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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCover Letter 101823C iaer.�r Ve? 44tic... A CIGAR & WHISKEY DESTINATION Attention: Little Rock City Planning Subject: New Zoning Request for 1315 Breckenridge Dr Property Owner: 1315 Breckenridge LLC Current Tenant of Subject Property: Cigar Republic From: Joe Miller Owner of Cigar Republic Owner of 1315 Breckenridge LLC City Planning Committee, off- 1 64`` I am requesting a zoning change so that I may add a 36 ft wide digital Billboard on the Southwest corner of my property. This billboard will be angled to face the McDonalds across the street as well as the Breckenridge Shopping area that houses Tropical Smoothie and Mt Fuji Restaurant. I am also requesting a variance because the distance from this location to the nearest billboard (east down Rodney Parham) is 800 ft and not the full 1,000 ft. Here are some key aspects of my proposal/request: 1. This is a 1-sided billboard so no lighting will face the residential area located behind me (to the northeast of me). The main viewing of my sign will be as you crest the 430 Bridge on Rodney Parham (eastbound) and heading through the Breckenridge Dr intersection. 2. With the tornado on March 31' devastating our area, this Digital Billboard will serve my local community. I will focus on advertisers located in the ravaged Breckenridge Shopping Center as well as the destroyed Kroger Shopping Center. There are many businesses in this are not visible to Rodney Parham and I feel they will welcome the opportunity to advertise on a sign located on my property. I will even offer these local businesses a discount and hope the majority of my advertisers come from my neighboring businesses. 3. Cigar Republic has been a good neighbor. Ever since my 2018 zoning request to become a Private Club, all we have done is invest over $1.7m in the property & business to greatly enhance the visual entrance to the Colony West area. We have never had any noise complaints, we have never had any DUI's associated with our Liquor License patrons, we have paid in over $810,000 in collected taxes to the city, county and state, and we are current will all property taxes. 4. As you are aware, there was a recent large investment in Breckenridge Shopping Center and it is currently being redeveloped. Cigar Republic started this revitalization of the area and it will soon become a much more major economic area for the city and we led this movement. The area was tired and old and will soon become new and awesome. 5. As for the location of the sign pole itself, there is an easement on the southside of my property for gas & water lines. We had to dig up that area and replace the ground gas line after the tornado, so we know exactly where this gas line and water line run. The base will be at a minimum of 10 ft, from these lines. I have photos of where we dug up these lines and I will forward them to you if you need them. Also, the sign will not cross over the fence. In fact the signs angle will put it no closer than 6 feet from the property line so not to affect the Regions Bank property line directly behind me. Thank you for your attention and help with my application. I am available to answer any other questions you may have. I respectfully request that you recommend my proposal to the City Council. Sincerely, FF11V11V .1 � v �� Joe Miller 1315 Breckenridge LLC Cigar Republic (Breckenridge Cigar Club LLC).