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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1065 Staff AnalysisMay 16, 1995 ITEM N 4 FILE NO.: -10 5 NAME: CHENONCEAU COMMERCIAL PARK -- PRELIMINARY PLAT LOCATION: At the southeast corner of Cantrell Rd. and Chenonceau Blvd. DEVELOPER ENGINEER: Jack McCray Joe White DELTIC FARM & TIMBER CO., INC. WHITE-DATERS & ASSOCIATES, INC. #7 Chenal Club Circle 401 S. Victory St. Little Rock, AR 72211 Little Rock, AR 72201 821-5555 374-1666 AREA: 16.66 ACRES NUMBER OF LOTS: 11 FT_ NEW STREET: 500 ZONING• 0-3 & C-3 PLANNING DISTRICT: 19 CENSUS TRACT: 42.06 VARIANCES REOUESTED: None STATEMENT OF PROPOSAL: PROPOSED USES: Office & Commercial The applicant proposes a commercial and office subdivision on a 16.66 acre tract. The site is located with frontages on both Cantrell Rd. and Chenonceau Blvd., so no boundary street improvements are needed or to be provided. One interior cul-de- sac street, approximately 500 feet in length, is proposed. Lots range in size of from 0.8 acre to 2.14 acres, with the average lot size being 1.44 acres. No variances are proposed. A. PROPOSAL RE ❑EST: Review and approval by the Planning Commission is requested for a preliminary plat. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site is undeveloped and is heavily wooded. The northern two-thirds of the site is zoned C-3; the southern one-third is zoned 0-2. The land to the east, south, and southwest is all zoned R-2. Across Chenonceau Blvd. to the west is an MF-18 zoned tract. May 16, 1995 SUBDIVISION ITEM NG • 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.; S-1065 C. ENGINEERING/UTILITY COMMENT The Public Works staff comments that: 1) the preliminary plat has some technical deficiencies which need to be addressed; 2) access to Lot 5 should be taken from Chenonceau Court, and common drives should be provided for Lots 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, with access to Lot 10 being provided at the southeast corner of the lot; 3) street plans must be provided and sidewalks will be required on both sides; 4) a stormwater detention analysis and easement for the outfall drainage onto adjacent property must be provided; and, 5) provide erosion control plan and get City and State permits prior to any site work. Water Works comments that a water main extension will be required -in order -,to -provide service to some lots. Wastewater comments that sewer main extensions, with easements, will be required. Arkansas Power and Light Co. will require an easement along the north and west property lines, including along all sides of the cul-de-sac. 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. The Parks and Recreation Department comments that the use of a bikeway along Chenonceau Blvd. to link Chenal development to the future bikeway along the Little Maumelle and Arkansas Rivers is encouraged. D. ISSUES/LEGAL/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: The Neighborhoods and Planning staff comments that: 1) Sec. 31-87 requires that the name and address of the owner of record, with the source of title, giving deed record book and page number or instrument number, be shown. These are not indicated. 2) Sec. 31-87 requires that the average and minimum lot sizes be reported; they are not. 0► May 16, 1995 f :. ITEM No.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: 5-1065 3) Sec. 31-87 requires that any existing and the proposed covenants and resurrections be indicated. This is not available. 4) Sec. 31-87 requires that the source of water supply and the means of wastewater be indicated. This is not shown. 5) Sec. 31-89 requires that contours be shown, and be at 2' intervals. Contours are shown, but there is no indication of their interval or what elevation they represent. 6) Sec. 31-89 requires that "natural features" (drainage channels, bodies of water, wooded areas, etc.) and "cultural features" (existing and plated streets, bridges,_ culverts, utility lines, _ pipelines, power transmission lines, easements, park areas, structures, section lines, etc.) within and immediately surrounding the proposed subdivision be shown. This section also requires that on all watercourses entering the tract, the drainage area above the point of entry shall be noted. These requirements have not met. 7) Sec. 31-89 requires a preliminary storm drainage plan be provided. This has not been submitted. 8) Sec. 31-89 requires the names of recorded subdivisions abutting the proposed subdivision, with plat book and page number or instrument umber be shown, and for commercial subdivision the owners of all land contiguous to the proposed subdivision be indicated. "Abutting" and "contiguous" include property across streets. Ownerships of platted lots to the south need to be shown. ownership and/or plat information to the north needs to be shown. 9) Sec. 31-89 requires that adequate physical descriptions of all monuments is to be shown, indicating the size, type of materials, and construction of monuments. Monuments are not designated. 10) Sec. 31-89 requires that the zoning classifications within the plat and of abutting areas are to be show. This has not been shown. 11) Sec. 31-89 requires that the certification be executed indicating that the survey has been filed 3 May 16, 1995 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO. • 4 (CQnt ) FILE NO.: s-1.0.6_5 with the office of the State Surveyor. This has not been done. 12) Sec. 31-89 requires that a phasing plan, if development is to be phased, be indicated. Is the entire development to be accomplished in one phase? 13) Sec. 31-91 requires the certificates of preliminary engineering and surveying accuracy be executed. 14) Sec. 31-93 requires a preliminary Bill of Assurance be submitted. This has not been done. 15) Sec. 31-89 requires that the proposed design for streets, and showing sidewalks are to be indicated. Sec. 31-209 and 31-282 require sidewalks on both sides of commercial streets. Sidewalks will be required along Chenonceau Blvd. and Chenonceau Ct. E. ANALYSIS: The deficiencies noted above are easily provided by the project engineer, and can be added prior to staff approving the file copy of the preliminary plat. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the preliminary plat, subject to the applicant's engineer completing the submittal requirements. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (APRIL 27, 1995) Mr. Joe White, with White-Daters & Associates, Inc., the project engineering firm, was present. Staff presented the proposed preliminary plat to the Committee, and the Committee reviewed with staff and Mr. White the comments contained in the discussion outline. The Public works staff discussed with Mr. White its comments regarding stormwater detention and the requirement that an easement be provided for the outfall from stormwater from the site. Mr. White responded that the matter would be investigated, and that further consultation would be needed. Mr. White related that the remaining issues raised by staff would be addressed. The Committee forwarded the proposed plat to the full Commission for the public hearing. 4 May 16, 1995 SVBLIVIs1 ITEM NO.: 4 KCont. FILE NO.: S-1065 PLANNING COMMISSION A Tom: (MAY 16, 1995) Staff reported that all issues had been resolved. Staff recommended approval of the preliminary plat, and the item was included on the Consent Agenda for approval. 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. 5