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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-0363 Staff AnalysisMarch 12, 1985 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 8 - File No. 363 NAME: Roy D. Rainey, Jr. "PCD" (Z-4333) LOCATION: Northwest Corner of University and Evergreen DEVELOPER: ENGINEER: Roy D. Rainey & Co. Forrest C. Marlar 10515 West Markham North Little Rock, AR Little Rock, AR 72205 758-1987 AREA: .16 acres NO. OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING: "R-2" to PCD PROPOSED USES: Residential Real Estate Offices A. Site History None. B. Development Objectives 1. To provide a quiet business use buffered between a residential and commercial area. 2. To provide a building whose mildly victorian design will not detract from the surroupding residential area. C. Proposal 1. The construction of a two story residential real estate office building with a total of 2,500 square feet on a site of .16 acres. 2. Parking will consist of 10 spaces for staff and 2 for visitors. 3. A 5-foot privacy screen will be provided on the north side. March 12, 1985 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 8 - Continued D. En ineering Comments 1. Dedicate right-of-way on Evergreen to collector s tanda,rd s . 2. Improve Evergreen to collector standards; widen street to one-half of 36-foot section; discuss widening with City Traffic Engineer at 371-4858. 3. Driveway should provide two-way traffic. Staff parking area needs backup space. E. Analysis Staff is concerned that this request represents inappropriate use of the short form PUD process because of size and location of the development. If the plan is approved, staff recommends a one story building with no more than 1,500 square feet and sited better for the off-street parking and access. The applicant is asked to submit definite dimensions on landscaping and perimeter treatment. A 6-foot to-8-foot fence is needed to buffer the adjacent residential property. A 5-foot fence is inadequate. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends denial. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE REVIEW: The Committee found several problems with the proposal, most of which were related to the intensity of the use. The applicant was asked to redesign his proposal by lessening the density, rearranging parking, providing more buffer and eliminating the front driveway. Engineering reported that some of the property would possibly be used in a street widening project. Most of the landscaping also seemed to be located in the right-of-way. It'was agreed that the site had some potential for office u,se, but what was proposed was definitely too dense for the site. Water Works - Care should be taken to protect existing raw watermains and an existing 8" main in Evergreen. March 12, 1985 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 8 - Continued PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Both Mr. Roy Rainey, Sr. and Mr. Roy Rainey, Jr. were in attendance. A -revised plan was submitted that consisted of a one-story, 1,500 square foot building with 8 spaces. There were also persons from the neigborhood that were in attendance. Staff gave its support to the revised plan, which addressed the issues raised at the Subdivision Committee meeting. Staff also read a letter from neighboring property owners, Richard and Linda Harrell, that objected to the project and the fact that they may have to change their address due to the project being assigned the same number. Several persons spoke in opposition - Mr. Raymond Stubblefield, Mr. Henry Spitzburg and Mr. Rudy Alvarado. They feared that breaking up a block which was residential with one commercial/office would not be beneficial to the neighborhood. A motion for approval of the application failed by a vote of: 3 ayes, 6 noes, 0 absent and 1 abstention.