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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-0057-TT Staff AnalysisJanuary 5, 2012 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.) F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: No comment. Landscape: No comment. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: FILE NO.: (December 8, 2011) Mr. Robert Brown of Development Consultants was present representing the request. Staff presented an overview of the item stating there were few outstanding technical issues associated with the request. Staff stated the request included the abandonment of Brookwood Drive. Staff noted comments from Central Arkansas Water. Mr. Brown stated he had a letter of approval from CAW and was working with them to clear up the confusion. Public Works comments were addressed. Staff stated at the time of development sidewalks were required to be installed along Riverfront Drive and Cedar Hill Road. There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted a revised drawing based on comments raised at the December 8, 2011, Subdivision Committee meeting. The revised plat indicates at the time of development sidewalks will be installed along Riverfront Drive. The applicant has provided a letter of approval from CAW concerning the required right of way and easement abandonment for Brookwood Drive. The preliminary plat contains 20.09 acres and is proposed for the creation of three (3) lots. The majority of the property has not been platted but has been shown as Tract H on prior surveys. Within the plat area there is one platted parcel which is identified as Tract H-3A. The purpose of the subdivision request is to allow for future development of parking facilities that will support the office campus properties located to the east. In conjunction with the preliminary plat request the applicant is requesting abandonment of the existing Brookwood Drive right of way, south of Cedar Hill Road. The applicant is also requesting to abandon two existing utility and drainage easements that are recorded within Tract H-3A. The applicant has provided approval letters from the various utilities and public works concerning the proposed abandonment of the public right of way and the easements. All 1. 5-57-TT NAME: Riverdale Addition Preliminary Plat of Tracts H-1, H-2 and H-3 and Right of Way Abandonment for Brookwood Drive LOCATION: located at 1100 Riverfront Drive Planning Staff Comments: 1. Provide notification of abutting property owners complete with the certified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. The notice must be mailed no later than December 21, 2011. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than December 30, 2011. Variance/Waivers: None requested. Public Works Conditions: 1. At the time of development, sidewalks with appropriate handicap ramps are required to be installed along Riverfront Drive and Cedar Hill Road in accordance with Section 31-175 of the Little Rock Code and the Master Street Plan. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Point Energv: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: The plans describe the abandonment of Brookwood Drive and the replat should be revised to show platted easements for the water mains within the existing right of way. If the water lines are to be abandoned as well please submit plans to Central Arkansas Water to request the abandonment as well. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this site to determine whether additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be required. If additional fire hydrant(s) are required they will be installed at the developer's expense. Please submit plans for water facilities and/or fire protection systems to Central Arkansas Water for review. Plan revisions may be required after additional review. Contact Center Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of water facilities and/or fire service. Approval of plans by the Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Division and the Little Rock Fire Department is required. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. If there are facilities that need to be adjusted and/or relocated, contact Central Arkansas Water. That work would be done at the expense of Item # I . the developer. Due to the nature of the facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZ) is required on the domestic water service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use. Central Arkansas Water requires that upon installation of the RPZ assembly, successful tests of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed in the State of Arkansas and approved by Central Arkansas Water. The test results must be sent to Central Arkansas Water's Cross Connection Section within ten days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 377-1226 if you would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project. The facilities on -site will be private. When meters are planned off private lines, private facilities shall be installed to Central Arkansas Water's material and construction specifications and installation will be inspected by an engineer, licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas. Execution of a Customer Owned Line Agreement is required. Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Maintain access at least 20-feet wide. Two entryways in and out of the subdivision are required. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is located on CATA Bus Route # 21 — The University Avenue route. Based on the location of driveways and parking areas, providing a bus inlet for a direct bus stop would be beneficial to the employees at this site. A bus shelter would provide a safer, more protective area for riders to catch the bus. CATA recommends providing such simple amenities to benefit employees and visitors to this area. Parks and Recreation: No comment received - Planning Division: No comment. Landscape: No comment. Revised plat/plan: Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, December 14, 2011. Item # 1. December 13, 2011 Ms. Donna James City of Little Rock Planning and Development Division 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 RE: Alltel West Campus — Preliminary Plat of Tracts H-1, H-2 & H-3, Riverdale Addition DCI Project #11-162 Dear Donna: DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS INCORPORATED Provided below are our responses to the comments (Shown in italics) given at Subdivision Committee last week: Planning Staff Comments: 1. Provide notification of abutting property owners complete with the certified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. The notice must be mailed no later than December 21, 2011. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than December 30, 2011. Response: This item is complete and our notification evidence has been sent to your office. Variance/Waivers: None requested. Public Works Conditions: 1. At the time of development, sidewalks with appropriate handicap ramps are required to be installed along Riverfront Drive and Cedar Hill Road in accordance with Section 31-175 of the Little Rock Code and the Master Street Plan. Response: Understood. The sidewalk is shown and noted on the plat. 2. Easements are required for all storm water drainage areas. Response: We do not believe any drainage easements will be required, however, we will provide necessary easements with the final plat or by separate instrument if they become necessary. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Enterg : No comment received. G:11-162-Planning\Document\11162d.doc Engineering Planning 0 Land Surveying 0 Landscape Architecture 2200 North Rodney Parham Road, Suite 220 • Little Rock, Arkansas 72212 • Telephone 501-221-7800 • Fax 501-221-7882 609 West Dickson Street, Suite 205A • Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 • Telephone 479-444-7800 • Fax 479.251-8210 Page Two December 13, 2011 Center -Point Energy: No comment received. AT & T. No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: The plans describe the abandonment of Brookwood Drive and the replat should be revised to show platted easements for the water mains within the existing right of way. If the water lines are to be abandoned as well please submit plans to Central Arkansas Water to request the abandonment as well. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this site to determine whether additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be required. If additional fire hydrant(s) are required they will be installed at the developer's expense. Please submit plans for water facilities and/or fire protection systems to Central Arkansas Water for review. Plan revisions may be required after additional review. Contact Center Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of water facilities and/or fire service. Approval of plans by the Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Division and the Little Rock Fire Department is required. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. If there are facilities that need to be adjusted and/or relocated, contact Central Arkansas Water. That work would be done at the expense of the developer. Due to the nature of the facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZ) is required on the domestic water service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use. Central Arkansas Water requires that upon installation of the RPZ assembly, successful tests of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed in the State of Arkansas and approved by Central Arkansas Water. The test results must be sent to Central Arkansas Water's Cross Connection Section within ten days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 377- 1226 if you would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project. The facilities on -site will be private. When meters are planned off private lines, private facilities shall be installed to Central Arkansas Water's material and construction specifications and installation will be inspected by an engineer, licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas. Execution of a Customer Owned Line Agreement is required. Response: I have forwarded the original solicitations for right-of-way and easement abandonments, as well as the prior CAW approval responses, to Blake Weindorf to familiarize him with the background on this application. We also understand that we will have to disconnect the existing water line as a condition of our abandonment approvals. Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Maintain access at least 20 feet wide. Two entryways in and out of the subdivision are required. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. Response: Will comply. County Planning: No comment. G:11-162-Planning\Document\11162d.doc January 5, 2012 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 1 Cont. FILE NO.: S-57-TT have concurred with the abandonment and none have requested the area be retained as a utility or drainage easement. Staff is supportive of the request. Staff does not feel the creation of the three (3) lots as proposed will significantly impact the area. The property is currently zoned C-3, General Commercial District which requires a minimum lot size of 14,000 square feet. The lots as indicated contain more than adequate area to meet this minimum requirement of the zoning district. To staffs knowledge there are no remaining outstanding technical issues associated with the requested replat. Staff is also supportive of the requested right of way abandonment. Based on the current design of the proposed plat the right of way as previously platted is not required to serve the intended development of the three lots. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. Staff recommends approval of the requested right of way abandonment for Brookwood Drive. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 5, 2012) Mr. Robert Brown of Development Consultants, Inc. was present representing the request. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. Staff also presented a recommendation of approval of the requested right of way abandonment for Brookwood Drive. There was no further discussion of the item. The Chair entertained a motion for approval of the item as presented by staff. The motion carried by a vote of 7 ayes, 0 noes and 4 absent. A Page Three December 13, 2011 CATA: The site is located on CATA Bus Route # 21 — The University Avenue route. Based on the location of driveways and parking areas, providing a bus inlet for a direct bus stop would be beneficial to the employees at this site. A bus shelter would provide a safer, more protective area for riders to catch the bus. CATA recommends providing such simple amenities to benefit employees and visitors to this area. Response: Will review at the time of design for development. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. Planning Division: No comment. Landscape: No comment. We have also added additional dimensions to the plat to show the distances between the centerline of the roadway and right-of-way lines, as requested by Commissioner Laha. Please let me know if you have any questions or require additional information for this application. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, Development Consultants, Inc. Robert M. Brown Vice President G:11-162-Planning\Document\11162d.doc January 5, 2012 ITEM NO.: 1 FILE NO.: S-57- NAME: Riverdale Addition Preliminary Plat of Tracts H-1, H-2 and H-3 and Right -of -Way Abandonment for Brookwood Drive LOCATION: Located at 1100 Riverfront Drive DEVELOPER: Alltel Communications, LLC 1 Allied Drive Little Rock, AR 72202 ENGINEER: Development Consultants, Inc. 2200 North Rodney Parham Road, Suite 220 Little Rock, AR 72212 AREA: 20.09 acres CURRENT ZONING PLANNING DISTRICT CENSUS TRACT: NUMBER OF LOTS: 3 C-3, General Commercial District 4 — Heights Hillcrest 15 VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. A. PROPOSAUREQUESUAPPLICANT'S STATEMENT: FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF The applicant is requesting approval of a preliminary plat containing 20.09 acres located in the Riverdale Addition. The majority of the property is not platted and has been shown as Tract H on prior surveys. There is also one platted parcel which is Tract H-3A. The proposal is to replat the unplatted tract and one platted parcel to create three new tracts. The purpose of the subdivision request is to allow for future development of parking facilities that will support the office campus properties located to the east. In conjunction with the preliminary plat request the applicant is requesting abandonment of the existing Brookwood Drive right of way, south of Cedar Hill Road. The applicant is also requesting to abandon two existing utility and drainage easements that are recorded within Tract H-3A. January 5, 2012 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-57-TT B_ EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site is located on the west side of Riverfront Drive in the Riverdale Addition. The site is a relatively flat grass covered field. Cedar Hill Road is located to the north and there is a railroad spur located along the western boundary. Further west is the Riverdale Shopping area including restaurant uses, automobile sales and general retail. East of the site is the AlltelNerizon Office complex (currently being considered for a replat as a separate item on this agenda Item #2 File No. S-57-UU). Other uses in the area to the north include office buildings and a school. Northeast of the site are residential units both condominiums and detached single-family homes. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has not received any comment from area residents. All abutting property owners were notified of the public hearing. There is not an active neighborhood association located in the area. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: E. PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. At the time of development, sidewalks with appropriate handicap ramps are required to be installed along Riverfront Drive and Cedar Hill Road in accordance with Section 31-175 of the Little Rock Code and the Master Street Plan. 2. Easements are required for all stormwater drainage areas. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Enter : Easements are required along the common lot lines and along Riverfront Drive. Contact Entergy for additional information. Center -Point Energy: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: The plans describe the abandonment of Brookwood Drive and the replat should be revised to show platted easements for the water mains within the existing right of way. If the water lines are to be abandoned as N January 5, 2012 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont. FILE NO.: S-57-TT well please submit plans to Central Arkansas Water to request the abandonment. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this site to determine whether additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be required. If additional fire hydrant(s) are required they will be installed at the developer's expense. Please submit plans for water facilities and/or fire protection systems to Central Arkansas Water for review. Plan revisions may be required after additional review. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of water facilities and/or fire service. Approval of plans by the Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Division and the Little Rock Fire Department is required. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. If there are facilities that need to be adjusted and/or relocated, contact Central Arkansas Water. That work would be done at the expense of the developer. Due to the nature of the facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembiy (RPZ) is required on the domestic water service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use. Central Arkansas Water requires that upon installation of the RPZ assembly, successful tests of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed in the State of Arkansas and approved by Central Arkansas Water. The test results must be sent to Central Arkansas Water's Cross Connection Section within ten days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 377-1226 if you would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project. The facilities on -site will be private. When meters are planned off private lines, private facilities shall be installed to Central Arkansas Water's material and construction specifications and installation will be inspected by an engineer, licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas. Execution of a Customer Owned Line Agreement is required. Fire DeDar-tment: Place fire hydrants per code. Maintain access at least 20-feet wide. Two entryways in and out of the subdivision are required. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is located on CATA Bus Route # 21 — The University Avenue route. Based on the location of driveways and parking areas, providing a bus inlet for a direct bus stop would be beneficial to the employees at this site. A bus shelter would provide a safer, more protective area for riders to catch the bus. CATA recommends providing such simple amenities to benefit employees and visitors to this area. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. 3