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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-0434-L Staff AnalysisDecember 7, 2000 ITEM NO.: 10 NAME: Rest Inn - Subdivision Site Plan Review LOCATION: 8219 Interstate 30 DEVELOPER: ENGINEER: FILE NO.: S-434-L DMV, Inc. McGetrick and McGetrick 54 Redleaf Circle 319 East Markham St., Ste. 202 Little Rock, AR 72210 Little Rock, AR 72201 AREA: 1.97 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING: C-3 ALLOWED USES: Commercial PROPOSED USE: Hotel expansion VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: The property is zoned C-3 and contains as existing hotel development. Due to the fact that the applicant is proposing a second building on the site, a subdivision site plan review by the Planning Commission is required. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST: The applicant is requesting approval of a multiple building site plan for the property at 8219 I-30. There is currently a 40-room, two-story hotel building on the site with associated parking and swimming pool areas. The applicant proposes to construct a second hotel building on the site along the east property line. The second building will also be two stories and contain 20 hotel rooms and 1 unit for the owner. A drive -through canopy structure is located on the north side of the building. December 7, 2000 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 10 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-434-L There are two (2) access points to the property from the I-30 access road. The westernmost drive is a new drive and replaces a drive recently eliminated by the State Police, which was located along the west property line. The proposed site plan shows a total of 66 parking spaces for the development. Sixty-four of the spaces are for private passenger vehicles, with two bus parking spaces. Please see the attached site plan for existing and proposed building, parking and drive locations. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site contains an existing hotel development. The area where the new building is proposed is an asphalt parking area. The State Police Headquarters is located immediately to the south, with I-30 along the property's north boundary. There are office developments located to the east, with a mixture of commercial uses to the west along I-30 and Geyer Springs Road. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: The Windamere, Upper Baseline, Cloverdale and SWLR UP Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. As of this writing, staff has received one (1) phone call supporting the proposed project (Upper Baseline Neighborhood Association). D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property. 2. Easements for proposed stormwater detention facilities are required. 3. Drainage plan must be approved. 4. A grading permit will be required. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available, not adversely affected. AP&L: No Comment. ARKLA: No Comment. Southwestern Bell: No Comment. 2 December 7, 2000 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 10 (Cont. FILE NO.: 5-434-L Water: No objection. Contact Water Works if additional water facilities are needed. Fire Department: Fire hydrants will be required. Contact Dennis Free at 918-3752 for details. County Planning: No Comment received. CATA: Site is close to bus routes #17 and #17A and has no effect on bus radius, turnout and route. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: No Comment. Landscape Issues: Additional interior landscaping (518 square feet) is required within the interior of the vehicular use area. To receive credit as interior landscaping, landscaping islands must be at least 7 1-� feet in width and total at least 150 square feet each. An irrigation system to water landscaped areas is required. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (NOVEMBER 16, 2000) Don Renshaw and Pat McGetrick were present, representing the application. Staff briefly described the proposed site plan, noting that the canopy on the north side of the proposed building needed to be moved in order to provide a 20-foot wide drive. The Public Works requirements were briefly discussed. Bob Turner, Director of Public Works, noted that the driveway locations as shown on the site plan were acceptable. Bob Brown, of the Planning Staff, noted that additional interior landscaping was required. Mr. Renshaw noted that the landscaping would be provided. After the discussion, the Committee forwarded the site plan to the full Commission for final action. 3 December 7, 2000 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 10 (Cont.) H. ANALYSIS: FILE NO.: S-434-L The applicant submitted a revised site plan to staff on November 21, 2000. The revised plan addresses the issues as raised by staff and the Subdivision Committee. The canopy structure on the north side of the proposed building has been moved back to provide for the 20-foot wide drive between the building and the parking area. The revised plan also shows a second ground -mounted sign location near the northeast corner of the property. There are a total of 66 parking spaces on the proposed site plan (64-passenger vehicle spaces and 2 bus spaces). The minimum ordinance requirement for parking is 66 spaces. As noted in paragraph A., the westernmost drive shown on the site plan is a new drive. This drive replaces a drive recently removed along the west property line. The Public Works representatives noted no problem with the drive locations at the Subdivision Committee meeting. Otherwise, there should be no outstanding issues associated with the proposed site plan. The proposed additional hotel building should have no adverse impact on the general area. The proposed building conforms to ordinance standards with respect to building setbacks and height. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the proposed site plan subject to the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the requirements as noted in paragraphs D, E and F of this report. 2. The new proposed ground -mounted sign must conform to the ordinance standards for commercial zoning. 3. The applicant must work with staff to assure that the interior landscaping complies with ordinance standards. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 7, 2000) The staff presented a positive recommendation on this application, as there were no further issues for resolution. There were no objectors to this matter. The Chairperson placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for approval as recommended 4 December 7, 2000 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 10 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-434-L by staff. A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays and 3 absent. 5