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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1630 Staff AnalysisMarch 19, 2009 ITEM NO.: 1 FILE NO.: S-1530 NAME: Baseline Chicot Shopping Center Ice Hut Subdivision Site Plan Review LOCATION: Located at 7501 Baseline Road DEVELOPER: Clint Davis 5111 B Street Little Rock, AR 72205 SURVEYOR: Donald Brooks Surveying 20820 Arch Street Pike Hensley, AR 72065 AREA: 4.74 acres CURRENT ZONING PLANNING DISTRICT NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF C-3, General Commercial District 15 — Geyer Springs West CENSUS TRACT: 41.06 VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: A variance to allow signage without street frontage. A. PROPOSAUREQUEST: The applicant is seeking a subdivision site plan review to allow the placement of an Ice Hut on the property. An Ice Hut is a prefabricated "portable" building for the purpose of providing customers with chopped ice at a competitive price utilizing a vending machine concept. The machine is 84 square feet (6'w x 121 x 9'h). The machine will be placed on the existing asphalt paving and anchored according to local codes. The applicant will lease a 20-foot by 6-foot area from the property owners. The request includes a variance to allow signage without street frontage. The machine has signage located on the north and south sides including the name and a logo. On the front of the machine there is a small logo with instructions on machine operations. March 19, 2009 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: FILE NO.: S-1630 The site contains a strip center with a number of uses including a grocery store. To the east of the site is a lumber store and to the west an auto parts store and a convenience store with gas pumps. North of the site is a mixture of commercial uses including restaurants. South of the site is vacant residentially zoned property. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received several informational phone calls from area residents. All property owners located within 200 feet, Southwest Little Rock United for Progress, the Cloverdale Neighborhood Association and the Chicot Neighborhood Association were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS. PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: No comment- E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available to the property. Entergy: Approved as submitted. Center -Point Energy: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. 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 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. Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger and/or additional water meter(s) are required. Setting an additional meter in close proximity to the proposed building may not be possible. Fire Department: No comment. 2 March 19, 2009 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont. County Planning: No comment. FILE NO.: S-1630 CATA: The site is located on CATA Bus Routes #17 — the Mabelvale Downtown and 17A — the Mabelvale UALR Routes. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: No comment. Landscape: The City Beautiful Commission and the City of Little Rock encourage the addition of trees to this site in conjunction with this application. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (February 26, 2009) Mr. Clint Davis was present. Staff presented the item stating the request was a subdivision site plan review to allow the placement of a free standing ice house/ice machine on the property located at 7501 Baseline Road. Staff stated the machine would be located in the northwest portion of the site. Staff questioned signage for the proposed machine including locations, heights and areas. 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 provided staff with an updated cover letter outlining the signage for the ice machine. The machine comes with standard decals and the signage is located on the north and south sides along with the front side of the machine. The machine contains a door on one side. The signage located on the door side covers approximately 40 percent of the total fapade. The signage on the side without the door covers approximately 70 percent of the facade. Staff is supportive of the request. The request includes a Subdivision Site Plan Review to allow the placement of a second structure on this site in the form of an Ice Hut/Ice Machine. The machine has been set with setbacks sufficient to meet the typical standards of the current zoning district. To staff's knowledge there are no outstanding issues associated with the request. Staff does not feel the placement of the machine as proposed will have a significant impact on the site or the area. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends 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. K3 March 19, 2009 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont. FILE NO.: S-1630 Staff recommends approval of the variance request to allow signage without public street frontage for the proposed Ice Hut. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 19, 2009) The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with 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 also presented a recommendation of approval of the variance request to allow signage without public street frontage for the proposed Ice Hut. 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 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent. rd ITEM NO.: 1. NAME: Baseline Chicot Shopping Center Ice Hut Subdivision Site Plan Review LOCATION: located at 7501 Baseline Road Planning Staff Comments: 1. Provide notification of all 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 March 4, 2009. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than March 13, 2009. 2. Provide the location of signage and the percentage of the facade area for each facade covered with signage. Variance/Waivers: None requested. Public Works Conditions: No comment. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Sewer available to the property. Entergy: Approved as submitted. Center -Point Energy: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. 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 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. Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger and/or additional water meter(s) are required. Setting an additional meter in close proximity to the proposed building may not be possible. Fire Department: No comment. Item # 1. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is located on CATA Bus Routes #17 — the Mabelvale Downtown and 17A — the Mabelvale UALR Routes Planning Division: No comment. Landscape: The City Beautiful Commission and the City of Little Rock both encourage and appreciate the addition of trees to this site in conjunction with this application. 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, March 4, 2009, 2009. Item # 1.