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Home My WebLink AboutS-867-N (10) Staff Report 122324 (2)January 9, 2025 ITEM NO.: 9 FILE NO: S-867-N(10) NAME: Lot D4, Tract 201, Chenal Valley – Preliminary Plat LOCATION: East side of Rahling Road, south of Pebble Beach Drive DEVELOPER: Potlatch-Deltic Real Estate, LLC (Owner) 7 Chenal Circle Boulevard Little Rock, AR 72223 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: White-Daters & Associates (Agent) 24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: White-Daters & Associates 24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 AREA: 13.2 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 5 PLANNING DISTRICT: 19 CENSUS TRACT: 42.19 CURRENT ZONING: O-3/C-1 A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant is proposing to plat approximately thirteen (13) acres into one (1) lot. The property is zoned O-3/C-1 to allow the property to contain office, commercial and institutional uses. The site is currently undeveloped. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site is currently undeveloped. The property is located on the East side of Rahling Road, south of Pebble Beach Drive. Properties surrounding the site contain a mixture of residential zoning and uses. January 9, 2025 ITEM NO.: 9 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-867-N(10) 2 C. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTIFICATIONS: All owners of property located adjacent to the site and all neighborhood associations registered with the City of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS (PLANNING): No comments. ENGINEERING COMMENTS (PUBLIC WORKS): 1. Repair or replace any curb, gutter, sidewalk and access ramps that are damaged and not in compliance with ADA recommendations in the public right- of-way prior to occupancy. 2. A grading permit in accordance with section 29-186 (c) & (d) will be required prior to any land clearing or grading activities at the site. Other than residential subdivisions, site grading and drainage plans must be submitted and approved prior to the start of construction. 3. Storm water detention ordinance applies to this property. 4. All public drainage easements must be unobstructed, and access provided to the public right-of-way by constructed infrastructure and/or documented on the final plat. 5. 100 year overflow swales must be constructed and placed within public drainage easements. E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: No comments. Entergy: No comments received. Summit Utilities: No comments. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: 1. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service mut be met. Fire Department: January 9, 2025 ITEM NO.: 9 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-867-N(10) 3 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. 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. One- or Two-Family Residential Developments. As per Appendix D, Section D107.1 of the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1, One- or Two-Family dwelling residential developments . Developments of one- or two-family dwellings where the number of dwelling units exceeds 30 shall be provided with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads and shall meet the requirements of Section D104.3. Exceptions: 1. Where there are more than 30 dwelling units on a single public or private fire apparatus access road and al dwelling units are equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1, 903.3.1.2 or 903.3.1.3 of the Arkansas Fire Code, access from two directions shall not be required. 2. The number of dwelling units on a single fire apparatus access road shall not be increased unless fire apparatus access roads will connect with future development, as determined by the fire code official. January 9, 2025 ITEM NO.: 9 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-867-N(10) 4 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. County Planning: No comments. 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 Chenal Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Neighborhood Commercial (NC) and Office (O) uses for the application area. The Neighborhood Commercial (NC) category includes limited small-scale commercial development in close proximity to a neighborhood, providing goods and services to that neighborhood market area. for the requested area. The Office (O) category represents services provided directly to consumers (e.g., legal, financial, medical) as well as general offices which support more basic economic activities. The application is for Preliminary Plat approval. January 9, 2025 ITEM NO.: 9 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-867-N(10) 5 Surrounding the application area to the east of Rahling Road is wooded acreage, and to the west of Rahling Road is undeveloped woodland. This site is not located in an Overlay District. Master Street Plan: Rahling Road is a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan. Minor Arterials are high volume roads designed to provide the connections to and through an urban area. Curb cuts should be minimized to allow for continuous traffic flow while still allowing some access to adjoining property. Deceleration Lanes are required. Standard Right-of-way (ROW) is 90 feet. Sidewalks are required on both sides. January 9, 2025 ITEM NO.: 9 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-867-N(10) 6 This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements. Bicycle Plan: Rahling 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. January 9, 2025 ITEM NO.: 9 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-867-N(10) 7 H. ANALYSIS: The applicant is proposing to plat approximately thirteen (13) acres into one (1) lot. The property is zoned O-3/C-1 to allow the property to contain office, commercial and institutional uses. The site is currently undeveloped. The property is located on the East side of Rahling Road, south of Pebble Beach Drive. Properties surrounding the site contain a mixture of residential zoning and uses. There are three (3) existing driveway aprons along Rahling Road. The proposed plat contains one (1) lot, with approximate dimensions of 500 feet in depth by 1,400 feet long, or 13.26 acres in area. The property is located within corporate city limits and contains accessible utilities for water supply and wastewater disposal. There are no current existing covenants and/or restrictions. The replat shows a forty (40) foot building line, a ten (10) foot right-of-way dedication and draining and utility easements along the east property line. A fifteen (15) foot wide drainage easement bisects the property. Staff supports the plat of the subject property into one (1) lot to allow for office, commercial and institutional uses. The applicant provided information requested by staff. There are no outstanding issues associated with this application. The property is located along Rahling Road, which contains a mixture of commercial, office and medium density residential developments that are consistent with the development patterns within the area. The City’s Future Land Use designates the property as neighborhood commercial (NC). Staff feels the proposed plat will allow for the continuation of development along Rahling Road. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of proposed preliminary plat, subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraphs, D and E, and the staff analysis, of the agenda staff report.