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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1456-A Staff AnalysisITEM NO.: 4. 5-1456-A NAME: Little Rock Storage Center Revised Subdivision Site Plan Review LOCATION: located at 11409 Baseline Road Planning Staff Comments: 1. Provide notification of property owners located within 200-feet of the development including the certified abstract list, notice form with affidavit executed and proof of mailing. The notice must be mailed no later than September 23, 2015. The Office of Planning and Development must receive the proof of notice no later than October 2, 2015. 2. Provide a site plan which includes the entire development, noting the buildings which have been completed and the phasing of the new buildings. 3. The property is zoned 1-2, Light Industrial District. The plan as submitted encroaches into the minimum building setback of the zoning ordinance of 25-feet. 4. Are there any modifications to the previously approved site plan other than the reduced building setback along the southern perimeter? Are the square footages of the additional buildings remaining the same? Variance/Waivers: Reduced buffer along the southern perimeter. Public Works Conditions: 1. Baseline Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial. Dedication of right-of-way to 55 feet from centerline will be required. 2. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property. Show the proposed location for stormwater detention facilities on the plan. 3. A grading permit in accordance with Section 29-186 (c) and (d) will be required prior to any land clearing or grading activities at the site. Other than residential subdivisions, site grading and drainage plans must be submitted and approved prior to the start of construction. 4. If disturbed area is one (1) or more acres, obtain a NPDES stormwater permit from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality prior to the start of construction. 5. Provide a Sketch Grading and Drainage Plan per Section 29-186 (e). Utilities and Fire Department/County Planning: Wastewater: Sewer available to this site. Entergy: Entergy does not object to this proposal. A single phase power line exists along the eastern side of the property and a three phase power line exists along the western side of the property. There do not appear to be any conflicts with the proposed building additions. Contact Entergy in advance regarding future service requirements to the development, desired line extensions, and future facilities locations as this project proceeds. CenterPoint Ener : No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: 1. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. 2. The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this site to determine whether additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be required. If additional fire hydrant(s) are required, they will be installed at the Developer's expense. 3. Please submit plans for water facilities and/or fire protection system to Central Arkansas Water for review. Plan revisions may be required after additional review. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of water facilities and/or fire service. Approval of plans by the Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Division and the Little Rock Fire Department is required. 4. 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. 5. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of water meter. 6. Due to the nature of this facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZA) is required on the domestic water service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use. Central Arkansas Water requires that upon installation of the RPZA, successful tests of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the State of Arkansas and approved by Central Arkansas Water. The test results must be sent to Central Arkansas Water's Cross Connection Section within ten days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 501.377.1226 if you would like to discuss backflow, prevention requirements for this project. 7. The facilities on -site will be private. When meters are planned off private lines, private facilities shall be installed to Central Arkansas Water's materials and construction specifications and installation will be inspected by an engineer, licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas. Execution of a Customer Owned Line Agreement is required. Fire Department-_ Maintain Access: Fire Hydrants. Maintain fire apparatus access roads at fire hydrant locations as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.1 Access road width with a hydrant. Where a fire hydrant is located on a fire apparatus access road, the minimum road width shall be 26 feet, exclusive of shoulders. Loading. Maintain fire apparatus access road design as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D102.1 Access and loading. Facilities, buildings or portions of buildings hereafter constructed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved fire apparatus access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved driving surface capable of supporting the imposed load of fire apparatus weighing at least 75,000 pounds. 30' Tall Buildings - Maintain aerial fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D105.1 — D105.4 D105.1 Where Required. Where the vertical distance between the grade plane and the highest roof surface exceed 30', approved aerial fire apparatus access roads shall be provided. For the purposes of this section the highest roof surfaces shall be determined by measurement to the eave of a pitched roof, the intersection of a roof to the exterior wall, or the top of the parapet walls, whichever is greater. D105.2 Width. Aerial fire apparatus access roads shall have a minimum unobstructed with of 26', exclusive of shoulders, in the immediate vicinity of the building or portion thereof. D105.3 Proximity to building. At least one of the required access routes meeting this condition shall be located within a minimum of 15 feet and a maximum of 30 feet from the building, and shall be positioned parallel to one entire side of the building. The side of the building on which the aerial fire apparatus access road is positioned shall be approved by the fire code official. D105.4 Obstructions. Overhead utility and power lines shall not be located over the aerial fire apparatus access road or between the aerial fire apparatus road and the building. Other obstructions shall be permitted to be places with the approval of the fire code official. Dead Ends. Maintain fire apparatus access roads at dead end locations as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.4 Dead Ends. Dead-end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feet shall be provided with width and turnaround provisions in accordance with Table D103.4. Requirements for Dead-end fire apparatus access roads. Gates. Maintain fire apparatus access road gates as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.5 Fire apparatus access road gates. Gates securing the fire apparatus access roads shall comply with all of the following criteria: 1. Minimum gate width shall be 20 feet. 2. Gates shall be of swinging or sliding type. 3. Construction of gates shall be of material that allow manual operation by one person. 4. Gate components shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times and replaces or repaired when defective. 5. Electric gates shall be equipped with a means of opening the gate by fire department personnel for emergency access. Emergency opening devices shall be approved by the fire code official. 6. Manual opening gates shall not be locked with a padlock or chain and padlock unless they are capable of being opened by means of forcible entry tools or when a key box containing the keys to the lock is installed at the gate location. 7. Locking device specifications shall be submitted for approval \by the fire code official 8. Electric gate operators, where provided, shall be listed in accordance with UL 325. 9. Gates, intended for automatic operation shall be designed, constructed and installed to comply with requirements of ASTM F 2200. Fire Hydrants. Locate Fire Hydrants as per Appendix C of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. Section C101 — C105, in conjunction with Central Arkansas Water (Jason Lowder 501.377.1245) and the Little Rock Fire Marshal's Office (Captain Tony Rhodes 501.918.3757). Number and Distribution of Fire Hydrants as per Table C105.1. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. County Planning: No comment. ROCK REGION METRO: Building Code: Project is subject to full commercial plan review and approval prior to issuance of a building permit. For information on submittal requirements and the review process, contact a commercial plans examiner: Curtis Richey at 501.371.4724; crichey@Iittlerock.orq or Mark Alderfer at 501.371.4875; malderferalittlerock.org. Planning Division: No comment. Landscape:_ 1. Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. A land use buffer six (6) percent of the average width / depth of the lot will be required when an adjacent property has a dissimilar use of a more restrictive nature. The minimum dimension shall be nine (9) feet. As a component of all land use buffer requirements, opaque screening, whether a fence or other device, a minimum of six (6) feet in height shall be required upon the property line side of the buffer. The plantings, existing and purposed, shall be provided within the landscape ordinance of the City, Section 15-81. The adjacent south property is zoned PCD, a land use buffer and screening will be required. 3. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas shall be required for developments of one (1) acre or larger. 4. The development of two (2) acres or more requires the landscape plan to be stamped with the seal of a Registered Landscape Architect. 5. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. Revised plat/plan: Submit four (4) copies of a revised preliminary plat/plan (to include the additional information as noted above) to staff on Wednesday, September 23, 2015. October 8, 2015 fi[6] WI! FILE NO.: S-1456-A NAME: Little Rock Storage Center Revised Subdivision Site Plan Review LOCATION: Located at 11409 Baseline Road DEVELOPER: Arkansas Storage Centers 11, LLC P.O. Box 10 Bryant, AR 72089 FNr,INFFR- Thomas Engineering 3810 Lookout Road North Little Rock, AR 72116 AREA: 6.75 acres CURRENT ZONING: PLANNING DISTRICT CENSUS TRA NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 1-2, Light Industrial 16 — Otter Creek 41.03 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF VARIANCE/WAIVERS: A variance from Section 36-522(b)(4)(a)(2) to allow a reduced rear yard buffer. BACKGROUND: The Little Rock Planning Commission approved a multiple building site plan for this development on October 7, 2004. The development contained 6.75-acres of 1-2, Light Industrial District zoned property and was proposed as an "upscale" boat and RV storage facility. The development was proposed in three (3) phases. The first phase included the clearing, grading and fencing of approximately 2.0 acres in the southwest corner of the property. This area was to be used as a storage and lay down area for construction equipment and materials. The owner/developer was to construct a temporary privacy fence along the southern property line to screen the adjacent R-2, Single-family district zoned property. October 8, 2015 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont. FILE NO.: S-1456-A Phase 2 of the development was to consist of the grading and clearing of the remaining 4.75-acres and to construct (73) enclosed boat and RV storage units. All paving and drainage was to be constructed during the second phase. In the third phase, the developer proposed to construct (97) enclosed boat and RV storage units, completing the project. The proposed storage buildings were proposed as metal buildings, with all doorways facing to the interior of the project. All fencing was to be chain link or ornamental iron with a maximum height of eight (8) feet. All driveways and entrances were to be concrete or asphalt as per City ordinances. The southern building setback and land use buffer were indicated at 44.5-feet. Six (6) of the buildings have been constructed. The previously approved site plan allowed for the construction of four (4) additional buildings. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATFMFNT- The request is to revise the previously approved Subdivision Site Plan for this multi -building site. The applicant is proposing to construct additional buildings in phases as previously proposed. Building I is proposed as the first building and the future buildings will be phased based on market demand. The original site plan included a buffer on the south property line to protect the then residentially zoned property (44.5-feet). That adjacent site is currently zoned PCD and shown on the future land use plan as Mixed Office Commercial. In light of the current zoning and future land use designation the applicant is requesting to reduce the land use buffer to 25-feet which matches the building setback of the 1-2, Light Industrial Zoning District. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The northern portion of the site has developed with buildings being used for storage as previously proposed. There is vegetation located near the southern property line. The remainder of the site was cleared with the initial construction. The area to the east is zoned PD-I and the area to the west is Gator Park, zoned 1-2, Light Industrial District. The area to the south is vacant and currently zoned PCD — Expired. To the north of the site is the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department. Other uses in the area include residential and non-residential uses. There are single-family homes and an open air boat and RV storage facility located to the northeast of the site, across Baseline Road. 7 October 8, 2015 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-145 C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Southwest Little Rock United for Progress and all property owners located within 200-feet of the site were notified of the public hearing. As of this writing staff has not received any comment from area residents. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Baseline Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial. Dedication of right-of-way to 55 feet from centerline will be required. 2. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property. Show the proposed location for stormwater detention facilities on the plan. 3. A grading permit in accordance with Section 29-186 (c) and (d) will be required prior to any land clearing or grading activities at the site. Other than residential subdivisions, site grading and drainage plans must be submitted and approved prior to the start of construction. 4. If disturbed area is one (1) or more acres, obtain a NPDES stormwater permit from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality prior to the start of construction. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Sewer available to this site. Entergy: Entergy does not object to this proposal. A single phase power line exists along the eastern side of the property and a three phase power line exists along the western side of the property. There do not appear to be any conflicts with the proposed building additions. Contact Entergy in advance regarding future service requirements to the development, desired line extensions, and future facilities locations as this project proceeds. CenterPoint Energy: No comment received. AT & T: No comment received. Central Arkansas Water: 1. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for water service must be met. 3 October 8, 2015 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont. FILE NO.: S-1456-A 2. The Little Rock Fire Department needs to evaluate this site to determine whether additional public and/or private fire hydrant(s) will be required. If additional fire hydrant(s) are required, they will be installed at the Developer's expense. 3. Please submit plans for water facilities and/or fire protection system to Central Arkansas Water for review. Plan revisions may be required after additional review. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding procedures for installation of water facilities and/or fire service. Approval of plans by the Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Division and the Little Rock Fire Department is required. 4. 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. 5. Contact Central Arkansas Water regarding the size and location of water meter. 6. Due to the nature of this facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZA) is required on the domestic water service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use. Central Arkansas Water requires that upon installation of the RPZA, successful tests of the assembly must be completed by a Certified Assembly Tester licensed by the State of Arkansas and approved by Central Arkansas Water. The test results must be sent to Central Arkansas Water's Cross Connection Section within ten days of installation and annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 501.377.1226 if you would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project. 7. The facilities on -site will be private. When meters are planned off private lines, private facilities shall be installed to Central Arkansas Water's materials and construction specifications and installation will be inspected by an engineer, licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas. Execution of a Customer Owned Line Agreement is required. Fire Department: Maintain Access: Fire Hydrants. Maintain fire apparatus access roads at fire hydrant locations as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.1 Access road width with a hydrant. Where a fire hydrant is located on a fire apparatus access road, the minimum road width shall be 26 feet, exclusive of shoulders. _Loading. Maintain fire apparatus access road design as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D102.1 Access and loading. Facilities, buildings or portions of buildings hereafter constructed E October 8, 2015 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 4 f Cont. FILE NO,' S-1455-A shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved fire apparatus access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved driving surface capable of supporting the imposed load of fire apparatus weighing at least 75,000 pounds. 30' Tall Buildings - Maintain aerial fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D105.1 — D105.4 D105.1 Where Required. Where the vertical distance between the grade plane and the highest roof surface exceed 30', approved aerial fire apparatus access roads shall be provided. For the purposes of this section the highest roof surfaces shall be determined by measurement to the eave of a pitched roof, the intersection of a roof to the exterior wall, or the top of the parapet walls, whichever is greater. D105.2 Width. Aerial fire apparatus access roads shall have a minimum unobstructed with of 26', exclusive of shoulders, in the immediate vicinity of the building or portion thereof. D105.3 Proximity to building. At least one of the required access routes meeting this condition shall be located within a minimum of 15 feet and a maximum of 30 feet from the building, and shall be positioned parallel to one entire side of the building. The side of the building on which the aerial fire apparatus access road is positioned shall be approved by the fire code official. D105.4 Obstructions. Overhead utility and power lines shall not be located over the aerial fire apparatus access road or between the aerial fire apparatus road and the building. Other obstructions shall be permitted to be places with the approval of the fire code official. Dead Ends. Maintain fire apparatus access roads at dead end locations as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.4 Dead Ends. Dead-end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feet shall be provided with width and turnaround provisions in accordance with Table D103.4. Requirements for Dead-end fire apparatus access roads. Gates. Maintain fire apparatus access road gates as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.5 Fire apparatus access road gates. Gates securing the fire apparatus access roads shall comply with all of the following criteria: 1. Minimum gate width shall be 20 feet. 2. Gates shall be of swinging or sliding type. 3. Construction of gates shall be of material that allow manual operation by one person. 5 October 8, 2015 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1456-A 4. Gate components shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times and replaces or repaired when defective. 5. Electric gates shall be equipped with a means of opening the gate by fire department personnel for emergency access. Emergency opening devices shall be approved by the fire code official. 6. Manual opening gates shall not be locked with a padlock or chain and padlock unless they are capable of being opened by means of forcible entry tools or when a key box containing the keys to the lock is installed at the gate location. 7. Locking device specifications shall be submitted for approval by the fire code official 8. Electric gate operators, where provided, shall be listed in accordance with UL 325. 9. Gates, intended for automatic operation shall be designed, constructed and installed to comply with requirements of ASTM F 2200. Fire Hydrants. Locate Fire Hydrants as per Appendix C of the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. Section C101 — C105, in conjunction with Central Arkansas Water (Jason Lowder 501.377.1245) and the Little Rock Fire Marshal's Office (Captain Tony Rhodes 501.918.3757). Number and Distribution of Fire Hydrants as per Table C105.1. Parks and Recreation: No comment received. County Planning: No comment. Rock Region Metro: The area is currently served by METRO on the Route 23. We would like to emphasize maintaining the sidewalk connections to the neighborhood for transit rider access to jobs. The area is part of our future plans for local service with service enhancements. We have no comments on this development addition to a storage facility. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Building Code: Project is subject to full commercial plan review and approval prior to issuance of a building permit. For information on submittal requirements and the review process, contact a commercial plans examiner: Curtis Richey at 501.371.4724; crichey(cD_fittlerock.orq or Mark Alderfer at 501.371.4875; malderfer(nlittlerock.arq. A October 8, 2015 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1456-A Planning Division: No comment. Landscape: 1. Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. 2. A land use buffer six (6) percent of the average width / depth of the lot will be required when an adjacent property has a dissimilar use of a more restrictive nature. The minimum dimension shall be nine (9) feet. As a component of all land use buffer requirements, opaque screening, whether a fence or other device, a minimum of six (6) feet in height shall be required upon the property line side of the buffer. The plantings, existing and purposed, shall be provided within the landscape ordinance of the City, Section 15-81. The adjacent south property is zoned PCD, a land use buffer and screening will be required. 3. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas shall be required for developments of one (1) acre or larger. 4. The development of two (2) acres or more requires the landscape plan to be stamped with the seal of a Registered Landscape Architect. 5. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (September 16, 2015) Mr. Thomas Pownell was present representing the request. Staff presented an overview of the item stating there were few outstanding technical issues in need of addressing related to the site plan. Staff stated the required building setback per the 1-2, Light Industrial Zoning District was 25-feet. Staff stated the site plan as presented encroached into the 25-foot typically required setback. Mr. Pownell stated the setback would be adjusted to comply with the setback per the zoning district. Staff also questioned if any modifications were proposed from the previous approval regarding building square footages or building heights. Mr. Pownell stated all other aspects except reducing the land use buffer along the southern perimeter would remain the same. Public Works comments were addressed. Staff stated right of way dedication along Baseline Road to 55-feet from centerline was required. Staff stated stormwater detention would apply to the development of the property. Staff stated a grading permit was required prior to any construction activity. 7 October 8, 2015 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 4 (Co ILE NO. S-1456-A Landscaping comments were addressed. Staff stated to allow the reduced southern buffer would require a variance approved by the Planning Commission. Staff questioned if the rear of the buildings would serve as the required screening. Mr. Pownell stated to use the rear of the buildings as the required screening was preferred by the developer. Staff noted the comments from the various other agencies. There were no more issues for discussion. The Committee then forwarded the item to the full Commission for final action. H. ANALYSIS: There were few outstanding technical issues in need of addressing raised at the September 16, 2015, Subdivision Committee meeting. Mr. Pownell has provided a site plan which indicates the entire development and included a building setback along the southern perimeter of 25-feet. The revised site plan also notes a request for a reduced buffer along the southern perimeter of the site. The original approval allowed the development of nine (9) buildings containing a total of 91,600 square feet of storage space. The current request is to add 35,480 square feet of storage space to the site which currently contains 47,485 square feet of storage space. With the current application the total space is being reduced by a little over 8,600 square feet. The request includes a variance from Section 36-522(b)(4)(a)(2) to allow a reduced rear yard buffer. The ordinance states land use buffers are to be provided when industrial sites abut a site with any use or zoning except industrial. The ordinance typically requires the buffer to be a minimum of six (6) percent of the average depth of the property no less than nine (9) feet with a maximum width of 50-feet. Based on the depth of the property a land use buffer of 44.5-feet is required. The applicant is seeking to reduce the buffer to 25-feet. Staff is supportive of the buffer as proposed. Ordinance No. 20,839 adopted by the Little Rock Board of Directors on February 11, 2014, modified Section 31-13(f) of the Little Rock Code to limit the term of approval of a site plan to a maximum of three years from the date of approval. If an approved multi -phase development, has not been completed within three (3) years of the date of approval the site plan must be reviewed and reapproved by the Commission in the same manner as the initial site plan review. Staff is supportive of the applicant's request. Staff does not feel the buffer as proposed will adversely impact the development or the area. To staff's 0 October 8, 2015 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 4 (Cont. FILE NO.: S-1456-A knowledge there are no remaining outstanding technical issues associated with the request. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. Staff recommends approval of the variance request from Section 36-522(b)(4)(a)(2) to allow a reduced rear yard buffer. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (OCTOBER 8, 2015) The applicant was present. There were no registered objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval of the request subject to compliance with the comments and conditions as outlined in paragraphs D, E and F of the agenda staff report. Staff presented a recommendation of approval of the variance request from Section 36-522(b)(4)(a)(2) to allow a reduced rear yard buffer. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the consent agenda and approved as recommended by staff by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent. 9