix C of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. Section C101 – C105, in conjunction with Central Arkansas Water (Daniel Tull 501-377-1245) and the Little Rock Fire Marshal’s Office (Capt. Tony Rhodes 501-918-3757, or Fire Marshal Derek N. Ingram 501-918-3756 Number and Distribution of Fire Hydrants as per Table C105.1. Parks and Recreation: No comments received. County Planning: No comments. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Codes: No comments received. Landscape: No comments. December 14, 2023 ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9867 4 G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: No comments. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow for the construction of an accessory dwelling on the R-2 zoned property located at 5320 McClellan Drive. The proposed accessory dwelling will be occupied by a family member of the occupant of the existing principal dwelling. The site is occupied by a one-story brick and frame single family residence, located within the south half of the lot. The existing residence has an area of 1,729 square feet. A two-car wide driveway is located at the southeast corner of the property. The driveway will allow off-street parking of at least four (4) vehicles. The existing parking will be sufficient to serve the principal dwelling and the proposed accessory dwelling. The proposed accessory dwelling will be constructed within the rear yard area, the north half of the lot. The proposed accessory dwelling will be one (1) story in height, with an area of approximately 365 square feet. A 47 square foot porch will be located on the west side of the proposed accessory dwelling. The exterior of the accessory dwelling will be constructed of siding. The proposed accessory dwelling will comply with all building setback requirements. The applicant provided responses and additional information to issues raised by staff during staff’s review of the application. To staff’s knowledge, there are no outstanding issues. The applicant is requesting no variances with the proposed conditional use permit. Staff is supportive of the requested conditional use permit to allow an accessory dwelling. Staff views the request as reasonable. The existing lot is approximately one-quarter of an acre in size, with ample rear yard area for the proposed accessory dwelling. All utilities for the accessory dwelling must be tied into the existing residence. No separate utility meters will be allowed for the accessory dwelling. Staff believes the proposed accessory dwelling will have no adverse impact on the general area. The subject property backs up to properties zoned R-4 and R-5, which contain duplex and multifamily residences. December 14, 2023 ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9867 5 I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested conditional use permit, subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraphs D and E, and the staff analysis, of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 14, 2023) The applicant was present, representing the application. Staff presented the item and a recommendation for approval. The applicant explained that there would be no one living in the accessory building. She had inadvertently called it an Accessory Dwelling instead of an Accessory building. Due to this fact there was no need for the applicant to come before the Commission. Staff will refund her application fee.