HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOD Staff Report 060526OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
January 20, 2026 AGENDA
Subject
An Ordinance
Approving a Planned
Zoning Development
Titled LIRO
Management — STR-2 —
PD-C, located at 112
W. 13'h Street (Z-
10192)
Submitted by:
Department of Planning and
Development
SYNOPSIS
FISCAL IMPACT
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUND
Action Required
4Ordinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Approved By
Delphone Hubbard
City Manager
The applicant requests to rezone the 0.08-acre property
from UU to PD-C to allow a short-term rental.
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Approval of the Ordinance.
The applicant is requesting to rezone a .08-acre property
located at 112 W. 131h Street from UU to PD-C to allow use
of the property as a short-term rental 2 (STR-2) with a
maximum stay of twenty-nine (29) days. The owner will
not reside in the residence. The entire home will be rented
out as one unit. The home is not currently being used as a
short-term rental.
The property is occupied by a 776 square foot, one-story,
single-family home. The property is located in the Central
City Planning District. The proposed property is
surrounded by various neighborhood commercial
properties and residential. The home is completely fenced
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in. The existing zoning is UU. The Future Land Use Plan
shows Mixed Use Urban (MXU) for the proposed area.
On June 20, 2023, the City Board of Directors passed an
ordinance regulating short-term rentals within the City of
Little Rock. The new ordinance establishes "development
standards" for short-term rentals. If approved, the applicant
must comply with the newly established development
standards as follows, in addition to all other requirements
of the new ordinance:
Development Standards.
1.
Hosting of private parties and
special events such as weddings,
receptions, and other similar
gatherings is not allowed in
Short- Term Rentals.
2.
Tours for a fee are not allowed
to anyone other than an
Occupant.
3.
The Occupancy Fee may
include any meal to be served to
paying guests; no other meal
service is permitted.
4.
Allowable signage is that as
permitted by the Single -Family
Residential Standard.
5.
Parking plan must be provided
with permit application. Off -
Street Standard for STRs shall
be provided in accordance with
Little Rock Arkansas Code,
Chapter 36 36-54 (e) (1). If on -
street parking is proposed as an
alternative to meet the above
requirements, parking must be
available for guest use within
330 feet of the STR and
parking plan must address
neighborhood impact. If the
STR is proposed within a
Design Overlay District, any
alternate parking requirements,
as provided in Little Rock,
Arkansas Rev. Code, Chapter
36. Zoning, Article V. District
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Regulations shall be applicable.
6. Applicants shall provide a
scaled floor plan that includes
all of the rooms available for
rent with location of windows,
doors, and smoke detectors
identified. Smoke detectors
(certified) are required in all
sleeping areas, in every room in
the path of the means of egress
from the sleeping area to the
exit, and in each story with
sleeping unit, including
basements.
7. All sleeping areas must have
two (2) ways of egress, one of
which can be an operable
window.
8. Proof of homeowner's fire,
hazard, and liability insurance.
Liability coverage shall have
limits of not less than One
Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00)
per occurrence.
9. All persons operating a Bed and
Breakfast House/Short-Term
Rental (Type I & 2) shall meet
all applicable requirements of
the City of Little Rock's
Municipal Code, Chapter 12,
Fire Prevention and Protection,
Article lI. Arkansas Fire
Prevention Code. Prior to use as
a Bed and Breakfast
House/Short-Term Rental (Type
1 & 2), the annual City of Little
Rock, Building Code and Fire
Marshal inspection fee must be
paid, and payment of annual
Business License received.
10. Smoke alarms shall be installed,
all smoke alarms shall meet
local and state standards
(current Fire Code). Smoke
alarms shall be installed in all
sleeping areas and every room in
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the path of the means of egress
from the sleeping area to the
door leading from the sleeping
unit.
11. Carbon monoxide detectors
shall be installed as directed by
City Staff if there are fuel -fired
appliances in the unit or the unit
has an attached garage.
12. Five (5)-pound ABC -type
extinguisher shall be mounted
where readily accessible.
13. No recreational vehicles, buses,
or trailers shall be visible on the
street or property in conjunction
with the Bed and Breakfast
House/Short-Term Rental use.
14. Principal renter shall be at least
eighteen (18) years of age.
15. Maximum occupancy.
Maximum occupancy of any
room or structure as a whole
shall be determined by the
Arkansas Fire
Prevention Code.
16. Simultaneous rental to more
than one party under separate
contracts shall not be allowed.
17. The owner shall not receive any
compensation or remuneration
to permit occupancy of an STR
for a period of less than a one
(I) -day rental.
All trash pick-up shall comply with requirements for
residential one —and two-family residential zones.
There have been no Department of Planning &
Development enforcement cases nor any police reports for
this property.
Currently the City of Little Rock Department of Planning
and Development has one hundred and thirty (130) short-
term rentals (STR-1 and STR-2) listed within the database
for approved short-term rentals in the City of Little Rock.
The City's new short-term rental ordinance allows a
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maximum of 500 short-term rentals within the corporate
boundary of the City of Little Rock.
On November 13, 2025, the Planning Commission voted 7
ayes, 0 noes, 3 absent and 1 open position, as part of the
Consent Agenda, to approve the PD-C rezoning. There
were no objectors present.
All owners of property located within 300 feet of the site
and all neighborhood associations registered with the City
of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing.
Please see the attached Planning Commission minute
record for the complete staff analysis.
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PLANNED ZONING
DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHING A PLANNED DISTRICT -
COMMERCIAL TITLED LIRO MANAGEMENT — STR-2 — PD-C,
LOCATED AT 112 W. 13TH STREET (Z-10192), CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, AMENDING
THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS.
Section 1. That the zoning classification of the following described property be
changed from UU, Urban Use District, to PD-C, Planned District - Commercial:
Z-10192 - DESCRIBED AS LOT 1 AND THE EAST 6 FEET OF LOT 2,
ABERNATHY - CURTIS SUBDIVISION, A REPLAT OF THE
SOUTH 10 FEET OF THE EAST 40 FEET OF THE N1/2 OF LOT 5 AND
ALL OF LOT 6, BLOCK 67, ORIGINAL CITY OF LITTLE ROCK.
Section 2. That the preliminary site development plan/plat be approved as
recommended by the Little Rock Planning Commission.
Section 3. That the change in zoning classification contemplated for LIRO
Management — STR-2 — PD-C, located at 112 W. 13th Street (Z-10192) is conditioned upon
obtaining final plan approval within the time specified by Chapter 36, Article VII, Section
36-454 (e) of the Code of Ordinances.
Section 4. That this Ordinance shall not take effect and be in full force until the
final plan approval.
Section 5. That the map referred to in Chapter 36 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and designated district map be and is hereby amended to the
extent and in the respects necessary to affect and designate the change provided for in
Section 1 hereof.
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Section 6. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence,
clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of
the ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or
adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the ordinance.
Section 7. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are
inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such
inconsistency.
PASSED:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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APPROVED:
Mayor
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