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DATE: November 5, 2020
APPLICANT: Joe Joyner
ADDRESS: 316 E 11th Street
FILE NUMBER: HDC2020-027
COA REQUEST: Signage and Terra Cotta Coping
PROJECT BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION:
The subject property is located at 316 E 11th Street. The
property’s legal description is “Lot 7, Block 45, Original
City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas."
The building at 316 East 11th Street is a ca. 1900-1910
Garage building and is considered a "Contributing
Structure" to the MacArthur Park Historic District in the
latest survey. (A previous staff report listed the use of
the building as originally built as a stable for the grocery
store at 1020 Rock.)
This application is for Signage and Terra Cotta Clay
Coping. This will replace the existing sign and replace
the aluminum coping on the parapet wall with clay tile.
PREVIOUS ACTIONS ON THIS SITE:
On September 23, 2014, a COA was approved and
issued to Joe Joyner for a sign on the front of the
building.
On April 11, 2011, a COA was approved and issued to
Joe Joyner for repointing of the brick and front door.
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501) 371-4790 Fax:(501) 399-3435
www.littlerock.gov
STAFF REPORT
ITEM NO. Five.
Location of Project
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Existing south facade with old sign Contributing and Non-contributing map
PROPOSAL AND WRITTEN ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION BASED OFF OF INTENT
AND GUIDELINES:
The current signage on the building is a wall mounted sign of individual metal letters that have
been mounted into the wall. It is 8’x2’ long. The proposed sign is an 18lb High Density
Urethane product that will be milled to appear like a wood sign. The proposed size is 8’ long by
28 ¼” tall, four inches taller than the existing sign. The sign is to be placed above the carriage
doors and below the protruding course of brick that forms the base of the cornice in the same
place as the existing sign.
The text “Little Rock Violin Shop” and the bow underneath remain constant in both sign designs.
The proposed sign will look larger because of its solid background. The sign occupies
approximately 6% of the facade area.
The guidelines state that when
attached to buildings, signs
should not cover or obscure
architectural features. Small
signs may be flush mounted on
a building wall. A sign on
masonry wall should be
mounted in the mortar, not the
masonry. This sign complies
with these statements. Care
should be taken when removing
the old sign to repoint the
mortar to fill any holes that are
created by removing the old
sign hardware.
The second part of the
application is to add clay tiles to
Proposed sign
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the top of the parapet. Currently,
there is an aluminum white
coping cap that is not historic.
The request is to remove the
aluminum coping and replace
with clay copings.
Two other commercial buildings
of this era in the district have the
clay caps: Baker Liquor (Stones
Throw Brewery) at 400 E 9th and
the Kindervater Building at 407 E
9th. Staff knows of no evidence
that would state what type of
coping was on the building
originally. The aluminum coping
is definitely not historic. The clay
coping proposed fits the time
frame of the building.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS AND REACTION: At the time of distribution, there was one
comment from the MacArthur Park neighborhood Association in support of the application.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval with the following conditions:
1. Obtaining a building permit.
2. Repair mortar damage that occurred after removing the old sign with period mortar type
and joint style.
COMMISSION ACTION: November 5, 2020
Commissioner Christine Aleman stated that she was in the area of influence and would need to
recuse from this item.
Chair Jeremiah Russell, made the announcement that since there are only five commissioners
in attendance, the applicants tonight could defer to the next month’s meeting and the City would
send the notices. It was explained that for a motion to pass, the motion needs a majority of the
entire commission which is four positive votes, not just a majority of the commissioners present.
The applicant verbally stated that they wanted to proceed with the hearing tonight.
Brian Minyard, Staff, made a brief presentation to the Commission.
Chair Russell congratulated the applicant on doing things the right way in respect to the
proposed changes to the building.
There were no members of the public that chose to speak on this item.
A motion was made to approve the item as amended by Vice Chair Ted Holder and was
seconded by Commissioner Christine Aleman. The motion passed with a vote of 4 ayes, 0
noes, 2 absent (Frederick and Hodge) and 1 recusal (Aleman).
Proposed clay coping
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Application
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Cover Letter
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Excerpt of Guidelines
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Excerpt of Guidelines
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Excerpt of Guidelines
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Excerpt of Guidelines
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Excerpt of Guidelines
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Detail of clay coping