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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-0103 Staff Analysisqv" / 03 February 12, 1980 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 2 NAME. Tract 77A and 77B Little Rock Industrial District LOCATION: 150' South of W. 65th Street on East Side of Murray Street DEVELOPER: ENGINEER: David Jones Edward G. Smith and Associates 401 Victory Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: 374-1666 AREA: 0.6814 Acres NO. OF LOTS: 2 FT. OF NEW STREET: 0 ZONING: 11 I-2" PROPOSED USES: Retail PLANNING DISTRICT: 20 'd CENSUS TRACT: 2 0. 02 VARIANCES REQUESTED: 1. Variance to permit platting of all building lines to permit exact building site to be shown with reduced setbacks. L_j 4 February 12, 1980 is Item No. 2 - Continued A. Existing Conditions The site is lightly wooded and appears level. All streets and utilities were installed under the original industrial district approval. All public services are available. B. Development Proposal Tract 77 is proposed to be split to yield two (2) lots of 75' x 197' for retail use. The request is to permit them to be developed to the setback standards of the "C-3" zoning classification. Minimum lot size requirements for commercial subdivisions are 100' wide by 150' deep. C. Analysis According to the minimum Ordinance standards, Tract 77 is not large enough for more than a single building site. D. Staff Recommendation The staff recommends that Tract 77 remain a single parcel. Subdivision Committee Recommendation (1-11-80) The Subdivision Committee recommends the plat, as submitted with interior setbacks, to be as specified in the "C-3" zoning classification. Planning Commission Action: (1-29-80) The owner's representative was present. Discussion revolved around the granting of variances from zoning standards in the platting process and the Commission's authority or lack of authority to grant such variances. The Commission voted unanimously to defer the application to the February 12 meeting to permit legal research on the above issue. W All' February 12, 1980 Item No. 2 - Continued Planning Commission Action: (2-12-80) The owner's agent was present. The Subdivision Committee submitted no recommendation from its reconvened meeting. The staff conveyed an opinion from the City Attorney's Office that zoning standards could not be waived as part of the subdivision variance process. The Commission voted on the application, which failed by 0 ayes to 9 noes. 4i