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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8490-A Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z-8490-A NAME: Johnson Revised Short -form PCD LOCATION: Located at 4314 Asher Avenue DEVELOPER: Gemini Club, LLC 2500 Northwinds Parkway, Suite 275 Alpharetta, GA 30009 ENGINEER: White Daters and Associates 24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 AREA: 0.335 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF CURRENT ZONING: C-4, Open Display District ALLOWED USES: Commercial — Open Display PROPOSED ZONING: PD-C PROPOSED USE Bar/grill, lounge or tavern VARIANCESM/AIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: Ordinance No. 20,164 adopted by the Little Rock Board of Directors on October 6, 2009, rezoned the site from the C-4, Open Display Zoning District to PD-C to allow the site to be redeveloped with a bar/grill/private club. The site was vacant and was proposed with the construction of a two (2) story 4,500 square foot building. The site plan indicated the placement of 31 on -site parking spaces and indicated agreements to allow additional off site parking spaces at the adjacent funeral home. The hours of operation were approved from 9:00 pm to 2:00 am Thursday through Saturday. FILE NO.: Z-8490-A (Cont. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: n. The applicant is now proposing to amend the request to allow the construction of a smaller building and rearrange the parking layout on the site. The use of the building will remain as a bar/grill/private club. The building is proposed as a single story building containing 3,536 square feet and 19 on -site parking spaces. The applicant has indicated an agreement from an adjacent property owner to allow for 16 additional parking spaces. The hours of operation will remain as were previously approved (9:00 pm to 2:00 am, Thursday through Saturday). A single ground sign is proposed on Asher Avenue as well as building signage on the front fagade along Asher Avenue. The Bill of Assurance for this site does not address the proposed request. EXISTING CONDITIONS - The site is a vacant parcel located on the north side of Asher Avenue. This area contains a number of uses including auto repair, auto towing, bars, churches, a gas station, a funeral home, a hair salon, a mortgage company office and auto financing. This area of Asher Avenue also contains a number of vacant buildings and large paved areas. Further north of the site are single-family homes. This area of Asher Avenue does not have curb and gutter in place. There is an existing sidewalk which is in various states of disrepair. The alley located to the north of the site is a very narrow alley and is signed as one-way. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received a few informational phone calls from area residents. All property owners located within 200-feet of the site, all residents, who could be identified, located within 300-feet, the Love Neighborhood Association and the Mid -way Neighborhood Association were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Asher Avenue is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial with special design standards. A dedication of right-of-way 45 feet from centerline will be required. The centerline of the right-of-way is not provided on site plan. 2. With site development, provide the design of street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to these streets with the planned development. The new back of curb should be located 29.5 feet from the painted centerline. Plans must be approved by AHTD prior to construction. 2 FILE NO.: Z-8490-A (Cont. 3. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. 4. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted to Little Rock Public Works 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). 5. Obtain permits for improvements within State Highway right-of-way from AHTD, District VI. 6. The driveway on Asher Avenue should be one-way entrance only. 7. The alley is one-way west bound. The dumpster location should be adjusted for access from the east side of the property. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Enter : Approved as submitted. Center -Point Energy Approved as submitted. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: No objections. 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. A Capital Investment Charge based on the size of meter connection(s) will apply to this project in addition to normal charges. This fee will apply to all connections including metered connections off the private fire system. Due to the nature of this facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZ) is required on the domestic water service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use. Central Arkansas Water (CAW) requires that upon installation of the RPZA, successful tests of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the State of Arkansas and approved by CAW. The test results must be sent to CAW's Cross Connection Section within ten days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 377-1226 if you would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project. Fire Department- Fire sprinklers may be required. Install fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is located on CATA Bus Route #14 — the Rosedale Route. 3 FILE NO.: Z-8490-A (C Parks and Recreation: No comment. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN- Planning _Division: This request is located in the 1-630 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Commercial for this property. The applicant has applied for a revised Planned Development Commercial to allow an increase in the total building square footage and change the parking lot configuration. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. This area is covered by the Oak Forest Neighborhood Action Plan. The Economic Development Goal states: "Promote Asher Avenue and West 12th Street as viable commercial and service oriented locations/corridors." Master Street Plan: Asher Avenue is a Principal Arterial. The primary function of a Principal Arterial is to serve through traffic and to connect major traffic generators or activity centers within urbanized areas. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Asher Avenue since it is a Principal Arterial. This street may require dedication of right- of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: There are no bike routes in the immediate vicinity. Landscape: 1. Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. The landscape ordinance requires a nine -foot wide (9') perimeter strip around the sites entirety. This site is located within the Mature Area of the City of Little Rock; therefore, this minimal amount can be reduced to six foot, nine inches (6'-9"). A variance must be obtained from the City Beautiful Commission prior to the issuance of a building permit. 3. The landscape ordinance requires a minimum of 8 % of the paved areas be landscaped with interior islands of at least 7 '/z feet in width and 150 square feet in area. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (October 14, 2010) Mr. Joe White of White-Daters and Associates was present representing the request. Staff presented an overview of the requesting stating the applicant was proposing to amend the previously approved site plan to allow the construction of a single story building with less square footage than the original approval. Staff requested Mr. White provide the percentage of building coverage, the percentage of landscape area and the percentage of paved area in the general notes section of the site plan. Staff also requested details of the proposed signage including ground and building signage. M FILE NO.: Z-8490-A (Cont. Public Works comments were addressed. Staff stated a dedication of right of way 45 feet from centerline was required with the site development. Staff also stated one-half street improvements to the street was required with the new development. Staff stated the drive on Asher Avenue should be a one-way drive. Staff stated the alley located to the rear of the site was a one-way alley, westbound. Landscaping comments were addressed. Staff stated the site was located within the Designated Mature Area of the City which allowed for the landscape strip to be reduced to six feet nine inches (6'9"). Staff stated there were paved areas indicated on the site plan which encroached into this minimum landscape strip. Staff also stated a small amount of building landscaping would be required with the new development. Staff noted comments from the other reporting departments and agencies suggesting the applicant contact them individually for additional clarification. There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted a revised site plan to staff addressing the issues raised at the October 14, 2010, Subdivision Committee meeting. The revised plan indicates the required landscape strip along the eastern perimeter adjacent to the parking area, redesigned the drive from Asher Avenue to a one-way driveway and provided details of the proposed signage. The applicant is proposing the construction of a one-story building containing 3,536 square feet of space to be used as a bar/grill/private club. The site plan indicates the placement 19 on -site parking spaces and 16 off -site parking spaces for a total of 35 spaces. The use of the building as a bar/grill would typically require the placement of one (1) parking space per one hundred (100) square feet of gross lease space. Based on this parking requirement a total of 35 spaces is required to serve the use. The applicant has indicated he has an agreement with an adjacent property owner to the north to allow the use of nineteen (19) spaces during the applicant's operational hours. The applicant has not provided staff with a copy of the written agreement. The zoning ordinance allows for parking to be located off -site (Section 36-507) but requires the parking to be located within 300 feet of the building and does not allow for the required parking located off -site to exceed twenty-five (25) percent. The current request is to allow forty-two (42) percent of the required parking to be located off -site. The original approval allowed for a similar parking variation from the zoning ordinance. The original approval allowed thirty-eight (38) percent of the required parking to be located off -site. 5 FILE NO.: Z-8490-A (Cont.) The site plan indicates the placement of building signage along the facade abutting Asher Avenue. The signage will comply with signage allowed in commercial zones or a maximum of ten (10) percent of the fagade area. The site plan indicates the placement of a single pole sign located along Asher Avenue. The sign is proposed with a maximum height of thirty-six (36) feet and a maximum sign area of one hundred sixty (160) square feet in area. The proposed signage complies with signage allowed in commercial zones. The site plan indicates the placement of a six foot nine inch (6'9") foot landscape strip along the eastern and western perimeters where adjacent to the parking areas. The site plan also indicates the placement of interior islands per the minimum requirements of the landscape ordinance. The site plan indicates the placement of a dumpster along the alley to the north. A note on the site plan indicates the dumpster will be screened as required by the zoning ordinance. The dumpster service hours will be limited to daylight hours. Staff is supportive of the request. The request is to allow the construction of a single story building as opposed to a two-story building and the construction of less building square footage than originally approved. Although there are a number of similar uses in the area staff does not feel the addition of this bar/grill/private club will negatively impact the area. Staff also does not feel the off -site parking will negatively impact the area since the parking is located adjacent to this site. Staff's support however, is conditioned upon on the applicant securing an agreement for the adjacent property owner allowing for the use of the adjacent parking. Should this agreement not be reached staff is not supportive of the request due to insufficient parking to serve the development. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. The applicant must provide staff with a written agreement from the adjacent property owner allowing the use of the adjacent parking area. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 4, 2010) Mr. Joe White of White-Daters and Associates was present representing the request. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. Staff stated the applicant was to provide staff with a written agreement from the adjacent property owner allowing the use of the adjacent parking area. N FILE NO.: Z-8490-A (Cont. There was no further discussion of the item. The Chair entertained a motion for placement on the Consent Agenda as presented by staff. The motion carried by a vote of 9�ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent and 2 open positions. rl November 4, 2010 ITEM NO.: 10 NAME: Johnson Revised Short -form PCD LOCATION: Located at 4314 Asher Avenue DEVELOPER: Gemini Club, LLC 2500 Northwinds Parkway, Suite 275 Alpharetta, GA 30009 ENGINEER: White Daters and Associates 24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 AREA: 0.335 acres CURRENT ZONING ALLOWED USES NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF C-4, Open Display District Commercial — Open Display PROPOSED ZONING: PD-C PROPOSED USE: Bar/grill, lounge or tavern VARIANCESM/AIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUN • � . Ordinance No. 20,164 adopted by the Little Rock Board of Directors on October 6, 2009, rezoned the site from the C-4, Open Display Zoning District to PD-C to allow the site to be redeveloped with a bar/grill/private club. The site was vacant and was proposed with the construction of a two (2) story 4,500 square foot building. The site plan indicated the placement of 31 on -site parking spaces and indicated agreements to allow additional off site parking spaces at the adjacent funeral home. The hours of operation were approved from 9:00 pm to 2:00 am Thursday through Saturday. November 4, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 10 (Cont.) _ FILE NO.: Z-8490-A A. PROPOSALIREQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The applicant is now proposing to amend the request to allow the construction of a smaller building and rearrange the parking layout on the site. The use of the building will remain as a bar/grill/private club. The building is proposed as a single story building containing 3,536 square feet and 19 on -site parking spaces. The applicant has indicated an agreement from an adjacent property owner to allow for 16 additional parking spaces. The hours of operation will remain as were previously approved (9:00 pm to 2:00 am, Thursday through Saturday). A single ground sign is proposed on Asher Avenue as well as building signage on the front fagade along Asher Avenue. The Bill of Assurance for this site does not address the proposed request. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site is a vacant parcel located on the north side of Asher Avenue. This area contains a number of uses including auto repair, auto towing, bars, churches, a gas station, a funeral home, a hair salon, a mortgage company office and auto financing. This area of Asher Avenue also contains a number of vacant buildings and large paved areas. Further north of the site are single-family homes. This area of Asher Avenue does not have curb and gutter in place. There is an existing sidewalk which is in various states of disrepair. The alley located to the north of the site is a very narrow alley and is signed as one-way. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received a few informational phone calls from area residents. All property owners located within 200-feet of the site, all residents, who could be identified, located within 300-feet, the Love Neighborhood Association and the Mid -way Neighborhood Association were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Asher Avenue is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial with special design standards. A dedication of right-of-way 45 feet from centerline will be required. The centerline of the right-of-way is not provided on site plan. 2 November 4, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 10 (Cont. E FILE NO.: Z-8490-A 2. With site development, provide the design of street conforming to the Master Street Plan.. Construct one-half street improvement to these streets with the planned development. The new back of curb should be located 29.5 feet from the painted centerline. Plans must be approved by AHTD prior to construction. 3. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. 4. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted to Little Rock Public Works 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). 5. Obtain permits for improvements within State Highway right-of-way from AHTD, District VI. 6.. The driveway on Asher Avenue should be one-way entrance only. 7. The alley is one-way west bound. The dumpster location should be adjusted for access from the east side of the property. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Enter : Approved as submitted. Center -Point Energy: Approved as submitted. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: No objections. 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. A Capital Investment Charge based on the size of meter connection(s) will apply to this project in addition to normal charges. This fee will apply to all connections including metered connections off the private fire system. Due to the nature of this facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZ) is required on the domestic water service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use. Central Arkansas Water (CAW) requires that upon installation of the RPZA, successful tests of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the State of Arkansas and approved by CAW. The test results must be sent to CAW's Cross Connection Section within ten days of installation and annually 3 November 4, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 10 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-8490-A thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 377-1226 if you would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project. Fire Department: Fire sprinklers may be required. Install fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is located on CATA Bus Route #14 — the Rosedale Route. Parks and Recreation: No comment. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: This request is located in the 1-630 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Commercial for this property. The applicant has applied for a revised Planned Development Commercial to allow an increase in the total building square footage and change the parking lot configuration. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. This area is covered by the Oak Forest Neighborhood Action Plan. The Economic Development Goal states: "Promote Asher Avenue and West 12th Street as viable commercial and service oriented locations/corridors." Master Street Plan: Asher Avenue is a Principal Arterial. The primary function of a Principal Arterial is to serve through traffic and to connect major traffic generators or activity centers within urbanized areas. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Asher Avenue since it is a Principal Arterial. This street may require dedication of right- of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: There are no bike routes in the immediate vicinity. Landscape: 1. Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. The landscape ordinance requires a nine -foot wide (9') perimeter strip around the sites entirety. This site is located within the Mature Area of the City of Little Rock; therefore, this minimal amount can be reduced to six foot, nine inches (6-9"). A variance must be obtained from the City Beautiful Commission prior to the issuance of a building permit. 2 November 4, 2010 SUBDIVISION EM NO.: 10 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-8490-A 3. The landscape ordinance requires a minimum of 8 % of the paved areas be landscaped with interior islands of at least 7 '/2 feet in width and 150 square feet in area. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (October 14, 2010) Mr. Joe White of White-Daters and Associates was present representing the request. Staff presented an overview of the requesting stating the applicant was proposing to amend the previously approved site plan to allow the construction of a single story building with less square footage than the original approval. Staff requested Mr. White provide the percentage of building coverage, the percentage of landscape area and the percentage of paved area in the general notes section of the site plan. Staff also requested details of the proposed signage including ground and building signage. Public Works comments were addressed. Staff stated a dedication of right of way 45 feet from centerline was required with the site development. Staff also stated one-half street improvements to the street was required with the new development. Staff stated the drive on Asher Avenue should be a one-way drive. Staff stated the alley located to the rear of the site was a one-way alley, westbound. Landscaping comments were addressed. Staff stated the site was located within the Designated Mature Area of the City which allowed for the landscape strip to be reduced to six feet nine inches (69"). Staff stated there were paved areas indicated on the site plan which encroached into this minimum landscape strip. Staff also stated a small amount of building landscaping would be required with the new development. Staff noted comments from the other reporting departments and agencies suggesting the applicant contact them individually for additional clarification. There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted a revised site plan to staff addressing the issues raised at the October 14, 2010, Subdivision Committee meeting. The revised plan indicates the required landscape strip along the eastern perimeter adjacent to the parking area, redesigned the drive from Asher Avenue to a one-way driveway and provided details of the proposed signage. 5 November 4, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 10 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z-8490-A The applicant is proposing the construction of a one-story building containing 3,536 square feet of space to be used as a bar/grill/private club. The site plan indicates the placement 19 on -site parking spaces and 16 off -site parking spaces for a total of 35 spaces. The use of the building as a bar/grill would typically require the placement of one (1) parking space per one hundred (100) square feet of gross lease space. Based on this parking requirement a total of 35 spaces is required to serve the use. The applicant has indicated he has an agreement with an adjacent property owner to the north to allow the use of nineteen (19) spaces during the applicant's operational hours. The applicant has not provided staff with a copy of the written agreement. The zoning ordinance allows for parking to be located off -site (Section 36-507) but requires the parking to be located within 300 feet of the building and does not allow for the required parking located off -site to exceed twenty-five (25) percent. The current request is to allow forty-two (42) percent of the required parking to be located off -site. The original approval allowed for a similar parking variation from the zoning ordinance. The original approval allowed thirty-eight (38) percent of the required parking to be located off -site. The site plan indicates the placement of building signage along the facade abutting Asher Avenue. The signage will comply with signage allowed in commercial zones or a maximum of ten (10) percent of the facade area. The site plan indicates the placement of a single pole sign located along Asher Avenue. The sign is proposed with a maximum height of thirty-six (36) feet and a maximum sign area of one hundred sixty (160) square feet in area. The proposed signage complies with signage allowed in commercial zones. The site plan indicates the placement of a six foot nine inch (69") foot landscape strip along the eastern and western perimeters where adjacent to the parking areas. The site plan also indicates the placement of interior islands per the minimum requirements of the landscape ordinance. The site plan indicates the placement of a dumpster along the alley to the north. A note on the site plan indicates the dumpster will be screened as required by the zoning ordinance. The dumpster service hours will be limited to daylight hours. Staff is supportive of the request. The request is to allow the construction of a single story building as opposed to a two-story building and the construction of less building square footage than originally approved. Although there are a number of similar uses in the area staff does not feel the addition of this bar/grill/private club will negatively impact the area. Staff also does not feel the off -site parking will negatively impact the area since the parking . is located adjacent to this site. Staff's support however, is conditioned upon on the applicant securing an agreement for the adjacent property owner allowing for the A November 4, 2010 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 10 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-8490-A use of the adjacent parking. Should this agreement not be reached staff is not supportive of the request due to insufficient parking to serve the development. STAFF RECOf.,IMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. The applicant must provide staff with a written agreement from the adjacent property owner allowing the use of the adjacent parking area. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBR 4, 2010) Mr. Joe White of White-Daters and Associates was present representing the request. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. Staff stated the applicant was to provide staff with a written agreement from the adjacent property owner allowing the use of the adjacent parking area. There was no further discussion of the item. The Chair entertained a motion for placement on the Consent Agenda as presented by staff. The motion carried by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent and 2 open positions. 7 ITEM NO.: 1 0 . Z-8490-A NAME: Johnson Revised Short -form PCD LOCATION: located at 4314 Asher Avenue Plannina Staff Comments: 1. Provide notification of abutting property owners of the site, complete with the certified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. The notice must be mailed no later than October 20, 2010. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than November 29, 2010. 2. Provide a letter of agreement and an area map from the adjacent property owner indicating the location and the availability of the indicated off -site parking along with any restrictions. 3. Provide the percentage of building coverage, percentage of landscape area and percentage of paved area in the general notes section of the site plan. 4. Provide the days and hours of operation. 5. Provide the hours of dumpster service. 6. Provide details of any proposed signage including building signage and ground signage. Provide the location of any ground signage along with the total height and total sign area proposed. Building signage should include the percentage of the fagade area proposed for signage. 7. Provide the centerline of Asher Avenue on the survey. 8. All site lighting must be low level and directional, directed downward and into the site. 9. Provide details of any proposed fencing to be located on the site. 10. The backup area located along the eastern perimeter does not comply with the landscape ordinance requirements. Variance/Waivers: None requested. Public Works Conditions: 1. Asher Avenue is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial with special design standards. A dedication of right-of-way 45 feet from centerline will be required. The centerline of the right-of-way is not provided on site plan. 2. With site development, provide the design of street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to these streets with the planned development. The new back of curb should be located 29.5 feet from the painted centerline. Plans must be approved by AHTD prior to construction. 3. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. 4. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted to Little Rock Public Works 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). 5. Obtain permits for improvements within State Highway right-of-way from AHTD, District VI. 6. The driveway on Asher Avenue should be one-way entrance only. 7. The alley is one-way west bound. The dumpster location should be adjusted for access from the east side of the property. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Point Energy: Approved as submitted. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: No objections; 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. A Capital Investment Charge based on the size of meter connection(s) will apply to this project in addition to normal charges. This fee will apply to all connections including metered connections off the private fire system. Due to the nature of this facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZ) is required on the domestic water service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use. Central Arkansas Water (CAW) requires that upon installation of the RPZA, successful tests of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the State of Arkansas and approved by CAW. The test results must be sent to CAW's Cross Connection Section within ten days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 377-1226 if you would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project. Fire Department: Fire sprinklers may be required. Install fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is located on CATA Bus Route #14 — the Rosedale Route. Parks and Recreation: No comment. Planning Division: This request is located in the 1-630 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Commercial for this property. The applicant has applied for a revised Planned Development Commercial to allow an increase in the total building square footage and change the parking lot configuration. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. This area is covered by the Oak Forest Neighborhood Action Plan. The Economic Development Goal states: "Promote Asher Avenue and West 12th Street as viable commercial and service oriented locations/corridors." Master Street Plan: Asher Avenue is a Principal Arterial. The primary function of a Principal Arterial is to serve through traffic and to connect major traffic generators or activity centers within urbanized areas. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Asher Avenue since it is a Principal Arterial. This street may require dedication of right- of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan. There are no bike routes in the immediate vicinity. Landscape- 1 . Site plan must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer minimal ordinance requirements. 2. Previous comments apply. 3. The landscape ordinance requires a nine -foot wide (9') perimeter strip around the sites entirety. This site is located within the Mature Area of the City of Little Rock; therefore, this minimal amount can be reduced to six foot, nine inches (6-9"). There are some areas that do not meet this minimal amount. A variance must be obtained from the City Beautiful Commission prior to the issuance of a building permit. 4. The landscape ordinance requires a minimum of 8 % of the paved areas be landscaped with interior islands of at least 7 Y2 feet in width and 150 square feet in area. Proposed plan does not currently reflect this minimum. Revised plat/plan: Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, October 20, 2010.