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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1020 Staff AnalysisMay 3, 1994 ITEM NO.: 11 FILE NO.: S-1020 NAME: CARENETWORK -- SITE PLAN REVIEW LOCATION: On the north side of W. Markham Street, approximately 300 feet west of Santa Fe Trail DEVELOPER: DESIGN/BUILD CONTRACTOR: Patricia and Barry Solomon Larry Watts CARENETWORK D&H CONSTRUCTION 9712 W. Markham St. 3500 J. E. Davis Dr. Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72209 223-3333 565-2451 AREA: 1.51 ACRES NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING• 0-3 PLANNING DISTRICT: 2 CENSUS TRACT: 22.05 VARIANCES REQUESTED: None STATEMENT OF PROPOSAL: PROPOSED USES: Office The applicant proposes to construct an additional building at the rear of their current office site. The existing building is situated at the front of the lot, with existing building and parking taking the front two-thirds of the site. This leaves the rear one-third of the site unused. With the new building, an additional 15 parking spaces is proposed. Landscape buffering is to be maintained along the north property line abutting the residential properties, with an 8 foot high solid board fence being erected along this property line. A. PROPOSAL/REpUES_T: Planning Commission approval of a site plan for the addition of a second building to the existing site of CareNetwork, a medical personnel provider organization, is requested. This new building is to be 2-story and contain 7,840 square feet, and is to be used for expansion of office space for the current business. The proposal includes adding 15 new parking spaces. A 16 foot deep landscape buffer area is to be provided along the north property line where residential property is the neighbor. An 8 foot high solid board fence is proposed along this north property line. May 3, 1994 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 11 (Continued) FILE NO.: S-1020 B. EXIaTING CONDITIONS: The front two-thirds of the site is occupied by the current CareNetwork facility, and contains a one and one-half story building with 8,225 square feet and asphalt parking for 41 vehicles. The site is currently zoned 0-3. There is 0-3 zoning to the east and west. To the north, abutting the lot, are residences in an R-2 zoned area. Across W. Markham St. is Markham Street Baptist Church in an area zoned R-2. C. ENGINEERINGIUTILITY COMMENTS: The City Engineering office reports that a grading and stormwater detention plan will be required prior to a building permit being approved. Water works indicates that care must be taken to protect the 39" raw water main which crosses the site. A site fire hydrant will be required. The Fire Department will need to evaluate the site plan to determine the location of the needed hydrant. Wastewater indicates that sewer is available and that there will be no adverse effect. Landscape review reports that a 3 foot wide building landscape strip is required between the public parking areas and the building. The Fire Department approved the submittal without comment. Arkansas Power and Light Co. approved the plan without comment. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. approved the plan without comment. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. will require a 5 foot easement along the east, north, and west property lines. D. ISSUESILEGALITECHNICALIDESIGN: The dimensions for the existing building need to be shown on the plan. The existing building contains 8,225 square feet; the proposed building is to contain 7,840 square feet. The total building area on the site, then, will be 16,065 square K May 3, 1994 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 11 (Continued) FILE NO.: 9-1020 feet. This requires a provision for 41 parking spaces to meet Ordinance requirements. The parking which has been indicated on, the site plan provides for 54 spaces. The parking requirements, then, are met. E. ANALYSIS• The proposed expansion can meet all density, parking, setback, landscaping, and buffer requirements. There are only minimal deficiencies in the submittal, and these can be easily remedied. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the site plan, subject to the applicant complying with the noted requirements. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (APRIL 14, 1994) Barry Solomon, the applicant, and Larry Watts, with D&H Construction, were present. Staff and the Committee reviewed with Solomon and Mr. Watts the comments noted in the discussion outline. Staff mentioned that there had appeared to be a parking problem when a staff member had visited the site, with cars occupying all available parking spaces and parking on the vacant land at'the rear of the site. The question was posed whether there would be adequate parking with the addition of the new building. It was noted, though, that the plan meets the parking requirements. The applicant mentioned that additional parking is being arranged for those occasional times when staff meetings are conducted and there is an overflow of vehicles. The Committee forwarded the item to the Commission for final resolution. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 3, 1994) Staff reported that there were no issues to be resolved. The item was included in the Consent Agenda for approval, and was approved with the vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent, and 0 abstentions. 3