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From:Cole, Kylee
Sent:Monday, August 5, 2024 8:56 AM
To:CityClerk
Cc:Jeff Dangeau
Subject:FW: Please Deny Appeal RZN 2024-0029
Good morning,
Please see the public comment below regarding RZN-2024-0029.
Thank you,
Kylee
Kylee Cole
Long Range & Historic Preservation Planner
City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
479-575-8327
kcole@fayetteville-ar.gov
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From: Jeff Dangeau <jdangeau@mac.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 3, 2024 4:22 PM
To: Cole, Kylee <kcole@fayetteville-ar.gov>; Planning Shared <planning@fayetteville-ar.gov>
Subject: Please Deny Appeal RZN 2024-0029
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Dear City Council:
We are writing to express our strong opposition to the proposed rezoning request at 3179 N. Old
Wire Rd. (RZN–2024–0029) from RA (1 unit per 2 acres) to RSF-8 (8 units per acre). We reside at
3284 N. Rom Orchard Rd., a 10 acre property at the intersection of Old Wire Rd. and Rom Orchard
Rd. approximately ¼ mile east of the subject property with approximately 900 feet of frontage on
Old Wire Road. We oppose this rezoning for the for the following reasons.
1. High Density Precedent: Granting this request will set a precedent for many more high density
requests which will undoubtedly come as a result of construction of the new junior high school near
the intersection of East Joyce Blvd. and Crossover Rd. Attached is a satellite map which shows the
location of the new Woodland Jr. High School approximately 4000 feet due north of the subject
property. In the past, Request to rezone to RSF-4 in this area have been denied. Please take a longer
view of how this area will be developed.
2. Incompatible with Surrounding Uses: The requested rezoning is incompatible with surrounding land
uses. On the Future Land Use Map, this area is erroneously identified as a Residential Neighborhood
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Area which would allow "a wide variety of housing types of appropriate scale and context:
single-family, duplexes, rowhouses, multifamily and accessory dwelling units. Residential
Neighborhood encourages highly connected, compact blocks with gridded street patterns and
reduced building setbacks.” See City Plan 2040 pg 128. As the area actually exists today it is a prime
example of a Rural Residential Area which is defined in City Plan 2040, p.g 127, as "areas that
recognize existing large lot development but are identified to encourage the conservation and
preservation of woodlands, grasslands,, or agricultural lands that are sparsely settled.” We and other
neighborhood residents purchased property in this area specifically for the larger lots, and quieter,
peaceful, country like setting. The area is also home to much wildlife already displaced by the current
developments, including multiple deer herds, foxes, coyotes, and other animals, including an
occasional Bald Eagle.
3. Inadequate Infrastructure: The utility and road infrastructure in the area is inadequate to support
this high density development and the others to follow. Over the last few years, we have experienced
multiple water outages and conservation orders. The roads are narrow and curvy and are likely to
experience an exponential traffic increase upon completion of the new junior high school and other
nearby developments. Traffic already backs up terribly on both Skillern and Old Wire at the
intersection of Crossover and Skillern and at the intersection of East Joyce and Crossover. This traffic
stems from not only our local neighborhoods, but also from people who live east of the Mission and
Crossover Rd intersection, who cut through Oakland Zion Rd to Skillern and Bridgewater. The
proposed new development will connect directly to E. Glory Drive which will become the primary
exit onto Crossover Rd. for the new development as well as for many other residents in the area and
to the east. Unfortunately E. Glory Drive passes through the Ciel Senior Living Facility.
4. Public Safety: There is a substantial volume of bicycle and jogger/walker traffic on Old Wire Road
in this area. These people will be endangered by the additional traffic. The curves on Old Wire in
this area are dangerous, especially the curve at the intersection of Old Wire and Rom Orchard Rd.
where our property begins. Several automobiles and motorcycles have run of this curve and through
our fence resulting in one fatality, at least one serious injury, and one vehicle that flipped and
ignited.
We respectfully request that you deny this rezoning request.
Respectfully submitted
Jeff & India Dangeau
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