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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1334 Staff AnalysisBARTLETT Architects * Planners * Designers 6427 Miller Road Alexander, AR 72002 501-847-6968 Jan. 30, 2002 To: the City of Little.Rock Department of Planning and Development 723 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Attention: Donna James 501-371-6821 This letter is in response to the comments for the Greater Christ Temple Pentecostal Church at 1200 Lewis Street (13' Street, Lewis Street & 12' Street). Planning Staff Comments 1.The seating capacity is 500 to 600. 2. The North and South elevations are attached. 3. The canopy material match the building (steel, brick, eifs & metal roof) 4, 5, 6. Added to drawing. 7. Maximum allowed by the city ordnance. 8, 9. Added to drawing. 10. Basketball court, fellowship area, classrooms, kitchen and platform area. 11. Hours of operation will be 9 am to 4 pm and occasionally 4 pm to 10 pm. 12, 13, 14, 15. Added to drawing. 16. No fence will be added to the property. 17. Property owners and proof of mailing attached. Public Works 1, 2, 3, 4. Added to drawing. 5. Will be submitted before work is started. 6, 7. Grading plan and storm water are included in drawing set 8. The Street lights and on site lighting will be coordinated with the City Traffic Engineer 9. Added to drawing. 10. Access easement to 13 `h street was added, see drawing. 11. Access easement to 13`h street. Fred Harris, Assistant Church Business Administrator; 501-563-1615 Daniel Bartlett, Architect; 501-847-6968 R ;7IN/ � F u !� ��suZ February 14, 2002 ITEM NO.: 8 FILE NO.: S-1334 NAME: Greater Christ Temple Pentecostal Church Subdivision Site Plan Review LOCATION: 1200 Lewis Street nEVELOPER: ENGINEER: Greater Christ Temple Bartlett Architecture Pentecostal Church 6427 Miller Road 1200 Lewis Street Alexander, AR 72002 Little Rock, AR 72204 AREA: 2.9 Acres NUMBER OF LOTS:-1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 CURRENT ZONING: C-3 PROPOSED ZONING: C-3 CURRENT ALLOWED USES: Church PROPOSED USE: Church with Family Life Center VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: Variance for the side yard and rear yard setbacks for the garage building. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST: The applicant proposes to add a Family Life Center and replace an existing garage building located on the church property at 1200 Lewis Street. The proposed building will include a basketball court, fellowship area, classrooms, kitchen and platform area. The proposal includes the addition of 50 off-street parking spaces and low ambient February 14, 2002 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 8 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1334 lighting directed away from residential areas. The new Family Life Center will be approximately 14,000 square feet while the new garage will be similar in size to the existing garage located adjacent to West 12th Street (40 x 48) . B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is currently zoned C-3 as is the area to the west of the site. The site contains an existing church facility and a garage adjacent to West 12th Street. Other properties in the area along West 12th Street contain a mix of residential and non-residential uses. To the northeast of the site, there is a Harvest Foods, Auto Zone and beauty shop. Areas to the east, south and southwest are zoned R-3 and contain single-family residences. Abigail Street, which is barricaded between West 12th Street and West 13th Street and has been abandoned, runs through the western portion of the property. This area will be included in the proposed parking area. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received no comment from the neighborhood. All property owners within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet of the site who could be identified and the Forest Hill, Hope, Stephens Area Faith and the Pine to Woodrow Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. W. 12th Street is classified on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way 35 feet from centerline will be required. 2. A 20 feet radial dedication of right-of-way is required at all corners. 3. Property frontage needs to have the sidewalks and ramps brought up to the current ADA standards. 4. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. N February 14, 2002 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 8 (Cont. FILE NO.: 5-1334 5. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. 6. Grading permit will be required on this development. 7. Storm water detention ordinance applies to this property. 8. Prepare a letter of pending development addressing streetlights as required by Section 31-403 of the Little Rock Code. All requests should be forwarded to Traffic Engineering. 9. Remove all existing radiuses on 12th and 13t' Streets and restore curb and gutter. Abandon Abigail right-of- way and easement rights of utilities as required. 10. Provide right-of-way and turn around for alley in block 2. Abandon alley within property boundaries. 11. Turn around must accommodate Waste Management trucks. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer is available on the site located under existing building. Contact Little Rock Wastewater Utility at 376-2903 for details. Entergy: Approved as submitted. Alley right-of-way has not been abandoned. Contact Entergy at 354-5165 for details. ARKLA: No comment received. Southwestern Bell: Approved as submitted. Water: Water facilities relocation will be done by the developer at its expense to Central Arkansas Water specifications. A contract with Central Arkansas Water and an easement for relocated facilities will be required. Contact Marie Dugan at 992-2438 for details. Fire Department: Approved as submitted. County Planning: No comment received. CATA: Site is on Bus Route #3 and has no effect on bus radius, turnout and route. 3 February 14, 2002 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 8 (Cont.) F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Plannina Division: No comment. City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: FILE NO.: S-1334 The proposed project lies in an area covered by the Oak Forest Neighborhood Action Plan. Under the Economic Development Goal the plan states a desire create a healthy economic climate that encourages investment, reinvestment and diversity of employment opportunities. Although the Action Statements primarily deal with commercial type establishments the construction of the new Family Life Center by the Church could be seen as an act to promote investment into the area. Landscape Issues: Six percent of the interior of the new vehicular use area (688 square feet) must be landscaped with interior islands. The plan submitted falls 328 square feet short of fulfilling this requirement. These calculations are based with the designated "mature area" reduction in mind. A landscaping upgrade toward compliance with the landscape ordinance equal to the building expansion proposed will be required of existing vehicular use area. Building Codes: No comment received. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (January 24, 2002) The applicant was present representing the application. Staff presented the item and noted that additional information was needed on the proposed building materials, number of existing parking spaces and existing and proposed building setbacks. Staff noted comments from the utilities and Central Arkansas Water. Public Works Comments were also presented. The issue of the utility easement running from when Abigail Street was abandoned was discussed at length. Staff stated it would be necessary to abandon the existing 4 February 14, 2002 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 8 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1334 utility easement and establish a new utility easement. Staff stated the process would take Board of Directors' action and the time frame would be approximately 30 days. Staff stated the applicant would be required to file a separate application for the process to begin. The applicant stated there were no additional questions. He stated the site plan would be revised and the additional information submitted to staff. The Committee then determined there were no other outstanding issues associated with the proposed site plan review. The Committee then forwarded the application to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted to staff on January 30, 2002 a revised site plan addressing the issues as raised by staff and the Subdivision Committee. The applicant has shown the total number of parking spaces to be 103 (54 existing parking spaces and 49 parking spaces proposed), some of which will be lost to landscaping requirements. Parking requirements for churches constructed prior to November 1, 1988 require one space per five seats. The applicant estimates the seating capacity of the sanctuary to be 500 to 600 persons, including the choir seating area. Since the applicant is not increasing the sanctuary seating, they are not required to provide any additional parking spaces. With the proposal, they are bringing the total number of required spaces (100 to 120 required parking spaces) more in line with the Code. The proposed setback for the new garage is 10-feet from the side yard and 10-feet from the rear yard. In C-3 zoning the minimum side yard setback is 15-feet and the rear yard setback is 25-feet. The proposed setbacks will require a variance. Staff is supportive of this variance request. All other setbacks meet with minimum Code requirement. The applicant is not requesting any additional ground mounted sign area but will place wall signage on the new building. The applicant has requested the maximum wall signage allowable under the Ordinance, 10% of the fagade February 14, 2002 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 8 (Cont.) FILE NO.: 5-1334 area adjacent to the street. The applicant has requested both street frontages (West 12t' and West 13t' Streets) have a wall sign. The applicant is proposing to relocate the utilities located in Abigail Street (previously abandoned as a street) and provide a service and access easement through their property from the alley in Block 2. The dumpster site has been located on the site plan, adjacent to West 13t' Street, with proper screening put in place. Staff is supportive of the Subdivision Site Plan Review for the Greater Christ Temple Pentecostal Church. Staff feels the addition of a Family- Life Center to the church property will have no adverse impact on the general area. The hours of operation do not appear to be in conflict with the neighborhood (9 am to- 4 pm daily activities with occasional use to 10 pm for special events). Otherwise, to staff 's knowledge, there are no outstanding issues associated with the proposed application. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested site plan review subject to compliance to the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the conditions as noted in paragraphs D, E and F of this report. 2.The applicant must submit an application and be approved for relocation of the utility easements located in the former Abigail Street. Staff is supportive of the requested variance for a reduced side yard and rear yard setback. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (FEBRUARY 14, 2002) The applicant was present representing the application. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval subject to compliance with the conditions outlined in the "staff recommendation" above. February 14, 2002 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 8 (Cont.) FILE NO.: 5-1334 There was no further discussion. The application was placed on the consent agenda for approval as recommended by staff. The vote passed by 10 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent and 1 recuse. 7