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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:
Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No comments.
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.
Building Codes Comments:
No comments required.
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.
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, O-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.
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:
A building permit being obtained for all construction.
Abide by all site development requirements for C-3 zoned properties.
Compliance with the Landscape and Buffer requirements of Chapters 15 and 36 of the City’s code.