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Home My WebLink About20839 1 ORDINANCE NO. 20,839 2 3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTERS 31 AND 36 OF THE CODE OF 4 ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, TO 5 PROVIDE FOR MODIFICATION OF VARIOUS PROCEDURES TO 6 ESTABLISH A TIME FRAME FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 7 PHASES WITHIN AN APPROVED MULTIPLE-PHASED 8 DEVELOPMENT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 9 10 WHEREAS, Chapters 31 and 36 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, 11 provide for the approval of multiple-phased developments under the Subdivision Site Plan Review, 12 Zoning Site Plan Review and Conditional Use Permit Review provisions of those Chapters; and, 13 WHEREAS,the provisions of those chapters establish a maximum of three (3)years from the date of 14 Planning Commission approval for required permits to be obtained but provide no time frame for the 15 implementation of additional phases within a multiple-phased development; and, 16 WHEREAS, it is desirable to have the opportunity for additional review and public notification and 17 comment on subsequent phases of a multiple-phased development for which permits have not been 18 obtained within three(3)years of the date of Planning Commission approval; and, 19 WHEREAS, at their December 12, 2013, meeting, the Planning Commission voted 8 ayes, 0 nays, 2 20 absent and 1 open position to recommend approval of the proposed changes to Chapters 31 and 36; 21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 22 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS. 23 Section 1. That various provisions of Chapters 31 and 36 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of 24 Little Rock,Arkansas,be amended as follows: 25 Subsection (a). That Chapter 31, Section 31-13(f) (term of approval of subdivision/multiple 26 building site plan review)be deleted and replaced with new text to read as follows: 27 (f) Term of approval. Any applicant receiving approval of a site plan shall be limited to a 28 maximum of three (3) years from the date of approval to obtain all required permits unless an 29 extension of time is granted by the Planning Commission. Otherwise, the site plan approval shall 30 be considered void. 31 In an approved multiple-phased development, any phases for which the required permits have 32 not been obtained within three (3) years of the date of approval must be reviewed and approved [Page 1 of 3] 1 by the Planning Commission in the same manner as established for the initial subdivision site 2 plan review. 3 Subsection (b). That Chapter 36, Section 36-108.(c) (conditional use permit conditions) be 4 amended to provide for the addition of new text and to then read as follows: 5 (c) Conditions may include time limits for exercise of authorization. However, the 6 maximum allowable time shall be three (3) years from the date of approval. Required permits 7 must be obtained within the allotted period, unless an extension of time is granted by the 8 commission. Otherwise,the conditional use permit approval shall be considered void. 9 In an approved multiple-phased development, any phases for which the required permits have 10 not been obtained within three (3) years of the date of approval must be reviewed and approved 11 by the Planning Commission in the same manner as established for the initial conditional use 12 review. 13 Subsection(c). That Chapter 36, Section 36-132.(d)(term of approval of zoning site plan review) 14 be deleted and replaced with new text to read as follows: 15 (d) Term of approval. Any applicant receiving approval of a site plan shall be limited to a 16 maximum of three (3) years from the date of approval to obtain all required permits unless an 17 extension of time is granted by the Planning Commission. Otherwise, the site plan approval shall 18 be considered void. 19 In an approved multiple-phased development, any phases for which the required permits have 20 not been obtained within three (3) years of the date of approval must be reviewed and approved 21 by the Planning Commission in the same manner as established for the initial zoning site plan 22 review. 23 Section 2. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or 24 word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or 25 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and 26 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the 27 ordinance. 28 Section 3. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same that are inconsistent with 29 the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 30 PASSED: February 11,2014 31 ATTE :_ APPROVED: 32 33 gm.. 34 `u. ang City Clerk Doris Wright,Vice-Mayor v IPage 2 of 31 1 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: 2 3 4?/.AaI...L, ,ii. 0 „___ _ 4 Thomas M. 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