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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
Certified mail: 7017 3380 0001 0551 4139
Return receipt requested
November 1, 2018
Magnolia Flats
200 River Market Avenue, Ste 501
Little Rock, AR 72201
Re: 401 E Capitol Avenue
Dear Sirs/Madams:
The tax assessor of Pulaski County shows you as the owner of Lot 1 and part of Lot 2,
block 150 of the Original City of Little Rock known as 401 E Capitol Avenue Magnolia
Flats. This property is within the MacArthur Park Local Ordinance Historic District and
is subject to all rules and regulations of that district.
On May 11, 2015, a COA was approved for a three foot fence along Capitol Avenue in
conjunction with a COA that was filed for 507 Rock Street. A six foot fence was
installed. On December 12, 2016, a COA for the six foot fence was denied and you
were informed via a letter dated December 22, 2016 that the six foot fence was to be
removed. That fence has not been removed as of the writing of this letter.
Please accept this letter as formal notice that construction activity at 401 East Capitol
Avenue was also carried out in violation of state law requiring that a Certificate of
Appropriateness (“COA”) be obtained prior to making alterations to a structure located
in a local ordinance historic district. Our records indicate that a six foot fence was
installed in violation of this COA requirement. To bring your property into compliance
with state law, you must remove the fence. You may install the originally approved
three foot tall fence.
Failure to comply with this letter will result in referral of this matter to the Zoning
Enforcement Division of the City of Little Rock Planning and Development Department
for enforcement proceedings in the City of Little Rock Municipal Court.
Please call me on my direct line at 371-4789 to get this matter resolved.
Sincerely,
Brian Minyard
Historic District Staff