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ITEM NO.: 15 FILE NO.: Z-10232-A
NAME: Rezoning from R-2 to R-4
LOCATION: Southeast corner of Colonel Glenn Road and Marigold Drive
DEVELOPER:
Patricia Hines
5023 Littlefield Road
Labelle, FL, 33935
OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT:
Patricia Hines (Owner/Applicant)
RVEYOR/ENGINEER:
Robbins Professional Land Services, Incorporated
P.O. Box 939
Bryant, AR 72089
AREA: 0.36 acre NUMBER OF LOTS: 1
WARD: 7
CURRENT ZONING: R-2
VARIANCEMAIVERS:
None requested.
A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT:
FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF
The applicant requests to rezone the 0.36 acre property located at the southeast
corner of Colonel Glenn Road and Marigold Drive from R-2 to R-4.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The property is currently undeveloped and partially tree covered.
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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 DIVISION
1. Any new development shall be permitted and receive all reviews to ensure all
codes, specifications, and ordinances are met.
ENGINEERING COMMENTS PUBLIC WORKS)'
1. Colonel Glenn Rd. is classified on the Master Street Plan as an arterial street.
A dedication of right-of-way 55 feet from centerline will be required.
2. A 20 feet radial dedication of right-of-way is required at the intersection of
Colonel Glenn Road and Marigold Drive
E. UTILITIESTIRE 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. Provide a 10' utility easement on the North edge of the property.
2. A Capital Investment Charge based on the size of meter connection(s) will
apply to this project in addition to normal charges. This fee will apply to all
connections including metered connections off the private fire system.
3. All Central Arkansas Water requirements in effect at the time of request for
water service must be met.
Fire Department:
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
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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.
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.
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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 replace 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.
Multi -Family Residential Developments
As per Appendix D, Section D106.1 of the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention
Code Vol. 1. Projects having more than 100 dwelling units. Multiple -family
residential projects having more than 100 dwelling units shall be equipped
throughout with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads.
Exception: Projects having up to 200 dwelling units may have a single
approved fire apparatus access road when all buildings, including nonresidential
occupancies, are equipped throughout with approved automatic sprinkler systems
installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2
As per Appendix D, Section D106.2 of the 2021 Arkansas Fire prevention
Code Vol. 1. Projects having more than 200 dwelling units. Multiple -family
residential projects having more than 200 dwelling units shall be provided with two
separate and approved fire apparatus access roads regardless of whether they
are equipped with an approved automatic sprinkler system.
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.
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Exceptions:
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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.
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:
Building Codes: No comments received.
Landscape: No Comments.
G. TRANSPORTATION/PLANNING:
Rock Region Metro: No comments received.
Plannino Division:
Land Use Plan:
The request is in Planning District 12, the 65th Street West Planning District. The
development principles of the district include retaining and encouraging residential
uses in the area. The Land Use Plan shows Mixed Use (MX) for the application
area. The Mixed Use (MX) category provides for a mixture of residential, office and
commercial uses to occur. A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is entirely
office or commercial or if the use is a mixture of the three. The application is for
rezoning to R-4.
To the east and west of the application area are areas designated for Mixed Use
(MX) uses and are characterized by single-family homes in a developed
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subdivision, a storage facility, a farmers' cooperative, and a tire shop. North of the
application area are areas designated for Office (0) and Residential Low Density
(RL) and are characterized by a gym and single-family homes, respectively.
This site is not located in an Overlay District.
Master Street Plan:
Colonel Glenn Road is a Principal Arterial on the Master Street Plan. Principal
Arterials are roads designed to serve through traffic, and to connect major traffic
generators or activity centers within urbanized areas. The standard Right of way
of 110 feet is required. Sidewalks are required on both sides. Marigold Drive is a
minor residential street on the Master Street Plan. Minor Residential Streets are:
(a) A cul-de-sac street not exceeding 40 lots, or (b) a loop street not exceeding 80
lots, and in no case generating more than 400 vehicle trips per day. The standard
Right-of-way is 45'.
These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street
improvements.
Bic cle Plan:
These streets are not shown on the Master Bike Plan with existing or proposed
facilities in this area.
Historic Preservation Plan:
The application area is north of the site of the House at 13 Marigold Drive. Also
known as HUD Tracking #97698, this home is in the Plan/Traditional Style. This
site has been identified as having undetermined eligibility for the National Register
of Historic Places. The application, as shown, should have no effect on identified
historic resources.
H. ANALYSIS:
The applicant requests to rezone the 0.36 acre property located at the southeast
corner of Colonel Glenn Road and Marigold Drive from "R-2" Single -Family District
to "R-4" Two -Family District. The rezoning is proposed for future development of
the site.
The property is currently undeveloped and partially tree covered. The property is
located in an area of mixed uses and zoning. Properties immediately to the south
and west contain single-family residences. Commercial zoning and uses are
located further west. A PD-O zoned office development is located across Colonel
Glenn Road to the north. A commercial development is located to the east.
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ITEM NO.: 15 (Cont.
FILE NO.: Z-10232-A
The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as "MV Mixed Use. The
requested R-4 zoning will not require a land use plan amendment.
Staff is supportive of the requested R-4 rezoning. Staff believes that the proposed
R-4 is consistent with the Mixed Use land use plan designation and the existing
development along Colonel Glenn Road.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested R-4 rezoning.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (March 12, 2026)
The applicant was present. There was one (1) objector present. Staff
presented the application with a recommendation of approval. The objector
previously left the meeting. A motion was made to approve the application as
recommended by staff. 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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