HomeMy WebLinkAboutletters of oppositionNorm Floyd
8013 Mabelvale Cutoff Road
Mabelvale, AR 72103-2215
501-568-4655
February 29, 2000
To: City of Little Rock Planning Commission
Re: 13600 Vimy Ridge Road — Land Use Plan Amendment — Residential to
Commercial
I was an active participant in the Chicot West/1-30 South Neighborhood
Action Plan, I opposed the Land Use Plan Amendment for 13600 Vinay
Ridge Road from Low Density Residential to Commercial. The Land Use
Amendment is inconsistent with the Chicot West/1-30 South Neihborhood
Action Plan.
The plan calls for commercial development along the nodes of South Loop and
neighborhood friendly development at other crossroads. The Land Use Plan
Amendment before you today seems to be a premature in that it provides the
basis for making commercial zoning allowable for the property without a
publicly reviewed development plan.
Long time residents of the area are being unduly impacted by current
commercial development and clearing without proper permits. I request the
Land Use Amendment before you be denied.
I also request that the developer be required to restore proper buffers to
residential property on two sides of the property he has already cleared.
Not only did this applicant clear and re -grade the property in this application
without a proper grading permit, but he has also faired to leave the buffers
required in the recent rezoning on his property at 13624 Vimy Ridge,
Sincerely,
9v
Nor Floyd
Advocate for the Preservation of the Chicot West/I-30 South Neighborhood
Action Plan
9S:00 00, Z0 HUW b0d 86E ANN39 t 2 QAMA N S68669SIOS
Southwest Little Rock United for Progress
8013 Mabelvale Cutoff Road
Mabelvale, Arkansas, 72103
501-568-4677 voice and 501-569-9895 fax
February 29, 2000
To: Planning Commission
Re: 13600 Vimy Ridge Road — Land Use Plan Amendment -- Residential to
Commercial
As President of Southwest Little Rock United for Progress, I oppose the
Land Use Plan Amendment for 13600 Vimy Ridge Road from Lour
Density Residential to Commercial.
The long-range plan for the area was outlined in the Chicot West/1-30 South_
Neighborhood Action Plan. The plan calls for more intense commercial nodes
at the intersections of collector and larger streets with South Loop. The
property location before you today is a reasonable location for neighborhood
commercial development. Currently approximately 500 new homes have been
built across the street in Saline County and possibly 500 more homes at build
out of the development. I could support neighborhood friendly development,
such as a grocery store, dry cleaners, video rental, and perhaps a restaurant.
I am opposed a change in the Land Use Plan from Residential to Commercial
without specific plans. The developer has already cleared the property
without securing a grading permit. The residents of the area need to be
included in a discussion of development plans for the property.
The residential property that adjoins the project needs buffering
immediately.
Sincerely,
Awl
anet Berry
President
Southwest Little Rock United for Progress
6E:00 00, Z0 8UW Sod L6Z JlNd3E f 2 GAO -d N S68669StiOS