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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes March 032024March 14, 2024 ITEM NO.: 11 FILE NO.: Z-6850-A NAME: Rezoning from POD to R-4 LOCATION: 2623 MLK Boulevard DEVELOPER: Maurice McDonald 2623 MLK Drive Little Rock, AR 72206 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Maurice McDonald – Owner/Applicant SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Brooks Surveying, Inc. 20820 Arch Street Pike Hensley, AR 72065 AREA: 0.16 acre NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 1 PLANNING DISTRICT: 8 CENSUS TRACT: 5 CURRENT ZONING: POD VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. BACKGROUND: On June 6, 2000 the City Board of Directors passed Ordinance No. 18,284 rezoning this property from R-3 to POD for an office use. The Planning Commission approved the POD zoning on May 11, 2000. The office use was never developed. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The property owner requests to rezone the 0.16 acre property from POD to R-4. March 14, 2024 ITEM NO.: 11 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-6850-A 2 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is currently vacant and partially tree covered. C. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTIFICATIONS: All owners of property located within 300 feet of 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: No comments. 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. 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 March 14, 2024 ITEM NO.: 11 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-6850-A 3 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. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. March 14, 2024 ITEM NO.: 11 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-6850-A 4 Planning Division: The request is in the Central City Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Residential Low Density (RL) for the requested area. The Residential Low Density (RL) category provides for single family homes at densities not to exceed 6 dwelling units per acre. Such residential development is typically characterized by conventional single family homes but may also include patio or garden homes and cluster homes, provided that the density remains less than 6 units per acre. The application is to rezone from POD to R-4. Duplex. Surrounding the application area in all directions are Residential Low Density (RL) uses. This site is not located in an Overlay District. Master Street Plan: Dr Martin Luther King Drive is a Collector on the Master Street Plan. Collectors are designed to connect traffic from Local Streets to Arterials or to activity centers, with the secondary function of providing access to adjoining property. The standard Right of way is 60’. Sidewalks are required on one side of Collectors. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements. Bicycle Plan: The Master Bike Plan Map does not show existing or proposed facilities in this area. Historic Preservation Plan: This property is not located in a Historic District. H. ANALYSIS: The property owner requests to rezone the 0.16 acre property located at 2623 MLK Boulevard from “POD” Planned Office District to “R-4” Two-Family District. The rezoning is requested to allow construction of a duplex. The property is currently undeveloped. The property is located at the northeast corner of MLK Blvd. and W. 27th Street. The City’s Future Land Use Plan designates this property as “RL” Residential Low Density. The proposed R-4 zoning does not require an amendment to the future land use plan. Staff is supportive of the requested R-4 zoning. Staff views the request as reasonable. The overall area contains a mixture of residential zoning, including March 14, 2024 ITEM NO.: 11 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-6850-A 5 R-3, R-4 and R-5. The area to the west across MLK Blvd. is zoned R-4, with additional R-4 zoning to the north and east. The requested R-4 zoning represents a continuation of the zoning pattern in this area. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested R-4 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 14, 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 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. The application was approved.