HomeMy WebLinkAbout12061ORDINANCE NO. 121061
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 37 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES TO PROVIDE AND ESTABLISH, IN
ADDITION TO THE PROVISIONS THEREIN SET FORTH,
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL SUB - DIVISIONS; AND FOR OTHER PUR-
POSES.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
o.
r)
SECTION 1. Any sub - divider of land for industrial
N
rC
purposes within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of
cy Little Rock shall submit to the Little Rock Planning Commission,
N
plats of the sub - division and plans for indicated improvements
according to the regulations provided by this Ordinance. The
rules and regulations herein provided are specifically for
.o. industrial developments and all existing rules and regulations
a�
ra
a�
of Chapter 37 of the Code of Ordinances shall be applicable to
k such industrial developments except where specifically in con-
flict with the provisions of this Ordinance. The provisions
of this Ordinance shall be and are hereby designated as a part
of Chapter 37 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Little
Rock.
SECTION 2. The industrial sub - division rules and
regulations established by this Ordinance are designed to
further the gneral purposes of this Chapter and more particu-
larly to achieve the following purposes:
(1) To meet the needs of the metropolitan area =s
— expected further industrial economy by making available a wide
range of suitable sites for all types of manufacturing and re-
lated activities.
(2) To prot @ct these manufacturing and related
developments agaiat congestion by limiting the bulk of the
building in relation to the land around them, and to one
another, and by requiring the providing of off - street parking
and loading facilities.
-2-
SECTION 3. STREET DESIGN REQUIREMENTS. The
following are design requirements for any proposed industrial
development:
(A) Street right -of -way widths
Minor Streets
Major Streets
Alleys
Cul -de -sacs
Cul -de -sac turnarounds
60 foot minimum
100 foot minimum
20 foot minimum
60 foot minimum
130 foot diameter minimum
(B) Street paving widths and types
Minor Streets
Major Streets
Cul -de -sacs
Cul -de -sac turnarounds
Alleys
36 foot minimum
As required by Planning
Commission
36 foot minimum
100 foot diameter minimum
20 foot minimum
(C) The maximum allowable grades shall be 6% (six)
on all streets within the subdivision or on a boundary street
of a subdivision where there are lots having access from the
boundary street.
(D) The property line radius at street or alley
intersections shall be a minimum of 50 feet, and if the angle
of street or alley intersections is less than 900, the Comm-
ission may require a greater radius.
(E) Curb line radius at street or alley intersections
shall be at least 50 feet and where the angle of street or alley
intersections is less than 900, the Commission may require a
greater radius, and the intersection designed to accommodate
turning movements of WB -50 vehicles.
SECTION 4. LOT OR TRACT DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.
(A) Building lines shall be a minimum of 40 feet on
all minor streets, and a minimum of 70 feet on all major streets.
The building line shall be a minimum of 30 feet from all other
-3-
property lines. One -half of any adjacent permanent open space
or easement retained by the Grantor for utility or other pur-
poses or dedicated to the public shall be allowed as part of
the required 30 foot building line requirement.
(B) The area of all buildings combined shall not
exceed 50% of the lot area.
SECTION 5. IMPROVEMENTS. Every subdivider shall be
required to install at his own expense or have installed by the
appropriate public utility the following improvements in addition
to all other required improvements in Chapter 37:
(A) All street pavementsshall be designed to acc-
ommodate the type and volume of vehicular traffic encountered
and in accordance with Chapter 36 of the Code of Ordinances.
(B) All drainage required for the development of the
subject property or surrounding
right -of -way or public drainage
the street right -of -way shall b,
quired drainage shall be either
lining. This does not apply to
private property.
property shall be within a street
easement. All drainage within
underground and all other re-
underground or have a concrete
private internal drainage on
(C) Accommodations for fire hydrants shall be pro-
vided by the installtion of necessary T }s and cut -off valves as
required by the Little Rock Water Department and Fire Department.
(D) All parking areas, loading docks and maneuvering
areas for wheeled vehicles shall be on private property.
SECTION 6. The Staff shall have the right to approve
all final plats on individual tracts provided they comply with
all subdivision rules and regulations and the Planning Commiss-
ion has approved a preliminary over -all street and development
plan.
SECTION 7. No final plat of land for industrial pur-
poses situated within the zoning jurisdiction of the City of
-4-
Little Rock shall be approved unless it complies with all
provisions of all the Codes and Ordinances of the City of
Little Rock.
SECTION 8. ALTERNATE REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS FOR
INDUSTRIAL SUBDIVISION. The following improvements and re-
quirements are alternates in lieu of curb and gutter and
underground drainage:
(1) Pavement widths for minor streets shall be a
minimum of 28 feet with 6 foot paved shoulders. These shoulders
shall be designed to meet 75% of the design requirements for
the pavement. A double surface treatment may be used for these
shoulders.
(2) Open unpaved drainage ditches will be permitted
in street right -of -ways or easements provided it meets the
following requirements:
(a) The side slopes shall commence a minimum
of 4 feet from the edge of the paved shoulders.
(b) The side slope for both slopes of the
ditch shall be at a four to one or lesser slope.
(c) The maximum high water ditch elevation
for designed capacity as per Chapter 36 of this Code shall be
a minimum of 6f1 below the bottom of the base of the paved
shoulder.
(d) Street shoulder, right -of -way width shall
be a minimum of 10 feet beyond the top of the back slope re-
quirements.
(e) Concrete head walls and /or flume type
structures shall be required for all underground facilities as
required.
(f) Bills of Assurance will require the ad-
joining property owners to mow and maintain the right -of -way
and /or drainage easement adjacent to his property. Upon proper
5111
notice, if the property owner does not comply with the notice,
the area may be maintained and the property owner billed as
per the procedure on vacant lots within the City.
(g) All required drainage ditches shall be
designed for appropriate erosion control (such as sodding,
ditch checks, rip rap, ditch paving, or other acceptable en-
gineering practices).
In the case of open drainage within the street right-
of- way the following shall be the setback line from the center
line of the right -of -way:
(1)
Minor Streets
70
feet
(2)
Major Streets
120
feet
(3)
Cul -de -sacs
70
feet
(4)
Cul -de -sac turnarounds
105
feet
Where street right -of -way requirements as set forth
above are greater than normal requirements, the building line
shall be minimum of 20 feet from the right -of -way line. In
no case shall it be less than the requirements set forth
immediately above.
SECTION 9. This Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage.
PASSED: April 15, 1968
ATTEST: APPROVED: 44
City Clerk Mayor