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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes for S-1959 020824February 8, 2024 ITEM NO.: 15 FILE NO.: S-1959 NAME: Lots 3R – 5R, Block 6, Root’s & Coy’s Addition – Replat LOCATION: 2708 – 2714 W. 10th Street DEVELOPER: Lawcraft, LLC P. O. Box 7509 Little Rock, AR 72217 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Lawcraft, LLC – Owner Paul Dodds – Applicant SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Laha Engineers, Inc. 6602 Baseline Road, Suite E Little Rock, AR 72209 AREA: 0.46 acre NUMBER OF LOTS: 3 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 1 PLANNING DISTRICT: 9 CENSUS TRACT: 13 CURRENT ZONING: I-2 (Requested R-4) VARIANCE/WAIVERS: 1. Variance to allow reduced lot width. 2. Variance to allow reduced lot area. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant requests to replat three (3) lots (Lots 3, 4 and 5, Block 6, Root’s and Coy’s Addition) into three (3) lots (Lots 3R, 4R and 5R) by moving the side lot line between Lots 4 and 5. February 8, 2024 ITEM NO.: 15 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1959 2 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: There are two (2) older single family structures on Lots 3 and 4. There are two (2) concrete drives from W. 10th Street. Lot 5 is currently vacant. C. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTIFICATIONS: All owners of property abutting the site and all neighborhood associations registered with the City of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: No comments. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: Comments Pending: Potential Community Service Entergy: No comments received. Summit Utilities: No comments. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: NO OBJECTIONS; All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. Fire Department: Maintain Access: Fire Hydrants. Maintain fire apparatus access roads at fire hydrant locations as per Appendix D of the 2021 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 2021 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. February 8, 2024 ITEM NO.: 15 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1959 3 Loading Maintain fire apparatus access road design as per Appendix D of the 2021 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. One- or Two-Family Residential Developments. As per Appendix D, Section D107.1 of the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1, One- or Two-Family dwelling residential developments. Developments of one- or two-family dwellings where the number of dwelling units exceeds 30 shall be provided with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads, and shall meet the requirements of Section D104.3. Exceptions: 1. Where there are more than 30 dwelling units on a single public or private fire apparatus access road and al dwelling units are equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1, 903.3.1.2 or 903.3.1.3 of the Arkansas Fire Code, access from two directions shall not be required. 2. The number of dwelling units on a single fire apparatus access road shall not be increased unless fire apparatus access roads will connect with future development, as determined by the fire code official. Fire Hydrants Locate Fire Hydrants as per Appendix C of the 2021 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. Parks and Recreation: No comments received. County Planning: No comments. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Codes: No comments received. Landscape: No comments. February 8, 2024 ITEM NO.: 15 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1959 4 G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: No comments. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant requests to replat three (3) lots (Lots 3, 4 and 5, Block 6, Root’s and Coy’s Addition) into three (3) lots (Lots 3R, 4R and 5R) by moving the side lot line between Lots 4 and 5. There are two (2) older single family structures on Lots 3 and 4. There are two concrete drives from W. 10th Street. Lot 5 is currently vacant. Following are the existing lot sizes: Lot 3 – 50 feet X 141.3 feet / 7,065 square feet Lot 4 – 50 feet X 141.3 feet / 7,065 square feet Lot 5 – 40 feet X 141.3 feet / 5,652 square feet The only change to the existing lots is that the applicant proposes to move the side lot line between Lots 4 and 5, 10 feet to the west. The resulting lot sizes will be as follows: Lot 3R – 50 feet X 141.3 feet / 7,065 square feet Lot 4R – 40 feet X 141.3 feet / 5,652 square feet Lot 5R – 50 feet X 141.3 feet / 7,065 square feet The net result is that the lot sizes for Lots 4 and 5 will be swapped. Section 36- 256 (d) (4) of the City’s Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum lot width of 70 feet and a minimum lot area of 7,000 square feet for R-4 zoned lots. The applicant is requesting that the property be rezoned to R-4 (Item 23. on this agenda). The applicant is requesting variances to allow reduced lot width for the three (3) lots and reduced lot area for Lot 4R. Staff is supportive of the requested replat with variances. Staff views the request as reasonable. The net result of the replat is that the lot sizes for Lots 4 and 5 will be exchanged. This type of replat would typically be approved at staff level, except for the fact that variances are requested. February 8, 2024 ITEM NO.: 15 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1959 5 I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed replat subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraph E, and the staff analysis, of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (FEBRUARY 8, 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 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. The application was approved.