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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1333 Staff AnalysisItem No. 16. Lot 12B, Baptist Health Kanis South Addition Subdivision Site Plan Review (5-1333) Planning Staff Comments: l . Provide a certified list of abutting property owners along with notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. 2. Show vicinity map to scale and directionally oriented on the site plan. 3. Label sidewalks. 4. Provide a legal description of the total site proposed for development, including a statement of present and proposed ownership and present and proposed zoning. 5. Will there be a ground -mounted sign? If so show on the site plan with details. (height and area). 6. Will there be a dumpster on the site? If so, show on the site plan with required screening (3 sides with 8' high opaque fence or wall). 7. Any site lighting must be low-level and directed away from residentially zoned property. 8. What is the element between the two buildings? Is this a heated and cooled walkway? 9. Is parking to be phased or entirely developed with Phase I? Indicate in the general notes. 10. Indicate on the site plan the distance between the two buildings. 11. Provide days and hours of operation. 12. Estimate the number of employees. 13. Provide the building height on the site plan. 14. Provide details on how the 50' open space buffer will be protected during construction. Variance/Waivers: None requested. Public Works- 1. Aldersgate Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a commercial street. Dedication of right -of way to 30 feet from centerline will be required. 2. 16"' Street is classified on the Master Street Plan as a commercial street. Dedication of right-of-way to 30 feet from centerline will be required; alternatively, show proof it is closed, or petition to close. 3. Provide design of street conforming to "MSP" (Master Street Plan). Constrict one-half street improvement to these streets including 5-foot sidewalks with planned development. 4. Driveways shall conform to Sec. 3 1-2 10 or Ordinance 18,031. 5. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. 6. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property. 7. A Sketch Grading and Drainage Plan is required prior to subdivision committee meeting, or no later than 5 days before Planning Commission hearing. 8. A grading permit will be required on this development. 9. This development involves issues related to street lighting. The property owner may be responsible for installation of new street lights or modification (if required) of existing street lights. Property owner must contact Traffic Engineering (Steve Philpott @ 340-4880) to verify street lighting requirements for this project. 10. Current ordinances prohibit cross access within 75 feet (from the curb -line) of the main driveway. Access to Lot 12C must be moved further back to prevent a 4-legged intersection within 75 feet of the driveway. 11. Include parking in adjacent lot in the access easement. Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Sewer main extension required with easements if service is required for project. Contact Jim Boyd at 376-2903 for details. Page 2 Lot 12B, Baptist Health Kanis South Addition Subdivision Site Plan Review (S-1333) ENTERGY: No comment received. ARKLA: No comment received. Southwestern Bell: A side easement will provide better access. (Adjacent to the north property line.) Contact M. Baker at 373-5112 for details. Water: If there are facilities that need to be adjusted and/or relocated, Contact Central Arkansas Water. That work would be done at the expense of the developer. Contact Marie Dugan at 992-2438 for details. Fire Department: Approved as submitted. County Planning: No comment received. CATA: Project site is located on Bus Route #3 but has no effect on bus radius, turnout and route. Planning Division: No comment. Landscape: Areas set aside for buffers and landscaping meet with ordinance requirements when averaged out. However, most of the street buffer along Aldersgate Road drops below the full requirement (without the transfers allowed) of 18.2 feet by 7.7 feet. An irrigation system to water landscaped areas is required. Submit 4 copies of the revised site plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff no later than Wednesday, December 12, 2001. January 3, 2002 ITEM NO.: 16 FILE NO.: 5-1333 NAME: Lot 12B, Baptist Health Kanis South Addition Subdivision Site Plan Review LOCATION: East side of Aldersgate Road approximately 1000 feet South of Kanis Road DEVELOPER: RWrTNF.F.R Aldersgate Property, LLC White, Daters & Associates 10825 Financial Center Parkway 24 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72211 Little Rock, AR 72223 AREA: 1.31 Acre NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 CURRENT ZONING: 0-3 PROPOSED ZONING: 0-3 ALLOWED USES: Office PROPOSED USE: Office VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST: The applicant proposes the construction of two office buildings (5860 square feet each) in two phases. The parking for the development will also be phased. Upon completion of the development, the buildings will be connected by an open, covered walkway. There are 37 parking spaces proposed for Phase I and 16 parking spaces proposed for Phase II. January 3, 2002 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 16 (Cont.) B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: FILE NO.: S-1333 The site is heavily wooded, as is the area to the north and east. An office building is currently under construction on the land adjacent to the south. The area to the west contains multiple uses ranging from single-family to large office buildings. Other uses in the area include, Sound Security, Ortho Arkansas, Arkansas Baptist and a Little Rock Police Substation. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing staff has received no comment from the neighborhood. All property owners within 200 feet of the site and the John Barrow Neighborhood Association, the Twin Lakes A Neighborhood Association, the Twin Lakes "B" Property Owners Association and the Twin Lakes B Special Improvement District were notified of the Public Hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Aldersgate Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a commercial street. Dedication of right-of-way to 30 feet from centerline will be required. 2. Provide design of street conforming to "MSP" (Master Street Plan). Construct one-half street improvements to the street including 5-foot sidewalk with the planned development. 3. Driveways shall conform to Sec. 31-210 or Ordinance 18,031. 4. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. 5_ Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property. 6. A Sketch Grading and Drainage Plan is required prior to Subdivision Committee meeting, or no later than 5 days before Planning Commission hearing. 7. A grading permit will be required o 8. This development involves issues lighting. The property owner may installation of new streetlights required) of existing streetlights contact Traffic Engineering (Steve this development. related to street be responsible for or modification (if Property owner must Philpott @ 340-4880) 2 January 3, 2002 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 16 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1333 to verify street lighting requirements for this project. 9. Current ordinances prohibit cross access within 75 feet (from the curb -line) of the main driveway. Access to Lot 12C must be moved further back to prevent a 4-legged intersection within 75 feet of the driveway. 10. Include parking in adjacent lot in the access easement. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer main extension required with easements if service is required for project. Contact Jim Boyd at 376-2903 for details. Entergy: No comment received. ARKLA: No comment received. Southwestern Bell: A side easement will provide better access. (Adjacent to the north property line.) Contact M. Baker at 373-5112 for details. Water: If there are facilities that need to be adjusted and/or relocated, contact Central Arkansas Water. That work would be done at the expense of the developer. Contact Marie Dugan at 992-2438 for details. Fire Department: Approved as submitted. CounLy Plannin : No comment received. CATA: Project site is located on Bus Route # 3 but has no effect on bus radius, turnout and route. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Plannina Division: No Comment. City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: The applicant's property lies in the area covered by the John Barrow Neighborhood Action Plan. The plan list the following Goal concerning redevelopment in the area: Enhance the business climate directed toward encouraging new business and commercial establishments to located in the area as well as retention of existing businesses. 3 January 3, 2002 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 16 (Cont.) Landscape Issues: FILE NO.: S-1333 Areas set -aside for buffers and landscaping meet with ordinance requirements when averaged out. However, most of the street buffer along Aldersgate Road drops below the full requirement (without the transfers allowed) of 18.2 feet by 7.7 feet. An irrigation system to water landscaped areas is required. Building Codes: No comment received. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (December 6, 2001) Joe White was present briefly described the Staff noted that som needed (days and ho, lighting plan) . St< necessary indicating adjacent to the south representing the application. Staff subdivision site plan review request. additional project information was irs of operation, building heights, Lff also noted a detailed plan was how the 50-foot open space buffer property line would be protected. Tad Borkowski, Public Works Staff, indicated the street improvements to Aldersgate Road must conform to Master Street Plan design standards. He also stated a grading permit would be required for the development and the applicant should submit a sketch grading and drainage plan no later than five days prior to the public hearing. Mr. Borkowski indicated his concern with regard to the parking lot design. He stated consideration should be given to the parking lot entrance from Aldersgate Road. Mr. White stated the proposal was a three-way stop with the traffic existing Aldersage Road into the parking lot always having the right-of-way. Mr. Bob Brown, Planning Staff, stated the area set -aside for buffers and landscaping met the requirements of the ordinance when averaged. He stated, with the transfer allowance, the street buffer along Aldersgate Road would meet the minimum ordinance requirements. Mr. White indicated he would provide all the information requested of staff. 4 January 3, 2002 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 16 (Cont. FILE NO.: S-1333 After the discussion, the Committee forwarded the site plan review to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted a revised site plan to staff noting most of the concerns raised by staff and the Subdivision Committee. The days and hours of operation are proposed to be from 8:30 am to 5:30 Monday through Thursday and 8:30 to 4:00 pm on Friday. The applicant estimates there will be 15 employees per phase. The building heights will be no more than 30-feet which has been indicated on the site plan. The applicant has indicated the Phasing Plan for the buildings and the parking. In Phase I, the applicant proposes to construct a 5860 square foot building along with 37 parking spaces. The minimum parking spaces required for this phase would be 15 parking spaces. The second phase will also include a 5860 square foot building, with the addition of 16 parking spaces. The total number of parking spaces required for this phase is 15 spaces. This would bring the total number of parking spaces to 53 with the minimum number of parking spaces required for the project to be 30 spaces. A three-way stop will control the traffic within the parking lot and allow motorist entering the site from Aldersgate Road the right-of-way. Staff supports this arrangement since the site is expected to be a low traffic generator. There is a single ground -mounted sign proposed for the site. The sign will be located near the driveway entrance and is proposed to be a 4-foot high by 5-foot wide sign. Otherwise, to staff's knowledge, there are no outstanding issues associated with this Subdivision Site Plan Review. The proposed site plan request for Lot 12B Baptist Health Kanis South Addition should have no adverse impact on the general area. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the site plan subject to the following conditions: 5 January 3, 2002 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 16 (Cont. FILE NO.: S-1333 1. Compliance with the requirements as noted in paragraphs D, E and F of this report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 3, 2002) Mr. Joe White was present representing the application. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval subject to compliance with the conditions outlined in the "staff recommendation" above. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the consent agenda and approved as recommended by staff. The vote was 11 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent. L