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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes for Z-9993June 13, 2024 ITEM NO.: 20 FILE NO.: Z-9993 NAME: Marsh Cemetery – Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: 600 Jabo Lake Road DEVELOPER: Anne Marsh 600 Jabo Lake Road Little Rock, AR 72210 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Anne Marsh – Owner/Applicant SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Billy A. Lawrence – Surveyor AREA: 0.25 acre NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: N/A PLANNING DISTRICT: 21 CENSUS TRACT: 42.02 CURRENT ZONING: AF VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow a private family cemetery on 0.25 acre of property at 600 Jabo Lake Road. The site is located outside to city limits and within the City’s Extraterritorial Zoning jurisdiction. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The overall property is undeveloped and tree covered. A small lake is located near the center of the property. The proposed cemetery site will be located at the south end of the lake, to include a small existing structure. June 13, 2024 ITEM NO.: 20 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9993 2 C. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTIFICATIONS: 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. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: No comments. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: No comments received. Entergy: No comments received. Summit Utilities: No comments. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: No comments received. Fire Department: Maintain Access: 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. Grade Maintain fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.2 Grade. Fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed 10 percent in grade except as approved by the fire chief. If the grade exceeds 10 percent, approval will be denied and the applicant must submit request to be reviewed by Fire Chief for Approval. Loading Maintain fire apparatus access road design as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D102.1 Access and loading. Facilities, buildings or portions of buildings hereafter constructed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved fire apparatus access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved driving surface capable of supporting the imposed load of fire apparatus weighing at least 75,000 pounds. June 13, 2024 ITEM NO.: 20 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9993 3 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 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 provide 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 building 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. 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 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 allow manual operation by one person. 4. Gate components shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times and replaces 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. June 13, 2024 ITEM NO.: 20 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9993 4 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: Z-9993 is located within the county and appears to be an application for a cemetery. If the application is indeed a cemetery, and before the County can sign off, the applicant needs to provide proof of compliance with the state (AHD) requirements for establishing a survey as well as having the County Judge sign off on the cemetery. Also, the application is located within a platted subdivision of record, the applicant should verify that the plat and bill of assurance will allow a cemetery to be located on the property. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Codes: No comments received. Landscape: No comments. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: No comments. June 13, 2024 ITEM NO.: 20 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9993 5 H. ANALYSIS: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow a private family cemetery on 0.25 acre of property at 600 Jabo Lake Road. The site is located outside the city limits and within the City’s Extraterritorial Zoning jurisdiction. The overall property is undeveloped and tree covered. A small lake is located near the center of the property. The proposed cemetery site will be located at the south end of the lake, to include a small existing structure. The proposed cemetery will be a 104 foot by 104 foot area (0.25 acre) within an overall 40 acre tract. An access easement must be provided from Jabo Lake Road to the proposed cemetery area. According to the applicant, the individual grave plots will be four (4) feet by nine (9) feet, with at least four (4) feet between each plot. The applicant obtained a conditional letter of approval for the proposed cemetery from the Arkansas Department of Health on December 27, 2023. The applicant will need to comply with the conditions contained within the letter. If the conditional use permit is approved, the applicant will also need a sign-off from the Pualski County Judge. To staff’s knowledge, there are no outstanding issues associated with this application. Staff is supportive of the application. According to the conditional letter of approval from the Arkansas Department of Health, “The inspection of the proposed location did not indicate that the proposed cemetery would create any public health issues.” From a zoning standpoint, staff believes the proposed cemetery will have no adverse impact on the general area. The applicant owns the 40 acre parcel which the proposed cemetery will be within, as well as the 40 acre parcel immediately to the south and the 48 acre parcel immediately to the west. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested conditional use permit, subject to compliance with the comments and conditions in paragraph E, and the staff analysis, of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 13, 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” June 13, 2024 ITEM NO.: 20 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-9993 6 above. The item remained on the Consent Agenda for Approval. The vote was 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. The application was approved.