FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Fayetteville City Council on July 1 approved rezoning 1416 West Mount Comfort Road (approximately 0.4 acres in Ward 2) from RSF-4 (single-family, 4 units per acre) to RIU (residential intermediate urban), a form-based district that allows additional housing types and smaller lot widths.

Planning staff described RIU as a form-based zoning category that removes a numeric cap and instead relies on development standards governing bulk, lot width and height. Staff found the small, triangular site compatible with neighboring multifamily and infill development and said the Planning Commission forwarded the request to council in a favorable vote.

Applicant David Wagner told council he intends to build five 1,800-square-foot, two-story single-family homes with two-car garages and on-site parking. "I wanna answer any questions or clarifications... we are trying to build 5 1800 square foot 2 story single family home on that lot," Wagner said during the meeting.

Council members questioned parking and whether a bill of assurance had been filed; planning staff confirmed no bill of assurance had been submitted, which meant any future development will be subject to the city's standard development-review process rather than a binding applicant commitment.

Why it matters: The rezoning expands allowed housing types and reduces minimum lot-width constraints, enabling small-scale infill and fee-simple ownership options in a neighborhood that has seen incremental redevelopment.

What’s next: Future building proposals will be processed through the city’s development-review systems and must meet applicable parking, access and tree-preservation rules.

Council action: Council approved the rezoning on third reading at the July 1 meeting; development proposals will require subsequent permit review.