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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-0142 Staff AnalysisM M October 14, 1980 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 5 / `/ Z NAME: Safeway West Site Plan SUBJECT: Site Plan Review LOCATION: Southwest Corner of Rodney Parham Road at Cantrell (Highway 10) APPLICANT: David Henry, Attorney Roark, Perkins and Kennedy, AIA for Safeway Stores, Inc. REQUEST: Site plan review of an "R-2" District under consideration for rezoning to "C-2" Commercial. The following are plan proposals in general: 1. Restricted access. None to Woodlawn Heights Road. 2. One structure. 3. Full compliance with setback and buffers. 4. 134 parking spaces required - 253 provided. 5. New street along southern boundary to provide three access streets and better traffic flow. 6. Dedication of right-of-way and construction of all boundary streets to City specifications. 7. Engineered traffic flow internally. 8. 22% of site is open space or landscaping. 9. 23 % building coverage of site. 01 October 14, 1980 -' SUBDIVISIONS r Item No. 5 - Continued STAFF ANALYSIS A. EFFECT ON ENVIRONS, HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY The design of this project is such that minimal effect will be observed. Traffic is internally controlled. Visually the development will be below the view of residential areas to the west. The only other area which will have residential exposure is across Highway 10 and is several hundred feet from the highway in timber. The user to the south is a church, and the site to the east, is an open field which has been submitted for rezoning to Office. B. CONFORMANCE TO ORDINANCE The intent of the Zoning Ordinance is that site plan review be accomplished after rezoning at the time of permit issuance. That suggests this application is premature. The site plan review process involves the minimum requirements of ordinance, other than compliance, is grounds for denial. This plan complies. C. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Approval of this plan as submitted subject to 1. Completion of Engineering Department's review of drainage on -site and off. Review of traffic circulation plat. 2. Understanding by all involved that the position of staff in no way endorses the land use change but is intended to expedite the site development should the owner be successful in his legal action. The site plan review would be voided by court action against the owner. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: Approval as recommended by staff. The vote - 3 ayes, 0 noes. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: A letter was received from the applicant requesting withdrawal from further consideration. A motion was made to remove the case without prejudice. The motion passed by a Jr vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent. October 14, 1980 7-- SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 4 NAME: Safeway West Addition LOCATION: Southwest Corner of Highway #10 T and Rodney Parham Road DEVELOPER: ENGINEER: Safeway Stores, Inc. Allen Curry Interstate Highway 30 Brooks and Curry, Inc. Frontage Road P.O. Box 897 Little Rock, AR 72203 North Little Rock, AR 72115 Phone: 562-3583 AREA: 7.6714 Acres NO. OF LOTS: 0.3 FT. OF NEW STREET: 500 ZONING: "R-2" PROPOSED USES: Retail Grocery and Quiet Business PLANNING DISTRICT: 24 f CENSUS TRACT: 22.04 VARIANCES REQUESTED: 1. Allow presentation on oversized paper. 2. Allow scale as submitted. 3. No widening or improvement on Woodlawn Road. 4. No widening on Woodlawn Road. 5. Allow Woodlawn Road to be terminated at southern end as shown on plat with Hammerhead easement instead of dedication. 6. In proposed street at south edge. Allow 36' pavement in a 50' right-of-way with centerline of paving to be offset from centerline of right-of-way and sidewalk to be adjacent to street paving. 7. Allow frontage of 50' on Lot 1 of Highway 10. 8. Allow 25' building and buffer line on Lot 1 adjacent to Affolter Tract. 9. Allow 13' radius at south side of new street where it intersects Rodney Parham Road. tr 10. Allow street intersection angle of less than 75 ° on ( 9 ) above. October 14, 1980 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 4 - Continued STAFF ANALYSIS 1. PHYSICAL SITE CHARACTERISTICS The land is somewhat flat with a gentle rise on the west to Woodland Road. There is very little foliage. The property line on three sides is common to three streets, Highway 10, Rodney Parham Road and Woodland Heights Road. 2. EXISTING PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES All of these items are in place except for street improvements which are proposed for construction. 3. DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL To plat three lots, two of which are to be for office development and one commercial. The commercial lot is to be developed as a large retail food store, one building facing east. Access will be by way of three abutting streets with controlled design of traffic circulation. 4. PROJECT CHARACTERTISTICS The plan proposes extensive site work to provide low visibility from residential properties abutting. Sufficient landscaping and screening will be provided. Traffic circulation is controlled to encourage exiting the site under controlled circumstances. This owner would provide at his expense a 36' street along the south line to aid access to the large residential area of Pleasant Forest. 5. CONFORMANCE TO ORDINANCE STANDARDS The developer proposes 10 variances as indicated on the general information page preceding. The only one of consequence is street improvements on Woodland Road and additional right-of-way on that street. wet aF f October 14, 1980 5 W SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 4 - Continued STAFF ANALYSIS 6. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS This plat involves property which was denied the commercial zoning needed for the Safeway complex. That denial was appealed to court. A trial has been set for the week of September 29, 1980; therefore, any action by the Commission on this plat is subject to rejection by the Court. 7. ENGINEERING CONSIDERATIONS 1. Request further review of traffic circulation plan and drainage. 2. Requests flaring of allow wider street radius is proposed. 8. ANALYSIS south side of new street to at intersection where 13' This plat is the result of many meetings and telephone conversations. It represents the best ideas applied to difficult circumstance. The only issue presented here is the plat, but it is of necessity interlocked with the zoning issue on trial this week, and the site plan review for the proposed use. This office is confident that the plat represents good platting practice, including the waivers requested. 9. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Approval of the plat as submitted subject to clear understanding that this recommendation is conditioned on a successful suit by the owner. The position by staff should in no way be construed as endorsement of the land use change as our position has been stated on several occasions. a October 14, 1980 n 0 rJ SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 4 - Continued SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: Approval as recommended by staff. The vote - 3 ayes, 0 noes. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: A letter was received from the applicant, requesting withdrawal from further consideration. A motion was made to remove the case without prejudice. The motion passed by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent.