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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1359 Staff AnalysisNovember 14, 2002 ITEM NO.: 5 FILE NO.: 5-1359 NAME: North Point BMW — Subdivision Site Plan Review LOCATION: Northwest corner of Shackleford Road and Merrill Drive DEVELOPER: Harco Constructors, Inc. 9625 Rowlett Maumelle, AR 72113 AREA: 6.61 Acres ZONING: C-4 ENGINEER: The Holloway Firm, Inc. 200 Casey Drive Maumelle, AR 72113 NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 ALLOWED USES: Auto dealership PROPOSED USE: Auto dealership with body shop VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST: A Subdivision (multiple building) Site Plan Review is requested to allow for the construction of a new collision center building within the existing auto sales and service facility. The proposed single story collision center building will be located within the southwest portion of the property. The following is general project information as supplied by the applicant: Building Type: The new facility will be a pre-engineered metal building with a standing seam metal roof to match the existing pre-engineered buildings. The eave height is 17' with a 'h:12 roof slope. The shop areas will be approximately 20,000 square feet and offices will be approximately 4,500 square feet for a total of 24,500 square feet. The color of the new building will match the existing buildings on site. Purpose: The purpose of this new collision center is to replace the existing smaller and outdated facility on the same site. November 14, 2002 ITEM NO.: 5 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1359 smaller and outdated facility on the same site. Environment Concerns: The new collision center will have new self-contained paint booths on the paint side of the shop. The booths have multiple filter systems and enclosed paint rooms. Traffic: There may be a minor increase in traffic for the new center. As you may know at a collision center, vehicles are kept for an extended period of time. When the repairs are completed, the vehicles are then picked up. Please note that damaged vehicles will not be stored around the new building. Damaged vehicles are currently being stored inside the fenced area and this will continue after the new building is complete. People/Employees: The current employees will remain and approximately 17 new positions will be created with this expansion within one year of opening. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The 6.61 acre property at the northwest corner of Shackleford Road and Merrill Drive is zoned C-4 and occupied by an auto dealership with service department. The area where the new building is proposed is a paved auto display/storage area. There is a mixture of commercial and office uses to the west and to the south across Merrill Drive. There is a multifamily development across Shackleford Road to the east, with commercial development to the northeast. There is a mixture of commercial and office uses to the north, including another auto dealership. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: All property owners within 200 feet of the site as well as the Walnut Valley and Pleasant Valley Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: Public Works: 1. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. 2. A Grading permit may be required on this development. 3. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available, not adversely affected- 2 November 14, 2002 ITEM NO.: 5 (Cont. F G AP & L: No Comment received. ARKLA: No Comment received. FILE NO.: S-1359 Southwestern Bell: Any relocation of facilities will be at the cost of the developer. Water: The facilities on -site will be private. When meters are planned off private lines, private facilities shall be installed to Central Arkansas Water's material and construction specifications and installation will be inspected by an engineer, licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas. Execution of Customer Owned Line Agreement is required and the existing underground line would have to be replaced in its entirety. Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per city code. Contact Dennis Free at 918-3752 for details. County Planning: No Comment. CATA: The site is not located on Central Arkansas Transit bus route- ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: No Comment. Landscape: A landscaping upgrade toward compliance with the landscape ordinance equal to the expansion proposed (38%) will be required. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (October 24, 2002) Chuck Harper and Mark Rudder were present, representing the application. Staff briefly described the proposed subdivision site plan. Staff noted several items which needed to be shown on a revised site plan. The applicants indicated no problems with the staff or Public Works Comments. The landscape requirements were briefly discussed. Staff noted that an upgrade in landscaping would be required. Staff also noted that the required landscape upgrade needed to be shown on a plan and approved by staff prior to the public hearing. The applicants noted that this issue would be worked out. There being no further issues for discussion, the Committee forwarded this application to the full Commission for final action. 3 November 14, 2002 ITEM NO.: 5 (Cont.) FILE NO.: 5-1359 H. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted a revised site plan and a landscape plan to staff on October 30, 2002. The revised site plan addresses all staff issues. All of the additional notations as required by staff have been shown on the site plan. Additionally, staff has reviewed the applicant's landscape plan. The plan addresses all of the landscape issues and provides for the required landscape upgrade as required with the building expansion. As noted in paragraph D. of this report, Public Works will require that any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way be repaired or replaced prior to occupancy of the new building. The applicant has noted that this requirement will be complied with. The total amount of building area, including the proposed new building, on the site requires a minimum of 300t parking spaces. There is a more than adequate number of parking spaces on the site to meet this minimum requirement and satisfy the parking needs of this applicant. Section 36-302(b)(5) of the Zoning Ordinance states that there shall be no open display of any kind within the first 20 feet of the required front yard setback. There is existing auto display within the first 20 feet of the front yard .setback along Shackleford Road. This display is nonconforming (has existed for a number of years) and will be allowed to continue. To staff's knowledge, there are no outstanding issues associated with this application. The applicant has done an excellent job in addressing the issues as raised during the staff and Subdivision Committee review. The applicant is requesting no waivers or variances with this application. The proposed collision center building complies with all of the required building setbacks for the C-4 zoning district. No new ground -mounted signage is proposed with the new building. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the Subdivision Site plan review subject to the following conditions: 1. - Compliance with the requirements as noted in paragraphs D, E and F of this report. 2. The dumpster area must be screened on three (3) sides with an eight (8) foot high opaque fence or wall. 3. All vehicular repair and service must be done within the enclosed buildings. 4. There will be no new ground -mounted signage. E November 14, 2002 ITEM NO.: FILE NO.: S-1359 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 14, 2002) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval. The applicant offered no additional comments. The Chaieman 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 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. The application was approved. 6