HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1186 Staff AnalysisApril 30, 1998
ITEM NO.: 6 FILE NO.: 5-1186
NAME: Bowman Office Park - Preliminary Plat
LOCATION: West side of Bowman Road, approximately 600 feet south
of Kanis Road
DEVELOPER:
ENGINEER•
Rees Development Co. McGetrick Engineering
12115 Hinson Road 11225 Huron Lane
Little Rock, AR 72212 Little Rock, AR 72211
AREA: 5.40 Acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0
ZONING: PCD and R-2
PLANNING DISTRICT: 18
CENSUS TRACT: 42.07
VARIANCES WAIVERS REQUESTED: None
A. PROPOSAL:
The applicant proposes to plat 5.40 acres into a single lot.
The applicant is proposing to rezone the property for an
office development (see item #16).
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The site is mostly cleared and contains two vacant single-
family residences. There are several mature trees on the
site.
There is a commercial strip center and mini -warehouses to
the north with single-family residences located to the west
and south. There is an ice skating rink along with office
and commercial uses to the east across Bowman Road.
C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
Staff has received no neighborhood comment as of this
writing. The Parkway Place and Gibralter Heights/Point
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ITEM NO.: 6 Cont. I FILE NO.: S-1186
West/Timber Ridge Neighborhood Associations were notified of
the public hearing.
D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS:
1. Bowman Road is listed on the Master Street Plan as a
minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way to 45 feet
from centerline is required.
2. NPDES and grading permits are required prior to
construction, site grading and drainage plan will need
to be submitted and approved.
3. Driveways shall conform to Sec. 31-210 or Ordinance
16,577.
4. Provide design of streets conforming to "MSP" (Master
Street Plan). Construct one-half street improvements to
these streets including 5 foot sidewalks with planned
development.
5. All driveways shall be concrete aprons per City
Ordinance.
6. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property.
7. On site striping and signage plans should be forwarded
to Public Works, Traffic Engineering for approval with
the site development package.
8. Street improvement plans shall include signage and
striping. Completed plans must be approved by Traffic
Engineering prior to construction.
9. Obtain permits (barricade/street cut) for improvements
within proposed or existing right-of-way from Traffic
Engineering prior to construction in right-of-way.
10. Prepare a letter of pending development addressing
street lights as required by Section 31-403 of the
Little Rock Code. All requests should be forwarded to
Traffic Engineering.
11. Utility excavation within proposed rights -of -way shall
be per Article V of Sec. 30.
E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT COUNTY PLANNING:
Wastewater: No Comment.
AP&L: No Comment received.
Arkla: No Comment received.
Southwestern Bell: A 5 foot easement is requested along the
north, south and west property lines.
Water: On site fire protection will be required as
specified by the Little Rock Fire Department. A special
development fee will apply for service to this property
in addition to normal charges.
Fire Department: Contact Dennis Free at 918-3752 regarding
on -site protection.
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ITEM NO.: 6 Cont. FILE NO.: S-1186
County Planning: No Comment.
CATA: The site is not on a Central Arkansas Transit bus
route.
F. ISSUESITECHNICALIDESIGN:
Planning Division: No Comment.
Landscape Issues: No Comment.
G. ANALYSIS•
The applicant submitted a revised preliminary plat on April
14, 1998. The plat has a few minor deficiencies. The
following items need to be shown on a revised copy of the
plat and submitted to staff within 60 days of Planning
Commission approval:
1. Source of title.
2. Names of all abutting property owners.
3. Zoning within Lot 1.
Otherwise, there are no outstanding issues involved with the
preliminary plat.
H. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends approval of the preliminary plat subject to
the comments noted in paragraphs D, E and G of this report.
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT:
Pat McGetrick, John Rees and Melanie Gibson were present,
representing the application. Staff gave a brief description of
the preliminary plat.
Staff noted several minor items that needed to be shown on the
plat.
The Public Works Comments were briefly reviewed.
The preliminary plat received little discussion, as the majority
of the discussion related to the proposed POD (Item #16).
The Committee forwarded the plat to the full Commission for final
action.
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ITEM NO.: fi Cont. FILE NO.: 5-1186
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (APRIL 30, 1998)
Pat McGetrick was present, representing the application. There
were no objectors present. Staff gave a brief description of the
preliminary plat and POD, with a recommendation of approval of
the preliminary plat and denial of the site plan. Staff
explained that the site plan design would not be compatible with
the existing adjacent residential uses.
Pat McGetrick addressed the Commission in support of the
application. Mr. McGetrick explained the revisions which were
made in the site plan to address staff's concerns. These
included two smaller buildings instead of one large building,
increased landscaping, a pitched roof instead of a flat roof, and
a building exterior which is more residential in character.
Staff noted that they had not seen the revised site plan.
Commissioner Putnam asked the land use plan designation for the
property.
Tony Bozynski, Assistant Director of Planning and Development,
stated that the land use plan showed the property as Transition.
Commissioner Putnam asked about the building's setback from the
residential property. There was a brief discussion concerning
the setback from residential.
Commissioner Muse asked about saving existing trees on the site.
Mr. McGetrick responded that most of the trees within the west
buffer area would remain.
Commissioner Hawn suggested that the item be deferred to allow
staff time to review the revised site plan. Staff responded that
a six week deferral would be supported.
A motion was made to approve the preliminary plat as recommended
by staff. The motion passed with a vote of 11 ayes and 0 nays.
A motion was made to defer the POD to the June 11, 1998 agenda.
The motion passed by a vote of 11 ayes and 0 nays.
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