HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1571-B Staff AnalysisITEM NO.: 1. S-1571-B
NAME: Vinson's Addition Lots 4R and 5R Replat
LOCATION: located on the Northwest corner of Chicot and Baseline Roads
Planning Staff Comments:
1. Provide notification of property owners located within 200-feet of the site, complete
with the certified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of
mailing. The notice must be mailed no later than April 6, 2011. The Office of
Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than April 15,
2011.
2. Provide the name and address of the owner. Provide the source of title of the
owner.
3: Dimension the building setback along Baseline Road.
4. Provide the zoning classification with the proposed plat boundary and of abutting
areas.
Variance/Waivers: Driveway spacing
Public Works Conditions:
1. Chicot Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial. Dedication
of right-of-way to 55-feet from centerline will be required.
2. Baseline Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial with
special design standards. Dedication of right-of-way to 45-feet from centerline will be
required.
3. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-
of-way prior to occupancy.
Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning:
Wastewater: Sewer available to this project.
Entergy: Approved as submitted.
Center -Point Energy: No comment received.
AT & T: No comment received.
Central Arkansas Water: No objection. Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger and/or
additional water meter(s) are required. Due to the nature of the facility, installation of an
approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZ) is required on the
domestic water service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use.
Central Arkansas Water (CAW) requires that upon installation of the RPZA, successful
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tests of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the
State of Arkansas and approved by CAW. The test results must be sent to CAW's
Cross Connection Section within ten (10) days of installation and annually thereafter.
Contact the Cross Connection Section at 371-1226 if you would like to discuss backflow
prevention requirements for this project.
Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire
Department for additional information.
County Planning: No comment.
CATA: Approved as submitted. The site is located on CATA Bus Routes #17, the
Mabelvale-Downtown Route and #17A, the Mabelvale-UALR Route.
Parks and Recreation: No comment.
Planning Division: No comment.
Landscape: No comment.
Revised plat/plan: Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include
the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, April 6, 2011.
Item #,P--
April 21, 2011
ITEM NO.: 1
NAME: Vinson's Addition Lots 4R and 5R Replat
FILE NO.: S-1571-B
LOCATION: Located on the Northwest corner of Chicot and Baseline Roads
DEVELOPER:
Kum and Go
Attn: Abbey Gilroy
6400 Westown Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50266
ENGINEER:
White-Daters and Associates
24 Rahling Circle
Little Rock, AR 72223
AREA: 4.6 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 2 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF
CURRENT ZONING: C-3, General Commercial District and C-4, Open Display District
PLANNING DISTRICT:
CENSUS TRACT:
15 — Geyer Springs West
41.03
VARIANCESM/AIVERS REQUESTED:
1. A variance from the Subdivision Ordinance related to the minimum driveway spacing
requirement.
2. A waiver of the right of way dedication and boundary street ordinance requirements
to Chicot Road.
A. PROPOSALIREQUESTIAPPLICANT'S STATEMENT:
The applicant is proposing to replat two (2) existing commercial lots located at
the intersection of Baseline and Chicot Roads. Lot 3R is proposed containing
3.439 acres and Lot 4R containing 1.2027 acres. As a companion application
(Item 5 File No. S-1571-B) the applicant is requesting a multiple building site plan
review for the placement of a convenience store with a fuel canopy on proposed
Lot 4R.
April 21, 2011
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 1
FILE NO.: S-1571-6
The request includes a variance from the Subdivision Ordinance to allow the two
(2) existing drives to remain on the site. The drives do not meet the minimum
driveway spacing requirements of the existing ordinances. The request also
includes a waiver of the right of way dedication requirement and the boundary
street ordinance requirements for Chicot Road.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The site is developed with a strip retail center containing a number of office and
commercial uses including a restaurant, a real estate office, a beauty salon and a
certified public accountant. There is a single-family house located north of the
strip center within the proposed replat area. Other uses in the area include
single-family residential, churches, convenience stores, daycare center,
restaurants and general retail and office uses. Baseline Road was recently
reconstructed and an overpass installed over the railroad main line. Chicot Road
was also recently reconstructed in this area.
C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
As of this writing, staff has received several informational phone calls from area
property owners. All abutting property owners of the site, the Chicot
Neighborhood Association, the Cloverdale Neighborhood Association, the West
Baseline Neighborhood Association and Southwest Little Rock United for
Progress were notified of the public hearing.
D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS:
1. Chicot Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial.
Dedication of right-of-way to 55-feet from centerline will be required.
2. Baseline Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial
with special design standards. Dedication of right-of-way to 45-feet from
centerline will be required.
3. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the
public right-of-way prior to occupancy.
E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING:
Wastewater: Sewer available to this project.
Entergy: Approved as submitted.
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SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.
FILE NO.: S-1571-B
Center -Point E . ra: Center Point Energy has a gas main and services located
behind the old strip mall. Developer needs to contact Lonnie Lakey at 377-4856
to have the lines retired.
AT & T: No comment received.
Central Arkansas Water: No objection. Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger
and/or additional water meter(s) are required. Due to the nature of the facility,
installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly
(RPZ) is required on the domestic water service. This assembly must be
installed prior to the first point of use. Central Arkansas Water (CAW) requires
that upon installation of the RPZA, successful tests of the assembly must be
completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the State of Arkansas and
approved by CAW. The test results must be sent to CAW's Cross Connection
Section within ten (10) days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the
Cross Connection Section at 371-1226 if you would like to discuss backflow
prevention requirements for this project.
Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire
Department for additional information.
County Planning: No comment.
CATA: Approved as submitted. The site is located on CATA Bus Routes #17,
the Mabelvale-Downtown Route and #17A, the Mabelvale-UALR Route.
Parks and Recreation: No comment.
F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN:
Plannina Division: No comment.
Landscape: No comment.
G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (March 31, 2011)
Mr. Tim Daters of White-Daters and Associates was present representing the
request. Staff presented an overview of the request stating there was an
application for a site plan review on one of the proposed lots on the current
agenda as well. Staff stated there were few outstanding technical issues
associated with the plat. Staff requested Mr. Daters provide the name and
address of the owner and the source of title in the general notes section of the
preliminary plat.
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April 21, 2011
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.
FILE NO.: S-1571
Public Works comments were addressed. Staff stated a dedication of right of
way 45-feet from centerline would be required on Baseline Road. Staff stated
Chicot Road would require dedication of right of way 55 feet from centerline.
Staff stated the developers would be responsible for development of a right turn
lane on Chicot Road.
Staff noted comments from the other reporting departments and agencies
suggesting the applicant contact them individually for additional clarification.
There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the
item to the full Commission for final action.
H. ANALYSIS:
The applicant submitted a revised preliminary plat to staff addressing a few of the
issues raised at the March 31, 2011, Subdivision Committee meeting. The
applicant is proposing to replat two (2) existing commercial lots located at the
intersection of Baseline and Chicot Roads. Lot 3R is proposed containing
3.44 acres and Lot 4R containing 1.20 acres. As a companion application, Item
5 File No. S-1571-B, the applicant is requesting a multiple building site plan
review for the placement of a convenience store with a fuel canopy on proposed
Lot 4R.
The revised preliminary plat has indicated the name and address of the owner.
The revised plan has not addressed staff's comments concerning the right of way
dedication and street construction on Chicot Road. Staff recommends right of
way dedication to 55-feet from centerline and the construction of an additional
ten (10) foot of pavement for a right turn lane. In addition the revised plan has
not addressed staff's concerns related to the driveway placement on Chicot
Road. The northern drive is to be removed and the southern drive should be
moved to the north approximately twenty-five (25) to thirty (30) feet to allow the
drive to be located approximately 200-feet from the intersection (center line of the
street to center of the driveway).
Staff is not supportive of the request. The site is located at the intersection of
two (2) principal arterials. Per the Master Street Plan the street design is to be
six (6) through lanes plus left and right turn lanes. Although this intersection was
recently reconstructed the existing commercial developments located at this
intersection made the Master Street Plan desired street construction plan
(6 through lanes, left and right turn lanes) cost prohibitive. The developers are
proposing removal of an existing commercial building which allows for the site to
provide the additional right of way and the construction of the right turn lane to
meet the Master Street Plan requirement. Based on the existing volume of traffic
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ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont.
FILE NO.: S-1571-B
at this intersection staff feels the construction of the right turn lane is necessary
to facilitate traffic through this intersection.
I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends denial of the request.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (APRIL 21, 2011)
Mr. Tim Daters of White-Daters and Associates was present. There were no registered
objectors present. Staff presented the item stating the applicant had revised the
preliminary plat to include the right of way dedication and boundary street improvements
to Chicot Road as requested by Public Works staff. Staff stated the revised preliminary
plat did include a request for deferral of the right of way dedication and boundary street
improvements with regard to Lot 5R until the redevelopment of Lot 5R. Staff stated
based on the revised preliminary plat they were now supportive of the request. Staff
stated the request included a variance from the Subdivision Ordinance related to the
driveway spacing for the two (2) drives located on Chicot Road. Staff stated they were
supportive of the requested variance.
Staff presented a recommendation of approval of the request subject to compliance with
the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff
report. Staff presented a recommendation of approval of the variance request from the
Subdivision Ordinance to allow the two drives located on Chicot Road nearer the
intersection than typically allowed and staff presented a recommendation of approval of
the deferral request of the right of way dedication and boundary street improvements to
Chicot Road for proposed Lot 5R until the redevelopment of this lot.
There was no further discussion of the item. The Chair entertained a motion for
approval of the item as presented by staff. The motion carried by a vote of 10 ayes,
0 noes and 1 absent.
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