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Home My WebLink Aboutletters against applicationMay 5, 1998 • Mr. Walter Malone Mr. Brian Minyard_ Planning Div/LU Amendment Dept, of Planning and Development 723 W. Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Gentlemen: r�6(d fVj�jlc�e This letter is to inform you that we oppose the rezoning of 6724 and 6902 Brodie Lane, Little Rock, AR. Most of this neighborhood is residential and the residents do not want another industry and/or multi -housing development. The citizens_ of this neighborhood consist of retired, disabled, families with young children, and singles who do not want more traffic, big trucks, heavy equipment, noise and housing that would bring danger, annoyance, possible crime, depreciation of their home and destroy the residential area. The street is very narrow and is difficult for two automobiless to pass much less alot of big trucks and heavy equipment and more traffic from housing. PLEASE do not allow this area to be rezoned. Thank you, Concerned Citizens of the Brodie Lane Neighborhood V 1 d r� C -J D (C411`x, City of Little Rock Vapariment of Planning and DevelopmwiffPlanning Zoning and 723 West Markham Subdivision Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 (501) 371-4790 MEMORANDUM To: Planning Commissioners From: Brian Minyardw Subject: Supporting Documents for LU98-12-03 Date: May 8, 1998 Attached are citizen comments concerning item # 4, to be heard on May 14, 1998. The first item three items are letters from citizens and the forth is a petition. We have received a total of 30 persons stating opposition through a combination of phone calls, letters and petition, and one call of a neutral status. rec-`a s"IE)fe?S May 5, 1998 Mr. Walter Malone Mr. Brian Minyard Planning Div/LU Amendment Dept. of Planning and Development 723 W. Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Gentlemen: This letter is to inform you that we oppose the rezoning of 6724 and 6902 Brodie Lane, Little Rock, AR. Most of this neighborhood is residential and the residents do not want another industry and/or multi -housing development. The citizens of this neighborhood consist of retired, disabled, families with young children, and singles who do not want more traffic, big trucks, heavy equipment, noise and housing that would bring danger, annoyance, possible crime, depreciation of their home and destroy the residential area. The street is very narrow and is difficult for two automobiles to pass much less alot of big trucks and beavy equ pment and more c from housing. amu' � tr � &)Zaa' ' cc ' I PLEASE do not allow this area to be rezoned. Thank you, Concerned Citizens of the Brodie Lane Nei hborhood av/ *,Ad //baa 69 (QIwa V" r May 5, 1998 Mr. Walter Malone M. x. Brian Minyard City Planning Department Planning Div/LU Amendment 723 W. Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Gentlemen: This letter is to ask that you do not allow rezoning of property located at 6724 and 6903 Brodie Lane, Little Rock. My parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.E. Bolding, live directly across from this property. My parents are elderly (80's) and were forced out of their home of 50 years due to crime and violence in their old neighborhood. Three years ago they purchased the home on Brodie Lane hoping that it would a more peaceful place to live out their golden years and a have a home where it would be safe live and a place where they could enjoy having their grandchildren and great-grandchildren visit. They cannot financially, mentally or physically afford to move again. Several of their neighbors are also retired and disabled and unable to move due to the cost. There are also neighbors who have lived there all their lives and are now raising their families there. There are small children who ride bikes, walk home from school and play in their front yards and street. Rezoning this area would be dangerous with all the additional traffic of cars, big trucks and moving heavy equipment and the noise would destroy any peacefulness. The multi- family housing would also be a burden to this neighborhood causing their homes to depreciate in value. We ask that you consider all of the above and please do not rezone this area. Sincerely, Brenda Rytima Phone 501-316-2371 4215 Ginger Drive Benton, AR 72015 cc: Mr. Dana Carney May 5, 1998 5(-7 jq'5 Mr. Walter Malone Mr. Brian Minyard Department of Planning and Development 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Sirs: This letter is to ask you not to rezone the property located on Brodie Lane. Because of the crime problem in their former neighbor- hood, my parents were forced to leave their home of fifty years. They relocated on Brodie Lane and are very happy there. The erection of multifamily dwellings and more industrializa- tion of this area would interfere with their peace and safety. They are both in their eighties, -and many -other residents on this street are elderly. The street is narrow, and both outlets are hazardous. Any increased traffic would intensify the noise and affect the.f.r.eedom of=the elderly people to walk in their neighbor- hood. Again, I ask you to please vote against rezoning of this area. Sincerely yours, Yvonne Dorsey V _e C'w 61� le r'6 �'�v-4'� FROM: Residents of Brodie Lane May 02, 1998 TO: City of Little Rock Department of Planning and Development -SUBJECT: Response to proposal LU98-12-03 6724 & 6902 Brodie Lane SF to LI, 1, LDR TRS -TIN R13W28 PD -12 Ward 7 1. We the families that live on Brodie Lane and surrounding areas of the neighborhood (see attached signature list) have strong objections to the proposed land use amendment for the reasons outlined below. We request that the city of Little Rock decline this request. 2. ABC Block Company should not be allowed to move their industrial activity north from their present location into the center of the Brodie Lane residential community. The map that they have submitted (attachment 1) is deceptive and does not show that they propose to expand their business into the property located at 6724 Brodie Lane which does in no way adjoin their current property. This would cause the residences at 6800 and 6810 Brodie Lane to become somewhat isolated allowing ABC to be located on both the south and north sides (see attachment 2). Currently, ABC operates from property along Stagecoach Road and adjacent to about 50 feet of Brodie Lane. Although they have characterized their activities as light industrial, it is anything but light industrial. Their concrete block making machinery and material handling equipment is very large, heavy trucks loaded with concrete blocks and construction materials going in and out of their entrance into Brodie Lane for years. Brodie Lane is a very narrow street and for the most part is only 14 feet wide. It was not constructed of the proper materials and size to accommodate these huge trucks. Stop signs and street signs have been repeatedly knocked down by the semi -trucks as they attempt to negotiate the turn off Stagecoach Road onto Brodie Lane. They constantly leave huge ruts on the ground on each side of Brodie Lane because these trucks are too large to make the turn. If ABC were allowed to expand their industrial operations to the property at 6724 Brodie Lane this would mean that these large trucks would have to travel much farther up onto Brodie Lane, and this would be totally unacceptable. We additionally do not want them to use the property at 6724 Brodie Lane for the storage of construction materials, or the parking of their large trucks. 3. ABC Block Company should not be allowed to turn the property at 6724 into an apartment complex. This proposal would allow them to build multiple family units at a density of six per acre right in the middle of the Brodie Lane residential community. The ten acres identified in the proposal would allow 60 units to be built. Brodie Lane has been inhabited by single family dwellings for decades and decades. We believe there are plenty of better locations to put up apartment buildings along Stagecoach Road or at other locations where single family neighborhoods are not already established. We believe that our neighborhood would be totally destroyed if ABC is allowed to proceed with this proposal for the following reasons. There are many small children that live off this street as well as many elderly residents. School buses pick up and drop off children along Brodie Lane. The tremendous increase in traffic resulting from a large apartment complex will turn Brodie Lane into a very dangerous street. Brodie Lane is basically a one lane road and is too narrow to accommodate any property to widen the street because many of the residences are already located very close to the street. We firmly believe that our property values will be decimated if this proposal is approved. 4. We have additional questions and concerns about the proposal. Who will pay to have the gas, water, and sewage lines moved — the city or ABC ? What about meters for the utilities? The north end of Brodie Lane (approximately 600 feet ) is not a dedicated street. The attached map (attachment 1) does not give any measurement of how much of the property would be Light Industrial and how much would be Low Density Residential. Since acquiring the property at 6724 Brodie Lane, the city has had to force ABC to cut the grass on repeated occasions. And yet ABC says that they will maintain a "park—like " setting on this property. We do not believe that this will be the case. Pictures are in enclosed: 0 1!0 700 Item No. 4 �� M 05/04/98 22:40 FAX 4, 7it lieu 9 c air v� IN 20` May 2, 1998 i To: City of Litle Rock Department of Planning & Development 723 West Markham Sc Little Rock, AR 72201-1334 Re: (referred to as) - LU98-12-03 6724 and 6902 Brodie Lane SF to LI I LDR TRS -TIN R13W28 PD -12 Ward 7 The following is a list of resisdents on Brodie Lane and affected surrounding area who are directly opposed to the Land Use Plan Amendment to the properties located at 6724 Brodie Lane and 6902 Brodie Lane, Little Rock, AR. Enclosed find a list of problems in the past, in the present and problems anticipated in the future if this plan is Accepted. Name (print)_ Address�s'Od/., 1 Signature_ Name (print) Address— 64� 01r• C Y i c �� K Signature fir /�G'n tL Name (print) l�bb Address 67 to E e v Signature Name (pmt)—APA/E _ Address i, t 4 Signature cam►- rt'� Name (pmt) e- t r Address l _7�t p �� A� Signature Name (print)..1hL- f P i �. • C7M 7-r. 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