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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-0643-E Staff AnalysisITEM NO.. 2. S-643-E NAME: Whispering Oaks Subdivision Phase 2 Preliminary Plat LOCATION: located South of Castle Valley Road at Lake View Golf Course Plannina Staff Comments: Provide notification of abutting property owners of the site, complete with the certified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. The notice must be mailed no later than March 28, 2007. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than April 5, 2007. Variance/Waivers: A variance to allow an increased lot depth to width ratio for Lots 44 — 48 and 49. Public Works Conditions: 1. With site development, provide the design of the street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to Castle Valley Road to collector standard including 5-foot sidewalks with the planned development. 2. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. Obtain barricade permit prior to doing any work in the right-of-way from Traffic Engineering at (501) 379-1805 (Travis Herbner). 3. Storm water detention ordinance applies to this property. Show the proposed location for storm water detention facilities on the plan. 4. If disturbed area is 1 or more acres, obtain a NPDES storm water permit from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality prior to the start of construction. 5. Street Improvement plans shall include signage and striping. Traffic Engineering must approve completed plans prior to construction. 6. Prepare a letter of pending development addressing streetlights as required by Section 31-403 of the Little Rock code. Conduit for streetlights should be installed with other utilities. Contact Traffic Engineering at (501) 379-1813 (Steve Philpott) for additional information. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Sewer main extension required, with easements. Contact Little Rock Wastewater Utility at 688-1414 for additional information. Enter : No comment received. Center -Point Energy: Approved as submitted. AT & T: No comment received. Item # 2 Central Arkansas Water: Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding water meter locations. Additional fire hydrant(s) will be required. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department to obtain information regarding the required placement of the hydrant(s) and contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of the hydrant(s). Fire Department: Install and place fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route. Planning Division: No comment. Landscape: No comment. Revised plat/plan: Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, March 28, 2007. Item # 2 April 12, 2007 ITEM NO.: 2 FILE NO.: S-643-E NAME: Whispering Oaks Subdivision Phase 2 Preliminary Plat LOCATION: Located South of Castle Valley Road at Lake View Golf Course DEVELOPER. - Jay Hobbs 14716 Royal Oaks Drive Little Rock, AR 72210 ENGINEER: McGetrick and McGetrick Engineers 10 Otter Creek Court, Suite A Little Rock, AR 72210 AREA: 3.2 acres CURRENT ZONING: PLANNING DISTRICT CENSUS TRACT NUMBER OF LOTS: 10 R-2, Single-family 15 — Geyer Springs West 41.05 VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED; None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST: FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF The developers are proposing the subdivision of this 3.2 acre tract into ten (10) single-family lots. The average lot size proposed is 70-feet by 200-feet or 14,000 square feet. Castle Valley Road is indicated on the Master Street Plan as a collector street. The plat indicates the right of way is currently in place. A 30-foot front platted building line, as required by the Subdivision Ordinance, is proposed along Castle Valley Road. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site is tree covered and relatively flat. The site backs up to the Lake View Golf Course with the clubhouse and tennis courts located to the west. There is a newly developing single-family subdivision located to the north and northwest of the site. Northeast of the site is an area recently zoned PD-R to allow the April 12, 2007 SUBDIVISIO ITEM NO.: 2 Cont.) FILE NO.: S-643-E development of a single-family subdivision. Along Chicot Road on the east side is a church and single-family homes and on the west side is a vacant tract of C-2, Shopping Center District zoned property. The City limits and the County line are located just south of this site. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received several informational phone calls from area residents. Southwest Little Rock United for Progress and all abutting property owners were notified of the Public Hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. With site development, provide the design of the street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to Castle Valley Road to collector standard including 5-foot sidewalks with the planned development. 2. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. Obtain barricade permit prior to doing any work in the right-of-way from Traffic Engineering at (501) 379-1805 (Travis Herbner). 3. Storm water detention ordinance applies to this property. Show the proposed location for storm water detention facilities on the plan. 4. If disturbed area is 1 or more acres, obtain a NPDES storm water permit from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality prior to the start of construction. 5. Street Improvement plans shall include signage and striping. Traffic Engineering must approve completed plans prior to construction. 6. Prepare a letter of pending development addressing streetlights as required by Section 31-403 of the Little Rock code. Conduit for streetlights should be installed with other utilities. Contact Traffic Engineering at (501) 379-1813 (Steve Philpott) for additional information. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer main extension required, with easements. Contact Little Rock Wastewater Utility at 688-1414 for additional information. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Point Energy: Approved as submitted. 2 April 12, 2007 SUBDIVISION II=ILTi10150]1 16?* ig AT & T: No comment received. FILE NO.: S-643-E Central Arkansas Water: Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding water meter locations. Additional fire hydrant(s) will be required. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department to obtain information regarding the required placement of the hydrant(s) and contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of the hydrant(s). Fire Department: Install and place fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: No comment. Landscape: No comment. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (March 22, 2007) The applicant was not present. Staff presented an overview of the proposed development indicating there were few outstanding technical issues associated with the request. Staff stated as presently proposed the request would require a variance to allow the lots to develop with an increased lot depth to width ratio. Staff stated the developer had indicated all improvements would be completed prior to final platting. There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: There were no remaining technical issues associated with the request remaining from the March 22, 2007, Subdivision Committee meeting. The applicant submitted a revised preliminary plat eliminating the previously indicated variance request. The applicant has indicated all the lots with sufficient width to eliminate the depth to width variance request. The proposal is to allow the development of ten (10) single-family lots from two (2) site totaling 3.2 acres resulting in a density of 3.2 units per acre. A parcel of property under a separate ownership separates the proposed lots. The developer has indicated four (4) lots along the western portion of the subdivision and six (6) lots along the eastern portion. The lots will be developed with a 30-foot front building line and side and rear yard setbacks typical of R-2, Single-family zoned property or side yards of ten percent of the lot 9 April 12, 2007 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont. FILE NO.: S-643-E width not to exceed eight (8) feet and a minimum rear yard setback of twenty-five (25) feet. The plat indicates an average lot size of 70-feet by 200-feet or 14,000 square feet. No new street is proposed with the development of the lots. The developer has indicated street improvements to Castle Valley Road will be completed to Master Street Plan standards including curb, gutter and sidewalk. The lots will be served by public utilities including Little Rock Wastewater Utility and Central Arkansas Water. Staff is supportive of the development as proposed. The lots are indicated similar to lot development standards in the area. To staff's knowledge there are no outstanding issues associated with the request. The lots are indicated with adequate area, lot depths and widths to more than meet the typical minimum ordinance standards for R-2, Single-family zoned property. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. NNING COMMISSION ACTION- (APRIL 12, 2007) The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs, D, E and F of the above agenda staff report. There was no further discussion of the item. The chair entertained a motion for placement of the item on the consent agenda for approval. The motion carried by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent. L!