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Planning Commission recommends plan-development approval for Habitat for Humanity at 109 Ooma Street to create three affordable homes
Summary
Garland County Habitat for Humanity received a unanimous Planning Commission recommendation to approve a plan development (PD 25-119) allowing smaller lots and reduced setbacks at 109 Ooma Street to subdivide two lots into three for single-family homeownership. The approval is contingent on Board of Directors action Oct. 7.
The Hot Springs City Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of Plan Development application PD 25-119, submitted by Garland County Habitat for Humanity, to allow smaller lot sizes and reduced building setbacks at 109 Ooma Street so the existing two lots (Lots 11 and 12, Block 10, Bush Park Addition) can be divided into three individual lots for single-family detached homes.
Cindy Wagstaff, executive director of Garland County Habitat for Humanity, told the commission the organization had been gifted the property and that the proposed lot sizes better match the nonprofit's typical build footprint. "We feel it's a very good fit," Wagstaff said, describing prior Habitat homes built in the neighborhood.
Director Selman presented the staff report and explained the application seeks exceptions from RN-5 district dimensional regulations under Hot Springs Code §16-2-14.4 to permit three detached, attainable houses on individual lots. Staff's recommendation, read into the record, outlined required conditions: the PD development plan will govern development regulations for the property; a compliant land division is required; the final plat must be recorded only after Board of Directors approval; building permits cannot be issued until the Board approves and the final plat is recorded; driveway and curb construction specifications (including a 6-inch-thick, 3,000-psi reinforced concrete driveway through the right of way) must be met; and driveway inspections are required prior to pouring concrete.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions and corrected a small typographical error in the staff report (the property is being divided from two lots into three, not from one). No members of the public spoke against the proposal. Miss Sweet Dobbs called the roll on the motion to recommend approval. The recorded votes were: Bill Lamond — yes; Janice Davis — yes; LaDante Walker — yes; Corey Scott — yes; Brian Gerke — yes; Wallace Stone — yes; Bart Stafford — yes. The commission's recommendation will be forwarded to the Board of Directors for final action Oct. 7 at 6:00 p.m.
If the Board approves the PD and the final plat, Habitat for Humanity may proceed with recording and subsequent permitting steps described in the staff conditions.
