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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes for Z-9931February 8, 2024 ITEM NO.: 23 FILE NO.: Z-9931 NAME: Rezoning from I-2 to R-4 LOCATION: 2708 – 2714 West 10th DEVELOPER: Lancraft, LLC P.O. Box 7509 Little Rock, AR 72217 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Laha Engineers, Inc. – Owner SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Laha Engineers, Inc. 6602 Baseline Road, Suite E. Little Rock, AR 72209 AREA: 0.46 acre NUMBER OF LOTS: 3 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 1 PLANNING DISTRICT: 9 CENSUS TRACT: 13 CURRENT ZONING: I-2 VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The property owner requests to rezone the 0.46 acre property located at 2708 – 2714 W. 10th Street from “I-2” Light Industrial District to “R-4” Two-Family District to allow future R-4 development. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is comprised of three (3) lots (Lots 3, 4 and the west 40 feet of Lot 5, Roots and Coy Addition). Two (2) old single family structures are located on the site (Lots 3 and 4). There are two (2) existing concrete driveways from W. 10th Street. February 8, 2024 ITEM NO.: 23 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9931 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 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. February 8, 2024 ITEM NO.: 23 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9931 3 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. 30’ Tall Buildings - Maintain aerial fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D105.1 – D105.4 D105.1 Where Required. Where the vertical distance between the grade plane and the highest roof surface exceed 30’, approved aerial fire apparatus access roads shall be provided. For the purposes of this section the highest roof surfaces shall be determined by measurement to the eave of a pitched roof, the intersection of a roof to the exterior wall, or the top of the parapet walls, whichever is greater. D105.2 Width. Aerial fire apparatus access roads shall have a minimum unobstructed with of 26’, exclusive of shoulders, in the immediate vicinity of the building or portion thereof. D105.3 Proximity to building. At least one of the required access routes meeting this condition shall be located within a minimum of 15 feet and a maximum of 30 feet from the building, and shall be positioned parallel to one entire side of the building. The side of the building on which the aerial fire apparatus access road is positioned shall be approved by the fire code official. D105.4 Obstructions. Overhead utility and power lines shall not be located over the aerial fire apparatus access road or between the aerial fire apparatus road and the building. Other obstructions shall be permitted to be places with the approval of the fire code official. February 8, 2024 ITEM NO.: 23 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9931 4 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. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: The request is in the I-630 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Park/Open Space (PK/OS) for the requested area. The Park/Open Space (PK/OS) category includes all public parks, recreation facilities, greenbelts, flood plains, and other February 8, 2024 ITEM NO.: 23 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9931 5 designated open space and recreational land. The application is to rezone from I- 2 to R-4. The purpose is for I-2 to R-4. Surrounding the application area to the north and west is a city park. A duplex is located on the east side of the site. South across W 10th Street is a private bus terminal. This site is not located in an Overlay District. Master Street Plan: W 10th Street is a Local Street on the Master Street Plan Map. Right-of-way is 50’. Sidewalks are required on one side. Bicycle Plan: The Master Bike Plan Map does not show existing or proposed facilities in this area. Historic Preservation Plan: This property is not located in a Historic District. H. ANALYSIS: The property owner requests to rezone the 0.46 acre property located at 2708 – 2714 W. 10th Street from “I-2” Light Industrial District to “R-4” Two-Family District to allow future R-4 development. The property is comprised of three (3) lots (Lots 3, 4 and the west 40 feet of Lot 5, Roots and Coy Addition). Two (2) old single family structures are located on the site (Lots 3 and 4). There are two (2) existing concrete driveways from W. 10th Street. The applicant is also requesting a minor replat for the property, moving the side lot line between Lots 4 and 5, 10 feet to the west. This will result in three (3) lots of the same sizes as exists currently. The replat is item #15 on this agenda. The City’s Future Land Use Plan designates this property as “PK/OS” Park Open Space. The requested R-4 zoning does not require an amendment to the future land use plan. Staff is supportive of the requested R-4 rezoning. Staff views the request as reasonable. The property has a long history of residential use, as does the February 8, 2024 ITEM NO.: 23 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9931 6 property immediately to the east and the property immediately across West 10th to the south. Staff feels that rehabilitation of these residential lots will have a positive impact on the overall area. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested R-4 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.