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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report for S-1979September 12, 2024 ITEM NO.: 6 FILE NO.: S-1979 NAME: Ali Addition – Preliminary Plat LOCATION: 7520 N. Chicot Road DEVELOPER: Syed Ali 1809 Martha Drive Little Rock, AR 72212 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Tim Daters (Agent) White-Daters & Associates, Inc. 24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: White-Daters & Associates, Inc. 24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 AREA: .57 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 5 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 7 PLANNING DISTRICT: 15 CENSUS TRACT: 41.03 CURRENT ZONING: R-2 VARIANCE/WAIVERS: 1. Variance to allow reduced lot widths. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant proposes to subdivide .57 acres of property into 5 lots for single family residential development. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is vacant except for a old house that will be demolished. September 12, 2024 ITEM NO.: 6 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1979 2 C. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTIFICATIONS: All owners of property abutting the site, and all neighborhood associations registered with the City of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: 1. Any work involving one (1) or more acres of disturbed area requires a State of Arkansas NPDES permit. Contact the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, NPDES branch at 501-682-0744 for applications and information about General Stormwater Discharge Construction Permit #ARR150000. 2. A grading permit may be required prior to initiation of work. Grading permits are issued by the Planning and Development Dept. at 723 West Markham Street after approval of sediment and erosion control plans, grading and drainage plans, land survey, drainage study, and soil loss calculations per City’s stormwater management and drainage manual. Contact Planning and Development Dept., Engineering Division at 501-371-4817 or at 501-918-5348 or Permits@littlerock.gov to schedule an appointment for issuance or to answer any questions. Permit cost is based on total project area at $100.00 for the less than ½ acre, $200.00 for ½ to 1 acre, and $200.00 for the first acre and $100.00 for each additional acre for project greater than 1 acre. 3. Damage to public and private property due to hauling operations or operations of construction related equipment from a construction site shall be repaired by the responsible party prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. 4. Per City Code 31-89 (5) for a preliminary plat, a storm drainage preliminary analysis is required showing drainage data for all watercourses entering and leaving the plat boundaries. The storm drainage analysis shall be prepared in sufficient detail to illustrate the proposed system’s capability of accommodating storm events as required by the stormwater management and drainage manual. The preliminary plat shall also show drainage arrows indicating how drainage arrives at the site and drainage arrows how it leaves the site post development. Indicate where the storm sewer pipes, and curb inlets are located within the development also. Additionally, provide profile and cross- sectional views of the detention structure outlet/spillway and detention calculations for the 25- and 100-year storm for the proposed detention pond/structure. Delineation of the drainage areas pre and post construction with respective discharges via rational method shall also be shown. The preliminary plat shall also contain all information as outlined in City Code Sec. 31-89 and 31-90. 5. A Special Flood Hazard Development Permit is required to be obtained to prior to beginning land alteration and/or construction within the 100-year regulatory floodplain. The Special Flood Hazard Development Permit application can be found at https://www.littlerock.gov/city-administration/city-departments/public- works/. Special Flood Hazard Development Permits are issued by the Public Works Department at 701 West Markham Street and no fee collected for September 12, 2024 ITEM NO.: 6 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1979 3 issuance. Contact Vince Floriani in Public Works at 501-371-4823 or VFloriani@littlerock.gov to schedule an appointment for issuance or to answer any questions. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: No comments received. Entergy: No comments received. Summit Utilities: No comments. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: No comments. Fire Department: Maintain Access: Fire Hydrants. Maintain fire apparatus access roads at fire hydrant locations as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.1 Access Road width with a hydrant. Where a fire hydrant is located on a fire apparatus access road, the minimum road width shall be 26 feet, exclusive of shoulders. Grade Maintain fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.2 Grade. Fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed 10 percent in grade except as approved by the fire chief. If the grade exceeds 10 percent, approval will be denied, and the applicant must submit request to be reviewed by Fire Chief for Approval. Loading Maintain fire apparatus access road design as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D102.1 Access and loading. Facilities buildings or portions of buildings hereafter constructed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved fire apparatus access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved driving surface capable of supporting the imposed load of fire apparatus weighing at least 75,000 pounds. One- or Two-Family Residential Developments. As per Appendix D, Section D107.1 of the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1, One- or Two-Family dwelling residential developments. Developments of one- or two-family dwellings where the number of dwelling units exceeds 30 shall be provided with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads and shall meet the requirements of Section D104.3. September 12, 2024 ITEM NO.: 6 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1979 4 Exceptions: 1. Where there are more than 30 dwelling units on a single public or private fire apparatus access road and al dwelling units are equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1, 903.3.1.2 or 903.3.1.3 of the Arkansas Fire Code, access from two directions shall not be required. 2. The number of dwelling units on a single fire apparatus access road shall not be increased unless fire apparatus access roads will connect with future development, as determined by the fire code official. Fire Hydrants Locate Fire Hydrants as per Appendix C of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. Section C101 – C105, in conjunction with Central Arkansas Water (Jason Lowder 501-377-1245) and the Little Rock Fire Marshal’s Office (Capt. Tony Rhodes 501-918-3757, or Fire Marshal Derek N. Ingram 501-918-3756 Number and Distribution of Fire Hydrants as per Table C105.1. Parks and Recreation: No comments received. County Planning: No comments received. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Codes: No comments received. Landscape: No comments. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: The request is in the Geyer Springs West Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows residential Medium Density (RM) for the requested area. The Future Land Use Plan was amended from Residential Low Density to Residential Medium Density by Ordinance No. 22,008 in 2021. The Residential Medium Density (RM) category accommodates a broad range of housing types including single family attached, single family detached, duplex, town homes, multi-family and patio or garden homes. Any combination of these and possibly other housing types may fall in this category provided that the density is between six (6) and twelve (12) dwelling units per acre. September 12, 2024 ITEM NO.: 6 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1979 5 Surrounding the application area on the south and to the east across N Chicot Road are areas of Residential High Density (RH) with undeveloped timber, an apartment complex and a single-family residence. On the west side of the subject site is an undeveloped tract of Residential Low Density (RL) use. North of the site is Public/Institutional (PI) use with a faith-based organization. This site is not located in an Overlay District. Master Street Plan: N Chicot Road is a Collector on the Master Street Plan. Collectors are designed to connect traffic from Local Streets to Arterials or to activity centers, with the secondary function of providing access to adjoining property. The standard Right of way is 60’. Sidewalks are required on one side of Collectors. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements. Bicycle Plan: N Chicot Road is on the Master Bike Plan as a Proposed Class 3 Bike Route. Class 3 Bike Routes require no additional right-of-way, but either a sign or pavement marking to identify and direct the route. Historic Preservation Plan: This property is not located in a Historic District. September 12, 2024 ITEM NO.: 6 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1979 6 H. ANALYSIS: The applicant proposes to subdivide .57 acres of property into 5 lots for single family residential development. The property is mostly undeveloped but contains an old single-family structure which is in a state of disrepair. The proposed five (5) lots will range in area from 6,332 square feet to 6,459 square feet. Lots 1 through 4 will have a lot width of 48 feet, with lot 5 having a lot width of 50.09 feet. The lot depths will range from 128 feet to 133 feet. A 25-foot front building line is shown for all lots. Section 36-342.2(d)(4) requires a minimum lot width of 50 feet. The applicant is requesting a variance to allow 4 of the 5 lots to be 48 feet wide. Staff is in support of the variance request. To staff’s knowledge there are no outstanding issues associated with the proposed preliminary plat. Staff is supportive of the proposed preliminary plat. The single- family subdivision should have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested preliminary plat, subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraphs D and E, and the staff analysis of the agenda staff report.