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RESIDENTIAL
SF Single Family Residential - This category provides for single family homes at
densities not to exceed 6 dwelling units per acre. Such residential development is
typically characterized by conventional single family homes, but may also include patio
or garden homes and cluster homes, provided that the density remain less than 6 units per
acre.
LDR Low Density Residential - This category accommodates a broad range of housing
types including single family attached, single family detached, duplex, townhomes,
multi -family and patio or garden homes. Any combination of these and possibly other
housing types may fall in this category provided that the density is between six (6) and
ten (10) dwelling units per acre.
MF Multi -Family Residential - The multi -family category accommodates residential
development of ten (10) to thirty-six (36) dwelling units per acre.
NONRESIDENTIAL
O Office - The office category represents services provided directly to consumers (e.g.,
legal, financial, medical) as well as general offices which support more basic economic
activities.
T Transition - Transition is a land use plan designation which provides for an orderly
transition between residential uses and other more intense uses. Transition was
established to deal with areas which contain zoned residential uses and nonconforming
nonresidential uses. A Planned Zoning District is required unless the application
conforms with the Design Overlay standards. Uses which may be considered are low
density multi -family residential and office uses if the proposals are compatible with
quality of life in nearby residential areas.
MCI Mixed Commercial and Industrial - This category provides for a mixture of
commercial and industrial uses to occur. Acceptable uses are commercial or mixed
commercial and industrial. A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is mixed
commercial and industrial.
MOC Mixed Office and Commercial - This category provides for a mixture of office and
commercial uses to occur. Acceptable uses are office or mixed office and commercial. A
Planned Zoning District is required if the.use is mixed office and commercial.
STD Service Trades District - This category provides for a selection of office,
warehousing, and industrial park activities that primarily serve other office service or
industrial businesses. The district is intended to allow support services to these
businesses and to provide for uses with an office component. A Planned Zoning District
is required for any development not wholly office.
MX Mixed Use - This category provides for a mixture of residential, office and
commercial uses to occur. A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is entirely
office or commercial or if the use is a mixture of the three.
C Commercial - The commercial category includes a broad range of retail and wholesale
sales of products, personal and professional services, and general business activities.
Commercial activities vary in type and scale, depending on the trade area that they serve.
PK/OS Park/Open Space - This category includes all public parks, recreation facilities,
greenbelts, flood plains, and other designated open space and recreational land.
PI Public/Institutional - This category includes public and quasi public facilities which
provide a variety of services to the community such as schools, libraries, fire stations,
churches, utility substations, and hospitals.
I Industrial - The industrial category encompasses a wide variety of manufacturing,
warehousing research and development, processing, and industry related office and
service activities. Industrial development typically occurs on an individual tract basis
rather than according to an overall development plan.
Michael Preble Kathy Wells
MacArthur Park N.A. Downtown Neighborhood Association
P.O. Box 1461 P.O. Box 164485
Little Rock, AR 72203 Little Rock, AR 72216
Diane Tooks Martha Ann Norton
Quapaw Quarter Association Capitol Zoning District Commission
1904 State Street 410 S. Battery ST
Little Rock, AR 72206 Little Rock, AR 72201-4715
Robert Pruitt
Philander Smith CDC
812 W 13th ST
Little Rock, AR 72202
B. J. Bowen Patricia Clark
Downtown CDC East of Broadway Association
P.O. Box 165003 411 East 21st STreet
Little Rock, AR 72206 Little Rock, AR 72206
Downtown Property Owners Association
1510 S. Broadway
Little Rock, AR 72202
Jean T. Gordon
2510 Hidden Valley
Little Rock,, AR 72212
Joe Fox, President
Community Bakery, INc.
1202 Main ST., #220
Little Rock, AR 72202