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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Minutes for G-23-494 121224December 12, 2024 ITEM NO.: 12 FILE NO.: G-23-494 NAME: Alley and Un-named Street - Right-of-Way Abandonment LOCATION: Alley within Block 8, Josephine Pankey 3rd Addition & street south of Block 8, Josephine Pankey Addition. DEVELOPER: Anchor Realty Investments, LLC (Owner) 102 Country Club Parkway Maumelle, AR 72213 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: Timothy W. Grooms (Agent) 8114 Cantrell Road, Suite 100 Little Rock, AR 72227 SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Brooks Surveying, Inc. 20820 Arch Street Pike Hensley, AR 72065 AREA: N/A NUMBER OF LOTS: N/A FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 4 PLANNING DISTRICT: 1 CENSUS TRACT: 42.05 CURRENT ZONING: R-2 VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant requests to abandon an alley within Block 8, Josephine Pankey 3rd Addition, and an un-named street, south of Block 8, Josepine Pankey 3 rd Addition. All of the properties abutting the proposed area of the abandonment are owned by the same owner. December 12, 2024 ITEM NO.: 12 (Cont.) FILE NO.: G-23-494 2 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: Lot 7, Block 8, Josephine Pankey 3rd Addition, contains an existing single-family dwelling in the southwestern portion of the proposed abandonment area. The remaining properties of the overall abandonment request are undeveloped. The majority of the alley and unnamed street are within the Highway 10 Design Overlay District. C. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTIFICATIONS: All owners of property abutting the site and all neighborhood associations registered with the City of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: The site plan will have to be finalized for staff review at the time of the grading/building permit. Staff has no comments regarding the proposed abandonment. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: No comments. Entergy: No comments. Summit Utilities: Summit Utilities does not object to the abandonment of the ROW described. Summit Utilities recommends calling Arkansas One Call at 811 or visiting askonecall.com to have utilities located and marked prior to any excavation activities. Contact Summit Utilities if any exposure to Summit Utilities’ facilities occurs. AT&T: AT&T has no facilities within this City right-of-way and has no plans to utilize it in the future. Central Arkansas Water: CAW does not currently have and does not plan to install any public water facilities in said alley. No needed easements are required as part of this right-of-way closure. Fire Department: Maintain Access: Fire Hydrants Maintain fire apparatus access roads at fire hydrant locations as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.1 Access road width with a hydrant. Where a fire hydrant is located on a fire apparatus access road, the minimum road width shall be 26 feet, exclusive of shoulders. December 12, 2024 ITEM NO.: 12 (Cont.) FILE NO.: G-23-494 3 Grade Maintain fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.2 Grade. Fire apparatus access roads shall not exceed 10 percent in grade except as approved by the fire chief. If the grade exceeds 10 percent, approval will be denied, and the applicant must submit request to be reviewed by Fire Chief for Approval. Loading Maintain fire apparatus access road design as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D102.1 Access and loading. Facilities, buildings or portions of buildings hereafter constructed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved fire apparatus access road with asphalt, concrete or other approved driving surface capable of supporting the imposed load of fire apparatus weighing at least 75,000 pounds. Dead Ends Maintain fire apparatus access roads at dead end locations as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.4 Dead Ends. Dead-end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feet shall be provided with width and turnaround provisions in accordance with Table D103.4. Requirements for Dead-end fire apparatus access roads. Gates Maintain fire apparatus access road gates as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.5 Fire apparatus access road gates. Gates securing the fire apparatus access roads shall comply with all of the following criteria: 1. Minimum gate width shall be 20 feet. 2. Gates shall be of swinging or sliding type. 3. The construction of gates shall be of material that allows manual operation by one person. 4. Gate components shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times and replace or repaired when defective. 5. Electric gates shall be equipped with a means of opening the gate by fire department personnel for emergency access. Emergency opening devices shall be approved by the fire code official. 6. Manual opening gates shall not be locked with a padlock or chain and padlock unless they are capable of being opened by means of forcible entry tools or when a key box containing the keys to the lock is installed at the gate location. 7. Locking device specifications shall be submitted for approval by the fire code official. December 12, 2024 ITEM NO.: 12 (Cont.) FILE NO.: G-23-494 4 8. Electric gate operators, where provided, shall be listed in accordance with UL 325. 9. Gates, intended for automatic operation, shall be designed, constructed and installed to comply with the requirements of ASTM F 2200. Fire Hydrants Locate Fire Hydrants as per Appendix C of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. Section C101 – C105, in conjunction with Central Arkansas Water (Jason Lowder 501-377-1245) and the Little Rock Fire Marshal’s Office (Capt. Tony Rhodes 501-918-3757, or Fire Marshal Derek N. Ingram 501-918-3756 Number and Distribution of Fire Hydrants as per Table C105.1. Parks and Recreation: No comments received. County Planning: No comments received. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Codes: No comments received. Landscape: No comments. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: The request is in the River Mountain Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows The Residential Low Density (RL) category provides single family homes at densities not to exceed 6 dwelling units per acre. Such residential development is typically characterized by conventional single family homes but may also include patio or garden homes and cluster homes, provided that the density remains less than 6 units per acre. for the requested area. The Residential Low Density (RL) category provides single family homes at densities not to exceed 6 dwelling units per acre. Such residential development is typically characterized by conventional single family homes but may also include patio or garden homes and cluster homes, provided that the density remains less than 6 units per acre. The application is to rezone from R-2 to R-2. ROW Abandonment Surrounding the application area, east of the site is PK/OS. North and west of the site are mostly undeveloped platted land with a few single family residences. On the south of the site is Cantrell Road. December 12, 2024 ITEM NO.: 12 (Cont.) FILE NO.: G-23-494 5 The subject site is located in the Highway 10 Design Overlay District (Ord. 15965). Master Street Plan: Cantrell Road is a Principal Arterial on the Master Street Plan. Principal Arterials are roads designed to serve through traffic, and to connect major traffic generators or activity centers within urbanized areas. The standard Right of way of 110 feet is required. Sidewalks are required on both sides. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements. Bicycle Plan: Cantrell Road is on the Master Bike Plan as a Proposed Class I Bike Path. Class I Bike Paths are a route designated for the sole use of bicycles that is physically separated from vehicular lanes. Historic Preservation Plan: The application, as shown, should have no effect on identified historic resources. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant requests to abandon an alley within Block 8, Josephine Pankey 3rd Addition, and an un-named street, south of Block 8, Josepine Pankey 3 rd Addition. All of the properties abutting the proposed area of the abandonment are owned by the same owner. The applicant is requesting to abandon the alley and unnamed street to develop restaurants. Lot 7, Block 8, Josephine Pankey 3rd Addition contains an existing single-family dwelling at the southwestern portion of the proposed abandonment area. The remaining properties of the overall abandonment request are undeveloped. The majority of the alley and unnamed street are within the Highway 10 Design Overlay District. The alley right-of-way proposed for abandonment is a ten (10) foot wide platted alley, running north/south through Blocks 8, Josephine Pankey 3 rd Addition. The unnamed street is a forty (40) foot wide right-of-way, running east/west along the south boundary of Block 8. None of the public utility companies object to the abandonment request. However, Summit Utilities recommends calling Arkansas One Call at 811 or visiting askonecall.com to have utilities located and marked prior to any excavation activities. In addition, Summit Utilities requests that if any exposure to Summit Utilities’ facilities occur, please contact their office. December 12, 2024 ITEM NO.: 12 (Cont.) FILE NO.: G-23-494 6 According to Pulaski County Title Company there are no reversionary rights for the proposed street right-of-way abandonment. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested alley right-of-way abandonment, and unnamed street abandonment, subject to a utility easement being retained, as requested by the utility companies noted in paragraph D and E., of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 12, 2024) The applicant was present. There were no persons registered in opposition. Staff presented the item, and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the “staff analysis” above. The item remained on the Consent Agenda for Approval. The vote was 8 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent and 2 open positions. The application was approved.