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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCBC-650-FREDDY'S CUSTARD Staff MinutesJune 02, 2016 ITEM NO. 1 C.B.C. 650 — NEW MATTERS Applicant: Don Chambers Owner Mark Tekin Agent Don Chambers, Landscape Architect. Address: 600 Block of Bowman Road Outlot E Description: Spencer Addition, SE Corner of Bowman Road and Chenal Parkway, Due West of Taco Bell in the Wal-Mart Parking Lot ORDINANCE REQUIRMENTS: Chapter 15, Sec. 15-96. Perimeter planting strips. (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 the removal of a portion of the required perimeter planting strips between the vehicular use area and the north, east, and west property lines. FINDINGS: An out parcel has been created at the 600 block of Bowman Road. This C3 zoned property is currently occupied by Wal-Mart parking and will serve as the future location for a Freddy's Custard restaurant. The proposed site is adjacent to an existing fast food establishment (Taco Bell) to the east located at the southwest intersection of Bowman Road and Chenal Parkway. Existing Wal-Mart parking is located to the south and west of the site and a fifty (50) foot (average) landscape area is located between the Chenal Parkway right-of-way and the back of the parking curb north of the property. The applicant is proposing construction of an approximate 3,135 square foot structure that will occupy the eastern portion of the out parcel. There will be one (1) twenty-four (24) foot drive from the existing south parking area that will serve as the site entrance and exit. The development is indicated with thirty- four (34) parking spaces to include two (2) handicap spaces. All parking will be on the west side of the building. A dumpster will be located at the southwest corner of the structure and will be enclosed as per the City of Little Rock requirements. The entry for the building will be facing the primary parking area for the development (west) and there will be a secondary service entrance on the south side of the building. An additional entrance servicing a patio will be located on the north side of the building. The restaurant will also include a drive -through window operation on the east side. Without impacting the on -site parking a one (1) lane drive -through has been proposed and will allow the stacking for twelve (12) cars. The required landscape perimeters were not taken into consideration when the site attributes were designed and placed within the boundaries of this newly created parcel. This resulted in landscape areas being established but located outside of the property lines. On the east edge of the property a large existing landscape island eighteen (18) feet in width occupies the space between the proposed Freddy's drive through lane and the adjacent property's parking area. Most of the curb line will be retained in this area and the existing trees will be remain. The landscape perimeter on the west (Freddy's) side of the property line is eight feet in width and the landscape area east of the property line is approximately ten (10) feet in width. Both areas together equal the required perimeter widths for each property. A large portion of the existing north curb line will remain intact. The north property line is located approximately one (1) foot off of the back of the existing curb eliminating eight (8) feet of the landscape area that is required between the curb and the property line. Existing trees located outside of the property line will remain between this curb and the Chenal Parkway right-of-way. The landscape plan also proposes to eliminate an existing Euonymus hedge and provide a new evergreen screening shrubs outside of the restaurant property. Adjacent to the west property line is a proposed ten (10) foot wide landscape island which will run the length of the property. The property line is located at the eastern edge of the island and all associated landscape will be placed outside the boundaries of the property. The landscape plan indicates that the perimeter requirements on the south side of the property and the building landscape areas meet or exceed the minimum requirements. In addition the interior landscape requirements for the proposed parking will also be met. The land that would normally be required for the perimeter planting areas is available outside the property lines on the north, east, and west sides of the site. The applicant has proposed obtaining a landscape easement from the adjacent property owner. This easement would be equal to or greater than the perimeter lengths and widths required for each property line. The existing trees and proposed landscape would then be provided and protected within this easement outside the property lines. Documentation of this agreement between the properties owners would need to be provided before a building permit can be issued. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff is supportive of the variance to allow the required landscape perimeters and associated plant material to be located outside of the property lines on the north, east, and west sides of the property within a perpetual landscape easement with the consideration that documentation of the easement agreement between the property owners be provided to Staff before issuance of building permit.