HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOD Staff Report 011024OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
NOVEMBER 21, 2023 AGENDA
Subject
An Ordinance approving
a Planned Zoning
Development titled Hold
Fast Homes STR-2 — PD-C
(Z-9832) located at
2608 W. 6th Street.
Submitted by:
Department of Planning and
Development
SYNOPSIS
FISCAL IMPACT
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUND
Action Required
� Ordinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Approved By
Emily Cox
Interim City Manager
The applicant proposes to rezone the 0.15 acre
property from "R-3" Single Family District to "PD-C" to
allow use of the property as Short -Term Rental (STR-2).
I None
Approval of the Ordinance.
The applicant proposes to rezone 0.15-acre property located
at 2608 West 6th Street from R-3 to PD-C to allow use of
the property as Short -Term Rental with a maximum stay of
twenty-nine (29) days. The owner will not reside in the
residence. The entire structure will be rented as one (1)
unit.
The property contains an existing wood frame structure.
The unit has a concrete driveway that can accommodate
several cars. The property is surrounded by R-3 and R-4
zoning. The Future Land Use Map shows a large area of
Residential Low Density (RL).
BACKGROUND
CONTINUED
On June 20, 2023 the City Board of Directors passed an
ordinance regulating short-term rentals within the City of
Little Rock. The new ordinance establishes "development
standards" for short-term rentals. If approved, the applicant
must comply with the newly established development
standards, in addition to all other requirements of the new
ordinance.
On October 12, 2023, the Planning Commission voted
7 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent and 2 open positions, as part of the
Consent Agenda, to approve the PD-C rezoning. There
were no objectors present.
All owners of property located within 300 feet of the site
and all neighborhood associations registered with The City
of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing.
Please see the attached Planning Commission minute
record for the complete staff analysis.
Currently the City of Little Rock Department of Planning
and Development has 30 short-term rentals (STR-1 and
STR-2) listed within the database for approved short-term
rentals in the City of Little Rock. The City's new short-
term rental ordinance allows a maximum of 500 short-term
rentals within the corporate boundary of the City of Little
Rock.
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1 ORDINANCE NO.
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3 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PLANNED ZONING
4 DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHING A PLANNED DISTRICT
5 — COMMERCIAL TITLED HOLD FAST HOMES STR-2 — PD-C,
6 LOCATED AT 2608 W. 6TH STREET (Z-9832), CITY OF LITTLE
7 ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, AMENDING THE
8 OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK;
9 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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11 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
12 ROCK, ARKANSAS.
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14 SECTION 1. That the zoning classification of the following described property be
15 changed from R-3, Single Family Residential District, to PD-C, Planned District —
16 Commercial:
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18 Z-9832 — Described as Lot 10, Block 2, Ferndale Addition to the City of
19 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
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21 SECTION 2. That the preliminary site development plan/plat be approved as
22 recommended by the Little Rock Planning Commission.
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24 SECTION 3. That the change in zoning classification contemplated for Hold Fast
25 Homes STR-2 — PD-C, located at 2608 W. 6th Street (Z-9832) is conditioned upon obtaining
26 final plan approval within the time specified by Chapter 36, Article VII, Section
27 36-454 (e) of the Code of Ordinances.
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29 SECTION 4. That this Ordinance shall not take effect and be in full force until the
30 final plan approval.
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SECTION 5. That the map referred to in Chapter 36 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and designated district map be and is hereby amended to the
extent and in the respects necessary to affect and designate the change provided for in
Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 6. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item,
sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the
ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged
invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the ordinance.
SECTION 7. RepealeiL All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same
that are inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of
such inconsistency.
PASSED:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
APPROVED:
Mayor
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