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Home My WebLink AboutcorrespondenceCity of Little Rock @ Department of Housing & Neighborhood Programs 500 West Markham Street Suite 120 West Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone 501-371-6825, Fax 501-399-3461 September 4, 2003 Mr. Jim Barre' C/o Bartom Company 23 Ridgeview Drive Little Rock, AR 72227 RE: 607 & 612.East 7ch and 615, 619 & 623 East Sherman Dear Mr. Barre' This letter is to inform you that the referenced addresses are located within the MacArthur Park Historic District and the recently modified porch roof work is out of compliance with the District's regulations. MacArthur Park Historic District is a local ordinance district and all exterior changes must obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness before the construction can take place. Our records indicate that the porch roof work at the above addresses does not have the necessary Certificate of Appropriateness. Please contact this office to determine what steps will need to be taken to correct this oversight. Ownership information was obtained through the Pulaski County tax records. Thank you i e for your ation with this matter. Sincere , Andr6 Bernard Housing Administrative Coordinator Date Contacted by Applicant � -03 � J� 9 -1Q-03 4 yo0�^- Applicant address 40 COA application forwarded to applicant by Date Mail Fax Hand Date Application received from applicant Set of drawings present (8) copies of drawings present Letter of application with description of work and materials Category I (Administrative Approval required) Category II (COA required, no notice or public hearing) Category III (COA required, notice and public hearing required) Category IV (COA required, notice and public hearing required) Date Ad appeared Date notices mailed to property owners Was sign posted on property? Proof of mailing present. Certified list of property owners Copy of public hearing notice Pictures taken of property Debra K. Weldon Deputy City Attorney OFFICE OF THE CITY ATT"r 500 West Markham, Ste. 310 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 March 4, 2004 CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED (No. 7000 0600 0026 7732 5601) James Barre' Bartom Company 23 Ridgeview Drive Little Rock, Arkansas 72227 RE: Failure to Obtain Certificate of Appropriateness/ Apartments located at Sherman and East 7th Dear Mr. Barre': ) 371-4527 ) 371-4675 This office received information that the exterior of the above noted historic district property was recently altered without plan review or approval by the MacArthur Park Historic District Commission. It is my understanding that, as the current owner of this property, you were notified of your noncompliance by letter dated September 4, 2003 from Little Rock Housing Administrative Coordinator Andre Bernard and that you have contacted Mr. Bernard but have not yet submitted ' an application in order to correct this oversight. Please be advised that, by authority of Arkansas statute, no building or structure shall be erected, altered, restored, moved or demolished within an historic district until after an application for a certificate of appropriateness as to exterior architectural features has been submitted to and approved by the Historic District Commission. Arkansas Code Section 14-172-208. Each day that a violation continues to exist constitutes a separate offense. Arkansas Code Section 14-172-204. By ordinance now codified at Little Rock Revised Code Sections 23-129 though 23-133, the Little Rock Board of Directors adopted these statutory provisions for the purpose of enforcement within the MacArthur Park Historic District. Jm BARRE, MARCH 4, 2004 PAGE 2 This letter is submitted as formal notice that you are in violation of Little Rock Revised Code Section 23-132 for failure to obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness. I encourage you to contact Andre Bernard in order to schedule a hearing before the Historic District Commission so that the exterior changes to your property can be approved or, if necessary, modified. I have not received any information indicating that the exterior changes to these buildings are in conflict with the Historic District Guidelines. (See enclosed manual.) We will allow you a courtesy period of thirty (30) days from the date of this letter to submit an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness before enforcement action is taken. If you have any questions about this matter of noncompliance, please contact me or have your attorney contact me as soon as possible. Sincerely, Thomas M. Carpenter City Attorney --L 0- By. Debra K. Weldon Deputy City Attorney encls cc: Tony Bozynski Director, Housing and Neighborhood Programs Andre Bernard Housing Administrative Coordinator Little Rock Historic District Commission 00 '00 00:00 TO 5013714873 FROM T-035 Elmseaurt Apartments 23 Ridgeview Drive, Little Rock, ,AR 72227 .501-225-6 545 Cell 25i 3/31/04 Andr6 Bernard Housing Administrator Coordinator o,ity I IQII Little Rock, AR 72201 RE: New Porch Roofs: 608-612 E 7th St.; 615-619-623 Sherman St Dear Mr. Bernard; The property referenced consists of three buildings with 5 entrances and were built in with flat roofs. We recently built over each existing roof with a hip roof to match the pitch of the main building roof. The material used is standing seam copper. This work constitutes the extent of the improvements relative to this application except that new landscaping at the front of the buildings has been provided and a concealed saturation sprinkling system has been installed, There is no visual evidence of a sprinkler system. These apartments were built by my father in 1940 and have remained in the family ever since. Sincerely, 4.ames Barr6 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BETOR1? THI' ITI"ITT, ROCI{ HISTORIC DIS'I'RICI' COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE -OF APPROPRIATENESS TO OWNERS OF LAND LYING WITHIN 150 FEET OF SURIEC r PROPERTY LOCATED AT Address; 1 ST ('0.1`v M a.4 S General Location: C4C `� r✓_M'�'u S- � Owned by: .s.[AAAP—, T�� Z � 7. ��'1�7� NOTICE, IS HERI?13Y GIVEN `I'HA'I' Sul application for a Certificate ol'Appropl-iatcness on the above (lescribecl property requesting the following changes: < H A)Q (a = 1;0 2.0 W has been filed witll the Department of'Housing & Neighborhood Programs. A public hearing on said application will be held by the Historic District Commission in the: Sister Cities Conf*crence Room UY Hall 500 W. Marltll:ltn Street otl at 5:00 p.m. ALI. PARTIES IN INTEREST MAY APPEM and be heard at said tinic and place or lllay not1k, the Little Rock Historic Distl-ict Collunission of'tlieir vicivs on this platter by letter. All persons Interested ill, this 1.c(Iltcst arc invited to call of visit the Department of Housln„ & Neighborhood Programs to review the application ivitll Copuilissioll stall. * * * * r * * * * * * * r * * * * ! * * * * R * * * * a * * * * a + * * a a + + # a a ► a i * a * r * # * * * * a * * * k * + * + + * a + * a * + a a a r a AFFIDAVIT I hereby certily that I have notified all the properly owners of record within 150 lest of the above described property, that suhject property is being considered -for a Certificate of Appropriateness and that a Public Hearing will be licld before the Little Rock Historic District Commission at the time and place described. Little Rack Historic District Colnlnission ♦ Department of Housing and Neighborhood Programs 500 W. Markham Street, U 120W ♦ Little Rock, All 72201 ♦ Phone: 501-91$ :53:30 ♦ Fax: 501-371-4873 UK 7 LENDERS TITLE C O M P A N Y March 18, 2004 File No. 24-13029W THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF ALL OWNERS OF PROPERTY LYING WITHIN 150 FEET OF: Lots 4, 5 and 6, Block 2, Stevenson Addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas LEGAL DESCRIPTION STEVENSON'S ADDITION Part of Lots 1,2 & 3 Block 2 Part of Lots 7,8 & 9 Block 2 Part of Lots 10,11 & 12 Block 2 Part of Lots 7 & 8, Block 2 Part of Lot 7, Block 2 Continued OWNER/ ADDRESS Larry R. & Jane C. Wells 605 E. 6 h St. -Apt. A Little Rock, AR 72202-2528 Larry R: & Jane C. Wells 605 E. 6"i St. -Apt. A Little Rock, AR 72202-2528 Larry R. & Jane C. Wells 605 E. 6"' St. -Apt. A Little Rock, AR 72202-2528 Aaron N. & Lori A. Crawford 620 Ferry St. Little Rock, AR 72202 Robert L. Roddey 624 Ferry St. Little Rock, AR 72202-2535 P.O. Box 8703 • 8114 Cantrell • Suite 150 • Little Rock, AR 72217 • 501-224-7676 • Fax 501-227-8076 or 501-227-5199 Part of Lots 8 & 9 Block 2 Part of Lot 9, Block 2 Part of Lots 10,11 & 12 Block 2 Part of Fowler Block of Stevenson's Addition aka Part of Block 5 Part of Fowler Block of Stevenson's Addition aka Part of Block 5 Part of Fowler Block of Stevenson's Addition aka Part of Block 5 JOHNSON'S ADDITION Part of Lot 3, Block 3 aka as Block 3 Continued Page 2 Jana L Fritz 618 Ferry St. Little Rock, AR 72201 Janean M. Hennessy 616 Ferry St. Little Rock, AR 72202-2535 City of Little Rock 500 W. Markham Rm 338 Little Rock, AR 72202 William E. & Joanna S. Davis 523 W. 6"' St. Little Rock, AR 72202 Catherine Lyon 521 E. 6t' Little Rock, AR 72202-2526 Penzel Place Partnership 518 E. 7`" St. Little Rock, AR 72202-2549 Kramer School Artloft LTD PTN 715 Sherman St. Little Rock, AR 72202 Part of Lot 6, Block 4 aka Part of Lot 1, Block 3 Part of E 1/2, Lot 5, Block 4 aka part of Lot 2, Block 3 Page 3 James E. & Karmen Williams 517 E. 71 St. Little Rock, AR 72202-2514 James H. & Deborah S. Best 523 E. 70' St. Little Rock, AR 72202-2514 We have searched the records of the Circuit Clerk of Pulaski County, Arkansas, and the names above represent the current owners of record as of February 9, 2004 at 7:00 A.M. The addresses shown are taken from current directories and tax records. We do not certify as to the validity of title as to the accuracy of said addresses. Our liability is limited to the amount paid for the service. LENDERS TITLE COMPANY Roxie E. Boyette Title Examiner Lenders Title Company Roxie E. Boyette License No. IA82 License No. SA82-06