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Council adopts series of nuisance, cleanup and street-acceptance measures, holds event-center zoning item and waives landscaping requirements for East 8th site
Summary
The North Little Rock City Council on Jan. 21 approved a package of resolutions and ordinances addressing nuisance structures, cleanup liens and street acceptance and held a zoning special-use ordinance for later action.
The North Little Rock City Council on Jan. 21 approved multiple resolutions and ordinances covering nuisance abatement, cleanup liens, street and drainage acceptance and zoning waivers.
Key outcomes and votes at a glance:
- Resolution R2518: Declared structures at 2511 East Arkansas Avenue a public nuisance and provided a period for heirs to abate. Roll call: Ross yes; Hamilton yes; Hartwig yes; Robinson yes; Baxter yes; Harris yes; Fowler yes; Insilaco yes — adopted.
- Resolution R2519: Declared structures at 603 West 21st Street a public nuisance; no public speakers; roll call recorded unanimous yes — adopted.
- Resolution R2520: Declared structures at 607 West 21st Street a public nuisance; no public speakers; roll call recorded unanimous yes — adopted.
- Resolution R2521: Certified the amount of a cleanup lien to be filed with the Pulaski County tax collector for property at 1405 West 21st Street; public hearing held, no speakers; roll call recorded unanimous yes — adopted.
- Resolution R2522: Certified cleanup lien amount for 501 Mill Street; public hearing and roll-call vote recorded unanimous yes — adopted.
- Ordinance 02505 (first reading, emergency declared and readings suspended): Acceptance of streets and drainage facilities within phase 2 of White Oak Crossing — motion to suspend readings and adoption recorded with roll-call votes in favor; emergency declaration passed.
- Ordinance 02506 (first reading, emergency): Acceptance of streets and drainage facilities within phase 3 of White Oak Crossing — motion and adoption recorded; emergency declaration passed.
- Ordinance (special use) for 305 Phillips Road (event center, I-2 zone): Read once and held for further consideration. The council expressly held the item so it will remain on the agenda for future action.
- Ordinance 02508 (waiver/landscape and subdivision sections for 2323 East 8th Street): Council voted to waive certain sections of Article 7 of the zoning ordinance No. 9263 and sections of Articles 9 and 15 of the subdivision ordinance No. 7946, including landscaping and half-street requirements, citing hardship. The applicant, Clifton, said the site was fully developed and burned last June, leaving an elevated concrete slab that would be disrupted by tree irrigation. Ross voted No on the initial motion; other roll-call votes recorded a majority in favor and the emergency motion passed on subsequent roll-call votes.
Several nuisance and lien items proceeded with public hearings; no members of the public spoke at those hearings. The council repeatedly used roll-call voting; most items passed unanimously. Where the record lists a dissent (Council member Ross voted no on the landscaping waiver motion), that dissent is recorded here.
The council asked code enforcement questions on procedures for heir-owned properties and confirmed the city notifies heirs before proceeding with condemnation and abatement.
