HomeMy WebLinkAboutG-23-476 BOD Action Letter - Ordinance 101121Depa dment of Planning and Development Planning
723 West Markham Street Development
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546 Building Codes
August 9, 2021
Joe White and Associates
Brian Dale
25 Rahling Circle, Suite A-2
Little Rock, AR 72223
Re: Cottondale Lane Partial ROW Abandonment (G-23-476);
Immediately west of Riverfront Drive
Dear Mr. Dale:
Enclosed please find a copy of the Ordinance passed by the Board of Directors on
July 6, 2021, which abandoned the above referenced right-of-way as approved by the
Planning Commission at their May 13, 2021 Public Hearing.
If you have any questions concerning this Ordinance, please call me at 371-4792.
Sincerely,
Monte Moore
Development Administrator
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ORDINANCE NO.22,013
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO ABANDON A PORTION OF THE COTTONDALE
4 LANE RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED WEST OF RIVERFRONT DRIVE,
5 MORE SPECIFICALLY WEST OF THE EXISTING TRAIL CROSSING,
6 IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; AND FOR OTHER
7 PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS, the property owner applicant proposes to abandon the current Cottondale Lane right-of-
10 way (cul-de-sac), located west of Riverfront Drive which is located entirely within Tract H-3 of the
i l Riverdale Addition; and,
12 WHEREAS, the Board has determined that abandoning the Cottondale Lane right-of-way (cul-de-
13 sac) will not have an adverse impact as applicant Fitzroy Riverdale, LLC, is the only abutting property
14 owner; and,
15 WHEREAS, the right-of-way abandonment is requested based on the fact that the applicant wishes
16 to develop Tract H-3 as a single development, and not further subdivide the tract into smaller lots which
17 would take access from the cul-de-sac street; and,
18 WHEREAS, all of the public utility companies have reviewed and approved the requested right-of-
19 way abandonment; and,
20 WHEREAS, the applicant submitted a letter from an abstract company stating that there are no
21 reversionary clauses attached to the right-of-way requested for abandonment; and,
22 WHEREAS, there are no Master Street Plan issues associated with this abandonment request, as the
23 right-of-way is not classified as a Collector Street, or higher.
24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
25 OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
26 Section 1. The City of Little Rock, hereby releases, vacates, and abandons the current Cottondale
27 Lane right-of-way, located west of Riverfront Drive. The right-of-way is a cul-de-sac with a right-of-way
28 width of fifty (50) feet, with a ninety-five (95)-foot width for the cul-de-sac bulb. The entire right-of-way
29 is approximately 145 feet long, and is located entirely within Tract H-3, Riverdale Addition which
30 contains a paved street with a width of approximately twenty-eight (28) feet and a length of
31 approximately fifty-five (55) feet, leading to a cul-de-sac which has a diameter of approximately seventy-
32 five (75) feet. The entire length of the paved street is approximately 135 feet.
33 Section 2. A copy of this ordnance duly certified by the City Clerk, shall be filed in the Real Estate
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Records of the Recorder of the Circuit Clerk in Ex-Officio Recorder of Pulaski County, Arkansas.
Section 3. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph,
item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining provisions of this
ordinance, as if such invalid or unconstitutional provision was not originally a part of this ordinance.
Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this
ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
PASSED: July 6, 2021
ATTW-/---"\ APPROVED:
n aag e , Clerk
R F A O LEGAL FORM:
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Thomas M. Carpenter, City Atto e
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I RESOLUTION NO. 15,464
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3 A RESOLUTION TO SET JULY 6, 2021, AS THE DATE OF PUBLIC
4 HEARING ON THE REQUEST TO ABANDON THAT PORTION OF THE
5 COTTONDALE LANE RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED WEST OF
6 RIVERFRONT DRIVE, MORE SPECIFICALLY WEST OF THE
7 EXISTING TRAIL CROSSING, IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
8 ARKANSAS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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10 WHEREAS, a notice has been filed regarding the request to abandon that portion of the Cottondale
11 Lane right-of-way located west of Riverfront Drive, more specifically west of the existing trail crossing.
12 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
13 OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
14 Section 1. The hearing on the notice of the request to abandon shall be held at a meeting of the Board
15 of Directors that will start at 6:00 PM on the 6" day of July, 2021, at the M.L. Harris Auditorium at
16 Philander Smith College, 900 West Daisy L Gatson Bates Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas.
17 Section 2. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice of such hearing in the manner prescribed
18 by law by publication once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in Pulaski
19 County, Arkansas, and having a general circulation in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
20 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
21 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
22 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
23 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
24 resolution.
25 Section 4. Repealer. All resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this resolution are
26 hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
27 ADOPTED: June 15, 2021
28 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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31 Allison Segars, Ile u 'ity Clerk Frank Scott, Jr., avor
32 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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35 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attar y