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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1275 Staff AnalysisJune 22, 2000 ITEM NO.: K FILE NO.: 5-1275 NAME: Hughey's Replat - Preliminary Plat LOCATION: 4808 Baseline Road DEVELOPER: Margaret Hughey 4808 Baseline Road Little Rock, AR 72209 AREA: 2.493 acres ZONING: R-2/C-1 PLANNING DISTRICT: 14 CENSUS TRACT: 41.07 ENGINEER - The Mehlburger Firm 201 S. Izard Street Little Rock, AR 72201 NUMBER OF LOTS: 2 FT. NEW STREET: 0 VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. BACKGROUND: The 2.493 acre property was recently illegally subdivided by Richdale Development Co., with the south portion of the property being sold to Margaret Hughey. A 25 foot access and utility easement along the west side of Lot 1 was also recorded to provide access to Lot 2. A. PROPOSAL: The property owners are proposing a preliminary plat for the property in order to resolve the illegal subdivision issue. The south 273 feet of the property along with Margaret Hughey's additional property (immediately east) is proposed as Lot 1. The remaining north 347 feet is proposed as Lot 2. June 22, 2000 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: K (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1275 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: There is an existing structure on Lot 1 which contains a beauty salon. The remainder of the property is undeveloped and partially wooded. There are existing commercial buildings east and west of the site along the north side of Baseline Road. There are single family residences to the south across Baseline Road, with R-2 zoned property to the north. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received one (1) phone call from.a person requesting information on this application. The Windamere and Upper Baseline Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1.Baseline is listed on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial, dedication of right-of-way to 45 feet from centerline will be required. 2. Property frontage needs to have the sidewalks and ramps brought up to the current ADA standards. 3. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. 4.Driveways shall conform to Sec. 31-210 or Ordinance 18,031. Close unused driveways. 5. Baseline Road has an average daily traffic counts of 13,000. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available, not adversely affected. AP&L : No Comment. Arkla: No Comment received. Southwestern Bell: No Comment. Water: This plat creates a landlocked parcel. This will cause problems in providing water service and fire protection in the future for any use of Lot 2. Consideration should be given to providing for each lot have frontage on a water main and adequate access for 2 June 22, 2000 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: K (Cont.) FILE NO.: 5-1275 fire protection. Combining Lot 2 with the property to the west and creating a single parcel would also provide a possible solution to these problems. Fire Department: No Comment. County Plannin : No Comment received. CATA: No Comment received. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: No Comment. Landscape Issues: No Comment. G. ANALYSIS: On March 15, 2000, the applicant submitted a letter to staff requesting that this item be deferred to the May 11, 2000 Planning Commission meeting. Staff supports the deferral as requested. H. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends deferral of this item to the May 11, 2000 Planning Commission meeting. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (MARCH 9, 2000) Larry Lester, Jeremy Ventress and Frank Riggins were present, representing the application. Staff briefly described the preliminary plat and noted several items which needed to be shown on a revised plat drawing. In response to a question from staff, Mr. Ventress noted that both lots would be final platted at the same time. Staff noted that an access drive to Lot 2 must be constructed when Lot 2 is developed. This issue was briefly discussed. Mr. Lester noted that he would meet with the other property owner regarding this issue. 3 June 22, 2000 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: K (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1275 Tad Borkowski, of Public Works, noted that the westernmost curb cut needed to be closed, with the only access being the existing driveway to Lot 1 and the access easement. This issue was discussed. Mr. Borkowski noted that he would meet with Mr. Lester on the site and review the driveway locations. Staff noted that Lot 2 had no street frontage and providing water service to this lot would be a problem. Staff suggested creating a pipe stem for Lot 2 (Baseline frontage) or combining Lot 2 with the property to the west, which had the same ownership. This issue was discussed. After the discussion, the Committee forwarded the preliminary plat to the full Commission for final action. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 30, 2000) Staff informed the Commission that the applicant submitted a letter on March 15, 2000 requesting that this application be deferred to the May 11, 2000 agenda. Staff supported the deferral request. The Chairperson placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for deferral to the May 11, 2000 agenda. A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 11, 2000) Staff informed the Commission that the applicant submitted a letter on May 5, 2000 requesting that this application be deferred to the June 22, 2000 agenda. Staff supported the deferral request. The Chairperson placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for deferral to the June 22, 2000 agenda. A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent and 1 open position. 4 June 22, 2000 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: K (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1275 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 22, 2000) Staff informed the Commission that the applicant submitted a letter on June 14, 2000 requesting that this item be withdrawn, without prejudice. Staff supported the withdrawal request. The Chairperson placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for withdrawal, without prejudice. A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. 5