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Home My WebLink About2022-09-08 821 amber jones CHNI meeting info1 Ratzlaff, Hannah K. From:Ratzlaff, Hannah K. Sent:Thursday, September 8, 2022 8:21 AM To:'Amber Carter Jones' Subject:RE: Central High Moratorium Amber, The meeting this evening is at Bullock Temple (corner of Park and 16 th Streets). I’ve never been to their meetings before so I’m not sure of the structure. I’m assuming our discussion is not the only thing on the agenda. I’ll let you know how it goes if you aren’t able to make it! Thanks, Hannah Ratzlaff Urban Designer & Historic District Commission Staff Planning & Development, 723 W. Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 hratzlaff@littlerock.gov 501-371-4789 From: Amber Carter Jones <ambercj@swbell.net> Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 11:33 AM To: Ratzlaff, Hannah K. <hratzlaff@littlerock.gov> Subject: Re: Central High Moratorium CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Yes! I’ve got it on my calendar! I have a client at 1900 S Summit that I met with today and they showed me your letter and I explained what was going on. Since they’ve completed a tax credit project they understand the concern of losing the historic district status. Let me know the location when you find out. Amber -------------------------- Mom to 3 1in5's #SayDyslexia On Sep 6, 2022, at 10:18 AM, Ratzlaff, Hannah K. <hratzlaff@littlerock.gov> wrote: 2 Good morning Amber, You mentioned that you might want to attend the Central High NA meeting this Thursday with me. Below is the information I have, and have provided, for the meeting. It is on September 8 th at 6:30pm at … hmmm I’ll need to figure out where it is located. I’ll get back to you on that! Thanks, Hannah Ratzlaff Urban Designer & Historic District Commission Staff Planning & Development, 723 W. Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 hratzlaff@littlerock.gov 501-371-4789 From: Denise L <dannleeson@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2022 2:32 PM To: Ratzlaff, Hannah K. <hratzlaff@littlerock.gov> Subject: RE: Central High Moratorium CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hannah, Thanks so much for the link, resources, and sample of talking points/questions. This will provide people with a great starting point for the discussion. Denise Sent from Mail for Windows From: Ratzlaff, Hannah K. Sent: Friday, August 19, 2022 9:35 AM To: Denise L Subject: RE: Central High Moratorium Denise, Sounds great! I’ve got it on my calendar. The best resource for the LOD discuss is the current LOD report available online: https://www.littlerock.gov/business/planning-and-development/boards-commissions/local-ordinance- district/. The best resource for the Design Overlay District discussion is attached. Included is a comparison chart of the existing historic district, the existing Design Overlay District, and the proposed Local Ordinance District (map included), as well as the existing ordinance for the Design Overlay District. 3 I’d like to discuss with the group what they believe are the benefits and negatives of the existing Design Overlay District based on the impact of those regulations since they were enacted in 2009. For example, are the tree preservation and tree planting standards making a positive difference to the area? Are new construction projects compatible with the district and do they have a positive design impact to the neighborhood? Basically, what standards in the DOD ordinance are worth keeping? Thanks, Hannah Ratzlaff Urban Designer & Historic District Commission Staff Planning & Development, 723 W. Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 hratzlaff@littlerock.gov 501-371-4789 From: Denise L <dannleeson@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2022 9:37 PM To: Ratzlaff, Hannah K. <hratzlaff@littlerock.gov> Subject: RE: Central High Moratorium CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hannah, September 8th will be great. We’ve just changed our meeting format. Odd number months are to be business meetings, primarily for the officers; however any member is welcome to attend/participate. Might you have thought about specific talking points that I can email to our list in advance? That way, those attending will be more prepared to participate. Thank you, Denise Sent from Mail for Windows From: Ratzlaff, Hannah K. Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2022 9:47 AM To: Denise Leeson Subject: RE: Central High Moratorium Denise, Let’s plan to discuss at your September 8th meeting. Is this a meeting of only officers or with all neighborhood residents? 4 Thanks, Hannah Ratzlaff Urban Designer & Historic District Commission Staff Planning & Development, 723 W. Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 hratzlaff@littlerock.gov 501-371-4789 From: Denise Leeson <dannleeson@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 12:50 PM To: Ratzlaff, Hannah K. <hratzlaff@littlerock.gov> Subject: Re: Central High Moratorium CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hannah, As ours is a volunteer organization, its unlikely we'll be able to get officers in a meeting during working hours. Our VP is retired, thus has a schedule more flexible than some. I'm off work this Friday. Would you like to meet then? I can ask if our VP, Paul, and a few others (retired and/or self-employed) can join us. Otherwise, there's always our meeting on September 8 at 6:30. Thank you, Denise On Thu, Aug 11, 2022, 1:23 PM Ratzlaff, Hannah K. <hratzlaff@littlerock.gov> wrote: Denise and Paul, We are at the point of the proposed local ordinance district process where we are drafting changes to the City’s Historic Preservation ordinances to submit before the Board when it comes time. One thing we are considering is keeping the Central High Design Overlay District ordinance active (rather than repealing it) while the future historic district guidelines (tailored to the LOD district) would supersede it. There are multiple reasons for this path, considering the large portion of blocks to the West of the high school that are within the DOD but would not be within the proposed LOD. I doubt we would want to lose the DOD standards there. At the same time, two layers of regulation that overlap with standards would need to be handled carefully so that review expectations are clear. I’d like to set up an informal discussion (can be in person or virtual) with the Central High neighborhood association leadership (or whomever you’d like to include) to discuss the benefits and negatives of keeping the existing DOD in place. To get feedback and think together. I’d like to make sure that the regulations that result here are to the best benefit to the neighborhood and the future development it would like to see. Attached is a map of the two regulatory areas for a good visual. 5 Please let me know if you’d like to have this discussion with staff and when a good time would be? Thanks, Hannah Ratzlaff Urban Designer & Historic District Commission Staff Planning & Development, 723 W. Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 hratzlaff@littlerock.gov 501-371-4789 From: Ratzlaff, Hannah K. Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 3:54 PM To: 'Denise L' <dannleeson@gmail.com> Subject: RE: Central High Moratorium Good afternoon Denise, I wanted to follow back up with you concerning the upcoming proposal to establish a local ordinance district for the Central High Neighborhood Historic District. A good portion of the Central High Neighborhood Association residents live, or own property, within the proposed LOD boundaries. I want to make sure that people who are affected by this possible change have opportunities to ask questions of staff, comment on the proposal, and are aware of upcoming public hearings. Currently, the proposal is set to be heard by the Historic District Commission on October 6 th. Staff will be sending out letters to property owners about three weeks before the public hearing. Public notice will also be in the Daily Record newspaper. And, if anyone would like to keep updated online, the HDC has a social presence now. Following the hearing, the proposal (if approved by the HDC) will go before the Board of Directors at a later date (TBD). 6 Before we get farther in this process, is there a time that planning staff can meet with the Central High NA leadership to discuss the proposal and answer any questions? If there is a possibility that the association would like staff to present at a neighborhood meeting, we would also like to go ahead and get it in our calendars. Thanks, Hannah Ratzlaff Urban Designer & Historic District Commission Staff Planning & Development, 723 W. Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 hratzlaff@littlerock.gov 501-371-4789