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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-0753 Staff AnalysisAugust 22, 1989 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. F Name: Location: Owner/Applicant: PROPOSAL: Conoco Car Wash (Z-3168-A) The southwest corner of Parkway Place Drive and Chenal Parkway Parkway II Limited Partnership/ Maury Mitchell To construct a 2,480 square foot convenience store with gas pumps and a 612 square foot car wash on 0.762 acres of land that is zoned "C-3." ORDINANCE DESIGN STANDARDS: 2. 3. Site Location Adjacent to a freeway (Chenal Parkway) and a collector street (Parkway Place Drive). Compatibility with Neighborhood ....................... The site is abutted by vacant land in all directions with an existing car wash located south of the site. Most of the adjacent property is already zoned commercial. The proposal is compatible with the surrounding area. On -Site Drives and Parking The proposal contains four parking spaces with space for sixteen (16) additional cars on -site as well as one-half of a 30 foot common access drive on to Chenal Parkway and two 40-foot drives on to Parkway Place Drive. 4. Screen in and Buffers The site plan contains proposed landscaped areas. August 22, 1989 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. F (Continued) 5. Analysis Staff does not foresee any adverse impact on the surrounding property as a result of this proposal. The staff does, however, have some reservations about the site plan. The City Engineer does not want any access from Chenal Parkway to the site, and only one 40-foot access onto Parkway Place Drive. The applicant should, therefore, revise the site plan to reorient the building toward Parkway Place Drive, provide a 25 foot landscaped strip parallel to Chenal Parkway, and change the street name to Chenal Parkway. The applicant should also provide information about the facade of the proposed building. In addition, the applicant should check with Sign Enforcement to ensure that the proposed signage will be in compliance with the City ordinance. Finally, the applicant will need to file a one -lot final plat of the proposed site. 6. City Engineer Comments (1) Construct a sidewalk on Chenal Parkway; (2) Eliminate the drive on Chenal Parkway; (3) Reduce the drives on Parkway Place Drive to one 40 foot drive at least 100 feet from the intersection of Chenal Parkway. 7. Staff Recommendation Approval, subject to the applicant agreeing to: (1) Provide a revised site plan as outlined in the Analysis section; (2) provide facade information; (3) file a one lot final plat; and (4) comply with City Engineer comments numbered one through three. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE REVIEW: The applicant was present and stated that he had talked to the City Traffic Engineer's office and thought that he would be able to build a turning lane for the entire frontage of Chenal Parkway from Oak Meadow Drive to Parkway Place. He further stated, that with the additional lane, that the property would have direct access to Chenal Parkway via common access drives such as the one proposed on this site. The staff expressed concern over possible direct access to Chenal Parkway. The issue was unresolved. August 22, 1989 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. F (Continued) PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (August 8, 1989) The applicant was present. There were no objectors. The staff stated that the applicant had not submitted a revised site plan. The City Engineer stated that the applicant would be required to build the turning lane adjacent to this particular property. A discussion ensued. It was determined that some confusion existed over the proposal and that all the necessary information was not available. The Commission then voted 6 ayes, 0 noes and 5 absent to defer the application until the August 22, 1989 Planning Commission meeting. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (August 22, 1989) The applicant was present. There were no objectors. The staff stated that its original recommendation on site orientation had been revised due to approval by the City Traffic Engineer of access to Chenal Parkway. Staff also stated that it had received a revised site plan that: (1) oriented the building toward Chenal Parkway; (2) eliminated one curb cut on Parkway Place Drive; (3) increased the landscaped area to ten feet in width along Chenal Parkway; and (4) provided one 40 foot wide access to a proposed 30 foot wide access drive onto Chenal Parkway. In addition, and for the record, the staff stated that the access plan associated with the preliminary plat of Parkway II Commercial Subdivision had been amended to require the developer to: (1) construct an additional 12 foot (width) lane on Chenal Parkway from Meadow Drive to Parkway Place Drive; and (2) allow the construction of only one access drive on Tract A, Lot 1, and that being sited a minimum of at least 300 feet west of the access drive being allowed on Tract A, Lot 2 (Conditional Use Permit Z-3168-A). Finally, the staff recommended approval of the revised site plan as filed subject to the applicant filing a one -lot plat on the property and constructing an additional 12 foot wide lane for the length of Lot 2 on Chenal Parkway. The applicant agreed to comply. The Commission voted 8 ayes, 0 noes and 3 absent to approve the application as recommended by the staff and agreed to by the applicant. I April 7, 1987 SUBDIVISIONS Item 7 - File No. 753 NAME: Parkway II Commercial Subdivision LOCATION: South side of Rock Creek Parkway at Parkway Place Drive T)'PX7F.T.0PF.R . ENGINEER: The Danny Thomas Company Mehlburger, Tanner, Robinson, 212 Center Street and Associates, Inc. Little Rock, AR 72201 201 South Izard Telephone: 374-2231 Little Rock, AR 72201 Telephone: 375-5331 AREA: 20.2 Acres NO. OF LOTS: 16 FT. NEW STREET: 700 ZONING: "C-3" and "0-3" PROPOSED USE: Commercial Subdivision PLANNING DISTRICT: 17 CENSUS TRACT: 42.03 VARIANCES REQUESTED: 1. Reduce the minimum centerline radius on proposed commercial street to reduce traffic speed. A. Existinq Conditions Undeveloped parcels that are sparsely covered by brush and trees. The lots lying east of Parkway Place Drive and west of Oak Meadow are zoned "0-3." The main body of the plat is classified "C-3." April 7, 1987 SUBDIVISIONS Item 7 - Continued B. Development Proposal To develop a commercial small lot plat with 16 building sites. Some of the "0-3" lots will be involved in an application for rezoning in the immediate future. It is suggested the requested zone will be "C-3" classification. The project engineer has requested a tighter turning radius on the new commercial street, Hillvale Drive, in order to increase safety. C. Engineering Comments Further information as to possible use of Tracts A and D as well as Tract B needs to be provided in order to meet Engineering comments. Comments such as access easements, access curb cuts, stormwater detention_, etc., are pretty normal. Please furnish further information. D. Analysis Aside from the several minor are only three issues that % These are: (1) sidewalks on external to the project, (2) ( 3 ) prohibition of access to and an access plan for curb E. Staff Recommendation plat content items, there e introduce for resolution. all streets, internal and the centerline waiver, the parkway from any lot cuts and circulation. The staff recommends approval of the plat and the waiver request subject to: all sidewalks being constructed, the Public Works Department approval of an access and curb cut plan and acceptance of the centerline variance. F. Subdivision Committee Review Since the applicant was not present, the item was not discussed in detail; however;`it was mentioned to the Committee that enough information was not submitted and an access plan was needed and that sidewalks were required. Also, staff felt that endorsement of this plat would not include approval of any future rezonings. April 7, 1987 SUBDIVISIONS Item 7 - Continued Utilities - Contact LRWU for sewer main location. Water extension, plus extension on -site fire protection required. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: A motion was made and passed for approval, subject to agreement with Traffic Engineering, and sidewalks as required per Ordinance. The vote was 11 ayes, 0 noes, and 0 absent.