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Home My WebLink AboutS-0083-E Staff AnalysisITEM NO.: 2. NAME: East Palisades Addition Replat Lot EF1 Block 1 LOCATION: located at 10 East Palisades Drive Planning Staff Comments: S-83-E 1. Notification has been provided. 2. The easement is to be relocated and not abandoned. Revised notes on the proposed plat. 3. Do not include side and rear yard setbacks. These setbacks will be established per the Zoning District. Variance/Waivers: None requested. Public Works Conditions: No comment. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Entergy: Existing Entergy line is required to be in an easement. Contact Entergy at 945-5151 for additional information. Center -Point Energy: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: No objection. 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 and/or relocated contact Central Arkansas Water. That work would be done at the expense of the developer. Contact Central Arkansas Water if additional fire protection or metered water service is required. Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is not located near a dedicated CATA Bus Route. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. Item # 1. Planning Division: No comment. Master Street Plan: No comment. Bicycle Plan: 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, June 6, 2012. Item # 1. June 21, 2012 ITEM NO.: 2 NAME: East Palisades Addition Replat Lot EF1 Block 1 LOCATION: Located at 10 East Palisades Drive DEVELOPER: Global Surveying Consultants, Inc. 6511 Heilman Court North Little Rock, AR 72218 ENGINEER: Ten East Palisades Realty, LLC Dr. Lowry Barnes 10 East Palisades Drive Little Rock, AR 72202 AREA: 1.825 acres CURRENT ZONING: PLANNING DISTRICT CENSUS TRACT: NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 R-2, Single-family 4 — Heights Hillcrest 16 VARIANCESMAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. FILE NO.: S-83-E FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The owner is requesting that Lots "E" and "F", Block 1, East Palisades Addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas be combined into one (1) lot and the front platted building setback line be reduced from 40 feet and 35 feet to 25 feet. The rear and side yard setbacks will comply with the standards per the R-2, Single-family zoning district. The reduction in the platted building line will allow the construction of a new single-family home and will match the front setback of a number of existing homes located within this block. There is a 10-foot sanitary sewer easement which runs near the center of the property which is proposed to be relocated with the replat. The relocation is necessary to coincide with the sanitary sewer line as it was installed. June 21, 2012 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 2 Cont. FILE NO.: S-8 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site contains two (2) previously platted lots. There is a single-family home located on one lot and the other is vacant. The area is single-family residential. North of the site is a tract containing a utility transmission line and further north is a railroad spur running along Rebsamen Park Road. The property overlooks Rebsamen Park and the Arkansas River. East Palisades Drive is a paved street with curbing. There are no sidewalks in place. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received a number of informational phone calls from area residents. All abutting property owners and the Heights Neighborhood Association were notified of the proposed public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: No comment- E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available to this project. Entergy: Existing Entergy line is required to be in an easement. Contact Entergy at 945-5151 for additional information. Center -Point Energy: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: No objection. 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 and/or relocated contact Central Arkansas Water. That work would be done at the expense of the developer. Contact Central Arkansas Water if additional fire protection or metered water service is required. Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Contact the Little Rock Fire Department for additional information. 2 June 21, 2012 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont.) FILE NC.: S-83-E County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is not located near a dedicated CATA Bus Route. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: No comment. Master Street Plan: No comment. Bicycle Plan: No comment. Landscape: No comment. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (May 31, 2012) The applicant was present. Staff presented the item stating there were few outstanding technical issues associated with the request. Staff stated the request was to allow two (2) lots to be combined into a single lot and to also allow a reduction in the previously platted building lines. Staff stated the utility easement note should reflect a relocation and not abandonment. Staff also stated the side and rear yard setbacks should not be included on the plat. Staff noted there were no Public Works comments associated with the request. 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 plat drawing to staff addressing issues raised at the May 31, 2012, Subdivision Committee meeting. The revised plat does not include the side and rear yard building setbacks. The plat indicates the easement will be relocated to correspond with the sewer line as it was installed. The approval of the request will allow two (2) platted lots in the East Palisades Addition to be combined into one (1) lot and the front platted building setback line be reduced from 40-feet on one (1) lot and 35-feet on the other to 25 feet. The rear and side yard setbacks will comply with the standards per the R-2, Single-family zoning district. The applicant has indicated the reduction in the t June 21, 2012 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 2 LE NO.: 5-83-E front platted building setback line will allow the construction of a home that will match the front setback of a number of existing homes located within this block. The request also includes the relocation of a 10-foot sanitary sewer easement. The 10-foot sanitary sewer easement runs across the property. When the sewer line was installed the line was not placed within the platted easement. With this plat the applicant is proposing to relocate the easement to coincide with the sanitary sewer line as it was installed. Staff is supportive of the request. To staffs knowledge there are no outstanding technical issues associated with the request. Staff does not feel the replatting of these two (2) lots into a single lot and the allowance of a 25-foot front building line will significantly impact the area. I. 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. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 21, 2012) 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. There was no further discussion of the item. The item wa s 0