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LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 AGENDA
Subject
Land Use Plan Amendment
– I-430 Planning District –
LU19-11-02
Submitted By:
Action Required
√ Ordinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Approved By
Planning and Development Bruce Moore
City Manager
SYNOPSIS To approve Land Use Plan amendment in the I-430
Planning District from RL, Residential Low Density to
RM, Residential Medium Density.
FISCAL IMPACT None
RECOMMENDATION Staff recommended approval. The Little Rock Planning
Commission 10 for, 0 against, and 1 absent to approve the
change at their October 24, 2019 Hearing.
BACKGROUND The property requesting the Land Use Plan change is
northeast of Aldersgate Road and W. 20th Street. It is
currently shown as Residential Low density on Land Use
Plan and is 1+ acres in area.
To the north of the amendment area there are 6 more single
family lots to W. 18th Street, three lots are undeveloped. To
the west and further north of the W. 18th Street is mostly
developed office areas shown as Suburban Office land use.
To the south of the subject property are currently mostly
occupied Single Family houses on Residential Low
Density use. To the southwest of the subject area is a
private camp area on +100 acres of Park/Open Space land
use. Over the last decade there has been reclassifications
to R-4, Two-Family zoning scattered around the Hicks
Interurban Subdivision. Concerns have been rising that the
density increase, style of development and undeveloped
streets are changing the character of the neighborhood.
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BACKGROUND
CONTINUED
This request is not internal to the subdivision as these
previous developments have been. The proposal is along a
Collector not a Local Street and there is office zoning and
development facing the proposed site across Aldersgate
Road.
There is a hill just south of the amendment area which
would make seeing any vehicles entering Aldersgate Road
from the application area difficult. There is a platted alley
in the subdivision. Access to Aldersgate Road from the
application area should be limited or prevented for safety
reasons if the density of development is to increase.
The impact to the remainder of the neighborhood of the
density increase along Aldersgate Road should be minimal.
The future development of the area at an increased density
could be seen as a transition from the office west of
Aldersgate Road to the single-family within the Hicks
Interurban Subdivision.
Notices were sent to the John Barrow Neighborhood
Assoc., Twin Lakes Homeowners Association, and Twin
Lakes “B” POA. The president of John Barrow NA asked
informational questions only. Staff attended the John
Barrow monthly meeting and explained the amendment.