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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupport Letter 031924Hope, O'Dwyer, Wilson & Arnold, P.A. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 211 SPRING STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201 (501) 372-4144 Facsimile (501) 372-7480 www.hope-IgMers.com RONALD A. HOPE KEVIN M. O'DWYER TERRY L. MATHEWS RALPH "WIN" WILSON III CHRISTOPHER B. ARNOLD Direct Dial: (501) 313-4204 Email: wwilson&hope-lawyers.com February 20, 2024 Department of Planning and Development City of Little Rock, Arkansas 723 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 WILLIAM H. TRICE III (1946-2014) RE: Cover Letter for Conditional Use Permit for Little Rock Compassion Center, Inc. Property Address: 3815 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR 72204 To Whom it May Concern: Enclosed please find an Application for a Conditional Use Permit on behalf of the Little Rock Compassion Center, Inc. This application involves a building located at 3815 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR 72204 that previously house the Arkansas Geological Survey, which has been relocated, and was used as an office building. The Little Rock Compassion Center purchased the property in February 2023. The intent for the conditional use permit is for the building and property to operate as transitional housing for homeless, transient, displaced and disadvantaged persons in the Little Rock area. The Little Rock Compassion Center currently owns shelters and facilities adjacent to this property at 3618 W. Roosevelt Road and 3821 W. Roosevelt Road. The Little Rock Compassion Center intends to use this property to increase its capacity to house certain individuals as transitional housing. The Little Rock Compassion Center is a faith -based non-profit organization and has provided services in the Little Rock area for over twenty (25) years and has operated its main shelter location for approximately twenty (20) years since its purchase of that building from The Salvation Army. The property is to be used as transitional housing as well as to provide meals and will house families. The Little Rock Compassion Center will also offer classes on life skills such as home economics, job skills, budgeting, parenting and bible studies on the premises. It is estimated to house 75 beds in approximately 30 rooms. The building will be staffed twenty-four hours a day and all doors in the building will have locking systems in place as well as a metal detector and camera system for security. Signage for the facility will be placed along Roosevelt Road and on the building. Signs inside the building will include smoking and emergency exits. All rooms inside the building will be numbered. A dumpster is already located and in place at the back of the building. A driveway from Roosevelt Road is already in place and the building will have approximately 60 parking spaces. VSC has been contacted regarding necessary fire and sprinkler systems. The Little Rock Compassion Center provides information to persons for service providers and is able to provide and assist with transportation if needed. In connection with its current services at its other locations, the Little Rock Compassion Center already works with and helps with most service providers. I am the acting agent on behalf of the Little Rock Compassion Center for its conditional use application and provided with this application is an Affidavit to that effect. Additionally, pursuant to the application instructions, provided herein please find the 1) Application for Conditional Use Permit, 2) Conditional Use Permit Street Right -of -Way Dedication Agreement, 3) two (2) copies of a survey of the property, two (2) copies of a site plan of the property with the existing buildings, and 5) the filing fee for the application. The Little Rock Compassion Center has contacted the Pulaski County Circuit Clerk's office to verify if this property is located in a subdivision with a bill of assurance. Upon the information received from the Circuit Clerk's office, there is no bill of assurance related to the property pertaining to this application. I respectfully ask that the Planning Commission schedule this application for a meeting as soon as possible. To comply with the notice requirements, the Little Rock Compassion Center has already received information from a title company of property owners situated within 200 feet of the property and we are prepared to send the notice to those owners upon scheduling of the time, place and date of public hearing. In the event you need any additional information related to this application, you are welcome to contact me at your convenience. Thank you for your attention and consideration of this application. Sincerely, HOPE, O'DWYER, WILSON & ARNOLD, P.A. Ralph "Win" Wilson, III RWW/vj Permit Application Enclosed cc: The Little Rock Compassion Center (w/permit application) (via email)