HomeMy WebLinkAboutCover LetterTHOMAS ENGINEERING COMPANY
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3810 LOOKOUT RD NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72116 (501)753-4463
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
June 17, 2025
Mr. Romie Price
Plans Development Administrator
City of Little Rock Planning and Development
723 W. Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201-1334
RE: 1714 N Palm Street
Side Yard Setback Variance
Mr Price:
Please accept this letter to serve as our application for a side yard setback variance at 1714 N. Palm Street
Little Rock, Arkansas. We wish to be placed on the August 21st, 2025 Board of Adjustment's agenda.
The owners wish to construct an addition to the side and rear of the existing house. The rear addition will be
a covered outdoor living space (denoted in purple on site plan). The side addition will first demolish the
existing garage for a new 2-storey garage and bedroom addition (denoted in pink on the site plan). The side
addition will encroach into the side setback of 10% or 10 feet. At it's closest point, the side addition is
proposed to be 5'-6" from the side lot line. Because of this, we are requesting a variance of the side setback
line to allow for the home side addition. Allowing this requested side setback variance will keep with the
overall layout of the residential lot. Whereas an expansion to the north will be closer to the busy traffic and
noise of Cantrell Road and expansion to the rear/ west will encroach into the existing pool. Also, in the spirit
of the Heights Landscape Overlay District, all efforts will be made to preserve a large tree in the NW corner of
the back yard.
Attached with this letter are the following documents:
1. Survey of property showing existing conditions.
2. Survey of property showing the proposed improvements.
3. Architectural renderings.
4. Application for Zoning Variance form
S. Agent Affidavit
Please feel free to contact me with any questions
Sincerely,
Thomas R. Pownall, P.E.
Vice President