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November 17, 2011
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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE
A regular meeting of the Fayetteville Subdivision Committee was held on November 17, 2011 at
9:00 a.m. in Room 326 of the City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain, Fayetteville,
Arkansas.
ITEMS DISCUSSED
ACTION TAKEN
LSD 11-3976: Large Scale Development (E. OF THE HOMEWOOD SUITES & N. OF THE
HILTON INN/HILTON GARDEN INN, 402)
Page 2 Approved
MEMBERS PRESENT
Kyle Cook (chair)
William Chesser
Sarah Bunch
STAFF PRESENT
Andrew Garner
Glen Newman
Megan Dale
MEMBERS ABSENT
Subdivision Committee Chair Kyle Cook called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM.
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LSD 11-3976: Large Scale Development (E. OF THE HOMEWOOD SUITES & N. OF THE
HILTON INN/HILTON GARDEN INN, 402): Submitted by JORGENSEN & ASSOCIATES for
property located east of the HOMEWOOD SUITES & north of the HILTON INN. The property is
zoned C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial and contains approximately 3.58 acres. The request is for a
hotel with 115 rooms.
Andrew Garner, Senior Planner, gave the staff report.
Megan Dale, Urban Forester, discussed the tree preservation area that is proposed to be vacated and
will heard by the City Council.
Blake Jorgensen, applicant, discussed the original versus the proposed hotel and discussed the tree
preservation area.
Public Comment:
Kevin McCollum, property owner of the apartments to the north, asked about dumpster screening.
Gamer discussed the requirement to screen the durnpster with materials that are compatible with the
principal structure.
Kevin McCollum asked about the street improvements.
Blake Jorgensen discussed the street improvements that will be completed with the hotel.
Glenn Newman, staff engineer, discussed that the City does not have plans in the near future for
improving Shiloh Drive north of the site.
Kevin McCollum discussed that their preference is for the screening along the north property line to
be trees to match the screening of the adjacent hotel.
Commissioner Bunch asked about exterior light fixtures.
Garner discussed the lighting ordinance that requires the lights to be shielded and directed
downward.
Commissioner Cook asked about stormwater.
Blake Jorgensen, applicant, discussed that stormwater will flow through low impact development
treatment basins before it leaves the site.
Newman discussed that water will flow under Shiloh and will be stored into the large median of the
roadway and that this proposal was originally approved by the state a few years ago when the hotel
was originally approved.
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Motion:
Commissioner Chesser made a motion to approve LSD 11-3976 finding in favor of Commercial
Design and 1-540 Standards, finding in favor of the recommended street improvements, modifying
condition of approval #4 to read:
"View -obscuring vegetation to match in line with the property to the west, shall be required
between the subject property and the residential land use to the north. Said screen shall be
indicated on the landscape plan and installed along the entire length of the north property line."
Commissioner Bunch seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed by a vote of 3-0-0.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:30 AM.