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Neighbors challenge notice and scale of 12‑unit South X Street project; commission approves variances and development plan with design amendments
Summary
A 12‑unit multifamily development at 5416 S X Street drew opposition over short neighborhood‑meeting notice and design choices; commissioners approved variances reducing landscape buffer widths and wall‑plane requirements and approved the development plan with added conditions (wider awnings, privacy screens) after back‑and‑forth between the developer and neighbors.
A proposed 12‑unit multifamily development at 5416 South X Street prompted substantial public comment and commissioner scrutiny Jan. 13 as the Planning Commission considered companion variances and a development plan. Staff presented requests to reduce perimeter landscape widths (generally 10 feet to 6 feet, with a 10‑to‑4 foot section adjacent to a dumpster/mailbox area) and to reduce required wall‑plane projections and recesses; the development plan proposed a 12‑unit, ~15,000‑sq‑ft complex with garages and driveways.
Donna Rogers, a long‑time Fort Smith property owner, appeared in…
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