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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1207 Staff AnalysisOctober 15, 1998 ITEM NO.• D FILE NO.• S-1207 NAME: KNE Replat (Lot 1R) - Preliminary Plat LOCATION: East side of Butler Road at Strickland Cove DEVELOPER• ENGINEER• KNE Corporation McGetrick Engineering c/o Bozeman and Assoc. 319 East Markham St., Suite 202 415 N. McKinley Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Little Rock, AR 72205 AREA: 7.40 Acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 2 FT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING• R-5 PLANNING DISTRICT: 13 CENSUS TRACT: 20.02 VARIANCES WAIVERS REQUESTED: None A. PROPOSAL• The applicant proposes to replat Lots 1-14, Strickland Cove Addition and Tract 9 (except the North 122 feet), Leigh and Butler Acres Addition into two lots. The 7.40 acre site contains a number of existing multifamily buildings, most of which are vacant and boarded up. Due to the fact that two lots will be created containing multiple structures, a subdivision site plan review will be required (see Item E, S-1207-A on this agenda). The applicant proposes to abandon Strickland Cove as part of the preliminary plat and site plan review requests. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The 7.40 acre site contains 15 multifamily residential structures, most of which are vacant and boarded -up. It appears that one and possibly two of the structures are currently occupied. Single-family residences are located to the north along Allyson Circle with additional single-family residences and October 15, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: D (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1207 vacant property to the west across Butler Road. Additional, multi -family residences are located to the south with a trucking facility (zoned I-2) located to the east. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Staff has received no neighborhood comment as of this writing. The Geyer Springs and Wakefield Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. Strickland Cove will need to be improved to commercial standards with two sidewalks. 2. Sidewalks shall be shown conforming to Sec. 31-175 and the "MSP". 3. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. 4. Butler Road is a commercial street; dedication of right- of-way to 30 feet from centerline will be required. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: 6" sewer main located on site. Contact Little Rock Wastewater Utility for details. AP&L: No Comment received. Arkla: No Comment received. Southwestern Bell: No Comment. Water: Existing public fire hydrant will become private. Developer must sign a Private Fire Hydrant Contract with the Water Works. Fire Department: No Comment. County Planning: No Comment received. CATA• No Comment. F. ISSUESITECHNICALIDESIGN: Planninq Division: No Comment. Landscape Issues: No Comment. G. ANALYSIS• The applicant submitted a letter.to requesting that the preliminary plat September 3, 1998 agenda. staff on July 7, 1998 be deferred to the K October 15, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: D (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1207 The following items need to be shown on a revised preliminary plat and 3 copies submitted to staff prior to the Subdivision Committee meeting on August 13, 1998: a. Name and address of landowner/subdivider and source of title b. Source of water supply and wastewater disposal c. Names of recorded subdivisions abutting the plat area d. Names of owners of unplatted tracts and names of owners of platted tracts in excess of 2 1/2 acres which abut the plat area. e. Zoning of property and abutting property H. STAFF RECOMMENDATIQNS: Staff recommends approval of the requested deferral to the September 3, 1998 agenda. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: Bob Lowe, of McGetrick Engineering, was present, representing the application. Staff gave a brief description of the preliminary plat. Staff made note of several minor details which needed to be shown on the plat. The Public works requirements were reviewed by the Committee. The proposed abandonment of Strickland Cove was briefly discussed. There being no further issues for discussion, 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 had submitted a letter to staff requesting that the item be deferred to the September 3, 1998 agenda. Staff supported the deferral request. The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for deferral to the September 3, 1998 agenda: A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 11 ayes, and 0 nays. 3 October 15, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: D (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1207 STAFF UPDATE: The applicant submitted a letter to staff on August 20, 1998 requesting that the item be deferred to the October 15, 1998 agenda. The applicant is continuing to work out issues associated with the preliminary plat. Staff recommends approval of the deferral request. The revised plans will need to be submitted for review by the Subdivision Committee on September 24, 1998. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (SEPTEMBER 3, 1998) Staff informed the Commission that the applicant had submitted a letter to staff requesting that the item be deferred to the October 15, 1998 agenda. Staff supported the deferral request. The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for deferral to the October 15, 1998 agenda. A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (SEPTEMBER 24, 1998) Pat McGetrick was present, representing the application. Staff reviewed the items as noted in paragraph G. of this report which need to be shown on the preliminary plat. Mr. McGetrick stated that a revised preliminary plat would be submitted to staff on September 30, 1998. The Committee forwarded the issue to the full Commission for final resolution. STAFF UPDATE: The applicant submitted a revised preliminary plat to staff on September 30, 1998. The revised plat addresses most of the items noted in paragraph G of this report. The address of the landowner, source of title, source of water supply and wastewater disposal need to be noted on the plat. Otherwise, there should be no outstanding issues associated with the plat. 4 October 15, 1998 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: D Cont. FILE NO.: 5-1207 STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the preliminary plat subject to the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the comments as noted in paragraphs D, E and G of this report. 2. Staff recommends approval of the requested right-of-way abandonment for Strickland Cove. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (OCTOBER 15, 1998) Staff presented a positive recommendation on this application, as there were no further issues for resolution. There were no objectors to this matter. Staff noted that one (1) letter of opposition had been received. The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for approval as recommended by staff. A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays and 3 absent. 5