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January 03, 2019 ITEM NO. 1, C.B.C. 664—NEW MATTERS Applicant: Address: Description: ORDINANCE REQUIRMENTS: Chapter 15, Sec. 15-96. Perimeter planting strips. Phillip Lewis Engineering, Inc Owner Pinnacle Hotel Group 119 S. Izard St, Suite 200 Little Rock, AR Agent Phillip Lewis Phillip Lewis Engineering, Inc E 4th Street Southwest corner of E 4t" Street and Collins Street (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. (A twenty-five (25) percent reduction of the landscape provisions can be taken for developments within mature areas. In these areas it is allowable for perimeter planting strips to be a minimum of six (6) feet nine (9) inches wide.) VARIANCE REQUESTED To allow a reduction of the south 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: Holiday Inn Express is proposing to construct a new hotel on the Urban Use (UU) zoned property In the Presidential Park Overlay District located at the southwest corner of E. 4th and Collins Streets. The proposed site consists of a half -block, bounded by E. 4th Street at the north, Collins Street at the east and Rector Street at the west. The adjacent property to the south is vacant and also zoned UU. The UU district was established to help create a dense, compact distinguishable core area which allows for a broad mix of uses. The proposed hotel is compatible with how this area is developing This property is located in the former manufacturing/warehouse district of the City. This area is changing significantly with the reuse of the former manufacturing buildings with new uses such as microbreweries, E-stem school, the President Clinton Presidential Park and Heifer International office building. The bordering streets of this property are two (2) lane. Rector Street is a north bound one way running parallel with the adjacent 1-30 expressway. This street includes a curb and sidewalk adjacent to the proposed hotel property while 4th and Collins Streets are constructed with curb only, much of which is broken and/or missing. Interior parking, perimeter, and building landscape areas are not required for developments in the UU district. However, proposed developments that do include surface level parking areas are required to meet current zoning and landscape code specifications. As part of this new development the applicant purposes to provide interior parking. The perimeter planting areas associated with this new parking area meet or exceed the minimum width requirements on the north, east, and west, street sides of the property while the south perimeter is deficient by approximately four (4) feet nine (9) inches. Due to the location of existing utilities the north facade of the proposed building has not been placed on the property line adjacent to 4th St which would be allowable in the UU district. This setback along with the minimum sixty (60) foot width required for the double loaded parking in the rear of the building will not allow for the south perimeter planting strip to be constructed at the required minimum width of six (6) feet nine (9) Inches. In addition a retaining wall is to be placed along the south property line within the remainder of this planting strip which will leave a green space which will only be approximately two (2) feet in width between the wall and the proposed paving. This 280 linear foot vehicular use area and planting strip adjacent to the neighboring south property would normally require nine (9) trees and twenty-eight (28) shrubs. Excluding street trees a 25% reduction of the landscape requirements is allowable in areas designated as mature. After this reduction the total number of trees and shrubs to meet the minimum landscape requirements for the overall project would be twenty-seven (27) trees and ninety-four (94) shrubs The submitted landscape plan shows a total of thirty-three (33) proposed trees and three hundred and six (306) shrubs. The trees that are required to be placed along the south perimeter planting strip are shown to have been relocated to other areas of the site. This surplus of trees and shrubs brings the total landscape quantity requirements above the code minimums. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Due to the required south perimeter trees being relocated to other areas of the site and the proposed additional plant materials Staff is supportive of the request to allow a reduction of the south perimeter landscape strip to a minimum width of two (2) feet. Staff recommends approval of the requested variance. APPLICATION FOR LANDSCAPE VARIANCE To the City Beautiful Commission: Application is hereby made to the City Beautiful Commission pursuant to Little Rock Code of Ordinances Chapter 15, relative to property located at: Southwest Corner of E. 41h & Collins Streets. Zoned UU District. Request a Landscape Variance be granted to allow a reduction of the south 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. Applicant: 5N-A-14IQ (fiDVIND Property Owner: P1 N NA-rl,-- *Orr-Z 4X0UP Address: /I'f 5. 10 -9D ST, 51) )TF ZOO Address: IM S. 14q AA S -T S U F-M 05 1_/7TLE OOCK, Me 7ZZo I W r-rLe Roc-r., A-VL -7?-7 of Phone: S'of - q 45 - S-744 _ Phone No.: 6-6 F - 9 4 S'- s74-Lb If an individual other than the title-holder files this application, attachment of a completed affidavit is required authorizing this person to act on behalf of the title-holder. A variance may be granted by the City of Little Rock upon written application accompanied by the appropriate plans and specifications from the property owner, or his authorized agent. In granting a variance, the City Beautiful Commission shall impose such requirements and conditions, as the Commission may deem necessary for the protection of adjacent properties and the public interest. There are — are not restrictions of record effecting this proposal. 11-30-18 FILING DATE eNT'SSIGNATURE CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION DOCKET FOR: January 03 , 20 19 AT 11:30 a.m. CASE NO. CBC: 664 APPLICATION WAS �GRD—DENIED, CG 20 SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: $150.00 Fee Paid f CITY BEA IFULCOMMISSION AFFIDAVIT k r, ►-i +-\ L�y , "\0� certify by my signature below that I hereby authorize _ , LE jJ c to act as my agent regarding the of the below described property. Property described as: Signature of Title Holder bscribed and sworn to me a Notary Public on this My Commission Expires: [J Date l l day of Notary Public EARA DULL LorPublic•ArkansasonLonokExplorestl 1 -04 2026sion * 12699436