HomeMy WebLinkAboutHDC2007-014 Email From Greg Fetzer ToConner Limerick Subject: (We Are Revising) Tina And Andrew Boyd-614 Rock Street 09/10/2007Page 1 of 3
Minyard, Brian
From: Greg Fetzer [gregfetzer@mac.com]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 12:08 PM
To: Conner Limerick; BoydHomeslnc; James, Donna
Cc: Minyard, Brian
Subject: Re: (We are revising) Tina and Andrew Boyd - 614 Rock Street
Tina,
Would you please verify the setback from the property line on both the North and South sides of the
proposed home? Also the distance from the south property line to the edge of the proposed pool?
Thank you,
Greg Fetzer
On Sep 10, 2007, at 11:36 AM, Conner Limerick wrote:
----- Original Message -----
From: Boy_dHomeslnc
To: Conner@answerfone..com
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 3:59 PM
Subject: FW: (We are revising) Tina and Andrew Boyd - 614 Rock Street
forgot to include the house plan. As you can see by the front elevation, this plan should blend in
to the streetscape. It should fall in line with your home and with the two story next door.
Thanks,
Tina
804-4349
www.boydhomesinc.com
From: BoydHomesInc [mailto:hoydhomesinc@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 3:53 PM
To: 'conner@answerFone.com'
Cc: djames@littlerock.org; .bminyard@littlerock.org
9/10/2007
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Subject: (We are revising) Tina and Andrew Boyd — 614 Rock Street
Mr. Limerick:
(I have sent a similar letter to Mr. Dennis)
I am responding to your letter of concern about our application for G14 Rock Street. I certainly understand your concerns and want to
assure you that we have the best interests of the neighborhood at heart. If you had called me, I would have gladly discussed this with you
and made changes as needed. I think some of this has been a miscommunication and some of it is corrected by changing the application.
We live here and will continue to be neighbors. We also want to save every tree that we can on the lot.
In response to your and Mr. Dennis' concerns, I have changed the application. Please see the attached site plan and letter of application
which I have provided to Donna James, City of Little Rock, Planning and Development. I have addressed all of your concerns except one,
which is that the house will be 1.5 stories. I have not changed the house plan because I believe this plan to be more in keeping with the area
and will blend into the surrounding houses in appearance. It also has much more street appeal than the original house that I had planned
for this lot.
Specific to your concerns:
1. Our front porch will start almost exactly where the porch for Answerfone starts. The 11' setback was approved in 2005. We are
not proposing a change to the building setback. This should be acceptable.
2. We have changed the north side of the house to be 7' from the property line, instead of at the 5' setback. The side setbacks were
also approved in 2005. We are not proposing a change to those setbacks.
3. We are the same distance from your Answerfone structure now as in the original plan. The addition of fencing has significantly cut
down on foot traffic and crime in the area. You and I have discussed this and you agreed that the fencing has helped.
4. The original house plan called for 2900 square feet on one floor. The new house plan is —3000 square feet with 1.5 stories and is
much more in keeping with the other homes on the block. The footprint of the new home is SMALLER than the footprint of the
original planned home. Answerfone is the only one story home on the block. All of the other homes on the block are two stories
and closer to 3000 square feet. The home should not overwhelm the other homes on the block and is similar in size and shape.
I called Mr. Rausch last fall to give me guidelines to use during construction. I will use every guideline that he provided and will do
everything possible keep these trees alive. I have every interest in doing so. I have already had the trees trimmed per his specifications,
and will continue to monitor them throughout construction.
Andrew, Isabella and I will be living in this house for years to come, and we want to be good neighbors. The appraised value of the homes
substantiates that our development has added significant value to the area. The development's landscape shows that we are committed to
providing the neighbors with a beautiful property to view.
We have not requested setbacks from those approved in 2005, and we have addressed most of your concerns. It is my hope that you will
contact Donna James and withdraw your concerns, as we have filed an amended plot plan. All we are really asking for is the pool.
9/10/2007
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Sincerely
Tina Boyd
Boyd Homes, Inc
President and Home -owner
Cc: Brian Minyard, Randy Dennis, Donna James
Please call me if you have any additional questions. (501-804-4349)
<House Plan.pdf>
9/10/2007