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Owner seeks Central Business District zoning at 223 Civic Street near Convention Center
Summary
Applicants representing Earl Gill Enterprises seek to change the zoning at 223 Civic Street from RN‑5 to CBD and amend the future land use map to a linear commercial corridor; planning commission recommended approval 7‑1.
Don Dobbs presented a request to rezone approximately 0.18 acres at 223 Civic Street from RN‑5 (Residential Neighborhood 5) to CBD (Central Business District).
The applicants, Charles and Jonathan Martin, representing property owner Earl Gill Enterprises, seek CBD zoning for two existing commercial structures at the corner of Civic Street and Convention Boulevard, across from the Hot Springs Convention Center, Dobbs told the board. The site is developed with two commercial buildings (about 3,660 and 1,580 square feet) and has street frontage on Civic Street and Convention Boulevard. Dobbs said the planning commission found the property compatible with surrounding CBD zoning and recommended a future land‑use map amendment to "linear commercial corridor" to support the CBD designation. The planning commission voted 7‑1 to recommend approval.
Why it matters: the CBD district "is intended to accommodate the most intense mixed‑use development within the city of Hot Springs," staff said, and the subject property abuts existing CBD zoning to the west and south. Dobbs said the board packet will include a narrative, applicable ordinance language, and staff findings supporting the recommendation.
Board process: the zoning map amendment and future land‑use change are listed as Ordinance O2527; no board vote occurred during the agenda review.
