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Home My WebLink About15736 1 RESOLUTION NO. 15,736 2 3 A RESOLUTION TO DECLARE A SIX (6)-MONTH MORATORIUM ON 4 THE ISSUANCE OF DEMOLITION PERMITS AND EXTERIOR 5 BUILDING PERMITS IN THE CENTRAL HIGH NEIGHBORHOOD 6 HISTORIC DISTRICT, IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; 7 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 8 9 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Central High School and its surrounding neighborhood is of significant 10 historical,cultural and aesthetic importance to the City of Little Rock("City"); and, 11 WHEREAS, the Central High Neighborhood Historic District was listed in the National Register of 12 Historic Places on August, 16, 1996; and, 13 WHEREAS, the Central High Neighborhood Historic District has become an endangered historical 14 resource suffering from demolitions, property neglect and inappropriate alterations,with twenty-three(23) 15 historically significant structures being lost through demolition since 2010, and the National Register 16 designation of the Central High Neighborhood Historic District is now in jeopardy;and, 17 WHEREAS, the City is working to establish a Local Ordinance District pursuant to the authority 18 granted by the Historic Districts Act(Ark. Code Ann. §§ 14-172-201,et seq.);and, 19 WHEREAS, the City has previously established a Historic District Commission by Ordinance No. 20 13,154(May 4, 1976); and, 21 WHEREAS, Historic District Commission Staff has investigated and reported on a proposed Local 22 Ordinance District which will encompass the area of the Central High Neighborhood Historic District as 23 designated by the National Register of Historic Places; and, 24 WHEREAS, the establishment of a Central High Neighborhood Historic District Local Ordinance 25 District is desirable and is in furtherance of the public interest and welfare to preserve and protect the 26 Central High Neighborhood Historic District,and the buildings, structures and surroundings therein;and, 27 WHEREAS, a six (6)-month moratorium on Demolition and Exterior Building Permits in that area 28 would provide time for the City's consideration of such a proposal without the further loss of historical 29 fabric. 30 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDBY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 31 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 32 Section 1. For a period of six(6) months from the date of adoption of this resolution, no Demolition 33 Permits or Exterior Building Permits shall be issued to any owner, authorized agent or Contractor who [Page 1 of 41 1 desires to move or demolish any structure located within the Central High Neighborhood Historic District 2 as designated by the National Register of Historic Places. 3 Section 2. For the purposes of this resolution, the area of the Central High Neighborhood Historic 4 District, as designated by the National Register of Historic Places, shall be that area included within the 5 boundaries as shown on Exhibit A which is attached hereto and incorporated herein. 6 Section 3. This moratorium shall not apply to any structure for which an Interior-Only Permit is sought, 7 or for any structure which has been damaged after the date of the adoption of this resolution and for which 8 the repair of such damage necessitates the appropriate Building Permits. 9 Section 4. If an owner, authorized agent or Contractor applies for an Exterior Building Permit during 10 this period which addresses ordinary maintenance only, this permit will be reviewed by the staff of the 11 Planning&Development Department. 12 Section 5. If an owner,authorized agent or Contractor has applied for a Building Permit or an Exterior 13 Building Permit in the Central High District which has not been granted or denied by the Planning & 14 Development Department on, or prior to the date this resolution is adopted,the applicant shall be allowed 15 to continue the application process notwithstanding this resolution. 16 Section 6. Any owner, authorized agent or Contractor aggrieved by this moratorium may make an 17 application for a Demolition Permit or an Exterior Building Permit and may place his or her application for 18 the permit on the regular agenda of the Little Rock City Board of Directors for the purpose of presenting 19 his or her application at public hearing, at which the staff of the Planning&Development Department and 20 the Historic District Commission may make recommendations. At said hearing, the Board of Directors 21 shall consider the issuance of said Demolition Permit or Exterior Building Permit recognizing the needs of 22 the individual property owner, authorized agent or Contractor as against the public interest in preserving 23 the status quo of the Central High Neighborhood Historic District and proposed Local Ordinance District. 24 Section 7. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with 25 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 26 Section 8. Severability. In the event any title, section. Paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or 27 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or 28 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and 29 effect as of the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the 30 resolution. 31 PASSED: July 19,2022 32 40 111 APPRO i i: 33 34 __,, 35 usan ;� ,City Clerk Lance Hines,Vice-Mayor ]Page 2 of 4] 1 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: 2 3 / /. • 411ti/ 4 Thomas M. 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