HomeMy WebLinkAbout15825 1 RESOLUTION NO. 15,825
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3 A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF AN EXTERIOR
4 BUILDING PERMIT FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION LOCATD AT 2324
5 DAISY L. GATSON BATES, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, DURING THE
6 SIX(6)-MONTH MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF DEMOLITION
7 PERMITS AND EXTERIOR BUILDING PERMITS IN THE CENTRAL
8 HIGH SCHOOL NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORIC DISTRICT OF LITTLE
9 ROCK; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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11 WHEREAS,the Little Rock Central High School and its surrounding neighborhoods are of significant
12 historical, cultural and aesthetic importance to the City of Little Rock("City"); and.
13 WHEREAS, the Central High School Neighborhood Historic District was listed on the National
14 Register of Historic Places on August, 16, 1996; and,
15 WHEREAS, the Central High School Neighborhood Historic District has become an endangered
16 historical resource suffering from demolitions, property neglect and inappropriate alterations,with twenty-
17 three (23) historically significant structures being lost through demolition since 2010, and the National
18 Register Designation of the Historic District is now in jeopardy; and,
19 WHEREAS, the City is working to establish a Local Ordinance District pursuant to the authority
20 granted by the Historic Districts Act (Ark. Code Ann. §§ 14-172-201, et seq.) which has the same
21 boundaries as the Central High School Neighborhood Historic District;and,
22 WHEREAS, the City passed Resolution No 15,736 (July 19, 2022) to declare a six (6)-month
23 moratorium on the issuance of Demolition Permits and Exterior Building Permits in the Central High
24 School Neighborhood Historic District;that moratorium is set to expire on January 19,2022; and,
25 WHEREAS,Resolution No. 15,736 allows for an owner,authorized agent,or Contractor aggrieved by
26 the moratorium to place their application on the regular agenda of the Little Rock City Board of Directors
27 for permit review; and,
28 WHEREAS,the residential structure located at 2324 West Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive, Little Rock,
29 Arkansas is no longer a contributing structure to the Central High District due to various alternations, i.e.
30 the enclosure of the front porch and the addition of a carport; and,
31 WHEREAS, the applicant, Brian Teeter, has submitted an Exterior Building Permit application to
32 enable it to remove and restore the previously-altered front porch of the non-contributing historic structure
33 so that it may qualify as a contributing structure on the National Register of Historic Places; and,
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1 WHEREAS,National Register Staff at the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program confirm that this
2 work will result in the restoration of the structure's status on the National Register of Historic Places,and
3 Planning & Development Department Staff, along with the City's Historic District Commission,
4 recommend approval of the Exterior Building Permit application for this purpose.
5 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
6 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
7 Section 1. The City of Little Rock Planning & Development Department is authorized to issue an
8 exterior building permit to Brian Teeter for the restoration of the residential structure located at 2324 West
9 Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas, namely, to remove the enclosure of the front porch
10 and carport and to restore lost porch elements.
11 Section 2. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
12 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
13 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
14 effect as of the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
15 resolution.
16 Section 3. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, including but not limited to Little Rock, Ark.,
17 resolution No. 15,736(July 19,2022)or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with the provisions of this
18 resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
19 PASSED: November 15,2022
20 A APPROVED:
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