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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-0577 Staff AnalysisAugust 14, 1984 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 9 NAME: United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arkansas Short Form PCD (Z-4293) LOCATION: 770' East of Intersection of West 36th & Shackleford Road DEVELOPER: ENGINEER: United Cerebral Palsy of Steve Sharp/Riddick Central Ark. Co., Inc. Engineer Inc. 5917 "H" 1600 First Commercial Building Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72201 663-9478 374-9219 AREA: 3 acres NO. OF LOTS: 1 FT. OF NEW ST.: 0 ZONING: Proposed PUD PROPOSED USES: Educational and Training Facility for Disabled Children and Adults VARIANCES: None A. Development Goals (1) To provide a newer, safer and more accessible facility which would house the educational, training, therapy, vocational, evaluation and training and administrative support for the overall programmatic needs of cerebral palsy victims. B. Proposal (1) The construction of a 20,000 square foot facility for the disabled on three acres. (2) Site Data: Building square footage .... 22,000 Ratio of building to land .... 17% Parking: Provided .... 45 spaces August 14, 1984 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 9 - Continued Site Coverage: Building . . . . . . . . . 17 percent Paving . . . . . . . . 22 percent Walks, landscape buffer and grass areas . . . . . 61 percent TOTAL . . . . . 100 percent C. Engineering Comments (1) Dedicate right-of-way and improve 36th Street to minor arterial standards. D. Analysis This submittal consist of an office/institutional type use. Staff finds no fault with the location and use in this area, especially since there is a similar existing development on its western border. However, several issues for resolution have been found. (1) First of all, there is a discrepancy between the survey and site plan submitted, since the site plan only utilizes a portion of the property. As a result, a subdivision plat will have to be filed in order to extract the portion to be used by this applicant from the remainder. The applicant must be sure to provide the staff with a proper legal description it if differs from what has been submitted on the application. (2) No evidence of elevation has been submitted. It is necessary that the amount of floors in the building be specified. (3) This property and the abutting tract on the east appear to have parallel drives. The applicant is asked to indicate the exact spacing between these two points of access. (4) As for basic PUD requirements, the proposal's major deficiency relates to the failure to submit a timeframe for development. (5) Buffers and screening of the adjoining residential areas should be shown, and the applicant should denote on the plan how much of the existing foliage is to be retained. Staff felt that the number of parking spaces was sufficient since most of the uses of the facility would probably not be using cars daily. The facility is planned to serve 100 individuals, both children and adults. E. Staff Recommendation Approval, subject to comments made. August 14, 1984 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 9 - Continued SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE REVIEW: The applicant reported that the building would be one-story. He agreed to comply with staff's comments before the meeting. Water Works Comments: Show road dedication of 40' north of centerline of West 36th. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: The applicant submitted additional information that indicated: (1) the height of the building as one-story with an elevation of 338'; (2) the exact spacing in relationship of the parallel drives which was approved by Engineering; (3) construction should begin this fall with occupancy by the summer of 1985; and (4) a portion of the property on the east side, which was adjacent to an area zoned for single family, did not meet the usual 40' buffer and 6' fence requirement. Because the site generally is heavily vegetated, the Commission felt that the proposal was acceptable if some type of assurance was provided to guarantee that the existing foliage would not be destroyed. A motion for approval, subject to a notation on the plan to this effect was made and passed by a vote of 11 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent.