HomeMy WebLinkAboutMMDECEMBER 21, 2023
ITEM NO.: 2 Z-7799-B
File No.: Z-7799-B
Owners: Deltic Real Estate, LLC
Applicant: Joe White & Associates, Inc. (authorized agent)
Address: 1110 Rahling Road
Legal Description: A portion of Lot 8, Tract 1, Chenal Valley, containing
approximately 2.47 acres, more or less.
Current Zoning: C-3
Present Use: Undeveloped
Proposed Use: Hotel
Variance(s) Requested: A variance is requested from the building height provisions of
Section 36-301 to allow a new hotel building with increased
building height from the allowed 35 feet to 55 feet.
Justification: The strict enforcement of these provisions would be a hardship
to constructing a four-story hotel.
STAFF REPORT:
A. Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No comments.
B. Landscape and Buffer Comments:
All landscaping and buffer areas for the new development must comply with
Chapters 15 and 36 of the City of Little Rock Code of Ordinances.
C. Building Codes Comments:
No comments required.
D. Staff Analysis:
The C-3 zoned property located near the northeast corner of Chenal Parkway and
Rahling Road 2.47 acres and is currently undeveloped. The property is mostly tree
covered and generally slopes downward from northeast to southwest. Currently the
site is adjacent to a newly completed Chenal Commons Apartment development to the
northeast.
1
DECEMBER 21, 2023
ITEM NO.: 2 CON'T.) Z-7799-B
The applicant proposes to construct a multi -level hotel building on the site as noted on
the attached site plan. The proposed hotel building will be located within the eastern
portion of the lot, with parking covering the; western portion. An access drive will be
located along the south perimeter of the property connecting to Rahling Road and
Chenal Parkway. The proposed building will be four (4) stories with a building height
of up to fifty-five (55) feet.
Section 36-301(d) allows a maximum building height of 35-feet for C-3 zoned property.
The proposed building will have a height of 55-feet. Therefore, the applicant is
requesting a variance to allow the increased building height from thirty-five (35) feet to
fifty-five (55) feet.
Staff is supportive of the requested variance. Staff views the request as reasonable.
The property is bordered by C-3, 0-2, and near MF24 zonings. Given the property's
location within the new development and the site's topography, staff believes that the
building height variance is appropriate and should have no adverse impact on the
surrounding properties.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested building height variance, subject to the
descriptions and any conditions in the "staff analysis," and the following conditions:
1. A building permit being obtained for all construction.
2. Abide by all site development requirements for C-3 zoned properties.
3. Compliance with the Landscape and Buffer requirements of Chapters 15 and 36 of
the City's code.
Board of Adjustment
(DECEMBER 21, 2023)
The applicant was present. There were objectors present. Staff presented the
application to the Board and stated it recommended approval of the building height
variance per the staff report analysis and report with the stated conditions. There was
a motion to approve the application on consent. The motion was seconded. The
application was approved. The vote was 5 ayes, 0 nays and 0 absent.
4