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Fort Smith board approves rezoning at 721 N. Greenwood and changes allowing duplex driveway access on classified streets
Summary
The board adopted an ordinance rezoning 721 North Greenwood Avenue to permit single-family use and passed an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance allowing duplex driveway access onto classified streets; both items had 8-0 planning commission recommendations and passed the board 7-0 with emergency clauses.
The Fort Smith City Board of Directors on May 6 adopted two planning items: an ordinance rezoning property at 721 North Greenwood Avenue that will allow the existing building to be used as a single-family residence, and an amendment to the city's 2019 Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to permit duplex driveway access onto certain classified streets.
Why it matters: The rezoning lets the property owner use the existing structure as a residence consistent with zoning; the UDO amendment removes an access restriction that forced…
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