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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes for Z-3612-A 020824February 8, 2024 ITEM NO.: 18 FILE NO.: Z-3612-A NAME: Rezoning from C-1 to C-3 LOCATION: 10120 Rodney Parham Road DEVELOPER: Sherman Holdings, Inc. 250 Riverchase Pkwy. E, Suite 600 Hoover, AL 35244 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Sherman Holdings, Inc. – Owner Jeff Yates – Agent SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Joe White and Associates 25 Rahling Circle, Suite A-2 Little Rock, AR 72223 AREA: 0.8177 acre NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 4 PLANNING DISTRICT: 2 CENSUS TRACT: 22.04 CURRENT ZONING: C-1 VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The property owner requests to rezone the 0.8177 acre property located at 10120 Rodney Parham Road from “C-1” Neighborhood Commercial District to “C-3” General Commercial District to allow for future commercial use of the property. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is located at the southeastern corner of Rodney Parham Road and Breckenridge Drive. The property contains a one-story commercial building and drive-thru facility which has been occupied by a branch bank for several years. February 8, 2024 ITEM NO.: 18 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-3612-A 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: No comments. 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 OBJECTIONS; All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. 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 February 8, 2024 ITEM NO.: 18 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-3612-A 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. Commercial and Industrial Developments – 2 means of access. - Maintain fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D104.1 Buildings exceeding three stories or 30 feet in height. Building or facilities exceeding 30 feet or three stories in height shall have at least two means of fire apparatus access for each structure. Section D104.2 Building exceeding 62,000 square feet in area. Buildings or facilities having a gross building area of more than 62,000 square feet shall be provide with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads. Exception: Projects having a gross building area of up to 124,000 square feet that have a single approved fire apparatus access road when all building are equipped throughout with approved automatic sprinkler systems. D104.3 Remoteness. Where two fire apparatus access roads are required, they shall be placed a distance apart equal to not less than one half of the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the lot or area to be served, measured in a straight line between accesses. 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: 1. Any new site development must comply with the City’s minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. Refer to the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 15 Landscaping and Tree Protection, and Chapter 36, Article IX – Buffers and Screening. February 8, 2024 ITEM NO.: 18 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-3612-A 4 2. Site development plans, with landscape and screening, must be submitted for review, and approval, prior to site clearing and tree removal. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: The request is in the Rodney Parham Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Commercial (C) for the requested area. The Commercial (C) category includes a broad range of retail and wholesale sales of products, personal and professional services, and general business activities. Commercial activities vary in type and scale, depending on the trade area that they serve. The application is to rezone from C-1 to C-3. The purpose is for C-1 to C-3. Surrounding the application area, which is east of Breckenridge Drive and N. Rodney Parham Road, are commercial uses. To the east of the site is a large apartment complex. This site is not located in an Overlay District. Master Street Plan: N Rodney Parham Rd is a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan. Standard Right-of-way (ROW) is 90 feet. Sidewalks are required on both sides. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: N. Rodney Parham Rd is on the Master Bike Plan as Proposed Class 2 Bike Lane. Historic Preservation Plan: This property is not located in a Historic District H. ANALYSIS: The property owner requests to rezone the 0.8177 acre property located at 10120 Rodney Parham Road from “C-1” Neighborhood Commercial District to “C-3” General Commercial District to allow for future commercial use of the property. February 8, 2024 ITEM NO.: 18 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-3612-A 5 The property is located at the southeastern corner of Rodney Parham Road and Breckenridge Drive. The property contains a one-story commercial building and drive-thru facility which has been occupied by a branch bank for several years. The City’s Future Land Use Plan designates this property as “C” Commercial. The proposed C-3 rezoning does not require an amendment to the future land use plan. Staff is supportive of the requested C-3 rezoning. Staff views the request as reasonable. All surrounding properties are zoned C-3, C-4 and PCD. The proposed C-3 zoning represents a continuation of the existing zoning pattern along Rodney Parham Road. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested C-3 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (FEBRUARY 8, 2024) The applicant was present. There were no persons registered in opposition. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the “staff analysis” above. The item remained on the Consent Agenda for Approval. The vote was 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. The application was approved.