HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9022-A Staff AnalysisITEM NO.: 10.
NAME: 1500 South Bowman Short -form PCD
LOCATION: 1500 South Bowman Road
Planning Staff Comments:
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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 July 25, 2018. The Office of Planning and Development
must receive the proof of notice no later than August 3, 2018.
2. Provide the proposed uses of the property. Provide the square footage proposed for each
use.
3. Will there be a dumpster located on the site? If no indicate the location of the proposed
dumpster. Staff recommends if there is a dumpster the dumpster service hours be limited
to 7 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday.
4. Does the development propose any signage? If so indicate the location of the proposed
signage and include the total height and total sign area proposed for the sign.
5. Indicate building signage. Commercial signage is limited to a maximum of 10% of the
fagade with street frontage.
6. Provide the days and hours of operation for the proposed businesses to locate on the site.
7. Provide the proposed building materials.
8. Provide the maximum building height proposed for the new construction.
9. Provide details of any proposed fencing to be located on the site. Indicate the location of
any proposed fences and indicate the total height and construction materials of any
proposed fences.
10.Parking for general retail is based on one (1) parking space per 30 gross square feet of
floor area. Based on the square footage of the proposed building a total of 12 parking
spaces would typically be required to serve the commercial activity.
Variance/Waivers: None requested.
Engineering Comments:
Public Works Conditions
1. Bowman Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A dedication of
right-of-way 45 feet from centerline will be required.
2. With site development, provide the design of street conforming to the Master Street Plan.
Construct one-half street improvement to Bowman Road including 5-foot sidewalks with
the planned development. The new back of curb should be located 29.5 feet from the
striped centerline.
3. All driveways shall be concrete aprons per City Ordinance. The proposed driveway
should be shared in the future with the property to the north. The driveway should be 20
feet wide and placed on the north property line with an access easement granted in the
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future and shown on the current plan.
4. A grading permit in accordance with Section 29-186 (c) and (d) will be required prior to
any land clearing or grading activities at the site. Other than residential subdivisions, site
grading and drainage plans must be submitted and approved prior to the start of
construction.
5. Provide a Sketch Grading and Drainage Plan per Section 29-186 (e).
6. Damage to public and private property due to hauling operations or operation of
construction related equipment from a nearby construction site shall be repaired by the
responsible party prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
Utilities/Fire Department/Parks/County Plannin :
Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: Sewer available to the site. Retain any existing
sewer easements. Contact Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority for additional
information.
Enter : Entergy does not object to this proposal. There do not appear to be any conflicts
with existing electrical utilities at this location. A three phase, overhead power line runs along
the west side of Bowman Road in front of this property. Care should be used when working
around or under electrical power lines. Contact Entergy in advance to discuss electrical
service requirements, power line extension, or adjustments to existing facilities (if any) as this
project proceeds.
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. 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.
3. 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.
4. Contact Central Arkansas Water if additional fire protection or metered water service is
required.
5. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter.
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6. Additional fire hydrant(s) will be required. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department to
obtain information regarding the required placement of the hydrant(s) and contact Central
Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of the hydrant(s).
7. 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.
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.
9. This development will have minor impact on the existing water distribution system.
Proposed water facilities will be sized to provide adequate pressure and fire protection.
Fire Department-
1. Full Plan Review — Maintain Access
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Loading. 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.
5. 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
a. 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.
b. 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.
c. 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.
d. 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
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the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the lot or area to be served,
measured in a straight line between accesses.
6. 30' Tall Buildings - Maintain aerial fire aRparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the
2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D105.1 — D105.4
a. 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.
b. 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.
c. 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.
d. 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.
7. Dead Ends. Maintain fire apparatus access roads at dead end locations as per Appendix
D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.4 Dead Ends. Dead-
end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feet shall be provided with width and
turnaround provisions in accordance with Table D103.4. Requirements for Dead-end fire
apparatus access roads.
8. Gates. Maintain fire apparatus access road gates as per Appendix D of the 2012
Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.5 Fire apparatus access road gates.
Gates securing the fire apparatus access roads shall comply with all of the following
criteria:
1. Minimum gate width shall be 20 feet.
2. Gates shall be of swinging or sliding type.
3. Construction of gates shall be of material that allow manual operation by one
person.
4. Gate components shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times and
replaces or repaired when defective.
5. Electric gates shall be equipped with a means of opening the gate by fire
department personnel for emergency access. Emergency opening devices shall
be approved by the fire code official.
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6. Manual opening gates shall not be locked with a padlock or chain and padlock
unless they are capable of being opened by means of forcible entry tools or
when a key box containing the keys to the lock is installed at the gate location.
7. Locking device specifications shall be submitted for approval \by the fire code
official
8. Electric gate operators, where provided, shall be listed in accordance with UL
325.
9. Gates, intended for automatic operation shall be designed, constructed and
installed to comply with requirements of ASTM F 2200.
9. 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
(Jason Lowder 501.377.1245) and the Little Rock Fire Marshal's Office (Capt. Tony
Rhodes 501.918.3757 or Capt. John Hogue 501.918.3754). Number and Distribution of
Fire Hydrants as per Table C105.1.
rks and Recreation: No comment received.
County Planning: No comment.
Building Codes/Landscape:
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. This project will require fully developed Architectural, Structural, Civil and MEP
Plans. Contact a commercial plans examiner: Curtis Richey at 501.371.4724;
crichey(&, I ittle ro ck. g oy
Landscape:
1. Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements.
2. Street buffers will be required at six (6) percent of the average depth of the lot. The
minimum dimension shall be one-half ('h) the full width requirement but in no case be less
than nine (9) feet. The street buffer is deficient. The approximate average depth of the site
is 200 feet. A minimum twelve (12) foot street buffer is required between Bowman Rd
right-of-way and the proposed parking.
3. Screening requirements will need to be met for the vehicular use areas adjacent to street
right-of-ways. Provide screening shrubs with an average linear spacing of not less at three
(3) feet within the required landscape area. Provide trees with an average linear spacing
of not less than thirty (30) feet.
4. A perimeter planting strip is required along any side of a vehicular use area that abuts
adjoining property or the right-of-way of any street, highway or freeway. This strip shall be
at least nine (9) feet wide. Provide trees with an average linear spacing of not less than
thirty (30) feet within the perimeter planting strip. Provide three (3) shrubs or vines for
every thirty (30) linear feet of perimeter planting strip. The east perimeter planting strip is
deficient.
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5. Landscape areas shall be provided between the vehicular use area used for public
parking and the general vicinity of the building, excluding truck loading or service areas
not open to public parking. These areas shall be equal to an equivalent planter strip three
(3) feet wide along the vehicular use area.
6. A land use buffer will be required when an adjacent property has a dissimilar use of a
more restrictive nature. The property to the south is zoned R-2. As a component of all
land use buffer requirements, opaque screening, whether a fence or other device, six (6)
feet in height shall be required upon the property line side of the buffer. In addition to the
required screening, buffers are to be at the rate of one (1) tree and three (3) shrubs for
every thirty (30) linear feet.
7. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as
feasible on this site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be
given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger.
Transportation/Planning:
Rock Region Metro: The site is not located on a dedicated Rock Region Metro Route.
Planning Division: This request is located in Ellis Mountain Planning District. The Land Use
Plan shows Service Trades District (STD) for this property. Service Trades District category
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 R-2 (Single Family District) to PCD (Planned Commercial Development)
to allow a proposed commercial development utilizing C-3, General Commercial District uses.
Master Street Plan: To the east of the property is South Bowman Road and it is shown as 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 on traffic
and pedestrians on South Bowman Road since it is a Minor Arterial. 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.
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, July 25, 2018.
August 9, 2018
ITEM NO.: 10
NAME: 1500 South Bowman Short -form PCD
LOCATION: 1500 South Bowman Road
DEVELOPER:
Tiffiny Sparks
Sparks Realty
6640 Honeysuckle Road
Little Rock, AR 72206
OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT
Anna and Eugene Aist, Owner
Tiffiny Sparks, Agent
RVEYOR/ENGINEER:
Brooks Surveying, Inc.
20820 Arch Street Pike
Hensley, AR 72065
AREA: 0.29-acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1
WARD: 6 PLANNING DISTRICT: 18 — Ellis Mountain
CURRENT ZONING:
ALLOWED USES
PROPOSED ZONING
PROPOSED USE
VARIANCENVAIVERS
R-2, Single-family
Single-family residential
PCD
C-3, General Commercial District
None requested.
FILE NO.: Z-9022-A
FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF
CENSUS TRACT: 42.07
The applicant failed to respond to subdivision committee comments from the July 18,
2018, Subdivision Committee meeting. Staff recommends this item be deferred to the
September 20, 2018, public hearing.
August 9, 2018
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 10 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-9022-A
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION.
(AUGUST 9, 2018)
The applicant was not present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff
presented the item stating the applicant had requested on August 6, 2018, withdrawal of
the item without prejudice. Staff stated the withdrawal request would require a waiver of
the Commission's By-laws with regard to the late withdrawal request. Staff stated they
were supportive of the withdrawal request. A motion was made to approve the By-laws
waiver with regard to the late withdrawal request. The motion carried by a vote of
10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on
the consent agenda and approved as recommended by staff by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes
and 1 absent.
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