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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 36 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS PROVIDING FOR DESIGN
OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the Zoning Ordinance, the Subdivision Ordinance,
Landscaping Ordinance, the Sign Ordinance, the Traffic Ordinances
and the Master Street Plan do not fully address as a whole
particular theme corridor development problems and opportunities;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock wants to encourage growth
and development while at the same time creating the highest
quality of life possible; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to be able to preserve and
enhance unique natural features, design themes, historically
significant areas, and it is in the City's best interest to adopt
an overlay ordinance; and
. WHEREAS, a Design Overlay District is not a substitute for
• Land Use Plan, but is in addition to and designed to compliment
• Land Use Plan; and
WHEREAS, development is being proposed or is proceeding at
various locations throughout the City, which locations may be the
subject of concern or study for a Design Overlay District, thereby
necessitating immediate action by the City to provide a mechanism
to develop and put into place design overlay zoning.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 36, Section 36 -176, of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas is hereby amended
to add: DOD Design Overlay District.
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SECTION 2. That Chapter 36 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas is hereby amended to include the
following: Section 36 -342 Design Overlay District.
A. Purpose and Intent
One purpose of the Design Overlay District is to provide
enhanced design standards to protect and enhance the unique
natural scenic beauty or features of a particular corridor while
providing for development opportunities. Design Overlay Districts
may also be used to protect or facilitate a particular design
theme established through a certain architectural style or period.
For example, the purposes of the overlay district include:
1. To promote the safe and efficient use of the arterial
roadway by controlling access and other traffic measures.
2. To encourage the redevelopment of an area consistent
with a particular design theme.
3. To minimize the detrimental impact of development on
hillsides, watercourses, and other significant natural features.
4. To give special attention to landscaping, buffering.,
signage, lighting and building setbacks in those districts
identified as scenic parkway corridors.
5. To give special attention to the existing architectural
style or to the style which is planned so as to create an easily
identifiable corridor in those districts identified as
architecturally significant.
B. Districts Established
The City Board of Directors may adopt Design Overlay
Districts as the needs are identified in order to implement
specific purpose, intent, and design standards based upon the
adopted Land Use Plan for the area being regulated, which shall be
applied as additional standards to other ordinance regulations
required by the City.
C. Development Criteria
The development criteria for a DOD will be those standards
as set out in each Design Overlay District.
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SECTION 3: As a result of the present development pressures
experienced at various locations throughout the City, an emergency
is hereby declared to exist and in order to preserve the health,
safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City, this ordinance
shall be in effect immediately upon its passage.
PASSED: October 17, 1989
ATTEST:
Ci Clerk Jang Czech
Marx stodola, City Attorney
APPROVED:
mayor F oyd G. Villines, III