HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-01107 - Chapter 172 Parking Requirements (Amendment) (15)
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From:Kelly <kkastel@hotmail.com>
Sent:Monday, April 21, 2025 8:16 PM
To:Stafford, Bob; Jones, D'Andre; Moore, Sarah; Wiederkehr, Mike; Berna, Scott; Bunch,
Sarah; Turk, Teresa; Jones, Monique; Mayor; CityClerk
Subject:URGENT Responsible Housing Density, Parking Reform & student housing
moratorium needed
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City leaders,
Our city's zoning regulations urgently require parking reduction requirement reform. Please consider this an emergency
addition to the ordinance, as responsible growth and housing density depend on addressing parking minimum
regulation immediately. This will encourage housing for all.
Additionally, I am in full support of a student housing moratorium to address the encroachment of oversized
developments that do not serve the long term plans of Fayetteville esp with the continuous decline in college attendees.
To keep up with the professional-forward community development in Bentonville and Rogers, it is highly recommended
to consider the longevity of 3+ bedroom apartment buildings that are leased by the room as well as location and overall
development standards that protect current non-student homeowners, neighborhoods and historical areas.
Current student apartments and rentals are dangerous with increasing death rates and they are causing a decline to
overall property values. As someone who works for Walmart and commutes to Bentonville, as well as several of my
neighbors, we continue to see Fayetteville as no longer a place for professionals who once preferred the character of
this area.
This issue is paramount to address immediately before these large scale get rich quick developers come through along
with future planning considering high rates of collegiate decline in the coming years.
Thank you,
Kelly Kastel
Ward 2
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