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16799M M M M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 M M o n M M ORDINANCE NO. 16,799 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 36 OF THE LITTLE ROCK, ARK., REVISED CODE (1988) TO PROVIDE AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONDITIONS IN A GENERAL REZONING APPLICATION AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 664 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT.ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. SECTION 1: Section 36 -85 of Little Rock, Ark. Rev. Code (1988) is hereby amended to add the following subsection: (e) If it is determined in the course of review of an amendment that certain conditions requested by the applicant may be appropriate in order to affect a change in zoning of the property, the application may be amended. In such cases, the planning commission or the board of directors shall determine the need for deferral of the application for further notice or review of the design elements to be incorporated into the ordinance reclassifying the property. SECTION 2. Emergency Clause. The Little Rock Board of Directors deems it necessary to amend the zoning ordinance to authorize applicants for a change in zoning of property to offer conditions to the rezoning proposal, in order to mitigate potential adverse impacts of the development on the surrounding neighborhood. Several developments currently proceeding through the review process depend on the authority of the City to grant the conditional zoning of the property. In order to avoid delay and costly deferral of pending applications, and to provide stability to City land use decisions, an emergency is declared 078 ,6/V 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 665 to exist and this ordinance shall take effect immediately on the date of its passage to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Little Rock. PASSED: December 20, 1994 ATTEST: • .01 • ' 1 •Li A A, '