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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6736 Application 1FOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION SEE Z-6730 FILES 'f�;`X'6 Urban Use District Uses: Permitted: Residential, Office or Commercial (inside) Conditional: Industrial (12 permitted), Commercial surface parking Setbacks: None except adjacent to Single Family Front build -to -line ZERO Height: 5 stories with bonuses (residential 2, CAT 1, retail access 2SF per 1SF) Only Airport regulations 2nd to 9th, Broadway to Scott Parking: None If surface must be landscaped, if deck on Corridor must have ground -level retail, etc. or false-fagade Street -level: Transparency or display 60 percent Street Trees: Required Building Orientation: Primary entrance at sidewalk on street Build materials: No corrugated or ribbed materials Primary Streets: No trash receptacles or visible drive-in/drive through or direct access to drive-in/drive through R4 -A District Use: Permitted: single family, duplex Conditional: Multifamily (R5), Commercial (Cl) Capitol to 91h, I-30 to Cumberland -- Multifamily by right Setback: Front 15 ft OpeP - - o0 Dowfitowm PARTNERSHIP January 27, 2000 Mr. Cy Carney City Manager City Hall 500 West Markham, Room 204 Little Rock, AR 72201 RECEIVED JAN 31 2000 J D 9 t � 6f V- QI Re: Inclusion in Development Goals in the Zoning Ordinance br C h Dear Cy: I certainly want to convey my appreciation for you allowing us the time to review the proposed zoning ordinance, and to work with the City Planning Staff to incorporate input from the Downtown Partnership. We've completed a series of four meetings with members of various Partnership committees, and I am submitting a list of changes to the proposed zoning ordinance we recommend be incorporated before they are adopted by the City Board. The specific language for these proposed changes was drafted by Walter Malone to be compatible with the existing ordinance, and I hope they meet with your approval. I don't feel these are major changes to the ordinance, but do provide additional important steps in a strong direction towards development goals downtown. I would be happy to meet with the Planning Commission and present these ideas, discuss them and ask for adoption, or I will proceed in any manner you might deem appropriate in order to expedite acceptance of these proposed changes. Again, I appreciate your willingness to allow us the time to discuss and propose these changes, and I urge you to adopt what I think are very important items in the new ordinance. While the primary goal of the Partnership and our discussions in the last few weeks has been to expeditiously agree upon and present to you any specific changes we think should be made in the zoning ordinance before it is approved by the Board, our very strong secondary recommendation to you and the City Board, is to continue discussions of the newly adopted ordinance and develop an ongoing process to continue making changes in this ordinance as development occurs in the downtown area. As you know, zoning requirements are very complex and specific, and we feel should be monitored and revised as required in a growing and dynamic area such as downtown Little Rock. 101 South Main, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 PHONE (501) 375-0121 FAX (501) 375-1377 Mr. Cy Carney City Manager January 27, 2000 Page Two We think it would be prudent to discuss the implementation of an overlay district for certain areas of downtown in order to insure compatible development, and address specific needs and requirements of our urban core. To this end, we would propose the Planning Commission designate the Downtown Partnership to take the lead in chairing meetings of representatives from the Planning Commission, the City Planning Staff, and the pertinent Partnership committees, to discuss the merits of and develop, if needed, a specific overlay district, as well as discuss the various developments approved in the downtown area and the effect of our new zoning ordinance on the type of development we are all striving to achieve. We thunk this is the most important part of our quest to conform to the vision plans of the Six Bridges Plan, the Corridors Study, and the Framework Plan adopted by the City Board, and the continual monitoring of the permitting process should be done to assure conformance to these plans. We think this continuing review process will help us encourage development and not stifle it with over -burdensome regulations, and also will develop the downtown in a manner compatible with our long-term goals. We believe the following goals of development for a revitalized urban center in Little Rock should be followed in granting any building permit: 1. The planning principles of the Corridors Study and Six Bridges Plan, and the Framework Plan will guide all development concepts; 2. Projects will recognize the original, and in some cases existing, built street frontage by creating a continuous building fagade on the street at the property line; 3. Existing buildings of any historic age or having architectural character will be viewed as significant in any new development plans, and every effort to preserve them or reuse them will be made; 4. New projects in the downtown will conform to the existing, and often older, built form where possible, avoiding unnecessary front setbacks, placing parking in the rear of projects, coupling auto access with the parking areas and avoiding development styles typically designed for lower density areas outside of the urban center; Mr. Cy Carney City Manager January 27, 2000 Page Three 5. Landscaping and streetscaping will be incorporated in projects to the fullest degree possible, and; 6. New building fagades will be as transparent as is feasible, utilizing window openings in their street fagades to encourage lively pedestrian interaction. Again Cy, I appreciate you and the planning commission allowing us this time to study these ordinances. We feel we've offered some good suggestions to incorporate into the zoning plan, along with ideas for monitoring this plan in the future. But one of the most important achievements of this discussion has been the interaction between public and private groups, and serious input from all concerned who will be affected by this ordinance, and who care about a viable downtown Little Rock. We believe this discussion is healthy and necessary for all parties to work toward a common goal. I realize this process is not quick or necessarily pleasant to execute, but we feel is very necessary in achieving our common goal of a viable downtown Little Rock. Please let me know how you wish to proceed with these proposed changes. Sincerely, Robert East President RE/slc Ordinance Changes: Section 2: Definitions Drop `Integral accessory use' Primary street definition add Ninth, Cumberland, Cross and Byrd streets to read as follows: Primary streets — means Capitol Avenue, Broadway, Byrd, Center, Chester, Commerce, Cross, Cumberland, Main, Markham, Scott, Spring, State, 7"' (west of Center), .and 9t' Streets. Section 6: Urban Use District C.3 Drop second sentence, read as follows: No new drive-in or drive-through facilities may be visible or take direct access from a primary street. C. 5 Add sentence stating street trees are required, read as follows: Street trees a minimum of 3" caliper shall be required (type of trees listed in landscape ordinance). The trees shall be (coated a minimum of 2'-0" off back of curb and shall be 30'-0" on center and no closer than 30'-0" to street intersections, with a water source provided. The tree canopy shall be maintained at least 8 feet above the sidewalk. C. 8 Change (first paragraph only) transparency requirement from 35 to 60 percent, read as follows: Street -level floor. The ground -level (street -fronting) floor for non- residential structures shall have a minimum of 60 percent fagade area transparent or window display. C. 10 A change parking structure requirement (remove entire subsection and replace) to just the six corridors, read as follows: Parking structures. Any parking structure with frontage along Capitol Avenue, Broadway, Chester, Main, Markham and Ninth Streets shall be required to have active uses other than parking (such as office, light retail, personal services and entertainment) or a first floor building fagade constructed to meet the standards of this section along said frontage. E. Change `base' building heights to 5 stories and change the western boundary of the no height area to Broadway, read as follows: Height regulations. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of five (5) stories or 75 feet, whichever is less. Developments that provide residential uses are entitled to add two stories to the structure. Any structure that is certified by CATA (Central Arkansas Transit Authority) as providing a portion of the structure for mass transit (such as a bus stop, etc.) is entitled to one bonus floor. All building height bonuses are cumulative no to exceed fifteen (15) stories or 225 feet. For those structures within the area described as, 2nd Street south to 9P Street and Scott Street west to Broadway, the structural height shall governed by the "Adams Field Airport Zoning Ordinance" (Little'Rock Code of Ordinance" (Little Rock Code of Ordinances 7-57). F. 1 Change the front build -to -line to zero and remove the 20 foot option, the first paragraph should read as follows: Front yard. No setback, zero (0) foot build -to -line. City of Little Rock Office of the City Manager February 10, 2000 City Hall 500 W. Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 371-4510 FAX # (501) 371-4498 Mr. Robert East, CEO Downtown Partnership Board President East Harding Construction Company 2230 Cottondale Lane, Suite 3 Little Rock, AR 72202 Re: New Downtown Zoning Ordinance Dear Bob: I have received your January 27, 2000 letter with the Downtown Partnership's recommendations. The Partnership's diligence is greatly appreciated. In order to assure we cover all bases, an item has been placed on the March 2, 2000 hearing of the Little Rock Planning Commission. This will allow the Commission to consider the Partnership's recommendations prior to Board action. I do not expect serious concerns, but it would be helpful to have someone there to answer any questions the Commission may have. That meeting will be at 4:00 p.m. in the Board Chambers, 500 West Markham. The entire zoning ordinance will be placed on the Board of Directors March 7, 2000 hearing for consideration. We look forward to continuing this work with the Partnership to make our downtown a vital active area which attracts people not only from around the area but around this state and nation. Sincerely, Cy arney City Manager cc: C istie Godwin ony Bozynski City of Little Rock U(' Office of the City Hall City Manager 500 W. Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 371-4510 FAX # (501) 371-4498 December 1, 1999 Mr. Robert East, CEO Downtown Partnership, Board President East Harding Construction Company 2230 Cottondale Lane, Suite 3 Little Rock, AR 72202 Re: New Downtown Zoning Ordinance Dear Bob: I have received your November 30, 1999 letter about the proposed downtown zoning ordinance and related issues. As always, your requests are well thought out and reasonable. As a result, the Little Rock Board of Directors will act on the Downtown Vision Plans as part of the December 7, 1999 Board Meeting and with strong support by staff. I expect unanimous approval. We will also delay action on the zoning ordinance until February and will appreciate all parties keeping the intensive schedule which you outlined. Mr. Tony Bozynsky of the City's Planning Department will be the key contact for these sessions and for follow-up questions. Please let me know if you have questions or need additional information. SqnIIy, City Manager Cc: Mayor Jim Dailey Mr. Tony Bozynski ee D wniorn o PARTNERSHIP November 30, 1999 Mr. Cy Carney City Manager City Hall 500 West Markham, Room 204 Little Rock, AR 72201 Re: New Downtown Zoning Ordinance Dear Cy: RECEIVco DEC 011999 As you know, The Downtown Partnership has had several meetings in the past month to discuss the Six Bridges Plan, the Corridor Study, and the Downtown Framework Plan, as well as the new zoning ordinance prepared by city planning staff for the downtown area. The Six Bridges Plan, the Corridor Study, and the Downtown Framework Plan, all address general guidelines for development and present an outline of the optimum way for the city to develop. After studying these three vision plans for the last sixty days, The Partnership in its regularly scheduled board meeting last week, voted unanimously to approve these conceptual plans and recommend adoption by the City of Little Rock. We believe the next step in implementing these vision plans, is the adoption of zoning ordinances and regulations which reflect the direction of these plans with specific zoning requirements to accomplish these objectives. The Partnership Executive Committee in joint session with the Physical Planning Committee has met twice to discuss the zoning ordinance presented by the City of Little Rock planning staff. After our meeting this past Monday, I was hopeful I could send you a list of changes we recommend for the zoning ordinance, and then recommend approval of the ordinance with these changes. However, after much in-depth discussion with representatives of the City, the Donaghey Project for Urban Studies, and The Downtown Partnership, it has become clear there are few areas of concern in the zoning ordinance that we would like to discuss in more detail. 101 South Main, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 PHONE (501) 375-0121 FAX (501) 375-1377 To this end The Downtown Partnership Executive Committee and Physical Planning committee made several recommendations today which they are asking you to consider. We would like to divide the work effort into two phases: 1. An immediate phase to solve the remaining differences in the current zoning ordinance. 2. A future phase to consider issues of urban design which may require further considerations of changes to the zoning ordinance or be resolved through new design overlay districts for key areas of the Downtown. In the first phase, we will to address only the following issues from the proposed zoning ordinance in the immediate phase within a tight schedule to meet your goal of adoption soon: • Street trees • The 5 foot build -to line ■ Parking • Percentage of transparency in a wall • Maximum height requirements • Coordination of corridor street designations • Architecturally significant and historic structures In the second phase, we will address the following issues as future recommendations: • Minimum height requirements • Overhead skywalks • Underground utilities and street lights ■ Financial incentives (i.e. tax abatement) I know you and the Planning Commission have spent a great amount of time on the zoning ordinance, and you would like to bring this to a resolution as soon as possible. We will commit to you to have a series of four meetings in December and early January, to include the Planning Commission and Hugh Earnest in the discussions, or make a special presentation to the Planning Commission if you think necessary. By the last week of January we will have a final copy of our proposed changes incorporated into the ordinance ready for Board adoption. I understand your feelings concerning major changes in the ordinance and the possible necessity of these changes needing to be discussed again by citizen groups. We feel as though we are expanding on the input you have already received, and hopefully you will feel comfortable that new citizen discussions are not necessary. We will, however, do whatever you believe is the best way to proceed in this area. It is not our goal to make substantive changes in the ordinance. The Downtown Partnership respectively requests you do two things regarding these vision plans and zoning documents. First, we would like you to proceed with a resolution for adoption of the Vision Plans at the December 7th City Board meeting. Secondly, we would ask you to put off adoption by the City Board of the new zoning ordinance until a February board meeting. We will commit to have to you by this time, a new draft of the ordinance incorporating any changes which our group thinks are appropriate. We understand there was language in the zoning ordinance suggesting a delay of implementation of six months to a year. We think this delay for which we are asking, would fit that time period of review and implementation and not impact the overall effect of your new zoning ordinance. Cy, we certainly appreciate you willingness to work with us on what we consider a new and exciting direction for downtown. Please let me know if I can answer any questions. Sincerely, Robert East President CC: Christie Godwin George Wittenberg Walter Malone Jimmy Moses q/10 Zoning Ordinance changes: p 1) Amend Section 36-2 Definitions -- adding: Drive Through -- means an establishment which by design of physical facilities or by the type of service offered, the customer conducts business from a motor vehicle. Pedestrian 'urban' oriented -- means a development pattern designed at a human (pedestrian) scale and orientation. This includes provision of visual items of interest for the pedestrian -- window displays, streetscape amenities. Integral accessory use — means an outdoor or partially enclosed use area, which is an integral part directly servicing in a subordinate role a permitted interior use. Build -to -line — means the line where the exterior fagade of a building is to be located excluding any projections. Commercial surface parking lot — means a surface parking lot, which has spaces for lease or sale on a daily, monthly or annual basis. Prima street -- means the street with the highest classification in the Master Street Plan. 11) Amend Article 1/1, Section 36-156. Height and area exceptions -- Changing R-4 to R -4A in paragraph 2c. as follows: "Accessory buildings or structures in the R-1 through R -4A districts..." 111) Amend Article IV, Section 36-176. Districts established - adding: R -4A low density residential district UU urban use district 110 Amend Article V, Section 36-337. Districts - adding: R -4A low density residential district UU urban use district 10 Remove Article V1 Sections 36-401 through 36-418 - Zoning Plan for Central Little Rock Urban Renewal Project. DRAFT DRAFT VI) Amend Section 36-524. Exceptions/modifications (zoning buffers) - adding: (11) Developments within the Urban Use (UU) District shall provide land use buffers only where abutting single-family and duplex use or zoning. Street buffers shall not be required. Land Use buffer. All sites developed. Modified or enlarged shall provide a land use buffer(s) as follows: 1. Side property lines at five (5) percent of the average width of the lot on both sides; 2. Rear property lines at five (5) percent of the average depth of the lot; 3. The minimum dimension shall be six (6) feet in all instances; 4. The maximum dimension required shall be forty (40) feet in all instances. Vll)Adding two new Zone Districts to Article V District Regulations - Urban Use (UU) and Low Density Residential (R - 4A) SECTION—. URBAN USE DISTRICT (a) General Purpose and Intent The Urban Use district established by this chapter is designed to assure the continuation of development consistent with a traditional urban form. The Urban Use district is designed to help create a compact, dense, distinguishable core area. The district is established in order to provide for an urban form allowing mid -rise and high rise structures. This District is to provide for the office, civic and business core of the City. Structures within the Urban Use district are encouraged to provide multiple uses within the same structure. The ground or street level of structures should include street oriented activity and pedestrian amenities. The resulting area is to be pedestrian 'urban' oriented. (b) Application of Regulations. The regulations of this District shall apply to new development, redevelopment, expansion of existing development or exterior modifications. Routine repairs and maintenance shall not require compliance with this section. Except for construction of improvements in the public right of way required by the City, and redevelopment or expansion of existing development, all uses, structures or lots which existed on the effective date of this section which do not conform to the standards and guidelines established in this section, shall be treated as nonconforming according to the provisions of Article III of this chapter. DRAFT Z DRAFT (c) Development Criteria. (1) Any lighting shall be placed so as to reflect light away from adjacent residential structures. Fixtures adjacent to roadways shall be of a design that minimizes glare to the motoring public. No excessive or unusual noise, odor or vibration shall be emitted so that it constitutes a nuisance, which substantially exceeds that general level of noise, odor or vibration emitted by uses adjacent to or immediately surrounding the site. Such comparisons shall be made at the boundary of the site. (2) All trash receptacles and pickup shall be oriented away from therip mart' street side of the property and screened from the public right-of-way. Trash receptacles shall be placed adjacent to alleys if alleys are available. (3) No new drive-in or drive-through facilities may be visible Emm thin Publin or take direct access from the primary street. For developments with only one street frontage a conditional use review is required. (4) Building facade materials. . Farade materials may be any standard material, except corrugated or ribbed materials. (5) Landscaping a. All vehicular use areas and public right-of-way shall be in compliance with chapter 15, article IV. b. Street trees (tree types as listed in the landscape ordinance) shall be a minimum 3" caliper trees. The trees shall be located a minimum of 2'-0" off back of curb and shall be 30'- 0" on center, no closer than 30-'- 0" to a street intersection with a water source provided. The tree canopy shall be maintained at least 8 feet above the sidewalk. c. Unless otherwise approved, the planter well shall have placed at its base a six (6) inch thick section of approximately one (1) inch gravel with filter fabric laid on top to assist with drainage. (6) Sidewalks. a. Sidewalks shall consist of a minimum 5 foot concrete walk, excluding the first 2 feet from the curb. Sidewalks shall provide a minimum 7 foot horizontal clearance at a height of 4 feet from the ground. DRAFT DRAFT b. Sidewalk sales and daily display or vending that is stored inside the principal business building during closed business hours, 64a may be allowed. However, these activities shall not obstruct pedestrian movement, fire lanes, or areas designated for access by the physically impaired. (7) Building orientation. Buildings must be oriented to the street. The primary entrance of the building shall be at street level on the street at the sidewalk. Entrances shall be designed so that the door will not swing beyond the property line. (8) Street -level floor. The ground -level (street fronting) floor of non-residential structures shall have a minimum of 6G 35 percent transparent or window display. If at least 50 percent of the street -level office and retail space has direct access to the street, the total building square footage may be increased with additional floor(s) at a rate of 2 square feet for each one square foot of leasable space directly accessible to the street. On the street level the maximum area of sign may also be doubled if the above requirement is met. (9) Projections (all requirements for a franchise remain in place). a. Objects shall not project from the building facade over the public right of way except for awnings and balconies. b. Awnings shall not project more than 5'-0" from the building facade and have a minimum clearance of 9'-0" above the sidewalk. c. Balconies over the public right of way shall have a minimum clearance of 9'-0" above the sidewalk. The maximum projection shall be 4'0". (10) Parking requirements. No off-street parking shall be required. z R AF T a. Parking structures. The ground or street -level of a parking structure shall be constructed Lminimum clearance height of 92 feet to allow for active use other than parking (such as offices li ht retailpersonal services and entertainment for at least 50 percent of the street frontage on the primaly street. For structures with only one street frontage the 50 percent requirement is exclusive of entrance driveways, stairways and pedestrian entryways h.+.+c+ n+ lYa��c+ 90 aornnr7+ raf+Fsar+ran+ la.tal ntr11l++1 lra �ra n+.']rva IaynlS ll+llln��f"rL -1ta-rw3bua 11caic me Inn Ipp 01 rd it 11aak to *moi f 1 1 .-s4Gw fG ai ra+rn+i+ adding +}1nm_io_ih.n fl l} rrrr�i-rt+-syEp�i. If the parking structure includes the alternative uses at the time of initial construction, then the related structure may add one story in height. In addition, the maximum area devoted to signage on the first story may be doubled if the alternative uses are in place at initial construction. b. Parking lots. Surface parking is to be located behind or adjacent to a structure, never between the building and abutting street. Within this district new commercial surface parking lots shall be permitted as a conditional use .attar +ha e e�ir.7 r!'I TyY' l6Te1'Qa 1��7 Rrfn ra Ir.+ 1c rammead than a near r,@ lat way he added within this distric;tas long -as 19% Ma (11) Signs. Off -premise, pole, and monument signs are not allowed; otherwise, permitted signs shall be as in Section 36-553 "Signs permitted in institutional and office zones" of the Zoning Ordinance. (d) Use Regulations (9) Permitted Uses. Uses permitted shall include all those allowed in the Residential Districts, Office Districts and Commercial Districts as 'permitted uses', in Chapter 36. Except that, all uses must be inside or enclosed. Within the front setback where an integral accessory use is provided, the integral accessory use area need not be totally enclosed. (2) Conditional uses. Conditional uses shall include those allowed in the Light Industrial '1-2' District as 'permitted uses', in Chapter 36. Except that all uses must be inside or enclosed. MM" 6 (e) Height regulations. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of three (3) stories or 45 feet, whichever is less. Developments which provide a minimum 20 percent of the gross floor area for residential uses are entitled to a maximum height of five (5) stories or 75 feet, whichever is less. Any structure which is certified by CATA (Central Arkansas Transit Authority) as providing a portion of the structure for mass transit (such as a bus stop, etc.), is entitled to one bonus floor. All building height bonuses are cumulative not to exceed ten (10) stories or 150 feet. In the area bounded by Markham Street on the north, &V4 Wh street on the south, Scott Street on the east, and Broadway Street on the west, building height shall be controlled by the Adams Field Airport Zoning Ordinance (section 7-57, height limitations in the Little Rock Code of Ordinances). (0 Area regulations. (1) Front yard. Five foot build to line. If there is an adjacent structure, which is closer than five feet, then the new structure may be built using the line of the pre-existing structure. (In no case may a structure be built in the right-of-way.) A development with an integral accessory use may increase the setback (build -to line) to 20 feet. Along Capitol Avenue, west of Broadway Street and east of Scott Street, the front building line shall be 25 feet. Along Chester Street from 1-630 to La Harpe Boulevard the front building line shall be 10 feet. In no case is the storage or parking of vehicles allowed in the front setback. (2) Rear yard. No setback required except where adjacent to lots containing single family detached structures. In this case the rear yard shall have a set back of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. (3) Side yard. No setback required except where adjacent to lots containing single family detached structures. In this case the side yards shall have a set back of not less than four (4) feet. pRAFT DRAFT Sec. . R4 -A Low Density Residential (a) Purpose and intent. The purpose of the R -4A District is to protect existing developed residential neighborhoods. It is intended for single family use with conversions to two family units or the addition of accessory residential units. The R -4A district should be located in developed areas of the city where an environment suitable for moderate -density residential (use) and in an established medium -density residential areas where densification may facilitate their continuation as desirable residential areas. Accessory uses, conditional uses and home occupations are permitted as long as they do not have objectionable characteristics farea and provided further that they otherwise conform to the provisions of this chapter. The district is intended to be an urban low to moderate -density residential area, where an occasional nonresidential use adds to the overall character of the neighborhood. (b) Use Regulations. (1) Permitted uses. Permitted uses are single-family and two-family residences. (2) Other uses. Accessory, home occupation, temporary, special and conditional uses allowed within the R -4A low-density residential district shall be the same as those in the R-1, R-2, R-3 single-family districts. In addition any by -right uses within the C-1 neighborhood commercial district may be allowed as conditional uses in R -4A as specifically approved by the Planning Commission. These uses must follow the development criteria listed under C-1 neighborhood commercial and have a traditional design consistent with the neighborhood. (3) Within the area bounded by Capitol Avenue on the north, 9th street on the south, 1-30 on the east, and Cumberland Street on the west, in addition to the above uses, multi -family use, as defined by R-5 urban residential district, shall be a permitted use. (c) Height regulations. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet. (d) Area regulations. (1) Front yard. There shall be a front yard setback having a depth of not less than, fifteen (15] feet. If there is an adjacent structure, which is closer than 2.5 15 feet, then the new structure may be built using the line of the pre-existing structure. In no case may a structure be built in the right-of-way. 7 wDgAFT (2) Side yard. There shall be a side yard on each side of the building having a width of not less than ten (10) percent of the average width of the lot, not to exceed five (5) feet. (3) Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. (4) Lot area regulations. There shall be a lot area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet. In addition, there shall be a lot width of not less than fifty (50) feet and a lot depth of not less than one hundred (100) feet. (3) Accessory structures and additions. Accessory structures or principal building additions of conventional on-site construction are permitted by right. Vlll) Modify map to change the area, from Cross to 130 and 1630 to River, to Urban Use and R -4A Districts. 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Chapter 36 of the Code of 0,Snarmm the little Rod( Pur%** Ccnrrhsslon volt hold a ptble Iearbg ort pr�so arnY4 tie Lttla R7* Cork d OnaOarnes sa as 10 &Qnge the Lone Class: m the (oWmrg p opmb S and over mariets I army Secbcn 36-2 Winudfhs - ad5rg Wish isfor, Tragi Ttr xGA PWwtnan tabun-anenkrk Integral wmwccy nae, w-kne- Cpnnaroat scrfam padtial 101 2 Arras SKSM 3&156 arhd arca I.4rg' n1 exaopAcr3 • Qarlrjrg Ri to RdA in h. FOtlw,s ncrusaybW'urayaamrmsrs •- d paragraF41 as m fFe R.1 Through R- � h - - � R1v'sn r - -T-�. `... 3 Arrend Section 36-337. Districts - adding: - _ .f-, t - - �' "R -0A, lav density residential astdcY', "UU urban use disMtY' - __ � • - `�~ 4. Perr+lveNLdp N SrWaG 36-001 Through 36418-Zmirg Plan fa Central Little ^n '- • : , , r :�,�' •r T • . - .-. _ -�-•• ` • -. Vtl r•_ 1 • . i -•-->~ Rud UMm Reoev.el Neel -, : ; I. ,� r : 5 Arriad Section 36-5245x¢ptionslmodificatios(zoning buffers) - addig:ml V s) L7<'.dep1lLYLiwhthin the LM w Um (Ulrj Cabict shillfuoacte l�rrd ua0 bdlers Vs) beyrequired rg sn�afaer4yard 0cGle:c uWait" BMW% shord _ 1f 7 :' - 7 .. T ; .e-7 ,y_ �i � .:. 1- r f 'T Zxulfar I sites developed Modified a erdarged shall provide a land use �dUm J I 1- Side properly lines at five (5) percent of the average width of the Id m both 'r '• �" 0.S l j sides. 2. Rax pi udi uy�nesdSte (5}pe(cero dtlag ase�•agv dgslFtdife rdt 3.7femrdrnan drthdh9en be it Ire. .J I P- + •y r 1 shah Six(6}feat aG 4 TYe hrlssvraan dsrasiM fequled 51Wa ba }pfF/ (ip} fpef h art trntarhee`�." !.;-_ _ ' L ` i� r I w 6 Addirrqq hhb llw ZoneDishictsto Zonirhg Ordinance, - Urban Ike (UU) and Low Dewy Rpiterl0al (R -4A) `� ... 7 Z-ti730ihahnghtZ-M gwauaymm am kmox%s stent N Grrbedand, Ili30 - Io trine Rlgnaas ver Curberfand 10 !•30 from ]rr SOeef W Ra:raad Spv Little Reck Nkafem. Ferry frhd NkAkrant S mel ld 1.90 7t) Sheet b 1{70, 13th Street to I- AND M Sprig Z Cunbfflwd Street, Arkansas River to ani Seam John to 1-30; 3rd to 6th S1reC15. Caltege b CarrrtyhCrg at Bine MNtxlrtar of Bledf 35 of IJV OngirW L]iy of Litlf¢ Rock: Viarhce ViW I.30.all6m106thStreets. Byrd 0Tao{dean,tedasaltdClays Subdivision, W.B 60feettotoNE comer dBock 34dIre�dLiMeRRm*W VvOrtMn .i9an, A 2nd and Fbwbbm Sign a subilimson, WFarassFeieratcred[�- Addliort fW w a point on the North r*k*. W line Pa3k Rtil sadpan!bums Rent dOwimaking l-xuyImre r gale House Ram PeDeypdarion. Pmi Cf6be and ids At *Wk Sm AdSLm i 1, 3.4• the Nash doll- d Wascvi f aahcRaarad 1,135-231-54-W. 130the 3feeC Pwm OorYVXrMIg aWrg sad bloN1 rMna, • vAswd and North TrapaeA 61oCk Stapircruarl's; lohdsnd3 Adici Blocks 1 and 2: Masonic . n ICl+nrb N-.rrczwvv. m70 toe[ then opvnulrg aldngsied fY^rth ripFid�siM SOc4h7.1 Pddiuon Bods 4, 5. 1 , t 3; Redor�r,n Addbm Bods 1-16.11, 14.16- Yhbx"s Socks 3.6. Bad( I s Lot 1$ Gil irW (Aty &odm feet 8+oree oon0nurg alolr7 said Nth rght•Of-w¢y kip dors a sirs Is, the rk$tV, aid hawrg delta 05.2003" d+ora 6oavg -CM. and 1.14 21 Z Di 25 Loh 1A &12; Bads 26-40. 35ppn 41 Lds 1-110-12: Rlod4 67.131. 135796, 740&14,'5, cue a aisle o� and a all drsnnoe, d EX= M. 142 22 feeL Ware NMA iFylrwnm*ely 250 feet afa+g she t4" M d the West nigH[af- 147.152. 157. IW17,Z, 174181, 161. 185. 186. 194-196, 225728.24&263. 275. 21'7.28E1,297, 351.356] is rezoned to (UU) Ioban Utut 0364 My ILM d Hain Sleet to He Ordrru:ryry high water bre m ft rxjN bank d tr Nkardas fi rm t o ce Easzriy a oris seed cn 5ry hgh vM f sire d t e Marne fuer to a Pow m tragi hlmtkmsy e4envon of We West sue of Block 162 d it* t]iginal"of Lille RodC ZAi734 through Zb735, generally in an area frau Curberland to Ferry from 6th to Vinnie SX&WAy along said WDM we of Block 182 zwovrraue y 2 5 rmt: ttmv %NW M SICK 9m Id fres to tha Part d Bac Mng. J -W from Stoll to C;orrini ImM W 15th from Cumberland to Brag¢ all f>Yh 10 6th Streets Cceege mBlM(desonhed as Ww*orfs Addition lb Btodts 1, 3an44 AND aid Num hd Tr�pnyl Block d BteprrrYlrt%; JOhesois Adi4m exoT ewe 1 and 2 &alto's Ad�bon Bock S. Redmoan Miibon Pkda 19wd20, Woodnll7a Bods t,Z -& Original Ory Doi 24.25 Loh 7aord8, Btod,4l Hegira at Ne SE oxnerd Lot 1, t#xxA Pepe', A:dbm to the Gry of Little Rode, RAoj Arran Werra North along the Fast lila Lot Bock A, Poi Lel4-9, BaCa42• 49, 5441 and RX9 151 Lets 5121$ reveled W (Rig) Lure Owmity Rmldiw y . is: of sa0 1. Ak= e4mled Abmerly 10 line y 411 wa'ler lino on te right bank of Una L6739 and Z-5737.ArXimas in an betv.Aen Cortrrcrce River apptwx te[y 268 feeC thence Easledy along sad drdrriary hov,9ter tine on the bards fie Akarhsas Weer 720 W generally area and MrNmonl and 9th Sheer to r630a P&-Arkii mas aver to brise Awk Western P44 Slow root of appnoruoat* Is, the InterwiMm of Dw Was.wV ngn[.pl.wa�ree M ImW&L-de Y Rm& 30 vwth the udrury high wafer irw M the b&* A'hxraa Rnw. Smill and and &oadv9y 101.301dmo ibee as Cn9m; Gy Bak IS3456,10,, 16Z PDMS A klitim BWdc A Cry Pa:ai AddtiM d Ch4gvvy Gry: a s vt Of lard simAnj Iri tv NE %Qf $lrbpn a, ngr4 C9 y along the Wits[ rght�cfwray Lne Cf IAltewme 1-�t�y Roves 30 appgnomaey 345 (W W the k tusmrm d ire West not d, vray line d s d In)rrstxa Roma 30 wth the Ess" ex[lWon d Ire N" lire Bolt T•1.14 R•12•W, Gryd LAVA Rode. Phi Candy, Arkansas, hrdu1ing 4 pwt cn of Of 3i Pdpd= Addition lO dint City d Line Red(, ftlnse; lswr Vl93Stgy along the Nordin line d Bode 3r all 35 d Na OP099W Gry of Unle Rock bees We Was lady desuited Bots 2 and 3 d pOp6•s A.di' Iipn W the Gry d little RodL Prlareas appoxrrmley 65.55 SIX fWcrs feet W fine NE crxner of Block 1 of PoWsAdditiOn W tin! Gry of UA Rock Adwr'das. C4rrrrerang ss the NW earner d L4ov'k 35 df tIe Orhgir®1 Glyn d Little Pock [thrice Vemm Norm [ety 60 fm0 rhe SE th,mar d Deck A Poe's A#ybon W the Gry d Utw Rodl.� wu the Point of Begk Vlg all containing approximately 5 7 acres Nu1h45MinotInthe &NcwwofSod, 162dthe Q�ritsdr ityofLi*Rock and a pP-ir m mgrhpdh rgfrt-0lavay lured thetvtsaauripad f�ubadrptbt rmd tie pant d6�m fine oe Ess 100 feet along the South kine of said Dock 182 moreakss AND arhdatp9 saidNalli ix�ydiw y Lrir d tint f+is5otyi FacGc RaMrnd W ire SE Caner 7 Sad 6dodr 182 and the SW cmpr OF 810* 14.5 efmtr Drignai GIyd LTtle ALwc'N d Iar.7 loco in fir fradonat NE'!.d Semm 3, T -M. R -12•W sad parcel also Rock mace Earl aWm4wz" 23 (cot along the South ine of sad Bank h4$ W a t8ng lasted in the Gry of L4[lo R4du, puWlu Cow Arkarls m and t4irig mom Dora 25 Int MN on a rectal Ione fiml the oentedine of an emfjrcj MssnM paof-,C PX1r':"y deo ubm ss fdlcxs: R&ItQW trpdc thence al" a vmsI" toe Ipcated 25 feel NP'V" and parallel to an existing lvisso ur Foci%Railroad vaM end bre lane Ire ta� aps mxhs beards. aapraxlma,dy 387 feet along a asv*td t e rhgho haws a rd8t6 d 25294 i� a �G 77'28' Corrrriencing at the SE corner of Block 186 of the O ginal 04 or Ume Rodl Pulaski Cbdnay. Wka!•sas. Venn Norm Z%26 feet along the west ngtdbt ay line M V*9 no and; a*W bu-N 570'25W 3,1892 fink W70•52vh1. 160 leaf. S6C yet along a arvp M line rein hovirq a radhr, d LAS 28 feet and a ti d 21175 and a ahad bearing F430'58W, 159.45 feet fierce dwai rine edmded of SO" Street to Na aMmse im of said Nest I" and dw uv,ary high cedar moll (appro levy deva4on 235 71 }cellon 7�a mM ba k 01--- . sas ttar, ir4ersecaon d N-V1b4y arp=raa45 feet to Forth nght-0Fhwy line_ d rte Mescui paot(C RaVd3d sad ye,rvd the ppnl iregwrrg: uiwm 6=said said exte dW- ngnt- decay ire South 44 25 feet m a pant on the FWdh One of 8fp Mmam Pad[c Rxlraw t4i>ce S67`0631M 95 lea said Norm wry rhrie; tl+efb70ord"vaairg asrr� 6ght�f ind $96'31'54 930.73 feel: rl�la�of+.0y tlhp m alorg satl Noll railroad "d1 yhr* rim S 5} •095177E FM feet - �F>Mn therm Esig LO feet to Iona t�M1 B*Mry less andrixept prod stmzt right-of-way includeci in this 66.71 $70'd552� 146.42 S79' 1ZMt 116 37 feet SW2r5T'E 45(6 yeL N2 3?W'E, 1.06 fell; 571'30'21"!" 2506 feet S77254M parcel .. 6Miiii WD I93M Z195 %K 512'5843W,1 s,0li t: hibrimoxhvrui g ak ng said A parcel Bland situated in tp MV Y SectionZ T-1-4 R -1 2d°7, City Little Rock Nor. retread right-0hry frit, grog a lire owvitei 10 and 23.5 [pet In the NMR d Ohe akyul cermfEred tkr Mwom Pmt Flan inn nomad (rads, said Nym reyx.d Iii County, Arkansas, 00) More Pa WLW y dMaebed as fplfaws line also being along arc of a ane to the loft W N a radium of 66532 [any for a daramne 519rhng at 0-40 SE ONW Of Lot 1 Brook A m pope's Addition to the City of U81e R- pt4-, Gamy Arkansas: thMee SNDA W fee[ 24912 feeL said arc having alherd bearing and distance W Sa5l sero E, 246.28 reel to a pint tering Par" to and 22 S fW rpm sad W&rke artd pxibm" along i; along to Sad'eny ex[ersim of said Lal 1 B:nckA6n.PppdsAddtm to bine Grp of Lela Rock; ten 586'2f74fEatony the North lire d Bd'Sks 2 sM 34)pope said North r h:4-wsylim 0e following: NOV77D0"E, 50.00 feet IMnm MrIZ3M 74 35 feet: then sAddtlm toftary d t1* Rod, and dw I Wh GDN-dM lined Mwom Ndric 1.6madthence,WT123M 500 feet M a point dirlla5emA1 d Clsaid tits vui8telircloGsad a SW4724-t� 101-36 reel: 23.00 feel• Menize N45'1235'E• 61.63 feet tthm ce589.4 96 14 feet fent: 75feef Nprtid to to mrmerinn Of Wsarri Pap6o 11&604 therm WesWy alog std Eno ted 25 foal Noll of Pnd Par4f 10 Fri d pacik Railroad mftl N" appromwmy Sn Iger W rte In ' d thwm$44.4r74"F_ 99.39 thence S I236W. 8003 feet W ow North fgt4b[�7y fie of the Mg1W11 Padec FteihW 8henw mats line im of a ctave In the right w(di at ndue of 1.156.57 foot and sW arc havvg a dxxd 6ear+ng gra *Aanot d y a civ m said rJMm6 owmwtwA rer4e crxuanng yorg sapd lire 25 feel Hx01 or all to h4ssav) pwric -qWA 32E 240 feet for 2Q feet lhMhe S7T4M 6.4.16 Feet Vwm aWrg the sic d a ane m the K vdpr a nodus d 1.51836 reef, sad sic having bean" pwa% RQdraw conwine atorg a [cltve to 8e might mytr ty a diced of sal'1713'E, 2738 [am for Qcsdrm fee! and apprOdMgtgiyy 380 feet to a F>M ern the Sotto ire d Lal 3 Bodo Ad Pope's ACatpt W the Gy d LMe Rtdc Bence Eas[erht 4" SW smith Ira or Lot 3 Bak Ad FW& Addition b a at 27,56 Ip a pont. sad PDA bei rxU >te hhmarsacaon d sad Irm aand 11ha West rot-drgray Irina omwdW d lean Street DW42 atay sad i[iveyllmaewehlded dWlain S0aet FL70.OWM 181.85 feet the Gry of de Rock 49 fed 14 rhe V" line d Loi 2 Sleety A of tkpp's Addbon to tthe d utile drerhpr South yong sadW cel line d Lot 2 61od(A of RWS ACatiW tri the oly of Little Rock a ydr 12 fent t loapdram tilt Wnw rte* teae.atoh 235.7s_ IWO w ire items of to Arkansas Rx ,, thence�iy along the offinvary h4 weer lire on nemnwit baric d the Arkarsas River to Vs Pont d &4"t'+nr9 and argairing a 4 kw) wIm N53'S1'4EW, 9354 reef: P�hDe South 18 Meet Ia�the" Ltued-Raid Lot 7 acres, more a y rezoned to Coen space (0% Hods Ad PW%Addhim to to Gyof Liffe Wxic vinn eWest 237.07 feel a" Qi Bl sad South lire BlockA d es RopAddoon to she Gryd Tike Rdyc m the. Porta of Beginning The era OF Mewed p0coerry m sutjed to decrease. and the proposed raw dassircaoore are subject to a mom rewiaw dassOmbw AND At Ir•1gtCW paroles tray appear and fan Mand at fvro and place. The applva and other Carrrergrq at the SW om of Boit 145dthe East n in �^ diva Mare V0 M2 1rabtb W Rod,MpaAA the l'kpaMnartdPW.vxry and rid f�v�4�. 723 V�6i 1vfaArRirry lute ROC14 AArxaaA algin) 04 8RAh line d sand Dods 1450V rW Ciy� Bock ��. ��._.1L,,LT�her" Ow para of kwsemm d said SmAh bre with a line locased m rhe 85 foot m toy sidr and M 25 N intenesfad pantos are "ted Is, review the application in said office and discuss the details offset W an a is maroaA ons arvig `tet te2 fro the Pninl ol8trgM 10 thdue e slag saidina located the F.aslCrly with the wWler h1a10ne Ranters Manager. on sale Wit on 4075 tea df5pl and p:ra11el 10 an erfotirhg MlrO Oas 0 Q St IIIA- Wy 8W0Wnafry 145 reef MIM iMDseciionof said Gnewlh a line Imwed MMhfrly m Ins ssde and on a 2$ foot d}ar)t of -4 a yrs �at�heet Mound. thence,Eastery aWrq said Mnp Idgfed rM thehJpntiefty side aria on a 25 ixt drset GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1999 an7 puadef to an ensung easL�vess ra�cW agxoturrate7v� 308 feet m [he d said x won a :ra tp sed the Nesteny 25 din ydp art oil a foot ddf5e and parallel Wan a-imI g rafrow cwv.7 SMWVS ZIY, thane Nattt&Werly akxg laid line lcium m teyVemrty bide On a 25 footOffsltand praldM sad gns>� approiarralety268fO0tdlFe rtl-Acl,on d said line with a lira de loot Walsers F'mc, P.yy.^g lrara3er m a 25 dfsd and pana7d W a r411rhs>d prNfg $pAhv eUn[Y, hence S7Afnke rty aafpmmqg said rias 104aedon lie East" side on a 25 foot offset and parallol m said arsssrg r row 0sv;ng :^neral d Flvwrg and Cle.4ropment Southwesterly apprpsMrvllely 75 feet to the Point of Beginning Zoning Ordinance changes: 1) Amend Section 36-2 Definitions -- adding: Drive Through -- means an establishment which by design of physical facilities or by the type of service offered, the customer conducts business from a motor vehicle. Pedestrian 'urban' oriented -- means a development pattern designed at a human (pedestrian) scale and orientation. This includes provision of visual items of interest for the pedestrian -- window displays, streetscape amenities. Integral accessory use — means an outdoor or partially enclosed use area, which is an integral part directly servicing in a subordinate role a permitted interior use. Build -to -fine — means the line where the exterior fagade of a building is to be located excluding any projections. Commercial surface parking lot — means a surface parking lot, which has spaces for lease or sale on a daily, monthly or annual basis. Primary street — means the street with the highest classification in the Master Street Plan. ll) Amend Article lll, Section 36-156. Height and area exceptions -- Changing R-4 to R -4A in paragraph 2c. as follows: "Accessory buildings or structures in the R-1 through R -4A districts..." 111) Amend Article IV, Section 36-176. Districts established - adding: R -4A low density residential district UU urban use district /10 Amend Article V, Section 36-337. Districts - adding: R -4A low density residential district UU urban use district 10 Remove Article VI Sections 36-401 through 36-418 - Zoning Plan for Central Little Rock Urban Renewal Project. DRAFT DRAFT VI) Amend Section 36-524. Exceptions/modifications (zoning buffers) - adding: (11) Developments within the Urban Use (UU) District shall provide land use buffers only where abutting single-family and duplex use or zoning. Street buffers shall not be required. Land Use buffer. All sites developed. Modified or enlarged shall provide a land use buffer(s) as follows: 1. Side property lines at five (5) percent of the average width of the lot on both sides; 2. Rear property lines at five (5) percent of the average depth of the lot; 3. The minimum dimension shall be six (6) feet in all instances; 4. The maximum dimension required shall be forty (40) feet in all instances. VII)Adding two new Zone Districts to Article V District Regulations - Urban Use (UQ) and Low Density Residential (R - 4A) SECTION—. URBAN USE DISTRICT (a) General Purpose and Intent. The Urban Use district established by this chapter is designed to assure the continuation of development consistent with a traditional urban form. The Urban Use district is designed to help create a compact, dense, distinguishable core area. The district is established in order to provide for an urban form allowing mid -rise and high rise structures. This District is to provide for the office, civic and business core of the City. Structures within the Urban Use district are encouraged to provide multiple uses within the same structure. The ground or street level of structures should include street oriented activity and pedestrian amenities. The resulting area is to be pedestrian 'urban' oriented. (b) Application of Regulations. The regulations of this District shall apply to new development, redevelopment, expansion of existing development or exterior modifications. Routine repairs and maintenance shall not require compliance with this section. Except for construction of improvements in the public right of way required by the City, and redevelopment or expansion of existing development, all uses, structures or lots which existed on the effective date of this section which do not conform to the standards and guidelines established in this section, shall be treated as nonconforming according to the provisions of Article III of this chapter. DRAFT DRAFT (c) Development Criteria. (1) Any lighting shall be placed so as to reflect light away from adjacent residential structures. Fixtures ad 'acent to roadways sha!l be of a design that minimizes glare to the motoringup blic. No excessive or unusual noise, odor or vibration shall be emitted so that it constitutes a nuisance, which substantially exceeds that general level of noise, odor or vibration emitted by uses adjacent to or immediately surrounding the site. Such comparisons shall be made at the boundary of the site. (2) All trash receptacles and pickup shall be oriented away from the prima street side of the property and screened from the public right-of-way. Trash receptacles shall be placed adjacent to alleys if alleys are available. (3) No new drive-in or drive-through facilities may be visible Uom the plumbs;.. F!qht of way or take direct access from the primary street. For developments with only one street fronts e a conditional use review is required. (4) Building facade materials. Facade materials may be any standard material, except corrugated or ribbed materials. (5) Landscaping a. All vehicular use areas and public right-of-way shall be in compliance with chapter 15, article IV. b. Street trees (tree types as listed in the landscape ordinance) shall be a minimum 3" caliper trees. The trees shall be located a minimum of 2'-0" off back of curb and shall be 30'- 0" on center, no closer than 30' - 0" to a street intersection with a water source provided. The tree canopy shall be maintained at least 8 feet above the sidewalk. c. Unless otherwise approved, the planter well shall have placed at its base a six (6) inch thick section of approximately one (1) inch gravel with filter fabric laid on top to assist with drainage. (6) Sidewalks. a. Sidewalks shall consist of a minimum 5 foot concrete walk, excluding the first 2 feet from the curb. Sidewalks shall provide a minimum 7 foot horizontal clearance at a height of 4 feet from the ground. CRAFT b. Sidewalk sales and daily display or vending that is stored inside the principal business building during closed business hours, s may be allowed. However, these activities shall not obstruct pedestrian movement, fire lanes, or areas designated for access by the physically impaired. (7) Building orientation. Buildings must be oriented to the street. The primary entrance of the building shall be at street level on the street at the sidewalk. Entrances shall be designed so that the door will not swing beyond the property line. (8) Street -level floor. The ground -level (street fronting) floor of non-residential structures shall have a minimum of 60 35 percent transparent or window display. If at least 50 percent of the street -level office and retail space has direct access to the street, the total building square footage may be increased with additional floor(s) at a rate of 2 square feet for each one square foot of leasable space directly accessible to the street. On the street level the maximum area of sign may also be doubled if the above requirement is met. (9) Projections (all requirements for a franchise remain in place). a. Objects shall not project from the building facade over the public right of way except for awnings and balconies. b. Awnings shall not project more than 5'-0" from the building facade and have a minimum clearance of 9'-0" above the sidewalk. c. Balconies over the public right of way shall have a minimum clearance of 9'-0" above the sidewalk. The maximum projection shall be 4'0". (10) Parking requirements. No off-street parking shall be required. 01tAVI /A DRAFT a. Parking structures. The ground or street -level of a parking structure shall he constructed (minimum clearance height of 12 feet to allow for active use other than parking (such as offices, light retail, personal services and entertainment) for at least 50 percent of the street frontage on the primaty street. For structures with only one street frontage the 50 percent requirement is exclusive of entrance driveways,_ stairways and pedestrian entryways hav�as9-laept�steet-I�vel on}rnl7n�r�r�i�^a]!&,agd pedes imH+n 1 fnr nrf}li���haf+'•f7i i4#i-Ul1£:e a$ -w�lelt�rat}►'rta.saac. a,}�ilF�l t -s�r�a } r� � t of 12 feat to a llow=f oF-a fete �fA .1.-i ri i rt n 4 i'1 a 't 4r+# 'C�-�3 Wf. If the parking structure includes the alternative uses at the time of initial construction, then the related structure may add one story in height. In addition, the maximum area devoted to signage on the first story may be doubled if the alternative uses are in place at initial construction. b. Parking lots. Surface parking is to be located behind or adjacent to a structure, never between the building and abutting street. Within this district no-additio" new commercial surface parking lots shall be permitted as a conditional use a#tert#aedate-ofAhis �n�r�no 1f .� nr.mmarni�l cltr-Fn na 1r.F e ��rtxfrs�Fr�csreer-aurrvrr5�r���UV � �1AF + .�a_Innn tee. +,rt tlhis rt-tinr� fr.vrr. -rTszTV..7�r�Y '�-rt�-'TQt=��`�- '�iRiT iii- EFF--02Jii EM,7F t a=satiny ?Jl (11) Signs. Off -premise, pole, and monument signs are not allowed; otherwise, permitted signs shall be as in Section 36-553 "Signs permitted in institutional and office zones" of the Zoning Ordinance. (d) Use Regulations (1) Permitted Uses. Uses permitted shall include all those allowed in the Residential Districts, Office Districts and Commercial Districts as 'permitted uses', in Chapter 36. Except that, all uses must be inside or enclosed. Within the front setback where an integral accessory use is provided, the integral accessory use area need not be totally enclosed. (2) Conditional uses. Conditional uses shall include those allowed in the Light Industrial '1-2' District as 'permitted uses', in Chapter 36. Except that all uses must be inside or enclosed. 6 DRAFT (e) Height regulations. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of three (3) stories or 45 feet, whichever is less. Developments which provide a minimum 20 percent of the gross floor area for residential uses are entitled to a maximum height of five (5) stories or 75 feet, whichever is less. Any structure which is certified by CATA (Central Arkansas Transit Authority) as providing a portion of the structure for mass transit (such as a bus stop, etc.), is entitled to one bonus floor. All building height bonuses are cumulative not to exceed ten (10) stories or 150 feet. In the area bounded by Markham Street on the north, 8t4 91h street on the south, Scott Street on the east, and Broadway Street on the west, building height shall be controlled by the Adams Field Airport Zoning Ordinance (section 7-57, height limitations in the Little Rock Code of Ordinances). (t) Area regulations. (1) Front yard. Five foot build to line. If there is an adjacent structure, which is closer than five feet, then the new structure may be built using the line of the pre-existing structure. (In no case may a structure be built in the right-of-way.) A development with an integral accessory use may increase the setback (build -to line) to 20 feet. Along Capitol Avenue, west of Broadway Street and east of Scott Street, the front building line shall be 25 feet. Along Chester Street from 1-630 to La Harpe Boulevard the front building line shall be 10 feet. In no case is the storage or parking of vehicles allowed in the front setback. (2) Rear yard. No setback required except where adjacent to lots containing single family detached structures. In this case the rear yard shall have a set back of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. (3) Side yard. No setback required except where adjacent to lots containing single family detached structures. In this case the side yards shall have a set back of not less than four (4) feet. DRAFT M DRAFT Sec. . R4 -A Low Density Residential (a) Purpose and intent. The purpose of the R -4A District is to protect existing developed residential neighborhoods. It is intended for single family use with conversions to two family units or the addition of accessory residential units. The R -4A district should be located in developed areas of the city where an environment suitable for moderate -density residential (use) and in an established medium -density residential areas where densification may facilitate their continuation as desirable residential areas. Accessory uses, conditional uses and home occupations are permitted as long as they do not have objectionable characteristics a of �., ^^rate —in=t rea and provided further that they otherwise conform to the provisions of this chapter. The district is intended.to be an urban low to moderate -density residential area, where an occasional nonresidential use adds to the overall character of the neighborhood. (b) Use Regulations. (1) Permitted uses. Permitted uses are single-family and two-family residences. (2) Other uses. Accessory, home occupation, temporary, special and conditional uses allowed within the R -4A low-density residential district shall be the same as those in the R-1, R-2, R-3 single-family districts. In addition any by -right uses within the C-1 neighborhood commercial district may be allowed as conditional uses in R -4A as specifically approved by the Planning Commission. These uses must follow the development criteria listed under C-1 neighborhood commercial and have a traditional design consistent with the neighborhood. (3) Within the area bounded by Capitol Avenue on the north, 9th street on the south, 1-30 on the east, and Cumberland Street on the west, in addition to the above uses, multi -family use, as defined by R-5 urban residential district, shall be a permitted use. (c) Height regulations. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet. (d) Area regulations. (1) Front yard. There shall be a front yard setback having a depth of not less than tweRty five 45) fifteen (15) feet. If there is an adjacent structure, which is closer than 2:5 15 feet, then the new structure may be built using the line of the pre-existing structure. In no case may a structure be built in the right-of-way. DRAFT EA (2) Side yard. There shall be a side yard on each side of the building having a width of not less than ten (10) percent of the average width of the lot, not to exceed five (5) feet. (3) Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. (4) Lot area regulations. There shall be a lot area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet. In addition, there shall be a lot width of not less than fifty (50) feet and a lot depth of not less than one hundred (100) feet. (3) Accessory structures and additions. Accessory structures or principal building additions of conventional on-site construction are permitted by right. Vlll) Modify map to change the area, from Cross to 130 and 1630 to River, to Urban Use and R -4A Districts. DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BOX 164485, LITTLE ROCK, Ali 72216 PRESIDENT KATHY WELLS, 1998-99 PHONE 501.374.7269, FAx 501-374.6946 FOUNDED 1984 {AREA: ARKANSAS RIVER, KING DR., ROOSEVELT RD., INTERSTATE 30} September 16, 1999 Chairman Hugh Earnest Little Rock Planning Commission 500 W. Markham St. Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Mr. Earnest and Members of the Commission, The Downtown Neighborhood Association is pleased at the rezoning on today's agenda to revitalize our Central Business District, and we urge unanimous adoption. Downtown Little Rock needs residents, and we need an end to I1 and C4 commercial zoning that forbids residential living. We support all the changes intended to promote residential living, and to encourage pedestrian activity rather than continue to give automobiles dominance. Especially important are the provisions to promote street -access retail and service enterprises, and the provisions that would prevent a full block of blank, dead space, whether from a parking deck or an office complex. Our policy points were affirmed just this week by leading experts in revitalization, who spoke at the "Destination Downtown" conference hosted by Main Street Arkansas. James Kunstler, author of Home from Nowhere: the Design and Assembly of Places Worth Living In, was scalding in his criticism of a block of blank wall. David Glasser of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville added a list of cities that require street -access shops in parking decks: Charleston, South Carolina Baltimore, Maryland San Jge, California Annapolis, Maryland Professor Glasser confirmed that mixed use structures were essential for revitalizing a central business district, enabling persons to live downtown, above stores and offices. Major civic features, such as a plaza, are essential, he told us. He also asserted that parking lots or decks on Main Street were a major sign of trouble that should be remedied. He also urged greater use of rooftops. Does our policy encourage and allow that usage? Yours Truly, Kathy Wells, President 324 Midland Avenue Little Rock, AR 72205 September 16, 1999 Mr. Walter Malone Department of Planning and Development 723 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Mr. Malone: Enclosed is a response from the League of Women Voters of Pulaski County to the proposed zoning ordinance affecting the downtown area of Little Rock. At the request of Ruth Bell, I am submitting it on behalf of the League since I have served on three successive committees concerned with this work. Please feel free to contact me at 682-5303 should you have questions. Sincerely, Barbara Patty LWVPC Representative MacArthur Park Planning Area and Downtown Steering Committee Downtown Little Rock: Framework for the Future Comment on Proposed Zoning Ordinance Changes Pulaski County League of Women Voters A representative from the League of Women Voters of Pulaski County has served on three successive downtown planning committees beginning with the MacArthur Park Planning Area. There are principles which have emerged in discussions of the various groups. These principles include enhancement of the urban setting; creation of a sense of wholeness and unity in downtown; pedestrian friendliness; and appropriate settings for parking. The ways in which the proposed zoning ordinance changes for downtown development address such principles are critical. The sections related to facades, setbacks, landscaping, lighting, and related issues allow our urban setting to be enhanced or further destroyed. These elements also serve to create a sense of wholeness and unity or a sense of fragmentation and disharmony. Compromises have been made relative to building materials, transparent surface space, landscaping, projections, and placement of trash receptacles and drive-in facilities. However, these elements can still work together to create a cohesive environment if the proposed ordinance is not weakened further. A major employer has recently committed to a downtown development, with generous incentives provided by the Little Rock Board of Directors. It concerns the League that aspects of the property development will not meet the requirements of this ordinance even though the draft document was in place at the time the plan was announced. These same elements work to create a friendly atmosphere for pedestrians or to discourage pedestrian traffic. Drive-in facilities and trash receptacles have the potential to create an unfriendly and inhospitable atmosphere. The Commission should look carefully at the proposed changes to determine their effect on both pedestrians and the cohesiveness of the area. What is the potential impact of the changes proposed in Urban Use District (c)(2-3)? Another critical element is the amount of space allocated to surface parking. This has been the object of much debate in connection with the space itself as well as the appropriate landscaping treatment. Surface parking lots dominate a portion of our downtown property. They are often poorly maintained and poorly landscaped, if at all. Passing lots of rusting poles and chains, broken asphalt; and weedy cracks detracts from all that is positive about the urban setting in Little Rock. The League does not support additional space devoted to surface parking and urges the Planning Commission to resist any pressures to approve new lots in the future. It further urges the Commission to discuss ways in which incentives may be offered to build parking structures with retail space on the ground level to reduce existing surface parking. Little Rock once had a large number of parking structures rather than the vast space now devoted to surface parking. It is a good idea whose time has come once again. To the extent that surface parking remains a fixture in our downtown area, the Commission should insist on landscaping as an essential element in creating an environment that is friendly to pedestrians and has a sense of wholeness and unity. The Arkansas Democrat -Gazette reported the remarks of James Kunstler only this week, as he addressed a Main Street Arkansas conference. He cited "a terrible, pernicious, cumulative process we're involved in" to create "too many environments in America that are not worth caring about." Little Rock has the opportunity to create a downtown environment that is worth caring about, with the resurrection of East Markham Street pointing the way. This zoning ordinance is a step in that process, but the Pulaski County League of Women Voters urges you not to weaken it further. Compromises have been struck and should be debated; further compromise will negate the principles cited in the first paragraph and perhaps give us yet another environment "not worth caring about." Finally, the League supports precepts which reflect the New Urbanism. These were included in a statement submitted to the Planning Department in March of this year. These precepts point to downtown as a place which... ♦ allows people to communicate ♦ provides a sense of place ♦ offers a sense of community ♦ plans for buildings to be the fabric of the community ♦ identifies public spaces which complement and extend the fabric of buildings and monuments ♦ establishes guidelines through which architects work ♦ recognizes that best projects are not necessarily spectacular. The best projects are those woven into the fabric of a city, sometimes invisible because they blend so well and always contribute to the wholeness and enhancement of a place. These are overarching ideas against which the larger scheme for downtown and the details of that scheme, some contained in this ordinance, may be measured. We should never lose sight of our larger vision. Submitted by Barbara Patty Member, Downtown Planning Committee September 16, 1999 BARNES E & ANDERSON' REALTORS September 7, 1999 Mr. Walter Malone Planning Manager Department of Planning & Development City of Little Rock 723 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201-1334 Dear Walter: Attached is a copy of the draft zoning ordinance proposed for the Little Rock downtown area, which I have marked with my comments and suggested changes. Will you and Jim Lawson please review these suggestions and advise me before the September 16 hearing which, if any, you will incorporate in the proposed ordinance. I plan to be at the hearing and do not want to advocate a change which you have already made. Also, please propose that the effective date of the new ordinance be one year after adoption. Financing, the difficulty of assembling multiple ownerships, and planning complexity result in a longer pre -development period in the downtown area. I am sure that the Vanadis group spent over two years in planning and financing the project now commencing at the southeast corner of Markham and Main Streets. I have been working since 1992 on the State Urban Campus project planned for the Donaghey Foundation at 7th and Main Streets. We don't know what developments are currently in the planning process assuming the existing ordinance. We want to encourage downtown development, and it is only fair to these developers that they be given adequate notice of rule changes which might affect their projects. Sincerely, Z�? L. Dickson Flake Attachment cc: Mr. Jim Lawson 400 WsT CArrcoL AvwuE, SUITE 1200 L. Dlcnoti FLAkE, CRE, CC[ M, SIOR LEAH M. SEARS INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS SAMUEL W.e.A..\onSON, CPM KEVIN H. HUCHINGSON, CCIM, SIOR Counselors of Real Estate Post Qe1Tc� Box 3546 �IOLLN L. {W M\G I FLETCHER HANSON III Commercial -Investment Institute L[TTLE Pmk, Au.,,.,, -,As 72203 PHYLLIS LASER GLAZE, CPM GAINES BONNER Institute of Real Estate Management No,e 501.372-6161 • FAX 501.372.0671 DALE L- Com. CPM JOLENE COOP International Council of Shopping Centers DIANA G. LACY DAVID B. CARPENTER Little Rock Board of Realtors Inc &mAR Lgfa@bgfa.com DRIJ F. FNGIJSH, CPM DENISE BowERS National Associarion of Realtors City of Little Rock 3epartment at anning and DevelopmentPlanning Zoning and 723 West Markham Subdivision Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 (501) 371-4790 August 9, 1999 Dear Property Owner: This letter is to update you on the progress toward new zoning classifications for the Downtown area. As you know, hopefully, the City has reviewed the downtown zoning for about two years. A draft of the new zoning classifications and map indicating locations are enclosed for your convenience. The new district (Urban Use) allows Residential, Office and Commercial use by -right but industrial (I-2).use as a conditional use (C.U.P.). If you have such use and if you will provide us with a legal description and letter requesting the C.U.P. (including the current use), then we will include the C.U.P. change at no cost to you. The second new district (Low Density Residential) allows for multifamily to single family north of 9,h Street and Duplex to Single Family south of 9`h Street with "C-1", (Neighborhood Commercial), use as a conditional use. If you have such use and if you will provide us with a legal description and letter requesting the C.U.P. (including the current use), then we will include the C.U.P. change at no cost to you. The Planning Commission at their regular meeting will discuss this rezoning item on Thursday, September 2, 1999 in the Board Chambers of City Hall (500 West Markham). The hearing starts at 4:00 p.m. (NOTE: This item will most likely not be heard at the beginning of the meeting.) We request that you have all requests for a C.U.P. into our office (Downtown Zoning, 723 West Markham, Little Rock, AR 72201) by no later than Friday, August 20, 1999. If you have any questions, please contact Walter Malone at 371-6819. You are invited to attend the public hearing on Thursday, September 2, 1999. Sincerely,, l Walter Malone, AICP Planning Manager WM:aa THE HATHAWAY GROUP September 2, 1999 Mr. Walter Malone, AICP Planning Manager City of Little Rock 723 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201-1334 501.371.4790: SUBJECT: ` URBAN USE DISTRICT Dear Walter: James E. Hathaway, Jr., CRE Jeffrey R. Hathaway, CCIM, SIOR John C. Kincaid Ellen S. Koenig Stuart S. Mackey John M. Moore, III Robert D. Richardson, GRI William S. Roach, J.D. L. Carter Burwell III As a concerned citizen and active member of the real estate brokerage and development community, and as an owner of a'company which currently and regularly acts as representative and authorized agent for owners of real property in the area to be affected by the above -referenced zoning district, I have reviewed the draft language for the proposed Urban Use District and have a few suggestions or concerns that I would like to see addressed. Since the Commission is scheduled to address this proposed district at today's meeting, and since we have not yet discussed any of these suggestions or concerns in detail with you, I am hopeful that this matter will be deferred until the September 16 meeting of the Planning Commission. As a brief overview, the following items are those that are of concern to me: Section C3 (page 2 of the draft) would prohibit any drive-in or drive-through facilities that would be visible from the public right-of-way or take direct access from the street. In effect, this would basically eliminate fast food restaurants and bank branches from this entire area. Is that what the planning department intends? I understand that drive-through facilities can be creatively (sometimes) situated on a site plan, but I believe it would be nearly impossible to create a functional drive-through facility that is not visible from the public right-of-way. 2. Section C4 (page 2 of the draft) specifies materials for the primary building facade of new buildings. Given the numerous examples of attractive and good quality metal buildings that are being developed these days, both in and out of the area of this proposed zoning district, are you sure that we want a zoning district that eliminates those type buildings? Particularly, with the existing pattern of light industrial use in parts of this area, this would seem to be an overly narrow requirement. TCN Commercial Industrial and Investment Realtors 100 Morgan Keegan Drive • Suite 120 • Little Rock, Arkansas 72202-2214 • (501)663-5400 • Fax (SO 1)663-5408 IE Mr. Walter Malone, AICP September 2, 1999 Page 2 3. Section C8 (page 3 of the draft) requires a minimum of 60% of the ground level floor of non- residential structures fronting the street to be glass. It seems to me that there are a number of quality office buildings being built these days that would not be able to comply with that, and that this would be an overly narrow development restriction that might drive new development to other areas of the city. 4. Section C 10(b) (page 4 of the draft) requires surface parking to be "behind or adjacent" to the building, but never in front of the building. The geographic area included in this proposed zoning district is much broader than just the River Market District or similar type areas where it would make sense to have buildings fronting directly to the street/sidewalk. There are plenty of development opportunities and available development parcels that are large enough to accommodate a building that would be designed in traditional fashion with off-street parking located conveniently to the front door of the building. To prohibit this for the entire district seems unwise. 5. Section C 10(b) (page 4 of the draft) also prohibits new commercial surface parking lots unless an existing one has been removed. I consider this a bad idea and one that might restrict or hinder new development in this area. If we want people to build new buildings in this area, we should not exacerbate a general parking shortage in the area, but rather should allow market demand to determine when and if the private sector chooses to add more parking to serve that demand. 6. Section C 11 (page 4 of the draft) seems overly restrictive on signage. Not only is this an extreme hardship on banks and restaurants, but there are also other businesses that would be surprised to find that they are not allowed to even erect a monument sign on their property. As I mentioned on the phone, I applaud the idea of a uniform general business district for this geographic area of the city. However, I sincerely believe that the items mentioned above need to be corrected in order to avoid an anti -development environment in this part of our town. Sincerely, A thaway, CCIM, SID JRH/slur cc: Jim Lawson )o Malone, Walter From: Mitchell, Steve R. [SRMP007@ahtd.state.ar.us] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 3:50 PM To: Walter Malone (E-mail) Subject: New Downtown Zoning Was just looking over the proposed new zones and was struck by how odd it is to propose zoning the most urban downtown neighborhood we have Low Density Residential (or at least call it that). The discussion on page 6 talks about R4A zoning in "...medium -density residential areas where densification may facilitate their continuation as desirable residential areas." So we are zoing these medium -density areas which we may want to densify as Low Density Residential? Just doesn't seem logical to me. Maybe the key is to think of it as an URBAN low density area. That makes some sense, because it IS low-density within a national URBAN context. What about inserting urban in the name? Just letting you know that I do pay attention sometimes. 09/14/99 07:56 225017587863 FCMC NLR MCCAIN 11001/001 LAY C_OMMEMIAL MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC 3901 McGAIN PARK DRIVE - NORTH LrrrLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 7Z 1 16 501-771-1468 - rAX 5U1-758 7863 • E-MAIL IlayQmAlLsnidcr.net LYNDEM LAY, U60 ema ems„ ,i.r arrker IWE: 9/14/99 PROM: Lyndell Lar TO: Haltcr Miona 4 OR PArr•.S ING'LUDINC COVER SRhtT_ 1 FfF.3.SAGG y €-L1TTT.F ROCK , MST() R C', ~nTSTRICT APPLICAUON FOR A C_ ERTTFIC: ATF OF APPROPRIATENESS Application D -Ate: 6/11/98 1. Date of Public gearineg: z day of July 199$ at 5:00 P,A 2. Addross'of Property: 619 Cumberland and 618 Rocle Etrecto �. 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( ) Telephoned ( ) Please Phone ( ) Returned your call ( ) Will Phone Again ( ) Came in to see you ( ) Urgent Message: 2 P�- Date� Time � MESSAGE Lftu <,:-,KKLkU-0j Of Phone&�� Ext. f- Telephoned ( ) Please Phone ( ) Returned your call ( ) Will Phone Again ( ) Came in to see you ( ) Urgent Messaae: _ — VIA 5�,_ 6630 To )A,I attyv�) Date C_'_ I Timeq,� MESSAGE WkZ jaai-h�m Of Phone V 1 q " 414 7--) Ext, (� Telephoned (�) Please Phone ( ) Returned your call ( ) Will Phone Again ( ) Come in to see you ( ) Urgent Message: + M-0-1 ID m O N j V O N co a m N � a� r m 9 o c m n* OW d y V N N N N Va N m � O m 120.Starlite Bay Drive Hot Springs, AR 71913 Phone: (501)525-4829 Walter Malone, AICP Planning Manager City of Little Rock Department of Planning and Development 723 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201-1334 RE: 822 Cumberland St. Little Rock, AR 72202 Dear Mr. Malone: Please change my mailing address for the above-named property, 822 Cumberlannd, Little Rock, to 120 Starlite Bay Drive, Hot Springs, AR 71913. Sincerely, Dorothy Fa :3rr Owner City of Little Rock Department ol Ranning and DevelopmentPlanning Zoning and 723 West Markham • Subdivision Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 (501) 371-4790 ell J4 y August 9, 1999 �,�1�r �• SGL' 1 r /" Dear Property Owner: !r' �,r�G r This letter is to update you on the progress toward new zoning classifications for the Downtown area. As you know, hopefully, the City has reviewed the downtown zoning for about two years. A draft of the new zoning classifications and map indicating locations are enclosed for your convenience. The new district (Urban Use) allows Residential, Office and Commercial use by -right but industrial (I-2) use as a conditional use (C.U.P.). If you have such use and if you will provide us with a legal description and letter requesting the C.U.P. (including the current use), then we will include the C.U.P. change at no cost to you. The second new district (Low Density Residential) allows for multifamily to single family north of 9`h Street and Duplex to Single Family south of 9th Street with "C-1", (Neighborhood Commercial), use as a conditional use. If you have such use and if you will provide us with a legal description and letter requesting the C.U.P. (including the current use), then we will include the C.U.P. change at no cost to you. The Planning Commission at their regular meeting will discuss this rezoning item on Thursday, September 2, 1999 in the Board Chambers of City Hall (500 West Markham). The hearing starts at 4:00 p.m. (NOTE: This item will most likely not be heard at the beginning of the meeting.) We request that you have all requests for a C.U.P. into our office (Downtown Zoning, 723 West Markham, Little Rock, AR 72201) by no later than Friday, August 20, 1999. If you have any questions, please contact Walter Malone at 371-6819. You are invited to attend the public hearing on Thursday, September 2, 1999. Sincerely, Walter Malone, AICP Planning Manager WM: as A 'v COMMUNITY HOUSING OF LITTLE ROCK(, INC. P.O. Box 250337 HTTIE Rock, AR 72225 August 26, 1999 Walter Malone, AICP Planning Manager City of Little Rock Dept. of Planning & Development 723 W. Markham Little Roek, AR 72201-1334 RE: New Zoning Classifications Dear Mr. Malone: This is to thank you for the update on the new zoning classifications for the Downtown area. I am the Property Manager for 12 apartment units located at 1515 S. Rock St., 3 duplex units located at 1001-1005 E. 8t' St. and 3 duplex units located at 1101-1105 E. 8t' St. According to the draft and the map, these properties are not affected in any way, however, I am enclosing legal descriptions of our lots for your review, just in case. 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EARNEST MONEY: auger m m ww tsxiat u d for (r 5 Q0.0 0 ' b k* by Lb&q Agent Firm � Won • as emn,� ontty v err gil SPOYra tarr4 ttma Ptrrdmaaa Prins a chm*V C 9ft- This P" Estaa Carrraat aiadf scree m a twomI t tar and q*en'. MIX ars not finds a if 5vfor d ura"e to abtaW 2nft-ckV cr aPPrNW d � as to f3sntmh 3. to carttieNct�� V tr hm. r -dad to Buyer. tt � fab to tutU tar � urdw tris contract cc maw as ca fro m tom bm rte. 8rrym iaas to does the snow aneY tr�sy, at tt�M vols ar�d sxdv;ivs cpf ort of the 8rirr, tear �, tR 6"w as tiq idWed �, �, 8etfer may ream the awyn t Finay a ;art as segai cc equitshlr rigittt♦ vd*: s tray eska as & rasvlt d &r bvkdiri oft eaersxarx SwM wasrax:ak repvur to and a67a*%dQed timet rima the n::,crcd wits to txr4md ttpom pmatibm to Buyuh tarn* arra edd t3csM tthalt be in d6ba t o! M Rsai Estaia Ct a"d if the dm* is mit homred Int a tiro arvux. 8uyar are SrSer tt�r►r ttltt. tfms aMacyt d tarry dirps,~a , �� to t w Frrrmd MwAy, U&Ll J went F= r mcy ints,rF,bred em Earn eat fear. Ea a court d 0xT*W%1 j�C3;g and t{= w-vh fes* b0th l kdnq AW* Fkm mrfdSeiiinQ AWn Firm ihait be rvkm+ d from UWAiity to euyor end Ser« 35ng Agprrt Fxm WWA be rekrbursad my L*mw7's fora a amts atom sea k Am Wad Essneat Mor*y. . CONV EYANM* Ur"" rail WWAA .d, Ox ve"nm smd b13 f=A& e trf -V=QW WWM4 drsd, in fw Ga -:-Ow dui.. ®adapt it Wmi be mbled x=ded henm nn and eaaarn► tL a arry, vWAd do r,ot t'tmaarWy apart the vire d ttw Property, tkAo" exPtsssty rswvsd t ww% SUCH OONVEYAN HALL SW=M ALL UNMAL MaM CWHM Ely SCAM, IP WY. t deer rrsrarats and rqWmwft rrmfoc %ti tiffs m the Property. °r4E9 + +s oat fae*!t bsiaw ate ragstsd � TITLE ReMU1REMENTS: tJrt om aura mae epeaifiad, g* aafar st+d f rnia},, at wafer' cast, 00ham. 0 a =U91mo dsstract t atistantcry to t u)w cr etryw's aroma or (0) tRW irarrrarr a H !ria wrx"d tat tams Ruchmm Prkw If obkoborm tars srzadr to rdtis, Suitor a# U Kmm a remo m= me to cwv ft m Aka txAm atttvrwsse epKMmd, it taro fiuyrr fs �'n9 gig to ponchos the prep", Buyer &W rartsh ata Buyles otx Des's tifie po:cr in the amours d tate hart to be fid. a raqirrd by the faadw. ). SURVEY: A. No sunny saw be ptovided. ❑ B. A arrrsnt wrv.y k1 >r tamsn teary to Btrysr (dna BuysrSs frrrierI if appir.rtir), to c ts" w+atfn days of dooinq by a tar*ixrd toad wvayor. ww be Ram%d and pad to try: 0 &tyw Q sear. C c Othw. NOT APPLICABLE 10. PERCOLATION/SOIL TEST: ` C No PW=Wm crother sof tett sha8 be prwide d. U S. A tattrerrt prrat:WG Or other tad test ire a kx=taOn 58dafactory to &tyre (and Buyeel lander. it spp6 t ). certified widin days of Closing mitt be p v des and paid fat by: —Rum s"&. 11. ARORATIONS: Taxes and &pedal assessments due an cc be4ore doving tshaY be pow by Salfer. Any deposits m rents! pmp" ore to ba truowt 3uyet at ckxlrig. Insurance. gonersl taxa, spscW t3, until pwrTw is tend fnimast an any aasurr»d loan ahai be prorated as of ckmkn, ut Die rAq-3e -,cKiFad hrrsln. UMW; - COMMUNITY HOUSING INC. r'1 o4m b purchase. to to iwrrz and =xwom qw lorth hw+mm, Waph 2 of them r =1h (ttw 'F ngwtn. .a fy or hely. tt�'Z�� oprm"• ter ECTAL DESCRIPTION AND ADDRESS: NORTH 5 0 FEET OF LOTS 5 AND 6 , BLOCK 10, AND THE 'SOUTH 50 FEET OF THE NORTH 100 FEET OF LOTS 5 AND 6 BLOCK. 10"•.ALL'; IN WOODRUFF S ADDITION TO THE C177—OF LITTLE ROCK, SKI COUNTY ARKANSAS ADDRESS: 01-805 BYRD STRE ET 1RCHASE PR1CL: b to fcANAnq gore &A tduyw sora 1x7► ank6wir to ft Saner sw rhe ProlA ty -urease Prk:el 5,000.00 CASH: Cash at down In Um C3 "'adiRs„„� awn d 5 0 0 0. 0 071 RNANCIHG AS FOLLOWS: THE INTENDED USE OF THE PROPERTY IS FOR *LESS SELLER HOUST(•IG_PTNANCED ,BY HU) PERTY MUST BE APPROVED BY HUD FOR THIS PURPOSE. IF THE PROPERTY IS DISAPPROVED BYrHUDr THEN CLOSING COS IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT ANY EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT WILL BE REFUNDED.~ ]AN AND CLOSM COSTS: Urti@= ofAe wAn spead■d, al SurgeA cbmn =aw Grksdrq w0=10a me, ==mpam Neg. ioee comb, prspsid M-4 hest dtsraces+t P*Am ars )o to Pod by slaty. Salbr b pety ; .anFm COMMUNITY HOUSING INC. b purctraa�r. �;10 tt'ms lartrr< �rr4 r�eXaaeona rat lortfi Frr� R 2 d Mle croft ct (the rap.rryl: -."ur- .rNF ■vu%L.4 fn�ri3s•ef► cr 'aM, "jam V" �, " or , to ,L DE8MMON AHD ADDR'M&- WEST 64 FEET OF LOT 6 AND THE WEST 64 FEET it OF THE SOUTH S FEET Or L T B�,OCK i,i UL S r OR NAL CITY OF 'iASZ PMCF: b tfrm bdarrwtqcwxmjqrw so me Pr$ml &+f w W d pry Mar kamA„ a M swa ata,a iv *a Ply XSN: cmwt ai9,250.00 �q in iPme t] .mcc �mac;r,w ft" d . HANaNG AS FOLLOWS: THE INTENDED USE OF THE PROPERTY IS FOR 9 250 0 0 )USTT *LESS SELLER; THE TY MUST BE APPROVED BY HUD )R THIS PURPOSE. IF THE PROPERTY IS DISAPPROVED BY HUD, THEN CLOSING COS' I5 UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT ANY EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT WILL REFUNDED. AND CLCZM COSMs untieea aiywrrirrt vscriffiq k= dbb="rA P I am to bo,p@W by$`jyw• saw WILL PAY A COMMISSION OF $900 TO )T APPLICABLE CATION FOR RNAtfcma; n wWambi., Bwym AWWA so t�mtioa Octfar rrew lam Cr #ar bus aes�ry�at yei�sis ft Wooton d Va of 9* Real Esiar Gmw= CM b7ei0 OWV . toes n indss3ra M"'t tti taan a em aboxfpdon tr q PMVW as or W=A atys aft s 4POC25m laq*w by lf'ie Psrsgraph !s, &.rvw iy b pvA69 I ndu ruff VClrOW we l*9w rf 10 MWW ft klm is ardcr lo , rWy cxurrxd Burg a¢a" to pay fa kw CMUinossrrsd, ir*a j&n +avrW mid erfidit �w �rr="L UrA*w otMrrrise if acid loon is not br RaYd by Sow. Swyx tx�rSerrtmn7a &=ltskme b W� rake =a rSPOR umtilsa filar! Wdm is cowed try saw, W "lid s�+crm asskn dsksed abWw Mq � a tmr"W Of iNa PdW Fstaie EST MONEY. Svyrr two*! tarry n a rahse>tc 1.,g 250-00 dapvsesW ter L k tnq � Fi= r„ m 'h www ► t+a+rParrf 0* Rrdwaa Rion or dwwq taoOL L-br Ry � r � � " not MMI*d c r of &qw it en.tir w � � cr Coma" etaad ssrrq a a toas t ix s.id we � � 1f � Burar, tf Buyer fads b t= hia c>bGgwloms irxiam MW arae! c,r S&W d m fits aaenasr pm 1pdv at . mwla srd exdrstrr c pti�rr crF tYsa Bear, + i14+d by tta 8w�r a*; �gyLsfalad Sara+ is" ►a ci*m to e. ram � cc eeOUZ a iighbe whish rraay rdet as a nssit of �' �, saw ^a°]r t•� ttm *tarragt mrd �� txsadtimag tfsia cart act &Ww m�rrarsta, (Weasnis and raYs� t� txnors9 tapas W tv &ywl l err* and that &.rf r snail tis in dl"* Of tlW Haat Etbdo C+aatacat d ti chock rW n dTWY ot�� ju lfkLL !n W wsr�t d any aarrarr� r0 rr MD Orr EarrmwA !,Canty, UW&q Agsw Rm rmy I++YrFi�rd � tau,," way I Rrrmti Wuh be rakrctsai aq ti " isrs� upas ft kdm*,* d E rtmrat M AWK Fkm shd to rjW=w limos igbipy b $uyw and Salm_ EYL1tdCI:r.° lhaea r,3msewiaaOWWWWM*" t0 f7%d6 b 8tafer tyf �ersseai rrarzx ► dee4 H f ar •t+�+b ai sdsry, xt� its s V ia 'ts`rrWY &%0 W. wkme c! enc Rlrsr. Unimm.n} awy lomwwi � V=j �ikna ai b u b iw Property, >f lWr. f3aY�rr rearcaasas ar,4 nprsmaraYa arty t!mc�m ert loeri bsbw ars r.¢nr.d to RentuRMAE"S.. Ur:fses a mwiaa V00684, ZM 806M 6tw M,6w,. a1 EWbWLa (>f a ebeitrapL ib &rrw or Wo" a mwwr of m ttu irtr xwma in res mm�aurrt d lase f'maa�ttiaas � OW I t: to obiocd a w Airs osis" crew rasa If tho &rywr k i t tae ars r� to i" ars., s"w sha � a 11 aramrbi. A t* po%r in drr W"" Of tte kaams to be d*Wrad. if twed b7 to 6.�. q Rrd s iamoparry, iLrlw aw kwnah at Birrora coal • EY: vo away stinal be pmvWoc . % arrant UrM in s {arm smUW�10rr fD &4w (lft Buyer'a i+rsdsr, if . caeet Ua v ttmin days d titr's'wM. *d be pmovkWd and pato for tay: C3 &rm ❑ s.R.r. Amo by • r•�•rwd tmr,a xw-. APPLICABLL C` ATICW�OIL-TEST- i . -mca Mtn cc ottrmr " tow arrai be pmo,%UKL A c omwit prrcolLson or ce4mar sai lata in atocs¢acxt � to 8uyW (WW Buyer& Hrlder, it WW be pro-ridaei and pmd far by: �$vyw Saiimr. +1. omrcfrrd nwri4s my= d � PLATIONS: rax" rna speami aaaaasrsirnts dese as ct trlory cb ing ai�aii be F� by Says,. "dapw" on rant �Q. Insursrmea. y�ar.e,ss uxW >�a1 armivmrm mtt, ltxtU' �� QW fnt'M-4 on arty ■_;.�~""$d torn WIZA � �r wt do i vxla. ufts !a rww'a.`yrd f+itNM1, prwxH.d e* cs! ti,^.�rir.�. tvtir4m S ;.' COMMUNITY HOUSING, INC. .� ) Offers b =0 1086 WubYMt 10 to berum and am%Uorm art I" hwevk fAh 2 of Lt,Ls ombaet (MW "Proprrta. 51*A&m0y. w aAM*#j*, to C ►�+hr or COSOCtOMY. ths'S61M , V* P'0p'eitrl► di Wbw ML DESCRIPTION AND ADDRESS: THE NORTH 42 FEET OF LOT 5, BLOCK 53, ORIGINAL CITY OF LITTLE , r xl. , ti RCHASE PMCL': 3 .et to th. tat3ar irsq �. error aadalt pay an mkm4'u 14 to gmw for dna Pmprt! adhasa Prkal 8 2 5 0.0 0 CASH: Cash at daairut in em C3 woof ZXmpp.,.m d . 8,250. D 4 RHANCIN(I AS FOLLOWS: THE INTENDED USE OF THE PROPERTY IS FOR *LESS SELLER; HOLDS OPERTY MUST BE APPROVED BY HUD FOR THIS PURPOSE. IF THE PROPERTY IS DISAPPROVED BY HUD, THEN CLOSING C05` IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED L'HAT AT3Y EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT WILL SE REFUNDED. AN AND CLOSM COSTS: L%*= atherwisw aps=bvd, aai &rMr l ckmn cma' Lndrrt9rq c 40,�t kart aoab, ptspdd snd Lawn dtscorrrt p ck ter, are a be Pia by Gryw. Saiiar bgsyr Seals cWQkV SEELLER WILL PAY A CONINIISSION OF $750 TO ERA COLLINS REALTY NOT APPLICABLE PLICATION FOR FIHANCMC : ffemkWAk, �aaa a rr can>p� =ka*lQ tat river km or tar i*m ammp*m vrkwn _bum, me Mm Ura axaauz M dais d fttb Fieri Eabita Cr rtlrmt and to ragsaq OW em Loan Cr thea 8mxM m be approved ca ter sbotA dz" attire 4m 0=0&w'*on kdLdm Mwmg strd Plt a arrf a mo is or ap},raisala ave arm racLirad to make Cts foam_ In ordw to &r eiy is tiia amb=&M rtigr w by t!>ts Paragraph 6, a w a7mm to fiv+,ds >rndar rrttCt Y trQctastad 5rd«nsal3orL tJriaas cr7+aeerias aPoiSad, g aeric roars irs not or =uxped, Btrytrr sgrts to Pal' for iarrt Coats kx rmd, Uu*x nq p� strd atrdtZ trpctt. uYaai tsttu s to it0aa b tauwri Start. En wt3r cowBruch avn be by Saifsr. Svyar � t ttrct fa�xs rrsara baa ser ceA&" sb�a ntay � txaacit d @ria Rsai Eatsts RNEZT MONEY: f3gw hsanwiar taxis n s#tor; 250.00 1a be dapp�ad by � �t � Wmaoorptmrm era .ammr3 which at�sY appfr tarstd 171+1 f�rsrchasa Aiwa or do"Crx t tbt. TMM fkW EsC4"1;; abW aerrr m a fm amid Emrad f W"f depodtad, it tufa sMbnts we n9t t1A1ZW err it &Jyw ire rrable a cbtWn Cr WPWW d mmmom as to Pstag vph S. M* erarnew sd to Buyer. LL Sisyar tmb lotu>t9 tlfa d*ga*= undw this cmrttrao# cx alder d conditions twIe b6m rmL Buyer faw w ciaaa taneo�' , ►Ar eamw =yr, ss ttla sair and Iry cAAM d 2m Saler, ba rettWrad till the 64Aw as 03 legal a aq.dtabis rigt4la rrfdeis muayr exiai tea ee rssztt tr# �'� � ��0i'1• Ssi6ir may rrterxa ttra aarr�rst nxsnr�y ar+d cd le Lida ilonorat! � � tb =tk � its, rap um is and edgers that fuer crier t t t send tt� SUM s!'raM bs in d9hmA d Bas Rani Estrin CbDVact Y tM � is rurt how -ad in a tirrrriy x. Buyer sed S alar sgrra lltaL Intl* trrerrli at slay b Lha F.arrtart t krlttr./int Fare+ rrny klt8 bpd em Earsrast Uon y alud of Qorrrpew t l ftMcft teed epars vjd7 idsrpimdw, boeh UMJkV AW* Firm ands A Wd rim s3rdt be nissr+ad fraru qtr to &rrm amid 80m. i Agora posers eh" ba rainrburssd sire L*xneys tem at ax" k the iatarplmd Es new µcur. MEYANCE! IV -3u odwMmo =*cLI-4d. ava ba r=,U to &W b1► t ,Nwm ty da%4. Ln in sk" WmalvW except it &hog be to :od lrss=rw to add easetrwft it my. 1iv" do net rrma hgy ao@d tars verba d thrl Peapartr. U10" axptaasty rss�tverd L�rrsir4 MM t�HYEYAliCL' L Ititl3.CE ALL 1�iil� ERAL MMjTix C'1i4'MM 13Y � IF AMM. Suffer rrtussrrbl and � tegai Elm so the prgmtr, tspvr""t oriy thcrsSiVULLM gat forth Wow an tegLired to TLE REOLUREMMM-0 West otr� aprdsad, tt>+ Staerr Wmd turnidt, at Sriirtts ,O,� .atm (4 a cartabstract f4a " to Buyer or Buylea s#t5tr�ay , or (H) 1ft<S irauar s ti the anxxrd d to Pumt� Prion i t oblecdom we rrsada to Tula, Stiffer" hmm a re smabia .cur a s em � Aho u iesa afSaerlr�ss ape1i6ed, a the a ryv is �9 Cnv=iIV io Eur pys Property, &rfw shad t� at Buyws cast a ;agee'a too poke in do arn=g ci ft bsrs tO bs abb�0sd, If racy ti ed by tha L+Wv. LIRVEY3 R A No svxvey sha3 be proridfrd. B. A arrant VXM in a form saW=bxy to SSW (and Suygw a l "dw, fi , csargud w+tNrt days d cooing by a regxbved Land =vayor. ww be provided sad pfd tar br. 0 Buyer ❑ serr. 3 C. ted, r; NOT APPLICABLE PFRCOLATION/SOIL TEST; ` C No prsatadvrr or other ea tact MM be proririsd. V B. A caxrerA pw=LOW or ocher acd tees ir1 a lacy aatbtsct� tc &yW (,d get ierldw. It sW6cW:4@). certified widlin days of claift WM.i bo p+idad rirxd psid Eat bT. _....._Pira _" W, PROS A11ONS: Taxa* and &DQcW &usm r mtis dun an a bakers dcs+nq " be psfd by-"-'**. Ary d9pQ*;rs on renW prc5wty are to bo trurssmTed to it at cia.& q. lnssutnce. gcxseral txxK XpeciA "=XW"6tit', rii'1ti1 ptyrrwvm and Lrlimse cn arty s.t&wrsed lash zha be praratad an of dca ng, Whits rw+ae WAx=Fad harsin. of s Farm Plod "Lumber asALToFrJCl>o�'"7r,?, f EALIORSO Rn)S:. COMMUNITY HOUSING. {inddvidr.taity, or oAkdv*. the 1 otters ib purcheae. aubjeet io ewtwrne, end cortdltiorte set forth heron, from the u deraWmed (individually or voila tivety, ttte *S611el, the property desoribsd graph 2 of thb torttrad (OW 'Property'}: .QAL DESCRIPTION AND ADDRESS: LOTS 1,2,3 AND 4, BLOCK 53, ORIGINAL CITY _'F 'LITTLE ROCK PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS (PROPERTY ADDRESS 50 , , 5,1 and 1513ROCK STREET, LITTLE ROCK). RCHASE PRICE: Subject to die fdlowirrp eodttlotns the Buyer shah pay the >g b the Seller (or the Property urchase Price!.. ......... _...._......_. _ _ ..............5 14,000.00 CASH: Cash at cloainq In the ❑ w=*'Q spproorimare sum of..,_. ,_,,,,__$ 14, 000. 00* FINANCING AS FOLLOWS: THE INTENDED USE OF THE PROPERTY IS FOR *LESS SELLER HOUSING FINANCED BY HUD. THE PROPERTY MUST BE APPROVED BY HUD CLOSING COSI FOR THIS PURPOSE. IF THE PROPERTY IS DISAPPROVED BY HUD, THEN IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT ANY EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT WILL BE REFUNDED. IAN AND CLOSING COSTS: Uniess Overwiee apaafied, as Buyers oioeita Casts, bxhb*v oN azon 1401 asumvdan fess, loan costs, prepeld and low discount points, ars to be paid by Guyer. Salic to pay seileft dosing ccst:. NOT APPLICABLE tPLICATION FOR FINANCI : it Buyee ftw�to make ecrrfor tt0w bort « for Bart assumptbn wttftirt btrsbtess from the execution date of this Real Esb tO Contras and to roWeat that the loan or to as:<rmption be approved on or about calendar days after atlas. Cornp4e10 Ioan application indu*m ordering and paying fot arty 1118 rspw or efpm1sata that ars req.�zed to make the iow. In ardor to timely eta the apapficdw required by Ota Paragraph B. Baler agnuee to provld0 lender with V requested InfcrrrtaJJot. Uncles aiherwive speciiftod, it acrid tacit is not I or assumed, Buyer agrees to pay 1« roam costs incurred, fndudng appralssl and credit report, unisss failure to dose Is caused by Seiler. in which case such ses willbe paid by SeiJet. Buyer underatends tont failure no tbnely make loan application as deflned above may constitute a breach of this R4ai Estate act URNEST MONEY: Buyer h+aawith tenders a ctteok ft $. 1 000 . 00 b be deposited by 1.13W4 Agent Firm upon acceptance ea earnest y which shelf apply toward the Purchase Price or CkWng costs. This flea! Estais Contract shall save as a receipt for said Earnest Money deporuted. Jf title ements are not fulfilled or C Buyer is unable to obtain flnX)C t4 cc approval of =wxriptiw as specified In Paragraph 3, the earned money shah be promptly led to Buyer. if Buyer has to fulfill his d*ptione under Ctls contract or atter all conditions haw been met, Buyer fails to close this transaction, the earnest y may, at the sole and exclusive option of the Sager, be tetalr�ed by ftt0 Seller as fiquide damages. Alternatively, Seller may return the earnest money and t an legal or equitable rights which may exist as a result of Buyer breaftV this contract Buyer warrants, represents and acknowledges that the check red :viii be honored upon presentation to Buyer's bait. and titer Buyer shall be in dobtult of this Real Estate Contract if the check is not honored in a timely !or. Buyer and Saner agree that. In the event of any dispute eortcernhq ert oerrAnt to On Earrmt Money, t.loting Agent Firm may interplead the Earnest Money t court of competent jurisdiction, and upon such Intmp;eadet, both Ustlnp Agent Firm andSelling Agent Firm shall be released from Debility to Buyer and Seger. g Agont Firm shall be rairnbtusad any stiorrrsys fees of costs from the interplead Esrrog Morey, ONVEYANCE: Unless otherwise spedfi0d, conveyance shag be made to f3uyer by garmal warranty deed, in fee sirnpla absolute. except it shod be subject to dad inftw*rtb and easements. if any. Vhdch do not materially affect the vatuci of the Property. Uniets egressIy rewried hwein, SUCH CONVEYANCE LL INCLUDE ALL MMUL RIGHTS OWNED By SJ'aLLBR If ANY. Seller wwnarms and represents ordy Case slgrmUes set forth below are required to ,fa legal titki to the Property. TRE REQUIREMENTS: Unless otherwise specified, Cie Sow steal furnish, ai Sellers Dost, either: () a complete abstract reflecting merchantable tide factory to suyat or Buyers attionw) i or (H) title insurance in the wrwxd of Ct! Purchase Price. if object5orre are made to Titre, S&L* shall have a tessonabie to cure the objoc6orrs. Also unless otherwise apecirbed, if the Buyer Is obtaining firrandng to purchase ttie Property, "w ales;! furrttsh at Buyer's cleat a gaoee's tMq policy in the amount of the;== to be obb cul. if tegWred by fire kr4w. ;URVEY: EKA. No survey shall be provided. C3 B. A caurent survey in a form sati� to Buyer (and Buyw's lender, if appCchbW), Certified within days of closing by a registered Land surveyor. will be provided and paid for by: ❑ Buyer CI Seller. ❑ c. other: _ PERCOLATION/SOILTEST. NOT APPLICABLE No percolation cc other sort best shalt be provided. V S. A current pereoLation or other soil test in a location satisfactory to Buyer (and Buyer's tender, if apFbcvt�e), certified within days of closing will be provided and paid for by: Buyer Selter. . PRORATION$: Taxes and special assessments due on « before ciosing aha4 be paid by Se1W. Any dopasits con rental progeny are to be transferred tc- yer nil dosing. Insurance. goneral taxas, spade rss.oretraeritb, rental paymarrtti and interest on any assurrwd ban 3hnii be prornted as of ciosing, uni#" erwise sf c .ified herein. AUG 23 199 03:51PM BARNFS Q11TNN FIAKF REALTORS August 20, 1999 Mr. Walter Malone, AICA Planning Manager City of Little Rock Department of Planning and Development 723 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201-1334 RE: Request for Conditional Use Permit Dear Mr. Malone: 640 It was a pleasure to discuss with you your latter dated August 9, 1999 regarding new'zoning classifications. Please allow this letter to serve as our request for a conditional use permit (C.U.P.) for the following property: Property: Quapaw Towers Legal Description: Block 2, Johnson's Addition to the City of Little Rock New District: (Low Density Residential) Conditional Use: First floor commercial lease spaces for conditional use of "C-1", (Neighborhood Commercial). If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call at (501) 372-6161. cc: Mr. L. 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Box 3546 Little Rock, AR 72203 E-mail: gj9�4corn http:/Avww•bgfa.com FAX NUMBER: FAX NUMBER: -71— LAAp (501) 372-0671 PHONE NUMBER: PHONE NUMBER: (501) 372-6161 (Office Hours) 3-7 1— Lg 19 (501) 372-6163 (After Hours) RE: DATE: PAGES INCLUDING COVER SHEET: IJ URGENT LSA FOR REVIEW ❑ PLEASE COMMENT ❑ PLEASE REPLY NOTES/COMMENTS: Y ■ Pa._11511� pw� P.1 L� City of Little Rock Department of Public Works 701 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 371-4475 Fax (501) 371-4843 MEMORANDUM Office of the Director TO: WALTER MALONE, PLANNING MANAGER 'V FROM: CHANDRA L. WALLAR, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SUBJECT: NEW ZONING & MSP DATE: AUGUST 20,1999 Public Works staff reviewed the new Zoning and MSP Ordinance changes. The following comments are offered: ➢ SECTION . URBAN USE DISTRICT, (c), (2), What if no alley or alley is unsafe? Where do they put waste? last sentence — ...receptacles shall be placed adjacent to alleys... ➢ SECTION . URBAN USE DISTRICT, (c), (3) — No new drive-in or drive-through facilities may be visible from the public right-of-way or take direct access from the street. Where are they to take access? How will this impact banks? ➢ SECTION . URBAN USE DISTRICT, (c), (5), b., second sentence —...trees shall be located a minimum of 2'0"... What type of trees are permitted? Also, tree height and line - of sight problems at intersections and other curb cuts be specified. ➢ SECTION _ . URBAN USE DISTRICT, (c), (6), a. — Verbiage to describe sidewalk configuration is most confusing. What is meant by ... minimum 7 foot horizontal clearance at a height of 4 feet from the ground? If sidewalk is constructed with a 2' green space (assuming the 2' exclusion is intended for landscaping) between curb and sidewalk and a 5' concrete walk, it appears 7' horizontal clearance is satisfied no matter what height from the ground. ➢ SECTION URBAN USE DISTRICT, (c), (6), b. — Word shall needs to be changed to may to indicate sidewalk displays may be allowed. Section 30-6 of the Streets and Sidewalks ordinance specifies a `permit from the City Manager" is required for sidewalk displays. Is there any control on type and content of display that will be allowed? To ensure adequate space for pedestrian, fire lanes and access by physically impaired, why not require a minimum 5' walkway be maintained. ➢ SECTION URBAN USE DISTRICT, (c), (9), b. and c. — The maximum projection ofAwnings and Balconies be qualified with a minimum "distance to the curb to protect from conflicts with vehicles." ➢ SECTION . URBAN USE DISTRICT, (c), (10), Lack of Parking is currently a big concern in this area. How can we solve this problem? To not require off-street parking "We're Proud Of Our Work(s)!" appears to exasperate the problem a., second paragraph — ... structure may add one story height. What is the maximum number of stories for parking structures? ➢ SECTION . URBAN USE DISTRICT, (c), (10), b., first paragraph — ... adjacent to a structure, never in the front yard... Front yard is very ambiguous. Possible should be changed to "never between the building and an abutting street': What happens when property fronts 2 or 3 streets? ➢ SECTION . URBAN USE DISTRICT, (c), (10), b., second paragraph —A procedure needs to be in place to keep track of changes in commercial surface parking lots ➢ SECTION URBAN USE DISTRICT, (e). —If largest permitted buildin is 5 stories plus 1 bonus floor for mass transit. What bonus scenario would allow up to 10 stories (150')? ➢ SECTION URBAN USE DISTRICT, (f), (1) — What about adjacent structures having different build to lines? Is an average used? ➢ SECTION . URBAN USE DISTRICT, (f), (3), last sentence — ...set back of not less than four (4) feet. This seems to conflict with Section V that requires six (6) feet minimum. In addition, radial dedications and corner set backs at intersections need to be consi4red for such things as ADA requirements and traffic signal poles. ➢ SECTION R4 -A LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, (a) —...home occupations are permitted as long as they do not have objectionable characteristics and are not unduly concentrated... What is unduly? 10%, 20% per block? ➢ SECTION R4 -A LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, (b), (3) — Insert comma for clarification. ...in addition to the above uses; multi -family use, as defined by R-5 urban residential district; shall be a ... ➢ SECTION R4 -A LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, (d), (2) and (4) — This is confusing, if you cannot have a lot less than 50 feet wide and you must have a side yard of not less than 10% with a maximum of 5 feet, theft the rxed side yard is 5' under all conditions. Why not just say it? OTHER ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS. MASTER STREET PLAN: - These amendments will be introduced as part of an overall MSP modification. Anticipate completion October 1999. ... radii shall be reduced to that for Collectors (25 feet). If you have questions or require further information, please call. CW/pm "We're Proud Of Our Work(s)! " Zoning Ordinance changes: 1) Amend Section 36-2 Definitions -- adding: Drive Through -- means an establishment which by design of physical facilities or by the type of service offered, the customer conducts business from a motor vehicle. Pedestrian 'urban' oriented -- means a development pattern designed at a human (pedestrian) scale and orientation. This includes provision of visual items of interest for the pedestrian -- window displays, streetscape amenities. Integral accessory use — means an outdoor or partially enclosed use area, which is an integral part directly servicing in a subordinate role a permitted interior use. Build -to -line — means the line where the exterior fagade of a building is to be located excluding any projections. Commercial surface parking lot — means a surface parking lot, which has spaces for lease or sale on a daily, monthly or annual basis. 11) Amend Article lll, Section 36-156. Height and area exceptions -- Changing R-4 to R -4A in paragraph 2c. as follows: "Accessory buildings or structures in the R-1 through R -4A districts..." 111) Amend Article IV, Section 36-176. Districts established - adding: R -4A low density residential district UU urban use district 119 Amend Article V, Section 36-337. Districts - adding: R -4A low density residential district UU urban use district 1q Remove Article VI Sections 36-401 through 36-418 - Zoning Plan for Central Little Rock Urban Renewal Project. VI) Amend Section 36-524. Exceptions/modifications (zoning buffers) - adding: (11) Developments within the Urban Use (UU) District shall provide land use buffers only where abutting single-family and duplex use or zoning. Street buffers shall not be required. Land Use buffer. All sites developed. Modified or enlarged shall provide a land use buffer(s) as follows: 1. Side property lines at five (5) percent of the average width of the lot on both sides; 2. Rear property lines at five (5) percent of the average depth of the lot; 3. The minimum dimension shall be six (6) feet in all instances; 4. The maximum dimension required shall be forty (40) feet in all instances. Vll)Adding two new Zone Districts to Article V District Regulations - Urban Use (UQ) and Low Density Residential (R - 4A) SECTION _. URBAN USE DISTRICT (a) General Purpose and Intent. The Urban Use district established by this chapter is designed to assure the continuation of development consistent with a traditional urban form. The Urban Use district is designed to help create a compact, dense, distinguishable core area. The district is established in order to provide for an urban form allowing mid -rise and high rise structures. This District is to provide for the office, civic and business core of the City. Structures within the Urban Use district are encouraged to provide multiple uses within the same structure. The ground or street level of structures should include street oriented activity and pedestrian amenities. The resulting area is to be pedestrian 'urban' oriented. (b) Application of Regulations. The regulations of this District shall apply to new development, redevelopment, expansion of existing development or exterior modifications. Routine repairs and maintenance shall not require compliance with this section. Except for construction of improvements in the public right of way required by the City, and redevelopment or expansion of existing development, all uses, structures or lots which existed on the effective date of this section which do not conform to the standards and guidelines established in this section, shall be treated as nonconforming according to the provisions of Article III of this chapter. (c) Development Criteria. (1) Any lighting shall be placed so as to reflect light away from adjacent residential structures. Fixtures adjacent to roadways shall be of a design that minimizes glare to the motoring public. No excessive or unusual noise, odor or vibration shall be emitted so that it constitutes a nuisance, which substantially exceeds that general level of noise, odor or vibration emitted by uses adjacent to or immediately surrounding the site. Such comparisons shall be made at the boundary of the site. (2) All trash receptacles and pickup shall be oriented away from the street side of the property and screened from the public right-of-way. Trash receptacles shall be placed adjacent to alleys if alleys are available. (3) No new drive-in or drive-through facilities may be visible from the public right-of-way or take direct access from the street. (4) Building materials. Primary building fagade materials shall be wood, masonry, or glass. (5) --tandscaping a. All vehicular use areas and public right-of-way shall be in compliance with chapter 15, article IV. b. Street trees (tree types as listed in the landscape ordinance) shall be a minimum 3" caliper trees. The trees shall be located a minimum of 2'-0" off back of curb and shall be 30' - 0" on center, no closer than 30' - 0" to a street intersection, with a water source provided. The tree canopy shall be maintained at least 8 feet above the sidewalk. c. Unless otherwise approved, the planter well shall have placed at its base a six (6) inch thick section of approximately one (1) inch gravel with filter fabric laid on top to assist with drainage. (6) Sidewalks. a. Sidewalks shall consist of a minimum 5 foot concrete walk, excluding the first 2 feet from the curb. Sidewalks shall provide a minimum 7 foot horizontal clearance at a height of 4 feet from the ground. b. Sidewalk sales and daily display or vending that is stored inside the principal business building during closed business hours, may be allowed. However, these activities shall not obstruct pedestrian movement, fire lanes, or areas designated for access by the physically impaired. (7) Building orientation. Buildings must be oriented to the street. The primary entrance of the building shall be at street level on the street at the sidewalk. Entrances shall be designed so that the door will not swing beyond the property line. (8) Street -level floor. The ground -level (street fronting) floor of non-residential structures shall have a minimum of 60 percent transparent or window display. If at least 50 percent of the street -level office and retail space has direct access to the street, the total building square footage may be increased with additional floor(s) at a rate of 2 square feet for each one square foot of leasable space directly accessible to the street. On the street level the maximum area of sign may also be doubled if the above requirement is met. (9) Projections (all requirements for a franchise remain in place). a. Objects shall not project from the building facade over the public right of way except for awnings and balconies. b. Awnings shall not project more than 5'-0" from the building facade and have a minimum clearance of 9'-0" above the sidewalk. _c. Balconies over the public right of way shall have a minimum clearance of 9'-0" above the sidewalk. The maximum projection shall be 4'0". (10) Parking requirements. No off-street parking shall be required. a. Parking structures. The ground or street -level of a parking structure shall have at least 50 percent of the street -level structure frontage (exclusive of entrance driveways, stairways and pedestrian entryways) for active use other than parking, such as offices, light retail, personal services and entertainment. The structure may be constructed without these alternative uses as long as the first level of the structure has a minimum height of 12 feet to allow for a retrofit adding them in the future. If the parking structure includes the alternative uses at the time of initial construction, then the related structure may add one story in height. In addition, the maximum area devoted to signage on the first story may be doubled if the alternative uses are in place at initial construction. b. Parking lots. Surface parking is to be located behind or adjacent to a structure, never between the building and abutting street. Within this district no additional commercial surface parking lots shall be permitted after the date of this ordinance. If a commercial surface lot is removed then a new commercial surface lot may be added within this district as long as the total area which is devoted to this use does not increase from that as of the date of this ordinance. (11) Signs. Off -premise, pole, and monument signs are not allowed; otherwise, permitted signs shall be as in Section 36-553 "Signs permitted in institutional and office zones" of the Zoning Ordinance. (d) Use Regulations (1) Permitted Uses. Uses permitted shall include all those allowed in the Residential Districts, Office Districts and Commercial Districts as 'permitted uses', in Chapter 36. Except that, all uses must be inside or enclosed. Within the front setback where an integral accessory use is provided, the integral accessory use area need not be totally enclosed. (2) Conditional uses. Conditional uses shall include those allowed in the Light Industrial '1-2' District as 'permitted uses', in Chapter 36. Except that all uses must be inside or enclosed. (e) Height regulations. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed.a height of three (3) stories or 45 feet, whichever is less. Developments which provide a minimum 20 percent of the gross floor area for residential uses are entitled to a maximum height of five (5) stories or 75 feet, whichever is less. Any structure which is certified by CATA (Central Arkansas Transit Authority) as providing a portion of the structure for mass transit (such as a bus'stop, etc.), is entitled to one bonus floor. All building height bonuses are cumulative not to exceed ten (10) stories or 150 feet. In the area bounded by Markham Street on the north, 8th street on the south, Scott Street on the east, and Broadway Street on the west, building height shall be controlled by the Adams Field Airport Zoning Ordinance (section 7-57, height limitations in the Little Rock Code of Ordinances). (t) Area regulations. (1) Front yard. Five foot build to line. If there is an adjacent structure which is closer than five feet, then the new structure may be built using the line of the pre-existing structure. (In no case may a structure be built in the right-of-way.) A development with an integral accessory use may increase the setback (build -to line) to 20 feet. Along Capitol Avenue, west of Broadway Street and east of Scott Street, the front building line shall be 25 feet. Along Chester Street from 1-630 to La Harpe Boulevard the front building line shall be 10 feet. In no case is the storage or parking of vehicles allowed in the front setback. (2) Rear yard. No setback required except where adjacent to lots containing single family detached structures. In this case the rear yard shall have a set back of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. (3) Side yard. No setback required except where adjacent to lots containing single family detached structures. In this case the side yards shall have a set back of not less than four (4) feet. Sec. . R4 -A Low Density Residential (a) Purpose and intent. The purpose of the R -4A District is to protect existing developed residential neighborhoods. It is intended for single family use with conversions to two family units or the addition of accessory residential units. The R -4A district should be located in developed areas of the city where an environment suitable for moderate -density residential (use) and in an established medium -density residential areas where densification may facilitate their continuation as desirable residential areas. Accessory uses, conditional uses and home occupations are permitted as long as they do not have objectionable characteristics and provided further that they otherwise conform to the provisions of this chapter. The district is intended to be an urban low to moderate -density residential area, where an occasional nonresidential use adds to the overall character of the neighborhood. (b) Use Regulations. (1) Permitted uses. Permitted uses are single-family and two-family residences. (2) Other uses. Accessory, home occupation, temporary, special and conditional uses allowed within the R -4A low-density residential district shall be the same as those in the R-1, R-2, R-3 single-family districts. In addition any by -right uses within the C-1 neighborhood commercial district may be allowed as conditional uses in R -4A as specifically approved by the Planning Commission. These uses must follow the development criteria listed under C-1 neighborhood commercial and have a traditional design consistent with the neighborhood. (3) Within the area bounded by Capitol Avenue on the north, 9th street on the south, 1-30 on the east, and Cumberland Street on the west, in addition to the above uses, multi -family use, as defined by R-5 urban residential district, shall be a permitted use. (c) Height regulations. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet. (d) Area regulations. (1) Front yard. There shall be a front yard setback having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. If there is an adjacent structure, which is closer than 25 feet, then the new structure may be built using the line of the pre-existing structure. In no case may a structure be built in the right- of-way. (2) Side yard. There shall be a side yard on each side of the building having a width of not less than ten (10) percent of the average width of the lot, not to exceed five (5) feet. (3) Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. (4) Lot area regulations. There shall be a lot area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet. In addition, there shall be a lot width of not I;ess than fifty (50) feet and a lot depth of not less than one hundred (100) -feet. (5) Accessory structures and additions. Accessory structures or principal building additions of conventional on-site construction are permitted by right. Vlll) Modify map to change the area, from Cross to 130 and 1630 to River, to Urban Use and R -4A Districts. MR1711 1 Ja Vcinlri%4aF Proposed Zoning for Downtown Case #Z-6730 N Downtown Zoning CI` 1 TRS: TINR12w2 PD: 5 wala 1 Item # o City of Little Rock Department of Planning and Development Jim Lawsot Directo 723 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 (501)371-4790 FAX (501) 371-6863 MEMORANDUM TO: -Y CARNEY, CITY MANAGER FROM: 1M LAWSON, DIRECTOR PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT S JE DOWNTOWN ZONING PLAN DATE: AUGUST 9, 1999 Please find attached the following information: a letter, outline of changes and new zoning ;map being mailed to downtown property owners. This is a major step toward the implementation of the downtown Framework for the Future and additional work by a downtown zoning committee. Two new districts, Urban Use (UU) and Low Density Residential (R -4A), are being proposed and this change would make land use a minor or non -issue downtown. In the Urban Use district design is important with pedestrian friendly and more `urban' structural forms required or encouraged. In the front there would be a build -to -line; ground level activity in structures is encouraged (required windows/displays and encouraged direct access); and parking/delivery, etc. is to be behind or on the side of structures. Parking structures are encouraged, but there is no parking required. No net increase in the amount of surface commercial parking lots is allowed and no new drive- through/drive-in facilities may be visible from the street. There are height bonus and some signage bonuses. As was suggested by the Framework for the Future committee the new zoning crosses I- 30 and includes the Presidential Library area. The Urban Use district is proposed for this area. Most of the area to the south of the site has the zone district described above. The MacArthur Park area would generally be zoned `R -4A' a district residential district, which allows some quiet businesses as conditional uses. The two city parks, MacArthur and Riverfront, would be zoning `OS', which is appropriate for parks. This has been presented to the Plans Committee of the Little Rock Planning Commission. On September 2 the full Commission will discuss the proposals and be asked to reclassify the downtown area. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call. Enclosure _~___~� ----~---__-----__~- . ��------------------- ----'-------^-- ` ��;MlI SASIC� ` '------- PUS[AL 6 �VIC� W�I�Hld� AND UlS�A�CH C��Il�lCA�� MAI�lNG/36O? - ------------�---�- MAIN UE�lC� v ' ' R. �,�M[[ --------------l�^ �� 8 �� *u '�K , S�A�ION 0� UM . - NUM8G� : 04-5l30 DOCy MA8KHAM � � � � ---.'---�---- i_______----~----~--.... .... ... ... .... --�--�- ------_-----�-- �/`. --------------- \ --'-�----~----------UU ��A\�� ^ o l NU. 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If you have such use and if you will provide us with a legal description and letter requesting the C.U.P. (including the current use), then we will include the C.U.P. change at no cost to you. The second new district (Low Density Residential) allows for multifamily to single family north of 9'h Street and Duplex to Single Family south of 9t' Street with "C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial), use as a conditional use. If you have such use and if you will provide us with a legal description and letter requesting the C.U.P. (including the current use), then we will include the C.U.P. change at no cost to you. The Planning Commission at their regular meeting will discuss this rezoning item on Thursday, September 2, 1999 in the Board Chambers of City Hall (500 West Markham). The hearing starts at 4:00 p.m. (NOTE: This item will most likely not be heard at the beginning of the meeting.) We request that you have all requests for a C.U.P. into our office (Downtown Zoning, 723 West Markham, Little Rock, AR 72201) by no later than Friday, August 20, 1999. If you have any questions, please contact Walter Malone at 371-6819. You are invited to attend the public hearing on Thursday, September 2, 1999. Sincerely, �'v G�4] IiiI�C Walter Malone, AICP Planning Manager WM:aa Zoninci Ordinance changes: 1) Definitions -- adding: Drive Through -- means an establishment which by design of physical facilities or by the type of service offered, the customer conducts business from a motor vehicle. Pedestrian 'urban' oriented -- means a development pattern designed at a human (pedestrian) scale and orientation. This includes provision of visual items of interest for the pedestrian -- window displays, streetscape amenities. Integral -accessory use — means an outdoor or partially enclosed use area, which is an integral part directly servicing in a subordinate role a permitted interior use. Build -to -line — means the line where the exterior fagade of a building is to be located excluding any projections. Commercial surface parking lot — means a surface parking lot, which has spaces for lease or sale on a daily, monthly or annual basis. 11) Amend Section 36-524. Exceptions/modifications (zoning buffers) - adding: (11) Developments within the Urban Use (UU) District shall provide land use buffers only where abutting single-family and duplex use or zoning. Street buffers shall not be required. Land Use buffer. All sites developed. Modified or enlarged shall provide a land use buffer(s) as follows: 1. Side property lines at five (5) percent of the average width of the lot on both sides; 2. Rear property lines at five (5) percent of the average depth of the lot; 3. The minimum dimension shall be six (6) feet in all instances; 4. The maximum dimension required shall be forty (40) feet in all instances. DRAFT DRAFT Ill) Adding two new Zone Districts to Article V District Regulations — Urban Use (UQ) and Low Density Residential (R - 4A) SECTION—. URBAN USE DISTRICT (a) General Purpose and Intent. The Urban Use district established by this chapter is designed to assure the continuation of development consistent with a traditional urban form. The Urban Use district is designed to help create a compact, dense, distinguishable core area. The district is established in order to provide for an urban form allowing mid -rise and high rise structures. This District is to provide for the office, civic and business core of the City. Structures within the Urban Use district are encouraged to provide multiple uses within the same structure. The ground or street level of structures should include street oriented activity and pedestrian amenities. The resulting area is to be pedestrian `urban' oriented. (b) Application of Regulations. The regulations of this District shall apply to new development, redevelopment, expansion of existing development or exterior modifications. Routine repairs and maintenance shall not require compliance with this section. Except for construction of improvements in the public right of way required by the City, and redevelopment or expansion of existing development, all uses, structures or lots which existed on the effective date of this section which do not conform to the standards and guidelines established in this section, shall be treated as nonconforming according to the provisions of Article III of this chapter. (c) Development Criteria. (1) Any lighting shall be placed so as to reflect light away from adjacent residential structures. No excessive or unusual noise, odor or vibration shall be emitted so that it constitutes a nuisance, which substantially exceeds that general level of noise, odor or vibration emitted by uses adjacent to or immediately surrounding the site. Such comparisons shall be made at the boundary of the site. (2) All trash receptacles and pickup shall be oriented away from the street side of the property and screened from the public right-of-way. Trash receptacles shall be placed in alleys if alleys are available. (3) No new drive-in or drive-through facilities may be visible from the public right-of-way or take direct access from the street. (4) Building materials. Primary building fagade materials shall be wood, masonry, or glass. DRAFT I DRAFT (5) Landscaping a. All vehicular use areas and public right-of-way shall be in compliance with chapter 15, article IV. b. Street trees shall be a minimum 3" caliper trees. The trees shall be located 2'-0" off back of curb and shall be 30' - 0" on center with a water source provided. The tree canopy shall be maintained at least 8 feet above the sidewalk. c. Unless otherwise approved, the planter well shall have placed at its base a six (6) inch thick section of approximately one (1) inch gravel with filter fabric laid on top to assist with drainage. (6) Sidewalks. a. Sidewalks shall consist of a minimum 5 foot concrete walk, excluding the first 2 feet from the curb. Sidewalks shall provide a minimum 7 foot horizontal clearance at a height of 4 feet from the ground. b. Sidewalk sales and daily display or vending that is stored inside the principal business building during closed business hours, shall be allowed. However, these activities shall not obstruct pedestrian movement, fire lanes, or areas designated for access by the physically impaired. (7) Building orientation. Buildings must be oriented to the street. The primary entrance of the building shall be at street level on the street at the sidewalk. Entrances shall be designed so that the door will not swing beyond the property line. (8) Street -level floor. The ground -level (street fronting) floor of non-residential structures shall have a minimum of 60 percent transparent or window display. If at least 50 percent of the street -level office and retail space has direct access to the street, the total building square footage may be increased with additional floor(s) at a rate of 2 square feet for each one square foot of leasable space directly accessible to the street. On the street level the maximum area of sign may also be doubled if the above requirement is met. (9) Projections (all requirements for a franchise remain in place). a. Objects shall not project from the building facade over the public right of way except for awnings and balconies. b. Awnings shall not project more than 5'-0" from the building facade and have a minimum clearance of 9'-0" above the sidewalk. DRAFT 3 c. Balconies over the public right of way shall have a minimum clearance of 9'-0" above the sidewalk. The maximum projection shall be 4'0". (10) Parking requirements. No off-street parking shall be required. a. Parking structures. The ground or street -level of a parking structure shall have at least 50 percent of the street -level structure frontage (exclusive of entrance driveways, stairways and pedestrian entryways) for active use other than parking, such as offices, light retail, personal services and entertainment. The structure may be constructed without these alternative uses as long as the first level of the structure has a minimum height of 12 feet to allow for a retrofit adding them in the future. If the parking structure includes the alternative uses at the time of initial construction, then the related structure may add one story in height. In addition, the maximum area devoted to signage on the first story may be doubled if the alternative uses are in place at initial construction. b. Parking lots. Surface parking is to be located behind or adjacent to a structure, never in the front yard. Within this district no additional commercial surface parking lots shall be permitted after the date of this ordinance. If a commercial surface lot is removed then a new commercial surface lot may be added within this district as long as the total area which is devoted to this use does not increase from that as of the date of this ordinance. (11) Signs. Off -premise, pole, and monument signs are not allowed; otherwise, permitted signs shall be as in Section 36-553 "Signs permitted in institutional and office zones" of the Zoning Ordinance. (d) Use Regulations (1) Permitted Uses. Uses permitted shall include all those allowed in the Residential Districts, Office Districts and Commercial Districts as 'permitted uses', in Chapter 36. Except that, all uses must be inside or enclosed. Within the front setback where an integral accessory use is provided, the integral accessory use area need not be totally enclosed. (2) Conditional uses. Conditional uses shall include those allowed in the Light Industrial '1-2' District as 'permitted uses', in Chapter 36. Except that all uses must be inside or enclosed. �1 D�A, F T (e) Height regulations. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of three (3) stories or 45 feet, whichever is less. Developments which provide a minimum 20 percent of the gross floor area for residential uses are entitled to a maximum height of five (5) stories or 75 feet, whichever is less. Any structure which is certified by CATA (Central Arkansas Transit Authority) as providing a portion of the structure for mass transit (such as a bus stop, etc.), is entitled to one bonus floor. All building height bonuses are cumulative not to exceed ten (10) stories or 150 feet. For those structures in the area bounded by Markham Street on the north, 8th street on the south, Scott Street on the east, and Broadway Street on the west, building height shall be controlled by the Airport Building Height Ordinance (Ordinance No. 14613) — Code of Ordinances 7-57. (1) Area regulations. (1) Front yard. Five foot build to line. If there is an adjacent structure which is closer than five feet, then the new structure may be built using the line of the pre-existing structure. (In no case may a structure be built in the right-of-way.) A development with an integral accessory use may increase the setback (build -to line) to 20 feet. Along Capitol Avenue, west of Broadway Street and east of Scott Street, the front building line shall be 25 feet. Along Chester Street from 1-630 to La Harpe Boulevard the front building line shall be 10 feet. In no case is the storage or parking of vehicles allowed in the front setback. (2) Rear yard. No setback required except where adjacent to lots containing single family detached structures. In this case the rear yard shall have a set back of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. (3) Side yard. No setback required except where adjacent to lots containing single family detached structures. In this case the side yards shall have a set back of not less than four (4) feet. 6 DP,AFT Sec. . R4 -A Low Density Residential (a) Purpose and intent. The purpose of the R -4A District is to protect existing developed residential neighborhoods. It is intended for single family use with conversions to two family units or the addition of accessory residential units. The R -4A district should be located in developed areas of the city where an environment suitable for moderate -density residential (use) and in an established medium -density residential areas where densification may facilitate their continuation as desirable residential areas. Accessory uses, conditional uses and home occupations are permitted as long as they do not have objectionable characteristics and are not unduly concentrated in the area. These uses must otherwise conform to the provisions of this chapter and be compatible with the charactgr of the neighborhood. The district is intended to be an urban low to moderate -density residential area, where an occasional nonresidential use adds to the overall character of the neighborhood. (b) Use Regulations. (1) Permitted uses. Permitted uses are single-family and two-family residences. (2) Other uses. Accessory, home occupation, temporary, special and conditional uses allowed within the R -4A low-density residential district shall be the same as those in the R-1, R-2, R-3 single-family districts. In addition any by -right uses within the C-1 neighborhood commercial district may be allowed as conditional uses in R -4A as specifically approved by the Planning Commission. These uses must follow the development criteria listed under C-1 neighborhood commercial and have a traditional design consistent with the neighborhood. (3) Within the area bounded by Capitol Avenue on the north, 9th street on the south, 1-30 on the east, and Cumberland Street on the west, in addition to the above uses multi -family use, as defined by R-5 urban residential district shall be a permitted use. (c) Height regulations. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet. I (d) Area regulations. (1) Front yard. There shall be a front yard setback having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. If there is an adjacent structure which is closer than 25 feet, then the new structure may be built using the line of the pre- existing structure. In no case may a structure be built in the right-of-way. (2) Side yard. There shall be a side yard on each side of the building having a width of not less than ten (10) percent of the average width of the lot, not to exceed five (5) feet. (3) Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. (4) Lot area regulations. There shall be a lot area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet. In addition, there shall be a lot width of not less than fifty (50) feet and a lot depth of not less than one hundred (100) feet. (5) Accessory structures and additions. Accessory structures or principal building additions of conventional on-site construction are permitted by right. 110 Remove Article VI Sections 36-401 through 36-418 — Zoning Plan for Central Little Rock Urban Renewal Project. 19 Modify map to change the area, from Cross to 130 and 1630 to River, to Urban Use and R -4A Districts. 7 Other Ordinance Amendments: Master Street Plan: Intersection radii — on Broadway, Chester, Scott, Louisiana, 3rd and 2nd Streets the radii shall be reduced to that for Collectors. Land Use Plan: 1) Add new Land Use Definition: Mixed Use -- Urban: This category provides for a mix of residential, office and commercial uses not only in the same block but within the same structure. This category is intended for older'urban' areas to allow dissimilar uses to exist which support each other to create a vital area. Development should reinforce the urban fabric creating a 24-hour activity area. Using the Planed Zoning District or the Urban Use District, high and moderate density developments that result in a vital (dense) pedestrian oriented area are appropriate. 2) Change Land Use Plan Map to new category and LDR (east of Cross) 3) Replace the Land Use Plan Text for Planning District 5 Replace Text under `Development Principals' with: Downtown should become a place where people want to live and visit and should have a lasting and recognizable image, distinguishable from all other nearby environments. Because it is the State capital and proud symbol of a metropolitan area, Downtown Little Rock has many opportunities. Downtown should be the financial, office and governmental center of the region and as such should be planned as a place where people live, visit and work in a safe, vibrant, pedestrian -friendly environment. The built environment should encourage a sense of community and safety among residents and visitors. Downtown should be planned to become a place of 24-hour activity. These general planning goals should be reinforced by such urban design and planning interventions as the following: • Specify land uses for entertainment and residential use • Preserve and reuse existing buildings • Capitalize on the Presidential Library as an economic development tool • Provide an effective transportation plan with a variety of modes ■ Provide landscaping throughout the area • Utilize the Presidential Library as a regional educational resource center J)?, AFT E • Develop streetscaping plans designed for specific needs in designated areas ■ Develop a means to encourage property owners to reinvest in Downtown • Work with Federal, State and County governments to ensure the success of the vision • Specify land uses that will encourage the development of a niche for retail activities • Encourage a built form of quality architectural styles that evoke character • Preserve civic and historic heritage • Recognize the riverfront as a key urban activity generator Objective: The Downtown urban form should be protected by, requiring structures be built to the street with street level activity and visual connection between the street and interior. Action Statement: Modify the development standards to encourage higher density development and zero lot line construction. Modify parking regulations (number -of spaces, screening, etc.) Special design studies should be undertaken and regulations implemented for streets and corridors of community -wide importance. Objective: To support an urban land use form, a fixed transit system is needed. An investment must be made in a fixed transit system for Downtown that effectively connects the different parts of Downtown and moves people within that area. Action Statement: Build a transit infrastructure — fixed routes to serve the Downtown and immediate vicinity. Objective: Residential use is essential for a n active and successful Downtown. Because the Downtown residential area has lost most of its residential units, the City of Little Rock must invest in downtown housing to assist in reviving the area thereby creating housing opportunities for high as well as moderate -income levels. Action Statement: Create development and use incentives for owner occupied, market rate rental, and affordable rental residential developments in Downtown. Objective: Downtown must be actively marketed. In most cities a quasi -public agency does this work. The City must establish 9with Downtown property owners) an agency to advance the economic development of Downtown. Action Statement: Develop a quasi -public downtown development agency to market and assist with the implementation of projects. Objective: In order to achieve an active Downtown, developments should be mixed use and linked. DRAFT Action Statement: Using the Framework for the Future document as a reference, establish consensus among quasi -public, City, County, and State entities regarding the vision of Downtown. Implement strategies conducive to the objectives of the established vision. Assist only developments that conform to the Framework guidelines. Replace Text under `Land Use' with: Residential: The blocks, north and west of MacArthur Park, in the southeast corner of the District are designated as Low Density Residential (LDR). Within this area, north of Ninth Street is predominately Multifamily with some Single Family; while south of Ninth Street is predominately Single Family with some Multifamily. Mixed Use: The majority of the district is designated for Mixed Use Urban. The uses range from high-rise office buildings to single family homes. The intent is to create a vital diverse area, which is pedestrian -friendly. Parks and Open Space: Riverfront Park runs along the Arkansas River along the northeast portion of the district boundary. MacArthur Park, the City's first municipal park established in 1892 is in the southeast corner of the district. Public/Institutional: The State Capitol and related buildings are designated as Public Use, in the western end of the district. Last printed 07/28/99 3:10 PM /D rLy�GG�FT Publish one (1) time in the Daily Record on Friday, August 13, 1999. Send two (2) proofs of publication and one (1) invoice to the Department of Planning and Development, 723 West Markham, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING On September 2, 1999, at 4:00 in the Chamber of the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Second Floor, City Hall, at 500 West Markham St., pursuant to the Provisions of Chapter 36 of the Code of Ordinances, the Little Rock Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on proposals to amend the Little Rock Code of Ordinances so as to change the zone classifications on the following properties and other matters. Amend Section 36-2 Definitions — adding definitions for: Drive Through, Pedestrian "urban" oriented, Integral accessory use, Build -to -line, Commercial surface parking lot. 2. Amend Section 36-156. Height and area exceptions — Changing R-4 to R -4A in paragraph 2c. as follows: "Accessory buildings or structures in the R-1 through R -4A districts..." 3. Amend Section 36-337. Districts — adding: "R -4A low density residential district", "UU urban use district" 4. Remove Article VI Sections 36-401 through 36-418 —Zoning Plan for Central Little Rock Urban Renewal Proiect. 5. Amend Section 36-524. Exceptions/modifications (zoning buffers) — adding: "(11) Developments within the Urban Use (UU) District shall provide land use buffers only where abutting single-family and duplex use or zoning. Street buffers shall not be required. Land Use buffer. All sites developed. Modified or enlarged shall provide a land use buffer(s) as follows: 1. Side property lines at five (5) percent of the average width of the lot on both sides; 2. Rear property lines at five (5) percent of the average depth of the lot; 3. The minimum dimension shall be six (6) feet in all instances; 4. The maximum dimension required shall be forty (40) feet in all instances." 6. Adding two new Zone Districts to Zoning Ordinance — Urban Use (UU) and Low Density Residential (R -4A) 7. Z-6730 through Z-6733, generally in an area from Cross Street to Cumberland, I-630 to the Arkansas River; Cumberland to I-30 from 7`" Street to Railroad Spur Little Rock Western; Ferry and McAlmont Street to 1-30 7t' Street to 1-630; 1P Street to 1-630 Spring to Cumberland Street; Arkansas River to 3`d Street John to 1-30; 3rd to 6a' Streets, College to I-30; and 6"' to 8`h Streets, Byrd to 1-30 (described as all of Clay's Subdivision, W. B. Worthen Subdivision, Meyers 2nd and Ringo Addition, Signature Subdivision, Arkansas Federal Credit Union Addition, State House Plaza, Pope's Addition, Post Office Replat, and Russell's Addition; Stevensons Addition Blocks 1, 3, 4, and North '/z Trapnall Block in Stephenson's; Johnson's Addition Blocks 1 and 2; Masonic Addition Blocks 4, 5, 12, 13; Rectortown Addition Blocks 1-3, 6-11, 14-18; Woodruffs Blocks 3-6, Block 11 Lot 1-6 and Original City Blocks 1-14, 21-23, Block 25 Lots 1-6, 9-12, Blocks 26-40, Block 41 Lots 1-3, 10-12; Blocks 67-131, 133-136, 139-142, 147-152, 157, 168-172, 174-181, 183, 185, 188, 194-198, 225-228, 248-263, 275-277, 280-297, 351-356) is rezoned to (UU) Urban Use District. Z-6734 through Z-6735, generally in an area from Cumberland to Ferry from 6th to 91; 91h to I-630 from Scott to Commerce; I-630 to 15`x' from Cumberland to Bragg; and 6th to 8th Streets College to Byrd (described as Stevenson's Addition except Blocks 1, 3 and 4 and North 1/2 of Trapnall Block of Stephenson's ; Johnson's Addition except Blocks 1 and 2; Bragg's Addition Block 6; Rectortown Addition Blocks 19 and 20; Woodruffs Blocks 1-2, 7-8; Original City Block 24, 25 Lots 7 and 8, Block 41 Lot 4-9, Blocks 42-49, 54-61 and Block 151 Lots 5-12) is rezoned to (R -4A) Low Density Residential. Z-6736 and Z-6737, generally in an area between Commerce and McAlmont and 91h Street to I-630 and from Arkansas River to Little Rock and Western Rail Spur and Broadway to 1-30 (described as Original City Block 153-156, 145, 182; Pope's Addition Block A City Park Addition of Original City; a parcel of land situated in the NE'/4 of Section 3, T -1-N, R -12-W, City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, including a portion of Block 34 and 35 of the Original City of Little Rock, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the NW corner of Block 35 of the Original City of Little Rock; thence North 45.75 feet to the SW corner of Block 182 of the Original City of Little Rock and a point on the north right-of-way line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of-way and the Point of Beginning; thence East 100 feet along the south line of said Block 182 and along said North right-of-way line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad to the SE corner of said Block 182 and the SW corner of Block 145 of the Original City of Little Rock; thence East approximately 23 feet along the South line of said Block 145 to a point 25 feet NW on a radial line from the centerline of an existing Missouri Pacific Railroad track; thence along a westerly line located 25 feet Northerly and parallel to an existing Missouri Pacific Railroad track, said line have the following approximate bounds; approximately 387 feet along a curve to the right having a radius of 262.94 feet, a n of 77026' and a chord bearing S70025'W, 328.92 feet; W70°52'W, 160 feet; 160 feet along a curve to the left having a radius of 435.28 feet and a ZS of 21'06' and a chord bearing N80°58' W, 159.45 feet thence Northerly approximate 5 feet to the North right-of-way line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad; thence S87°08'30"E, 95 feet along said North right-of-way line; thence continuing along said North right-of-way line S8603 1'54"E, 330.73 feet; thence East 60 feet to the Point of Beginning less and except dedicated street right-of-way included in this parcel. A parcel of land situated in the NW 1/4, Section 2, T -1-N, R -12-W, City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the SE corner of Lot 1 Block A in Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas; thence South, 60 feet along the Southerly extension of said Lot 1 Block A in Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock; then S86°20'40"E along the North line of Blocks 2 and 3 in Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock and the North right-of- way line of Missouri Pacific Railroad approximately 500 feet to a point of intersection of said line with a line located 25 feet North of and parallel to the centerline of Missouri Pacific Railroad; thence Westerly along said line located 25 feet North of and parallel to Missouri Pacific Railroad centerline approximately 520 feet to the beginning of a curve on said railroad centerline; thence containing along said line located 25 feet North of and parallel to Missouri Pacific Railroad centerline along a curve to the right and Northerly approximately 380 feet to a point on the South line of Lot 3 Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock; thence Easterly along said South line of Lot 3 Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock approximately 49 feet to the West line of Lot 2 Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock; thence South along said West line of Lot 2 Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock approximately 12 feet; thence N83'5 1'46"W, 93.54 feet; thence South 18.00 feet to the South line of said Lot 2 Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock; thence West 207.00 feet along said South line of Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock to the Point of Beginning. AND Commencing at the SW corner of Block 145 of the Original City of Little Rock; thence East along the South line of said Block 145 Original City of Little Rock approximately 85 feet to the point of intersection of said South line with a line located on the Easterly side and on a 25 foot offset to an existing railroad curving Southwesterly and the Point of Beginning; thence along said line located on the Easterly side and on a 25 foot offset and parallel to an existing railroad on a curve Southwesterly approximately 145 feet to the intersection of said line with a line located on the Northerly side and on a 25 foot offset of an existing east -west railroad; thence Easterly along said line located on the Northerly side and on a 25 foot offset and parallel to an existing east -west railroad approximately 308 feet to the intersection of said line with a line located on the Westerly side and on a 25 foot offset and parallel to an existing railroad curving Southeasterly; thence Northwesterly along said line located on the Westerly side on a 25 foot offset and parallel to said existing railroad approximately 268 feet of the intersection of said line with a line located on the Easterly side on a 25 foot offset and parallel to a railroad curving Southwesterly; thence Southwesterly along said line located on the Easterly side on a 25 foot offset and parallel to said existing railroad curving Southwesterly approximately 75 feet to the Point of Beginning. AND Commencing at the NW corner of Block 35 of the Original City of Little Rock; thence West 60 feet to the NE corner of Block 34 of the Original City of Little Rock; thence North 45.75 feet to a point on the North right-of-way line of Missouri Pacific Railroad, said point being the Point of Beginning; thence along the North right-of-way line of Missouri Pacific Railroad N86023 1'54"W, 330.73 feet; thence continuing along said North right-of-way line, N87008'30"W, 283.70 feet; thence continuing along said North right-of-way line, South 7.1 feet; thence continuing along said North right-of-way line along a curve to the right, said curve having a delta angle of 05°20'03" and a chord bearing and distance of 84°28'28"W, 142.22 feet; thence North approximately 250 feet along the extension of the West right-of- way line of Main Street to the ordinary high water line on the right bank of the Arkansas River; thence Easterly along said ordinary high water line of the Arkansas River to a point on the Northerly extension of the West line of Block 182 of the Original City of Little Rock; thence Southerly along said West line of Block 182 approximately 265 feet; thence West 60 feet to the Point of Beginning. AND Beginning at the SE corner of Lot 1, Block A, Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas; thence North along the East line of said Lot 1, Block A, Pope's Addition extended Northerly to the ordinary high water line on the right bank of the Arkansas River approximately 268 feet; thence Easterly along said ordinary high water line on the right bank of the Arkansas River approximately 720 feet to the intersection of the Westerly right-of-way line of Interstate Highway Route 30 with the ordinary high water line on the right bank of the Arkansas River; thence Southerly along the West right-of-way line of Interstate Highway Route 30 approximately 345 feet to the intersection of the West right-of- way line of said Interstate Route 30 with the Easterly extension of the North line of Block 3, Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; thence Westerly along the North line of Blocks 2 -and 3 of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas approximately 61.55 feet to the'NE corner of Block 1 of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; thence North approximately 60 feet to the SE corner of Block A, Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas and the Point of Beginning and containing approximately 5.7 acres, more or less. AND A parcel of land located in the fractional NE'/4 of Section 3, T -1-N, R -12-W, said parcel also being located in the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the SE corner of Block 186 of the Original City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas; thence North 256.26 feet along the West right-of-way line all West right- of-way line extended of Spring Street to the intersection of said West line and the ordinary high water mark (approximately elevation 235.71 feet) on the right bank of the Arkansas River, said intersection being the point of beginning; thence back along said extended right- of-way line South 44.25 feet to a point on the North line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of-way; thence along said North railroad right-of-way line the following: S75009'50"E, 66.71 feet; S70°45'52"E, 148.42 feet; S70012'20"E, 118.87 feet; S69027'57"E, 45.08 feet; N20032'03"E, 1.08 feet; S71030'21"E, 25.08 feet; S79025'42"E, 6.33 feet; S69'1 9'30"E, 33.95 feet; S12°56'43"W, 11.0 feet; thence continuing along said North railroad right-of-way line, along a line parallel to and 23.5 feet to the North of the original centerline of the Missouri Pacific Main line railroad tracks, said North right-of-way line also being along arc of a curve to the left with a radius of 865.32 feet, for a distance of 249.12 feet, said arc having a chord bearing and distance of S85'1 8'09"E, 248.26 feet to a point; thence continuing parallel to and 23.5 feet from said centerline and continuing along said North right-of-way line the following: N86027'00"E, 10.00 feet; thence N00012'36"E, 74.35 feet; thence S89°47'24"E, 101.38 feet; thence N00012'36"E, 23.00 feet; thence N45012'36"E, 61.63 feet; thence S89°47'24"E, 96.14 feet; thence S44°47'24"E, 99.39 feet; thence S00°12'36"W, 80.00 feet to the North right-of-way line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad; thence along the arc of a curve to the right with a radius of 1,156.57 feet, and said arc having a chord bearing and distance of S80049'32"E, 2.40 feet for 2.40 feet; thence S80°46'E, 64.16 feet; thence along the arc of a curve to the left with a radius of 1,518.36 feet, said arc having a chord bearing of S81°17' 13"E, 27.58 feet for a distance of 27.58 feet to a point, said point being the intersection of said parallel line and the West right-of-way line extended of Main Street; thence along said West right-of-way line extended of Main Street N00°06'20"E, 181.85 feet to a point on the ordinary high water mark (elevation 235.71± feet) on the right bank of the Arkansas River; thence Westerly along the ordinary high water line on the right bank of the Arkansas River to the Point of Beginning and containing 3.4 acres, more or less.) is rezoned to Open Space (OS). The area of affected property is subject to decrease, and the proposed new classifications are subject to a more restricted classification. All interested parties may appear and be heard at said time and place. The application and other pertinent data are open and available for inspection in the Department of Planning and Development, 723 West Markham, Little Rock, Arkansas. All interested parties are invited to review the application in said office and discuss the details with the Walter Malone, Planning Manager. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 6TH DAY OF. AUGUST, 1999. 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Northeast Cotner of Block 34 of the Original ItitT of Little Rock;.thence North 45.75�£eet to a point on the north right -of - V4 line of. Missouri Pacific Railroad , said point Tieing the- Point of Beginning; thence along the north right-of-way line of Missouri Pacific Railroad N 860 31' 54" Tei, 330.73 feet; thence continuing along said north right -of -'way line. N 87° 08t 30" W, 283.7_0feet; thence continuing along said north". right-of-way line, South 7.1 feet; thence continuing along said north right-of-way line. along a curve to. the right Ysaid._curve having a delta angle_o€,05' 20' 03" *and a chord bearing and distance of 84° 28' 28" W, 142.22.feet; thence north approximately 250 feet along the extension of the west right-of-way line of Main Street, to the ordinary high water line on -the right bank of the Arkansas River; thence easterly along said ordinary high water lina.of - the- Arkansas River to a point on the northerly extension of the west lines of Block 182 'of the Original City of Little Rock; thence southerly•along,said west line of Block 182 approximately 265 feet; thence west 60 feet to -the Point of Beginnjmg. r_ Lia LEGAL DESCRIPTION_ Parcel No. 3- A•parce:Z of-land"Situated in the KW 1/4 Section- 2, 'T -3L -N,- R-12-W;,Pulaski. County, Arkansas,--- being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast` Eorner"of Lot 1, Block A, Popes Addition to the City of. Little Rock, Pulaski County F. Arkansas; thence North along the east line of- said Lot 1, Block'A,. Popes Addition extended norther-ly to the ordinary highwater Line on the right bank of the _Arkansas River approximately 268 feet; thence easterly -along said _ordinary high water line ari the right bank- of'the Arkansas Ai.ver approximately -720 -feet to - the intersection of 'the rJesterly right-of-way line of Interstate•Highway Route 30 with the ordinary high water line on the right bank of `the Arkansas River; thence southerly along the west right -o£ -gray line of Interstate Highway Route 30 approximately -345 -feet- �to - the intersection _of -the west -- right-of-way .line of said Interstate Route 30 with the easterly extension*of -the north -line of Block 3, Popes Addition to the City -of Little flock;: -Arkansas; thence Fiesterly along the north line -of Blocks 2 and 3 of Topes Addition to the City of.Lif-tle--Rock;:Arkans'as .approximate 61.55- feet to the northeast corner of Block 1 of Popes Additxora=te''.the;Eltr_,ol_. Little Rock, -Arkansas;' thence north. approximately -60 feety=to. then tsbutheas:t cariier` of Block A, Popes Addition to the City of Little Tock, Arkansas' and:- the-- Point ---of: Hegirining - and containing approximately 5.7 acres, more or less. - C17Y -fF LITTLE ROCK OWNERSHIP Ali L I PARCEL N(3 9 ica + •) I N N63°514.6hW F .r1j4 F'G.�.f' .•i i ... 93.59' til' NORT?l� o11nINARy HIGH WATER LINE ARKANSAS RIVER ii1G t,.:;��f-:a=�FI 7 =-.QMIn iCJ�V 235 71 3) CITY OF LITTLE ROCK &bIERSHIP ' PARCEL N0:3 POINT OF BEGINNING I - rkfarc¢ptur 2fY5dS �rVLr. - -- _ LEA 2RflPIaR 7C TO �E_USED •.: \ ., Zi � •PA Ime.R'4�E&lENT-• - ;,ARC 4+Hsi. io� NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LlIY _- _� a _ _..� hlf7PAC RAI+ ROAD FT• I ' - Riverfront Park Parcel No. 10 Legal Description A parcel of land situated in the NLJ , Section .�, Township 1 NorCh, Range 12 West of. the Fifth Principal Meridian, City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the SE Corner of Lot 1 Block A in Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas; thence South, 60 feet along the Southerly extension of said Lot 1 Block A in Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock; then S 860 20' 40" E along the North line of Blocks 2 and 3 in Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock and the North R -O -W line of Missouri Pacific Railroad approximately 500 feet to a point of intersection of said line with a line located 25 feet North of and parallel to the center line of Missouri Pacific Railroad; thence Westerly along said line located 25 feet North of and parallel to Missouri Pacific Railroad centerline approximately 520 feet to the beginning of a'curve on said railroad centerline; thence continuing along said line located 25 feet North of and parallel to Missouri Pacific Railroad center- line along a curve to the right and Northerly approximately 380 feet to a point on the :56iil line of Lot 3 Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock; thence Easterly along said South line of Lot 3 Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock approximately 49 feet to the West line of Lot 2 Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock; thence South along said [Jest line of Lot 2 Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock approximately 12 feet; thence N 830 51' 46" W, 93.54 feet; thence South 18.00 feet to the South line of said Lot 2 Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rork; thence West 207.00 feet along said South line of Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock to the Point of Beginning. LECAL DESCRIPTION PARCEL NO. 11 A parcel of land situated in the N4 !4 of Section 2 and also in the NE ' of Section 3, Township 1 North, Range 12 I -lest of: the Fifth Principal Meridian, City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, said parcel being located near the south end of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Arkansas River bridge inside the "Y" formed by the railroad curving easterly and westerly from said bridge, said parcel being more piarticu.larl.y described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest Corner of Block 145 of the Original City of Little Rock; thence east along the south line of said Block 145 Original City of Little Rock approximately 85 feet to the point of intersection of said south line with a line located on the easterly side and on a 25 foot offseE.-to an existing railroad curving southwesterly and the Point of Beginning; thence along said line located on the easterly side and on a 25 foot offset and parallel to an existing railroad on a curve south- westerly approximately 145 feet to the intersection of said line with a line located on the northerly side and on a 2.5 foot offset of an exist- ing east -west railroad; thence easterly along said line located on the northerly side and on a 25 foot offset and parallel to an existing east - west railroad approximately 308 feet to the intersection of said line with a line located on the westerly side and on a 25 foot offset and parallel to an existing railroad curving soLrtheasterl.y; thence northwesterly along said line located on the westerly side on a 25 foot offset and parallel to said existing railroad approximately 268 feet of the intersection of said line with a line located on the easterly side on a 25 foot offset and parallel to a railroad curving southwesterly; thence southwesterly along said line located on the easterly side on a 25 foot offset and parallel to said existing railroad curving southwesterly approximately 75 feet to the Point of Beginning. ORDINANCE NO. 18,228 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE 12,700, C.L.R. URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, AMENDING CHAPTER 36 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, AND RECLASSIFYING VARIOUS PROPERTIES IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, a citizen committee and special committee have reviewed the area and recommend that "Downtown" have a new zone classifications; and, WHEREAS, the Planning Commission after review at a public hearing recommends the modifications and new classifications. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. SECTION I. That Ordinance 12,700 establishing Article VI Sections 36-401 through 36-418, zoning plan for Central Little Rock Urban Renewal Project is repealed and deleted in its entirety from the Code of Ordinances. SECTION 2. That Section 36-2 Definitions in the Code of Ordinances be amended to add the following definitions: Drive Through - means an establishment which by design of physical facilities or by the type of service offered, the customer conducts business from a motor vehicle. Pedestrian `urban' oriented - means a development pattern designed at a human (pedestrian) scale and orientation. This includes provision of visual items of interest for the pedestrian - window displays, streetscape amenities. Build -to -line - means the line where the exterior fagade of a building is to be located excluding any projections. Commercial surface parking lot - means a surface parking lot, which has spaces for lease or sale on an hourly, daily, monthly or annual basis. Primary Streets - Center, Chester, th Main, Markham, 9 , State Streets. means Capitol Avenue, Broadway, Byrd, Commerce, Cross, Cumberland, Louisiana, Scott, 7th (west of Center) , Spring, and SECTION 3. That Article III Section 36-156. Height and Area Exceptions be amended changing 11R-4" to 11R -4A" in paragraph 2C. So that said paragraph would read: "Accessory buildings or structures in the R-1 through R -4A districts..." SECTION 4. That Article IV Section 36-176. Districts established of the Zone Ordinance be amended to add two new entries - "R -4A low density residential district" and "UU Urban Use District" SECTION 5. That Article V, Section 36-337. Districts of the Zone Ordinance be amended to add two new entries - "R -4A" Low Density Residential district and "W" Urban Use district. SECTION 6. That Article V, Division 6 Special Districts is amended to add the following sections and the serial renumbering of said division: SECTION . URBAN USE DISTRICT (a) General Purpose and Intent. The Urban Use district established by this chapter is designed to assure the continuation of development consistent with a traditional urban form. The Urban Use district is designed to help create a compact, dense, distinguishable core area. The district is established in order to provide for an urban form allowing mid -rise and high rise structures. This District is to provide for the office, civic and business core of the City. Structures within the Urban Use district are encouraged to provide multiple uses within the same structure. The ground or street level of structures should include street oriented activity and pedestrian amenities. The resulting area is to be pedestrian `urban' oriented. (b) Application of Regulations. The regulations of this District shall apply to new development, redevelopment, expansion of existing development or exterior modifications. Routine repairs and 2 maintenance shall not require compliance with this section. Except for construction of improvements in the public right-of-way required by the City, and redevelopment or expansion of existing development, all uses, structures or lots which existed on the effective date of this section which do not conform to the standards and guidelines in this section, shall be treated as nonconforming according to the provisions of Article III of this chapter. (c) Development Criteria. (1) Any lighting shall be placed so as to reflect away from adjacent residential structures. Fixtures adjacent to roadways shall be of a design that minimizes glare to the motoring public. No excessive or unusual noise, odor or vibration shall be emitted so that it constitutes a nuisance, which substantially exceeds that general level of noise, odor or vibration emitted by uses adjacent to or immediately surrounding the site. Such comparisons shall be made at the boundary of the site. (2) All trash receptacles and pickup shall be oriented away from a primary street side of the property and screened from the public right-of-way. Trash receptacles shall be placed adjacent to alleys if alleys are available. (3) No new drive-in or drive-through facilities may be visible or take directed access from a primary street. (4) Building materials. Fagade materials may be any standard material, except corrugated or ribbed materials. (5 ) Landscaping a_ All vehicular use areas shall be in compliance with chapter 15, article IV. K3 b. Street trees a minimum of 3" (inch) caliper shall be required (type of trees as listed in landscape ordinance). The trees shall be located a minimum of 2' - 0" off back of curb and shall be 30' -0" on center and no closer than 30'-0" to street intersection with a water source provided. The tree canopy shall be maintained at least 8 feet above the sidewalk. c. Unless otherwise approved, the planter well shall have placed at its base a six (6) inch thick section of approximately one (1) inch gravel with filter fabric laid on top to assist with drainage. (6) Sidewalks. a. Sidewalks shall consist of a minimum 5 foot concrete walk, excluding the first 2 feet from the curb. Sidewalks shall provide a minimum 7 foot horizontal clearance at a height of 4 feet from the ground. b. Sidewalk sales and daily display or vending that is stored inside the principal business building during closed business hours, may be allowed_ However, these activities shall not obstruct pedestrian movement, fire lanes, or areas designated for access by the physically impaired. (7) Building orientation. Buildings must be oriented to the street. The primary entrance of the building shall be at street level on the street at the sidewalk. Entrances shall be designed so that the door will not swing beyond the property line. (8) Street -level floor. The ground -level (street fronting) floor of non-residential structures shall have a minimum surface area of 60 percent transparent or window display. 4 If at least 50 percent of the street -level office and retail space has direct access to the street, the total building square footage may be increased with additional floor(s) at a rate of 2 square feet for each one square foot of leasable space directly accessible to the street. On the street level the maximum area of sign may also be doubled if the above requirement is met. (9) Projections (all requirements for a franchise remain in place). a. Objects shall not project from the building fagade over the public right- of-way except for awnings and balconies. b. Awnings shall not project more than 5'- 0" from the building fagade and have a minimum clearance of 8'-0" above the sidewalk. C. Balconies over the public right-of-way shall have a minimum clearance of 9'-0" above the sidewalk. The maximum projection shall be 4'-011. (10) Parking requirements. No off-street parking shall be required. a. Parking structures. Any parking structure with frontage along Capitol Avenue, Broadway, Chester, Main, Markham and 9`h Streets shall be required to have active uses other than parking (such as office, light retail, personal services and entertainment) or building fagade constructed to meet the standards of this section along the first floor of said frontage. b. Parking lots. Surface parking is to be located behind or adjacent to a structure, never between the building and abutting street. Within this district commercial surface parking lots added after adoption of 5 this ordinance shall require a conditional use review. (11) Signs. Off -premise, pole, and monument signs are not allowed; otherwise, permitted signs shall be as in Section 36-553 "Signs permitted in institutional and office zones" of the Zoning Ordinance. (d) Use Regulations (1) Permitted Uses. Uses permitted shall include all those allowed in the Residential Districts, Office Districts and Commercial Districts as `permitted uses', in Chapter 36. Except that, all uses must be inside or enclosed. (2) Conditional uses. Conditional uses shall include those allowed in the Light Industrial `I-2' District as `permitted uses', in Chapter 36. Except that all uses must be inside or enclosed. Other Conditional Uses - Commercial Surface Parking Lot (e) Height regulations. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of five (5) stories or 75 feet, whichever is less. Developments which provide a minimum 20 percent of the gross floor area for residential uses are entitled to add two stories to the structure. Any structure which is certified by CATA (Central Arkansas Transit Authority) as providing a portion of the structure for mass transit (such as a bus stop, etc.), is entitled to one bonus floor. All building height bonuses in this section are cumulative not to exceed fifteen (15) stories or 225 feet. For those structures within the area described as, .2nd Street south to 9th Street and Scott Street west to Broadway, the structural height shall not exceed that specified by the "Adams Field Airport Zoning Ordinance" (Little Rock Code of Ordinances 7-57) . 6 (f) Area regulations. (1) Front yard. No setback, zero (0) foot build - to -line (In no case may a structure be built in the right-of-way.) Along Capitol Avenue, west of Broadway Street and east of Scott Street, the front building line shall be 25 feet. Along Chester Street from I-630 to La Harpe Boulevard the front building line shall be 10 feet. In no case is the storage or parking of vehicles allowed in the front setback. (2) Rear yard. No setback required except where adjacent to lots containing single family detached structures. In this case the rear yard shall have a set back of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. (3) Side yard. No setback required except where adjacent to lots containing single family detached structures. In this case the side yards shall have a set back of not less than four (4) feet. SECTION R -4A LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (a) Purpose and intent. The purpose of the R -4A District is to protect existing developed residential neighborhoods. It is intended for single family use with conversions to two family units or the addition of accessory residential units. The R -4A district should be located in developed areas of the city with an environment suitable for moderate -density residential (use) and in established medium -density residential areas where densification may facilitate their continuation as desirable residential areas. Accessory uses, conditional uses and home occupations are permitted as long as they do not have objectionable characteristics, provided further that they otherwise conform to the provisions of this chapter. The district is intended to be an urban low to moderate -density residential area, where an occasional 7 nonresidential use adds to the overall character of the neighborhood. (b) Use Regulations. (1) Permitted uses. Permitted uses are single- family and two-family residences. (2) Other uses. Accessory, home occupation, temporary, special and conditional uses allowed within the R -4A low-density residential district shall be the same as those in the R-1, R-2, R-3 single-family districts. In addition any by -right uses within the C-1 neighborhood commercial district may be allowed as conditional uses in R -4A as specifically approved by the Planning Commission. These uses must follow the development criteria listed under C-1 neighborhood commercial and have a traditional design consistent with the neighborhood. (3) Within the area bounded by Capitol Avenue on the north, 9th Street on the south, I-30 on the east, and Cumberland Street on the west, in addition to the above uses, multi- family use, as defined by R-5 Urban residential district, shall be a permitted use. (c) Height regulations. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet. (d) Area regulations. (1) Front yard. There shall be a front yard setback having a depth of not less than fifteen (15) feet. If there is an adjacent structure which is closer than 15 feet, then the new structure may be built using the line of the pre-existing structure. In no case may a structure be built in the right- of-way. ight- of-way. 8 (2) Side yard. There shall be a side yard on each side of the building having a width of not less than ten (10) percent of the average width of the lot, not to exceed five (5) feet. (3) Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. (4) Lot area regulations. There shall be a lot area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet. In addition, there shall be a lot of width of not less than fifty (50) feet and a lot depth of not less than one hundred (100) feet. (5) Accessory structures and additions. Accessory structures or principal building additions of conventional on-site construction are permitted by right. SECTION 7. That Section 36-524 Exceptions/Modifications of the zoning ordinance is amended to add: (11) Developments within the Urban Use (UU) District shall provide land use buffers only where abutting single-family and duplex use or zoning. Street buffers shall not be required. Land Use buffer. All sites developed, modified or enlarged shall provide a land use buffer(s) as follows: 1. Side property lines at five (5) percent of the average width of the lot on both sides; 2. Rear property lines at five (5) percent of the average depth of the lot; 3. The minimum dimension shall be six (6) feet in all instances; 4. The maximum dimension required shall be forty (40) feet in all instances. SECTION 8. That the zone classification of the following properties be and are hereby changed, to Urban Use District, as indicated: Z-6730 - Described as Arkansas Federal Credit Union Addition; Clay's Subdivision; Worthen Subdivision; Signature 9 Subdivision; State House Plaza Addition; and Original City Blocks 6-10, 69-109, 112-131 (except lots 6; 8, S 1-!� of 9 Block 116), 133-136, 139-142, 174 (except lots 1,. 2, 10-12 block 174), 175-183, 188, 225-228, 248-263, 275-277, 289- 297, and 351-356 from "I-3" Heavy Industrial, "I-2" Light Industrial 11C-4" open Display Commercial, "C-3" General Commercial, "O-3" General Office, "O-1" Quiet Office, Urban Residence, "M" Metrocenter, "GB General Business "'INC" Neighborhood Commercial, and "PI" Public and Institutional to "UU" Urban Use District. Z-6731 - Described as Original City Blocks 13, 22, 67 (except lots 5, 6, 11, 12, East 50 feet of Lot 1 and 2, North 45 feet if East 50 feet Lot 3), 169, 195-196 (except lots 3-6 and East 65 feet lots 1 and 2 Block 195) from "GB" General Business and "HR" High -Density Residential to "UU" Urban Use District. Z-6732 - Described as Pope's Addition, Post Office Replat, Russell's Additions, Stevenson's Block 1, 3, 4 North '-t Trapnall Block in Stevenson's Addition; Johnson's Addition Blocks 1 and 2; Rectortown Addition Blocks 2, 3, 6-11, 14- 18; Masonic Addition Block 4 (except Lots 16-18); Woodruffs Addition Blocks 3-6, Block 11 Lots 1-6; and Original City Blocks 1-5, Block 25 (except Lots 7-8), Block 26-40 (except Lots 1-3, 10-12, West 125 feet of Lot 4 and West 125 feet of North log of Lot 5 Block 27), Block 41 Lots 1-4, 9-12, North 1-1 Lot 5 and North =i! Lot 8, Block 151 Lots 1 and 2 from "M" Metrocenter, "GB" General Business, "NC" Neighborhood Commercial, "HR" High -Density Residential and "PI" Public Institutional to "UU" Urban Use District. Z-6733 - Described as Mason Addition Block 5, 12-13 from "HDR" High Density Residential and "PI" Public and Institutional to "UU" Urban Use District. SECTION 9. That the zone classification of the following properties be and are hereby changed, to Low Density Residential (R -4A) as indicated: Z-6734 - Described as Stephenson's Addition (Block 2; South '-i Trapnall block in Stephensons, and Fowler Block in Stephenson's), Johnson's Addition (except Blocks 1 and 2), Original City Blocks 41 Lots 5-8, South 26� Lot 5 South 2-�. Lot 8, Lots 6-7, Blocks 42-44, 59-61, Block 25 Lots 7-8, Block 150 Lots 7-9, and Block 151 Lots 5-12 and Rectortown Addition Blocks 19 and 20; Woodruffs Addition Blocks 1, 2, Block 7 Lots 1-6, Block 8 Lots 1-4 from "GB" General 10 Business, "HR" High -Density Residential and "I-2" Light Industrial to "R -4A" Low Density Residential. Z-6735 - Described as Original City Blocks 24, 45-49, 54-58 (except Lots 7-8, South 1 -to Lot 9 Block 58), 61 from "HR" High -Density Residential and "MR" Medium -Density Residential to "R -4A" Low -Density Residential. SECTION 10. That the zone classification of the following properties be and are hereby changed, to Open Space (OS), as indicated. Z-6736 - Described as Original City Blocks 153-156 and City Park Addition of City of Little Rock (MacArthur Park) and located between 9t' Street and I-630 McAlmont and Commerce Streets from "PI" Public and Institutional to "OS" Open Space. Z-6737 - Described as Original City Block 182, 145, Pope's Addition Block A and a parcel of land situated in the NE 14 of Section 3, T -1-N, R -12-W, City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, including a portion of Block 34 and 35 of the Original City of Little Rock, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the NW corner of Block 35 of the Original City of Little Rock; thence North 45.75 feet to the SW corner of Block 182 of the Original City of Little Rock and a point on the north right-of-way line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of-way and the Point of Beginning; thence East 100 feet along the south line of said Block 182 and along said North right-of-way line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad to the SE corner of said Block 182 and the SW corner of Block 145 of the Original City of Little Rock; thence East approximately 23 feet along the South line of said Block 145 to a point 25 feet NW on a radial line from the centerline of an existing Missouri Pacific Railroad track; thence along a westerly line located 25 feet Northerly and parallel to an existing Missouri Pacific Railroad track, said line have the following approximate bounds; approximately 387 feet along a curve to the right having a radius of 262.94 feet, a 0 of 77°26' and a chord bearing S70°251W, 328.92 feet; W70052'W, 160 feet; 160 feet along a curve to the left having a radius of 435.28 feet and a ZS of 21006' and a chord bearing N800581W, 159.45 feet thence Northerly approximate 5 feet to the North right-of-way line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad; thence S87008130"E, 95 feet along said North right-of-way line; thence continuing along said North right- of-way line S86°31154"E, 330.73 feet; thence East 60 feet to 11 the Point of Beginning less and except dedicated street right-of-way included in this parcel. A parcel of land situated in the NW '4, Section 2, T -1-N, R -12-W, City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the SE corner of Lot 1 Block A in Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas; thence South, 60 feet along the Southerly extension of said Lot 1 Block A in Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock; then S86°2014011E along the North line of Blocks 2 and 3 in Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock and the North right-of-way line of Missouri Pacific Railroad approximately 500 feet to a point of intersection of said line with a line located 25 feet North of and parallel to the centerline of Missouri Pacific Railroad; thence Westerly along said line located 25 feet North of and parallel to Missouri Pacific Railroad centerline approximately 520 feet to the beginning of a curve on said railroad centerline; thence containing along said line located 25 feet North of and parallel to Missouri Pacific Railroad centerline along a curve to the right and Northerly approximately 380 feet to a point on the South line of Lot 3 Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock; thence Easterly along said South line of Lot 3 Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock approximately 49 feet to the West line of Lot 2 Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock; thence South along said West line of Lot 2 Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock approximately 12 feet; thence N83951146"W, 93.54 feet; thence South 18.00 feet to the South line of said Lot 2 Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock; thence West 207.00 feet along said South line of Block A of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock to the Point of Beginning. Commencing at the SW corner of Block 145 of the Original City of Little Rock; thence East along the South line of said Block 145 Original City of Little Rock approximately 85 feet to the point of intersection of said South line with a line located on the Easterly side and on a 25 foot offset to an existing railroad curving Southwesterly and the Point of Beginning; thence along said line located on the Easterly side and on a 25 foot offset and parallel to an existing railroad on a curve Southwesterly approximately 145 feet to the intersection of said line with a line located on the 12 Northerly side and on a 25 foot offset of an existing east - west railroad; thence Easterly along said line located on the Northerly side and on a 25 foot offset and parallel to an existing east -west railroad approximately 308 feet to the intersection of said line with a line located on the Westerly side and on a 25 foot offset and parallel to an existing railroad curving Southeasterly; thence Northwesterly along said line located on the Westerly side on a 25 foot offset and parallel to said existing railroad approximately 268 feet of the intersection of said line with a line located on the Easterly side on a 25 foot offset and parallel to a railroad curving Southwesterly; thence Southwesterly along said line located on the Easterly side on a 25 foot offset and parallel to said existing railroad curving Southwesterly approximately 75 feet to the Point of Beginning. Commencing at the NW corner of Block 35 of the Original City of Little Rock; thence West 60 feet to the NE corner of Block 34 of the Original City of Little Rock; thence North 45.75 feet to a point on the North right-of-way line of Missouri Pacific Railroad, said point being the Point of Beginning; thence along the North right-of-way line of Missouri Pacific Railroad N86°231154"W, 330.73 feet; thence continuing along said North right-of-way line, N87°08'30"W, 283.70 feet; thence continuing along said North right-of-way line, South 7.1 feet; thence continuing along said North right-of-way line along a curve to the right, said curve having a delta angle of 05'20103" and a chord bearing and distance of 84028128"W, 142.22 feet; thence North approximately 250 feet along the extension of the West right-of-way line of Main Street to the ordinary high water line on the right bank of the Arkansas River; thence Easterly along said ordinary high water line of the Arkansas River to a point on the Northerly extension of the West line of Block 182 of the Original City of Little Rock; thence Southerly along said West line of Block 182 approximately 265 feet; thence West 60 feet to the Point of Beginning. Beginning at the SE corner of Lot 1, Block A, Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas; thence North along the East line of said Lot 1, Block A, Pope's Addition extended Northerly to the ordinary high water line on the right bank of the Arkansas River approximately 268 feet; thence Easterly along said ordinary 13 high water line on the right bank of the Arkansas River approximately 720 feet to the intersection of the Westerly right-of-way line of Interstate Highway Route 30 with the ordinary high water line on the right bank of the Arkansas River; thence Southerly along the West right-of-way line of Interstate Highway Route 30 approximately 345 feet to the intersection of the West :eight -of -way line of said Interstate Route 30 with the Easterly extension of the North line of Block 3, Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; thence Westerly along the North line of Blocks 2 and 3 of Pope's Addition to the City of Little. Rock, Arkansas approximately 61.55 feet to the NE corner of Block 1 of Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; thence North approximately 60 feet to the SE corner of Block A, Pope's Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas and the Point of Beginning and containing approximately 5.7 acres, more or less. A parcel of land located in the fractional NE 14 of Section 3, T -1-N, R -12-W, said parcel also being located in the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the SE corner of Block 186 of the Original City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas; thence North 256.26 feet along the West right-of-way line all West right- of-way line extended of Spring Street to the intersection of said West line and the ordinary high water mark (approximately elevation 235.71 feet) on the right bank of the Arkansas River, said intersection being the point of beginning; thence back along said extended right-of-way line South 44.25 feet to a point on the North line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of-way; thence along said North railroad right-of-way line the following: S75009150"E, 66.71 feet; S70045152"E, 148.42 feet; S7001212011E, 118.87 feet; S6902715711E, 45.08 feet; N20032103"E, 1.08 feet; S7103012111E, 25.08 feet; S79025142"E, 6.33 feet; S6901913011E, 33.95 feet; S12056143"W, 11.0 feet; thence continuing along said North railroad right-of-way line, along a line parallel to and 23.5 feet to the North of the original centerline of the Missouri Pacific Main line railroad tracks, said North right-of-way line also being along arc of a curve to the left with a radius of 865.32 feet, for a distance of 249.12 feet, said arc having a chord bearing and distance of S85018109"E, 248.26 feet to a point; thence continuing 14 parallel to and 23.5 feet from said centerline and continuing along said North right -of --way line the following: N8602710011E, 10.00 feet; thence N0001213611E, 74.35 feet; thence S89047124"E, 101.38 feet; thence N00012136"E, 23.00 feet; thence N45°12'36"E, 61.63 feet; thence S89°47'24"E, 96.14 feet; thence S44°47124"E, 99.39 feet; thence S00°12'36"W, 80.00 feet to the North right-of-way line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad; thence along the arc of a curve to the right with a radius of 1,156.57 feet, and said arc having a chord bearing and distance of S8004913211E, 2.40 feet for 2.40 feet; thence S800461E, 64.16 feet; thence along the arc of a curve to the left with a radius of 1,518.36 feet, said arc having a chord bearing of S81°17'13"E, 27.58 feet for a distance of 27.58 feet to a point, said point being the intersection of said parallel line and the West right-of-way line extended of Main Street; thence along said West right-of-way line extended of Main Street N00°0612011E, 181.85 feet to a point on the ordinary high water mark (elevation 235.71± feet) on the right bank of the Arkansas River; thence Westerly along the ordinary high water line on the right bank of the Arkansas River to the Point of Beginning and containing 3.4 acres, more or less.) is rezoned from "PI" Public Institutional to "OS" Open Space. SECTION 11. That the items listed above shall take effect six months for the date of adoption. PAS SED : March 7, 2000 ATTEST: FIN APPROVED: 15 3151'?Ozo SLR adopts :new rules ..--, -off. zomng Dd"mtown area goes dram. 5 to 3 categories : BY rEMNIF'ER LIBERTO - } . ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT -GAZETTE :Little Rock's Board of Directors ! .unanimously approved an ordi- ria0e Tuesday establishing ym- 'formzoning regulations for the 'downtown area. _The ordinance rezones the. area south of the Arkansas River bounded by Crass, College and 15th streets frgm a nix of industrial, commercial, • r office, residential and park zones to three categories: urban use, low-den- gtyresidential and open space. Representatives from the com- munity, city staff, Planning Com= TYYi ion and the Downtown Part- nership have spent nearly 'two , years on the comprehensive rules, . which range from mandating that umings extend to the street to imiting buildings outside the sla- craper zone to siva floors. rThe skyscraper zone is bounded y Broadway, Second, Ninth and toff streets. "This is by no means perfect," azd Bob East in his last few hours 4s,president of the Downtown Part E. ersl•up, which had submitted ' endments to the ordinance to e Planning Commission last week T e.think this ordinance needs to e re#"i.ned as it goes along." e only board discussion about V�he ordinance came from Director hnnie Pugh who said she felt she t',was not involved enough in the Manning of the zoning ordinance, ?which affects her district other changes the Planning ,, ommission approved for the ur- ,Fban-use zone include the addition rof Ninth, Cumberland, Cross -and Byrd streets as "primary" streets in addition to streets already so desig ,nated: Capitol Avenue, Broadway, end Center, Chester, Commerce, Pain, Markham, Scott, Spring, State Tnd Seventh streets. The board passed all three read- Ings of the ordinance Tuesday nigh. '!: The ordinance will not take affect r six months to allow developers nib to make necessary adjustments. . *+ The next step for reshaping ' owntown is to create stricter de `' igri'regulations for each of the `six corridor streets: Capital Avenue,'. Broadway, Chester, Main, Markham'. and Ninth streets. . Zv ':CCS - p.�_ N Y �r�' = •s k C"" •,.. ', .R'+�: 'C�� {- : G'Cm ,cc_ U C6 L.' cu Cc, u ofd ami o o4 8 ri �_ ter0 PSas V;>m�°�a4+�n1,ai a o ya1 chi C su. ��++ i''0 p• 7.�L7U O O ro Vii; it;4• O . ate] -X} Si''�•ry • ,. M1 'C3� � ..y f MyOz O O+aiZ+'cit 0 '0 ca CI3.F7 5,� m dam' 0 opo U oy `"`ay.ot3o 0-0 y3cc y+svOi� m �-p 0 0- O d O i.. c.. C. U I La V3 0 a G g'CO p rs ., 0� rmi,Gq op, �� �cncs y d7 saw O B� "ai m ca oU O 0 raFia o•�ao C7 � ewe �`" ami 0 �tQ U2 >> Ca �-' O O +-' to �.., O O _z ,� bD aJ i -i t d '. � w O a) 0 0-0 ' O �Y. Qi y �'i b.0'O . 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Tenn., and paitland, Ore The commissioners' vote is a recommendation to the city board, which will likely take up the matter See pLANN1NG, Page 5B Planning * Continued from Page 1 B next month. As the plan stands, the rules wouldn't take effect until six months after approval by the city board to allow time for developers to make the necessary adjustments. The area affected stretches from the Arkansas River on the north to In- terstate 630 on the south and from Cross Street on the west to a few blocks past Interstate 30 on the east. The comprehensive new rules, in the works for years, range from mandat- ing that all buildings start 5 feet from the street to requiring that one-third of the ground -floor wall space on com- mercial buildings be made of glass. "It creates a district especially designed for downtown," Lawson said, '-and we never had that." The commissioners voted 10-0 with commissioner Rohn Muse ab- sent, to approve the new zoning rules and also voted 10-0 to approve a new land -use plan encompassing downtown west to the state Capitol. A land -rise plan is a vision for how an area should look, while zoning rules are the laws that mandate how and where buildings can be built. The Planning Commission does not have the authority to zone from Cross Street past the state Capitol because that area is the purview of the Capitol District Zoning Commis- sion, the state agency that controls development around the Capitol and the Governor's Mansion. The new zoning rules aim to ex- tend some of the charming charac- teristics of the River Market District throughout downtown, and city offi- cials want the new rules in place to facilitate a range of efforts focused on bringing morning -to -night activi- ties and residential living downtown. On Tuesday, the city board will vote on a resolution of support for a package of four initiatives: Downtown Little Rock -Framework for the Fu- ture; the Downtown Corridors Plan; the Six Bridges Framework Plan; and the Capitol Zoning District's Capitol Area Framework Master Plan. Despite their different focuses, the plans all support pedestrian -friendly; mixed-use environments where the different pursuits of work, play and home can co -exist in harmony. Provisions of the proposed "ur- ban use" zone, a classification not found elsewhere in the city, include: ® Mandating that buildings face the street and have their entrances at street level on the sidewalk. Buildings would also be required to be built five feet from the street. Current regulations vary. In the in- dustrial zone west of Broadway, buildings must be set back at least 35 feet from the street. 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But under the new rules, de- velopers could build taller build- ings outside the skyscraper area if they give something in exchange: ® Developers who pledge to de- vote 20 percent of their building's floor area to residential use would get two extra stories. m Developers who provide part of their building for a mass -transit use, such as a bus stop, would get one extra store. © Developers who devote 50 per- cent of their ground -floor space to retail or office space directly ac- cessible from the street would get to add 2 square feet of floor space to their building for every square foot of space used for retail or street -accessible office space. 9 Developers of a building with a parking deck would get to Odd an extra story to their building if the parking deck is built with office or retail space on the ground level. "For Little Rock, this is the first attempt to try to use incentives in- stead of using the traditional method of saying, 'You've got to do it,'" said Planning Manager Walter Malone. Incentives have been suc- cessful in other cities, he said. The regulations would take ef- fect six months after approval by the city board and would not apply to existing or already approved structures. They would go hand in hand with the package of four down- town -vision plans the city board discussed Tuesday night: Down- town Little Rock -Framework for the Future; the Downtown Corri- dors Plan; the Six Bridges Frame- work Plan; and the Capitol Area Framework blaster Plan. The four plans -focus on different areas of downtown with the goal of creat- ing pedestrian -friendly develop- ment. The area affected by the new zoning stretches from the Arkan- sas River on the north to Inter- state 630 on the south and from Cross Street on the west to a few blocks past Interstate 30 on the east. The skyscraper area is a rec- tangle from Second Street on the north to Ninth Street on the south and from Broadway on the west to Scott Street on the east, with an extension west to Gaines Street between Fourth and Sixth streets. Besides the height incentives, the "urban use" classification in- cludes a host of new regulations. They include a mandate that all buildings start five feet from the right of way and a requirement that one-third of the ground -floor wall' space on commercial build- ings be made of glass. Even if the rules are approved by the city board, developers could get around them by applying for a variance from the Board of Adjustment, which annually grants some 100 exceptions to city zoning regulations, including the one based on the FAA require- ment. Many existing downtown build- ings were built with variances, in- cluding the 40 -story TCBY tower and the 30 -story Regions Bank building across the street. The de- velopers of the Acxiom building planned for Third and Sherman streets got a variance from exist- ing zoning rules to build up to 17 stories and would not be affected by the new rules, since the plans are already approved. By imposing a height limit of 45 feet throughout most of the down- town area, with buildings allowed to be three times that tall if incen- tives are taken, city planners say they are offering developers more flexibility in some parts of down- town than current zoning regula- tions do. Some areas east of Interstate 30 are now zoned industrial, a classi- fication which allows heights up to 60 feet. But because of the limited uses allowed in industrial zones, those 60 feet would mostly be used by smokestacks, and, moreover, ■ • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1999 * - 9,9 most of downtown's industrial area is now reserved for the Clin- ton presidential library. In most other parts of down- town, buildings are not now al- lowed to be over 45 feet tall. The area of downtown west of Broadway is zoned mostly light in- dustrial and commercial. The height limit in light industrial is 45 feet and the limit in commercial is 35 feet. Most buildings in what would become the skyscraper district are allowed a "floor area ratio" of 15, meaning developers are al- lowed 15 square feet of floor space in their building for every 1 square foot of land their building sits on. That means that if a developer owned 5 square feet of land and wanted to cover all of it with a building, the building could be 15 stories tall, with each story having 5 square feet of floor space. If a developer owned 5 square feet of land and wanted to build on only 1 square foot of it, his building could be 75 stories high, with each story having 1 square foot of floor space. Part of the area just west of In- terstate 30 is zoned high-density residential, and a "floor area ra- tio" of 2.3 is allowed. Other parts are zoned general business, with a "floor area ratio" of 5. Just east of Interstate 30 is an area of two-fam- ily zoning, where buildings are al- lowed to be 35 feet tall. The new zoning regulations would preserve the residential area around MacArthur Park by creating another new zoning clas- sification for it, "low-density resi- dential." "Low-density residential" is dif- ferent from residential zoning classifications in other parts of the city because it allows small com- mercial and multifamily develop- ments as conditional uses. That means developers wanting to es- tablish a small commercial enter- prise or a multifamily develop- ment could get a conditional -use permit from the Planning Commis- sion rather than having to go, be- fore the city board to get the prop- erty rezoned. Under the new rules, MacArthur Park and Riverfront Park would be classified "open space," as opposed to "public in- dustrial," the classification now in place. The "open space" classifi- cation is more restrictive to en- sure that the areas are preserved as parks. Under the new rules, buildings in the "urban use" areas would all be required to start five feet back from the right of way. Currently buildings in the light industrial area west of Broadway have a front setback of 50 feet, while most buildings east of Broadway do not have to be set back at all from the right-of-way. The new zoning regu- lations were developed over the past year by a committee made up of three planning commissioners, three property owners and three representatives of downtown asso- ciations.