HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOD Staff Report 040321OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
MARCH 5, 2024 AGENDA
Subject
An Ordinance approving
a Planned Zoning
Development titled Scipio
A. Jones — PD-O located
at 1872 S. Cross Street.
(Z-9909)
Submitted by:
Department of Planning and
Development
SYNOPSIS
FISCAL IMPACT
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUND
Action Required Approved By
4 Ordinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Emily Cox
Interim City Manager
The applicant requests to rezone the 0.17 acre property
from "R-4" to "PD-O" to allow for an office and museum
use.
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Approval of the Ordinance
The applicant proposes to rezone a 0.17 acre site from R-4
to PD-O to allow an existing 2-story residence to be utilized
as an office and museum for the Dunbar/Horace Mann
Archives Building Project Foundation. The mixed -office
use will house a diverse collection of historic documents
related to the legacies of Little Rock's Dunbar High School
and Horace Mann High School.
The property contains an existing 2-story, 2,824 square
foot, wood -framed residential building. The majority of the
properties surrounding the site contain R-4 zoning and uses
in all directions. Several properties in the area contain a
mixture of zoning and uses. The property is located south
of Central High School and within the Paul Laurence
Dunbar School Neighborhood Historic District.
BACKGROUND
CONTINUED
The site plan shows 29.2 foot setback from the front
property line, 10.2 feet from the south property line, 4.9 feet
from the north property line and well over 25 feet from the
rear (west) property line.
Hours of operation will be from 9am to 5pm each day of the
week except for Monday. Special events and scheduled
tours shall be accommodated and the full-time, live in
caretaker (within the planned carriage house) shall provide
the necessary security and hospitality simulating a single-
family residence.
The applicant proposes to construct a new, one-story 1,900
square foot carriage house in the northwest corner of the
property with access provided by a new 14 foot wide grass
block driveway and concrete apron along W. 19th Street.
A portion of the rear interior yard, located between the
proposed carriage house and museum, will be secured by a
new six (6) foot wood opaque fence with finished face
visible, an irrigated, master garden with stone walkways,
and sitting area and the repair of an existing concrete pad,
if required.
The remaining interior yard along W. 19" Street will
include a new four (4) foot tall wood picket fence with
sliding wood picket fence gates at the carriage house and
concrete pad. The existing concrete porch and steps on the
northwest corner of the building will be demolished and
replaced by a new concrete porch with a built-in hydraulic
wheelchair lift and railings. The ADA van parking space
will be located in this area.
Staff feels the dedicated parking spaces along W. 191h
Street, S. Cross Street and the interior yard are sufficient to
serve the proposed use.
On January 11, 2024, the Planning Commission voted
11 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent, as part of the Consent Agenda,
to approve the PD-O rezoning. There were no objectors
present.
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.
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BACKGROUND I Please see the attached Planning Commission minute
CONTINUED record for the complete staff analysis.
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PLANNED ZONING
DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHING A PLANNED DISTRICT
— OFFICE TITLED SCIPIO A. JONES MUSEUM — PD-O,
LOCATED AT 1872 S. CROSS STREET (Z-9909), CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, AMENDING
THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1. That the zoning classification of the following described property be
changed from R-4, Two -Family Residential District, to PD-O, Planned District - Office:
Z-9909 — Described as Lot 7, Block 33, Weldon E. Wright's Addition to
the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
SECTION 2. That the preliminary site development plan/plat be approved as
recommended by the Little Rock Planning Commission.
SECTION 3. That the change in zoning classification contemplated for Scipio A.
Jones Museum — PD-O, located at 1872 S. Cross Street (Z-9909) is conditioned upon obtaining
final plan approval within the time specified by Chapter 36, Article VII, Section
36-454 (e) of the Code of Ordinances.
SECTION 4. That this Ordinance shall not take effect and be in full force until the
final plan approval.
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SECTION 5. That the map referred to in Chapter 36 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and designated district map be and is hereby amended to the
extent and in the respects necessary to affect and designate the change provided for in
Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 6. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item,
sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the
ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged
invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the ordinance.
SECTION 7. Repealed All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same
that are inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of
such inconsistency.
PASSED:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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APPROVED:
Mayor
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FILE NO.: Z-9909
NAME: Scipio A. Jones Museum — PD-O
LOCATION: 1872 S. Cross Street
DEVELOPER:
Kwendeche (Agent)
2124 Rice Street
Little Rock, AR 72208
OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT:
Dunbar/Horace Mann Archives & Building Project
PO Box 166863
Little Rock AR 72216
SURVEYOR/ENGINEER:
Brooks Surveying, Inc.
20820 Arch Street Pike
Hensley, AR 72065
AREA: 0.17 acre
WARD: 1
CURRENT ZONING:
VARIANCE/WAIVERS
NUMBER OF LOTS: 1
PLANNING DISTRICT: 8
R-4
None requested.
A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT:
FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF
CENSUS TRACT: 47
The applicant proposes to rezone a 0.17 acre site from R-4 to PD-O to allow an
existing 2-story residence to be utilized as an office and museum for the
Dunbar/Horace Mann Archives Building Project Foundation. The mixed -office use
will house a diverse collection of historic documents related to the legacies of Little
Rock's Dunbar High School and Horace Mann High School.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The property contains an existing 2-story, 2,824 square foot, wood -framed
residential building. The majority of the properties surrounding the site contain
FILE NO.: Z-9909 (Cont.)
R-4 zoning and uses in all directions. Several properties in the area contain a
mixture of zoning and uses. The property is located south of Central High School
and within the Paul Laurence Dunbar School Neighborhood Historic District.
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:
1. A building permit from the Department of Planning and Development is required
if any renovations to the existing structure or if a new structure is desired before
construction can commence for proposed museum.
2. The new proposed driveway will require a permit and inspections from
Department engineering staff. Contact Planning and Development Dept.,
Engineering Division at 501-371-4817 or at 501-918-5348 for inspections of
any work in the public right-of-way prior to placement of concrete or asphalt or
for on -site clarification of requirements prior to commencing work. Failure to
do so can result in removal of any improperly placed concrete or asphalt at the
expense of the owner or contractor.
E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING:
Little Rack Water Reclamation Authority:
1. LRWRA has a sewer line in the alley. We will need an easement if the
alleyway is abandoned. Separate structures must have separate sewer
service lines.
Entergy: No comments received.
Summit Utilities: No comments.
AT & T: No comments received.
Central Arkansas Water:
1. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water must
be met.
Fire Department:
Maintain Access:
FILE NO.: Z-9909 (Cont.)
Fire Hydrants.
Maintain fire apparatus access roads at fire hydrant locations as per Appendix D
of the 2012 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 2012 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.
Loadinq
Maintain fire apparatus access road design as per Appendix D of the 2012
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.
Commercial and industrial Developments — 2 means of access. - Maintain fire
apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2012 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.
13104.3 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 2012 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.
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FILE NO.: Z-9909 (Cont.
If you have any additional questions please contact our office. Contact
Capt. Tony Rhodes at (501) 918-3757, or Fire Marshal Derek N. Ingram
(501-918-3756).
Parks and Recreation: No comments received.
County Planning: No comments received.
F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE:
Building Code: 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.
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.
Planninq Division:
The request is in the Central City Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows
Residential Low Density (RL) for the requested area. The Residential Low Density
(RL) category provides for single family homes at densities not to exceed 6
dwelling units per acre. Such residential development is typically characterized by
conventional single family homes but may also include patio or garden homes and
cluster homes, provided that the density remains less than 6 units per acre. The
application is to rezone from R-4 to PD-O for a Museum.
Surrounding the application area is Residential Low Density (RL) use. The
Residential Low Density (RL) category provides for single family homes at
densities not to exceed 6 dwelling units per acre. Such residential development is
typically characterized by conventional single-family homes but may also include
patio or garden homes and cluster homes, provided that the density remains less
than 6 units per acre.
This site is not in an Overlay District.
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FILE NO.: Z-9909(Cont.)
Master Street Plan:
South Cross Street is a Local Street on the Master Street Plan Map. Local public
streets are designed to provide access to adjacent property with the movement
of traffic being a secondary purpose. Right-of-way is 50'. Sidewalks are required
on one side. 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 proposed or existing bicycle facilities in this area.
Historic Preservation Plan:
This property is located in the Paul Laurence Dunbar School Neighborhood
Historic District and is a listed structure.
H. ANALYSIS:
The applicant proposes to rezone a 0.17 acre site from R-4 to PD-O to allow an
existing 2-story residence to be utilized as an office and museum for the
Dunbar/Horace Mann Archives Building Project Foundation. The mixed -office use
will house a diverse collection of historic documents related to the legacies of Little
Rock's Dunbar High School and Horace Mann High School.
The property contains an existing 2-story, 2,824 square foot, wood -framed
residential building. The majority of the properties surrounding the site contain R-
4 zoning and uses in all directions. Several properties in the area contain a mixture
of zoning and uses. The property is located south of Central High School and within
the Paul Laurence Dunbar School Neighborhood Historic District.
The site plan shows 29.2 foot setback from the front property line, 10.2 feet from
the south property line, 4.9 feet from the north property line and well over 25 feet
from the rear (west) property line.
Hours of operation will be from 9am to 5pm each day of the week except for
Monday. Special events and scheduled tours shall be accommodated and the full-
time, live in caretaker (within the planned carriage house) shall provide the
necessary security and hospitality simulating a single-family residence.
The applicant proposes to construct a new, one-story 1,900 square foot carriage
house in the northwest corner of the property with access provided by a new 14
foot wide grass block driveway and concrete apron along W. 19th Street.
A portion of the rear interior yard, located between the proposed carriage house
and museum, will be secured by a new six (6) foot wood opaque fence with finished
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FILE NO.: Z-9909 (Cont.
face visible, an irrigated, master garden with stone walkways, and sitting area and
the repair of an existing concrete pad, if required.
The remaining interior yard along W. 19th Street will include a new four (4) foot tall
wood picket fence with sliding wood picket fence gates at the carriage house and
concrete pad. The existing concrete porch and steps on the northwest corner of
the building will be demolished and replaced by a new concrete porch with a built-
in hydraulic wheelchair lift and railings. The ADA van parking space will be located
in this area.
Staff feels the dedicated parking spaces along W. 191h Street, S. Cross Street and the
interior yard are sufficient to serve the proposed use.
The applicant is not proposing signage at this time. All signs must comply with
Section 36-553 of the City's Zoning Ordinance (signs permitted in institutional and
office zones).
The site plan does not show a dumpster at this time. Any dumpster installed on the
site shall be screened as per Section 36-523 of the City's Zoning Ordinance.
The applicant is not proposing any lighting at this time. Any new lighting must be
low-level and directed away from adjacent properties.
All landscaping shall comply with Chapter 15 of the City of Little Rock Landscaping
Ordinance. Any variance from the landscape ordinance must be approved by the
Little Rock City Beautiful Commission.
Staff is supportive of the requested PD-O rezoning. To staffs knowledge there are
no outstanding issues with this application. The applicant's proposed use of the
site is similar to the intensity of other developments in the general area. Staff feels
the proposed use will have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties. Staff
is supportive of the overall concept and agrees that this type of development will
provide a positive boost to the overall neighborhood and be beneficial to the area
at large.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested PD-O rezoning, subject to
compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraphs D, E, and F,
and the staff analysis, of the agenda and staff report.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 11, 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 11 ayes
and 0 nays. The application was approved.
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