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STAFF REPORT
ITEM NO. One.
DATE: September 13, 2010
APPLICANT: Ron Ross, LR Parks and Recreation
ADDRESS: 503 E 9th Street
COA
REQUEST: Park Identification Signage
PROJECT BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION:
The subject property is located at 503 E 9th Street. The
property’s legal description is “That part NW lying E of
Quapaw Line W of McAlmont Street & North of E 13th
Street in Township 1N, Range 12 W Sections 2 and 11,
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas."
The Arsenal building was built in the 1840’s and is a
national landmark, the highest possible recognition of a
historic building. The structure is a contributing structure
in the district.
This application is for a sign to be placed on 9th Street as
a identification sign for the park. The sign is part of the
Connections MacArthur Park Master Plan. This Plan for
the grounds of the MacArthur Park was presented to the
approved by the Parks Commission on Feb. 26, 2009.
PREVIOUS ACTIONS ON THIS SITE:
Numerous COA’s have been approved for the park in general. The latest COA, issued on
November 9, 2009 was for the Plaza development on the front lawn.
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501) 371-4790 Fax: (501) 399-3435
Location of Project
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PROPOSAL:
The HDC approved sidewalks and plaza
development on the front lawn of the Arsenal on
November 9, 2009. This sign is in conjunction with
that development. The sign will be placed
immediately east of the north entry plaza on Ninth
Street. The sign is a contemporary vertical sign
that will identify the park for motorist along 9th
street. It is 24 feet tall. A black supporting pole
supports the red panel that will have fabricated
aluminum cut out letters attached to it.
The black supporting pole is 12 inches by 24 inches
and continues almost to the top of the sign. The
red notation sign panel is 20 inches thick by 3 feet
deep by 16 feet tall. The long axis of the supporting
pole and the red panel will be perpendicular to the
street. There will be text on both sides of the sign
so that it is readable from the east and the west.
Lighting of the sign will be from ground-mounted
fixtures with the smallest wattage and fixtures
possible to provide illumination of the sign.
WRITTEN ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION
BASED OFF OF INTENT AND GUIDELINES:
The Secretary of interior’s Standards for
Rehabilitation #3 states: Each property will be
recognized as a physical record of its time, place,
and use. Changes that create a false sense of
historical development, such as adding conjectural
features or elements from other historic properties,
will not be undertaken. For this application, Staff
interprets this as not adding faux Federal style
signage to the park to match the Federal style
building of the Arsenal.
This sign is contemporary (of today’s design) and
will not be interpreted as a faux historic sign.
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. Submittal of final construction drawings to Staff before construction.
Approximate location of sign.
Elevations of signage (three views).
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Cover letter from applicant
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Application