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Neighbors urge pause on short‑term rentals as planners approve two rezones; Hillcrest opposition cites parking and safety

Little Rock Planning Commission · January 10, 2026
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Summary

Residents asked the commission to halt additional short‑term rental approvals and study local density; the commission approved two short‑term rental rezones (one unanimous, one 8–2) while one applicant deferred.

Multiple short‑term rental (STR) rezoning requests were on the Jan. 8 agenda and prompted repeated calls from residents for a broader study of STR concentration and neighborhood impacts.

John Norcross urged the commission to put the Cumberland/15th‑16th block request on hold until staff could inventory how many short‑term rentals already operate in Pettaway, saying he found roughly 30 listings within a half‑mile during a recent check of commercial platforms. "Please, please, please, I beg you, get an idea of what's out there and then…

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