Board amends zoning code to align child-care rules with Arkansas Act 60
Summary
Deputy City Administrator Maggie Rice told the board the Planning Commission unanimously recommended updates to Section 27-706 of the Unified Development Ordinance to align local child-care facility rules with Act 60; the board adopted the ordinance with suspension of rules.
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved an amendment to the city's 2019 Unified Development Ordinance to align local zoning requirements for child-care facilities with Arkansas Act 60. Deputy City Administrator Maggie Rice told the board the Planning Commission held a public hearing on May 12 and recommended the change by a 6-0 vote.
Rice said a summary of the amendments was provided in the meeting packet and that the changes would bring the city's zoning code into conformance with the state law governing child-care facilities in residential areas. After a motion to adopt the ordinance with suspension of the rules, the board approved the measure 7-0.
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