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Home My WebLink AboutLU03-04-02_letter from NAsGOIN OLIVER HARPER TRUST P. O. BOX 79565 HOUSTON, TX 77279-9565 (713) 461-6258 (713) 461-6252 FAX March 18, 2003 Mr. Vince Hustead, AICP Planner 1 City of Little Rock Department of Planning and Development 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201-1334 HAND DELIVERED Subject: Neighborhood Association Contacts Application for a Land Use Amendment LU03-04-02 5101 A Street Lot 8, Block 7, Pfeifer's Addition Little Rock, AR Mr. Hustead; Thank you for your February 26, 2003 letter with the information for the five different neighborhood associations that the City encouraged me to contact concerning my application for a Land Use Plan Amendment. In response to your letter, I have called and spoken with at least one representative of each association listed in your letter. Each conversation included my description of both my Application For Rezoning of Lot 8 from R3 to C3, and my Application For A Land Use Amendment to change the land use designation from office to commercial. In each conversation, I spent several minutes describing the location and current use of the property. Some persons had questions, but only to insure that they understood the two applications. Others had no questions. The Hillcrest Owners Association is the only neighborhood adjacent to the property. The Hillcrest annual meeting and its Board voted not to oppose either application. They also stated that an officer of the Board would both call the city and send a letter acknowledging that Hillcrest had no reason to oppose either the Application For Rezoning from R3 to C3, or the Application For A Land Use Amendment to change the land use designation from office to commercial. Listed below are the names of those persons spoken to about this matter. Association Name Office Phone Number Cedar Hill Janie C. Ballard President 501-664-5743 Heights Joe Kolb President 501-372-6175 Hillcrest James Metzger Board Member 501-666-5350 Prospect Terrace John Gill Past President 501-376-3800 Dr. Joe Crow Current President 501-771-1600 Sherrill Heights Joanne Matson Past President 501-663-3556 Paula Holleman Current President 501-661-0950 In every case, the conversation was positive and supportive of both my Application For Rezoning and my Application For A Land Use Amendment. Each neighborhood association officer, both past and present, ended the conversation with a statement that he or she saw no reason for their particular neighborhood association to oppose either of my applications. Following each conversation, I advised each person that a city official might call to verify that the dialogue actually took place. Cordially, Winr r Morris N. Haij�Nae Trustee cc: Mr. Brian Minyard Mr. Monte Moore 2 DERRICK DAvrosoN, P.A. W.W. ELROD II, P.A. JOHN P. GILL, P.A. RICHARD L. LAwRENCE, P.A. DRAKE MANN MARIE -B. MILLER, P.A CHARLES C. OWEN, P.A. HEARTSILL RAGON III, P.A. W. BRADFORD SHERMAN CHRISTOPHER L. TRAVIS Little Rock Planning Commission City Hall Little Rock, Arkansas Re: Z -5875B Ladies and Gentlemen: GILL ELROD RAGON OWEN & SHERMAN, P. A. ATTORNEYS April 1, 2003 JUDY P. McNErL ROGER H. FrrwimoN, JR. MONiCA L. MASON T. DANIEL GooDwIN MATTHEw B. FINCH DYLAN H. POTTS CHAD M. AVERY SEAN W. STRODE JOHN B. THuRmAN, P.A., COUNSEL JOHN A. FoGLacw, OF COUNSEL As President of the Prospect Terrace Neighborhood Association, I received notice of the subject re -zoning request from R-3 to C-3, for property located at the southwest corner of "A" and Van Buren Streets. While my term as president has expired, I am very familiar with this property and with my neighborhood and have heard absolutely no objection to this proposal. I pass this lot nearly every day and believe the request is reasonable because it is part of, and compliments the Harper property at Markham and Van Buren. For many years, the restaurant at Markham and Van Buren was operated by Little Rock resident and businessman, Oliver Harper, whom I knew quite well. The application by his son to reclassify the "A" Street property is consistent with the restaurant use and the neighborhood. I urge you to approve the application. Thank you. Very truly yours, ohn P. Gill JPG/ddg 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3801, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Telephone (501) 376-3800 Facsimile (501) 372-3359 www.giU-Iaw.com Cedar VdI Term `7 4- i rfiwd A 3525 Cedar Hill Road • Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 664-5743 • (501) 375-6937 April 1, 03 Nr. Monte Moore City of Little Rock Dept of Planning & Development 723 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Mr. Moore: I have spoken with Mr. M.N. Harper and read the information he has provided to the City of Little Rock for the application on the rezoning of Lot 8, Block 7, of the Pfeifer addition, at 5101 A Street in Little Rock. I feel that the applications should be approved as submitted and without change. Lot 8 is the only lot in the entire block not zoned for -commercial use although it is now being used for commercial parking Thank you for your consideration Ja ie Ballard, President C TPOA cc: Morris N. Harper BARBERS MCCASKILL� JONES & HALE9 P.A. AZRO L. BARBER (1885-1979) GLENN W JONES MICHAEL E. HALE JOHN S. CHERRY, JR. ROBERT L. HENRY, III MICHEAL L. ALEXANDER WILLIAM H. EDWARDS, JR. G. SPENCE FRICKE GAIL PONDER GAINES MICHAEL J. EMERSON R. KENNY McCULLOCH JOSEPH F. KOLB' SCOTT M.STRAUSS Mr. Monte Moore ATTORNEYS AT LAW 2700 REGIONS CENTER 400 WEST CAPITOL AVENUE LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-3414 TELEPHONE (501)372-6175 FACSIMILE (501) 375-2802 Zoning & Enforcement Administrator City of Little Rock Department of Planning & Development 723 W Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 April 1, 2003 Re: Z-58 75-B - Application for Rezoning L UO3-04-02 -Application for Land Use Plan Amendment 5101 "A" Street, Lot 8, Block 7, Pfeifer's Addition Dear Mr. Moore: D. KEITH FORTNER WENDY SCHOLTENS WOOD RICHARD A. SMITH JAMES D. ROBERTSON CYNTHIA J. WORTHING' CHRISTINE A. CRYER J. CARTER FAIRLEY PERRY L. WILSON' OF COUNSEL: AUSTIN McCASKILL 'ALSO ADMITTED IN TEXAS 'ALSO ADMITTED IN OHIO 'ALSO ADMITTED IN TENNESSEE WRITER'S DIRECT NUMBER (501)707-6141 Jkolb@barbeelawfirm.com At the request of the applicant, Mr. Morris N. Harper, I am writing as a former leader of the Heights Neighborhoods Association to advise you that the property at issue in the above -referenced applications is well outside the organization's former boundaries as adopted by its board prior to the organization becoming inactive. As you are aware, the Heights Neighborhoods Association is not now active, and has not been active for several years. I cannot, therefore, speak on behalf of the organization other than to say that the property is beyond the boundaries of the former association. For that reason, I can only assume that if active, the association as an organization would not oppose the applications. Should you have questions, please do not hesitate to call. Yours very truly, Joseph F. Kolb JFK:spc AMERICAN ORTHOPEDIC & SPORTS MEDICINE CLINIC, P.A. JOE W. CROW, M.D. ETHAN J. SCHOCK, M.D. 3401 Springhill Drive, Suite 240 North Little Rock, Arkansas 72117 Tel. 501-771-1600 Fax 501-955-2252 April 2, 2003 Little Rock Planning Commission 500 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 RE: Rezoning Proposal To Whom It May Concern: This is to certify that I, as President of the Prospect Terrace Property Owners Association, have no objection to Mr. Morris Harper's proposal to have the lot at 5101 "A" Street rezoned from "Residential" to "Commercial" use. If further information is needed, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, A k7k,� Joe W. Crow, M.D. jwc/sb