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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9432 Staff AnalysisAugust 1, 2019 I0iffiP►L03111111111rC�iI NAME: AluChem Planned Industrial District (PID) LOCATION: 10500 Arch Street Pike • ►A 0 - AluChem of Little Rock, LLC 10500 Arch Street Pike Little Rock, AR 72206 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Stephen Joiner, Rose Law Firm/authorized agent 120 East 4th Street Little Rock, AR 72201 SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Heritage Engineering PO Box 505 Benton, AR 72018 AREA: 22.7 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 zoning lot WARD: na PLANNING DISTRICT: 14 CURRENT ZONING ALLOWED USES: 1-1, Industrial Park and `No Zoned' Industrial Park and any use PROPOSED ZONING: PID PROPOSED USE: 1-3, Heavy Industrial Uses VARIANCE/WAIVER None requested. LE NO.: Z-9432 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF CENSUS TRACT: 40.06 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 10.1 (Cont. BACKGROUND. - FILE NO.: Z-9432 The majority of the area is currently outside the City Limits and not zoned. There is an existing industrial use on the property and they need sewer service. A portion of the application area is zoned 1-1, Industrial Park and is undeveloped. This zoning has been in place since its annexation in early 2008. The company processes inert, non- hazardous aluminum oxide powder. Raw materials are delivered via closed rail popper cars. Approximately eighty-five percent of the finished product is shipped out in closed popper cars and 15 percent by truck. The company plans an expansion with this annexation and the receipt of sewer, police and fire services. The expansion will excess the company's internal ability to process the waste water produced and therefore there is a need to connect to the City waste water system. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting approval of a PID zoning to allow for 1-3, Heavy Commercial uses. They do not plan to change the use of the property, but do plan to add additional structures to allow for more production capacity of the plant. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: This site is a developed industrial plant. Several buildings make up the plant `campus'. The site is not on a street, but has access through the industrial property to its east to Arch Street Pike. The cluster of small buildings is located west and behind the Porcel plant on Arch Street Pike at the Dixon Road intersection. One office building with a second small office, five warehouse buildings and a processing plant make up the campus. There are both paved and gravel roads within the plant campus, as well as both pathed and gravel parking areas. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notice of the public hearing was sent to all owners of properties located within 200 feet of the site and Southwest United for Progress. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS - PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. With annexation into the City of Little Rock, the subject property will be subject to 2 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 10.1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9432 compliance with the City of Little Rock municipal codes. 2. Portions of the property appear to be within the 100 year floodplain. The floodplain delineation is not shown nor referenced on the site plan (C-2b). Finished floors of future structures must be elevated to at least 1 foot or more above the base flood elevation. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: Sewer unavailable to parcels outside City Limits. Entergy: No comments received. Centerpoint Energy: Centerpoint Energy currently owns and operates below ground natural gas facilities near the "Existing City Limit" boundary described on sheet C-2a. Currently the surveys attached to File Number: Z-9432 do not indicate the presence of below ground natural gas facilities in this location which Centerpoint Energy believes to be located in dedicated easement, and may possibly be in conflict with future proposed construction on the site that is depicted. Therefore, Centerpoint Energy requests that our facilities, and record of easements be depicted on the survey. 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: Full plan review 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 3 August 1, 2019 O.: 10.1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9432 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 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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 the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the lot or area to be served, measured in a straight line between accesses. 30' Tall Buildings - Maintain aerial fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D105.1 — D105.4 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 E August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 10.1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9432 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 5 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 10.1 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z-9432 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 Marshals' 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. Parks and Recreation: No comments received. County Planning: No comments received- F. 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, contact a commercial plans examiner: Curtis Richey at 501.371.4724; crichey@littlerock.gov or Steve Crain at 501-371-4875; scraln@littlerock_gov Landscape: Any new site development must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. 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. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: This request is located in the Geyer Springs East Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Residential Low Density (RL) for this property- 9 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 10.1 (Copt. FILE NO.: Z The Residential Low category provides for single family homes at densities not to exceed 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 6 units per acre. The applicant has applied for a zoning PID, Planned Industrial District to recognize the existing use and allow for some expansion of the facilities on the site. The majority of the site is not currently zoned. Master Street Plan: There is no street bounding the application area. Bicycle Plan: There are no bike routes shown in the immediate vicinity. Revised plat/plan: Submit responses to staff issues and four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on or before July 17, 2019. If you have any questions please contact Walter Malone, wmalone littlerock.gov or 501.371.6819 or Jamie Collins, gcollins@littlerock.gov or 501.371.6818. 7 June 6, 2019 ITEM NO.: 10.1 FILE NO.: Z-9432 NAME: AluChem Planned Industrial District (PID) LOCATION: 10500 Arch Street Pike OWNER: AluChem of Little Rock, LLC 10500 Arch Street Pike Little Rock, AR 72206 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Stephen Joiner, Rose Law Firm/authorized agent 120 East 4t" Street Little Rock, AR 72201 SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Heritage Engineering PO Box 505 Benton, AR 72018 AREA: 22.7 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 zoning lot WARD: na CURRENT ZONING ALLOWED USES: PLANNING DISTRICT: 14 1-1, Industrial Park and `No Zoned' Industrial Park and any PROPOSED ZONING: PID PROPOSED USE: VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. OAt�Vt�oni loin. 1-3, Heavy Industrial Uses FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF CENSUS TRACT: 40.06 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 1.1 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z-9432 The majority of the area is currently outside the City Limits and not zoned. There is an existing industrial use on the property and they need sewer service. A portion of the application area is zoned 1-1, Industrial Park and is undeveloped. This zoning has been in place since its annexation in early 2008. The company processes inert, non- hazardous aluminum oxide powder. Raw materials are delivered via closed rail popper cars. Approximately eighty-five percent of the finished product is shipped out in closed popper cars and 15 percent by truck. The company plans an expansion with this annexation and the receipt of sewer, police and fire services. The expansion will excess the company's internal ability to process the waste water produced and therefore there is a need to connect to the City waste water system. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting approval of a PID zoning to allow for 1-3, Heavy Commercial uses. They do not plan to change the use of the property, but do plan to add additional structures to allow for more production capacity of the plant. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: This site is a developed industrial plant. Several buildings make up the plant `campus'. The site is not on a street, but has access through the industrial property to its east to Arch Street Pike. The cluster of small buildings is located west and behind the Porcel plant on Arch Street Pike at the Dixon Road intersection. One office building with a second small office, five warehouse buildings and a processing plant make up the campus. There are both paved and gravel roads within the plant campus, as well as both pathed and gravel parking areas. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notice of the public hearing was sent to all owners of properties located within 200 feet of the site and Southwest United for Progress. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Repair or replace any curb, gutter, sidewalk and access ramps that are damaged and not in compliance with ADA recommendations in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. 2. Storm water detention ordinance applies to this property. Show the proposed location for stormwater detention facilities on the plan or provide proof that sufficient detention has been provided for these lots. Maintenance of the 2 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 1.1 _(Cont-J FILE NO.: Z-9432 detention pond and all private drainage improvements is the responsibility of the developer and/or property owners association. 3. 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. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: Sewer Available to this site. FOG Analysis Required for restaurant uses. Entergy: No comments received. Entergy does not object to this proposal. There is an existing three phase, underground power line in this area serving existing buildings. Contact Entergy in advance to discuss electrical service requirements, or adjustments to existing facilities (if any) as this project proceeds. Centerpoint Energy: No comments received. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. 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 Little Rock Fire Department is required. 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. 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. The facilities on -site will be private. When meters are planned off private lines, private facilities shall be installed to Central Arkansas Water's material and 3 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 1.1 Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9432 construction specifications and installation will be inspected by an engineer, licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas. Execution of Customer Owned Line Agreement is required. Due to the nature of this facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZ) is required on the domestic water service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use. Central Arkansas Water (CAW) 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 CAW. The test results must be sent to CAW's Cross Connection Section within ten days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 377-1226 if you would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project. 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 backflow preventer shall be required. Fire Department: Full Plan Review 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. 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. Loadinq 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. 12 August 1, 2019 19:3►Ti10rem Ewren* w FILE NO.: Z-9432 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 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. 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. 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. 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 the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the lot or area to be served, measured in a straight line between accesses. nand Fnd_q 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. 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 5 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 1.1 (Cont.) _ FILE NO.: Z-9432 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 comments received. County Planning: No comments received. F. 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, contact a commercial plans examiner: Curtis Richey at 501.371.4724; criche littlerock. av or Steve Crain at 501-371-4875; scrain littlerock.gov Landscape: 1. Site plan must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements and the Highway 10 Scenic Corridor Overlay District. 2. Building landscape areas shall be provided at the rate equivalent to planter strip three (3) feet wide along the vehicular use area. 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. 3. A landscape irrigation system shall be required as per Highway 10 site design and development standards. 4. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance 6 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 1.1 (Cont. FILL NO.: Z-9432 requirements can be given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: This request is located in Chenal 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 POD (Planned Office District) to PCD (Planned Commercial District) to change the approved plan to one mixed retail/restaurant/office building within the larger office complex. The site is within the Highway 10 Overlay Districts. Master Street Plan: North of the property is Cantrell Road and it shown as a Principal Arterial on the Master Street Plan The primary function of a Principal Arterial Street is to serve through traffic and to connect major traffic generator or activity centers within an urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Cantrell 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 I Bike Path is shown along Cantrell Road. A Bike Path is to be a paved path physically separate for the use of bicycles. Additional right-of- way or an easement is recommended. Nine -foot paths are recommended to allow for pedestrian use as well (replacing the sidewalk). Revised plat/plan: Submit responses to staff issues and four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on or before April 10, 2019. If you have any questions please contact Dana Carney, dcarney@littlerock.go%j or 501.371.6817 or Jamie Collins, gcollins@littlerock.gvy or 501.371.6818. H. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (April 3, 2019) The applicant was present. Staff presented the item and noted some additional information was needed. Staff asked the applicant to correct the general notes and public works notes on the plan as they do not appear to match the current application. The applicant was asked to specify the use mix and square footage of each within the proposed 8,000 square foot building. Staff explained their concerns about the available parking on the site and how that would be impacted 7 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 1.1 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-9432 by the proposed addition of retail and restaurant uses. Staff requested a signage plan and asked the applicant to specify days and hours of operation. Public Works and Landscape comments were presented. Comments from the other departments and reviewing agencies were noted. The applicant was advised to respond to staff issues by April 10, 2019. The committee forwarded the item to the full commission. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted responses to issues from subdivision committee. The general notes section has been corrected. The use mix proposed for the 8,000 square foot building is as follows: a. Office space, 2,000 sq. ft. , 7 am — 7 pm, 5 days a week b. Fitness (therapy) center, 3,000 sq. ft., 5:30 am — 8 pm, 6 days a week c. Restaurant (no drive thru and no outdoor dining), 3,000 sq. ft. , 7 am — 10 pm, 7 days a week Signage will consist of the center's ground mounted sign on the Cantrell Road perimeter and wall signage on the building. All four facades of this building face the interior drives. Staff will support wall signage on all four facades subject to the area of each sign not exceeding 10% of the facade area of the space occupied by each business. The site contains 108 parking spaces. The overall site, including the uses proposed by the applicant, will require 90 parking spaces. The proposed restaurant use represents approximately 12% of the square footage of office development allowable under the current POD. That is slightly larger than the 10% ancillary restaurant use that would be allowed in a typical 0- 3 zoned office development. Additionally, no drive-thru or outside dining are proposed. J. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the revised POD subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraphs D, E and F and the staff analysis in the agenda staff report. 0 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 1.1 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-9432 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 10.1 FILE NO.: Z-9432 NAME: AluChem Planned Industrial District (PID) LOCATION: 10500 Arch Street Pike OWNER: AluChem of Little Rock, LLC 10500 Arch Street Pike Little Rock, AR 72206 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Stephen Joiner, Rose Law Firm/authorized agent 120 East 4t" Street Little Rock, AR 72201 SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Heritage Engineering PO Box 505 Benton, AR 72018 AREA: 22.7 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 zoning lot WARD: na PLANNING DISTRICT: 14 CURRENT ZONING: 1-1, Industrial Park and 'No Zoned' ALLOWED USES: Industrial Park and any use PROPOSED ZONING: PID PROPOSED USE VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. 1-3, Heavy Industrial Uses FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF CENSUS TRACT: 40.06 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 10.1 BACKGROUND: FILE NO.: Z The majority of the area is currently outside the City Limits and not zoned. There is an existing industrial use on the property and they need sewer service. A portion of the application area is zoned 1-1, Industrial Park and is undeveloped. This zoning has been in place since its annexation in early 2008. The company processes inert, non- hazardous aluminum oxide powder. Raw materials are delivered via closed rail popper cars. Approximately eighty-five percent of the finished product is shipped out in closed popper cars and 15 percent by truck. The company plans an expansion with this annexation and the receipt of sewer, police and fire services. The expansion will excess the company's internal ability to process the waste water produced and therefore there is a need to connect to the City waste water system. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting approval of a PID zoning to allow for 1-3, Heavy Commercial uses. They do not plan to change the use of the property, but do plan to add additional structures to allow for more production capacity of the plant. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: This site is a developed industrial plant. Several buildings make up the plant `campus'. The site is not on a street, but has access through the industrial property to its east to Arch Street Pike. The cluster of small buildings is located west and behind the Porocel plant on Arch Street Pike at the Dixon Road intersection. One office building with a second small office, five warehouse buildings and a processing plant make up the campus. There are both paved and gravel roads within the plant campus, as well as both pathed and gravel parking areas. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notice of the public hearing was sent to all owners of properties located within 200 feet of the site and Southwest United for Progress. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. With annexation into the City of Little Rock, the subject property will be subject to compliance with the City of Little Rock municipal codes. 2 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 10.1 (Con FILE NO.: Z-9432 2. Portions of the property appear to be within the 100 year floodplain. The floodplain delineation is not shown nor referenced on the site plan (C-2b). Finished floors of future structures must be elevated to at least 1 foot or more above the base flood elevation. E. UTILITIESIFIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: Sewer unavailable to parcels outside City Limits. Enteray: No comments received. Centerpoint Energy: Centerpoint Energy currently owns and operates below ground natural gas facilities near the "Existing City Limit" boundary described on sheet C-2a. Currently the surveys attached to File Number: Z-9432 do not indicate the presence of below ground natural gas facilities in this location which Centerpoint Energy believes to be located in dedicated easement, and may possibly be in conflict with future proposed construction on the site that is depicted. Therefore, Centerpoint Energy requests that our facilities, and record of easements be depicted on the survey. 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: Full plan review 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. 9 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.. 10.1 Cont. FILE NO. Z-9432 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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 the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the lot or area to be served, measured in a straight line between accesses. 30' Tall Buildin s - Maintain aerial fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D105.1 — D105.4 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. 2 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 10.1 (Cont. FILE NO.: 7 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 5 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 10.1 Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9432 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 Marshals' 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. Parks and Recreation: No comments received. County Planning: No comments received- F. 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, contact a commercial plans examiner: Curtis Richey at 501.371.4724; crichey@littlerock.gov or Steve Crain at 501-371-4875; scrain littlerock. ov Landscape: 1. Any new site development must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. 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. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: This request is located in the Geyer Springs East Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Residential Low Density (RL) for this property. The Residential Low category provides for single family homes at densities not to N. August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 10.1 Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9432 exceed 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 6 units per acre. The applicant has applied for a zoning PID, Planned Industrial District to recognize the existing use and allow for some expansion of the facilities on the site. The majority of the site is not currently zoned. Master Street Plan: There is no street bounding the application area. Bicycle Plan: There are no bike routes shown in the immediate vicinity. Revised plat/plan: Submit responses to staff issues and four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on or before July 17, 2019. If you have any questions please contact Walter Malone, wmalonea, Iittlerock. g ov or 501.371.6819 or Jamie Collins, gcollins littlerock.gov or 501.371.6818. K SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (July 10, 2019) The applicants were present. Staff presented the item and explained to the committee the connection between the proposed PID zoning request and the associated annexation. Comments from the various city departments and reviewing agencies were noted and discussed. It was determined that the survey needed to be revised to indicate floodplain areas and to locate CenterPoint Energy facilities and record of easements. Staff noted the fire department requirement of providing a minimum gate width of 20 feet. The applicant stated they would comply with that requirement. The committee determined there was no other outstanding issues and forwarded the item to the full commission. ANALYSIS: The applicant has filed the Planned Industrial District as the initial zoning of their property. In addition to recognizing the existing use and buildings on the site, this is to allow for an expansion of a second production line, new washing building and expansion of a storage building. Several buildings make up the plant 'campus'. The site is not on a street, but has access through the industrial property to its east to Arch Street Pike. The cluster of small buildings is located west and behind the Porocel plant on Arch Street Pike at the Dixon Road intersection. One office building with a second small office, five warehouse buildings and a processing plant make up the campus. All raw materials are delivered via rail and the vast majority leaves the site via rail. There are both paved and gravel roads within the plant campus, as well as both pathed and 7 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 10.1 (C FILE NO.: Z-9432 gravel parking areas. The type and nature of the business does not result in many visits to the site and access to the site is controlled via a gate. This use is a 24/7 365 day a year use. No other changes are proposed at this time to the existing facilities. The Planned Industrial District zoning will allow all 1-3, Heavy Industrial Uses. Applicant submitted responses to issues from the Subdivision Committee. The floodplain boundary has been added to the survey and the location of an underground gas main has been identified. The applicant also noted that they would meet all the comments in paragraph E of the staff report. There were no further issues that needed to be addressed from the subdivision committee comments. J. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the PID subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraphs D, E and F and the staff analysis in the agenda staff report. NAME: AluChem Annexation And AluChem Planned Industrial District (PID) REQUEST. Accept 18 acres plus or minus to the City and Zoning to PID LOCATION: West of Arch Street Pike near Dixon Road intersection (10500 Arch Street) SOURCE: Stephen Joiner, Rose Law Firm agent SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Heritage Engineering GENERAL INFORMATION: • The County Judge's Annexation Order was filed on June 17, 2019. ■ The area is developed with an industrial processing plant on the site. ■ There is a single property owner of the area requesting annexation. • The annexation request is basically triangular in shape with a small square area on one point. • The annexation request is to obtain City services — Sewer, Police and Fire. • The larger portion of the site is some 1542 plus or minus feet along the east side, 814 feet along the north side with 213 feet along the old railroad right-of-way then 1517 feet in a southeastern direction. There is a one acre square at the southeast point of the triangular parcel. • The entire site shall be zoned for Planned District Industrial with a related action to the annexation. They are requesting 1-3, Heavy Industrial Uses with that application and some additional structures on the site. No use change is proposed at this time. AGENCY COMMENTS: Public Safety: Fire: No comment received. Arch Street Fire Protection District (current provider) indicates they have no issues or concerns with the proposed annexation request. Police: The Little Rock Police Department has indicated they have no issues or concerns with the proposed annexation. AluChem Annexation and AluChem PID (Cont.) Infrastructure and Community Facilities: Rock Region METRO Transit: No comment received. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. Public Works: Little Rock Solid Waste has indicated they have no concerns or issues with the annexation request. Little Rock Public Works Department has indicated they have no issues or concerns with the proposed annexation. Pulaski County Planning: Pulaski County Planning has indicated they have no concerns or issues with the annexation. Arkansas Geographic Information Office: AGIO confirmed the applicant had followed ARK CODE 14-40-101. Utilities: Central Arkansas Water (CAW): No comment received. Entergy: No comment received. CenterPoint-Energy: No comment received. Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority (LRWRA): No comment received. AT&T: No comment received. Schools - Little Rock: No comment received. The annexation area is not within the Little Rock School District. Pulaski County Special: No comment received. The annexation area is within the Pulaski County Special School District. ANNEXATION ANALYSIS A-335 : The annexation is continuous to the City on its eastern and northern boundaries. The area to the east and north was brought into the City in 2008 and 2009 in two annexations. This was done to bring the Porocel Company property into the City of Little Rock. There has been some material storage and processing on this site for many years. This site is a developed industrial plant. Several buildings make up the plant 'campus'. The site is not on a street, but has access through the industrial property to its east to Arch Street Pike. The cluster of small buildings is located west and behind the Porocel plant on Arch Street Pike at the Dixon Road intersection. One office building with a second small office, five warehouse buildings and a processing plant make up 2 AluChem Annexation and AluChem PID (Cont.) the campus. There are both paved and gravel roads within the plant campus, as well as both paved and gravel parking areas. The Little Fourche Creek is to the north of the site within Little Rock and its flood plain does cover much of the site (500 year floodplain). The rail spur that serves this site is between the creek and the area requesting annexation. The land to the north and east is zoned some form of industrial. The land to the south and west is not zoned is outside of the Little Rock zoning area but within Little Rock's subdivision review area. Much of these areas are ponds. The annexation area is not zoned but as noted above is developed with an industrial use. The applicant has filed an accompanying Planned Industrial District to recognize the industrial use, allow future 1-3 Heavy Industrial uses and to allow for some expansion of the existing use. The company processes inert, non -hazardous aluminum oxide powder. Raw materials are delivered via closed rail popper cars. Approximately eighty-five percent of the finished product is shipped out in closed popper cars and 15 percent by truck. The company plans an expansion with this annexation and the receipt of sewer, police and fire services. The expansion will exceed the company's internal ability to process the waste water produced and therefore there is a need to connect to the City waste water system. The county review has found that the annexation area meets all the requirements for annexation — is contiguous, petitioners represent majority of the land to be annexed, the land will be used for an urban purpose and the documents filed are correct and accurate representations of the area. The Pulaski County Judge signed the Annexation Order on June 17, 2019. The annexation request includes the provision of police and fire protection and connection to the Little Rock Waste Water System. The access to the property is through property already annexed to the City of Little Rock. By annexing the property there should be less confusion from a public safety stand point of who should respond to an emergency. There is no roadway involved with this annexation and the existing use is an industrial business which would have to have private waste disposal. There should be no new road or solid waste costs to the City do to this annexation. The Public Works Department has no comments or concerns with the annexation. The Little Rock Police Department has indicated no issues with this annexation. The Arch Street Fire Department (current provider) has no issues with the proposed annexation. The closest fire station (Station 19) is located at 3515 West 69th Street. From this station via existing streets is just approximately 4.0 miles to the annexation area. Station 17 located at 10621 Chicot Road, is the next closest station with runs of 5.5 miles to the annexation area. There is a 12-inch water main along Arch Street Pike east of the annexation area. There is also a 16-inch water main along the rail spur which is along the northwest 3 AluChem Annexation and AluChem PID (Cont.) boundary of the annexation area. A 16-in wastewater line crosses the Little Fourche Creek just north of the annexation area (to the north and west). The property owner will have to provide the connections to these service lines at their cost. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS z-9432 : 0 PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting approval of a PID zoning to allow for 1-3, Heavy Commercial uses. They do not plan to change the use of the property, but do plan to add additional structures to allow for more production capacity of the plant. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: This site is a developed industrial plant. Several buildings make up the plant 'campus'. The site is not on a street, but has access through the industrial property to its east to Arch Street Pike. The cluster of small buildings is located west and behind the Porocel plant on Arch Street Pike at the Dixon Road intersection. One office building with a second small office, five warehouse buildings and a processing plant make up the campus. There are both paved and gravel roads within the plant campus, as well as both pathed and gravel parking areas. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notice of the public hearing was sent to all owners of properties located within 200 feet of the site and Southwest United for Progress. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. With annexation into the City of Little Rock, the subject property will be subject to compliance with the City of Little Rock municipal codes. 2. Portions of the property appear to be within the 100 year floodplain. The floodplain delineation is not shown nor referenced on the site plan (C-2b). Finished floors of future structures must be elevated to at least 1 foot or more above the base flood elevation. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authoritv: Sewer unavailable to parcels outside City Limits. 4 AluChem Annexation and AluChem PID (Cont.) F. 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, contact a commercial plans examiner: Curtis Richey at 501.371.4724; crichey@littlerock.gov or Steve Crain at 501-371-4875; scra in@ little rock. ov Landscape: Any new site development must comply with the City's minimal landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. 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. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNI Rock Reaion Metro: No comments received Planning Division: This request is located in the Geyer Springs East Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Residential Low Density (RL) for this property. The Residential Low category provides for single family homes at densities not to exceed 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 6 units per acre. The applicant has applied for a zoning PID, Planned Industrial District to recognize the existing use and allow for some expansion of the facilities on the site. The majority of the site is not currently zoned. Master Street Plan: There is no street bounding the application area. Bicycle Plan: There are no bike routes shown in the immediate vicinity. Revised plat/plan: Submit responses to staff issues and four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on or before July 17, 2019. If you have any questions please contact Walter Malone, wmalone littlerock. ov or 501.371.6819 or Jamie Collins, gcollins aC_._littlerock.gov or 501.371.6818. l3 AluChem Annexation and AluChem PID (Cont.) Entergy: No comments received. Centerpoint Energy: Centerpoint Energy currently owns and operates below ground natural gas facilities near the "Existing City Limit" boundary described on sheet C-2a. Currently the surveys attached to File Number: Z-9432 do not indicate the presence of below ground natural gas facilities in this location which Centerpoint Energy believes to be located in dedicated easement, and may possibly be in conflict with future proposed construction on the site that is depicted. Therefore, Centerpoint Energy requests that our facilities, and record of easements be depicted on the survey. 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: Full plan review 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. 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. 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 AluChem Annexation and AluChem PID (Cont.) 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 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. 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. 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. 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 the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the lot or area to be served, measured in a straight line between accesses. 30' Tall Buildings - Maintain aerial fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D105.1 — D105.4 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 A AluChem Annexation and AluChem PID (Cont.) shall be provided with width and turnaround provisions in accordance with Table D103.4. Requirements for Dead-end fire apparatus access roads. 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 Marshals' 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. Parks and Recreation: No comments received. County Planning: No comments received. 7 AluChem Annexation and AluChem PID (Cont.) H. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (July 10, 2019) The applicants were present. Staff presented the item and explained to the committee the connection between the proposed PID zoning request and the associated annexation. Comments from the various city departments and reviewing agencies were noted and discussed. It was determined that the survey needed to be revised to indicate floodplain areas and to locate CenterPoint Energy facilities and record of easements. Staff noted the fire department requirement of providing a minimum gate width of 20 feet. The applicant stated they would comply with that requirement. The committee determined there was no other outstanding issues and forwarded the item to the full commission. ANALYSIS - The applicant has filed the Planned Industrial District as the initial zoning of their property. In addition to recognizing the existing use and buildings on the site, this is to allow for an expansion of a second production line, new washing building and expansion of a storage building. Several buildings make up the plant `campus'. The site is not on a street, but has access through the industrial property to its east to Arch Street Pike. The cluster of small buildings is located west and behind the Porocel plant on Arch Street Pike at the Dixon Road intersection. One office building with a second small office, five warehouse buildings and a processing plant make up the campus. All raw materials are delivered via rail and the vast majority leaves the site via rail. There are both paved and gravel roads within the plant campus, as well as both pathed and gravel parking areas. The type and nature of the business does not result in many visits to the site and access to the site is controlled via a gate. This use s a 24/7 365 day a year use. No other changes are proposed at this time to the existing facilities. The Planned Industrial District zoning will allow all 1-3, Heavy Industrial Uses. Applicant submitted responses to issues from the Subdivision Committee. The floodplain boundary has been added to the survey and the location of an underground gas main has been identified. The applicant also noted that they would meet all the comments in paragraph E of the staff report. There were no further issues that needed to be addressed from the subdivision committee comments. STAFF RECOMMENDATION-. Staff recommends approval of the PID subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraphs D, E and F and the staff analysis in the agenda staff report. AluChem Annexation and AluChem PID (Cont.) PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (AUGUST 1, 2019) The item was placed on the consent agenda for approval. By a vote of 8 for, 0 against, 2 absent and 1 open position the consent agenda was approved. 10 August 1, 2019 ITEM NO.: 10.1 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-9432 gravel parking areas. The type and nature of the business does not result in many visits to the site and access to the site is controlled via a gate. This use is a 24/7 365 day a year use. No other changes are proposed at this time to the existing facilities. The Planned Industrial District zoning will allow all 1-3, Heavy Industrial Uses. Applicant submitted responses to issues from the Subdivision Committee. The floodplain boundary has been added to the survey and the location of an underground gas main has been identified. The applicant also noted that they would meet all the comments in paragraph E of the staff report. There were no further issues that needed to be addressed from the subdivision committee comments. J. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the PID subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraphs D, E and F and the staff analysis in the agenda staff report. L-*3