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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes for Z-10124March 13, 2025 ITEM NO.: 9 FILE NO.: Z-10124 NAME: Ducky’s Premium Auto Spa – Conditional Use Permit LOCATION: 7011 Cantrell Road AGENT: Elizabeth Vargas 7310 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72207 (501) 821-1667 OWNER: CSW LLC 7011 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72207 SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Brooks Surveying, Inc. 20820 Arch Street Pike Hensley, AR 72065 AREA: .25-acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 3 PLANNING DISTRICT: 3 CENSUS TRACT: 22.03 CURRENT ZONING: C-3 VARIANCE/WAIVERS:  Reduced west side setback  Reduced rear setback A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT’S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow an existing commercial automated carwash building to be converted to an auto detail shop. There will be an office addition to the east side and a new awning at the rear of the existing building. March 13, 2025 ITEM NO.: 9 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-10124 2 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The existing property contains a 1,764 square foot automated carwash. The request is in the West Little Rock Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows C for the requested area. 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: No Comments PUBLIC WORKS: Due to the proposed use of the property, the Master Street Plan specifies that Kentucky St. for the frontage of this property must meet commercial street standards. Dedication right-of-way to 30 ft from centerline. 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: 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 March 13, 2025 ITEM NO.: 9 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-10124 3 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 an asphalt, concrete or other approved driving surface capable of supporting the imposed load of fire apparatus weighing at least 75,000 pounds. Commercial and Industrial Developments – 2 means of access. - Maintain fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D104.1 Buildings exceeding three stories or 30 feet in height. Building or facilities exceeding 30 feet or three stories in height shall have at least two means of fire apparatus access for each structure. Section D104.2 Building exceeding 62,000 square feet in area . Buildings or facilities having a gross building area of more than 62,000 square feet shall be provide with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads. Exception: Projects having a gross building area of up to 124,000 square feet that have a single approved fire apparatus access road when all building are equipped throughout with approved automatic sprinkler systems. D104.3 Remoteness. Where two fire apparatus access roads are required, they shall be placed a distance apart equal to not less than one half of the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the lot or area to be served, measured in a straight line between accesses. 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. March 13, 2025 ITEM NO.: 9 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-10124 4 F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE: Building Code: Project is a change in occupancy and is therefore subject to current building code requirements. Review and approval required by Building Codes Division before occupancy takes place. For information on submittal requirements and the review process, contact a commercial plans examiner: Curtis Richey at 501.371.4724 Landscape: No comments. G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING: Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: The request is in the West Little Rock Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows C for the requested area. The Commercial (C) category includes a broad range of retail and wholesale sales of products, personal and professional services, and general business activities. Commercial activities vary in type and scale, depending on the trade area that they serve. The application is for a Conditional Use Permit for expansion of existing business. March 13, 2025 ITEM NO.: 9 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-10124 5 Surrounding the application area on the north along Cantrell Road are businesses in the Cantrell Road Commercial Corridor. To the southwest of the site are apartments, multiplexes and single-family homes in a Residential High Density (RH) area. This site is not located in an Overlay District. March 13, 2025 ITEM NO.: 9 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-10124 6 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. March 13, 2025 ITEM NO.: 9 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-10124 7 Bicycle Plan: Cantrell Road is not shown on the Master Bike Plan with existing or proposed facilities in this area. Historic Preservation Plan: This property is not located in a Historic District. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow an existing commercial automated carwash building to be converted to an auto detail shop. There will be an office addition to the east side and a new awning at the rear of the existing building. The existing property contains a 1,764 square foot automated carwash. The request is in the West Little Rock Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows C for the requested area. There is a vacuum kiosk on the east side of the building that is scheduled to be removed and replaced by a proposed 20’ x 42.2’, 844 square foot, 1-story office addition. The building will be concrete block. At the rear of the building the applicant is proposing to install a 36’ x 36’, 1-story unenclosed awning. Operating hours will be Monday - Saturday 8am - 6pm and Sunday 9am - 4pm. Section 36-301(e)(2) requires a minimum side setback to be 15 feet. The applicant is requesting a variance to allow a reduced side yard setback on the west side of the building due to the proposed awning. The proposed side setback for the awning addition will be 7 feet to 9 feet. Section 36-301-(e)(3) requires a minimum rear setback to be 25 feet. The applicant is requesting a reduced rear yard setback of 22.5 feet for a portion of the proposed awning addition. Any dumpsters on site must be screened and comply with Section 36-523 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance. Any site lighting must be low-level and directed away from adjacent properties. Paved parking and landscaping will comply with ordinance requirements. Staff is in support the requested Conditional Use Permit. Staff believes the request is reasonable and that the proposed detail shop is appropriate for this location. March 13, 2025 ITEM NO.: 9 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-10124 8 I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the Conditional Use Permit request, subject to compliance with 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 item was deferred to the March 13, 2025 agenda as the applicant failed to complete notifications to surrounding property owners. STAFF UPDATE: The applicant submitted a letter to staff on February 25, 2025 requesting this application be withdrawn. Staff supports the withdrawal request. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 13, 2025) The item was withdrawn at the request of the applicant.