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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2 Staff ReportTT/��0 El r City of Departme Little Rock t of Planning and Development Historic HIM uororioocu.�crcm„,.,.ca;.o.,, 723 West M Little Rock, Phone: (50 rkham Street District rkansas 72201-1334 ) 371-4790 Fax: (501) 399-3435 Commission STAFF REPORT DATE: April7, 005 APPLICANT: Tom ADDRESS: 402 Eas4Ninth Street, Little Rock, AR 72202 COA REQUEST: Additionlofa double door to the north fagade ofthe building.` PROJECT BACKGROT ND AND DESCRIPTION: The so ject property is located at northeast comer of Ninth d Rock Streets (402 East Ninth Street) in Little Roc , Arkansas. The property's legal descriptio k is "The West 80 feet of Lot 6, Block 60 of the Ori inal City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.' ANALYSIS: There is one criteria relate I to this case in the district's guidelines. The Door's Design Guide] no mention two items directly related to this cas C. Doors should nit be added to the primary fagade or to see ndary facades where readily visible korn the street. D. If introduced w iere none existed originally, shou d be added where inconspicuous secondary or rear facades, should be similar to the original doors, not flush or of a style or period earlier than the riginal house. The Kindervater Building, southwest fagade (application area) This application requests t4e addition of a double doorway to the north fagade of the building. This doorway w 1 be used in conjunction with a proposed art and antique use. The door is necessary to tr4nsport large and oversize equipment into and out of the building. The north fapad is considered a secondary favade and fronts a vacant gravel lot. A secondary facade i� one that does not have a direct relationship to an adjacent street. The applicant contacted Si March of 2005 to find an z age of the building. Staff the building as the Kinder Building, which was const between 1910 and 1920 ar considered a Contributing in the MacArthur park His District. The applicant the, other buildings similar in z determine if any had doors similar to what he wanted. identified the building at 3 Eleventh Street, which is s age and use as the applicar building. He mentioned It materials of the doors on tt is at to i East ailar in wooden doors on secondary fapade on a building at 316 's East Eleventh Street. would construct wooden doors similar in design and East Eleventh Street building. Brick and mortar work on t ie applicant's building shows possible evidence of a previous door at the location. This c in be believed that the new door would be located at the location of a previous one. Even though the new door might be larger than the previous one, it might be needed for ertain types of Commercial activities that could continue in the future. The applicant has submitted elevation drawings indicating that the brick ledge and window opening above the proposed door will remain. A six (6) foot by three (3) foot landing area might need to 1 constructed adjacent to the door to conform to building codes. NEIGHBORHOOD C1 there were no comments STAFF RECOMMENDA as long as compliance with met. iTS AND REACTION: At the time of distribution, :g this application. 1: Staff recommends approval of the application as filed applicable codes, ordinances or policies of the city is