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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-0762 Staff AnalysisNovember 11, 1986 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 9 NAME: llth and Madison "Short -Form PRD" (Z-4759) LOCATION: NW corner of llth and Madison AGENT: Sandy Sanders 914 Kings Mountain Drive Little Rock, AR 72211 Phone: 227-6353 DEVELOPER: ENGINEER: James Brainard Laha Engineers, Inc. 1120 South Madison P.O. Box 9251 Little Rock, AR 72204 Little Rock, AR 72219 AREA: 140' x 50' NO. OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING: "R-3" PROPOSED USES: Single Family Residential/Garage Apt. A. Proposal/Re uest: 1. To legalize an existing situation; and to allow use of the garage apartment to be used as rental unit. 2. To improve the property by remodeling both the existing single family structure and the garage apartment. The east unit is owner/occupied and will be improved by provision of new window casings, new insulated windows, remodeled bath and kitchen area. The west unit is for rental use only. The owner has replaced an existing sewer line and is in the process of making some electrical improvements of existing wiring. Proposed improvements include a 24' x 25.8' parking pad with access directly from the alley. Pad will provide more than adequate off-street parking and does not compromise the neighbor appearance. Guttering will be placed on the east and west sides of the rental property to assist in November 11, 1986 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 9 - Continued good drainage. A small walkway will be placed from the parking pad to the entrance of the proposed rental property. Shrubs will also be added. B. Existing Conditions: Small lot single family area with some multifamily in the vicinity. C. Issues/Discussion/Legal/Technical/Design: 1. Close curb cut on llth Street. D. Engineering Comments: None. E. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to limitation of two units on the site and no future subdivision of the lot. This application was filed as PUD, since to allow two detached structures on the site. "R-4" requires that the structures be attached before they can be considered be duplexes. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE REVIEW: The applicant agreed to close the curb cut on llth Street. November 11, 1986 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 9 - Continued PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Staff recommended approval, subject to no further subdivision of the lot. The applicant was represented by Mr. Sandy Sanders. Several residents from the neighborhood were present. Mr. Charles Wilson of 1016 Madison, an 11 year resident of the neighborhood, requested that the site be owner -occupied and restricted to the one rental unit proposed. He also mentioned a drainage problem. Mr. Bobby Langford, a resident of the neighborhood since 1948, opposed the proposed garage apartment since he felt that it was currently built as a garage and workshop, and the applicant would be creating a new apartment. A motion for approval was made, but failed to pass. The vote was: 0 ayes, 8 noes and 3 absent. The reason given by the Commission for denial was due to the possibility of setting a precedent in an area where there was potential for similar proposals.