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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1200 Staff AnalysisJuly 23, 1998 ITEM NO.• D FILE NO. S-1200 NAME: Davis Office Park - Preliminary Plat LOCATION: End of Talley Road; south of Colonel Glenn Road and immediately east of Interstate 430 DEVELOPER• ENGINEER• Max Davis• McGetrick Engineering 319 East Markham St. 319 East Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Little Rock, AR 72201 AREA: 12.96 Acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 480 ZONING: R-2 PLANNING DISTRICT: 12 CENSUS TRACT: 24.05 VARIANCES WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. A. PROPOSAL: The applicant proposes to plat the 12.96 acres into a single lot. The property will be accessed from Talley Road, with the property owner constructing half -street improvements to Talley Road with a cul-de-sac at the end. The applicant is also proposing to rezone the property to POD for development of an office park (Item #13 on this agenda). B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is currently vacant and heavily wooded. The highest point of the property is near the center of the tract, falling over 100 feet to the north and approximately 90 feet to the south. There are two single-family residences located to the south, across Talley Road, with vacant R-2 zoned property to the east. Interstate 430 is located immediately to the west. July 23, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: D (Cont.) FILE NO • S-1200 C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Staff has received no neighborhood comment as of this writing. The John Barrow, Westwood and Pecan Lake Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Talley Road is 20 feet wide, dedication of right-of-way to 30 feet from centerline for this commercial street will be required. 2. 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. Improve Talley Road from Colonel Glenn Road to 27 feet wide for commercial access to property. 3. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. 4. Stormwater detention Ordinance applies to this property. 5. Easements for proposed stormwater detention facilities are required. 6. A sketch grading and drainage plan, a special flood hazard permit, and a special grading permit for flood hazard areas are required. Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology (ADPCE) and NPDES permit are also required. 7. Cul-de-sac length exceeds 300 feet limitation a waiver of commercial cul-de-sac length is required. 8. On site striping and signage plans should be forwarded to Public Works, Traffic Engineering for approval with the site development package. 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. Obtain permits for improvements within State Highway right-of-way from AHTD, District VI. 12. Utility excavation within proposed rights -of -way shall be per Article V of Sec. 30. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer main located on -property. Show easements if applicable. K July 23, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: D (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1200 AP&L: Easement requested along both sides of Talley Road and the 50 foot access easement. Contact utility for details. ARKLA: No Comment. Southwestern Bell: A 10 foot easement is requested along the east and west property lines and across the north end of the property. Water: Water main extension and on -site fire protection will be required. Fire Department: No Comment. County Planning: No Comment received. CATA: CATA does not currently serve the area. See no implications for future service. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: No Comment. Landscape Issues: No Comment. G. ANALYSIS• The applicant submitted a revised preliminary plat to staff on May 28, 1998. The plat needs to show the following additional details: 1. Name and address of property owner/subdivider and source of title 2. Stormwater.drainage analysis 3. Names of abutting property owners 4. Zoning within plat boundary A preliminary bill of assurance must also be submitted. Otherwise there are no outstanding issues related to the preliminary plat. H. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the preliminary plat subject to the following conditions: 3 July 23, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: D (Cont.) 'FILE NO.: S-1200 1. Compliance with the requirements noted in paragraphs D and E of this report. 2. The applicant must submit 4 copies of a revised preliminary plat showing the additional details noted in paragraph G of this report. 3. A preliminary bill of assurance must be submitted to staff. However, if item #13 (POD application for the property) is deferred, this item should also be deferred. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (MAY 21, 1998) Pat McGetrick was present, representing the application. Staff gave a brief description of the proposed plat. Staff noted several minor details which need to be shown on the plat. The Public works requirements were reviewed with the Committee. Bob Turner, of .Public Works, noted that Talley Road from Colonel Glenn Road to this site would need to be improved to provide commercial access to the property. After further discussion relating to right-of-way issues, the Committee forwarded the plat to the full Commission for final action. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUKE 11, 1998) Staff informed the Commission that the applicant had submitted a letter requesting that the item be deferred to the July 23, 1998 agenda. Staff noted that the letter was received less than five (5) business days prior to the public hearing, and therefore, a waiver of the bylaws was in order. Staff supported the deferral request. The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for deferral to the July 23, 1998 agenda. A motion was made to waive the bylaws and accept the deferral request as made by the applicant. The motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. A motion was made to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. 4 July 23, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: D (Cont.) _ FILE NO.: S-1200 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JULY 23, 1998) Pat McGetrick was present, representing the application. There were no objectors present. Staff gave a brief description of the preliminary plat with a recommendation of approval subject to the conditions as noted in paragraph H of the staff report. Staff stated that there were no outstanding issues. A motion was made to approve the preliminary plat as recommended by staff. The motion was approved by a vote of 11 ayes and 0 nays. 5