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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-0555-A Staff AnalysisNAME: Landscape Materials & Design Revised PCD (Z-4188-B) L-OCATION: 1/4 mile south of Stagecoach on the west side of Sibley Hole Road APPLI ANT: Landscape Materials & Design co., Inc. EXISTING STATUS: Landscaping Business REOUEST: Improvement of Existing Business STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval, subject to a (1) report on the filling of the property from engineering; (2) pavement of the employee parking lot from the entrance of Sibley Hole Road; (3) showing mulch area on the site plan. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Approval, subject to removal of the fill from the floodway and submission of a 3-year phasing plan for improvement of the parking lot in concrete. Vote: 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent NAME: LOCATION: DEVELOPER: Landscape Material and Design Co., Inc. 7901 Stagecoach Road Little Rock, AR 72204 Phone: 455-2962 Landscape Material and Design Revised PCD (Z-4188-B) 1/4 South of Stagecoach on the west side of Sibley Hole Road ENGINEER: Ben Kittler, Surveyor 28 Dena Drive Little Rock, AR 72206 Phone: 888-3960 AREA: 4.8 acres NO. OF LOTS: 1 PROPOSED USES: Greenhouse/ Landscaping PT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING: PCD STAFF REPORT: This is a request by the applicant to revise an approved PCD by upgrading and improving the facilities currently on -site so that their clients would not have to walk through mud and water to view their plants for sale. The existing structure of 20,000 square feet was approved by the City Board of Directors on June 4, 1985. The proposed area will consist of 18,000 square feet and be 13 feet in height and be raised an average of 2 feet from the existing grade. The use will be for holding plants and will allow for storage of various items. The addition is for retail sales only. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Reserv-d »ntil further information is reviewed. The applicant is asked to revise a site plan according to submission requirements, set the finished floor elevations, Z-4188-B - Continued show the floodway, and show parking with handicapped spaces. Staff would like more information on the number of employees and peak hours for customers and loading of service vehicles. Engineering has reported that the applicant has violated an agreement which prohibited filling parts of the property. He was asked to begin correcting the situation before the public hearing. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: The applicant was present. There were no objectors. Staff recommended that the item be approved subject to: (1) a report on the filling of the property from Engineering, (2) the pavement of employee parking lots from the entrance at Sibley Hole Road, (3) indicating the mulch area on the site plan. Engineering reported that the applicant was making good progress in terms of removing the fill and he had no objections to the item being considered at this meeting. The applicant stated that they could not afford to pave the parking lot at this time and requested the phasing plan in improvement of the parking lot in concrete. A motion was made and passed for approval, subject to the applicant providing staff with a three-year phasing plan for improvement of the parking lot in concrete and the removal of the fill from the floodway. The motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent. NAME: Landscape Materials & Design Revised PCD (Z-4188-B) LOCATION: 1/4 mile south of Stagecoach on the west side of Sibley Hole Road APPLICANT: Landscape Materials & Design co., Inc. EXISTING STATUS: Landscaping Business REQUEST: Improvement of Existing Business STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval, subject to a (1) report on the filling of the property from engineering; (2) pavement of the employee parking lot from the entrance of Sibley Hole Road; (3) showing mulch area on the site plan. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Approval, subject to removal of the fill from the floodway and submission of a 3-year phasing plan for improvement of the parking lot in concrete. Vote: 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent NAME: LOCATION: DEVELOPER: Landscape Material and Design Co., Inc. 7901 Stagecoach Road Little Rock, AR 72204 Phone: 455-2962 Landscape Material and Design Revised PCD (Z-4188-B) 1/4 South of Stagecoach on the west side of Sibley Hole Road ENGINEER: Ben Kittler, Surveyor 28 Dena Drive Little Rock, AR 72206 Phone: 888-3960 AREA: 4.8 acres NO. OF LOTS: 1 PROPOSED USES: Greenhouse/ Landscaping FT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING: PCD STAFF REPORT: This is a request by the applicant to revise an approved PCD by upgrading and improving the facilities currently on -site so that their clients would not have to walk through mud and water to view their plants for sale. The existing structure of 20,000 square feet was approved by the City Board of Directors on June 4, 1985. The proposed area will consist of 18,000 square feet and be 13 feet in height and be raised an average of 2 feet from the existing grade. The use will be for holding plants and will allow for storage of various items. The addition is for retail sales only. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Reserv-d »ntil further information is reviewed. The applicant is asked to revise a site plan according to submission requirements, set the finished floor elevations, Z-4188-B'- Continued show the floodway, and show parking with handicapped spaces. Staff would like more information on the number of employees and peak hours for customers and loading of service vehicles. Engineering has reported that the applicant has violated an agreement which prohibited filling parts of the property. He was asked to begin correcting the situation before the public hearing. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: The applicant was present. There were no objectors. Staff recommended that the item be approved subject to: (1) a report on the filling of the property from Engineering, (2) the pavement of employee parking lots from the entrance at Sibley Hole Road, (3) indicating the mulch area on the site plan. Engineering reported that the applicant was making good progress in terms of removing the fill and he had no objections to the item being considered at this meeting. The applicant stated that they could not afford to pave the parking lot at this time and requested the phasing plan in improvement of the parking lot in concrete. A motion was made and passed for approval, subject to the applicant providing staff with a three-year phasing plan for improvement of the parking lot in concrete and the removal of the fill from the floodway. The motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent.