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DATE: January 13, 2020
APPLICANT: Tommy Lasiter, Scott Street Investments
ADDRESS: 1300 S Scott Street
FILE NUMBER: HDC2020-001
COA REQUEST: Fence
PROJECT BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION:
The subject property is located at 1300 and 1320 S Scott
Street. The property’s legal description is “Lots 7-12,
Block 14, Original City of Little Rock, Pulaski County,
Arkansas." The northern building at 13th and Scott is
1300 Scott Street while the southern building at Daisy
Bates and Scott is 1320 Scott Street.
These two apartment buildings were built in 2017. They
are considered to be "Non-Contributing Structures" to the
MacArthur Park Historic District.
This project is in the overlap area that is reviewed both by
this Commission and the Capitol Zoning District
Commission (CZDC). CZDC can administratively
approve this fence as submitted.
PREVIOUS ACTIONS ON THIS SITE:
On October 10, 2016 a COA was issued to Tommy Lasiter for the construction of two buildings
with 35 apartments.
On July 10, 1997, a COA was approved and issued to the Arkansas Association of Nigerians to
build a community center on the middle two lots.
In October 1991, a COA was issued to demolish the Urbana Apartments that were located on
the north half of this property.
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501) 371-4790 Fax:(501) 399-3435
www.littlerock.gov
STAFF REPORT
ITEM NO. One.
Location of Project
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PROPOSAL AND WRITTEN ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION BASED OFF OF INTENT
AND GUIDELINES:
The proposal is to enclose the front and side yards that face the streets with a 3 foot fence with
multiple gates to serve the individual entrances and to common entry doors. The fence is to be
a Montage Plus welded ornamental steel fence with three rails extended pickets with 4” spacing
between pickets. The pickets extend past the top of the highest rail and are flattened to a point.
The gates will have the same picket pattern, be 40 inches wide and will be flat, not arched.
The fence is to be installed at the property line along 13th, Scott, and Daisy Bates Drive. There
will be 3 gates along Daisy Bates Drive, 4 along Scott Street at the southern building (1320 S
Scott), 4 at the northern building (1300 S Scott), along Scott Street and 3 along 13th Street.
The fence will be setback from the street corners and will be installed behind the existing
planting beds. See site plan on page 6.
In two locations, the sidewalk location was varied to go around exiting trees. At these locations,
the fence location will need to be modified to go behind the trees onto the private property or in
front of the trees which would require a franchise permit. The posts should be set so that they
Existing south and east facades Contributing and Non-contributing map
Proposed Gate section with fence shown on sides.
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will not interfere with major roots of the trees. The fence panels may need to be modified from
the standard length to accommodate this.
Currently there is a taller fence between the two
buildings as shown in the photo to the right. The
proposed 3’ fence will turn ninety degrees from the
sidewalk and extend to the building at the porches.
Since there is a fence between the buildings
anyway, there was no need to add the 3’ inch tall
fence along the sidewalk.
This fence conforms to the guidelines that are
included later in this report.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS AND REACTION: At the time of distribution, there were no
comments regarding this application.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval with the following conditions:
1. Obtaining a building permit.
2. Modify fence layout around trees to avoid tree trunks and major roots.
3. Connect fences to building at western edge of building.
Existing south sidewalk looking west. Existing east sidewalk looking south.
Area between 1300 and 1320 Scott Street.
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Application
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Cover Letter
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Site Plan
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Excerpt of Guidelines
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Excerpt of Guidelines continued
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Excerpt of Guidelines continued