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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1659 Staff AnalysisITEM NO.: 1. NAME: Hagan Addition Preliminary Plat S-1659 LOCATION: located on the Northeast corner of Edswood Drive and Mallard Point Cove 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 December 1, 2010. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than December 10, 2010. 2. The required building line for lots fronting an arterial is 35-feet. Please indicated a 35-foot building line on Lots 3 — 5. 3. Additional right of way will be required on Edswood Road along a portion of Lot 1. In this area a 35-foot building line will also be required. Variance/Waivers: A variance from Section 31-231 — the creation of lots without public street frontage. Public Works Conditions: 1. Edswood 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. With site development, provide the design of the street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to Edswood Road including 5- foot sidewalks with the planned development. Per the Master Street Plan, this section of Edswood Road will be a divided street with a 110 foot right-of-way, 14 foot median, 2 - 26 foot travel lanes and 5 foot sidewalk on both sides of the street. The applicant has proposed to make an in -lieu payment for the street improvements. The in -lieu payment estimate will be prepared and provided by staff based on City of Little Rock cost estimates on previous projects. 3. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property. Show the proposed location for stormwater detention facilities on the plan. 4. If disturbed area is one (1) or more acres, obtain a NPDES stormwater permit from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality prior to the start of construction. 5. Due to Edswood Road being classified as a principal arterial street, driveway locations and widths must meet the traffic access and circulation requirements of Sections 30-43 and 31-210. Lots 3, 4, & 5 must share a single driveway access centered between the north property line of Lot 5 and the south property line of Lot 3. The width of driveway must not exceed 30 feet. If privacy gates are proposed to be installed the key pad to the gate should be located 30 feet from the future back of curb on Edswood Road and turnaround provided for a SU-30 vehicle to exit the driveway without having to back into a principal arterial street. 6. At least 20 feet of asphalt hard surface should be provided on Mallard Point Cove Item # 1. adjacent to the subject property. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Outside the service boundary. No comment. The applicant has provided a septic certification indicating the lots as proposed will perk. Entergy: No comment received. Center -Point Energy: Approved as submitted. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: The site is located within Water District #349. Contact Barry Hass to obtain information concerning connection fees. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. If there are facilities that need to be adjusted or relocated, contact Central Arkansas Water. That work would be done at the expense of the developer. Fire Department: The site is located outside the City limits of the City of Little Rock. Provide a letter from the area volunteer fire department indicating their knowledge of the project and their ability to serve the proposed plat area. (Chief Ronald J. Wheeler 821- 9320 or 529-2004.) County Planning: No comment received. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus 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, December 1, 2010. Item # 1. January 27, 2011 ITEM NO.: B NAME: Hagan Addition Preliminary Plat LOCATION: Located on the Northeast corner of Edswood Drive and Mallard Point Cove DEVELOPER: Calvin Hagan 5 Mallard Point Cove Little Rock, AR 72223 ENGINEER: White-Daters and Associates #24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 AREA: 5.2 acres CURRENT ZONING: PLANNING DISTRICT: CENSUS TRACT: NUMBER OF LOTS: 5 R-2, Single-family 18 — Ellis Mountain 42.07 FILE NO.: S-1659 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: A variance from Section 31-231 — the creation of lots with private streets and lots without public street frontage. A. PROPOSALIREOUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The property contains 5.2 acres and is located at the northwest corner of Edswood Drive and Mallard Point Cove. The owner wishes to subdivide the property into five (5) lots for single-family development. Edswood Drive is designated on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial. The owner is proposing to dedicated with the final platting of the lots the right of way to meet the Master Street Plan requirement of 55-feet from centerline. The owner and two (2) of the proposed buyers will deposit the cost of the required improvements with the City for the required street construction. If in fact the street is not constructed within a ten (10) year period the money will be returned to these parties. January 27, 2011 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: B (Cont. FILE NO.: S-1659 The applicant has provided a report from Meinco Septic System indicating the soils are suitable for septic systems. The existing home has a septic system which will be housed on proposed Lot 1 along with the home. All the proposed lots will be served by Central Arkansas Water with the extension of water mains as needed. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is located outside the City limits but within the City's Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction. Edswood Drive is an unimproved County road constructed with open ditches for drainage. Mallard Point Cove is a narrow drive accessing less than one-half a dozen homes. The area is primarily singe -family homes located on acreage with the majority of the homes located on five (5) plus acres. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has not received any comment from area resident. All abutting property owners and the Coalition of West Little Rock Neighborhoods were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Edswood 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. With site development, provide the design of the street conforming to the Master Street Plan. Construct one-half street improvement to Edswood Road including 5-foot sidewalks with the planned development. Per the Master Street Plan, this section of Edswood Road will be a divided street with a 110 foot right-of-way, 14 foot median, 2 - 26 foot travel lanes and 5 foot sidewalk on both sides of the street. The applicant has proposed to make an in -lieu payment for the street improvements. The in -lieu payment estimate will be prepared and provided by staff based on City of Little Rock cost estimates on previous projects. 3. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property. Show the proposed location for stormwater detention facilities on the plan. 4. If disturbed area is one (1) or more acres, obtain a NPDES stormwater permit from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality prior to the start of construction. 2 January 27, 2011 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: B (Cont. FILE NO.: S-1659 5. Due to Edswood Road being classified as a principal arterial street, driveway locations and widths must meet the traffic access and circulation requirements of Sections 30-43 and 31-210. Lots 3, 4, & 5 must share a single driveway access centered between the north property line of Lot 5 and the south property line of Lot 3. The width of driveway must not exceed 30 feet. If privacy gates are proposed to be installed the key pad to the gate should be located 30 feet from the future back of curb on Edswood Road and turnaround provided for a SU-30 vehicle to exit the driveway without having to back into a principal arterial street. 6. At least 20 feet of asphalt hard surface should be provided on Mallard Point Cove adjacent to the subject property. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING. - Wastewater: Outside the service boundary. The applicant has provided a septic certification indicating the lots as proposed will perk: Enter : No comment received. Center -Point Energy: Approved as submitted. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: The site is located within Water District #349. Contact Barry Hass to obtain information concerning connection fees. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. If there are facilities that need to be adjusted or relocated, contact Central Arkansas Water. That work would be done at the expense of the developer. Fire Department: The site is located outside the City limits of the City of Little Rock. Provide a letter from the area volunteer fire department indicating their knowledge of the project and their ability to serve the proposed plat area. (Chief Ronald J. Wheeler 821-9320 or 529-2004.) County Planning: No comment received. CATA: The site is not located on a dedicated CATA Bus Route. Parks and Recreation: No comment. 3 January 27, 2011 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: B (Cont. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: No comment. Land .pa e: No comment. FILE NO.: S-1659 G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (November 24, 2010) Mr. Joe White of White-Daters and Associates was present representing the request. Staff presented the item stating there were few outstanding technical issues in need of addressing related to the proposed plat. Staff stated Lots 3 — 5 would require the placement of a 35-foot building line along Edswood Road. Staff stated additional right of way was also required on a portion of Lot 1 to meet arterial street standards per the Master Street Plan for Edswood Road. Public Works comments were addressed. Staff stated additional paving was required on Mallard Point Cove to a minimum pavement width of 20-feet. Staff also stated the in -lieu payment for the street construction of Edswood Road would be based on a cost estimate prepared by City staff. 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 the issues raised at the November 24, 2010, Subdivision Committee meeting. The revised plan indicates the placement of a 35-foot building line along Edswood Road and right of way dedication on Lot 1 to meet the Master Street Plan for an arterial street classification. The property contains 5.2 acres and is proposed to be subdivided into five (5) lots. The site is located outside the City limits of Little Rock but within the City's Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction. A report from Meinco Septic System indicates the soils are suitable for septic systems and will support the plat as proposed. All the proposed lots will be served by Central Arkansas Water with an extension of a water main as needed. Edswood Drive is designated on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial. The owner is proposing to dedicate with the final platting of the lots right of way to meet the Master Street Plan requirement of 55-feet from centerline. A deposit for the cost of the required improvements to Edswood Road will be placed with M January 27, 2011 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: B (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1659 the City for the required street construction. If in fact the street is not constructed within a ten (10) year period the money will be returned to these parties as the City typically does. The deposit will be made based on cost estimates prepared by the City staff and not by the applicant's engineer. Mallard Point Cove is a private access easement. Additional paving to a minimum width of 20-feet will be added to allow for pavement widths typically required to meet emergency access needs. Staff is supportive of the request. Although in this area the existing lots are mostly larger than the lots as proposed by the applicant the lots do meet the typical standards of the R-2, Single-family Zoning District. In addition the applicant has provided a septic certification indicating the lots as proposed are sufficient to allow for proper waste disposal. To staff's knowledge there are no remaining outstanding technical issues in need of addressing related to the proposed preliminary plat. 1. 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. Staff recommends approval of the applicant's request to provide an in -lieu payment for the cost of street construction to Edswood Road. The cost estimate will be based on the City of Little Rock staff cost estimates. Staff recommends approval of the variance request to allow the development of these lots utilizing private streets. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 16, 2010) Mr. Joe White of White Daters and Associates was present representing the request. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item requesting a deferral of the item to the January 27, 2011, public hearing. Staff stated they needed the additional time to establish the centerline for the proposed arterial that was located along the properties boundary. 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, 0 absent and 2 open positions. 5 January 27, 2011 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: B Cont. STAFF UPDATE: FILE NO.: S- Staff is continuing to work to determine the future alignment of the principal arterial located along the property's eastern boundary. Staff will provide an update of the location to the Commission at the January 27, 2011, public hearing. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION- (JANUARY 27, 2011) Mr. Joe White of White-Daters and Associates was present representing the request. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented an overview of the request stating they had established the alignment of the future principal arterial located along the eastern boundary of this site. Staff stated the applicant had agreed to dedicate right of way as requested by staff along the eastern perimeter of the proposed lots and as indicated on the proposed preliminary plat. Staff stated the applicant desired to provide a cash payment in -lieu of street construction along the frontage of the property requiring street construction. Staff stated they had determined the cost of the required street construction would be $40,000. Staff stated if the street was not constructed within a ten year period the money would be returned to the developer. Staff stated otherwise to their knowledge there are no remaining outstanding technical issues associated with the request. 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 also presented a recommendation of approval of the variance request to allow the development of lots utilizing private streets. There was no further discussion of the item. The Chair entertained a motion of approval of the item as presented by staff. The motion carried by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent. A