HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOD Staff Report 091624OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
AUGUST 20, 2024 AGENDA
Subject
An Ordinance approving
a Planned Zoning
Development titled Our
House — Revised POD,
located at 302 E. Roosevelt
Road (Z-5239-J).
Submitted by:
Department of Planning and
Development
SYNOPSIS
FISCAL IMPACT
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUND
Action Required
Ordinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Approved By
Emily Cox
Interim City Manager
The applicant requests to rezone the 6.9 acre property from
"POD" to "Revised POD" to include a new family housing
facility and operations center for the Our House Campus.
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Approval of the Ordinance.
The applicant is requesting to revise the previously
approved POD to expand the campus' existing facilities.
The phase three expansion will include the construction of
a new Family Housing facility, an Operations Center and
additional aesthetic aspects of the campus. All remaining
aspects of the previously approved POD will remain
unchanged.
The site is located north of E. Roosevelt Road (300 Block)
and west of I-30. The property is currently utilized by Our
House and contains several buildings utilized for
administrative offices, residential and storage uses.
Properties surrounding the site contain a mixture of zoning
and uses.
BACKGROUND
CONTINUED
The applicant proposes to demolish an existing 2,444
square foot, two story, brick veneer administration/housing
structure located at the southwest portion of the campus.
The new construction will include a one-story, 7,200 square
foot, Family Housing building that will contain eleven (11)
units. One of these units will be ADA accessible. The
Family Housing facility will contain a common
kitchen/dining/living area for the residents, two offices, a
laundry room and storage area. The expansion will also
include the construction a new, two-story, 4,800 square foot
Operations Center that will contain security and
administrative offices, meeting spaces, restrooms, and a
staff break room.
The applicant provided elevations for newly proposed new
construction. As per Section 36-281 of the City's zoning
Ordinance, structures shall not exceed forty-five (45) feet
in height.
The applicant proposes to construct an outdoor
walkway/plaza between the proposed Family House and the
proposed Operation Center which will allow circulation, a
place for egress from the Family House and proposed
landscape/hardscape areas. An accessible ramp and stairs
will be provided to access this area from the south. There
will be a covered drop off area at the north of the Operations
Center to provide an area to drop off donations which will
be temporarily stored in the proposed storage room of the
Family House.
The existing temporary portable office unit will be
relocated to the east of the existing Career Center to create
room for the demolition and construction of the new
buildings. The three existing portable storage units will
also be relocated to the east of the existing Career Center.
The applicant is proposing one (1) new ADA accessible
parking space for the new Family House located to the west
of the new Family House. The existing parking lot along
Roosevelt Road contains approximately 112 parking
spaces. Staff feels the number of proposed parking spaces
will be sufficient to serve the existing and proposed uses.
The access from Old Spanish Trail and the guard house to
the south of the proposed Operations center will remain
unchanged.
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BACKGROUND
CONTINUED
The applicant provided additional information regarding
the campus expansion:
Our House, Inc. proposes a new covered bus stop
that is approximately one hundred (100) square feet
to be located to the south of the main campus entry.
• A new exterior covered porch that is approximately
seven hundred (700) square feet will be an addition
to the existing shelter building.
The applicant is proposing a new ground -mounted sign
north of the existing access drive and is still in a conceptual
phase. Any new signage must comply with Section 36-553
of the City's Zoning Ordinance (signs allowed in
institutional and office zones).
The applicant is proposing one (1) new dumpster area as
part of the expansion to be located north of the maintenance
building along E. 24t' Street. Any new dumpsters installed
on the site must be screened as per Section 36-523 of the
City's Zoning Ordinance.
On July 11, 2024, the Planning Commission voted
8 ayes, 0 noes and 3 absent, as part of the Consent Agenda,
to approve the Revised POD rezoning. There were no
objectors present.
All owners of property located within 300 feet of the site
and all neighborhood associations registered with The City
of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing.
Please see the attached Planning Commission minute
record for the complete staff analysis.
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PLANNED ZONING
DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHING A PLANNED OFFICE
DISTRICT TITLED OUR HOUSE — REVISED POD, LOCATED
AT 302 E. ROOSEVELT ROAD (Z-5239-J), CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, AMENDING THE
OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1. That the zoning classification of the following described property be
changed from POD, Planned Office District, to Revised POD, Planned Office District:
Z-5239-J — Described as part Part of the Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4) of
Section 11, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Arkansas, and part of J.R. Van Frank's Subdivision, an
addition to the city of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, more
particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at an existing rebar marking the Northeast corner of Lot
10, Block 4 of said J.R. Van Frank's Subdivision; THENCE
S02°00'44"W, 408.72 feet to a point; THENCE S02127'32"W, 103.89
feet to an existing chiseled "x" in concrete on the North Right -of -Way
line of East Roosevelt Road; THENCE N86159'00"W, along the North
Right -of -Way line of said East Roosevelt Road, 519.37 feet to a point;
THENCE leaving the North Right -of -Way line of said East Roosevelt
Road, N03114104"E, 81.81 feet to an existing rebar; THENCE
N19°18'52"W, 73.00 feet to an existing rebar; THENCE N36159152"W,
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86.00 feet to a point; THENCE N52114'52"W, 69.00 feet to a point;
THENCE N62029'49"W, 19.63 feet to a point; THENCE N32150'46"E,
71.00 feet to a point; THENCE N13°35'46"E, 42.00 feet to a point;
THENCE N06031'46"E, 139.76 feet to an existing rebar (RLS1762) to a
point on the South Right -of -Way line of East 24th Street; THENCE
S87040'52"E, along the South Right -of -Way line of said East 24th Street,
307.11 feet to a point; THENCE S87°40'52"E, continuing along the
South Right -of -Way line of said East 24th Street, 309.82 feet to the
POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 6.925 acres, more or less, being
subject to public road rights -of -way and any easements of record,
according to a survey by Anderson Surveying, Inc., RLS # 1272, Job #
23-08-11.
SECTION 2. That the preliminary site development plan/plat be approved as
recommended by the Little Rock Planning Commission.
SECTION 3. That the change in zoning classification contemplated for Our
House — Revised POD, located at 302 E. Roosevelt Road (Z-5239-J) is conditioned upon
obtaining final plan approval within the time specified by Chapter 36, Article VII, Section
36-454 (e) of the Code of Ordinances.
SECTION 4. That this Ordinance shall not take effect and be in full force until the
final plan approval.
SECTION 5. That the map referred to in Chapter 36 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and designated district map be and is hereby amended to the
extent and in the respects necessary to affect and designate the change provided for in
Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 6. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item,
sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
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unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the
ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged
invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the ordinance.
SECTION 7. Repealed. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same
that are inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of
such inconsistency.
PASSED:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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APPROVED:
Mayor
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FILE NO.: Z-5239-J
NAME: Our House — POD
LOCATION: 302 E. Roosevelt Road
DEVELOPER:
Our House, Incorporated (Owner)
302 E. Roosevelt Road
Little Rock, AR 72206
OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT:
Herron Horton Architects, Incorporated
1216 S. Spring Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
SURVEYOR/ENGINEER:
Anderson Surveying, Incorporated
PO Box 129
Van Buren, AR 72957
AREA: 6.9 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1
WARD: 1 PLANNING DISTRICT: 8
CURRENT ZONING: POD
VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested.
BACKGROUND:
FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF
CENSUS TRACT: 46
On January 9, 2020, Our House Revised POD was approved by the Little Rock Planning
Commission to allow a homeless shelter and supportive and administrative services. On
February 18, 2020, Ordinance No. 21,840 was approved by the Little Rock Board of
Directors to allow additional uses to the previously approved POD (Z-5239-1).
FILE NO.' Z-5239-J Cont_
A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT:
The applicant is requesting to revise the previously approved POD to expand the
campus' existing facilities. The phase three expansion will include the construction
of a new Family Housing facility, an Operations Center and additional aesthetic
aspects of the campus. All remaining aspects of the previously approved POD will
remain unchanged.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The site is located north of E. Roosevelt Road (300 Block) and west of 1-30. The
property is currently utilized by Our House and contains several buildings utilized
for administrative offices, residential and storage uses. Properties surrounding the
site contain a mixture of zoning and uses.
C. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTIFICATIONS:
All owners of property within 300 feet of the site and all neighborhood associations
registered with the City of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing.
D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: No comments.
E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING:
Little Rock Water Reclamation _AuthoritY:
1. If necessary, submit the wastewater infrastructure plans to LRWRA for review.
Entergy: No comments received.
Summit Utilities: No comments.
AT & T: No comments received.
Central Arkansas Water:
1. Please include all existing water utilities that are currently in service.
Fire Department:
Commercial and Industrial Developments — 2 means of access. - Maintain fire
apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention
Code Vol. 1.
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FILE NO.: Z-5239-J (Cont_
Section D104.1 Buildings exceeding three stories or 30 feet in height. Building
or facilities exceeding 30 feet or three stories in height shall have at least two
means of fire apparatus access for each structure.
Section D104.2 Building exceeding 62,000 square feet in area. Buildings or
facilities having a gross building area of more than 62,000 square feet shall be
provided with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads.
Exception: Projects having a gross building area of up to 124,000 square
feet that have a single approved fire apparatus access road when all
buildings are equipped throughout with approved automatic sprinkler
systems.
D104.3 Remoteness. Where two fire apparatus access roads are required, they
shall be placed a distance apart equal to not less than one half of the length of the
maximum overall diagonal dimension of the lot or area to be served, measured in
a straight line between accesses.
30' Tall Buildings - Maintain aerial fire apparatus access roads as per
Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D105.1
— D105.4
D105.1 Where Required. Where the vertical distance between the grade
plane and the highest roof surface exceeds 30', approved aerial fire apparatus
access roads shall be provided. For the purposes of this section the highest roof
surfaces shall be determined by measurement to the eave of a pitched roof, the
intersection of a roof to the exterior wall, or the top of the parapet walls, whichever
is greater.
D105.2 Width. Aerial fire apparatus access roads shall have a minimum
unobstructed with of 26', exclusive of shoulders, in the immediate vicinity of the
building or portion thereof.
D105.3 Proximity to building. At least one of the required access routes
meeting this condition shall be located within a minimum of 15 feet and a maximum
of 30 feet from the building and shall be positioned parallel to one entire side of the
building. The side of the building on which the aerial fire apparatus access road is
positioned shall be approved by the fire code official.
D105.4 Obstructions. Overhead utility and power lines shall not be located
over the aerial fire apparatus access road or between the aerial fire apparatus road
and the building. Other obstructions shall be permitted to be placed with the
approval of the fire code official.
Dead Ends.
Maintain fire apparatus access roads at dead end locations as per Appendix
D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.4 Dead
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FILE NO.: Z-5239-J Cont.
Ends. Dead-end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feet shall be
provided with width and turnaround provisions in accordance with Table D103.4.
Requirements for Dead-end fire apparatus access roads.
Gates
Maintain fire apparatus access road gates as per Appendix D of the 2021
Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.5 Fire apparatus access
road gates. Gates securing the fire apparatus access roads shall comply
with all of the following criteria:
1. Minimum gate width shall be 20 feet.
2. Gates shall be of swinging or sliding type.
3. Construction of gates shall be of material that allows manual operation by
one person.
4. Gate components shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times
and replaced or repaired when defective.
5. Electric gates shall be equipped with a means of opening the gate by fire
department personnel for emergency access. Emergency opening devices
shall be approved by the fire code official.
6. Manual opening gates shall not be locked with a padlock or chain and padlock
unless they are capable of being opened by means of forcible entry tools or
when a key box containing the keys to the lock is installed at the gate location.
7. Locking device specifications shall be submitted for approval by the fire
code official.
8. Electric gate operators, where provided, shall be listed in accordance with
UL 325.
9. Gates, intended for automatic operation shall be designed, constructed and
installed to comply with requirements of ASTM F 2200.
Fire Hydrants
Locate Fire Hydrants as per Appendix C of the 2021 Arkansas Fire
Prevention Code. Section C101 — C105, in conjunction with Central Arkansas
Water (Jason Lowder 501-377-1245) and the Little Rock Fire Marshal's Office
(Capt. Tony Rhodes 501-918-3757, or Fire Marshal Derek N. Ingram
501-918-3756 Number and Distribution of Fire Hydrants as per Table C105.1.
Parks and Recreation: No comments received.
County Planning: No comments.
F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE:
Building Code: No comments received.
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FILE NO.: Z-5239-J (Cont.
Landscape:
1. Any new site development must comply with the City's minimal landscape and
buffer ordinance requirements. Refer to the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 15
Landscaping and Tree Protection, and Chapter 36, Article IX — Buffers and
Screening.
2. Site development plans, with landscape and screening, must be submitted for
review, and approval, prior to site clearing and tree removal.
G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING:
Rock Region Metro: No comments received.
Planning Division:
The request is in the Central City Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows
Mixed Use (MX) for the requested area. This category provides for a mixture of
residential, office and commercial uses to occur. A Planned Zoning District is
required if the use is entirely office or commercial or if the use is a mixture of the
three. The application is to rezone from POD to POD.
Surrounding the application area is a large area of Mixed Use (MX).
Master Street Plan:
East Roosevelt Road is a Principal Arterial on the Master Street Plan. Principal
Arterials are roads designed to serve through traffic, and to connect major traffic
generators or activity centers within urbanized areas. The standard Right of way
of 110 feet is required. Sidewalks are required on both sides. This street may
require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements.
Bicycle Plan:
East Roosevelt Road is not shown on the Master Bike Plan Map with existing or
proposed facilities in this area.
Historic Preservation Plan:
This property is not located in a Historic District.
H. ANALYSIS:
The applicant is requesting to revise the previously approved POD to expand the
campus' existing facilities. The phase three expansion will include the construction
of a new Family Housing facility, an Operations Center and additional aesthetic
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FILE NO.- Z-5239-J (Cont.
aspects of the campus. All remaining aspects of the previously approved POD will
remain unchanged.
The site is located north of E. Roosevelt Road (300 Block) and west of 1-30. The
property is currently utilized by Our House and contains several buildings utilized
for administrative offices, residential and storage uses. Properties surrounding the
site contain a mixture of zoning and uses.
The applicant proposes to demolish an existing 2,444 square foot, two story, brick
veneer administration/housing structure located at the southwest portion of the
campus. The new construction will include a one-story, 7,200 square foot, Family
Housing building that will contain eleven (11) units. One of these units will be ADA
accessible. The Family Housing facility will contain a common kitchen/dining/living
area for the residents, two offices, a laundry room and storage area. The
expansion will also include the construction a new, two-story, 4,800 square foot
Operations Center that will contain security and administrative offices, meeting
spaces, restrooms, and a staff break room.
The applicant provided elevations for newly proposed new construction. As per
Section 36-281 of the City's zoning Ordinance, structures shall not exceed forty-
five (45) feet in height.
The applicant proposes to construct an outdoor walkway/plaza between the
proposed Family House and the proposed Operation Center which will allow
circulation, a place for egress from the Family House and proposed
landscape/hardscape areas. An accessible ramp and stairs will be provided to
access this area from the south. There will be a covered drop off area at the north
of the Operations Center to provide an area to drop off donations which will be
temporarily stored in the proposed storage room of the Family House.
The existing temporary portable office unit will be relocated to the east of the
existing Career Center to create room for the demolition and construction of the
new buildings. The three existing portable storage units will also be relocated to
the east of the existing Career Center.
The applicant is proposing one (1) new ADA accessible parking space for the new
Family House located to the west of the new Family House. The existing parking
lot along Roosevelt Road contains approximately 112 parking spaces. Staff feels
the number of proposed parking spaces will be sufficient to serve the existing and
proposed uses.
The access from Old Spanish Trail and the guard house to the south of the
proposed Operations center will remain unchanged.
The applicant provided additional information regarding the campus expansion:
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FILE NO.: Z-5239-J (Cont.
Our House, Inc. proposes a new covered bus stop that is approximately one
hundred (100) square feet to be located to the south of the main campus
entry.
A new exterior covered porch that is approximately seven hundred (700)
square feet will be an addition to the existing shelter building.
The applicant is proposing a new ground -mounted sign north of the existing access
drive and is still in a conceptual phase. Any new signage must comply with Section
36-553 of the City's Zoning Ordinance (signs allowed in institutional and office
zones).
The applicant is proposing one (1) new dumpster area as part of the expansion to
be located north of the maintenance building along E. 24th Street. Any new
dumpsters installed on the site must be screened as per Section 36-523 of the
City's Zoning Ordinance.
Any new site lighting must be low-level and directed away from adjacent
properties.
Staff is supportive of the requested revised POD. The proposed expansion and
improvements to the existing campus facilities will provide a pathway out of
homelessness are important to the mission of Our House, Inc. Staff feels that the
campus improvements will be a benefit to the area and the City as it provides vital
resources to address homelessness throughout the city. Staff feels the proposed
expansion will continue to have a positive impact on the general area and should
not have an adverse impact on the surrounding properties.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the revised POD, subject to compliance with the
comments and conditions outlined in paragraphs E and F, and the staff analysis,
of the agenda staff report.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JULY 11, 2024)
The applicant was present. There were no persons registered in opposition. Staff
presented the item and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the "staff analysis"
above. The item remained on the Consent Agenda for Approval. The vote was 8 ayes,
0 nays and 3 absent. The application was approved.
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