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April 15, 2020
Mr. Monte Moore
Department of Planning and Development
723 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-371-4790
Ref: Application for Conditional Use Permit for
Friendship Aspire Academy, Chicot Rd, Little Rock
Dear Mr. Moore,
Please accept this cover letter with the attached documents to
serve as our Conditional Use Permit application for the above
reference project. We wish for our application to be accepted and
approved at the Planning Commission meeting on June 4th
2020. Enclosed you will find the following digital documents:
• Cover letter requesting review of the application
• Application for Conditional Use Permit
• Site survey to scale
• Site / landscape plan to scale
• Signed street right-of-way dedication agreement
• Statement of subdivision bill of assurance
• Filing Fee
We are not requesting any variances with this application.
Project Description:
Friendship Aspire Academy, which currently has an elementary
school at 3615 W 251h street, will serve 6th — 8th graders. The site is
approximately 11.9 acres on Vernon Estates Drive, east of the
9100 block of Chicot Road. The site is the location of a former city
housing project that has since been demolished. The site is
directly to the north of the Fairfield residential subdivision and
west of the Fairfield Cove residential subdivision. The site can be
accessed from Chicot Road via Vernon Estates and the entrance
is currently gated. Current zoning of the property is R-2 and R-3.
We are seeking CUP approval for the site to allow for the
proposed school building.
The proposed improvements are as follow
1. Construction of a single story 36,430 sf middle school for 6'h _ 8'h
grades with associated parking. The project will consist of a
cafeteria, an administration wing, a gymnasium and two,
classroom wings. The school is planned to serve 300 students.
2. There will be 12 classrooms in addition to lab, admin and parent
services spaces, art and music rooms and special education
breakout rooms. There will also be a cafeteria, a gymnasium,
building service spaces and associated parking as well as a sand
volleyball court, half -court basketball and outdoor classrooms.
3. Construction of an interior drive will serve as drop off and pickup
of students for both parents & busses and will allow for car
stacking to be on site.
4. The site will meet the current Landscape Ordinance requirements
since the cost of the renovations will exceed 50% of the
replacement value of the building.
5. A fence, security gate & guard shack will be incorporated around
the perimeter. The main access will be at Vernon Estates drive.
6. Dumpster and loading services are on the north end of the site
and will be screened as required by city ordinance.
7. Existing water mains and sewer lines as well as their easements
from the previous subdivision will be abandoned and new utilities
will be brought to the building.
8. A draft traffic study has been submitted for preliminary review.
9. The planned opening date is December of 2021
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you should have any
questions. I look forward to receiving your plan review comments.
Sincerely,
WEIR Architects I Planners
n Greer Jr. AIA LEED AP
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