The Fayetteville Board of Adjustment approved BOA 20250010, a variance to the city’s street-frontage requirement for a proposed lot split affecting a multifamily development in central Fayetteville.

Planning staff described the parcel — an 8.12-acre multifamily complex developed in 1967 — and explained a proposed split that would carve off 1.56 acres from the larger parcel. The new lot would have about 35 feet of street frontage where the RMF-40 zoning district requires 70 feet. Staff recommended approval, citing an established hardship: the parcel cannot expand east or west because developed properties abut both sides, including a medical office building to the west and a city-owned recycling plant to the east. Staff said approval would keep the split consistent with the spirit of the RMF-40 district.

Justin Jorgensen, who spoke for the applicant, said the request is straightforward and offered to answer questions. There were no public commenters for this item. Board members said the condition predates current zoning and that staff’s recommendation made approval straightforward. A motion to approve carried without opposition.

The variance will allow the lot split to proceed; future development on the subdivided lot will still be subject to applicable building permits and floodplain considerations noted by staff.