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August 7, 2008
Scott Manuel
PO Box 2202
Little Rock, AR 72203
Dear Mr. Manuel,
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501) 371-4790 Fax: (501) 399-3435
Certified mail: 7001 2510 0007 6637 1813
Return receipt requested
The tax assessor of Pulaski County shows you as the owner of W100' OF lot 6, block 45 of the
Original City of Little Rock known as 1023 Cumberland Street. This property is within the
MacArthur Park Local Ordinance Historic District and is subject to all rules and regulations of
that district.
Recently, this office received a comment about the painting of the foundation and retaining wall
at your residence. I visited the site today and it appears that the wall and foundation had been
previously painted. This commission does not approve paint colors on surfaces that have been
previously painted. This is not an enforcement issue.
However, while I there today, I noticed that two light fixtures had been installed on the front
porch. State law provides for review of such by the Historic District Commission. Please accept
this letter as formal notice that construction activity at 1023 Cumberland Street was also carried
out in violation of state law requiring that a Certificate of Appropriateness ("COX) be obtained
prior to making alterations to a structure located in a local ordinance historic district. Our
records indicate that two light fixtures on the front porch were installed in violation of this COA
requirement. To bring your property into compliance with state law, you must either restore the
original materials to the structure or obtain a COA from the Little Rock Historic District
Commission by filing an application and fulfilling all requirements thereof. One is attached for
your convenience along with a current copy of the Design Guidelines.
Failure to obtain a COA and a building permit (if applicable) for the new light fixtures will result in
referral of this matter to the Zoning Enforcement Division of the City of Little Rock Planning and
Development Department for enforcement proceedings in the City of Little Rock Municipal
Court.
Please call me on my direct line at 371-4789 to get this matter resolved. If I can assist you on
getting this property on the next agenda, please let me know. Our filing deadlines are posted on
the web and are generally the first Friday of each month.
Sincerely,
Brian Minyard
Historic District Staff