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NAME: Wimbledon Phase 2 Revised Site Plan Review
LOCATION: 13,600 Wimbledon Loop
DEVELOPER:
Blue Whale Development
1001 W. Markham Street, Suite 100
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 944-5858
OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT:
Blue Whale Development/Owner
Crafton Tull/Authorized Agent
SURVEYOR/ENGINEER:
Crafton Tull
10825 Financial Center Pkwy., Suite 300
Little Rock, AR 72211
(501) 664-3245
AREA: 6.74 acres
WARD: 7
CURRENT ZONING
VARIAN C ENVAIVE RS
BACKGROUND:
NUMBER OF LOTS: 1
PLANNING DISTRICT: 16
FILE NO.: S-1590-B
FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF
CENSUS TRACT: 42.20
MF-24, multi -family, 24 units per acre
None requested
This property was zoned MF-24 in 1980. On April 7, 2016, the Planning Commission
approved a subdivision site plan review for development of the property as a 156 unit
multifamily complex. That project is under construction. As a condition of the site plan
review, at the request of the adjacent property owners, an eight -foot tall privacy fence
was to be erected on the inside edge of the 25 foot undisturbed buffer along the southern
June 6, 2019
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont.
perimeter of the site. This left an undisturbed 25 foot wide space between the fence and
the rear property line of the adjacent single family residential properties.
A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT:
The applicant, the abutting residential neighbors and the Otter Creek Homeowners
Association have reached an agreement under which the following changes to the
approved site plan are proposed:
a. The fence is to be moved to the south side of the undisturbed buffer to the
southern boundary of the multifamily property. The fence is to be an 8 ft. tall
wood privacy fence with the "good side" facing the adjacent residential property
to the south of the multifamily project. The agreement allows for the removal of
any existing fences along the rear of the single family residential properties and
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b. The applicant is to be allowed to remove underbrush and dead trees in the
buffer area.
c. The applicant is to plant 12 evergreen magnolia trees on the north side of the
buffer area where the buffer is sparsely vegetated and 5 evergreen Green Giant
Arborvitaes on the east end of the southern buffer.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS)
The approved multifamily development is under construction. The Otter Creek
Subdivision is located to the south. The Eagle Hill multifamily community is located
to the north across Baseline Road. The Wimbledon Green multifamily development
is located across Wimbledon Loop to the east.
C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
Notice of the public hearing was sent to all owners of properties located within 200
feet of the site, SWLRUP and the Otter Creek Neighborhood association.
D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS:
1. A grading permit in accordance with section 29-186 (c) & (d) will be required
prior to any land clearing or grading activities at the site. Other than residential
subdivisions, site grading and drainage plans must be submitted and approved
prior to the start of construction. If the clearing is proposed prior to issuance of
the certificate of occupancy, the existing grading permit is sufficient.
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ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont.
FILE NO.: S-1590-B
2. Provide adequate erosion controls to discharge stormwater in conformance
with state water quality standards.
E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING:
Little Rock Water Reclamation Authorit :
Sewer main extension required with easements if new sewer service is required
for this project. Capacity Fee Required.
Entergy
Entergy does not object to this proposal. There does not appear to be any conflicts
with existing electrical utilities at this location. Contact Entergy in advance to
discuss electrical service requirements, or adjustments to existing facilities (if any)
as this project proceeds.
Centerpoint Energy: No comments received.
AT & T: No comments received.
Central Arkansas Water:
All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water
service must be met.
Please submit plans for water facilities and/or fire protection system to Central
Arkansas Water for review. Plan revisions may be required after additional review.
Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of water
facilities and/or fire service. Approval of plans by the Arkansas Department of
Health Engineering Division and Little Rock Fire Department is required.
The facilities on -site will be private. When meters are planned off private lines,
private facilities shall be installed to Central Arkansas Water's material and
construction specifications and installation will be inspected by an engineer,
licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas. Execution of Customer Owned Line
Agreement is required.
Due to the nature of this 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
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FILE NO.: S-1590-B
Connection Section within ten days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact
the Cross Connection Section at 377-1226 if you would like to discuss backflow
prevention requirements for this project.
Fire sprinkler systems which do not contain additives such as antifreeze shall be
isolated with a double detector check valve assembly. If additives are used, a
reduced pressure zone backflow preventer shall be required.
Fire Department:
Maintain Access:
Fire Hydrants.
Maintain fire apparatus access roads at fire hydrant locations as per Appendix D
of the 2012 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.
Parks and Recreation: No comments received.
County Planning: No comments received-
F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE-
Building Code:
Landscape:
1. Any new site development must comply with the City's minimal landscape and
buffer ordinance requirements.
2. A land use buffer six (6) percent of the average width/depth of the lot will be
required when an adjacent property has a dissimilar use of a more restrictive
nature. A minimum of seventy (70) percent of the land use buffer shall be
undisturbed. Easements cannot count toward fulfilling this requirement. As a
component of all land use buffer requirements, opaque screening, whether a
fence or other device, six (6) feet in height shall be required upon the property
line side of the buffer. Buffers are to be landscaped at the rate of one (1) tree
and three (3) shrubs for every thirty (30) linear feet.
3. The City Beautiful Commission recommends
trees as feasible on this site. Credit toward
requirements can be given when preserving
or larger.
preserving as many existing
fulfilling Landscape Ordinance
trees of six (6) inch caliper
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ITEM NO.: 2 Cont.
G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING:
Rock Region Metro: No comments.
Planning Division: No comments.
H. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT:
FILE NO.: S-1590-B
(May 15, 2019)
The applicant was present. Staff presented the item and noted little additional
information was needed. Staff requested a plan showing the location of the
proposed new trees to be planted in the buffer. Public Works comments were
presented. The comments from the other departments and reviewing agencies
were noted. The applicant was advised to respond to staff issues by May 22, 2019.
The committee forwarded the item to the full commission.
ANALYSIS:
A new multifamily development is currently under construction on the MF-24 zoned
property located at 13,600 Wimbledon Loop. On April 7, 2016, the Planning
Commission approved the subdivision multiple -building site plan review for the
development. As a condition of the site plan review, at the request of the adjacent
property owners, an eight -foot tall privacy fence was to be erected on the inside
edge of the 25 foot undisturbed buffer along the southern perimeter of the site.
This left an undisturbed 25 foot wide "no man's land" between the apartment
development fence and the rear property line of the adjacent single family
properties, most of which have their own fencing along their rear property lines.
The applicant, the abutting property owners and the Otter Creek Homeowners
Association have reached an agreement under which the fence is now proposed
to be located along the rear property line of the multifamily development. The
required buffer area will remain whole and within the apartment development's side
of the fence. The agreement allows for the removal of any existing fences along
the rear of the residential properties and replacement with the new fence. The
fence is to be eight -feet tall and constructed with the finished side facing the
adjacent residential properties. The applicant is to be allowed to remove
underbrush and dead trees in the buffer area. The applicant is to plant
12 evergreen magnolia trees on the north side of the buffer where the buffer is
sparsely vegetated and 5 evergreen Green Giant Arborvitaes on the east end of
the southern buffer.
The City of Little Rock is not a party to the agreement. However, the proposed
conditions can be incorporated into the revised site plan review to allow relocation
of the fence from where it was initially approved under the April 7, 2016 site plan
review approval. In as much as the original fence placement and this new
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proposed fence placement are both the result of agreement between the abutting
parties, staff is supportive of the proposed change.
J. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the revised site plan review subject to compliance
with the following conditions:
1. Compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraphs D, E and
F and the staff analysis in the agenda staff report.
2. The new fence is to be constructed with the finished or "good" side facing the
adjacent single family residential properties.
3. The applicant is permitted to remove underbrush and dead trees from the buffer
area.
4. The applicant is to plant 12 evergreen Magnolia trees on the north side of the
buffer area where the buffer is sparsely vegetated and 5 evergreen Green Giant
Arborvitaes on the east end of the southern buffer.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
(JUNE 6, 2019)
The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented
the item and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the "staff recommendation"
above. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the consent agenda
and approved as recommended by staff, including all staff comments and conditions. The
vote was 8 ayes, 0 noes and 3 absent.
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