Conway Planning Commission recommends rezoning two Penny Street parcels to R-2

The Conway Planning Commission voted to recommend rezoning two landlocked parcels near the termination of Penny Street from A-1 to R-2 after a staff presentation and brief applicant remarks.

Planning staff (Lauren) told the commission the two parcels total just under about 2 acres combined and are currently occupied by mobile homes. Staff said the applicant seeks R-2 to allow narrower single-family lots and estimated, based on zoning math and before accounting for drainage, detention or right-of-way dedications, a theoretical maximum of eight lots but that seven lots is a more likely outcome. Lauren said typical trip generation would be about 10 trips per lot per weekday, yielding roughly 75 weekday vehicle trips for the development, and that there is no FEMA flood zone on the site and any extension of utilities will require coordination with Conway Corporation.

The applicant’s representative, Bobby French, identified himself and said the owner, Orr Knight, seeks the rezoning to “try to, you know, get a few more lots they can build on in there, pay for the road and the the ditch crossing.” He offered to answer questions and noted the applicant had spoken with the neighborhood association during outreach.

No one spoke in opposition during the public hearing. Following staff and applicant remarks, a commissioner moved to approve the rezoning to R-2, a second was given and the motion passed on a voice vote with commissioners answering “Aye.” The commission’s recommendation will go to City Council for consideration; staff told the commission the council could hear the item as early as Jan. 13, 2026, and that a preliminary plat and street construction will be required if the rezoning is approved.

The commission’s vote was a recommendation; final approval and any conditions will be set by City Council and in subsequent subdivision review.