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Coston,_ Cathy
To; vhusteadglktlerack.state.ar.us
Subject; Land Use Change Request
Dear Mr. Minyard:
As Chairman of the Otter Creek/Crystal Valley Neighborhood Action Plan Steering Committee, I am writing to
let you know that we oppose the land use change from Single Family Residential (SF) to Service Trades District
(STD) that has been requested on acreage adjacent to the Texaco Station and shopping center at the intersection
of Stagecoach Road and Baseline. It is our understanding that an STD: will allow development of anything from
small offices to warehouses and industrial parks. This type of development directly conflicts with our plan for
the future in our neighborhood, and we respectfully request that the application be denied.
Our steering committee is reviewing the Land Use Plan for our planning area., and if our requested changes are
approved, there will be areas which allow Service Trades development, but we have limited them to outlaying
areas closer to major thoroughfares. We have attempted to concentaCate heavier commercial and light industrial
uses to outlaying areas as well. ;r
Our vision for our community is that of a quiet, rural, residential neighborhood with a "village" atmosphere,
human -scale and resident friendly. We welcome commercial and office development in our planning area, but we
will endeavor to limit this development mostly to the Stagecoach Road corridor, and to restrict overgrowth of
commercial development relative to residential development. The "heart" of our planning area, roughly located
between Crystal Valley road and Otter Creek Road, is primarily residential, with frontage on both sides of
Stagecoach Road. Commercial and office development in this area would be that which primarily serves the
neighborhood while attracting enough business from other areas to be profitable. We do not believe that "big
box" developments fall within those parameters.
I believe that our planning area is at a critical stage of development where every planning decision implemented
in the next several years could effect residential property values, either positively or adversely. I believe carel:`ul
analysis of the "big picture" will be necessary on each planning decision in order to protect and enhance the
duality of life in our neighborhood.
Sincerely,
Cathy Coston
Chairman
Otter Creek/Crystal Valley Neighborhood Action Plan Steering Committee
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