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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9004-A Staff Analysisg Z-9004-A NAME: 9407 West Markham Street Short -form PD-C LOCATION: 9407 West Markham Street Planning Staff Comments: 1. Provide notification of the property owners located within 200-feet of the development including the certified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. The notice must be mailed no later than June 15, 2016. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than June 24, 2016. 2. Will the homeowner/business owner occupy the home as well as conduct the business from this location? a. What percentage of the floor area of the home will be used for the computer repair and what percentage of the floor area will continue to be used as the residence? 3. Provide the days and hours of operation for the business. 4. Will there be any signage identifying the business located on West Markham, building or ground signage? If so note the location of the proposed signage and the total area. 5. Will there be any employees of the business? If so how many employees will the business employ. 6. Will any new paving for parking be added to the site with the new commercial use? Variance/Waivers: None requested. Public Works Conditions: 1. Provide plan showing future parking layout. 2. The driveways should be striped and signed as one way in and one way out. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Sewer available to this site. Entergy: Entergy does not object to this proposal. Electrical service is already provided to the site and the existing structure. Contact Entergy in advance should service requirements for this location change in the future. Centerpoint Energy: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. ITEM NO.: 8. Z-9004-A Central Arkansas Water: 1. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. 2. Please submit plans for water facilities and/or fire protection system to Central Arkansas Water for review. Plan revisions may be required after additional review. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of water facilities and/or fire service. Approval of plans by the Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Division and the Little Rock Fire Department is required. 3. 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. 4. If there are facilities that need to be adjusted and/or relocated, contact Central Arkansas Water. That work would be done at the expanse of the developer. 5. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of water meter 6. Due to the nature of this facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZA) 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 RPZA, successful tests 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 days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 501.377.1226 if you would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project. 7. The facilities on -site will be private. When meters are planned off private lines, private facilities shall be installed to Central Arkansas Water's materials and construction specifications and installation will be inspected by an engineer, licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas. Execution of a Customer Owned Line Agreement is required. 8. Fire sprinkler systems which do not contain additives such as antifreeze shall be isolated with a double detector check valve assembly. If additives area used, a reduced pressure zone back flow preventer shall be required. Fire Department: Full plan review. Change in occupancy. Contact the Little Rock Fire Marshal's Office (Capt. Tony Rhodes 501.918.3757 or Capt. John Hogue 501.918.3754). Parks and Recreation: No comment received. County Planning: No comment. Rock Region Metro: Location is served by METRO on Route 5. We have no objection to the proposed use change. Building Code: Project is subject to full commercial plan review and approval prior to issuance of a building permit. For information on submittal requirements and the review process, contact a commercial plans examiner: ITEM NO.: 8, Z-9004-A Curtis Richey at 501.371.4724; crichey(allittlerock-org or Mark Alderfer at 501.371.4875; maid erfer@ littlerock.or . Planning Division: This request is located in Rodney Parham Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Residential Low (RL) for this property. The Residential Low Density (RL) category provides for single family homes at densities not to exceed six (6) units per acre. Such residential development is typically characterized by conventional single family homes, but may include patio or garden homes and cluster homes, provided that the density remain less than six (6) units per acre. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from R-2 (Single Family District) to PD-C (Planned Development Commercial) to allow computer repair business within the existing residential structure. Master Street Plan: To the north of the property is West Markham Street and it is a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on West Markham Street. 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 bike routes shown in the immediate vicinity. Landscape: No comment. Revised plat/plan, Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. September 22, 2016 ITEM NO.: B NAME: 9407 West Markham Street Short -form PD-C LOCATION: 9407 West Markham Street DEVELOPER: Stephen R. Giles 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3200 Little Rock, AR 72201 Rl 1R\/FynR Sullivan Land Surveying 1007 North Mississippi Little Rock, AR 72204 AREA: 0.36 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 WARD: 6 PLANNING DISTRICT: 2 — Rodney Parham CURRENT ZONING. ALLOWED USES PROPOSED ZONING PROPOSED USE R-2, Single-family Single-family residential P D-C Computer repair business FILE NO.: Z-9004-A FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF ENSUS TRACT: 22.08 VARIANCE/WAIVERS: A variance from Sections 30-43 and 31-210 to allow the existing drives on West Markham to be maintained. BACKGROUND: On March 12, 2015, the Little Rock Planning Commission approved a request for withdrawal of an item which was proposed to rezone this site from R-2, Single-family to PD-O, Planned Development Office, to allow the use of this site for a computer repair business. A. PROPOSAUREQUESUAPPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The applicant is now requesting a rezoning of the site from R-2, Single-family to PD-C, Planned Development Commercial, to allow the use of the single-family September 22, 2016 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: B(Cont.)FILE NO.: Z-9004-A home for a computer repair business. The applicant currently has a business located on Rodney Parham Road and has been operating from the Rodney Parham Road location since 2008. The applicant states they are looking for new space to allow the business to grow. The applicant stated the property located at 9407 West Markham Street will allow this to occur. According to the applicant the property is located on a major street which allows for visibility for the business. The property to the west is zoned for office use. The applicant states although this unit was constructed as a residence it can still function as an office. The applicant states their type of business, repairing computers, mainly software installation, usually does not attract a great number of cars per day. The applicant states at most 5-customers per day come to the site. The applicant states there will be no exterior modification to the building with the exception of placing pavement along the existing driveway to accommodate additional parking. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The house is located on the south side of West Markham Street, one (1) property removed from Donna Drive. This site along with the seven (7) homes to the east are zoned R-2, Single-family and are currently being used as single-family homes. The property at the corner of Donna Drive and West Markham Street is zoned POD. The remaining property in the area is zoned and used as residential both to the north and south of this site. The non-residential uses and zoning are located a minimum of two (2) blocks to the east and west of this site. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: All owners of property located within 200-feet of the site along with the Pennbrook Clover Hill and the Santa Fe Property Owners Associations were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Provide plan showing future parking layout. 2. The driveways should be striped and signed as one way in and one way out. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available to this site. 4 September 22, 2016 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: B (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9004-A Entergy: Entergy does not object to this proposal. Electrical service is already provided to the site and the existing structure. Contact Entergy in advance should service requirements for this location change in the future. Centerpoint Energy: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: 1. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. 2. Please submit plans for water facilities and/or fire protection system to Central Arkansas Water for review. Plan revisions may be required after additional review. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of water facilities and/or fire service. Approval of plans by the Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Division and the Little Rock Fire Department is required. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of water meter. 6. Due to the nature of this facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZA) 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 RPZA, successful tests 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 days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 501.377.1226 if you would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project. 7. The facilities on -site will be private. When meters are planned off private lines, private facilities shall be installed to Central Arkansas Water's materials and construction specifications and installation will be inspected by an engineer, licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas. Execution of a Customer Owned Line Agreement is required. 3 September 22, 2016 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: B Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9004-A 8. Fire sprinkler systems which do not contain additives such as antifreeze shall be isolated with a double detector check valve assembly. If additives are used, a reduced pressure zone back flow preventer shall be required. Fire Department: Full plan review. Change in occupancy. Contact the Little Rock Fire Marshal's Office (Capt. Tony Rhodes 501.918.3757 or Capt. John Hogue 501.918.3754). Parks and Recreation: No comment received. County Planning: No comment. Rock Region Metro: Location is served by METRO on Route 5. We have no objection to the proposed use change- F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Building Code: Project is subject to full commercial plan review and approval prior to issuance of a building permit. For information on submittal requirements and the review process, contact a commercial plans examiner: Curtis Richey at 501.371.4724; crichey(a7littlerock.org or Mark Alderfer at 501.371.4875; malderfer littlerock.or . Planning Division: This request is located in Rodney Parham Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Residential Low (RL) for this property. The Residential Low Density (RL) category provides for single family homes at densities not to exceed six (6) units per acre. Such residential development is typically characterized by conventional single family homes, but may include patio or garden homes and cluster homes, provided that the density remain less than six (6) units per acre. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from R-2 (Single Family District) to PD-C (Planned Development Commercial) to allow computer repair business within the existing residential structure. Master Street Plan: To the north of the property is West Markham Street and it is a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on West Markham Street. 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 bike routes shown in the immediate vicinity. 51 September 22, 2016 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: B [Cont. Landscape: No comment. FILE NO.: Z-9004-A G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (June 8, 2016) Mr. Stephen Giles was present representing the owner. Staff presented an overview of the item stating there were additional items necessary to complete the review process. Staff requested information concerning the days and hours of operation, the use of the structure and if the owner would live on site. Staff also questioned the proposed signage plan and the number of employees of the business. Public Works comments were addressed. Staff requested the applicant provide a plan indicating the future parking layout. Staff stated driveways should be striped and signed as one-way in and one-way out. Staff noted any new parking areas would require landscaping to meet the minimum requirements of the Landscape Ordinance. Staff noted the comments from the various other departments and agencies. Staff suggested the applicant contact the departments or agencies directly with any questions or concerns. There were no more issues for discussion. 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 technical issues raised at the June 8, 2016, Subdivision Committee meeting. The applicant has provided the days and hours of operation for the business. The applicant has also provided information concerning the proposed signage plan, the number of employees and has indicated he will not reside in the home. The applicant is requesting a rezoning of the site from R-2, Single-family to PD-C to allow the use of the existing residence as a computer repair business. The applicant states they are looking for new space to allow the business to grow and this property will allow this to occur. The applicant states their type of business, repairing computers, mainly software installation, usually does not attract a great number of cars per day. The applicant states at most 5-customers per day come to the site. The applicant states there will be no exterior modification to the building with the exception of placing pavement along the existing driveway to accommodate three (3) additional parking spaces. 5 September 22, 2016 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: B (Cant.} FILE NO.: Z The applicant proposes the hours of operation from 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday. There are no employees of the business other than the applicant. The applicant is proposing to place wall signage on the front fagade of the building to identify the business. A ground sign will also be placed along the street frontage on West Markham Street. The ground sign is proposed six (6) feet in height and sixty-four (64) square feet in area. The wall sign will be limited to 32 square feet in sign area. The request includes a variance from Sections 30-43 and 31-210. The existing drives on West Markham Street are proposed to remain. The drives as currently exist do not comply with the typical driveway spacing criteria for an arterial street classification. The drives are proposed as the western drive as one-way in and the eastern drive as one-way out. The plan indicates the placement of three (3) additional parking spaces along the drive within the front yard area. The applicant is proposing to extend the asphalt to allow the parking spaces to be installed. Staff is not supportive of the request. This area is identified on the City's Future Land Use Plan for residential. The applicant indicates this is a prime area to grow his business. With the exception of the office development located on Donna Drive this area is primarily single-family homes. The non-residential is located to the east at the intersection of West Markham and John Barrow Road and to the west at the Corporate Hill office development. Staff does not feel this is an appropriate location for a non-residential use. Staff feels this area of West Markham should be maintained as residential to protect the integrity of the residential homes within the area. The area to the north of West Markham Street are single-family homes as is the area to the south abutting the rear of this home. These homes appear to have maintained their value and usefulness as single-family homes. Staff feels by 'chipping away' at the residential on the south side of West Markham the remaining homes in the area will become less viable as residential. STAFF RECOMMENDATION. Staff recommends denial of the request. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 30, 2016) The applicant was present. There was one registered objector present. The Chair stated it was the Commission's practice that when there were eight (8) or few members present the Commission offered to the applicant the ability to defer their item to a later hearing date to allow for more Commissioners to be present to hear the request. The 0 September 22, 2016 ,:�i iRnnn.qinN NO.: B (Cont. FILE NO. Z-9004-A Chair stated it took six (6) positive votes to move an item forward to the Board of Directors with a recommendation of approval. Mr. Steve Giles stated the owner was requesting to defer the item to the August 11, 2016, public hearing. There was no further discussion. The Chair entertained a motion for approval of the deferral request. The motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 noes and 3 absent. AFF UPDATE: There has been no change to the application request since the previous write-up and staff update. Staff continues to recommend denial of the request. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (AUGUST 11, 2016) The applicant was present. There were registered objectors present. Staff presented the item stating the applicant had submitted a request dated August 10, 2016, requesting deferral of this item to the September 22, 2016, public hearing. Staff stated the deferral request would require a waiver of the Commission's By-laws with regard to the late deferral request. There was no further discussion. The chair entertained a motion for approval of the By-law waiver with regard to the late deferral request. The motion carried by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent. The item was placed on the consent agenda and approved as recommended by staff by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent. STAFF UPDATE. - There has been no change to this application request since the previous public hearing. Staff continues to recommend denial of the request. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (SEPTEMBER 22, 2016) The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item stating the applicant had submitted a request dated September 22, 2016, requesting withdrawal of this item, without prejudice. Staff stated the withdrawal request would require a waiver of the Commission's By-laws with regard to the late withdrawal requests. The chair entertained a motion for approval of the By-law waiver with regard to the late withdrawal request. The motion carried by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent and 1 open position. There was no further discussion. The item was 7 September 22, 2016 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: B (Co FILE NO.: Z-90 placed on the consent agenda and approved as recommended by staff by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent and 1 open position. 0