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2024.03.18
City of Little Rock
Board of Adjustment
Attn: Brad Jordan
723 W Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
RE: BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT VARIANCE REQUEST AND APPLICATION
Mr. Jordan,
Rogue Architecture has been engaged by the Property Owners of 11780 Rivercrest Drive in the Walton
Heights neighborhood of West Little Rock in an effort to apply for a variance to the front yard setback
provisions of the Little Rock Zoning Ordinance, Section 36-254 (d) requiring a minimum of 25 feet for the front
yard setback.
The Walton Heights neighborhood along Rivercrest Drive consists of two rows of homes - those with a valley
view and those with a river view. Valley view homes on the south side of Rivercrest Drive carry in lot
configuration from those that are relatively flat or slightly sloping to those with more aggressive slopes. The
homes on the north side of Rivercrest Drive, however, are almost all exclusively built on a very steep slope
and as such are very difficult to renovate and/or add on to within the required setbacks outlined in the
referenced zoning ordinance.
In light of this we are requesting a variance from the required 25 foot front yard setback to allow for a 10 foot
front yard set back. This variance will allow our client to capture the existing 2 car garage as living space and
construct a covered carport and small living space addition within the required setback without the
burdensome cost of adding on to the rear which would require 3 stories worth of construction of considerable
expense.
The carport will be covered with a solid roof, however the screen walls will be transparent constructed of
wood slats to allow visibility for neighbors as well as cars driving east and west along Rivercrest Drive, and
the small front addition will allow for a 20 foot setback from the property line which is in keeping with the
prevailing development pattern in the neighborhood. Additionally Rivercrest Drive already sits approximately
10 feet from the property line giving the appearance of a much larger setback than what is required.
If Staff or the Commissioners have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to our office anytime.
We appreciate your time and consideration of this matter.
Russell, AIA,
Architect
Rogub�Architecture, PLLC
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