HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter of Intent 032521CYRIL HOLLINGSWORTH
MICHAEL 0. PARKER
JOSEPH H PURVIS
JOHN B PEACE
MICHAEL G SMITH
GARY B ROGERS
JAMES PAUL BEACHBOARD
CAL McCASTLAIN
MARK H. ALLISON
RANDALL L BYNUM
TODD WOOTEN
T.J. LAWHON
MATTHEW C. BOCH
DOVER DIXON HORNE PLLC
Attorneys at Law
THOMAS S. STONE
STEVE L. RIGGS
GARLAND W. BINNS, JR.
WILLIAM DEAN OVERSTREET
MONTE D. ESTES
STEPHEN R. GILES
CARL F (TREY) COOPER, III
ADRIENNE M. GRIFFIS
WILLIAM J. OGLES
ELIC BAUER
MICHAEL M. POLLOCK
426 W. CAPITOL AVE STE 3700
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-3465
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March 23, 2021
City of Little Rock
Department of Planning and Development
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Re: Re -development of the North Half of Block 107 at the
Intersection of Broadway and 7t" Street
Dear Zoning Administrator:
DARRELL D DOVER (1933-2009)
PHILLIP E DIXON (1932-2005)
ALLAN W HORNE (1932-2018)
i MERITAS"
This letter is to request zoning variances for the property described above. The
variances are enumerated in the Application presented to Staff. Essentially, the re-
development will be for a new Chick-fil-A ("CFA") drive-thru restaurant at this location.
CFA plans to remove the vacant former McDonald's restaurant building and the strip
office/retail building facing 71n Street. After demolition and removal CFA intends to
construct a new restaurant with a two-lane drive-thru to order and pick-up windows.
Traffic ingress and egress will be from the current Broadway drive cut and a second
access drive on the east side off Spring Street at the current drive cut. There will be no
indoor dining but there will be outdoor dining and window service as shown on the
submitted site plan.
The applicant has requested variances from the strict application of certain
development regulations. Without these variances the applicant submits that it would
suffer substantial hardship in that:
a. The property is zoned UU Urban Use which is modeled to facilitate
"pedestrian amenities" and "pedestrian -urban orientation'.
b. CFA is proposing essentially a vehicle oriented use which makes it
unfeasible to comply with the requirements of the UU district.
C. The applicant is basically requesting the same variances that have been
granted to other drive-thru facilities in the area, such as the new
McDonald's, Jimmy John's, Popeye's, Wendy's, Starbucks, and a branch
bank and 8th and Broadway.
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d. The re -design of this property will accomplish better traffic safety and
security particularly at the ingress and egress points of the property.
e. We request the variance from the building landscaping provisions
of Chapter 15, Section 15-98 to not require building landscaping. Removing
direct building planting areas decreases the effect of water intrusion on the
prepared foundation soils of the building and helps to remove potential
areas for rodent hiding places around the perimeter of eating
establishments.
We respectfully submit our application and supporting document information for
the variance request. Please let us know if any additional information is needed for the
May 20, 2021, Little Rock Board of Adjustment meeting.
Sincerely,
DOVER PIXON HORNS PLL
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Agent for Property Owners and
Outside Counsel of Chick-fil-A, Inc.
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