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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOD Staff Report 072326OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION March 17, 2026 AGENDA Subject An Ordinance Approving a Planned Zoning Development titled Victoria Estates Mobile Home Park — PD-R, located at 5820 W. 65t' Street (Z- 10257). Submitted by: Department of Planning and Development SYNOPSIS FISCAL IMPACT RECOMMENDATION BACKGROUND Action Required 4Ordinance Resolution Approval Information Report Approved By Delphone Hubbard City Manager applicant requests to rezone the 5.0098-acre property C-3 to PD-R to allow an addition to an existing mobile park. I None Approval of the Ordinance. The applicant is requesting to rezone 5.0098 acres located at 5820 W. 65 h Street from C-3 to PD-R to add three (3) manufactured homes to the existing mobile home park. The property is occupied by an existing, non -conforming BACKGROUND CONTINUED 218,227 square foot mobile home park consisting of forty-three (43) mobile/manufactured homes. The applicant is requesting to add three (3) manufactured homes to the northeast corner of the mobile home park. There are two private drives, Hazel Street and Harvey Street circulating through the park. The property resides in a mixed -use area consisting of predominately industrial and commercial uses. The current zoning is C-3. The Future Land Use Plan is Commercial "C". Access to the park is from either the Hazel Street or Harvey Street entrance on the southern property line from W. 65th Street. The three (3) additional manufactured homes each have their own proposed parking pad abutting Harvey Street. The dimensions of the additional mobile homes are relatively the same in size as the existing mobile homes that range from 480 square feet to 1,216 square feet. The setbacks for the proposed manufactured homes will be at least 40 feet from all property lines. The applicant proposes to follow with respect to future home change -outs and additions to homes within the mobile home park: 2 1. If any existing mobile or manufactured home is replaced, it can be replaced with a manufactured home to be located at least ten (10) feet away from any property line and ten (10) feet away from any existing mobile or manufactured home. 2. Any additions (porch, deck, mailbox, etc.) to existing or new mobile home or manufactured homes must be located at least 10 feet away from any property line and at least 10 feet away from any other mobile or manufactured home. 3. Manufactured homes may be moved into the mobile home park so long as they comply with the ten (10) foot setbacks referenced in No. 1 above. 4. The above -referenced changing out of mobile or manufactured homes and BACKGROUND CONTINUED additions of manufactured homes will not require further City of Little Rock approval. Staff has met with the applicant and supports the above conditions. All signs must comply with Section 36-552 of the City's Zoning Ordinance. Any new fencing or wall erected will comply with Section 36- 516 of the City's Zoning Ordinance. Any new site lighting will be low-level and directed away from adjacent properties. On February 12, 2026 the Planning Commission voted 8 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent, and 1 open position, as part of the Consent Agenda, to approve the PD-R rezoning. There were no objectors present. 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. Please see the attached Planning Commission minute record for the complete staff analysis. 1 ORDINANCE NO. 2 3 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PLANNED ZONING DEVELOPMENT 4 AND ESTABLISHING A PLANNED DISTRICT - RESIDENTIAL 5 TITLED VICTORIA ESTATES MOBILE HOME PARK — PD-R, 6 LOCATED AT 5820 W. 65TH STREET (Z-10257), CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, 7 PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING 8 MAP OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 9 10 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE 11 ROCK, ARKANSAS. 12 13 Section 1. That the zoning classification of the following described property be 14 Changed from C-3, General Commercial District, to PD-R Planned District - Residential: 15 16 Z-10257 - DESCRIBED AS 5.0098 ACRES BEING A PORTION OF THE E1/2 OF THE 17 SW1/4 SWI/4 NW1/4 OF SECTION 30, T 1-N, R-12-W, EXCEPT A STRIP 25' WIDE 18 ACROSS THE NORTH RESERVED FOR A STREET, ALSO KNOWN AS TRACT 30, 19 LEIGH-BUTLER ACRES, A SUBDIVISION OF PARTS OF SECTION 30, T-1-N, R-12- 20 W, CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS; LESS AND EXCEPT 21 A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN LEIGH-BUTLER ACRES, CITY OF LITTLE 22 ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS 23 FOLLOWS: PART OF TRACT 30, LEIGH-BUTLER ACRES, BEGINNING AT THE 24 SOUTHEAST CORNER OF TRACT 30, THENCE N86°54'40"W. ALONG THE 25 SOUTH LINE OF SAID TRACT 30, A DISTANCE OF 3558.46' TO THE SOUTHWEST 26 CORNER OF SAID TRACT 30; THENCE NO3°05'06"E ALONG THE WEST LINE OF 27 SAID TRACT 30, A DISTANCE OF 14.44'; THENCE LEAVING SAID WEST LINE, 28 S84055'51"E-132.48'; THENCE S86°48'33"W-226.05' TO A POINT ON THE EAST 29 LINE OF SAID TRACT 30; THENCE S03°05'23"W, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A 30 DISTANCE OF 9.46'; BACK TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 31 SAME AS PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT NO. 2011050072, RECORDS 32 OF PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK. (PARCEL NO.34L3630006200) 33 34 Section 2. That the preliminary site development plan/plat be approved as 35 recommended by the Little Rock Planning Commission. 36 Page 1 of 2 1 Section 3. That the change in zoning classification contemplated for Victoria Estates 2 Mobile Home Park — PD-R, located at 5820 W. 65th Street is conditioned upon obtaining 3 final plan approval within the time specified by Chapter 36, Article VII, Section 36-454 (e) of 4 the Code of Ordinances. 5 6 Section 4. That this Ordinance shall not take effect and be in full force until the final 7 plan approval. 8 9 Section 5. That the map referred to in Chapter 36 of the Code of Ordinances of the City 10 of Little Rock, Arkansas, and designated district map be and it hereby amended to the extent 11 and in the respects necessary to affect and designate the change provided for in Section 1 12 hereof. 13 14 Section 6. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, 15 clause phrase, or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or 16 unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of 17 the ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or 18 adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the ordinance. 19 20 Section 7. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are 21 inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such 22 inconsistency. 23 24 PASSED: 25 26 ATTEST: 27 28 29 30 Allison Segars, City Clerk 31 32 APPROVED AS TO FORM: 33 APPROVED: Frank Scott, Jr., Mayor 35 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorney Page 2 of 2 FILE NO.: Z-10257 NAME: Victoria Estates Mobile Home Park — PD-R LOCATION: 5820 W. 65th Street AGENT/OWNER: Randal B Frazier (Agent) 200 River Market Avenue, Suite 500 Little Rock, AR 72201 Victoria Estates, LLC (Owner) SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Joe White & Associates, Inc. 25 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 AREA: 5.0098 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0 LF WARD: 2 CURRENT ZONING: C-3 VARIANCEIWAIVERS: None Reauested. A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST/APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: The applicant is requesting to rezone 5.0098 acres located at 5820 W. 65th Street from C-3 to PD-R to add three (3) manufactured homes to the existing mobile home park. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The property is occupied by an existing, non -conforming 218,227 square foot mobile home park consisting of forty-three (43) mobile/manufactured homes. The applicant is requesting to add three (3) manufactured homes to the northeast corner of the mobile home park. There are two private drives, Hazel Street and Harvey Street circulating through the park. The property resides in a mixed -use area consisting of predominately industrial and commercial uses. The current zoning is C-3. The Future Land Use Plan is Commercial "C". C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: FILE NO.: Z-10257 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): No comments. ENGINEERING COMMENTS PUBLIC WORKS): No comments. E. Utilities/Fire Department/Parks/County Planning: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority: If necessary, please submit sewer plans to LRWRA. Entergy: No comments received. Summit Utilities: No comments. AT & T: No comments received. Central Arkansas Water: NO OBJECTIONS; 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 requirements provided by the Little Rock Fire Marshal's Office 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 2 FILE NO.: Z-10257 road with an 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. 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 replaces 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 UL 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 al 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 3 FILE NO.: Z-10257 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. Landscape: No comments. F. Transportation/Planning-. Rock Region Metro: No comments received. Planning Division: The request is in Planning District 13, the 65th Street East Planning District. The development principles of this district include developing facilities for all modes of transportation, the preservation of greenways, open spaces, and significant environmental features and systems. The Land Use Plan shows Commercial (C) for the application area. The Commercial (C) category includes a broad range of retail and wholesale sales of products, personal and professional services, and general business activities. Commercial activities vary in type and scale, depending on the trade area that they serve. The application is for a Mobile Home Park. To the south of the application area is area designated for Commercial (C) uses and is characterized by office and commercial buildings, a faith -based institution, and a warehouse. To the north, east, and west of the application area is area designated for Light Industrial (LI) uses and is characterized by warehouses, auto service buildings, and a commercial print shop. This site is not located in an Overlay District. Land Use Plan: Master Street Plan: W. 65th Street 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: 4 FILE NO.: Z-10257 W. 65th Street is on the Master Bike Plan as a Proposed Class II Bike Lane. Class II Bike Lanes provides a portion of the pavement for the sole use of bicycles. Historic Preservation Plan: The application, as shown, should have no effect on identified historic resources. G. ANALYSIS: The applicant is requesting to rezone 5.0098 acres located at 5820 W. 65th Street from C-3 to PD-R to add three (3) manufactured homes to the existing mobile home park. The property is occupied by an existing, non -conforming 218,227 square foot mobile home park consisting of forty-three (43) mobile/manufactured homes. The applicant is requesting to add three (3) manufactured homes to the northeast corner of the mobile home park. There are two private drives, Hazel Street and Harvey Street circulating through the park. The property resides in a mixed -use area consisting of predominately industrial and commercial uses. The current zoning is C-3. The Future Land Use Plan is Commercial "C". Access to the park is from either the Hazel Street or Harvey Street entrance on the southern property line from W. 65th Street. The three (3) additional manufactured homes each have their own proposed parking pad abutting Harvey Street. The dimensions of the additional mobile homes are relatively the same in size as the existing mobile homes that range from 480 square feet to 1,216 square feet. The setbacks for the proposed manufactured homes will be at least 40 feet from all property lines. The applicant proposes to follow with respect to future home change -outs and additions to homes within the mobile home park: If any existing mobile or manufactured home is replaced, it can be replaced with a manufactured home to be located at least ten (10) feet away from any property line and ten (10) feet away from any existing mobile or manufactured home. 2. Any additions (porch, deck, mailbox, etc.) to existing or new mobile home or manufactured homes must be located at least 10 feet away from any property line and at least 10 feet away from any other mobile or manufactured home. 3. Manufactured homes may be moved into the mobile home park so long as they comply with the ten (10) foot setbacks referenced in No. 1 above. 4. The above -referenced changing out of mobile or manufactured homes 5 FILE NO.: Z-10257 and additions of manufactured homes will not require further City of Little Rock approval. Staff has met with the applicant and supports the above conditions. All signs must comply with Section 36-552 of the City's Zoning Ordinance. Any new fencing or wall erected will comply with Section 36-516 of the City's Zoning Ordinance. Any new site lighting will be low-level and directed away from adjacent properties. Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning to allow the existing mobile home park to add three (3) manufactured homes to the park. Staff feels there is enough space to properly accommodate the additions. Staff feels that the rezoning of this property will have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties in the general area. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the PD-R, subject to compliance with the comments and conditions outlined in paragraph E and the staff analysis of the agenda staff report. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (FEBRUARY 12, 2026) The applicant was present. There were no persons registered in opposition. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval. The item remained on the Consent Agenda for Approval. The vote was eight (8) ayes, zero (0) nays, two (2) absent, and one (1) open position. The motion passed. The application was approved. 0