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ITEM NO.: 18
NAME: Empire Development Group — PD-R
LOCATION: 12401 Kanis Road
DEVELOPER:
Empire Development Group
P.O. Box 23713
Little Rock, AR 72221
OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT:
Hong & Ban Nguyen (Owners)
SURVEYOR/ENGINEER:
Nick Tucker
P.O. Box 1021
Cabot, AR 72023
AREA: 0.12 acre
WARD: 6
CURRENT ZONING:
NUMBER OF LOTS: 3
C-3
FILE NO.: Z-10261
NEW STREET: 0 LF
VARIANCE WAIVERS:
None requested.
A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT:
The applicant requests to rezone the 0.12 acre property located at 12401 Kanis
Road from C-3 to PD-R to allow a three (3) lot single-family residential
development.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The property is currently undeveloped and grass covered.
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ITEM NO.: 18 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-10261
C. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTIFICATIONS:
All owners of property located within 300 feet of the site and all neighborhood
associations registered with the City of Little Rock were notified of the public
hearing.
D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS (PLANNING DIVISI.ON):
Any work in the future to meet all City of Little Rock Standards, adopted
Municipal code, and current stormwater management and drainage manual.
ENGINEERING COMMENTS (PUBLIC WORKS): No comments.
E. UTILITIES/FIRE DEPARTMENT/PARKS/COUNTY PLANNING:
Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: No comments received.
Entergy: No comments received.
Summit Utilities: No comments.
AT & T: No comments received.
Central Arkansas Water:
1. Edge of building foundations must have 10' foot of separation between it and
existing water main.
2. 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 Little Rock Fire Department is
required.
3. Due to the nature of this facility, installation of an approved reduced pressure
zone backflow preventer assembly (RPZ) is required on the domestic water
service. This assembly must be installed prior to the first point of use. Central
Arkansas Water (CAW) 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 CAW. The test results must
be sent to CAW's Cross Connection Section within ten days of installation and
annually thereafter. Contact the Cross Connection Section at 377-1226 if you
would like to discuss backflow prevention requirements for this project.
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ITEM NO.: 18 [Cont.
Fire Department:
FILE NO.: Z-10261
Must Comply with Arkansas Fire Prevention Code 2021 edition
All projects submitted for zoning approval must comply with the Arkansas
Fire Prevention Code, 2021 Edition, including any comments or
requirements provided by the Little Rock Fire Marshal's Office, prior to
acceptance.
Maintain Access:
Fire Hydrants.
Maintain fire apparatus access roads at fire hydrant locations as per Appendix D
of the 2021 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 2021 Arkansas Fire
Prevention Code Vol. 1 Section D103.2 Grade. Fire apparatus access roads
shall 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 2021
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 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 2021 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.
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Gates
Maintain fire apparatus access road gates as per Appendix D of the 2021
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 replaced 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
U L 325.
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 all 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.
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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.
Contact Chief Davbram Flowers at (501) 918-3780, Capt. Tony Rhodes at (501)
918-3757, Fire Marshal Derek N Ingram (501) 918-3756, or Fire Marshal Evan
Johnson (501) 765-1646.
Parks and Recreation: No comments received.
County Planning: No comments received.
F. BUILDING CODES/LANDSCAPE:
Buildin Codes: No comments received.
Landscape: No Comments.
G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING:
Rock Region Metro: No comments received.
Planning Division:
Land Use Plan:
The request is in Planning District 18, the Ellis Mountain Planning District. The
development principles of the district include ensuring that roads are improved in
a manner that are supportive of all modes of transportation (walking, cycling,
automobile, public transit and truck) and encourage commercial concentrations at
major intersections of arterial streets The Land Use Plan shows Suburban Office
(SO) for the application area. The Suburban Office (SO) category provides for low
intensity development of office or office parks in close proximity to lower density
residential areas. To assure compatibility, a Planned Zoning District is required.
The application is for a PD-R for single family homes.
To the north of the application area is area designated for Park/Open Space
(PK/OS) uses and is characterized by forested area. Northeast of the application
area is area designated for Mixed Office and Commercial (MOC) uses and is
characterized by commercial retail buildings. East and northwest of the application
area are areas designated for Suburban Office (SO) uses and are characterized
by faith -based institutions and a USDA office. South of the application area is area
designated for Residential Low Density (RL) uses and is characterized by single-
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family homes is developed subidivions. West of the application area is area
designated for Neighborhood Commercial (NC) uses and is characterized by an
office building.
This site is not located in an Overlay District.
Master Street Plan:
Kanis Road is a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan. Minor Arterials are high
volume roads designed to provide the connections to and through an urban area.
Curb cuts should be minimized to allow for continuous traffic flow while still allowing
some access to adjoining property. Deceleration Lanes are required. Standard
Right-of-way (ROW) is 90 feet. Sidewalks are required on both sides. This street
may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements.
Bicycle Plan:
Kanis Road is not shown on the Master Bike Plan with existing or proposed
facilities in this area.
Historic Preservation Plan:
The application, as shown, should have no effect on identified historic resources.
H. ANALYSIS:
The applicant requests to rezone the 0.12 acre property located at 12401 Kanis
Road from C-3 to PD-R to allow a three (3) lot single-family residential
development. The property is currently undeveloped and grass covered. The
subject property shares an access drive from Kanis Road with the five (5) unit
townhouse development located immediately to he east. The proposed single-
family homes will also share access, driveway and common areas with the
townhome development, as per the original bill of assurance of the property.
The applicant proposes to subdivide the 0.12 acre area into three (3) lots. Each lot
will be approximately 0.04 acre in size. The lots will be approximately forty-seven
(47) feet wide and thirty-seven (37) feet deep.
The applicant proposes to construct a single-family residence on each lot. Each
residence will have a zero (0) setback from the north property line of each lot, a
two (2) foot setback from the east property lines, a ten (10) foot setback from the
south property lines and a five (5) foot setback from the west property lines. Each
lot will have a driveway from the common asphalt area between the lots and the
townhome development to the east. The proposed homes are not to exceed a
building height of thirty-five (35) feet.
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ITEM NO.: 18 (Cont.
FILE NO.: Z-10261
Any new sight lighting must be low-level and directed away from adjacent
properties.
If a dumpster is to be located on the overall site, it must be screened as per Section
36-253 of the code.
Staff is supportive of the requested PD-R zoning. The proposed three (3) single-
family homes should have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties.
I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested PD-R rezoning, 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: (March 12, 2026)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. The application
was placed on the Consent Agenda for approval as recommended by staff.
There was a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion passed by a
vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent and 1 open position. The application was
approved.
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