HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9482 Staff AnalysisJanuary 0, 2020
BILE NO.- 7-9482
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NAME: 17007 Cantrell Road Short -form POD
LOCATIC,y: 17007 Cantrell Road
DEVELOPER:
Bobby Wilkinson Revocable Trust
222 South Main Street
Stuttgart, AR 72160
870-673-4441
OVVNi JFR1AUTHORIz_ED AGENT:
Bobby Wilkinson Revocable Trust/Owner
White-❑aters & Associates, Inc./Agent
SURVEYORIENGINEER:
v^Jhite-Daters & Associates, Inc../Surveyor and Engineer
AREA: 2.01 acres
WARD: 5
CURRENT KONING:
ALLOWED USES:
PROPOSED ZONING:
PROPOSED USE:
VARIANCEfWAIVERS:
BACKGROUND:
NUMBER OF LOTS: 1
PLANNING DISTRICT: 13
R-2, Single-family Residential
Single-family residence
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CENSUS TRAU- i : 42.12
POD, Planned Office Development
0-1, Quiet Office Uses
The property at 17007 Cantrell Road is developed with a single-family residence. It is
proposed to be remodeled for quiet office use. This parcel is located within the Highway
10 Scenic Corridor Design Overlay District.
January 9, 2020
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 13 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-9482
A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT.
The parcel at 17007 Cantrell Road contains 2.01-acres and is located near the
southwest corner of Drew Drive and Cantrell Road. The parcel is zoned R-2 and
has an existing home on the property.
The owner has a prospective tenant who seeks to use remodel the property for a
quiet office use. Five parking spaces would be constructed, and two existing
parking spaces are available in the carport. These parking spaces would be
situated on the east side of the property allowing the massive hardwood to remain
in place on the property.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The property is developed with a single-family residential structure of
approximately 2,400- square feet and a carport with parking for two cars. The
building is setback from Cantrell Road approximately 90-feet at its nearest point to
the right-of-way. As previously noted, there are several large trees on the property.
An office use within a building converted from residential use and rezoned to POD
is found immediately to the east.
Office and commercial uses are located across Cantrell Road to the north.
Single-family residences on acreage are to the west and single-family uses are to
the south.
This stretch of Cantrell Road has several office uses in structures previously used
as residences along the south side of the road.
C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
As of this writing, staff has received one phone call from a nearby property owner
asking for more information about the request. Notice of the public hearing was
sent to all owners of properties located within 200 feet of the site, as well as the
Johnson Ranch Neighborhood Association, the Chevaux Court Property Owners
Association, and Montaigne Court Property Owners Association.
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January 9, 2020
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 13 Cont.
FILE NO.: Z-9�82
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PUBLIC l /QRKS CONDITIONS:
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1. Sidewalks adjacent to Cantrell r«�U �1111 aNN' [1.4 4 -7c ` ; 4-ke 1 ++Io Rack rnria
to be constructed in accordance with Section J I- 1 ! v GI Lit
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and the Master Street Plan.
2_ obtain permits for improvements within State Highway right-of-way from AHTD,
District VI-
E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENTIPARI<SICOUN y'
.. 'ri e�v+encinn rer1111rPri with
Little Rock Water Reclamation Authori� Sewer main �-•
easements if new sewer service is required for this project.
Enter
Entergy does not object to this proposal. However, the parking area may require
the service conduc:Lur to be elevated to meet NESC clearances fnr a parking lot.
Con,art Fritergv in advance to discuss electrical service requirements, or
adjustments to existing facilities (if any) as this project proceeds.
CenterPoint Energy: No comment received.
AT & T: No comment 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 De artment:
Full plan review
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 ❑103.1 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.
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SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 13 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9482
Grade
Maintain fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire
Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section 10103.2 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.
Parks and Recreation: No comment received.
County Planning: No comment.
F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE:
Building Code:
Project is a change in occupancy and is therefore subject to current building code
requirements. Review and approval is required by Building Codes Division before
occupancy takes place. For information on submittal requirements and the review
process, contact a commercial plans examiner:
Curtis Richey at 501.371.4724; crichey(cDlittlerock.org or
Steve Crain at 501-371-4875, scrain(o)-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. The Highway 10 frontage (front yard) shall consist of a minimum of forty (40)
feet of landscaped area exclusive of right-of-way. The landscaped area shall
contain organic and/or combined man-made/organic features such as berms,
brick walls and dense plantings such that vehicular use areas are screened
when viewed from an elevation of forty-two (42) inches above the elevation of
the adjacent street. Trees shall be planted or be existing at least every twenty
(20) feet and have a minimum of two (2) inches in diameter when measured
twelve (12) inches from the ground at time of planting. Provide screening
shrubs no less than thirty (30) inches in height at installation with an average
linear spacing of not less at three (3) feet within the required landscape area.
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ITEM NO.: 13 Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9482
3. A land use buffer six (6) percent of the average widtk ! depth of the lot will be
required when an adjacent property has a dissimilar use of a more restrictive
nature. The properties to the west and south are zoned R-2. As a component
of all land use buffer requirements, opaque screening, whether a fence or other
device, a minimlurn of six (6) feet in height shall be required upon the property
lino c;,I- ref Ono hl Iffer A minimum of seventy (70) percent of the land use buffer
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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.
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. The Highway 10 DOD requires rear and side yards
to have a landscaped buffer averaging a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet from
the property line. One (1) tree and three (3) shrubs or vines shall be planted for
every thirty (30) linear feet of perimeter planting strip.
5. Building landscape areas shall be provided at the rate equivalent to planter strip
three, . fget :q.- al�n�1 + � »chid nr use area. One /i) tr a and four (4)
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shrubs shall be planted in the building landscape areas for each forty (40) linear
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6. A landscape irrigation system sha€i be required as per €-iighway I V site design �
and development standards.
7. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing
trees as feasible on this site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance
requirements can be given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper
or larger.
G. TRANSPORTATIONIPLANNING"
Rock Re ian Metro- No comment received.
Planning Division- The request is in the Chenal Valley Planning District. The Land
Use Plan shows Suburban Office (SO) for the requested area. The Suburban
Office category shall provide for low intensity development of office or office parks
in close proximity to lower density residential areas to assure compatibility. A
Planned Zoning District is required. The application is to change an area from R-2
(Single Family District) to POD (Planned Office Development) District to allow
conversion and expansion of a house on the property for office use with parking.
The site is within the Highway 10 Design Overlay District.
Master Street Plan: To the north is Cantrell Road and it is shown as 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
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ITEM NO.: 13 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9482
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: There is 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).
H. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: December 11, 2019
The applicant was present. Staff presented the item to the committee.
Planning staff requested for the proposed undisturbed areas to be indicated on the
site plan. Information regarding proposed signage, operating hours, and the
dumpster/recycling location and screening details.
Public Works commented that sidewalks were required to be constructed adjacent
to Cantrell Road.
It was also noted that a sewer main extension with easements would be required
if new sewer service was necessary for this project.
The Entergy comment specifying the possible required elevation of the service
conductor to meet NESC clearances for a parking lot was brought to the attention
of the applicant.
The Landscape comments regarding the Highway 10 frontage buffer, the land use
buffer between dissimilar land uses, and perimeter planting strip requirements for
vehicular use areas were discussed.
Responses were to be received by December 11, 2019. The committee forwarded
the item to the full commission.
ANALYSIS
An updated site plan was submitted addressing subdivision committee comments.
The areas to be left undisturbed have been more precisely shown.
Signage will comply with office district standards and the Highway 10 Scenic
Design Overlay District.
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JanUary A 9n9n
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 13 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9402
Hours would be typical, business hours with occasional, weekends.
A dumpster pad location has been added
Pi ihlic !nlorks has stini lntPd the installation of sidewalks along Cantrell Road will
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The landscaping buffering will be provided to meet standards.
It appears the technical issues have been addressed.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the request to rezone the property to 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.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 9, 2020)
The applicaei t �eeas prrese,,t There were no registered objectors p rese►�t. Staff presented
the item and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the "staff recommendation
above. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the consent agenda
and approved as recommended by staff, including all staff comments and conditions. The
vote was 10 ayes, 0 noes, and 1 absent.
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