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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8708-B Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z-8708-B NAME: 5700 Patterson Short -form PID LOCATION: Located at 5700 Patterson Road DEVELOPER. - Jeanie Barron 3822 Doral Drive Little Rock, AR 72212 SURVEYOR: Global Surveying Consultants, Inc. 6511 Heilman Court North Little Rock, AR 72113 AREA: 1.37 acres CURRENT ZONING: ALLOWED NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 lot FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF 1-2, Light Industrial with a CUP for Barber/Beauty Salon Industrial PROPOSED ZONING: PID PROPOSED USE: 1-2, Light Industrial and C-3, General Commercial District uses Excluding bar, tavern or lounge or beverage shop VARIANCESM/AIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: A Conditional Use permit was approved by the Little Rock Planning Commission on November 11, 2011, to allow a barber/beauty salon within the building along the northern portion of the property. A second Conditional Use Permit was approved by the Little Rock Planning Commission on October 11, 2012, to add a second barber/beauty salon to the site. At the time of the October approval staff suggested the applicant consider rezoning the property to a PID to add additional service type uses as allowable uses for the building. FILE NO.: Z-8708-B(Cont.) A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting to rezone the property from 1-2, Light Industrial to PID to add C-3, General Commercial District uses, excluding bar, tavern or lounge or beverage shop, as allowable uses for the site while retaining the allowed 1-2, Light Industrial uses. There are no changes proposed to the exterior of the building or the existing parking layout. The site contains 87, concrete -paved parking spaces with access off of Patterson Road and Hoffman Road. The building contains 29,375 square feet of gross floor area which is divided into 13-bays. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: Zoning in the surrounding area is almost exclusively Industrial, 1-2 and 1-3. Uses are varied; including warehousing, light manufacturing, wholesaling and auto related uses. The building is divided into 13-bays with a mixture of uses. 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, the Upper Baseline Neighborhood Association and Southwest Little Rock United for Progress were notified of the public hearing. Upper Baseline Neighborhood Association called staff and stated they were in support of the request. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Due to the proposed use of the property, the Master Street Plan specifies that Hoffman Road for the frontage of this property must meet commercial street standards. Dedicate right-of-way to 30-feet from centerline. 2. A 20-foot radial dedication of right-of-way is required at the intersection of Patterson Road and Hoffman Road. 3. Obtain a franchise agreement from Public Works (Bennie Nicolo, 371-4818) for the private improvements located in the right-of-way. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Contact Little Rock Wastewater for additional information. Entergy: Approved as submitted. 2 FILE NO.: Z-8708-B Cont.) Center -Point Energy: No comment received. 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 regarding the size and location of the water meters. A Capital Investment Charge based on the size of meter connections 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. If there are facilities that need to be adjusted and/or relocated, contact Central Arkansas Water. That work would be done at the expense of the developer. Contact Central Arkansas Water if additional fire protection or metered water service is required. The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this site to determine whether additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be required. If additional fire hydrant(s) are required, they will be installed at the Developer's expense. Due to the nature of the 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 requires that upon installation of the RPZ assembly, successful test of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the State of Arkansas and approved by Central Arkansas Water. The test results must be sent to Central Arkansas Water's Cross Connection Section within ten (10) 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: Maintain access of at least twenty (20) feet; fire hydrants per Code. Contact Fire Marshall Tony Rhodes at 607-3560 with any questions. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The property is located within 1/4-mile of CATA Route #15, the 65t" Street Route. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: This request is located in the 65th Street East Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Service Trades District (STD) for this property. The Service Trades District provides for a selection of office, warehousing, and 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. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from 1-2 (Light Industrial District) to PID (Planned 3 FILE NO.: Z-8708-B Industrial District) to allow for commercial and industrial uses in the existing structure on this site. Master Street Plan: Patterson Road is a Collector on the Master Street Plan. The primary function of a Collector Street is to provide a connection from Local Streets to Arterials. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: There is a Class III Bike Route shown along Patterson Road. Bike Routes require no additional right-of-way or pavement markings, but signage to identify and direct the route is required. Landscape: 1. Future redevelopment of the site may require additional landscaping to be installed. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT- (November 15, 2012) Ms. Jeanie Barron was present representing the request. Staff stated there were few outstanding technical issues associated with the request. Staff stated the use of the bays would need to match the available parking on the site. Staff also stated a couple of the uses could cause concern of the neighbors. Staff stated the C-3, General Commercial Zoning District allowed for a bar, tavern or lounge and a beverage shop. Ms. Barron stated she would revise her request to eliminate uses which sold alcoholic beverages with the exception of a restaurant which might include bar service. 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 cover letter to staff eliminating bar, lounge or tavern and a beverage shop from the allowed C-3, General Commercial District uses for the site. The request is a rezoning the property from 1-2, Light Industrial to PID to add C-3, General Commercial District uses as allowable uses for the site while retaining the allowed 1-2, Light Industrial uses. There are no changes proposed to the exterior of the building or the existing parking layout. The site contains 87 parking spaces with access off of Patterson Road and Hoffman Road. The building contains 29,375 square feet of gross floor area which is divided into 13-bays. Per the typical ordinance standard parking for a retail center (based on one parking space per 300 gross square feet of floor 2 FILE NO.: Z-8708-B (Cont. area) would result in 97 required parking spaces. Staff is supportive of allowing the requested commercial uses with the reduced number of parking spaces provided the use mix in the building matches the parking available on the site. Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning from 1-2, Light Industrial District to PID to add C-3, General Commercial District uses excluding bar, lounge or tavern and beverage shop as allowable uses to the site. Otherwise to staff's knowledge there are no remaining outstanding technical issues associated with the request. 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 the use mix of the property match the parking available on -site based on the typical parking requirements of the Zoning Ordinance PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 13, 2012) The applicant was present. 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 the use mix of the property match the parking available on -site based on the typical parking requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. There was no further discussion of the item. The Chair entertained a motion for approval of the item as presented by staff on the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 noes and 3 absent. 5 ITEM NO.: 7. NAME: 5700 Patterson Short -form PID LOCATION: located at 5700 Patterson Road Planning Staff Comments: 1. Provide notification of the property owners located within 200-feet of the site including the certified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. The notice must be mailed no later than November 28, 2012. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than December 7, 2012. 2. The parking on site must be able to support the use mix of the development. Variance/Waivers: None requested. Public Works Conditions: 1. Due to the proposed use of the property, the Master Street Plan specifies that Hoffman Road for the frontage of this property must meet commercial street standards. Dedicate right-of-way to 30-feet from centerline. 2. A 20-foot radial dedication of right-of-way is required at the intersection of Patterson Road and Hoffman Road. 3. Obtain a franchise agreement from Public Works (Bennie Nicolo, 371-4818) for the private improvements located in the right-of-way. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project additional information. Enter : No comment received. Center -Point Energy: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Contact Little Rock Wastewater for 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 regarding the size and location of the water meters. A Capital Investment Charge based on the size of meter connections 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. If there are facilities that need to be adjusted and/or relocated, contact Central Arkansas Water. That work would be done at the expense of the developer. Contact Central Arkansas Water if additional fire protection or metered water service is required. The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this site to determine whether Item # 7. additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be required. If additional fire hydrant(s) are required, they will be installed at the Developer's expense. Due to the nature of the 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 requires that upon installation of the RPZ assembly, successful test of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the State of Arkansas and approved by Central Arkansas Water. The test results must be sent to Central Arkansas Water's Cross Connection Section within ten (10) 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: Maintain access of at least twenty (20) feet; fire hydrants per Code. Contact Fire Marshall Tony Rhodes at 607-3560 with any questions. Countv Planninq: No comment. CATA: The property is located within %-mile of CATA Route #15, the 65th Street Route. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. Plannin Division: This request is located in the 65th Street East Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Service Trades District (STD) for this property. The Service Trades District provides for a selection of office, warehousing, and 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. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from 1-2 (Light Industrial District) to PID (Planned Industrial District) to allow for commercial and industrial uses in the existing structure on this site. Master Street Plan: Patterson Road is a Collector on the Master Street Plan. The primary function of a Collector Street is to provide a connection from Local Streets to Arterials. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: There is a Class III Bike Route shown along Patterson Road. Bike Routes require no additional right-of-way or pavement markings, but signage to identify and direct the route is required. Landscape-. 1. Future redevelopment of the site may require additional landscaping to be installed. Revised plat/plam Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. Item # 7.