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City, state DOT and applicant discuss 'pork-chop' curb detail for Freddy's driveway; no final action taken
Summary
Bentonville staff, Arkansas DOT contacts and Freddy's applicants discussed alternatives to a write-in/write-out curb for a planned Freddy's restaurant driveway, including a curb "pork-chop" behind the sidewalk and striping; staff will draft a detail and continue coordination with RDOT, police and fire.
City transportation staff, state permitting contacts and the Freddy's site applicant discussed options for access control at the proposed Freddy's restaurant on 14th Street, including a curb "pork-chop" behind the sidewalk, curb-and-gutter behind the sidewalk with striping and signage, or a right-out only treatment. No formal vote or permit change was made; staff and applicants agreed to continue designing a detail for review by RDOT, the city and emergency responders.
Why it matters: The driveway-control detail will determine how vehicles access a high-traffic state highway through a constrained lot adjacent to a ditch, and the detail could be adopted as a city template for other state-highway redevelopments.
What was said
Dan Weese, the city"Director of Transportation," described recent conversations with state DOT permitting staff and said RDOT would not allow a pork-chop within the right-of-way but would permit a curb structure behind the sidewalk with striping to the road edge and signage: "they will allow a curb in the right of way, but it needs to be behind the sidewalk." He added that the curb design should allow police to identify vehicles making prohibited left turns after an accident and that firefighters and delivery vehicles must be included in the review.
Applicant representatives Landon Brack and Ryan Sass said they were open to installing a pork-chop if it met RDOT and city requirements. Brack noted construction and operational concerns, particularly fire-truck and delivery-truck access: "with a single entrance point and a robust pork chop, fire truck access along with delivery truck access becomes very, very tight," he said.
Staff direction and next steps
Transportation staff agreed to produce a sketch/detail for the curb/pork-chop approach and share it with the applicant for RDOT review; if approved it could be proposed as a city detail to help other redevelopments along older state highways. Weese said such a detail has potential regional use: "If you can come up with a good one, we'll look at it and may use it as a template for Centerton too." The applicant requested a follow-up call with transportation staff to advance the design and noted they are under contract and seeking to close on the property within weeks.
Ending
No formal change to the planning commission decision was made at the meeting; the applicant will revisit the design with city staff, RDOT and fire officials and return with sketches for approval or formal reconsideration if needed.
