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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes for S-1981 111424November 14, 2024 ITEM NO.: 12 FILE NO.: S-1981 NAME: Rodriguez – Replat LOCATION: 11112 W. Baseline Road (11112 Linley Drive) DEVELOPER: Rogelia Rodriguez 11112 Linley Drive Little Rock, AR 72209 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Rogelia Rodriguez – Owner Nick Tucker – Agent SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Tucker Land Surveying P.O. Box 1021 Cabot, AR 72023 AREA: 0.90 acre NUMBER OF LOTS: 3 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 7 PLANNING DISTRICT: 16 CENSUS TRACT: 41.03 CURRENT ZONING: R-2 VARIANCE/WAIVERS: 1. Variance to allow reduced lot depth. 2. Variance to allow reduced side setbacks. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant requests to subdivide/replat a 0.90 property into three (3) lots, to allow for the construction of two (2) additional single family residences. The property is located on the west side of Linley Drive, north of Baseline Road. November 14, 2024 ITEM NO.: 12 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1981 2 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: There is a one-story single family residence located near the center of the property, on the proposed Lot 2. The remainder of the property is undeveloped. 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. Per 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Volume 1 Fire Appendix D Fire Apparatus Access Roads Section D107 One or Two Family Residential Developments D107.1 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. Exceptions: 1. Where there are more than 30 dwelling unit accessed from a single public or private fire apparatus access road and all 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, access from two directions shall not be required. 2. The number of dwelling units accessed from 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.” Therefore, the construction of two (2) fire apparatus access roads or installation of an automatic sprinkler system throughout all proposed residential dwelling units is required. Per Appendix D of the fire code Section D101 General D101.1 Scope: “Fire apparatus access roads shall be in accordance with this appendix and all other applicable requirements of the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. Requests for exceptions to Appendix D may be appealed to the State Fire Marshal. 2. Linley is a private road therefore no boundary street requirements are required. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: LRWRA has infrastructure within area of interest. LRWRA will require a platted sewer easement prior to approval. Entergy: No comments received. Summit Utilities: No comments. AT & T: No comments received. November 14, 2024 ITEM NO.: 12 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1981 3 Central Arkansas Water: All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. Show width of ROW if existing 2” PVC main is not shown inside of ROW an easement should be provided for it. 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. Multi-Family Residential Developments As per Appendix D, Section D106.1 of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1. Projects having more than 100 dwelling units . Multiple-family residential projects having more than 100 dwelling units shall be equipped throughout with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads. Exception: Projects having up to 200 dwelling units may have a single approved fire apparatus access road when all building, including nonresidential occupancies are equipped throughout with approved automatic sprinkler systems installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2. As per Appendix D, Section D106.2 of the 2021 Arkansas Fire prevention Code Vol. 1. Projects having more than 200 dwelling units. Multiple-family residential projects having more than 200 dwelling units shall be provided with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads regardless of whether they are equipped with an approved automatic sprinkler system. November 14, 2024 ITEM NO.: 12 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1981 4 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. Exceptions: 1. Where there are more than 30 dwelling units on a single public or private fire apparatus access road and all 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 Code: No comments received. Landscape: No comments. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: No comments. November 14, 2024 ITEM NO.: 12 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1981 5 H. ANALYSIS: The applicant requests to subdivide/replat a 0.90 property into three (3) lots, to allow for the construction of two (2) additional single family residences. The property is located on the west side of Linley Drive, north of Baseline Road. There is a one-story single family residence located near the center of the property on the proposed Lot 2. The remainder of the property is undeveloped. The three (3) proposed lots are as follows:  Lot 1 – 0.30 acre (136.47 feet by 95 feet)  Lot 2 – 0.30 acre (136.47 feet by 95 feet)  Lot 3 – 0.30 acre (136.47 feet by 95 feet) Section 36-254 (d) (4) of the City’s Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum lot depth of 100 feet for lots in R-2 zoning. The proposed lots will be 95 feet deep, as the existing overall property has a depth of 95 feet. The applicant is requesting a variance from this ordinance requirement. Staff supports the variance request. Section 36-254 (d) (2) requires minimum side building setbacks of eight (8) feet for R-2 zoned lots. The applicant is requesting a variance from this ordinance standard to allow five (5) foot minimum side building setbacks. Staff also supports this variance request. Staff is supportive of the requested replat. Staff believes the proposal to create two (2) additional single family residential lots is appropriate for the area. The proposed replat is being reviewed via the final plat procedure as a minor subdivision of land. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested replat, subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraphs D and E, and the staff analysis, of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 14, 2024) The applicant was present. The application came off consent agenda. The applicant was present. There was one person in opposition. Troy Laha was opposed due to the fact that the applicant did not attend the meeting of the Southwest Little Rock United for Progress. After some discussion there was a motion to approve the application. There November 14, 2024 ITEM NO.: 12 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1981 6 was a second. The vote was 9 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent and 1 open position. The motion passed.