HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOD Staff Report 071726...OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION
MAY 19, 2026 AGENDA
Subject
An Ordinance Approving a
Planned Zoning
Development titled QBSR -
STR-2 (2) - PD-C, located at
1318/1320 S. Summit Street
(Z-10274)
Submitted by:
Department of Planning and
Development
SYNOPSIS
FISCAL IMPACT
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Action Required
4Ordinance
Resolution
Approval
Information Report
Approved By
Delphone Hubbard
City Manager
he applicant requests to rezone the 0.16 acre property from
-3 to PD-C to allow a short-term rental - 2.
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Approval of the Ordinance.
The applicant is requesting to rezone a 0.16-acre property
located at 1318/1320 South Summit Street from R-3 to PD-C
to allow the property to operate as two short-term rental 2
properties (STR-2) with a maximum stay of twenty-nine (29)
days. The owner will not reside in the residence. The units
were previously long-term rentals. The home will be rented
out as individual units.
The property is occupied by a 1,724 square foot, one-story,
two-family residence. The units have parking for four cars on
a parking pad utilizing the alley in the rear. The Future Land
Use Plan is Residential Low Density "RL". The current
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zoning is R-3.
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 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)
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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 II. 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 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 parry 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 (1)-day rental.
All trash pick-up shall comply with requirements for
residential one — and two-family residential zones.
There is existing off-street parking for four (4) vehicles.
There have been no Department of Planning & Development
enforcement cases nor any police reports for this property.
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Currently the City of Little Rock Department of Planning and
Development has one hundred and forty-five (150) 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 maximum of
500 short-term rentals within the corporate boundary of the
City of Little Rock.
On April 9, 2026 the Planning Commission voted 8 ayes, 0
noes, 2 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.
3 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PLANNED ZONING
4 DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHING A PLANNED DISTRICT -
5 COMMERCIAL TITLED QBSR - STR-2(2), LOCATED AT 1318/1320 S.
6 SUMMIT STREET (Z-10274), CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI
7 COUNTY, ARKANSAS, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
8 OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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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 R-3, Single Family District to PD-C, Planned District - Commercial:
Z-10274 - DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 50 FEET OF THE NORTH 100
FEET OF LOT 6, AIKEN'S SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 7,
CENTENNIAL ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS.
Section 2. 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 QBSR - STR-2(2)
- PD-C located at 1318/1320 S. Summit Street (Z-10274) 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 it 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 resolution 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 resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such
inconsistency.
PASSED:
ATTEST:
Allison Segars, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
APPROVED:
Frank Scott, Jr., Mayor
Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorney
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