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Home My WebLink AboutS-1237-B Staff AnalysisITEM NO.: 7, S-1237-B NAME: Harvest Foods Subdivision Site Plan Review LOCATION: located at 6800 Colonel Glenn Road Planning Staff Comments: 1. Provide notification of all property owners located within 200-feet of the site, complete with the certified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. The notice must be mailed no later than March 12, 2008. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than March 21, 2008. Neighborhood Associations Notified -- John Barrow Neighborhood Association, College Terrace Neighborhood Association Variance/Waivers: None requested. Public Works Conditions: No comment. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Sewer available to the property. No discharge allowed from Ice Machine to sanitary sewer. Contact Little Rock Wastewater Utility at 688-1414 for additional information. Enter : No comment received. Center -Point Energy: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger and/or additional water meter(s) are required. If a larger or additional meter is needed, a Capital Investment Charge based on the size of the meter connection(s) will apply to this project in addition to normal charges. Fire Department: Approved as submitted. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is located on CATA Bus Route #14 - the Rosedale Route. Item # 7. Planning Division: No comment. Landscape: 1. In conjunction with this request some trees can be planted on the site preferably along the street side. 2. Replace any dead or diseased landscaping located within the parking lot or around the perimeter of the site. Revised plat/plan: Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, March 12, 2008. Item # 7. March 27, 2008 ITEM NO.: 7 NAME: Harvest Foods Subdivision Site Plan Review LOCATION: Located at 6800 Colonel Glenn Road DEVELOPER: Clint Davis 5111 B Street Little Rock, AR 72205 FNr�INFFR- Roark, Perkins and Kennedy 713 West Second Street Little Rock, AR 72201 AREA: 6.84 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 CURRENT ZONING: C-3, General Commercial District PLANNING DISTRICT: 10 — Boyle Park CENSUS TRACT: 21.02 VARIANCESANAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: FILE NO.: S-1237-B FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF A site plan review to allow the construction of a 20-foot by 40-foot structure on the site for tobacco sales was denied by the Little Rock Planning Commission on October 4, 2001. The denial was rescinded by the Pulaski County Circuit Court by Order Number 01-11277 on July 23, 2002. The site contained two buildings, a grocery store and a gas pump structure which was approved by the Commission through a site plan review at their January 21, 1999, public hearing. Presently the site contains the grocery store, the gas pumps and the tobacco barn. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST: The applicant is seeking approval for the placement of an Ice Shack within the parking lot of the Harvest Foods located at the intersection of West 36th Street and Colonel Glenn Road. An Ice Shack is a prefabricated "portable building for March 27, 2008 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont. FILE NO.: S-1237-B the purpose of providing customers with chopped ice at a competitive price utilizing a vending concept". The building contains 200 square feet and is eight (8) feet by twenty-four (24) feet and nine (9) feet tall. The building is proposed for placement within the existing asphalt paved area and will be leveled with concrete paving blocks and anchored in accordance with local codes. According to the applicant the site will be monitored daily for the collection of money and to verify the machine is working properly. The applicant will also police the site on these visits to ensure there is no litter or debris on the site. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site contains three structures, a grocery store, a fuel island and a tobacco barn. There are a number of uses in the area including single-family, multi- family, a manufactured home park, a church, office and commercial uses. Along Colonel Glenn Road is predominately commercial uses with the residential uses located along South Bryant Street and West 36th Street. Zonings in the area range from R-2, Single-family to C-4, Open Display District. Colonel Glenn Road was recently constructed to Master Street Plan standard through a project funded by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD). C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received an informational phone call from an area resident. All property owners located within 200 feet of the site, the John Barrow Neighborhood Association and College Terrace Neighborhood Association were notified of the Public Hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: No comment. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available to the property. No discharge allowed from Ice Machine to sanitary sewer. Contact Little Rock Wastewater Utility at 688-1414 for additional information. Entergy: No comment received. 2 March 27, 2008 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1237-B Center -Point Energy: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: Contact Central Arkansas Water if larger and/or additional water meter(s) are required. If a larger or additional meter is needed, a Capital Investment Charge based on the size of the meter connection(s) will apply to this project in addition to normal charges. Fire Department: Approved as submitted. County Planning: No comment. CATA: The site is located on CATA Bus Route #14 - the Rosedale Route. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Plannina Division: No comment. Landscape: 1. In conjunction with this request some trees can be planted on the site preferably along the street side. 2. Replace any dead or diseased landscaping located within the parking lot or around the perimeter of the site. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (March 6, 2008) Mr. Clint Davis was present. Staff presented an overview of the proposed request stating there were few outstanding technical issues associated with the request. Staff stated the owners of the property were not willing to allow Mr. Davis to place the public hearing notification sign on the site. There was a general discussion between the Committee members and Mr. Davis on options for notification. Mr. Davis asked if he could make up his own sign with more information. Mr. Dana Carney, planning staff, stated the notification sign was required to be posted and it was doubtful the City Attorney would allow the Commission to waiver their by-laws with regard to the placement of the notification sign. He suggested the applicant work with the property owner for placement of the sign. Mr. Carney stated a 30 day notification was required and if the sign was not presently up then the applicant could not meet the 30 day posting as typically required. 3 March 27, 2008 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont. FILE NO.: S-1237-B There was no further discussion of the item. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: There were no outstanding issues associated with the request in need of addressing raised at the Subdivision Committee meeting. The applicant is seeking site plan approval of placement of a fourth structure within the parking lot area of Harvest Foods located at 5800 Colonel Glenn Road. Presently there is a tobacco barn, fuel center and the grocery store. The approval would allow for placement of an ice Shack within the parking lot located near the intersection of West 35 thStreet and Colonel Glenn Road. The Ice Shack is a prefabricated "portable" building which provides chopped ice utilizing a vending concept. The building contains 200 square feet and is eight (8) feet by twenty-four (24) feet and nine (9) feet tall. The building will be placed within the existing asphalt paved area and will be leveled with concrete paving blocks and anchored in accordance with local codes. The applicant is seeking approval per Section 31-13 of the Little Rock Code. The ordinance sets forth procedures for processing multiple building site plans and to establish the standards for the development of site. The Subdivision Site Plan review is a development review process that provides for case by case consideration of project particulars including the provision of parking and landscaping in accordance with the appropriate ordinances, siting of buildings, and the relationship with adjoining properties. The property is currently zoned C-3, General Commercial District which typically requires the placement of a 25-foot front and rear yard setback and a zero side yard setback except where adjacent to residential and in this case a 15-foot side yard setback is required. The maximum building height allowed in this district is 35-feet. The minimum lot area allowed in the C-3, General Commercial zoning district is 14,000 square feet. The site is developed with a 32,250 square foot grocery store, a tobacco barn and a fuel center. The site contains approximately 241 parking spaces. Typically foods stores, supermarkets and convenience type grocery stores are required four spaces plus one space for each three hundred square feet of gross floor area, excluding storage area. The fuel center and tobacco barn would be required one space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area. The site plan does not indicate the amount of area containing storage on the site. Based on four spaces plus one for each 300 square feet of gross floor area for the total square footage of the site, approximately 115 to 120 parking spaces would typically be required. El March 27, 2008 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 7 (Cont. FILE NO.: S-1237-B The site was developed a number of years ago with setbacks and lot areas in excess of the typical ordinance standards. The request is to allow the placement of an additional structure within the parking lot area located near the northwestern portion of the site. The Ice Shack will be placed with an adequate setback from the street to ensure proper setbacks are adhered to. According to the applicant, the site will be monitored daily for the collection of money and to verify the machine is working properly. At this time, the site will be policed to ensure there is no litter or debris on the site. The Ice Shack as proposed complies with the typical ordinance standards for the C-3, General Commercial District zoning district with regard to setbacks, building heights and the existing lot area. To staffs knowledge, there are no outstanding technical issues associated with the request. Staff does not feel the placement of the Ice Shack as proposed will significantly impact the existing development or the area. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 27, 2008) The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs ❑, E and F of the agenda staff report. There was no further discussion of the item. The chair entertained a motion for placement of the item on the Consent Agenda for approval. The motion carried by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent. 5