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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8616 Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z-8616 NAME: Supreme Auto Sales and Detail Shop Short -form PCD LOCATION: Located at 5410 South University Avenue DEVELOPER: Lee T Jordan Supreme Auto Sales 4205 Zion Street Little Rock, AR 72204 SURVEYOR: James Butler 5323 JFK Boulevard North Little Rock, AR 72116 AREA: 1.38 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF CURRENT ZONING: C-3, General Commercial District ALLOWED USES: General Retail — All indoors PROPOSED ZONING: PCD PROPOSED USE- C-3, General Commercial District — Add automotive sales VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting a rezoning from C-3, General Commercial District to PCD to add automotive sales as an allowable use for the site. The site has a history of automotive sales but has not been used for automotive sales within the past six (6) months. There are two buildings located on the site the applicant intends to remodel and use for the business. In addition to automotive sales the applicant will also perform automobile detailing. FILE NO.: Z-8616 (Cont. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS. - Only a portion of this site has been used for automobiles sales in the past. The remainder of the site is wooded. This area of South University Avenue has a number of retail, office and automobile related uses. The property to the north is currently being used as an automobiles sales lot as is property located to the east, across South University Avenue. South of the site is a hotel and church. Further north of the site is a City of Little Rock Fire Station. Northwest of the site are single-family homes accessed from 83d Avenue. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received a number of 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 of the site, the Geyer Springs Neighborhood Association, the Meadowcliff Brookwood Neighborhood Association, the South Brookwood Ponderosa Neighborhood Association and Southwest Little Rock United for Progress were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. The driveway off University Avenue should be concrete aprons per City Ordinance. 2. Obtain permits for improvements within State Highway right-of-way from AHTD, District VI. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Paint Energy: Approved as submitted. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water_: All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger and/or additional water meter(s) are required. 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 2 FILE NO.: Z-8616 (Cont. 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: Place 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 Routes #17 — the MabeIva le- Downtown Route and #17A — the Mabelvale-UALR Route. Parks and Recreation: No comment. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: This request is located in the 651h Street West Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Commercial for this property. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from C-3 to Planned Commercial Development. This area is covered by the 65th Street West Neighborhood Plan. The Land Use and Zoning Goal states: "Ensure that non residential development and multi family development in the area be limited to areas currently reserved for such uses on the Future land Use Plan or in areas currently zoned for non residential and multi family uses." Master Street Pian: South University 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 South University since it is a Principal Arterial. The 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 shown in the immediate vicinity. Landscape: 1. Site plan. must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. Proposed parking and circulation of vehicular traffic needs to be shown on the plan for a full review of the project. K3 FILE NO_: Z-8616 (Cont. 3. Curb and gutter or another approved border will be required to protect landscaped areas from vehicular traffic. 4. The landscape ordinance requires a minimum of 8 % of the paved areas be landscaped with interior islands of at least 7 1/2 feet in width and 150 square feet in area. Proposed plan does not reflect any interior islands. 5. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas will be required. 6. 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. 7. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (November 24, 2010) The applicant was present. Staff presented an overview of the development stating there were few outstanding technical issues in need of addressing related to the site plan. Staff requested the applicant provide the days and hours of operation for the business, the number of employees and details of any proposed fencing. Staff also requested the applicant provide the parking layout on the site. Public Works comments were addressed. Staff stated the drive from South University Avenue was to be concrete aprons per City Ordinance. Staff also stated permits would be required for improvements within the State Highway right of way. Landscaping comments were addressed. Staff stated the proposed parking and circulation of vehicular traffic should be shown on the plan. Staff also stated any new development of the site would require compliance with the City's Landscape and Buffer Ordinance requirements. 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 November 24, 2010, Subdivision Committee meeting. The revised plan indicates the parking layout. The applicant has provided staff with a revised cover letter indicating the days and hours of operation and the number of employees. 51 FILE NO.: Z-8616 (Cont. The applicant is requesting a rezoning from C-3, General Commercial District to PCD to add automotive sales as an allowable use for the site. The site has a history of automotive sales but has not been used for automotive sales within the past six (6) months. Ordinance No. 20,288 adopted by the Little Rock Board of Directors on July 6, 2010, outlining procedures for nonconforming site, states any rezoning of property occupied by nonconforming use shall be accomplished only through a planned development process. If the planned development is approved but is not developed the property shall not revert to its former nonconforming use status or be utilized as a nonconforming use. There are two (2) buildings located on the site the applicant intends to remodel. The uses will include automotive sales and automobile detailing. There will be no detailing of vehicles outside the buildings. There are four (4) employees proposed to serve the business. The hours of operation are from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm Monday through Friday and from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Saturday. No Sunday hours are proposed. The applicant has indicated there will initially be five (5) to ten (10) vehicles with the anticipation that a maximum of fifty (50) vehicles will be for sale. The site plan indicates the placement of twenty (20) parking stalls. At the time the vehicles out number the available parking, the applicant will be required to revise the site plan to add additional parking. No additional paving or building construction is proposed with the current request. The applicant has not indicated any landscaping upgrades to the site. Although the improvements proposed would not likely require additional landscaping improvements to the site, staff feels a landscaping upgrade should be provided with the issuance of a renovation permit and the PCD zoning approval. Otherwise to staff's knowledge there are no remaining outstanding technical issues associated with the request. Staff feels the rezoning of the site from C-3, General Commercial District to PCD to allow automobile sales and a detailing shop should not significantly impact the adjoining properties. I. 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. Staff recommends a landscaping upgrade be provided to the site with the issuance of a renovation permit and the PCD zoning approval. Staff recommends at the time the vehicles out number the available parking the applicant revise the site plan to add additional parking. 5 I911: 1ii[•lWA 1 %. . leTe"m PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 16, 2010) The applicant 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 presented a recommendation a landscaping upgrade be provided to the site with the issuance of a renovation permit and the PCD zoning approval. Staff also presented a recommendation at the time the vehicles out number the available parking the applicant revise the site plan to add additional parking. There was no further discussion of the item. The chair entertained a motion for approval of the item as presented by staff. The motion carried by a vote of 9 ayes 0 noes, 0 absent and 2 open positions. I01