5569RESOLUTION NO 5,569
A RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO THE RECENTLY
ADOPTED "INTERIM URBAN DEVELOPMENT GOAL ";
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
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SECTION 1. The attached document being a Memo from Booz,
Allen & Hamilton to the Board of Directors setting forth re-
finements for implementation to the Interim Urban Development
Coals heretofore established by Resolution #5,527 adopted
April 20, 1976, is hereby accepted and adopted. The goals as
stated and refined in the subject document represent the Interim
Growth Goal that is determined to be in the best interest of the
community as a whole. Further, the City is committed to continue
every effort in the development of mutually agreeable and bene-
ficial urban development policy and land use guidance system
for the City of Little Rock. All Boards, Commissions, Agencies
and Departments of the City of Little Rock are hereby requested
to cooperate and work jointly in accepting and adopting these
goals and in furthering the intent of these goals until such
time as an agreeable and acceptable policy and land use guidance
system is developed and adopted.
SECTION 2. This Resolution shall be in full force and
effect from and after its adoption.
ADOPTED: July 20, 1976
ATTEST: APPROVED:k� "�'
City Cler As-s-i�stant Mayor
Memorandum
To: Little Rock Board of Directors
Growth Policy Resource Committee
From: Booz, Allen & Hamilton
Re: Refinements to the Interim Urban Development Goals
Adopted by the Little Rock Board of Directors in April
The purpose of this memo is to provide the basis for
needed refinements and clarifications to the Interim Urban
Development Goals adopted by the Board of Directors April, 1976.
Discussion Paper #1 (for which you received a draft outline)
will follow this memo in a couple of days. The discussion in
that paper is based on the clarifications contained in this memo.
If clarifications are not consistent with your understanding,
we would appreciate your conunents soon (by letter or prone)
so that we can be prepared to develop agreements on them during
the initial part of the meeting of 7/6 and 7/7.
At the conclusion of Phase I of the Growth Policy Study,
the Little Rock Board of Directors adopted the following
Interim Urban Development Goals:
Encourage Little Rock's continued real growth.
Actively promote the achievement of quality of
life standards in both developed and developing
areas.
Expand the city's resource capability and
equitably share the costs of investing in
improved quality in existing and new areas.
Especially provide added encouragement and
incentives to quality development in developed
and developing areas already having adequate
capacity in public services and facilities.
Encourage orderly, phased and quality development
in fringe areas of the city not currentl•, served
by adequate services and facilities, but designated
for future growth.
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Five basic tenets listed above will be used in
evaluating future urban development.
The general thrust of these goals as adopted by the Board
is to insure that the City will remain vital and continue to
grow; and that it will do so in a manner
Which preserves and enhances the quality of
the existing environment.
Which improves the community's ability to
provide efficient and effective public
services.
Which conserves human and physical resources.
Which maximizes the utilization of existing public
and provate investment.
Which provides an adequate supply of developable
land to accommodate growth.
Which provides for a balance of individual
choice and the public interest.
Which assurea an equitable sharing of the costs
and benefits of- the C:ity's future development.
The purpose o
basic direction for
guidance until more
by the City; and to
consultant and City
Study.
f t}lc'sc interim goals was to establish a
Litt.1e Rock's future; to provide general
op(!r Lit.i.onal guidelines could be adopted
prop'.' i,ic_• si.)ecif is direction to the
st y f f during Phase II of the Growth Policy
Phase II will deal with much more specific methods of
implementing these urban development goals principally through:
Land use regu lei Lion .
Public fi.nrince Lind public service pricing.
Other direct died indirect development controls
and incentive. ±s.
In order to proceed with l)liljse 11 and evalupte the relative
effectiveness of existing c,tid laternative implementation
techniques, it is first 111000:�sary to define these general
goals in more specific and upciyitiona1 terms. Definitions
which remained implicit in pro vious oral and written discus-
sions must now be.restated as c.loarly and precisely as possible.
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This first memo attempts to provide some of these
refinements. For each of tine six subgoals adopted by the
Board we have attempted to clarify four points:
• The general purpose of the goal.
The specific intent of the goal.
The operational meanings of terms contained
in the statement of the goal.
• The nature of the considerations and types
Of information required to use the goal.
1• THE FIRST URBAN DEVELOPMENT GOAL STATES THAT ACTIONS
SHOULD BE TAKEN WIIICH "ENCOURAGE LITTLE ROCK' S CON-
TINUED REAL GROWTH"
(1) The General Purpose Of This Goal Is To Emphasize
The City's View That Continued Real Growth Is
Vital To The Area's Economy, That Continued Rea-
Growth Will Help Tile Community In Its Efforts To
Im rove The Overall Quality Of Life, And That In
Mana inel Future Growth And Devel.o ment, yctions
W111 Not- Be Taken__iJhich Would Likely Discourage
This Rate Of Real (;rowth
(2) The S ecific Intent Of This Goal Is To Clarify
The City's Different A roaches To Three Dif-
ferent 'l'y es Of Development: 'That Characterized
n►�Real Growth, That Characterized Shiftinq
Of Existing Deva.l,ojuncnt, 11n'd 'That Characterized
By Decreases In ExiStirlg Quality Of Life
Real Growth - -tire first type, which the
C ti y will encourage, is development which
contributes to or accommodates the con-
tinued real growth of the City, and either
increase:: or at least does not decrease
the quality of life for the City's resi-
dents.
Shiftinq of Lxisti.nq f)ev(?loI ) ment- -the
second type, which the City will not
encourage, is development which is accom-
modating or contributing to a shift in the
existing population or land use in the
City and which does not increase the
quality of life for all the City's
.residents.
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Decreases in Existing Quality of Life-
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the third type, which the city will dis-
courage, is development which not only
does not contribute to the real growth
of the City, but which also results in a
decrease in the quality of life for the
City's residents.
(3) Operational Meanings -In Order To Use This Goal
In Making Decisions And Choosing Implementation
Tools, It Is Important To Define The Terms:
Continued Real Growth" And "Encourage"
"Continued real (irowth " -- continued real
' growth is principally a function of
improvements in the "quality of life" as
measured by the indicators described under
Goal 2.
Continued real growth also means a net
' increase in popu,lation,.employment, or
business activity such as has occurred in
Little Rock in recent years.
"Encourage " -- encourage means to take
actions which are likely to maintain or
increase Little Rock's attractiveness
relative to other metropolitan areas as'
a place to live, work and do business.
"Encourage" also means to avoid actions
which are likely to decrease Little Rock's
relative attractiveness.
(4) The Goal's Use Requires Information On The
Potential Effect Of A Public Action On'Three
Types Of Considerations: On Littae Rock's
Real Growth In `Perms Of Quality Of Life; On
Little Rock's Real Growth In Terms Of Increasing
Population, 1mpl.oyinent Or Business Activity; And
On Little Rock's Competitive Attractiveness.Vis
A Vis Oui—er Mete ot)ol.i.tan Areas
Effects_ on Li.tt:le Rock's Real Growth in
Terms of puality of Life- -The potential
impact of a public action on quality of
life indicators (as defined under Goal 2)
will not be easy to measure in many.cases.
However., for this goal to,be useful*,.
impacts must be considered dire.ctl,y,'•and
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where magnitudes cannot be measured, at.
least the direction of impacts should be
evaluated. A checklist of impact indi-
cators could be developed for use by
decision makers for various types of
decisions.
Effects on Little Rock's Real Growth in
Terms of Increasing Population, Employ-
ment, or Business Activity- -Some actions
may have a direct or indirect effect on
the rate of Little Rock's real growth,
and some actions may be necessary to
accommodate this real growth. A monitoring
of subarea indicators of growth (popula-
tion, employment, business activity) would
therefore be desirable so that this goal
could be used more effectively.
Effects on Little Rock's competitive
attractiveness vis a vis other metropo-
3itan areas -- Different groups in the
City currently monitor Little Rock's
competitive positions vis a vis other
cities in the South, and a number of
surveys are periodically done to
determine which factors are most impor-
tant in determining the City's relative'
.attractiveness as a.place to live, work
and do business. These indicators
include:
Levels of public services and
facilities
Tax structure
Wage structure
Unemployment
Growth rate in population/
employment
Cost of living (including cost
of housing)
Natural surroundings and environ-
nuz n t
Culture and city life vitality
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For decisions that are likely to have an
impact on these factors the Board and
other decision makers should have available
both the trends in comparable .indicators
from other jurisdictions, and the staff's
estimate of an active likely impact on
Little Rock's competitive position in
terms of these indic�3t.01-s.
2. THE SECOND URBAN DL'VELOI'pl!? ?•.T GOAL STATES THAT THE
CITY SHOULD "ACTIVEI:Y PROMOTE TILL ACHIEVEMENT OF
QUALITY OF LIFE STANDARDS IN BOTH. DEVELOPED AND
DEVELOPING AREAS" ____-
(1) The General Purpose Of This Goal Is To
Emphasize The City °s_Intent To Use The Sarne
Quality Of Life Standards In Both Developed-
And
Developing Areas, And To Further Emphasize
The City's Direct ResEonsibility In Terms
Promoting The Achievement Of Those Quality Of
Life Measures'Which -Deal With The Adenluacy Of
Public Services And facilities
(2) The Specific Intent 'Of This Goal Is To Clarify
The City's Approaches To Both Develop-
ment And The Ex a:?s i.on Of Public Services And
Facilities In Tljrec [?.it= ferent Types Of Areas
For the first type of area, where i�ublic
services are 1,oth adequate ic�r c�xistin
residents to accowri-todate
- --- - - - -)io Ci--- - - - - -- - - * - - - additional :.rc,rr! h, the City will attach
the highest. t.t aoi i. ty to encouraging new
development.. particularly where: addi-
tional. put -lic 5c.�:_��. os will not be
necessary caf.commodate the development.
For the
s��c.�c►::: type of area, where public
services are rei Cher adt'e111atk-� for existing
residents ror cuffiCjCet]t to accommodate
additionai gr.c�wt12, the City will attach
t}ie hi9ie::; t priority to upgrading existing
public services and facilities, and will
discourage new development unless it can
be shown that. such development will not..
cause addition11 strains on already over-
loaded services.
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For the third type of area, where public
services are adequate for exist incl resi-
dents but not sufficient to accommodate
additional.. itional.. Growth, the City will encourage
stabilization and will accommodate new
development where such development sup-
piorts itself and can be adequately served
without reducing the City's ability to
address the higher priority needs for
- ellpanded public services in areas which
.C&. .not adequately served.
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(2)-, _:.D e'ratidiial Meanings -In Order To Use This Goal
I :Decisions And Choosin Implementation
T00.1sr,,' ..Is Important To Define The Terms
A"—ct gel ''Promote ", "Achievement," "Quality of
,Life standards," "Both," And "Developed And
Developing - ,Areas "
".Act,Vely Promote -- "actively promote"
means to take affirmative actions to
assure that standards are met and to
look. favorably on other decisions which
would, be supportive of this effort.
"Actively promote" also means to deny
°actions which would directly prevent or
substantially delay meeting of standards,
and to look unfavorably on other deci -'
sions which would frustrate the City's
effort to meet these standards.
Achievement-- "Achi.evc.mt_nt" must bc
defined in at least three relative
degrees:
The first- degree of achievement
is where.public services and facili-
ties are provided in significant
excess of need or demand. "Signifi-
cant" will vary from service to
service, but a figure of more than
20% in excess is probably reasonable.
The second degree .of achievement is
where public services and facilities
are adcKivately 'provi.ded to meet the
current demand' or need "Adequately"
will also vary. from service to
service, but a figure of + 20% is
probably reasonable.
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The third degree of achievement is
where public services and facilities
are inadequately provided to meet
the current demand or need. "Inade-
quately" will also vary (per above)
but more than 20% below need is
probably appropriate.
Any of these degrees of achievement may be
improving or worsening depending on the
direction of change.
• "Quality of Life Standards " - -these stand-
ards are defined in the Table following
this page.
• Both -- "Both" in this case means in all
areas of the City and reflects the intent
of the Board to have these adopted growth
Policies embrace an approach to the entire
City, rather than to just the developing
fringe or just the downtown.
• "Developed and Dcvelopiny Areas " - -The
• phrase "developed" must be defined in
relative terms. Three relative levels are
implied:
Developed areas (less than 20%
vacant)
Moderately developed areas (more
than 20% vacant but less than 60 %)
Undeveloped areas (more than 60%
vacant) '
Any of these three types of areas may be
developing, depending on the degree of
building or development activity underway.
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TA13LL WILL BE PROVIDED AT A
LAT'E'R DATE
3. THE THIRD URBAN Ui:`'I.L•( "I'n,I: " "„ i:O /:I, '!'A'i'f:S_7'Jil1'P TtiE CITY
SHOULD EXPAND ITS FINT.tI(
__ eND THAT ACTIONS
SHOULD BE TAKL'N WIIICIi_ i_ I TABLY SHARE. `I'!iE"C0STS OF
INVESTING IN IMPROVE[)iUP.L]'IY :E. ^1 ElIS`I'ING AND NEW AREAS"
C1) The General. Purpose Of This Goal Is To Emphasize
The City's Uesire+To Util.izc, Whc,rever Possible,
An Equitable i'ric.inq Mc�chanisin, Rather Than
Direct_ Land Use lt-i c-4 la —ti on, To Achieve Public
Ob'ectives Of Land Use Man_aclement. This Goal
Also Regocnizes 'That Pricing Me hanisms Will Not
Always I3e The Most. Cost - Effective Or feasible
Wad Of Implement: i nq pub).ic Objectives , And That
Land Use ftegulaLion Will IiZ RLlyuired In These
,.Cases
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(3) The Go.a'.1's Use Requires InformatlOn On, And
Considcr.4tion Of., The Potential I�ffect f0 A
Public !.Act.ion On Quality Of Lif6 St.anc3ards
In__The�djacc'ntUrea And Throuyhoirt '1'he City.
Th1s
1fEect Can fie Direct (e.g. Reducing_
Congestion)
Or It Can_C�e_Indirect (c.g,
Improvi:riq.:.The City's 1lbili.ty To
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Reduce Conges-
tion)
In ordet to have adequate information for
pursuing this
goal it will be ncccssar ,
to'`have three t- y� in come cases,
types of information for
each indicator
which is relevant to the decision.
• Existing measure of the indicator
relative to the accepted quality of
lire standard.
• Diroc-t csifect of an acticn on the
measure.
. Indirect effE ct of an action on the
City's ab.i 1 .i.t:y tr; .i ref.- rove the measure.
3. THE THIRD URBAN Ui:`'I.L•( "I'n,I: " "„ i:O /:I, '!'A'i'f:S_7'Jil1'P TtiE CITY
SHOULD EXPAND ITS FINT.tI(
__ eND THAT ACTIONS
SHOULD BE TAKL'N WIIICIi_ i_ I TABLY SHARE. `I'!iE"C0STS OF
INVESTING IN IMPROVE[)iUP.L]'IY :E. ^1 ElIS`I'ING AND NEW AREAS"
C1) The General. Purpose Of This Goal Is To Emphasize
The City's Uesire+To Util.izc, Whc,rever Possible,
An Equitable i'ric.inq Mc�chanisin, Rather Than
Direct_ Land Use lt-i c-4 la —ti on, To Achieve Public
Ob'ectives Of Land Use Man_aclement. This Goal
Also Regocnizes 'That Pricing Me hanisms Will Not
Always I3e The Most. Cost - Effective Or feasible
Wad Of Implement: i nq pub).ic Objectives , And That
Land Use ftegulaLion Will IiZ RLlyuired In These
,.Cases
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(2) The Specific Intent Of This Goal Is To Clarify
The City's Different Approaches To The Problem
Of Financinq Improved Services And Facilities
As Well As Other Quality Of Life lmprovemen:ts
Of Three Different Kinds: Site S ecific, Area
Specific;' And City -Wide,
S.i-t4p Specific -- improvements which benefit
specific sites, actions which are taken
to mitigate the negative effects of a
site specific development, and the dif-
'ferential costs of providing a given
standard of service to a specific site,
�whould all be financed (where possible)
by differential fees and assessments
charged to the developer, owner, or resi-
dent.
Area Specific -- improvements which benefit
Apecific subareas of the City, actions
which are taken to mitigate the negative
effects of the development of a specific
subarea, and the differential costs of
providing a given standard of service to
a specific area, should all be financed
(where possible) by special fees and
assessments charged to all developers,
owners or residenL-s of the subarea.
City- Wide -- .improvements which benefit the
..entire (fity, actions which are taken to
mitigate the effects of the whole City's
growth car development, and those'costs
of providing a given standard of service
which are similar throughout the City,
:should be financed by general revenues
: =:,deriving from the entire City's revenue
base.
(3) Opera;t;ior)al` Definitions -In Order To Use This
Goa1,:.Work,sng Def i:ni tions Are Requi red For The
Terms,.-.... ".Resource Ca ability;" "Equitably
Shax�,, ".Costs"
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.21 Lsource Capability " -- Resource Capability
inbarjs the Cit:y's ability to raise revenues
t,a ay the costs of providing the lovels
of'`.V'Ublic services defined through the
Qu: T;ity of Life. Standards in Goal 2.
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"l- 1111 ital-l_y Share '-- Exluit_a1)jy Share moans
that the C:i.ty wii.l cc,nsider thu relative
beliefit, the rv.lativcr ability to pay, and
the- origin of t ht i nc -► easc ..3 .�us Ls, ill
determining ttri? E;,t t 1.011 -' of it,crc.ased
costs which sho :rl,_3 be '.;uppol-tod by t:hu
gener.►1 fund, SpCIAt'll. 1unc.3s, federal and
state assist -a►ice, Jcv(!1ol.o F,ar. ticihzrtion,
property owliet- );.It i.t•il.,at i.c.,►t, and user•
participation.
il,(- '1141 ' 1.�CJtli i l.,L I- aLinc_I and
capital costs anc, mi ►:;t- t-rc cc ris.idered over
both th(short a =:c] ]ufig turrn.
(`l) This Goal's [1sc, IZc_dui r, s L►trc,r►a�rt i <�n On The
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o .ential I✓ff-�.cL Of A Pub l i.c Action -On Three
`des Of Considerations _._._ _
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Effects r,_itr the costs u i ►rleu t .i ng and
mai.ntaini ncl Llual i Ly of ] i. fe standards
in existing and new
Ef fects on t he Ci ty' al,i a i t:y Lo pay
Ulf-, s::'osts of n�crC?t ire l a►:c3 ►r�;►i.ntaininy Lhe
Qr:1;? i ty of life Stat:ciards.
Ef fe��Ls the relat :iv,0 inciijC:;lC � of
costs and henefits rL.:;ulti.rrg from o pro-
posed fi,rsanc.itly sLratc..(ly,
9 • "1'111' 1FOURT11 [1NBAN LrEvi, Lc}I'MENT (;()Af, STATES THAT ACTIONS
lO[1LD [3L'; `TAKEN W11:1CH "F :A'1- XIAI,1,Y
PROVIDE' ADC)1;U
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:NCOURI\GI;ML'N`1' AN[) VLS TO CJUAL I'1'1' D1�VI:LOF'i�I1 X1`1'
IN DEVLLO[)E) AND - -.
U!'�;11•(�i'iNG, AREAS WHICII I11.E:E:�1U�' t111VE;
ADEOU11'1'E C11I'A� I �"� 1i� 1 i)[il,[[' S1"'1tVJCl..t; AND PACILITIES"
(1� The General. !';rr Of This Goal. Is 'Po
L'rt rhasir.c� 7'he 4: Commi t►neiit To More Fully
Utilize .LSt ncl _Inf-rziSL1-1'ccitt re In Which
The Ci t-. -tlas Already [nvcsted Sr.ibstarrtial
Resources _ -_— - - - - - - --
Thom City " ',()w that it no
longer subscribes to ti-it- concept of tl ►c Disposable
City and the inevitable Move westward; instead there
is a recognition that Lher.e is nothing more damaging
than the deterioration and abandonme.ilt of urban
neighborhoods by middle ar►Lj upper i►►eonle groups, and
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the subsequent abandonment of the central city by
major retailers, employers, and offices. The
-emergency of a shortage economy is now seen as
having a three - pronged effect:
The shortage is affecting the city,
which can no longer afford to abandon
the capital already i.nvestod in t-.11e
city's infrastructure; in fact, it must
make better use-of its existing invest -
meet.
The capital. and resource shortago is
also affecting developers, who no longer
see the suburban horizon as endless and
the central city as almost superfluous;
instead developers are now seeking areas
where they can initiate development
without being required to invest in sub-
stantial infrastructure and where they
have reasonable certainty that they can
proceed quickly without costly delays.
The shortage economy is also affecting
suburban residents w;,o see costs esca-
lating, and who wish to slow the area's
growth and preserve the quality that
originally made them clesirable; these
residents now see the existing developed
areas as an increasin�ity integral and
useful part of the metropolitan area.
(2) The Specific Intent of This Goal ie: To Liiiphaslzcy
The City's Commitment To ; is Uevfi( gent
Incentives On Ttii e_c Ty pc�!3 O S.c- (r opm(2nt.: On
Revitalizing The Already f)r�velopt:. City, On -Con-
serving, Preservi.nri And R1 is alp: ? it:atincJ Fxistinq
Dods, And On New : n f 1 ] l - +eve ln1:m�:nt
And Renewal In Areas Which __W0_11`1..! Rrcruire
Significant rxpansion of Public, f•a,.A lities To
Support That Uu vo I o 1iii -, n t: - - - - -- _' - - --
Incentives for conser. vi nc; , r,roserving,
and rehabilitaLi,ny e;•:i r no nei(;hborhoods--
As a first priority the City will ensure
that: thuro are adequate iln,tives to
pre:;erve ,rid maintain exist ing neighbor-
hood::. This priority roprt::3crnts an essen-
tial f irSL line to stopping t.hc flight
and abandcnment that is beginning to
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threaten some areas. It implies improved
tinancin9, p s, safes, etc.
to encourage people to stay or return.
Incentives for revitalizing the already
developed city - -As a second priority the
City will try to revitalize already
declining areas, to attract residents back
to residential neighborhoods, to attract
users back to vacant- storefronts and
office spaces, and to increase the vitality
of existing uses.
Incentives for new infill development and
renewal in areas wlii.ch would not require
significant expansion of public facilities
to support that development - -As a third
priority for incentives, the City will do
what it can to encourage new development
to take plac,. in areas of the City where
adequate facil.i.t..ies alld services already
exist. This priority representa a further
effort at renewal and revitalization, and
also reflects an awareness that such
development would create fiscal benefits
to the City which could provide opportuni-
ties to upgrade services.
(3) Operational Definitions -In Orci(. -r To Use This
Goal, We Must Have norkina Definitions Por�
"Added Encouragement And Incentives," "Iiaving
Adequate Ca acct ," "Quality Development"
"Added .:)couragement. and Incentives " - -This
phrase means that the City will do what it
can to create an investment and urban
development climate which favors the types
of development indicated under (2) above.
This may mean increasiriy incentives for
some types of (evelol)n,c:riit. or areas and it
may mean decr.� ��sinc3 i ncont i ves for other
,types of development in other types of
areas. Incentives include financial
encouragements as well as less restrictive
regulations.
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III avinq Ac3t'quittU CaE ?acit; "- - 'Phis term
must be def inc.d iri relative terms and those
areas of the C.i.ty with the most excess capacity
in the rnost:. faci l .i it .i.es should receive the
highest rating (while those with the
greatest overhead in the most facilities
should receive the lowest rating).
"Quality Uovelopment "- -This term was
intended to mean development which not
only meets internal standards of quality
development (as defined by codes, et.c.)
but which also represents quality devolop-
ment in terms of its compatibility and
supportive impact on surrounding develop-
ment.
(4) This Goal's Use Requires Information On The
Potential Effect Of A Public Action On Three
Types Of Considerations
On the relative advantages of living and
working in already developed areas com-
pared to new areas.
On the relative advantages of doing busi-
ness in developed areas compared to new
areas, and
On the relative advantages of developing
or redeveloping land in already developed
areas compared to new areas.
5. THE FIFTH URBAN DEVEWPMENT GOAT, STA`I'FS
SHOULD "L:NCUUItAGE ORULRI.Y, ['IiA::RD, ANI) QUJ1l.i'i'Y
DEVELOPMENT IN FRINGE ARIAS OT `PIIE C ! `I'Y NOT C..URltl:w'i'L.,Y
SERVED BY ADEQUATE SERVICES AND FACILITIES, BUT -
DESIGNATED FOR FUTURE GROWTH"
(1) The General PurPOSO Of This Goal. 1,; To Assure
That. Deve.lo ment Whi r_h Occurs fn Areas DU , €c111 '1t,ud
For Growth Is_Quali ty Devclopmc�rjt _(Interna! .ly
And In Relation 'lb Su verrounding_Dolopment? ; And
That It Occurs In An Orderl ► And Phasedh'ay
Which Corresponcds_ To-The-"Way Th t— Iphe City,
Within Its Fiscal Constraints, Can Most 1 - :fi i-
ciently Expand CiLy Scr- vices Ancl FL-1ci1it.ic�s _
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(2) The Specific intent Of This Goal Is To Distin-
guish Between Three Types Of "Fringe Areas"
Which Are Appropriate For Growth In The Fore-
seeable Future: Areas With Adequate Capacity
To Accommodate Growth, Areas Where The City Has
Available Resources To Efficiently Expand
Facilities, Areas Which Are Appropriate For
ture Development, But For Whic
sources Are Not Project
e Near Future
P
Be Ava
c
able In
In'the first type of fringe area where
there is now adequate capacity to accom-
modate growth, the City is not so much
concerned with assuring orderly, phased
development as it is with assuring quality
development- -that is, development which
meets agreed upon standards internally,
and which is compatible and supportive of
surrounding development.
In the second type of fringe area, where
adequate resources are projected to be
available to efficiently expand facilities,
the Cit,, is concerned both with assuring
orderly, �.hased deve_loprr, -lnt. (i.e., corres-
ponding to expanded facili_ti-_•;) , and with
quaiiry ci�rveloprr��.nl (as 6e;_-ine d above) .
In the third Lypc: of fringe area, where
urban may be appropriate in
the future, but where public resources are
not projected to be avai.lable in the near
future, the City would not approve develop-
ment unleso. i.t were both quality develop-
ment (as above) and development.whose
supportive facilities and services were
privately funded until. pu.)l.ic resources
became available.
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(3)
(4)
Operational Definitions -In Order To Use This
Goal Working Definitions Are Needed For "Orderly,
Phased," "Quality Development," "Fringe Areas
Designated For future Growth"
"Orderly, Phased " - -This term means at a
location and time which corresponds to an
agreed upon schedule of public services
and. "facilities to be provided. Some of
these services and facilities would be
scheduled at time of construction, some at
time,of occupancy or use, and some within
a 'specifiedf period after. occupancy.
"Qua,l.ity Development " -- Development which
meets agreed upon standards internally
(codes, landscaping, siting, space, etc.),
and`hich is compatible with and supportive
of surrounding development.
"Fringe Areas Desi- gnated for Future Growth"
Areas on . the periphery of the City which
are mapped as being appropriate for urban
development (e.g. not flood plains, not
twining districts, not natural resource
preservation areas), and areas which can
be-adequately integrated with the existing
development pattern.
This Goals Use Required Information On The
Potential Effect Of A Public Action On Three
Types Of Considerations
; On the - quality of development within the
proposed development:
-On the quality of l .f.e_in the surrounding
areas.
On the likely. scheduling of services and
facilities to standard.s.cheduling.
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SI10_U1.0 U:;I: '1'111': F11t';'1' F1Vli COALS IN "I:VALUl1`1`I NG 1'U`1'U_
URBAN DEVELOP I_:N'1 "'
(l) Thu Gc:rntara) hur )o!so OI : I :; TO Lt�t t2
__� —_;_. :t l'ht_ L'.l• :it 1•'1 Vt: (iOcll:.i
Irl Dc: vuloLincl Loi►in<1 -A,icn l.antl -U >:t: 1 <c."1ul.iLloll
Zbols 1'or '1'hc CiL 114irticulorl y In Thoso Areas
Where Future Urban Dt VC lOD)nIUIIL Ili 11 '1'akt' 1'lL1Ca
This goal recotlnizes Lhat e(juitabl` pricing
mechanisms will rluither uu ZWOCIuuce I)ul' most effective
in lneetirlg all of the public's objectives for future
urban development in Little hock.
(2) The Specific lntcnt Of This Goal Is To Establish
The Board Of Directors Intent 111c) 11ave All
Decision Makers (Public And 11rivc1te) Use '1'ht:se
Goals In Arriving At Decisions U&IaL-ed To The
City "s Future Urban Development
(3) Operational Meanings -In Order To Use This Goal
Working Meanings Are Requireel 1 "or "Future,
"'Urban Development," "In Evaluatinq," "Will Be
Used" -�
"Future " -- "Future" means; not having final
approval at the time the Urban Development
Goals were adopLed by the Little Rock
Board of Directors ( , 1976).
"In Evaluatinc- -
• I " " In evaluating" means; in
considering any action which is part of the
Urban Development process. These actions
primarily include;
Zoning reclassifications
Development plans
Subdivision plats
Annexation and establishmant of
special districts
Building, grading, and parking lot
permits
Sewer and water connections
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Engineer. my studi e:; and design of•
expanded pu131ic facilities
Capital impr. ovomt,�I3 t prugrams
C:a pital. projects
Taxation Policy and they setting of
fees, assessrnerlts, (2tc.
Wi1.1. tie t1sc�<.i "-- "L4i.1..1. l)t' LISud01 means: that
adequate inf��rmation will be requested by
the appropriate decision makers (City
Planning Commission, Board of Adjustment,
Sewer and Watcr Conllnissin. Is, Board of
Directors, eLe.) and pro\,idud by applicants
and City st.�Fr. This infoi-mat_ ion (as
discus <c,:l 'Md(- -r each of t-he five goals)
will h, Ilsr cl i.* conjunction with critoria
and quldelinr�s s,.�t f()rth tlnciur each of the
previous 1.1(,111s (car t-1 tae dc- vcloped at a
later data) . !'ile c;llidc lirl(s, (rite,: is
and irrfni -In.lt l: will be r-onsider.ud expli-
cltly toil 3c'!; iu`..i�17 (at varying levels
of do t.« i 1 t c k �, ;;� t o lt:. n a later schedule)
and mt;_;t_ ]le provi:3ed nor
taking 111 ,c 1 i;,;, t :i�ic ll is contrary to the
finding:. 3n i -;t 3t r1 i r,t.c nt of each of the
first f t c ; _.<, 1 as clarified earlier in
this
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