HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-0956-A Staff AnalysisSeptember 22, 1992
ITEM NO.:
FILE NO.: S-956
NAME: United Medical Supply - Preliminary Plat and Short -Form
Planned Office District (Z-5599)
LOCATION: Southwest corner of the intersection of John Barrow Road
and Labette Drive
DEVELOPER:
STEVE BONDS
3600 Cantrell Road #301
Little Rock, AR
AREA: 2.34 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0
ZONING: 0-3/MF-12 PROPOSED USES: Office
PLANNING DISTRICT: Boyle Park 10
CENSUS TRACT: 24.04
VARIANCES REQUESTED: None
STATEMENT OF PROPOSAL:
A Planned Unit Development for an office (POD) to serve United
Medical, Inc., a medical supply office which specializes in
customer fitting wheelchairs, both motorized and nonmotorized
for the disabled community.
A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST:
This proposal is for an office building approximately 16,000
square feet. Eight thousand (8,000) square feet to be used as
a storage and wheelchair repair and fitting area. The
remaining 8,000 square feet will be made up of office and
display area.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The site is currently vacant it is adjacent to a dead end
street, Labette Drive which is a collector street.
C. ENGINEERING/UTILITY COMMENTS:
Place in -lieu contribution for unfinished Labette Street
improvement.
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September 22, 1992
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 1 Continued FILE NO.: S-956
Little Rock Municipal Water Works
A pro rata front footage charge of $15.00 per square foot
applies for connection off Labette Street.
D. ISSUES LEGAL TECHNICAL DESIGN:
1. Dedication of right-of-way on Labette.
2. Extend the right-of-way including the additional needed
on the north side of right-of-way.
3. Include the right-of-way as part of the plat.
E. ANALYSIS•
This application is for a Planned Office Development on a
2.27 acre parcel located at the southwest corner of John
Barrow Road and Labette Drive. The proposed development will
have 225 feet of frontage along John Barrow Road and 387 feet
of depth along Labette Drive.
The building will be 100 feet by 160 feet with masonry
construction. This proposal also includes a future
10,000 square foot addition to the south side of the building.
All required parking will be provided. Many of the clients of
United Medical come to this area of the city because of the
medical offices nearby. United Cerebral Palsy, a client, is
located immediately north across Labette Drive.
The applicant has met with the City's Traffic Engineer to
discuss curb cuts on Labette and John Barrow, and worked out a
satisfactory traffic flow arrangement. All landscaping
requirements, both on the perimeter of the property and
adjacent building will be met. Sidewalks will be provided.
F. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends approval of both the preliminary plat and
Planned Office Development subject to resolution of the
comments mentioned above.
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (SEPTEMBER 3, 1992)
Steve Bonds represented the applicant. There was discussion on
the additional right-of-way from this site and the status of the
right-of-way on Labette Drive. Mr. Bonds stated that all of the
issues outlined by staff will be met. This matter was forwarded to
the full Commission for resolution.
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September 22, 1992
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 1(Continued)-FILE NO.: S-956
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (SEPTEMBER 22, 1992)
Mr. Steve Bonds was present and represented the application. There
were no objectors in attendance. After a brief discussion, the
Commission determined to place this item on the Consent Agenda for
approval. The approval recognizing that the developer has made a
commitment on the preliminary plat to build and extend the
dedication for Labette Drive. The vote on the motion was 9 ayes,
0 nays and 2 absent.
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