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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9023-A Staff AnalysisJuly 2, 2015 ITEM NO.: C FILE NO.: Z-9023-A NAME: Cell Phone Hospital Short -form PCD LOCATION: Located at 6608 Baseline Road DEVELOPER: EZ Equiel Garcia 6608 Baseline Road, Suite E Little Rock, AR 72209 ENGINEER: Laha Engineers 6602 Baseline Road, Suite E Little Rock, AR 72209 AREA: 1.15 acres CURRENT ZONING ALLOWED USES: PROPOSED ZONING PROPOSED USE VARIANCE/WAIVERS BACKGROUND: NUMBER OF LOTS R-2, Single-family Single-family residential PCD Retail and Office None requested. FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF On April 23, 2015, the Little Rock Planning Commission denied a request to rezone the site from R-2, Single-family to PCD to allow the redevelopment of this site with a single building and associated parking. The request included the construction of a new 10,087 square foot retail building proposed as a mix use development containing office and commercial uses. A note on the site plan indicated a 1,000 square foot barber shop, 1,000 square foot nail salon, two (2) 1,000 square foot office bays, 2,000 square foot "cell phone hospital", 1,000 square foot computer repair shop and a 3,087 square foot restaurant. The site plan proposed 39 parking spaces. July 2, 2015 ITEM NO.: C (Cont.) FILE NO_: Z A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The current request is to rezone the site from R-2, Single-family to PCD (Planed Commercial Development) to allow the construction of a 7,587 square foot retail building and 42 parking spaces. The site plan indicates the placement of an insurance office, Tropical Smoothe (restaurant), cell phone hospital, tax service office and barber shop. The office uses are indicated at 2,000 square feet and the retail uses are indicating with 5,587 square feet. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The structures on the site have been removed. There are offices located to both the east and west of the site and single-family homes to the north. To the south of the site is a US Post Office, a County Health Unit and office uses. Commercial uses are primarily located at the Geyer Springs and Baseline Road intersection and the Chicot and Baseline Road intersection. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received a few informational phone calls from area residents. All owners of property located within 200-feet of the site along with the Cloverdale Neighborhood Association, the Chicot Neighborhood Association, the Windamere Neighborhood Association and Southwest Little Rock United for Progress were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to 2. Obtain permits for improvements within State Highway right-of-way from AHTD, District VI. 3. 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. 4. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property. Show the proposed location for stormwater detention facilities on the plan. 5. If disturbed area is one (1) or more acres, obtain a NPDES stormwater permit from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality prior to the start of construction. 2 July 2, 2015 ITEM NO.: C (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9023-A E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Environmental Assessment Division (EAD) Review required. Contact Little Rock Wastewater EAD for details. Entergy: There is a three phase power line running along the north side of Baseline Road at this location. Care must be exercised for the installation of the proposed trees and sign along the road so that OSHA required clearances are maintained. Entergy will trim trees when they get within 10 to 15 feet of an overhead power line to prevent outages caused by trees. Contact Entergy in advance regarding future service requirements and additional facilities location(s). Centerpoint Enemy: 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. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Contact Central Arkansas Water if additional fire protection or metered water service is required. 3 July 2, 2015 ITEM NO.: C (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-902 7. 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. & 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. 9. 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. 10. 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: Maintain Access. 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. 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. 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: 4 July 2, 2015 ITEM NO.: C Cont. FILE NO.: Z-9023-A 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. 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. 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). Number and Distribution of Fire Hydrants as per Table C105.1. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is located on CATA Bus Route #17, Mabelvale and 17A, Mabelvale- Downtown. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAUDESIGN: Building Code: Project is subject to full commercial plan review 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; cricheygfittlerock. orq or Mark Alderfer at 501.371.4875; malderfer littlerock.or . 5 July 2, 2015 ITEM NO.: C (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9023-A Planning Division: This request is located in the Geyer Springs West Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Office (0) for this property. The office category represents services provided directly to consumers (e.g., legal, financial, medical) as well as general offices which support more basic economic activities. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from R-2 (Single Family District) to PCD (Planned Commercial District) to allow commercial/office mixed center on the site. Master Street Plan: Baseline Road is a Principal Arterial on the Master Street Plan. A Principal Arterial is to serve through traffic and to connect major traffic generators or activity centers within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Baseline Road since it is a Principal Arterial. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: A Class II Bike Lane is shown along Baseline Road. Bike Lanes provide a portion of the pavement for the sole use of bicycles. Landscape: 1. Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. A land use buffer six (6) percent of the average width / depth of the lot will be required when an adjacent property has a dissimilar use of a more restrictive nature. The property to the north and a portion of the properties to the east and west is zoned R-2, Single-family. The minimum dimension shall be nine (9) feet. Easements cannot count toward fulfilling this requirement. The plantings, existing and purposed, shall be provided within the landscape ordinance of the City, Section 15-81. 3. Note on plan the existing trees that are to be used to satisfy buffer / perimeter requirements. Trees selected for preservation shall have the area within the drip -line fenced with protective fencing and protected from development activities. Graphically indicate the area to be protected on the plan and provide detail of the protective fencing. 4. A minimum of seventeen (17) shrubs will need to be placed in the north buffer area. A minimum of thirty-one (31) shrubs will need to be added to the west buffer area. 5. An irrigation system shall be required for developments of one (1) acre or larger. For developments of less than one (1) acre a there shall be a water source within seventy-five (75) feet of the plants to be irrigated. R July 2, 2015 ITEM NO.: C Cont. FILE NO.: Z-9023-A 6. 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. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (May 13, 2015) Mr. Troy Laha of Laha Engineering along with the applicant were present representing the request. Staff presented an overview of the item stating there were additional items necessary to complete the review process. Staff requested details concerning the proposed signage plan. Staff also questioned if the days and hours of dumpster service would be limited to daylight hours. Public Works comments were addressed. Staff stated the City's stormwater detention ordinance would apply to the development of the property. Staff stated a grading permit was required prior to construction. Staff stated a permit from AHTD was required for all improvements located in the right of way. Landscaping comments were addressed. Staff stated screening and buffering was required along the perimeters where there was a use or zoning less restrictive than the proposed PCD zoning. Staff stated existing trees to be retained could count as credit toward fulfilling landscape ordinance requirements. Staff noted the comments from the various other agencies. 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 comments raised at the May 13, 2015, Subdivision Committee meeting. The applicant has provided the proposed signage plan and indicated the dumpster service hours would be limited to 6 am to 6 pm seven (7) days per week. The hours of operation for the businesses are from 6 am to 10 pm seven (7) days per week. The request is to rezone the site from R-2, Single-family to PCD (Planned Commercial Development) to allow the construction of a 7,587 square foot building and 42 parking spaces. The proposal includes the placement of an insurance office, Tropical Smoothe (restaurant), cell phone hospital, tax service office and barber shop. The office uses are indicated at 2,000 square feet and the retail uses are indicating with 5,587 square feet. 7 July 2, 2015 M NO.: C (Cont. FILE NO.: Z-902 Parking for the development is proposed with 42 parking spaces. Parking for the development based on shopping center guidelines would require 33 parking spaces or one (1) space per 225 gross square feet of floor area. Parking for the use mix break down would require five (5) parking spaces for the barber shop, five (5) parking spaces for the office use, 30 parking spaces for the restaurant and five (5) parking spaces for the general retail for a total of 45 parking spaces. The site plan indicates the placement of a single ground sign along Baseline Road. The sign is proposed to comply with signage allowed in commercial zones or a maximum of thirty-six (36) feet in height and one hundred sixty (160) square feet in area. Building signage is proposed on the east facade of the building to comply with signage allowed in commercial zones or a maximum of ten (10) percent of the facade area. The applicant has indicated a sign will be placed on the end cap of the building along the Baseline Road frontage. This sign area also will not exceed ten (10) percent of the facade area of the Baseline Road frontage. The maximum building height proposed is 30-feet. The building materials are proposed as brick and siding. The building coverage is proposed at twenty (20) percent and the paved area at thirty-five (35) percent. The landscaped area is seven (7) percent of the site. Thirty-eight (38) percent of the site is proposed as buffers and drainage. Staff is not supportive of the applicant's request. Although the applicant has reduced the size of the development and reduced the amount of retail proposed staff feels the use mix proposed along with the restaurant use defines the development a commercial development. That is further reinforced by the applicant's proposal to utilize commercial signage. The site is indicated for Office on the City's Future Land Use Plan and this area is proposed as an office corridor. This area of Baseline Road is primarily office and institutional uses. The commercial activities have been limited to the area around the Geyer Springs and Baseline Roads intersection and the Chicot and Baseline Roads intersection. Staff does not feel this is an appropriate location for a commercial development. The primary zoning in this area is 0-3, General Office District. Staff feels office development would be a more appropriate use for this site. STAFF RECOMMENDATI Staff recommends denial of the request. 0 July 2, 2015 ITEM NO.: C Cont. FILE NO.: Z-9023-A LANNiNG COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 4, 2015) The applicant was present. There were registered objectors present. The Chair informed the applicant that the Commission's policy was to offer a deferral of an item to a later hearing date when eight (8) or fewer Commissioners were present to allow more Commissioners to be present to hear a request. The Chair stated it took six (6) positive votes to move an item forward with a favorable recommendation from the Commission. She stated there were eight (8) Commissioners present. The Chair requested the applicant come forward and state if they desired a deferral of an item or if they wanted to move forward at this hearing date. The applicant stated he desired to defer the item to the Commissions July 2, 2015, public hearing. There was no further discussion of the item. The Chair entertained a motion for approval of deferring the item to the July 2, 2015, public hearing. The motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 noes and 3 absent. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JULY 2, 2015) The applicant was present. There was one registered objector present. The Chair called the applicant forward to present their case. Mr. Troy Laha, the project engineer, addressed the Commission on behalf of the request. He stated the applicant had reduced the square footage of the building, increased the number of parking spaces and had multiple options concerning the dumpster placement and service. He stated the driveway entering the site was constructed to meet the minimum driveway spacing criteria of the ordinance. Mr. Laha stated the drive had been reviewed by staff and was acceptable. The applicant stated his desire was to develop a small retail center for the area residents. He stated the barber shop and cell phone hospital along with the Tropical Smoothie cafe were committed tenants. He stated the office portion of the center would be secured once the City approved the request. He stated the site plan as presented met with the minimum requirements of the City's ordinance. He stated he had tried to comply with staffs concerns related to the layout and the number of parking spaces. Mr. Laha stated he was also representing Southwest Little Rock United for Progress. He stated the neighborhood association had met and was in full support of the request. Ms. Ruth Bell, League of Women Voters, addressed the Commission in opposition of the request. She stated the site was located in an office corridor. She stated the commercial activities were limited to major intersections of Geyer Springs and Baseline Roads and Chicot and Baseline Roads. She stated the development was proposed as a fairly intense commercial development. She requested the Commission reject the application for the proposed commercial center. 9 July 2, 2015 ITEM NO.: C (Co FILE NO.: Z-9023-A Commissioner Bubbus questioned the uses within the general area. Mr. Laha stated there were a number of commercial uses located along Baseline Road between Chicot and Geyer Springs Roads. Mr. Laha named a number of restaurant uses within this area. He stated there was an office development to the east and a bank was also located east of this site. There was a general discussion by the Commission concerning the location and the use of the property. Staff stated this area had seen a great deal of redevelopment and the primary redevelopment use was not retail. Staff stated the retail uses had been limited to the commercial intersections of Geyer Springs and Chicot Roads. Staff stated the future land use plan indicated this site for office. Staff stated there were a number of new users in the area including the new county health unit, the post office and housing for special needs residents. Commissioner Berry stated he did not feel this area was appropriate for this use. He questioned the distance between Baseline and Chicot Roads. Mr. Laha stated the roads were one (1) mile apart. He stated this development was approximately '/4 mile for Geyer Springs. Mr. Laha stated this development would not cause any increase in the amount of traffic on Baseline Road. He stated there was a center turn lane adjacent to the property. Mr. Laha stated there was not a market for office in this area. He stated the neighborhood developed the land use plan for this area 20 years ago as a part of a neighborhood planning process. He stated the needs of the area had changed since the land use plan was updated. A motion was made to approve the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined by staff except that of the denial recommendation. The motion failed by a vote of 1 ayes, 9 noes and 1 absent. U11 ITEM NO.: 14. Z-9023-A NAME: Cell Phone Hospital Short -form PCD LOCATION: located at 6608 Baseline Road 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 May 20, 2015. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than May 29, 2015. 2. Correct the square footages within the general notes section of the site plan. 3. Provide the days and hours of operation for the development. 4. Provide the number of operators in the barber/beauty salon. 5. Provide the location of any proposed dumpster facilities. Provide the days and hours of dumpster service. 6. Provide details of the proposed signage plan including building and ground signage. Provide the location of any ground signage. Include the total height and total sign area proposed. Provide the location of any building signage. Provide the maximum sign area proposed for the building signage. 7. Provide the proposed construction materials for the proposed building. 8. Provide the maximum building height proposed for the building. 9. All site lighting must be low level and directional, directed downward and into the site. 10. Provide the percentage of building coverage, the percentage of paved area and the percentage of landscaped area in the general notes of the site plan. 11. Provide details of the proposed dumpster screening mechanism. Variance/Waivers: None requested. Public Works Conditions: 1. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right- of-way prior to 2. Obtain permits for improvements within State Highway right-of-way from AHTD, District VI. 3. A grading permit in accordance with section 29-186 (c) & (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. 4. Storm water detention ordinance applies to this property. Show the proposed location for stormwater detention facilities on the plan. 5. If disturbed area is 1 or more acres, obtain a NPDES storm water permit from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality prior to the start of construction. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Environmental Assessment Division (EAD) Review required. Contact Little Rock Wastewater EAD for details. Entergy: There is a three phase power line running along the north side of Baseline Road at this location. Care must be exercised for the installation of the proposed trees and sign along the road so that OSHA required clearances are maintained. Entergy will trim trees when they get within 10 to 15 feet of an overhead power line to prevent outages caused by trees. Contact Entergy in advance regarding future service requirements and additional facilities location(s). Centerooint 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. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Contact Central Arkansas Water if additional fire protection or metered water service is required. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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: Maintain Access. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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). Number and Distribution of Fire Hydrants as per Table C105.1. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. County Planning No comment. CATA: Building Code: Project is subject to full commercial plan review 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; crichev littlerock.orq or Mark Alderfer at 501.371.4875; malderfer littlerocl<.ar . Planning Division: This request is located in the Geyer Springs West Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Office (0) for this property. The office category represents services provided directly to consumers (e.g., legal, financial, medical) as well as general offices which support more basic economic activities. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from R-2 (Single Family District) to PCD (Planned Commercial District) to allow commercial/office mixed center on the site. Master Street Plan: Baseline Road is a Principal Arterial on the Master Street Plan. A Principal Arterial is to serve through traffic and to connect major traffic generators or activity centers within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Baseline Road since it is a Principal Arterial. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. Bicycle Plan: A Class II Bike Lane is shown along Baseline Road. Bike Lanes provide a portion of the pavement for the sole use of bicycles. Landscape: 1. Site plan must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. A land use buffer six (6) percent of the average width / depth of the lot will be required when an adjacent property has a dissimilar use of a more restrictive nature. The property to the north and a portion of the properties to the east and west zoned R-2. The minimum dimension shall be nine (9) feet. Easements cannot count toward fulfilling this requirement. The plantings, existing and purposed, shall be provided within the landscape ordinance of the city, section 15-81. 3. Note on plan the existing trees that are to be used to satisfy buffer / perimeter requirements. Trees selected for preservation shall have the area within the drip -line fenced with protective fencing and protected from development activities. Graphically indicate the area to be protected on the plan and provide detail of the protective fencing. 4. A minimum of seventeen (17) shrubs will need to be placed in the north buffer area. A minimum of thirty-one (31) shrubs will need to be added to the west buffer area. 5. An irrigation system shall be required for developments of one (1) acre or larger. For developments of less than one (1) acre a there shall be a water source within seventy-five (75) feet of the plants to be irrigated. 6. 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. 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, May 20, 2015.