HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1309 Staff AnalysisMay 31, 2001
ITEM NO.: 9
FILE NO.: S-1309
NAME: Landers - Subdivision Site Plan Review
LOCATION: 3201 West 65t' Street
nRVVMOPER :
Lance Landers
3201 West 65t' Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
AREA: 7.09 acres
ZONING: I-2
SURVEYOR:
White-Daters and Associates
24 Rahling Circle
Little Rock, AR 72223
NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0
ALLOWED USES: Industrial
PROPOSED USE: Industrial
VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested.
BACKGROUND:
There is an existing office/warehouse building on the site which
has approximately 90,000 square feet of floor area. There are
areas of parking for large trucks and private passenger vehicles
along the north, south and east sides of the building, with a
service drive along the building's west side. The building is
zoned I-2 and currently occupied by Southern Marine PWC, Inc.
and Twin City Truck Company. The applicant proposes to
construct a small office building near the northeast corner of
the property. Therefore, a multiple building site plan is
required to be reviewed by the Planning Commission.
A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST:
The applicant proposes to construct a 2,318 square foot
building near the northeast corner of the property within
an existing concrete/asphalt area. The building will be
used for additional office space and be approximately 16
feet in height. The proposed site plan shows five (5)
striped parking spaces on the north side of the new
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building, which satisfies the minimum ordinance requirement
for parking.
Please see the attached site plan for existing and proposed
building and parking locations. The applicant notes that
the new office building's exterior will match the existing
building.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
As noted earlier, there is an existing industrial building
on the property, with vehicular use area on the building's
north, south and east sides. This general area along West
65t' Street contains a mixture: of office, commercial and
industrial uses.
C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
The Wakefield, Upper Baseline and SWLR UP Neighborhood
Associations were notified of the public hearing. As of
this writing, staff has received a phone call from the
Upper Baseline Neighborhood Association expressing no
concerns with the proposed site plan.
D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS:
6. Repair or replace any curb and gutter that is damaged
in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy.
7. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted
for approval prior to start of work.
8. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this
property.
E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING:
Wastewater: Sewer available, not adversely affected.
Entergy: No Comment.
ARKLA,: No Comment received.
Southwestern Bell: No Comment.
Water: Contact the Water Works if additional water service
is required.
Fire Department: No Comment.
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County Plannin : No Comment received.
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CATA: Project site is located on bus route 15. If the
project is approved CATA has concerns about construction
affecting the bus travel time and would like to be
notified when construction will start. However, the
actual project use has no effect on bus radius, turnout
and route.
F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN:
Planning Division:
No Comment.
Landscape Issues:
A small amount of building landscaping in the area of the
proposed building will be required. Generally, this would
be a 3-foot wide landscaped area between the public parking
area and proposed structure.
G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (MAY 10, 2001)
Ray Wilson was present, -representing the application.
Staff briefly described the proposed site plan. Staff
noted that a minimum of five (5) striped parking spaces
needed to be provided for the new office building.
Bob Brown, of the Planning Staff, noted that a small amount
of building landscaping needed to be provided between the
striped parking spaces and the new building. Mr. Wilson
indicated that the site plan would be revised accordingly.
After the discussion, the Committee forwarded the site plan
to the full Commission for final action.
H. ANALYSIS:
The applicant submitted a revised site plan to staff on
May 15, 2001. The revised plan addresses the issues as
raised by staff at the Subdivision Committee meeting.
The revised plan shows five (5) striped parking spaces
along the north side of the proposed new 2,318 square foot
office building. This meets the minimum ordinance
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requirement for parking for the new building. The revised
plan also shows a three (3) foot wide landscape strip
between the striped parking and the new building as
required.
The proposed new office building conforms to the minimum
setback and height requirements as set forth by the City's
Zoning Ordinance. Therefore, there should be no
outstanding issues associated with the proposed site plan.
The proposed plan should have no adverse impact on the
general area.
I. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends approval of the site plan subject to
compliance with the requirements as noted in paragraphs D,
E and F of this report.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 31, 2001)
The staff presented a positive recommendation on this
application, as there were no further issues for resolution.
There were no objectors to this matter.
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 7 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent and 1 open position.
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