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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1716 Staff AnalysisITEM NO.: 4. NAME: Huerta Addition Preliminary Plat LOCATION: located South of Vicky Lane and East of Beauchamp 5-1716 Planning Staff Comments: 1. Provide notification of the abutting property owners including the certified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. The notice must be mailed no later than October 30, 2013. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than November 8, 2013. 2. It will be necessary to provide septic certification for the proposed lots prior to final platting. This certification must be obtained from the Arkansas Department of Health. 3. Provide the preliminary plat certifications, including the County certification, on the proposed preliminary plat. 4. Provide the address of the owners along with the source of title of the land owner. 5. Provide the proposed building setbacks on the proposed preliminary plat. 6. Provide the names of unplatted tracts in excess of 2 '/2 acres on the proposed preliminary plat. Variance/Waivers: A variance from Section 31-231 to allow the creation of lots without public street frontage. Public Works Conditions: 1. Provide a 20-foot access and utility easement along the northern perimeter of Lots 1 and 3 to extend the entire frontage of the property. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Outside the service boundary. Provide septic certification at the time of final platting. Entergy: Entergy does not object to the plat and will extend service to individual property owners as required. Easement discussions can occur at that time if needed. Contact Entergy at 954-5158 for additional information Center -Point Enerav: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Item # 4. Central Arkansas Water: 1. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. 2. A water main extension will be needed to provide water service to this property. 3. 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 the Little Rock Fire Department is required. 4. This development will have minor impact on the existing water distribution system. Proposed water facilities will be sized to provide adequate pressure and fire protection. 5. If there are facilities that need to be adjusted and/or relocated, contact Central Arkansas Water. That work would be done at the expense of the developer. 6. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. 7. Additional fire hydrant(s) will be required. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department to obtain information regarding the required placement of the hydrant(s) and contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of the hydrant(s). 8. A Capital Investment Charge based on the size of meter connection(s) will apply to this project in addition to normal charges. This fee will apply to all connections including metered connections off the private fire system. Fire Department: Provide a letter from the area Volunteer Fire Department indicating their knowledge of the proposed plat. Place fire hydrant(s) per code. Maintain access. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: 1. Show source of title. 2. Provide septic approval for existing and proposed systems for all lots. 3. Provide Bill of Assurance. 4. Provide owner/subdivider information 5. Show all required Certificates, (i.e. plat approval, surveying accuracy, owner) etc. 6. Obtain fire department approval for new buildings. 7. Show state plane coordinates. 8. Pay $10.00 review fee. CATA: Over six (6) miles out of CATA service area. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. Item # 4 Planning Division: No comment. Landscape- No comment. Revised lat/plan: Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, October 30, 2013. Item # 4. November 14, 2013 ITEM NO.: 4 FILE NO.: S-1716 NAME: Huerta Addition Preliminary Plat LOCATION: Located South of Vickie Lane and East of Beauchamp DEVELOPER: Felipe Huerta 19711 Joe Road Little Rock, AR 72210 ENGINEER: White-Daters and Associates 24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 AREA: 8.53 acres CURRENT ZONING: PLANNING DISTRICT CENSUS TRACT NUMBER OF LOTS: 4 R-2, Single-family 22 —West Fourche 42.07 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF VARIANCE/WAIVERS: A variance from Section 31-231 to allow the creation of lots without public street frontage. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The request is to allow the subdivision of 8.53 acres into four (4) single-family residential lots. The lots range in size from 1.05 acres to 4.3 acres. The lots will be served via a private access from Vickie Lane. The applicant is providing a 20-foot access and utility easement along the northern boundary of Lots 1 and 3. A 40-foot private access and utility easement will be placed along the common lot lines of Lots 1 and 3 and Lots 2 and 3 to serve Lot 4. The applicant has indicated water will be provided by Central Arkansas Water. Septic system approval will be provided at the time of final platting for each of the individual lots. November 14, 2013 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1716 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is located outside the City limits but within the City's Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction. The property is accessed by Vickie Lane which is a narrow unimproved roadway which appears to be a recorded easement and not a public street. The properties abutting the proposed plat are primarily single-family homes. There are a number of manufactured homes in the area including single and double wide homes. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff not has received any comment from area residents concerning the proposed request. All abutting property owners were notified of the public hearing. There is not an active neighborhood associated located in the area. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Provide a 20-foot access and utility easement along the northern perimeter of Lots 1 and 3 to extend the entire frontage of the property. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Outside the service boundary. Provide septic certification at the time of final platting. Entergy: Entergy does not object to the plat and will extend service to individual property owners as required. Easement discussions can occur at that time if needed. Contact Entergy at 954-5158 for additional information Center -Point Energy: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: 1. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. 2. A water main extension will be needed to provide water service to this property. 2 November 14, 2013 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont. FILE NO.: S-171 3. 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 the Little Rock Fire Department is required. 4. This development will have minor impact on the existing water distribution system. Proposed water facilities will be sized to provide adequate pressure and fire protection. 5. If there are facilities that need to be adjusted and/or relocated, contact Central Arkansas Water. That work would be done at the expense of the developer. 6. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of the water meter. 7. Additional fire hydrant(s) will be required. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department to obtain information regarding the required placement of the hydrant(s) and contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of the hydrant(s). 8. A Capital Investment Charge based on the size of meter connection(s) will apply to this project in addition to normal charges. This fee will apply to all connections including metered connections off the private fire system. Fire Department: The West Pulaski Fire Protection Division #23 provides fire protection service to the area along with first responder emergency medical services. A fire hydrant should be placed at the driveway of the development. The hydrant should be no more than 1,000 feet from Lot 4 home site. Place fire hydrant(s) per code. Maintain access. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning. 1. Show source of title. 2. Provide septic approval for existing and proposed systems for all lots. 3. Provide Bill of Assurance. 4. Provide owner/subdivider information 5. Show all required Certificates, (i.e. plat approval, surveying accuracy, owner) etc. 3 November 14, 2013 SUBDIVISION 6. Obtain fire department approval for new buildings. 7. Show state plane coordinates. 8. Pay $10.00 review fee. CATA: Over six (6) miles out of CATA service area. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: No comment. Landscape: No comment. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (October 23, 2013) Mr. Joe White of White-Daters and Associates was present. Staff presented an overview of the request stating there were few outstanding technical issues associated with the request. Staff stated it would be necessary to provide septic certification for the proposed lots prior to final platting. Staff also stated the plat should include the City and County certifications including certificate of owner, certificate of surveying accuracy, certificate of engineering and certificate of recording. Public Works comments were addressed. Staff stated the 20-foot access and utility easement should be extended along the northern boundary of the property of Lots 1 and 3. 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 number of the issues raised at the October 23, 2013, Subdivision Committee meeting. The proposed plat includes certifications to comply with both the City and County ordinances. The access and utility easement has been indicated along the northern boundary of Lots 1 and 2 as requested by staff. The request is to allow the subdivision of 8.53 acres into four (4) single-family residential lots. The lots range in size from 1.05 acres to 4.3 acres. The lots will 4 November 14, 2013 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1716 be served via a private access from Vickie Lane. The request includes a variance from Section 31-231 to allow the creation of lots without public street frontage. The applicant is providing a 20-foot access and utility easement along the northern boundary of Lots 1 and 3 to ensure access to this property and also a parcel located along the eastern boundary of this site. In addition, a 40-foot private access and utility easement is indicated along the common lot lines of the proposed subdivision to serve Lot 4. Water will be provided by Central Arkansas Water. Septic system approval will be provided at the time of final platting for each of the individual lots. Staff is supportive of the request. Staff does not feel the creation of the lots with private access will adversely impact the developability of the lots. To staffs knowledge there are no remaining outstanding technical issues associated with the request. 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 from the variance request from Section 31-231 to allow the creation of lots without public street frontage. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 14, 2013) 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 presented a recommendation of approval of the variance request from Section 31-231 to allow the creation of lots without public street frontage. There was no further discussion of the item. The chair entertained a motion for approval of the item as recommended by staff. The motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent and 1 open position. 5