HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-0867-MMMMMMMMM Staff AnalysisOctober 14, 2021
ITEM NO,: 3 FILE NO.: S-857-M 9
NAME: Chenal Valley Phase 18-L — Preliminary Plat
LOCATION: South side of Chalamont Drive at Caurel Circle
DEVELOPER:
Potlatch Deltic
7 Chenal Club Blvd.
Little Rock, AR 72223
OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT:
Deltic Real Estate, LLC. — Owner
Tim Daters —Agent
SURVEYOR/ENGINEER:
White-Daters and Associates
24 Rahling Circle
Little Rock, AR 72223
AREA: 31.59 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 49
WARD: 5 PLANNING DISTRICT: 19
CURRENT ZONING: R-2
VarianceMaivers:
1. Variances to allow reduced building setbacks.
2. Advance grading variance.
A. PROPOSALIREQUESUAPPLICANT'S STATEMENT:
FT, NEW STREET: 2,490 LF
CENSUS TRACT: 42.13
The applicant proposes to subdivide 31.59 acres of property into 49 lots for single
family residential development.
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B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The property is undeveloped and wooded, with varying degrees of slope.
C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
All owners of property abutting the site and all neighborhood associations registered
with The City of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing.
D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
1. Provide street names on plat.
2. Street names and street naming conventions must be approved by Public Works.
Contact Glenn Haley at (501) 371-4537.
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. A variance is requested to advance grade both
phases and all lots with the issuance of the grading permit for
4. Since the street is 24 feet in width, show on the plan the area of restricted parking.
If fire hydrant is needed the road width must be at least 26 feet back of curb to
back of curb for a distance of 20 feet on each side of the hydrant.
5. Streetlights are required by Section 31-403 of the Little Rock code. Provide plans
for approval to Traffic Engineering. Streetlights must be installed prior to
platting/certificate of occupancy. Contact Traffic Engineering 379-1813 (Steve
Philpott) for more information.
6. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of
work. Obtain barricade permit prior to doing any work in the right-of-way from
Traffic Engineering at (501) 379-1805 (Travis Herbner).
7. 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.
8. Are any intersection grades proposed to exceed 5%?
9. Street improvement plans shall include signage and striping. Traffic Engineering
must approve completed plans prior to construction.
10. Provide a letter prepared by a registered engineer certifying the sight distance at
the intersection of Chalamont Dr. comply with 2004 AASHTO Green Book
standards.
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11 _ Sidewalks with appropriate handicap ramps are required in accordance with Sec.
31-175 of the Little Rock Code and the Master Street Plan.
12. Hauling of fill material on or off site over municipal streets and roads requires
approval prior to a grading permit being issued. Contact Public Works Traffic
Engineering at 621 S. Broadway, (501) 379-1805 (Travis Herbner) for more
information.
13. Provide handicap access at the mailbox location.
14. Damage to public and private property due to hauling operations or operation of
construction related equipment from a nearby construction site shall be repaired
by the responsible party prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
15. Storm water detention ordinance applies to this property. Show the proposed
location for stormwater detention facilities on the plan. Maintenance of the
detention pond and all private drainage improvements is the responsibility of the
developer and/or local property owners' association and detailed in the bill of
assurance.
E. UTILITIESIFIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING:
Little Rock Water Reclamation Authorit : Sewer main extension required with
easements if new sewer service is required for this project.
Enter : No comments received.
CenterPoint Energy: No comments.
AT & T: No comments received.
Central Arkansas Water: No comments received.
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.
Grade
Maintain fire apparatus access roads as per Appendix D of the 2012 Arkansas Fire
Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.2 Grade. Fire apparatus access roads shall
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not exceed 10 percent in grade except as approved by the fire chief. If the grade
exceeds 10 percent, approval will be denied and the applicant must submit
request to be reviewed by Fire Chief for Approval.
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.
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.
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9. Gates, intended for automatic operation shall be designed, constructed and
installed to comply with requirements of ASTM F 2200.
One- or Two -Family Residential Developments.
As per Appendix D, Section D107.1 of the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. 1,
One- or Two -Family dwelling residential developments. Developments of one- or
two-family dwellings where the number of dwelling units exceeds 30 shall be provided
with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads, and shall meet the
requirements of Section D104.3.
Exceptions:
1. Where there are more than 30 dwelling units on a single public or private
fire apparatus access road and al dwelling units are equipped throughout
with an approved automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section
903.3.1.1, 903.3.1.2 or 903.3.1.3 of the Arkansas Fire Code, access from
two directions shall not be required.
2. The number of dwelling units on a single fire apparatus access road shall
not be increased unless fire apparatus access roads will connect with future
development, as determined by the fire code official.
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 (Daniel Tull
501-377-1245) and the Little Rock Fire Marshal's Office (Capt. Tony Rhodes
501-918-3757 or Capt. John Hogue 501-918-3754). Number and Distribution of Fire
Hydrants as per Table C105.1.
Parks and Recreation: No comments received.
County Plannin : No comments.
F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE:
Building Code: No comments received.
Landscape: No comments.
G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING:
Rock Region Metro: No comments received.
Planning Division: No comments.
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H. ANALYSIS:
The applicant proposes to subdivide 31.59 acres of property into 49 lots and one (1)
tract for single family residential development. The property is zoned R-2 and is
located on the south side of Chalamont Drive and Caurel Circle. The property is
undeveloped and wooded, with varying degrees of slope.
The average proposed lot size will be 75 feet by 130 feet (9,750 square feet). The
applicant proposes to develop the subdivision in two (2) phases as follows:
Phase 1 — Lots 1 -7 and 29 — 49
Phase 2 — Lots 8 — 28
The proposed subdivision will have one (1) entrance from Chalamont Drive and will
include 2,490 linear feet of internal streets. An emergency access to the subdivision
will be located at the northeast corner of the overall property, running between Lots
15 and 16 and extending to Chalamont Drive.
The applicant proposes to locate a mail kiosk on the west side of Cheran Blvd. near
the entrance to the subdivision. The mail kiosk location must be constructed in
conformance with USPS and City of Little Rock design standards and be ADA
accessible.
The applicant is requesting variances from Section 36-254 of the City's Zoning
Ordinance to allow reduced building setbacks for the proposed lots. The required and
proposed minimum building setbacks are as follows:
Front — 25 feet required, 20 feet proposed
Rear — 25 feet required, 20 feet proposed
Sides — 8 feet required, 7 feet proposed
The applicant is also requesting an advance grading variance for the proposed
development. The applicant is proposing to grade the area of the lots with the grading
of the infrastructure for Phase 1, and grade the area of Phase 2 with the grading of
Phase 1. Staff supports the advance grading plan. The applicant notes that if the
demand exists, the subdivision will be final platted in one (1) phase instead of two (2).
To staffs knowledge, there are no outstanding issues related to this preliminary plat
request. The applicant has done a good job in addressing issues as raised by staff
during staffs review of this plat. The subdividing of this property should have no
adverse impact on the surrounding properties.
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ITEM NO.: 3 (ContJ FILE NO.: S-8fi7-M 9
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the proposed plat and associated variances, subject
to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraphs D and E, and
the staff analysis, of the agenda staff report.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (OCTOBER 14, 2021)
The applicant was present. There were no persons present registered in support or
opposition. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval as 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, including all staff comments
and conditions. The vote was 10 ayes, 0 nays and 0 absent and 1 open position.
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