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Staff said the marker is in final production with Woodland Manufacturing and that a proof of the design was reviewed; the image credit for the photo used in the marker will go to resident Sandra Cox Birchfield. Northwest Arkansas Quality (NWA Quality) will partner with the city on the unveiling, and family members of the owners of St. John’s are expected to attend.

Staff said they will confirm shipping and installation dates before a formal press release. The commission welcomed the update and encouraged staff to notify members once shipping is confirmed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Historic District Commission 6.12.2025","oneSentenceSummary","Fayetteville staff announced a June 26 unveiling of a new historic marker for Saint John’s at the Ramble pavilion; the marker is in production and partners include NWA Quality and Woodland Manufacturing.","taxTitle","Fayetteville City, Washington County, Arkansas","taxId",5768,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6195957,"Council member urges local protections for Dixie Street as multiple large student-housing proposals emerge",3094,1953000,5047000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3858485-0d67a6272eba0b4885354082d5ac10ce&start=1953&end=5047","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3858485-0d67a6272eba0b4885354082d5ac10ce/thumbnail_1953000.jpg","/articles/6195957/Fayetteville-City/Washington-County/Arkansas/Council-member-urges-local-protections-for-Dixie-Street-as-multiple-large-student-housing-proposals-emerge","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6195957-f106b80f262921754139b4f0c54d1909/orig.mp4?Expires=1771202168&Signature=ck9V6~qgO04l1gbIsevmxPe0pC-TMkryyE1x7ajppjTWplOEDJpgYK0m6wm6FyJZDNG~IY7uOcMdq1Xc4M8Qz0zS7rgCoMBvmS459anhTHZKyQg2q-XjbB-NsoielU~3LDcQmdlp-sPWvekM~Fsy9C6lRFW80FK42HkNWhvBJaTOoIme1j~TqaQSkj7A5j2w~MNyGe8Gp5OQPJN~wO-h7ZCxt0CYPuctmpb8cBG91YrRqr~dcIRgyM9Pg4Ii~9oTk33EW~Cwm2HjlQ-P-eL3eAnfgoegshQrlxk~qdL99PiJQBhYyDTbhM5ofeYfiT~Gy~oTVZ7bnXRptp1VBxuH4Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council member Theresa Turk on May 8 urged the Historic District Commission to evaluate options to protect the Dixie Street area of the Dixon Street National Register historic district after a wave of proposed student housing projects and other developments.

\"We are way behind. I think that's why developers are coming here,\" Turk told the commission, summarizing concerns about scale, parking and viewshed impacts on the historic corridor.

Turk presented maps and National Register documentation showing that the Dixie Street district contains roughly 56 resources (35 contributing and 20 non‑contributing) evaluated for the period 1892–1957. She identified three recent proposals that she said threaten the district’s character: a redevelopment at the UARK (York) Theater (listed as a contributing resource), a seven‑story campus bookstore proposal inside the district and a proposed seven‑story private student housing project on Block Street that is the subject of litigation.

Staff said the city recently added a private‑dormitory use unit to the zoning code and revised parking standards on May 6 to scale parking reductions by project size; staff described the parking change as a response to recent projects that proposed deep reductions in required parking where surrounding streets have narrow rights‑of‑way and limited on‑street capacity. The new rules require a parking plan and reduce the automatic discount offered to very large projects (for example projects with more than 251 beds now receive a smaller parking reduction than under the previous rule). Staff noted the parking revisions do not apply retroactively to projects that were already in the pipeline.

Commissioners and staff discussed regulatory options that could be used to influence new construction’s scale and design. Staff outlined three broad approaches: 1) amend the existing downtown design overlay standards to add clearer, building‑type specific guidance; 2) adopt a new, more prescriptive overlay for the Dixie Street area that would layer additional standards; or 3) pursue local historic‑district designation using either a petition from property owners or a council‑initiated conversion of the existing National Register boundary to a local district. Staff said the council‑initiated path can use an existing National Register boundary but still requires design guidelines and the 60‑day reviews required by state law.

Staff cautioned that restricting height through zoning changes could raise legal and financial issues for the city. Staff referenced advice from the city attorney that state law may require the city to compensate property owners if a regulatory change reduces a property's market value beyond specified thresholds unless the change is implemented under an adopted plan; staff said that step makes an adopted downtown plan an important foundation for any action that would materially reduce permitted development rights.

Turk and commissioners also discussed alternatives such as: the conditional‑use permit (CUP) requirement recently added for private dormitories, targeted parking districts to reserve street parking for residents, and refining downtown design standards to require more compatible materials and facade articulation on larger buildings. Staff suggested the commission could act as an advisory body to planning commission efforts to revise the downtown standards and could also recommend that the council request staff to initiate a local overlay or district process.

Commissioners asked staff to circulate the existing downtown design overlay and examples of overlay language from other Arkansas cities that Turk had gathered (Conway, Prairie Grove, Paragould) and agreed to begin review at the next meeting. Staff said the conditional‑use route is the quickest tool already in effect for new private dormitories but noted it does not regulate other apartment or mixed‑use building types that fall outside the private‑dormitory definition.

Staff also said the TriNetas/Trinidad student housing project had been denied by the planning commission (4–3) and by the city council (5–3) and that the developer subsequently filed suit; staff emphasized that because that project predated the recent parking and private‑dormitory rules, those changes do not apply to it.","Council member Theresa Turk asked the Historic District Commission to consider local protections—from design overlays to a local historic district—after developers proposed several tall student housing projects that commissioners and staff said could alter the Dixon Street viewshed and overwhelm neighborhood parking.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":42,"_43":89,"_45":89,"_46":90,"_48":91,"_50":92,"_52":93,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":94,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":95,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6195962,"Historic District Commission reviews priorities, approves minutes and delays bylaws and officer election",62000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3858485-0d67a6272eba0b4885354082d5ac10ce&start=62&end=62","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3858485-0d67a6272eba0b4885354082d5ac10ce/thumbnail_62000.jpg","/articles/6195962/Fayetteville-City/Washington-County/Arkansas/Historic-District-Commission-reviews-priorities-approves-minutes-and-delays-bylaws-and-officer-election","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6195962-a8894685f7920ef7144cc5814fcc76bb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771202168&Signature=OgTVihtUNv--pShxdgJPw0sv8eus7gjxkJib-f17g0gIXKxe5CaD6QTJ39mZAYjNqb2DOpEYbSG8oqQaLzal3Hs4idVlfJEbr6J3neVNt5GoCvcJwrVSLWTo8e3Gu1aTay-knEz4KKw9DIexNT-Uy2B1umoI1lYu7coADhKPC-1k6SIU5pknyPp6zsgOzEru2WI2xn8m8NHij3W2sceeqKAMNnkW3M7RFWMC4Oi9NIQMWp7RDliNZSeyPBz7jKj5Ok6bFscw40QN~V38Ajb66-yCpZBVcC2~28-bz9~S653UJ-R6ooQOEjiH2Ock7as~d8bXB8VQiNuzFYfQfLk3iA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Historic District Commission of Fayetteville reviewed its list of short-, mid- and long-term goals at its May 8 meeting and approved minutes from the previous meeting while postponing consideration of bylaws and election of officers.

Chair Christine Myers opened the meeting and a roll call established quorum. The commission unanimously approved the May 8 minutes on a motion by Commissioner Sherry Coley and a second from Commissioner Jennifer Didway.

Staff member Kylie told commissioners that short-term priorities identified by members and the public included establishing historic corridors, sustainability work and guided tours. Midterm priorities with more consensus included revisiting downtown development guidelines and updating the historic site inventory; staff said a windshield survey is expected to begin this fall and that reconnaissance surveys would follow. Long-term goals flagged by at least one commissioner included drafting a demolition ordinance and creating zoning overlay districts to protect historic character, both of which staff said are complicated and likely to require coordination across departments.

Commissioners discussed moving the downtown development guidelines higher on the workplan. Commission members suggested that review of the existing downtown design overlay and participation in the downtown master plan process would be a practical starting point. Staff noted there is existing documentation from an earlier planning commission effort that could be shared with the commission for review at the next meeting.

The commission also agreed to defer two items of new business: a proposed bylaws amendment and the election of officers. A motion to defer the bylaws item was made and seconded; Commissioner Mark Harper moved to postpone the election of officers until the next meeting and Commissioner Anne Coley seconded. Both actions carried on unanimous voice votes.

Staff said demolition-permit review (a quarterly demography of demolition) will be on the commission’s next agenda and that staff will circulate existing downtown design standards and background materials before the next meeting so members can identify specific standards they want to address.

The meeting closed with the commission scheduling follow-up work and asking staff to circulate summary materials for the downtown design-overlay standards and the commission’s updated workplan.","The Fayetteville Historic District Commission reviewed short-, mid- and long-term priorities including a windshield survey, downtown guidelines and demolition tracking; it approved May 8 minutes and moved two procedural items to the next meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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City schedules unveiling of Saint John’s historic marker at the Ramble

Council member urges local protections for Dixie Street as multiple large student-housing proposals emerge

Historic District Commission reviews priorities, approves minutes and delays bylaws and officer election