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Minyard, Brian
From:Tim Heiple <tim@hwarch.com>
Sent:Thursday, December 12, 2019 3:55 PM
To:Minyard, Brian
Subject:Re: 10th and Rock
Brian, we have made some progress and are comfortable with the ground water situation.
(There is a full basement at Park Place and have had no real problems.)
My concern with proceeding on this project is that we will spend a lot of time being
subjected to personal criticism by the neighbors, will never satisfy them no matter what we
do and if the height criteria just got 8-9 feet worse and the building a story taller, the whole
endeavor seems like an impossible task.
In the end, won't the height and number of stories, by definition, disqualify us no matter how
we address the neighbor's concerns.
Thanks for your advice.
Tim
From: Minyard, Brian <BMinyard@littlerock.gov>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2019 12:51 PM
To: Tim Heiple <tim@hwarch.com>
Subject: RE: 10th and Rock
Congratulations on increasing the setbacks and reducing the height. Did you get rid of the mansard? Do you know how
much you can sink the garage in the ground (water table)?
If so, I think the next step is to set up a meeting with some neighbors in a natural spot and see their reactions. I think
the QQA could play a part in this. Good luck,
Brian
From: Tim Heiple [mailto:tim@hwarch.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2019 11:38 AM
To: Minyard, Brian
Subject: Re: 10th and Rock
So, in your opinion, what do you think this does to our proposal? If we got the building height
down to 35' by the old definition, broke up the building mass, quadrupled the setbacks and
sloped the roofs, it looks like we still will be DOA.
From: Minyard, Brian <BMinyard@littlerock.gov>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2019 11:31 AM
To: Tim Heiple <tim@hwarch.com>
Subject: RE: 10th and Rock
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Dana Carney says it is a finished floor.
Brian
From: Tim Heiple [mailto:tim@hwarch.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2019 11:23 AM
To: Minyard, Brian
Subject: Re: 10th and Rock
Brian-
The parking deck is not finished space, just a concrete slab for parking. We have been
beating ourselves up trying to get close to meeting the requirements and this will kill us. The
only thing neighbors liked was the underground parking and now that will hurt us in height. Is
there a way to get a ruling on if a unfinished basement is actually a finished floor? I bet some
of these houses have basements (I know Park Place Apartments does) and that is not
counting against them. As you have said before, as far as the historic perspective of the
house, a below grade improvement have no bearing.
Tim
From: Minyard, Brian <BMinyard@littlerock.gov>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2019 11:12 AM
To: Tim Heiple <tim@hwarch.com>
Subject: RE: 10th and Rock
The definition on page 138 of the guidelines as well as the section you mentioned on page 33 state from the lowest
finished floor. I don’t know where I got grade from, I must have been thinking of hillcrest. The lowest finished floor will
be the parking garage. It is a finished space for car storage.
Brian
From: Tim Heiple [mailto:tim@hwarch.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2019 10:28 AM
To: Minyard, Brian
Subject: 10th and Rock
Brian-
I am trying to explain the height regs for MacArthur to my client. He looks at the Guidelines
that you get to by clicking on the Planning, Boards and Commissions page under Historic
District Commission that says Design Guidelines. Looking at Chapter V,1.b.,the height is
measured from the lowest finished floor. Please tell me again, where I need to go to see the
definition as measured from grade. I also am wondering where the measurement of finish
grade is taken from. I believe the planning definition is a point 5' from the face of the
building. Is it the same in MacArthur or different? Thanks
Tim Heiple
Heiple + Wiedower Architects
2923 Kavanaugh, Ste B
Little Rock, AR 72205