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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-07-22-1414 Park Lane emails1 Minyard, Brian From:Jessica Keith <jessicalaurenkeith@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, July 22, 2020 7:32 AM To:Minyard, Brian Cc:Clayton Keith Subject:1414 Park Lane Attachments:1414 Park Lane.pdf Mr. Minyard, My husband and I are the residents of 1514 Park Lane. Please find attached a form letter showing our support of the proposed property at 1414 Park Lane. We ask that you please provide this to the Commission prior to the meeting tomorrow. Thank you, Jessica Keith Mr. Brian Minyard, Planner II Planning and Development Department 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 bminyard@littlerock.gov Re: New House To Be Built At 1414 Park Lane/HDC2020-015 Dear Mr. Minyard: Our names are Jessica & Clayton Keith. We live at 1514 Park Lane, Little Rock, AR 72202. Our property is approximately one block away from 1414 Park Lane. We have been given this letter and your email address. We were asked to review the design of the house that Tim Fox/TDF Family Revocable Trust wants to build at 1414 Park Lane, between 14th and 15th Streets. We were asked to send you this individualized copy of the form email if: (a) We like the house design; (b) We think the design fits in well with the style of the houses in our neighborhood; and (c) If we would like for the Historic District Commission to approve the request to approve construction of the house as presently design. We do like the house design and are requesting that the Commission approve the request of Tim Fox/TDF Family Revocable Trust to build the house at 1414 Park Lane. We are asking that the Commission please excuse the form aspect of this email but with Covid-19 it seemed better to get this letter to you by circulating emails between neighbors rather than by people taking a petition door to door to be physically signed. So that you will know that we were informed of what the house design looks like as presently planned, we are attaching the house plans that were forwarded to us for our review and which we reviewed before sending you this email. We were also given Mr. Fox’s email address in case we wanted to ask him any questions about the design before making the decision to send you this letter. We would like to thank the Commission for its time and attention to this matter and are asking that the Commission vote in favor of the planned design for 1414 Park Lane. Thank you, Jessica & Clayton Keith 1514 Park Lane 1 Minyard, Brian From:Patricia Blick <patricia.blick@quapaw.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 21, 2020 2:23 PM To:Minyard, Brian; Jeremiah Russell Subject:QQA Comments 1414 Park Lane HDC2020-015 Attachments:QQA Comments 1414 Park Lane HDC2020-015.pdf Brian and Jeremiah, Please find attached QQA's comments on the Certificate of Approval for 1414 Park Lane. Thank you, Patricia -- Patricia M. Blick Executive Director Quapaw Quarter Association Curran Hall 615 E. Capitol Avenue P.O. Box 165023 Little Rock, Arkansas 72216 501-371-0075 Ext. 4 Quapaw.com To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. 1 Minyard, Brian From:jameshammons67@gmail.com Sent:Wednesday, July 22, 2020 12:51 PM To:Minyard, Brian Cc:'Stacey Hammons' Subject:New House To Be Built At 1414 Park Lane/HDC2020-015 Mr. Brian Minyard, Planner II Planning and Development Department 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 bminyard@littlerock.gov Re: New House To Be Built At 1414 Park Lane/HDC2020-015 Dear Mr. Minyard: Our names are James and Stacey Hammons. We live at 1813 Cumberland Street. Our property is approximately 5 blocks away from 1414 Park Lane. We have been given this letter and your email address. We were asked to review the design of the house that Tim Fox/TDF Family Revocable Trust wants to build at 1414 Park Lane, between 14th and 15th Streets. I/We were asked to send you this individualized copy of the form email if: (a) We like the house design; (b) We think the design fits in well with the style of the houses in our neighborhood; and (c) We would like for the Historic District Commission to approve the request to approve construction of the house as presently design. We do like the house design and we are requesting that the Commission approve the request of Tim Fox/TDF Family Revocable Trust to build the house at 1414 Park Lane. We are asking that the Commission please excuse the form aspect of this email but with Covid- 19 it seemed better to get this letter to you by circulating emails between neighbors rather than by people taking a petition door to door to be physically signed. So that you will know that we were informed of what the house design looks like as presently planned, we are attaching the house plans that were forwarded to us for our review and which we 2 reviewed before sending you this email. we were also given Mr. Fox’s email address in case we wanted to ask him any questions about the design before making the decision to send you this letter. We would like to thank the Commission for its time and attention to this matter and we are asking that the Commission vote in favor of the planned design for 1414 Park Lane. Thank you. 3 Jim Hammons Phone (501) 454-6955 E Mail: jameshammons67@gmail.com 1 Minyard, Brian From:maxim cabrera <arkcuban@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, July 22, 2020 8:30 AM To:Don Johnson; timfoxauthor@gmail.com; Minyard, Brian Subject:Re: Fw: 1414 Park Lane Attachments:Scan_2020_07_22_08_13_33_068.pdf On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 8:28 AM maxim cabrera <arkcuban@gmail.com> wrote: On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 8:52 PM Don Johnson <realtordonj@yahoo.com> wrote: ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: timfoxsixth <timfoxauthor@gmail.com> To: "realtordonj@yahoo.com" <realtordonj@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 07:33:52 PM CDT Subject: 1414 Park Lane Don - Attached is the form email. Folks only need to customize their name, address, and how far their house is from my lot, 1414 Park Lane. The Commission meets at 4:00 pm this Thursday so if an email is going to be received and considered it probably needs to be sent as soon as possible, no later than noon on Thursday. Please forward this cover letter with the form email so that folks will have my email address if they have any questions about the design. I would have walked the neighborhood and introduced myself and shown people the plans except with Covid it didnt seem to be the responsible thing to do. If I get approved, and once the house is built, and we’re all back to where we can safely commingle, I’ll have a house party. I know you’ll thank everybody for me but if you’ll send them this cover letter they’ll also have my thanks. If folks can remember to bcc me on the emails to Mr. Minyard that would be great. 1 Minyard, Brian From:Cody and Beth McKinney <bethanyandcody@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, July 22, 2020 1:53 PM To:Minyard, Brian Subject:1414 Park Lane - new house Attachments:1414 Park Lane design.docx Dear Mr. Minyard: Our names are Cody and Beth McKinney We live at 1823 Cumberland Street Our property is approximately 5 blocks away from 1414 Park Lane. We have been given this letter and your email address. We were asked to review the design of the house that Tim Fox/TDF Family Revocable Trust wants to build at 1414 Park Lane, between 14th and 15th Streets. We were asked to send you this individualized copy of the form email if: (a) We like the house design; (b) We think the design fits in well with the style of the houses in our neighborhood; and (c) If we would like for the Historic District Commission to approve the request to approve construction of the house as presently designed. We do like the house design and we are requesting that the Commission approve the request of Tim Fox/TDF Family Revocable Trust to build the house at 1414 Park Lane. We are asking that the Commission please excuse the form aspect of this email but with Covid- 19 it seemed better to get this letter to you by circulating emails between neighbors rather than by people taking a petition door to door to be physically signed. So that you will know that we were informed of what the house design looks like as presently planned, we are attaching the house plans that were forwarded to us for our review and which we reviewed before sending you this email. We were also given Mr. Fox’s email address in case we wanted to ask him any questions about the design before making the decision to send you this letter. We would like to thank the Commission for its time and attention to this matter and we are asking that the Commission vote in favor of the planned design for 1414 Park Lane Thank you. Cody and Beth McKinney 2 1 Minyard, Brian From:Mike Orndorff <mocllcar@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, July 22, 2020 11:12 AM To:Minyard, Brian Cc:timfoxauthor@gmail.com Subject:New House To Be Built At 1414 Park Lane/HDC2020-015 Attachments:email in support of approving 1414 Park Lane design (1).docx Good Morning Brian, Please see the attachment voicing our support. We would love to see this home built in our neighborhood. "Keep Pettaway Funky!" Cheers! Mike Mr. Brian Minyard, Planner II Planning and Development Department 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 bminyard@littlerock.gov Re: New House To Be Built At 1414 Park Lane/HDC2020-015 Dear Mr. Minyard: My/Our names(s) are ____Mike Orndorf and Alex Marshall_____________. I/We live at __609 E 16th St._______________________. My/Our Property is approximately _1__ blocks away from 1414 Park Lane. I/We have been given this letter and your email address. We were asked to review the design of the house that Tim Fox/TDF Family Revocable Trust wants to build at 1414 Park Lane, between 14th and 15th Streets. I/We were asked to send you this individualized copy of the form email if: (a) I/We like the house design; (b) I/We think the design fits in well with the style of the houses in our neighborhood; and (c) If I/We would like for the Historic District Commission to approve the request to approve construction of the house as presently design. I/We do like the house design and I/We are requesting that the Commission approve the request of TimFox/TDF Family Revocable Trust to build the house at 1414 Park Lane. We are asking that the Commission please excuse the form aspect of this email but with Covid-19 it seemed better to get this letter to you by circulating emails between neighbors rather than by people taking a petition door to door to be physically signed. So that you will know that I/We were informed of what the house design looks like as presently planned, I/we are attaching the house plans that were forwarded to us for our review and which I/We reviewed before sending you this email. I/We were also given Mr. Fox’s email address in case we wanted to ask him any questions about the design before making the decision to send you this letter. I/We would like to thank the Commission for its time and attention to this matter and I/We are asking that the Commission vote in favor of the planned design for 1414 Park Lane. Thank you. 1 Minyard, Brian From:Greg Smith <drgksmith@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, July 22, 2020 8:39 AM To:Minyard, Brian Subject:1414 Park Lane Attachments:1414 Park Lane design.docx Mr. Brian Minyard, Planner II Planning and Development Department 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 bminyard@littlerock.gov Re: New House To Be Built At 1414 Park Lane/HDC2020-015 Dear Mr. Minyard: Our names are Don Johnosn and Greg Smith. We live at 1610 Commerce Street. Our Property is approximately 2 blocks away from 1414 Park Lane. We have been given this letter and your email address. We were asked to review the design of the house that Tim Fox/TDF Family Revocable Trust wants to build at 1414 Park Lane, between 14th and 15th Streets. We were asked to send you this individualized copy of the form email if: (a) We like the house design; (b) We think the design fits in well with the style of the houses in our neighborhood; and (c) If We would like for the Historic District Commission to approve the request to approve construction of the house as presently designed. We do like the house design and we are requesting that the Commission approve the request of Tim Fox/TDF Family Revocable Trust to build the house at 1414 Park Lane. We are asking that the Commission please excuse the form aspect of this email but with Covid- 19 it seemed better to get this letter to you by circulating emails between neighbors rather than by people taking a petition door to door to be physically signed. So that you will know that we were informed of what the house design looks like as presently planned, We are attaching the house plans th at were forwarded to us for our review and which 2 we reviewed before sending you this email. We were also given Mr. Fox’s email address in case we wanted to ask him any questions about the design before making the decision to send you this letter. We would like to thank the Commission for its time and attention to this matter and we are asking that the Commission vote in favor of the planned design for 1414 Park Lane Thank you. Greg Smith and Don Johnson 1 Minyard, Brian From:Jack Melvin <jmelvin@cteh.com> Sent:Wednesday, July 22, 2020 10:19 AM To:Minyard, Brian Subject:Support of development of 1414 Park Lane Dear Mr. Minyard: My/Our names(s) are Jack Melvin. I/We live at 601 E 16th St, Little Rock, AR 72202. My/Our Property is approximately 1 block away from 1414 Park Lane. I/We have been given this letter and your email address. We were asked to review the design of the house that Tim Fox/TDF Family Revocable Trust wants to build at 1414 Park Lane, between 14th and 15th Streets. I/We were asked to send you this individualized copy of the form email if: (a) I/We like the house design; (b) I/We think the design fits in well with the style of the houses in our neighborhood; and (c) If I/We would like for the Historic District Commission to approve the request to approve construction of the house as presently design. I/We do like the house design and I/We are requesting that the Commission approve the request of Tim Fox/TDF Family Revocable Trust to build the house at 1414 Park Lane. We are asking that the Commission please excuse the form aspect of this email but with Covid- 19 it seemed better to get this letter to you by circulating emails between neighbors rather than by people taking a petition door to door to be physically signed. So that you will know that I/We were informed of what the house design looks like as presently planned, I/we are attaching the house plans that were forwarded to us for our review and which I/We reviewed before sending you this email. I/We were also given Mr. Fox’s email address in case we wanted to ask him any questions about the design before making the decision to send you this letter. I/We would like to thank the Commission for its time and attention to this matter and I/We are asking that the Commission vote in favor of the planned design for 1414 Park Lane. Thank you. 2 Jack Melvin Director of Human Resources and Associate General Counsel Office: 501-801-8626 | Mobile: 501-515-2694 Emergency Response 24-Hour Hotline: +1(866) 869-2834 jmelvin@cteh.com www.cteh.com | www.cteh.com/careers 1 Minyard, Brian From:Christopher Williams <cjwphd@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, July 22, 2020 12:06 PM To:Minyard, Brian Cc:jessicarscott@gmail.com Subject:Comments on Proposed Development at 1414 Park Ln. Attachments:Letter for 1414 Park.pdf Dear Mr. Minyard, Attached to this email you will find a statement from me and Dr. Jessica Scott in support of approving the plan to build a single family home at 1414 Park Ln. We thank you for your time and consideration in this matter. Best, Christopher J. Williams, PhD Christopher J. Williams, PhD July 22, 2020 Jessica R. Scott, PhD 516 Rock St. Apt. 302 Little Rock, AR 72202 July 22, 2020 cjwphd@gmail.com jessicarscott@gmail.com Re: Proposed Development at 1414 Park Ln. Historic District Commission Planning and Development Department 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Historic District Commission: We are writing in support of the proposed development of a single family residence at 1414 Park Ln. We currently live in Downtown Little Rock, and are in the beginning stages of building a new home in the Pettaway District. The Historic District Commission staff recommended the commission deny approval to build the structure at 1414 Park Ln. As community stakeholders, we believe this recommendation to be misguided. Downtown Little Rock is beginning to see a comeback. People are beginning to move into long abandoned districts. This is what city administration wants, and, in fact, the Mayor has indicated that he seeks to place an emphasis on growth south of I-630. However, decisions to impede development, such as the proposed residence at 1414 Park Ln., slow the resurgence of Little Rock, and serve to hurt the city overall. The staff recommendation states that “New construction should follow the guidelines on the design factors that matter most. The staff feels [emphasis added] that this project lacks in those areas” (pg. 16). This is misguided because the staff have not taken into account the alternative to the proposed development, which is an empty lot. This does not forward the growth of Downtown Little Rock, and, in fact, hurts the city. More homes and buildings south of I-630, as opposed to vacant lots, leads to greater development in this area. It provides the city with a tax base, it creates vibrant communities, and it even has positive effects on the environment by reducing sprawl. Further, we believe the Commission should take a more holistic view of the neighborhood. While the proposal site is technically within the boundaries of the MacArthur Park Historic District overlay, the proposed location of this home is more naturally connected to the Pettaway District, as I-630 runs between MacArthur Park and the proposed development site. Political boundaries, such as historic overlays, do not represent public understandings of communities. Any person walking through the neighborhood of the proposed development site would be unable to tell that it is technically within the MacArthur Park Historic District, rather than in the Pettaway District, which does not have building restrictions. This would suggest that it is important for the Commission to understand the context in which this proposed home would exist. The Pettaway District is a wonderful combination of older homes that have been remodeled/renovated and new construction that has been seamlessly integrated into the community. In fact, less than 2 blocks from the proposed development site, there are approximately a half dozen new homes that are either completed or close to completion. The proposed construction is not an eyesore to the people of the neighborhood that it is most naturally connected to. Rather, it is a welcome bit of development that will help forward further growth and development in Downtown Little Rock We urge the Commission to be an impetus for growth in Little Rock, and approve the construction of this home as is. Sincerely, Christopher J. Williams, PhD Jessica R. Scott, PhD