HomeMy WebLinkAboutResponse to Comments 061924RESPONSE LETTER
DEVELOPMENT STAFF COMMENTS:
1. Provide N/S and E/W cross access.
Response: Note has been added to identify cross access locations.
2. Provide overall building height.
Response: Note has been added to specify building height.
3. Provide building elevations.
Response: Building Elevations have been added.
4. All signage must comply with Section 36-555 of the Zoning Code.
Response: Note has been added.
5. Any sight lighting must be low-level and directed away from adjacent properties.
Response: Note has been added.
6. Will there be a dumpster? If so, any dumpster area must be screened and comply with Section 36-523 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance.
Response: Dumpster area has been identified along with a note.
7. Provide cross-access information for the properties to the west and south.
Response: Property information has been added.
PLANNING:
1. Contact Planning and Development Dept., Engineering Division at 501-371-4817 or at
501-918-5348 for inspections of any work in the public right-of-way prior to placement
of concrete or asphalt or for on-site clarification of requirements prior to commencing
work. Failure to do so can result in removal of any improperly placed concrete or
asphalt at the expense of the owner or contractor.
Response: NA
2. Any work involving one (1) or more acres of disturbed area require a State of Arkansas
NPDES permit. Contact the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, NPDES
branch at 501-682-0744 for applications and information about General Stormwater
Discharge Construction Permit #ARR150000.
Response: Small site NPDES permit will be submitted.
3. A grading permit must be obtained prior to initiation of work. Grading permits are
issued by the Planning and Development Dept. at 723 West Markham Street after
approval of sediment and erosion control plans, grading and drainage plans, land
survey, drainage study, and soil loss calculations per City’s stormwater management
and drainage manual. Contact Planning and Development Dept., Engineering Division
at 501-371-4817 or at 501-918-5348 or Permits@littlerock.gov to schedule an
appointment for issuance or to answer any questions. Permit cost is based on total
project area at $100.00 for the less than ½ acre, $200.00 for ½ to 1 acre, and $200.00
for the first acre and $100.00 for each additional acre for project greater than 1 acre.
Response: A grading permit application has already been submitted. Grading Permit Application#
202413896.
4. The Department requires three (3) phase sediment and erosion control (SEC) plans to
be submitted for all construction projects showing best management practices (BMPs)
for mitigating sediment runoff and erosion along with vegetation specifications for
temporary and permanent soil stabilization. Phase 1 SEC plans shall show SEC BMPs
during the stripping, clearing, grubbing, and rough grading of the site. Phase 2 SEC
plans shall show SEC BMPs during construction of utilities, buildings, roadway
infrastructure and drainage infrastructure. Phase 3 SEC Plans shall show SEC BMPs
for final grading, seeding, and landscaping of the site.
Response: Please see the attached erosion control plan.
5. Sediment and Erosion Control plans shall also show the pertinent information as
outlined in ADEQ ARR150000 Permit Part II section A-4-H (1-14) and Part II section
A-4-I-2 (A-B).
Response: Please see the attached erosion control plan.
6. Per City Rev. Code 29-99, stormwater detention for developments is required. Provide
stormwater detention infrastructure to satisfy this requirement.
Response: Note has been added.
7. Per City Code 31-434, a 50% maintenance bond for all street and stormwater
infrastructure constructed within the public right of way shall be submitted to
Department engineering staff prior to recording the final plat. Before the 50%
maintenance bond can be accepted, a contract unit bid price for every street and
stormwater infrastructure construction item within the public right of way shall be
submitted to Department engineering staff for review and approval.
Response: Note has been added.
8. Per City Code 31-117, as built stormwater drainage infrastructure information/data
shall be submitted prior to recording of the final plat. This information shall include
but not limited to: pipe inverts, length of pipe, size of pipe, type of pipe, and type of
inlets.
Response: Note has been added.
9. Department engineering staff are required to perform a final inspection of all street and
stormwater infrastructure construction within the public right of way. City maintenance
of the street and stormwater drainage infrastructure within the public right of way cannot
officially begin until final acceptance by Department engineering staff. This needs to
be completed and accepted by Department engineering staff prior to recording of the
final plat.
Response: Note has been added.
10. A drainage study showing all hydrologic calculations for the site and all hydraulic
calculations for the proposed storm sewer pipe system, swales and ditches, detention
ponds, outlet structures, and inlets is required per City’s stormwater management and
drainage manual. For final drainage report, sign, date, and seal the report per AR State
Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors rules Article 12, Section
B (1) (a). Provide engineer's certification statement saying this drainage report was
conducted by yourself or directly under your supervision and attesting to the accuracy
of the information within this report.
Response: A detail drainage study of pre and post development of the property has also been added
to the submittal.
11. Street design standards shall comply with the latest version of the AASHTO A Policy
on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, City’s Master Street Plan (2018), and
City’s Standard Details for street and drainage facilities improvements (2015).
Response: Note has been added.
12. Street stormwater and detention infrastructure design standards shall comply with the
City’s Stormwater Management and Drainage Manual (2016) including City Code
Chapters 29, 30, and 31.
Response: Note has been added.
13. Street pavement, sidewalks, curb and gutter, curb inlets, junction boxes, accessible
ramps, and storm sewer infrastructure shall comply with City’s specifications for
construction as outlined in City Code Chapters 30.
Response: Note has been added.
14. Damage to public and private property due to hauling operations or operations of
construction-related equipment from a construction site shall be repaired by the responsible party prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
Response: Note has been added.
15. Kaufman Road is considered a commercial street which has a collector street standard per City’s current master street plan. Therefore, per City’s boundary street ordinance, construction
of boundary street improvements along property’s frontage per collector street standard and dedication of additional right of way per master street plan is required. Total right of
way dedication required is thirty (30) feet from street centerline. Additional right of way dedicated from the centerline of right of way more than thirty (30) feet may be required
by Department staff depending on the location of the centerline of the street in relation to the centerline of the right of way if both centerlines do not coincide currently for Kaufman
Road.
Response: Right of way dedication has been added.
16. Boundary street improvements are required per master street plan. Boundary street improvements shall include, but not be limited to, reconstruction of one-half section of the abutting
street if the existing street is not up to city standards. Repair, replace, or extend existing damaged, missing, and noncompliant curb and gutter, sidewalk, access ramps or concrete
driveway aprons within the public right-of-way adjacent to the site. Remove abandoned driveway cuts and replace with curb, gutter, and sidewalk. All work within the public right-of-way
shall conform to City of Little Rock Public Works Standard Details and ADA guidelines.
Response: Note has been added.
17. Submit a clearer, more legible site plan and survey for staff review.
Response: Site plan and survey has been added.
18. Provide an accessible route from the public right of way to the proposed building entrance in accordance with 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Section 1104.1.
Response: Fire lane/accessible route has been added.
19. Per AR State Fire Prevention Code Chapter 11, Section 1101.2 Design, "Building and facilities shall be designed and constructed to be accessible in accordance with this code and
ICC A117.1." Per ICC A117.1 Chapter 5 Section 502.2 Vehicle space size "Car parking spaces shall be 96 inches (2440 mm) minimum in width. Van parking spaces shall be 132 inches (3355
mm) minimum in width." Exception: Where the adjacent aisle is 96 inches (2440 mm) in width, van parking spaces shall be 96 inches (2440 mm) in width." The 96 inches width is an exception,
not the standard width for a van accessible parking stall which is 132 inches or 11 feet. Department staff would have to approve the exception to allow the 96 inches width for the van
accessible stall. In this case, Department staff denies the exception. Revise the van accessible stall to show it's 11 feet minimum wide.
Response: Van accessible stall has been revised.
FIRE:
Fire Hydrants.
Maintain fire apparatus access roads at fire hydrant locations as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.1 Access Road width with a hydrant. Where
a fire hydrant is located on a fire apparatus access road, the minimum road width shall be 26 feet, exclusive of shoulders.
Response: Fire lane/accessible route has been revised and added.