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 Please sign our petition to show support for these amendments and protecting our historic architecture and community.

Hillcrest was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 and is the largest historic district in Arkansas. The Hillcrest Design Overlay District Ordinance was created in 2007 to help protect our neighborhood’s historic district designation by ensuring that properties avoid teardown and overbuilding. Thirteen years later, it’s time to review the DOD ordinance and make a series of recommended updates to the City of Little Rock for consideration. The all-volunteer DOD committee, which has taken on this task, represents the professions of land rights attorney, civil rights attorney, real estate professional and developer, architect, historic preservationist and design consultant, and all are Hillcrest enthusiasts, of course. The goal of the committee is to provide a series of measurable recommendations to strengthen the DOD for continued historic district designation preservation, as well as preservation and continuity of Hillcrest’s architectural heritage and walkability. Recommended updates to the DOD include new side yard setback parameters, floor-to-area ratio modifications for existing structures and floor-to-area ratio parameters for new construction, new sidewalk width minimums and locations, and new zoned non-residential building parameters, including street-facing entrances. Once the DOD recommendations meetings have concluded, the DOD committee will meet to review public feedback and determine next steps.

To learn more information about the recommended amendments view the document below, "The Hillcrest Neighborhood Risks Losing Its Status on the National Register of Historic Places!"

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