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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Minutes for Z-10111February 13, 2025 ITEM NO.: 11 FILE NO.: Z-10111 NAME: Sherwood Street, LLC – Tire Shop – Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: 6828 Colonel Glenn Road DEVELOPER/OWNER: Mohammad Ali Farooq 6828 Colonel Glenn Road Little Rock, AR 72204 SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Brooks Surveying, Inc. 20820 Arch Street Pike Hensley, AR 72065 AREA: 0.60 acre NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 6 PLANNING DISTRICT: 10 CENSUS TRACT: 21.02 CURRENT ZONING: C-3 VARIANCE/WAIVERS: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit to allow a tire shop to operate at 6828 Colonel Glenn Road. The property is located at the Northeast corner of Colonel Glenn Road and South Bryant Street. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is zoned C-3. The request is in the Boyle Park Planning District. The Future Land Use Plan shows Mixed Use (MX) use for the application area. To the east and west of the application area along the north side of Colonel Glenn Road there are various commercial uses in an area of Mixed Use (MX). This site is not located in an Overlay District. February 13, 2025 ITEM NO.: 11 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-10111 2 C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: All owners of property located within 300 feet of the site and all neighborhood associations registered with the City of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: 1. Colonel Glenn Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial with an alternate design standard. Dedication of right-of-way to 45 feet from centerline will be required. Where a principal arterial street intersects a collector street, the applicant shall dedicate an additional 10 ft of right-of-way for a future right turn lane. The total of 55 ft of right-of-way is required to be dedicated on Colonel Glenn Road. 2. Bryant St is classified on the Master Street Plan as a collector street. A dedication of right-of-way 30 feet from centerline will be required. 3. Provide site plan and layout. Survey will not be considered as plan. 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: No comments. Fire Department: FULL PLAN REVIEW Parks and Recreation: No comments received. County Planning: No comments. F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Code: 1. Project is a change in occupancy and is therefore subject to current building code requirements. Review and approval is required by Building Codes Division before occupancy takes place. For information on submittal February 13, 2025 ITEM NO.: 11 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-10111 3 requirements and the review process, contact a commercial plans examiner: Curtis Richey at 501.371.4724; crichey@littlerock.gov or Tim Whitener at 501- 371-4875, twhitener@littlerock.gov. 2. Tires are constructed of Hazardous Materials and most tire occupancies are required to have fire sprinkler and fire alarm installations. Landscape: No comments. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: The request is in the Boyle Park Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Mixed Use (MX) use for the application area. The Mixed Use (MX) category provides for a mixture of residential, office and commercial uses to occur. A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is entirely office or commercial or if the use is a mixture of the three. The application is for a Conditional Use Permit for a Tire Shop. To the east and west of the application area along the north side of Colonel Glenn Road there are various commercial uses in an area of Mixed Use (MX). North of the site is a fully developed subdivision with single family homes in an area of Residential Low Density (RL) use. This site is not located in an Overlay District. Master Street Plan: Colonel Glenn 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: Colonel Glenn Road is on the Master Bike Plan as a Proposed Class 2 Bike Lane. Class 2 Bike Lanes provides a portion of the pavement for the sole use of bicycles. February 13, 2025 ITEM NO.: 11 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-10111 4 Historic Preservation Plan: This property is not located in a Historic District. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit to allow a tire shop to operate at 6828 Colonel Glenn Road. The property is located at the Northeast corner of Colonel Glenn Road and South Bryant Street. The property is zoned C-3. The request is in the Boyle Park Planning District. The Future Land Use Plan shows Mixed Use (MX) use for the application area. To the east and west of the application area along the north side of Colonel Glenn Road February 13, 2025 ITEM NO.: 11 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-10111 5 there are various commercial uses in an area of Mixed Use (MX). This site is not located in an Overlay District. The site contains a convenience store building located at the center of the property. Gas pumps and a gas canopy is located on the south side of the building between the building and Colonel Glenn Road. An automated carwash building, not currently in use, is located behind the convenience building. Access drives are located along Colonel Glenn Road and South Bryant Street. The applicant proposes to convert the automatic car wash into a tire shop. Hours of operation will be from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. There will be no outside storage of tires or equipment. All tire installation and work on vehicles will take place inside the existing building. No work is to take place outside of the building. Staff is in support of the requested Conditional Use Permit. Staff believes the request is reasonable and that the proposed CUP use is appropriate for this location. Staff feels that this type of use is within character for the area at this time. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the CUP request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions noted in paragraphs D, E and F, and the staff analysis of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (FEBRUARY 13, 2025) 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 10 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 open positions. The application was approved.