City Ordinances

Landscape Ordinance
Buffer Ordinance
Parking Ordinance
Sign Ordinance
Public Art Ordinance



Variance Hearings

The Commission reviews all requests
for variances to the Landscape Ordinance.
It is a public meeting and
concerned citizens are
welcome to attend
 
A variance application must be filed
with City Staff at the
Planning & Development Department
at 723 West Markham
by the filing date
in order to be heard by the Commission
at their next meeting

Variance Application
2007 Approved Meeting Schedule


May Variance requests: None

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2008 Variance Request Hearings:
Final Results

January Variance Results: N/A

February Variance Results: 1
Results:

March Variance Results: N/A April Variance Results: N/A
May Variance Results: N/A

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Variance Request Hearings Results: History

C.B.C. 607 New Business (Oct 2007)
Project: Summit Bank
Description    Map    Photos
Results: Approved with retention of
two trees on the south side of the
parking lot along Cantrell which can be
adjusted for sight angles for the signage

C.B.C. 606: Withdrew request

C.B.C. 605: Withdrew request

C.B.C. 604 New Business (June 2007)
Project: Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church
Design Consultant: Ron Woods, Architect
Address: 3801 Springer Blvd
Description   Map   Photos
Result: Approved with the addition of
an automatic sprinkler system, five additional
evergreen trees along the east perimeter
to screen the adjacent residential area, and
labeling the lawn areas on the landscape plan

C.B.C. 603 New Business (April 2007)
Project: New Addition-St. Vincent’s Hospital campus
Owner: St. Vincent’s Infirmary Medical Center
Design Consultants: Bill Gray, Architect with
Taggart-Foster-Currence-Gray Architects, Inc. and
Cinde Drilling, Landscape Architect with Landscape Inc.
Address: #2 St. Vincent’s Circle
Description   Map   Photos
Result:Approved

C.B.C. 602 New Business (March 2007)
Project: Gaines & Garland Subdivision
Owner: Hank Kelley
Design Consultant: Tim Heiple,
Heiple-Weidoweer Architects & Planners
Site Address: 700 Garland, Downtown
Description    Map    Photos
Result:Approved

C.B.C. 601 New Business (Dec. 2006)
Project: Best Car Wash
Description     Map      Photos
Result:Approved

C.B.C. 600 Call Back
(Orig-Dec. 2006; Resubmit-Mar 2007)
Project: Golden Beauty Supply–Update
Owner: Jim Im
Agent: Bryan P. Christian, Attorney at Law
Site Address: 2901 West 12th Street
Description    Map    Photos
Result:Approved with
amended requirements

C.B.C. 600 (Dec. 2006)
Project: Golden Beauty Supply

C.B.C. 597: Withdrew request

C.B.C. 596 New Business (October 2006)
Project: Simmons Bank
Description     Map    Photos
Result:Approved with the addition
to change out the maples for a more
suitable tree for the site

C.B.C. 595 New Business (June 2006)
Project: The Capital Hotel
Description     Map    Photos
Result:Approved

C.B.C. 594 New Business (May 2006)
Project: Cal Ark International
Description  Map 1   Map 2   Map 3  Photos
Result: Approved with the addition to allow
trees to grow up and screen the parking area

C.B.C. 593 New Business (March 2006)
Project:Arkansas Children's Hospital: New Parking Deck
Description     Map      Photos
Result: Approved with addition of
evergreen trees along the southern perimeter

C.B.C. 592 New Business (January 2006)
Project: Affirmative Risk Management Inc.
Description     Map      Photos
Result: Approved with small changes and
to include landscape deferral due to
future street development (within 5 years)

C.B.C. 591 New Business (Nov. 2005)
Project: Import Gallery
Description     Map      Photos
Result:Approved with the addition of
four items: increasing the plant materials
within the Asher Avenue perimeter strip
(both in size & quantity), if/when Asher
Avenue is widen or property is sold,
the landscape strip must be relocated
to meet the city's landscape ordinance
requirements, a franchise agreement must be
obtained for the landscaping to remain in the
public ROW, and the Asher Avenue strip
plants need to be evergreen trees, such as
Foster Holley or equal.

C.B.C. 590 New Business (Sept. 2005)
Project: Kumpuris Medical Center - New parking lot
Description     Map      Photos
Result:Approved with the recommendation
of saving the two large existing trees

C.B.C. 589 New Business (August 2005)
Project: Stonewood Apartments
Description     Map      Photos
Result:Approved with the addition of
sprinkler heads to irrigate the trees in
the ten remote parking island areas

C.B.C. 588 New Business (August 2005)
Project: Suds Car Wash
Description     Map      Photos
Result:Approved with the addition of
twelve evergreen trees (2" caliper) to
be planted in the ten-foot strip

C.B.C. 587: Withdrew request

C.B.C. 586 New Business (June 2005)
Project: College Station Car Wash & Shine Center
Description     Map    Photos
Result: Approved

C.B.C. 585 New Business (May 2005)
Project: Lamar Outdoor Advertising
Description    Map    Photos
Result: Approved with the addition of
two conditions: screening along I-30
to be a minimum of 30 inches with a
comibination of berming and trees and
160' of the forested area along the
southern perimeter is to remain undisturbed

C.B.C. 584 New Business (February 2005)
Project: Chi Investments
Description     Map      Photos
Result: Approved

C.B.C. 583 New Business (February 2005)
Project: Markham Bank
Description     Map      Photos
Result: Approved

C.B.C. 582 New Business (Month 2004)
Project:
Description     Map      Photos
Result:
 

2003 Variance Requests Results

2002 Variance Requests Results

2001 Variance Requests Results