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Home My WebLink AboutLU00-04-01_Letter to ApplicantCity of Little Rock Department of Planning and Development 723 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 (501)371-4790 FAX (501) 371-6863 August 7, 2000 John P. Gill 3800 TCBY Tower Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Dear John P. Gill, On August 3, 2000, the Planning Commission heard your request for a Land Use Plan Amendment, L000-04-03, at 5209 & 5215 J Street. This action was denied by the Planning Commission that evening. Please remove the sign. If there are any questions, please feel free to call. SMicerel Jinn Lawson Secretary to the Little Rock Planning Commission Jim Lawson Director Minyard, Brian From: Catopillar@aol.com ITE r43 Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 3:49 PM RECEIVED To: bminyard@littlerock.state.ar.us Subject: (no subject) AUG 2 2000 ZO BY: "0 hillcrestAxl Brian, Thank you for letting me email my response in to you. Im sorry that I will not be able to attend, but I have told my neighbor, Keith Lynch, that he my speak on my behalf. Thank you again. Catherine Henry <HTML>August 2, 2000 Brian Minyard Planner II Department of Planning and Development 723 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Dear Mr. Minyard: Thank you for sending me the detailed information concerning the elevation of the proposed building. I'm sorry that I will not be able to attend the meeting, but I wanted to definitely voice my opinion of the proposition. I am definitely against the 4-plex that is being proposed on "J" Street. There are several reasons that I am against this building being built. " The person that wants to build this 4-plex already has several houses/apartments that he rents out on "J" and "I" street and the existing structures and not properly maintained. The yards nor the apartments themselves are manicured to the level of any of the personal property on "I" street. Therefore, I do not have any reason to believe that the owner of the 4-plex will take care of the new structure and/or land than he had for his other investments. I believe that his buildings lower the value of the homes on "I" street and this building could only jeopardize that there could be even a larger negative impact for "I" street. "Another issue that causes me distress about the proposed building is the parking issue. The owner wants to place a driveway that is entered on "I" street. The parking lot will also have several visible parking slots from "I" street and also will be visible from several homes. This is definitely a sore eye for anyone directly surrounding their homes and will also cause their homes to depreciate in value. Additionally, parking is already an issue for the home owners on "I" street. We have the additional overflow of parking from Holy Souls School, Holy Souls Church, and Mt. St. Mary's Academy. Also the owner of the houses/apartments presently does not have sufficient enough parking for his tenets now. If he was allowed to let more overflow parking from a new unit, the streets could potentially be full around the clock. * I have also been informed that trees will have to be removed for this building. One of the reasons that people chose to purchase a home in Hillcrest is because of the large old tress. That is part of Hillcrests character and it would be a shame that it becomes possible for people to make changes that will take away from its original appeal. I hope that my input has been helpful and that my opinions will be taken into account. Thank you, Catherine Henry 5223"1" Street Little Rock, AR 72205 </HTML>