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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9103-A Staff AnalysisITEM NO 21, NAME: Small Emergence Hospital Short -form PD-O LOCATION: located at 10115 Rodney Parham Road Planning Staff Comments: Z-9103-A 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 April 12, 2017. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than April 21, 2017. 2. Provide building information, construction materials and color, roof materials and building height. 3. Provide the proposed signage plan including building and ground signage. The plan should include the location total height and total sign area for ground signage. The location and square footage of any building signage. 4. Provide details of any proposed fencing, walls the purpose of these elements. Provide the construction materials, total height and location. 5. All dumpsters located on the site must be properly screened. The dumpster is indicated along the street side of the development. Provide a note on the site plan indicating the proposed screening mechanism. Provide the dumpster service hours. Staff recommends the hours be limited to 7 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday. 6. Provide a site lighting plan. All site lighting must be low-level and directional, aimed downward and into the site. 7. Provide the maximum building height in the general notes section of the site plan. 8. Provide the number of beds within the hospital. 9. The hospital provides in -patient and out -patient care. Provide details of the services to be provided for the cliental. VarianceNVaivers: Driveway spacing? Public Works Conditions: 1. Rodney Parham 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. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right- of-way prior to occupancy. The existing curb cuts not planned to be used should be removed and replaced with curb and gutter and new sidewalk if needed. 3. In accordance with Section 31-176, floodway areas must be shown as floodway easements or be dedicated to the public. In addition, a 25-foot-wide drainage and access easement is required adjacent to the floodway boundary. The floodway should be rezoned Open Space. 4. Pedestrian access should be provided to the front door of the facility from the right-of- way. 5. A grading permit in accordance with Section 29-186 (c) and (d) will be required prior to ITEM NO.: 21. Z-9103-A 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. 6. Provide a Sketch Grading and Drainage Plan per Section 29-186 (e). Show the proposed finished floor elevation. 7. The minimum Finish Floor elevation of at least one (1) foot above the base flood elevation is required to be shown on plat and grading plans. 8. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property. Show the proposed location for stormwater detention facilities on the plan. Maintenance of the detention pond and all private drainage improvements is the responsibility of the developer and/or property owner. 9. 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. 10.A special Grading Permit for Flood Hazard Areas will be required per Section 8-283 prior to construction. 11. Hauling of fill material on or off site over municipal streets and roads requires approval prior to a grading permit being issued. Contact Public Works Traffic Engineering, Travis Herbner, Therbner@littlerock.gov or 501.379.1805 for more information. 12. Driveway locations and widths do not meet the traffic access and circulation requirements of Sections 30-43 and 31-210. The width of driveway must not exceed 36 feet. The proposed driveway location creates left turn conflicts. A variance is required for the proposed driveway location. The driveway spacing on arterial streets is at least 150 feet from the property line and at least 300 feet from intersections and other driveways. 13.In accordance with Section 32-8, no obstruction to visibility shall be located within a triangular area 50 foot back from the intersecting right-of-way line (or intersecting tangent lines for radial dedications) at the proposed driveway. 14. 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. 15. Provide a letter prepared by a registered engineer certifying the intersection sight distance at the intersection(s) comply with 2004 AASHTO Green Book standards. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Little Rock Wastewater: Sewer available to this site. Existing easements must be retained. EAD analysis required. Capacity fee analysis required. Contact Little Rock Wastewater for additional information. Entergy: Entergy does not object to this proposal. An existing three phase, power line exists along west side of this property and along the north side of Rodney Parham Road at this location. Neither of these appear to be in conflict with the proposed development. Contact Entergy in advance to discuss future service requirements, new facilities locations and adjustments to existing facilities (if any) as this project proceeds. Centerpoint Energy: No comment received. ITEM NO.: 21. Z-9103-A AT&T: No comment. 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. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. 6. 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. 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. 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. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. County Planning No comment. Rock Region Metro: 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 ITEM NO.: 21. Z-9103-A process, contact a commercial plans examiner: Curtis Richey at 501.371.4724; crichey(a).littlerock.gov or Mark Alderfer at 501.371.4875; maiderfer@littlerock.gov. Planning Division: This request is located in the Rodney Parham Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Office (0). 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 0-3 (General Office District) to Short -form POD (Planned Office Development) to add hospital as an allowable use. Master Street Plan: North of the property is Rodney Parham Road and it shown as a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan. 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 Rodney Parham Road. 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 Rodney Parham 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 south is zoned R-2, Single-family. As a component of all land use buffer requirements, opaque screening, whether a fence or other device, a minimum of six (6) feet in height shall be required upon the property line side of the buffer. A minimum of seventy (70) percent of the land use buffer shall be undisturbed. 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. 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. This strip shall be at least nine (9) feet wide. One (1) tree and three (3) shrubs or vines shall be planted for every thirty (30) linear feet of perimeter planting strip. 5. Trees shall be included in the interior landscape areas at the rate of one (1) tree for every twelve (12) parking spaces 6. One (1) tree and four (4) shrubs shall be planted in the building landscape areas for each forty (40) linear feet of vehicular use area abutting the building ITEM NO.: 21, Z-9103-A 7. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas shall be required for developments of one (1) acre or larger. 8. The development of two (2) acres or more requires the landscape plan to be stamped with the seal of a Registered Landscape Architect. 9. 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, April 12, 2017.