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Department of Planning and Development
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501)371-4790 Fax: (501)371-4546
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Mr. Tom Fennell File No: Z-10033
100 River Bluff Drive, Suite 320 Location: 5607 Hawthorne Road
Little Rock AR 72202 Issue: Rear Yard Setback
Date: September 20, 2024
Dear Mr. Fennell
This is to advise you that in connection with your application, File No. _Z-10033_, the following action
was taken by the Board of Adjustment at its meeting on September 19, 2024_:
(a) ____X__ Approved the application as filed.
(b) Approved the application with conditions.
(c) ________ Denied the application.
(d) ________ Deferred the application to the ________ meeting.
(e) ________ Withdrew the application.
(f) ________ See attached Board of Adjustment minute record for conditions.
(g) ________ Other: ______________________________________________________________
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If a variance application is approved by the Board of Adjustment, all permits necessary for the initiation of
work shall be obtained within two (2) years from the date of approval, unless an extension of time is granted
by the Board. Otherwise, the Board’s approval of the application shall be considered void.
According to the City’s Zoning Ordinance Section 36-70:
“Appeals from the decision of the Board of Adjustment shall be filed with the appropriate court of
jurisdiction. This filing must occur within thirty (30) calendar days of the action by the Board of
Adjustment.”
If you have questions, please call me at (501) 371-6821.
Sincerely,
_____________________________________________
Romie G. Price, Plans Development Administrator
RGP/aa
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
ITEM NO.: 7 Z-10033
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File No.: Z-10033
Owners: Alan and Ann Tedford
Applicant: Tom Fennell, Fennell Purifoy Architects
Address: 5607 Hawthorne Road
Legal Description: Lot 21 and 22, Forest Heights Addition to the City of Little
Rock
Current Zoning: R-2
Present Use: Single Family Residential
Proposed Use: Single Family Residential
Variance(s) Requested: Variances are requested from the area provisions of Section
36-254 (d)(3) to allow a new residence with reduced rear yard
setback.
Justification: The applicant’s justification is presented in an attached letter.
STAFF REPORT:
A. Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments:
No comments.
B. Landscape and Buffer Comments:
In October 2020 the City adopted the “Heights Landscape Design Overlay District,”
requiring installation of one (1) tree per forty (40) linear feet of street frontage within
the Heights District boundary, applicable to [among other types] residential
construction in excess of 600 square feet.
C. Building Codes Comments:
No Comments.
D. Analysis:
The property located at 5607 Hawthorne Road is currently occupied by a two-story
wood frame single family residence which is to be removed. The property has a
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
ITEM NO.: 7 Z-10033
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5-foot easement bordering the south and east property lines along with an access
drive that extends west from the existing carport connecting to Forest Heights
Drive
The applicant proposes to demolish the existing dwelling and construct a new
5,000 square-foot residence with an enclosed walkway connecting to a new
garage structure at the southwest corner of the property. The proposed garage
structure will be single-story in height and will be located 7-feet from the south
(rear) property line, and 15-feet from the west side property line. The structure
connection extends the primary residence into the rear yard setback
approximately18-feet.
Section 36-254(d)(3) requires a minimum rear yard setback of 25 feet in the R-2
District. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow a reduction of
the rear yard setback from 25-feet to no less than 7-feet.
Staff is supportive of the requested variance. Staff views the request as
reasonable and believes it is generally in conformance with the development
pattern in the neighborhood and nearby area, nor should it have an adverse impact
on the surrounding properties.
E. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested rear yard variance, subject to the
descriptions and any conditions in the “staff analysis,” and the following conditions:
1. A building permit being obtained for all construction.
2. Install trees, if deemed applicable at the time of building permit, in
accordance with the Heights Design Overlay District requirements.
Board of Adjustment (SEPTEMBER 19, 2024)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the
application to the Board and state it recommended the reduced rear yard setback
variance be approved as per staff report. There was a consent motion to approve the
application. The motion was seconded. The application was approved on consent. The
vote was 3 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent.