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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1058 Staff AnalysisMay 16, 1995 ITEM N FILE NO.: -10 8 NAME: DEAN WISDOM SUBDIVISION -- LOTS 16R, 17R, & 18R RE -PLAT LOCATION: At the northwest corner of Arch Street Pike and West Grinde Rd., outside the City Limits. DEVELOPER: Dean Wisdom 13124 Arch St. Little Rock, AR 72206 888-1778 AREA• 3.24 ACRES ZONING• R-2 Residential PLANNING DISTRICT: 28 CENSUS TRACT: 40.03 ENGINEER: Ed Fryar ED FRYAR ENGINEERING 54 Rings Park Little Rock, AR 72205 225-7597 NUMBER OF LOTS: 3 FT. NEW STREET: 0 PROPOSED USES: Single -Family VARIANCES REQUESTED: Approval of a waiver of the requirement to provide Master Street Plan improvements along both the Arch Street Pike and W. Grinde Rd. frontages of the plat area. BACKGROUND The proposed subdivision is a re -plat of Lots 1R and 2R of a 3- lot subdivision, entitled the "Dean Wisdom Subdivision", approved by the Planning Commission in 1977 and filed with the Circuit Clerk and Recorder on September 14, 1977. STATEMENT OF PROPOSAL: The applicant proposes a 3-lot re -plat of 2 lots of the Dean Wisdom Subdivision. The northern -most lot involves approximately one-half of the original Lot 2R, and contains approximately 1.62 acres. This lot is designated as Lot 16R in the new subdivision. Access to this lot was (in the originally approved subdivision) and is (in the proposed re -plat) by way of a 50 foot wide pipestem with frontage on Arch Street Pike. The remainder of the original Lot 2R, plus a portion of the original Lot 1R makes up the new Lot 17R. This new lot is 1.02 acres in size and has its required frontage on W. Grinde Rd. Two-thirds of the original Lot 1R, at the corner of W. Grinde Rd. and Arch Street Pike form the new Lot 18R. This lot is a 0.55 acre lot, and has frontages on both boundary streets, W. Grinde Rd. and Arch Street Pike. Both boundary streets are improved County roadways, and the May 16, 1995 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 3(-Cont-)FILE NO.: S-1058 applicant does not propose any street improvements to either road. A waiver of the Master Street Plan requirements, then, is requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Review and approval by the Planning Commission is requested for a preliminary plat. Review by the Planning Commission and a recommendation for approval to the Board of Directors of the Master Street Plan improvements for Arch Street Pike and for W. Grinde Rd. are requested. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The applicant's homesite occupies the northern -most lot, with access to this homesite by way of the pipestem. The remainder of the tract is undeveloped and wooded. The existing zoning of the site, plus all surrounding lands, is R-2. The area is outside the City Limits. C. ENGINEERING/UTILITY COMMENTS: The Public Works staff comments that: 1) the preliminary plat has some technical deficiencies which need to be addressed; 2) AHTD must be contacted before any work is done in the right-of-way; and, 3) the applicant should contact the Pulaski County Floodplain Administrator prior to approval from the City. Water Works comments that, in addition to the normal connection fees, an acreage charge of $100/acre applies. Wastewater comments that the proposed development is outside the Wastewater service boundary. No sewer is available. Arkansas Power and Light Co. did not furnished comments. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. approved the submittal without comment. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. approved the submittal without comment. The Fire Department approved the submittal without comment. D. ISSUES LEGAL TECHNICAL DES IGN: The Neighborhoods and Planning staff comments that the applicant has requested a waiver of Boundary Street improvements, and a recommendation on this requested waiver should be made. Oa May 16, 1995 SUBDIVISION ITEM nt FILE -NO. -10 8 E. ANALYSIS• The re -plat meets the Ordinance requirements, except for the requirement to provide Master Street Plan improvements. The area is approximately 6 miles south of where Arch Street Pike leaves the City Limits at I-30, and is approximately 2.5 miles south of the nearest City Limits line. The likelihood of the City or County re -building the streets in the area in the future is remote. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the re -plat, and of the requested waiver of Master Street Plan improvements. (Dedication of the required right-of-way should not be waived.) SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (APRIL 27, 1995) Mr. Dean Wisdom, the applicant, was present. Staff outlined the request, and the staff and Committee members reviewed with Mr. Wisdom the comments contained in the discussion outline. Staff related that the City files do not include a record of the original subdivision reported by the applicant as being on record. Mr. Wisdom responded that he had a reproducible of the filed copy, and would provide a copy of this recorded subdivision plat to staff. The Committee forwarded the preliminary plat request to the full Commission for the public hearing. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 16, 1995) Staff reported that all issues had been resolved. Staff recommended approval of the preliminary plat, and of the requested waiver of Master Street Plan improvements for the boundary streets. The item was included on the Consent Agenda for approval, and the preliminary plat was approved with the approval of the Consent Agenda with the vote of 11 ayes, 0 nays, 0 abstentions, and 0 absent. 3 FILE NO.: S-1058 NAME: DEAN WISDOM SUBDIVISION -- LOTS 16R, 17R, & 18R RE -PLAT LOCATION: At the northwest corner of Arch Street Pike and West Grinde Rd., outside the City Limits. DEVELOPER: Dean Wisdom 13124 Arch St. Little Rock, AR 72206 888-1778 AREA: 3.24 ACRES ZONING: R-2 Residential PLANNING DISTRICT: 28 CENSUS TRACT: 40.03 ENGINEER• Ed Fryar ED FRYAR ENGINEERING 54 Kings Park Little Rock, AR 72205 225-7597 NUMBER OF LOTS: 3 FT. NEW STREET: 0 PROPOSED USES: Single -Family VARIANCES REQUESTED: Approval of a waiver of the requirement to provide Master Street Plan improvements along both the Arch Street Pike and W. Grinde Rd. frontages of the plat area. BACKGROUND: The proposed subdivision is a re -plat of Lots 1R and 2R of a 3- lot subdivision, entitled the "Dean Wisdom Subdivision", approved by the Planning Commission in 1977 and filed with the Circuit Clerk and Recorder on September 14, 1977. STATEMENT OF PROPOSAL: The applicant proposes a 3-lot re -plat of 2 lots of the Dean Wisdom Subdivision. The northern -most lot involves approximately one-half of the original Lot 2R, and contains approximately 1.62 acres. This lot is designated as Lot 16R in the new subdivision. Access to this lot was (in the originally approved subdivision) and is (in the proposed re -plat) by way of a 50 foot wide pipestem with frontage on Arch Street Pike. The remainder of the original Lot 2R, plus a portion of the original Lot 1R makes up the new Lot 17R. This new lot is 1.02 acres in size and has its required frontage on W. Grinde Rd. Two-thirds of the original Lot 1R, at the corner of W. Grinde Rd. and Arch Street Pike form the new Lot 18R. This lot is a 0.55 acre lot, and has frontages on both boundary streets, W. Grinde Rd. and Arch Street Pike. Both boundary streets are improved County roadways, and the applicant does not propose any street improvements to either road. A waiver of the Master Street Plan requirements, then, is requested. FILE NO.: -1058 Cont. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST.: Review and approval by the Planning Commission is requested for a preliminary plat. Review by the Planning Commission and a recommendation for approval to the Board of Directors of the Master Street Plan improvements for Arch Street Pike and for W. Grinde Rd. are requested. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The applicant's homesite occupies the northern -most lot, with access to this homesite by way of the pipestem. The remainder of the tract is undeveloped and wooded. The existing zoning of the site, plus all surrounding lands, is R-2. The area is outside the City Limits. C. ENGINEERING UTILITY COMMENTS: The Public Works staff comments that: 1) the preliminary plat has some technical deficiencies which need to be addressed; 2) AHTD must be contacted before any work is done in the right-of-way; and, 3) the applicant should contact the Pulaski County Floodplain Administrator prior to approval from the City. Water Works comments that, in addition to the normal connection fees, an acreage charge of $100/acre applies. Wastewater comments that the proposed development is outside the Wastewater service boundary. No sewer is available. Arkansas Power and Light Co. did not furnished comments. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. approved the submittal without comment. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. approved the submittal without comment. The Fire Department approved the submittal without comment. D. ISSUES/LEGAL/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: The Neighborhoods and Planning staff comments that the applicant has requested a waiver of Boundary Street improvements, and a recommendation on this requested waiver should be made. E. ANALYSIS• The re -plat meets the Ordinance requirements, except for the requirement to provide Master Street Plan improvements. The 2 FILE NO.: S-1058 (Cont.) area is approximately 6 miles south of where Arch Street Pike leaves the City Limits at I-30, and is approximately 2.5 miles south of the nearest City Limits line. The likelihood of the City or County re -building the streets in the area in the future is remote. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the re -plat, and of the requested waiver of Master Street Plan improvements. (Dedication of the required right-of-way should not be waived.) SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (APRIL 27, 1995) Mr. Dean Wisdom, the applicant, was present. Staff outlined the request, and the staff and Committee members reviewed with Mr. Wisdom the comments contained in the discussion outline. Staff related that the City files do not include a record of the original subdivision reported by the applicant as being on record. Mr. Wisdom responded that he had a reproducible of the filed copy, and would provide a copy of this recorded subdivision plat to staff. The Committee forwarded the preliminary plat request to the full Commission for the public hearing. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 16, 1995) Staff reported that all issues had been resolved. Staff recommended approval of the preliminary plat, and of the requested waiver of Master Street Plan improvements for the boundary streets. The item was included on the Consent Agenda for approval, and the preliminary plat was approved with the approval of the Consent Agenda with the vote of 11 ayes, 0 nays, 0 abstentions, and 0 absent. r