HomeMy WebLinkAboutCBC-642-Tropical Shoothie-Staff MinutesNovember 05, 2015
ITEM NO. 1, C.B.C. 642 — NEW MATTERS
Applicant:
Address:
Description:
ORDINANCE REQUIRMENTS:
Chapter 15, Sec. 15-96. Perimeter planting strips.
Crafton Tull & Associates
Owner
Rock Capitol Group, LLC
Agent
Frank Riggins,
Crafton Tull & Associates
1510 Rebsamen Park Road
Riverside Commercial Park
Lot 11 & 12
(a) A perimeter planting strip is required along any side of a vehicular use area that abuts adjoining
property or the right-of-way of any street, highway or freeway. This strip shall be at least nine (9) feet
wide. The perimeter planting strip adjacent to freeways or expressways shall be at least thirty (30) feet
wide except within mature areas.
VARIANCE REQUESTED
To allow a reduction and removal of a portion of the west perimeter planting strip to less than the six (6)
feet nine (9) inches that is typically required for developments in areas designated "mature" by the
department of planning and development and approved by the planning commission and the city
beautiful commission.
FINDINGS:
The proposed development is located at 1510 Rebsamen Park Road. The site encompasses 0.26 acres of
land and is zoned C3. The applicant is proposing to raze the existing carwash facility and redevelop the
site with a Tropical Smoothie restaurant.
The property is located within an area of mixed office, commercial and residential uses. Currently two
double drives on the north and south property lines extend from Rebsamen Park Road and serve as the
entries and exits to the carwash site.
The applicant is proposing construction of an approximate 1,350 square foot space. The entry for the
building will be facing the primary parking area for the development (east) and there will be a secondary
kitchen entrance facing Rebsamen Park Road to the north. There will be a one (1) twenty-four (24) foot
drive from Rebsamen Park Road. The development is indicated with 10 parking spaces to include two (2)
handicap spaces. All parking will be on the east side of the building. There will be no parking in the front
or rear of the building and a dumpster will be located at the southwest corner of the site and will be
enclosed as per the City of Little Rock requirements. The restaurant will also include a drive -through
window operation. Without impacting the on -site parking a two (2) lane drive -through has been
proposed to allow the stacking for six (6) cars as requested by the City Public Works traffic engineers.
To incorporate the double stack drive -through the required six (6) feet nine (9) inch landscape perimeter
to the south has been reduced to a one (1) foot width at its narrowest point. Adjacent to this perimeter
is the drive through exit to the south. To the south a proposed six (6) foot wood privacy fence is to be
placed on the property line to provide screening for the neighboring C3 zoned property. Three (3) trees
and ten (10) shrubs would normally be required for this perimeter. As shown on the landscape plan two
(2) of the trees required for this area have been moved to the east perimeter and one (1) tree has been
moved to the west perimeter. Additional shrubs exceeding the number required for the south perimeter
have also been located on the east and west perimeters.
Considering Public Works requirement for the stacking of six (6) cars on this small site staff does not feel
that the reduction of the south perimeter is an inappropriate request.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff is supportive of the request to allow the reduced perimeter landscape strip as purposed.
CBC.aPP
AFFIDAVIT
12/02/11
11 —_ _
Blake Smith
certify by
my signature below that
I hereby
authorize
_Crafton Tull & Associates
to
act as my agent regarding
the
Landscape Variance
Property described
as:
of the below described property.
Lots 11 and 12, Riverside Commercial Park Addddition to the
City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
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