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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1191 Staff AnalysisJuly 23, 1998 ITEM NO.• H FILE NO.: S-1191 NAME: Sportman's Haven - Subdivision Site Plan Review LOCATION: 12,721 Interstate 30 DEVELOPER• ENGINEER• Jimmy Jones Laha Engineers, Inc. 12,721 I-30 P. O. Box 190251 Little Rock, AR 72209 Little Rock, AR 72219-0251 AREA: 2.95 Acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING: C-4/R-2 ALLOWED USES: Commercial open display district PROPOSED USE: Used boat sales with open display STAFF NOTE• The applicant was approximately 2 1/2 weeks late in submitting the required copies of the survey and site plan for this application. Therefore, staff has not had adequate time to properly review the site plan for this public hearing. The site plan was not reviewed by the Subdivision Committee. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that the item be deferred to the July 23, 1998 Planning Commission agenda. The item will need to be reviewed by the Subdivision Committee on July 2, 1998. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JIINE 11, 1998) Staff informed the Commission that the applicant failed to submit the required site plan in time for an adequate review by staff, and therefore, the item needed to be deferred to the July 23, 1998 agenda. The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for deferral to -the July 23, 1998 agenda.. A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. July 23, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: H (Cont.) FILE NO.• S-1191 BACKGROUND• The property contains an existing boat sales business utilizing four existing buildings with outdoor display. The property has contained outdoor display type businesses for a number of years. This application is before the Planning Commission as a result of a recent zoning enforcement case. The applicant added a 12 foot by 24 foot portable building to the site without Planning Commission approval of a subdivision site plan (multiple buildings). The enforcement case is pending in Little Rock Municipal Court. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST: The applicant proposes placement of a 12 foot by 24 foot portable building to serve as a sales office for the existing boat sales business. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site contains a 3,030 square foot commercial building and three metal awning structures used for boat storage. The general area contains a mixture of commercial and industrial uses along Interstate 30. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Staff has received no neighborhood comment as of this writing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. All the properties are in regulatory floodway. 2. Construction is not permitted in floodway by Ordinance and FEMA regulations. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT(COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer main extension required with easements to serve property. AP&L: No Comment received. ARKLA: No Comment received. Southwestern Bell: No Comment. F July 23, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: H (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1191 Water: No water service is presently available to this site. Fire Department: Show fire hydrants on site plan. County Planning: No Comment received. CATA• No Comment. F. ISSUESITECHNICALIDESIGN: Planning Division: No Comment. Landscape Issues: No Comment. G. ANALYSIS• As noted in the Public works Comments, all of this property is located in the regulatory floodway and construction is not permitted in the floodway. The applicant can seek FEMA approval for the 12 foot by 24 foot building. However, seeking FEMA approval is very involved and time consuming (engineering analysis, etc.). Staff feels that the application should be denied and removal of the 12 foot by 24 foot portable building should be as directed by the current enforcement procedure. H. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends denial of the proposed site plan. The 12 foot by 24 foot portable building will need to be removed from the property. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: The applicant was not present. the proposal. (JULY 2, 1998) Staff gave a brief description of The consensus of the Committee was that the 12 foot by 24 foot building should be removed from the site as required by Public Works. The Committee forwarded the issue to the full Commission for final action. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JULY 23, 1998) Staff informed the Commission that the applicant verbally informed staff that he did not wish to pursue the application 3 July 23, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: H --(Cont.) FILE NO.: 5-1191 and would not be at the public hearing. He stated that no notices were mailed. Staff recommended that the item be withdrawn. The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for withdrawal. A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 11 ayes and 0 nays. 4