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RESOLUTION NO. 50-02
A RESOLUTION APRoVING THE GENERAL PLAN 2020.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby approve the General Plan 2020.
A copy of the plan is attached hereto marked Exhibit "A" and made a part
hereof.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 19th day of March, 2002.
APPROVED:
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CROSS REFERENCE:
Resolution No. 50-02
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03/19/02
Resolution No. 50-02
02/15/02
Planning Division Correspondence
02/07/02
Planning Division Correspondence
02/11/02
Planning Commission Minutes (Pages 41-45)
03/05/02
Staff Review Form
03/21/02
Memo to Tim Conklin, City Planner, from Heather Woodruff, City Clerk
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City of Fayetteville
GENERAL PLAN 2020
2001 Revisions
Table of Contents
PART A. EXISTING CONDITIONS
Chapter 1 Setting and Organization of General Plan 1-1
1.1 History of Plan Making 1-1
1.2 The Planning Process 1-6
1.3 Principles of the General Plan 1-6
1.4 Nature and Scope of the General Plan 1-7
Chapter 2 Community Context 2-1
2.1 Location 2-1
2.2 Planning Area 2-2
2.3 Fayetteville Growth Transitions 2-3
2.4 Regional Growth Transitions 2-5
Chapter 3 Population Characteristics 3-1
3.1 Population Trends 3-1
3.2 Gender 34
3.3 Ethnic Origin 3-5
3.4 Age 3-6
3.5 Households and Group Quarters 3-11
3.6 Educational Attainment 3-14
3.7 Population Projections 3-15
Chapter 4 Housing 4-1
4.1 Housing Occupancy and Tenure 4-1
4.2 Residential Housing Type 4-3
4.3 Residential Building Permit Activity 4-4
4.4 Age of Housing 4-6
4.5 Single Family Housing Costs 4-7
4.6 Gross Rent 4-8
4.7 Affordable Housing 4-8
4.8 Future Housing Needs 4-9
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Chapter 5 Employment and Income 5-1
5.1 Fayetteville Establishments and Employment by Industry 5-1
5.2 Fayetteville Occupation 5-2
5.3 Fayetteville Employment Projections 5-3
5.4 MSA Civilian Labor Force 5-3
5.5 MSA Employment by Industry 5-5
5.6 Fayetteville Income 5-6
5.7 Regional Household Income and Poverty 5-7
5.8 MSA Per Capita Personal Income 5-8
5.9 MSA Total Personal Income 5-8
5.10 MSA Earnings by Industry 5-9
Chapter 6 Community Services and Facilities 6-1
6.1 Background 6-1
6.2 Organization of this Section 6-1
6.3 Fire Department 6-2
6.4 Library 6-4
6.5 Parks and Recreation Department 6-4
6.6 Police Department 6-7
6.7 School District 6-8
6.8 Solid Waste Division 6-9
6.9 Street Division 6-12
6.10 Traffic Division 6-13
6.11 Wastewater Treatment Division 6-14
6.12 Water Supply 6-15
6.13 Water Distribution 6-15
Chapter 7 Planning Constraints and Resources 7-1
7.1 Geological History 7-1
7.2 Soils 7-1
7.3 Slope 7-11
7.4 Watershed System 7-12
7.5 Surface Drainage 7-12
7.6 Flooding 7-12
7.7 Groundwater 7-15
7.8 Water Quality 7-15
7.9 Historical Resources 7-15
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Chapter 8 Circulation 8-1
8.1 Access into Fayetteville 8-1
8.2 Traffic Circulation Within Fayetteville 8-2
8.3 Access to the University 8-3
8.4 System Capacity 8-4
8.5 Public Transportation 8-5
8.6 Aviation 8-6
8.7 Rail 8-6
8.8 Motor Freight 8-6
8.9 Trails 8-6
8.10 Land Use as a Transportation Strategy 8-7
8.11 General Conclusions 8-8
PART B. PLANS AND POLICIES
Chapter 9 Future Land Use Plan 9-1
9.1 . Purpose 9-1
9.2 Historical Development Patterns 9-1
9.3 Existing Land Use 9-1
9.4 Undeveloped and Underdeveloped Areas 9-2
9.5 Future Land Use Needs 9-4
9.6 Future Land Use Map 9-9
9.7 Future Land Use Guiding Policies and Implementation Strategies 9-11
9.8 Residential Areas 9-12
9.9 Regional Commercial Areas 9-15
9.10 Community Commercial Areas 9-17
9.11 Historic Downtown Commercial Areas 9-18
9.12 Neighborhood Commercial Areas 9-20
9.13 Professional Office Areas 9-22
9.14 Mixed Use Areas 9-23
9.15 Industrial Areas 9-25
9.16 Environmental Resources 9-27
9.17 Recreation and Open Space 9-29
9.18 National Registered Historic Districts 9-32
9.19 Community Character 9-34
9.20 Circulation 9-35
Chapter 10 Master Street Plan 10-1
10.1 Street Classifications 10-1
10.2 Master Street Plan 10-6
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Chapter 11 Annexation 11-1
11.1 Purpose 11-1
11.2 History and Trends 11-1
11.3 State Statutes on Annexation 11-4
11.4 Potential Annexation Areas 11-5
11.5 Unincorporated Islands 11-6
11.6 Annexation Policies 11-7
11.6a Boundaries 11-7
11.6b Environmentally Sensitive Areas 11-7
11.6c Emergency and Public Services 11-7
11.6d Infrastructure and Utilities 11-7
11.6e Intergovernmental Relations 11-8
11.6f Administration 11-8
Appendix
A Master Street Plan - Street Classifications A-1
B Historical Annexation Map A-2
C Annexation Candidate Map A-3
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List of Tables
Chapter 3 Population Characteristics
3.1 Historic Population
Fcryetteville, NW Arkansas, Arkansas (1940-2000) 3-2
3.2 Gender
Fayetteville, NW Arkansas, Arkansas (1990 & 2000) 3-4
3.3 Ethnic Origin
Fayetteville (1990 & 2000) 3-5
3.4 Ethnic Origin
NW Arkansas, Arkansas (1990 & 2000) 3-6
3.5 Age
Fayetteville (1990 & 2000) 3-7
3.6 Age Comparisons
Fayetteville, NW Arkansas, Arkansas (2000) 3-9
3.7 Households
Fayetteville (1990 & 2000) 3-11
3.8 Household Comparisons
Fayetteville, NW Arkansas, Arkansas (2000) 3-12
3.9 Household and Family Size
Fayetteville, Washington Co., Benton Co., Arkansas (1990 & 2000) 3-13
3.10 Group Quarters
Fayetteville (1990 & 2000) 3-13
3.11 Future Population
Fayetteville, Planning Area (1990-2020) 3-15
Chapter 4 Housing
4.1 Housing Occupancy and Tenure
Fayetteville (1990 & 2000) 4-2
4.2 Persons Per Occupied Housing Unit
Fayetteville, Bentonville, Lowell, Rogers Springdale (2000) 4-2
4.3 Residential Housing Type
Fayetteville (1990 & 2000) 4-3
4.4 Residential Building Permit Activity
Fayetteville (1990 - 2000) 4-4
4.5 Housing - Year Constructed
Fayetteville 4-6
4.6 Single Family Housing Costs
Fayetteville (2000) 4-7
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Chapter 5 Employment and Income
5.1 Occupation
Fayetteville (1990) 5-2
5.2 Employment Projections
Fayetteville (1995 & 2020) 5-3
5.3 Civilian Labor Force
MSA, Washington Co., Benton Co. (1990 & 2000) 5-4
5.4 Employment by Industry
MSA (1990, 1995 & 2000) 5-4
5.5 Employment by Industry
MSA, Arkansas, Nation (1990, 1995 & 2000) 5-5
5.6 Income
Fayetteville (1990) ' 5-6
5.7 Household Income & Poverty
Washington Co., Benton Co., Arkansas (1997 Model -based Estimates) 5-7
5.8 Per Capita Personal Income (PCPI)
MSA, Washington Co., Benton Co. (1989 & 1999) 5-8
5.9 Total Personal Income (TPI)
MSA, Washington Co., Benton Co. (1989 & 1999) 5-9
Chapter 6 Community Services and Facilities
6.1 Fire Department Resources
Fayetteville (2001) 6-2
6.2 Park Land
Fayetteville (2001) 6-5
6.3 Park Facilities
Fayetteville (2001) 6-6
6.4 Existing and Needed Park Land
Fayetteville Park Districts (2001) 6-6
6.5 Fayetteville Public Schools
(Fall 2001) 6-8
6.6 Street Division Equipment
Fayetteville (2001) 6-12
6.7 Water Use Projections
Fayetteville (1995 - 2015) 6-16
6.8 Water Storage Projections
Fayetteville (1995-2015) 6-16
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• Chapter 9 Future Land Use Plan
9.1 Developed Area - Incorporated Area
Fayetteville (1995) 9-2
9.2 Future Land Use Map Area Calculations (Acres)
Fayetteville (1995) 9-4
9.3 Employment Densities
Fayetteville (1995) 9-5
9.4 Industrial and Commercial Land Requirements
To Accommodate Growth by 2020 9-5
9.5 South Industrial Park
Fayetteville (2001) 9-6
9.6 Residential Land and Housing Needs
Fayetteville (2020) 9-7
9.7 Projected Residential Housing Mix
Fayetteville (2020) 9-8
9.8 Future Land Use Map Area Calculations
Fayetteville City Limits (1995 & 2020) 9-10
Chapter 11 A anexaticin
11.1 Annexation History
Fayetteville (1870-2001) 11-1
11.2 Six Largest Annexations
Fayetteville (1870-2001) 11-3
11.3 Population vs. Land Area
Fayetteville (1840-2000) 11-4
11.4 Annexation Candidates - Unincorporated Islands
Fayetteville (2001) 11-6
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
List of Figures
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Community Context
Planning Area 2-2
Population Characteristics
3.1 Historic Population Trends
Fayetteville, NW Arkansas (1940-2000) 3-2
3.2 Age
Fayetteville (2000) 3-8
3-10
3.3 Median Age
(2000)
3.4 Population Projections
Fayetteville (1990-2020) 3-15
Chapter 4
4.1
4.2
Housing
Residential Building Permit Activity
Fayetteville (1990-2000) 4-5
Housing Types Constructed
Fayetteville (1990-2000) 4-5
4.3 Age of Housing
Fayetteville (2000) 4-6
Chapter 7
Planning Constraints and Resources
7.1 Geological Fault Location 7-2
7.2 Soils Location 74
7.3 Soil Based Engineering Restrictions 7-5
7.4 Slope Analysis 7-14
Chapter 9
Future Land Use Plan
9.1 Undeveloped and Underdeveloped Areas 9-3
Chapter 11
Annexation
Land Areas and Population
Fayetteville (1940-2000) 11-3
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1 SETTING AND ORGANIZATION
OF THE GENERAL PLAN
City of Fayetteville Planning Division, 1995, 2001
The Fayetteville General Plan 2020 establishes long range policies and implementation strategies
to manage and guide future growth and development for the penod 1995 through 2020. The
General Plan establishes a set of policies and strategies to be used by the City Council, Planning
Commission, residents, land developers, and business people when changes in land use are
proposed, when new developments are being planned, or when changes to existing development
regulations are being considered.
1.1 History of Plan Making by the
City of Fayetteville Planning Commission
The following is a chronology of long range planning efforts by the City of Fayetteville Planning
• Commission to update the 1970 General Land Use Plan, the 2010 Plan and the 2020 Plan
October, 1969 1970-1990 General Land Use Plan adopted.
1987-1995
June 1 & 15, 1987 Special Planning Commission meetings to work on revising and updating
the 1970 General Plan. The Planning Commission reviewed the residential
goals of the 1970 General Plan.
November 9, 1987 Hart -Freeland -Roberts, a planning consultant firm, was hired by the City
to revise and update the General Plan. Mr. Al Raby was the lead consultant
in the firm handling the Fayetteville General Plan.
August 9, 1988 A Planning Commission Policies and Issues Workshop was held and a
report from Mr. Al Raby was given.
March 8, 1989 A Special Planning Commission meeting was held to discuss the General
Plan. Mr. Al Raby and Mr. Eric Kelly, consultants, made a presentation to
the Commission.
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April 8, 1991
May 1, 1991
Planning staff advised the Planning Commission on "The Fayetteville
Plan." A steering committee was set up and an advertising and media
campaign was developed.
Planning staff held a "Goal Summit" at Mt. Sequoya.h. Staff informed the
Commission that eight neighborhood meetings would be held to gain input
into "The Fayetteville Vision" document and that a survey was being
mailed to residents of the city.
May 13, 1991 Planning staff updated the Commission on "The Fayetteville Vision."
May 28, 1991
June 10, 1991
June 24, 1991
July 9, 1991
September 9, 1991
October 14, 1991
December 3, 1991
Planning staff informed the commission the neighborhood meetmgs and
survey were completed and approximately 650 to 750 people participated
in the process.
.A Commissioner reported to the Planning Commission that the Steering
Committee was working on formulating goals discussed at the
neighborhood meetings.
Planning staff presented to the Commission the Fayetteville Vision Final
Goal materials.
A special meeting of the Fayetteville Board of Directors and Planning
Commission was held and planning staff presented the Vision Project and
explained that it was utilized as a means to incorporate public input into
the General Planning Process.
Planning staff informed the commission that an in-house report was being
prepared which would include the cost of each item recommended in the
Vision Plan, whether it would replace existing programs, if additional staff
would be necessary and City Department Heads' recommendations.
A Commissioner reported to the Commission that the City Manager
informed him that all of the preliminary work on the Vision Project had
been completed and a rough draft was being reviewed.
Special meeting of the Fayetteville Planning Commission was held on the
Vision Report. City staff provided an estimate of $19,000,000 was
required to implement the Plan. The Commission directed the staff to send
the Vision Project back to the Steering Committee for their comments and
recommendations.
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April 13, 1992
June 8, 1992
August 24, 1992
August 19, 1993
October 11, 1993
October 25, 1993
November, 1993 -
January 1995
November 16, 1993
January, 1993
February 7, 1995
Planning staff reported to the Commission that comments from the last
meeting were being compiled and admmistration was working on an
overall goal.
The Planning Commission passed a resolution directing planning staff to
work on the land use plan. Staff also updated the Conunission on the
Vision Project by looking at associate costs and necessary items to bring
that portion of the plan to a close.
The Commission tables any action on the Vision Project because the staff
was not in attendance at the meeting.
The Commission discussed the Vision Project and the majority of the
Commissioners stated the Vision process was not intended to develop
projects. The Planning Commission forwarded the report to the Board of
Directors "as an informational item only", to be considered and adopted at
their discretion and when funds were available.
Planning staff presented the first draft of the land use plan to the Planning
Commission.
Planning Commission rejected the Land Use Plan as presented.
The Commission forwarded the plan to the City Council with the removal
of the transportation element.
Numerous work sessions and public meettngs (25 total) were held
conceming the Master Street Plan (Transportation Element).
The City Council passed Resolution No. 120-93 adopting General Plan
2010.
Work began on developing ordinances as part of the Unified Development
Code. Nine amendments were made to the Subdivision and Zoning
Ordinances as part of the Unified Development Code process.
The City Council passed Resolution No. 13-95 directing the Planning
Commission and planning staff to present a revised comprehensive land
use plan by August 1, 1995. Work stopped on the unified development
code.
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March, 1995 Planning Commission recommended the Master Street Plan to the City
Council.
April, 1995 The City Council passed the Master Street Plan.
June 15, 1995 Planning staff held a listening session on Chapter 6- Guiding Policies and
Implementation Strategies.
June 29, 1995
Planning staff held a public hearing on Chapter 5 - Community Services
and facilities which provided detailed information on infrastructure plans,
needs and projects.
July 20, 1995 Planning staff held a public hearing on Chapter 4 - Future Land Use Map
and Land Use Element.
July 31, 1995
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the Draft
Comprehensive Land Use Plan and decided that no action should be taken
until the notification through the water bills was completed.
August 1, 1995 The City Council agreed to wait until the Planning Commission acted on
the proposed comprehensive land use plan.
October 5, 1995 The Planning Commission held a special work session on the proposed
land use plan.
October 9, 1995 The Planning Commission voted on the proposed changes that were
discussed at the Oct 5, 1995 meeting and directed staff to revised the plan
with the approved changes.
November 13, 1995 The Planning Commission adopted the plan and forwarded it to the City
Council.
December 5, 1995 Staff presented the land use plan to the City Council. Public comment was
taken on the proposed plan.
December 19, 1995 The City Council passed Resolution No. 147-95 adopting General Plan
2020.
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June 8, 2000
June 29, 2000
July 13, 2000
July 27, 2000
August 24, 2000
October 9, 2000
October 23, 2000
December 7, 2000
December 19, 2000
000-2001
First General Plan 2020 Subcommittee and public heanng was held to
revise General Plan 2020 as required by Resolution No 147-95 Items
discussed at this meeting included Planning Area Boundary Map and
Master Street Plan revisions.
General Plan 2020 Subcommittee and public hearing. Items discussed
included Master Street Plan and Future Land Use Plan revisions.
General Plan 2020 Subcommittee and public hearing. Items discussed
included Master Street Plan, Future Land Use Plan and General Plan 2020
text revisions.
General Plan 2020 Subcommittee and public hearing. Items discussed
included Future Land Use Plan and General Plan 2020 text revisions.
General Plan 2020 Subcommittee and public hearing. Item discussed
included all four components of General Plan 2020: Future Land Use Plan,
General Plan 2020 text, Planning Area Boundary Map, and Master Street
Plan. The subcommittee met and recommended revisions to all four
components and forwarded the plan to the full Planning Commission.
Planning Commission public hearing.
Planning Commission public hearing and adoption of the 2000 Revision.
John City CounciVPlanning Commission public hearing.
City Council public hearing and adoption of the 2000 Revision with
Resolution 170-00 A -C.
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1.2 The Planning Process -
Need For Revision and Update of the 2020 General Plan
The City of Fayetteville adopted the 2010 Plan in November of 1993. On February 7, 1995, the
City Council passed resolution 13-95 directing the Planning Commission and staff to propose a
comprehensive land use plan to the City Council by August 1, 1995. The resolution stated that a
"new" comprehensive land use plan was needed based on the following four premises.
• "The City of Fayetteville is expenencing unprecedented growth; and
• Pressures for growth of Fayetteville have resulted in the rezoning of agricultural
land for development without regard to the relationship among such areas and the
impact on required infrastructure; and
• Land zoned for residential growth, commercial, and industrial development,
sufficient to satisfy the development needs of the City for 1995, already exist; and
• The adoption of a comprehensive land use plan, as specified by A.0 A. §14-56-
401 et seq and in accordance with the principles of the 2010 General Plan, is
needed for the orderly development of the City in the future."
On December 19, 1995, the City Council passed resolution 147-95 adopting the General Plan
2020 as the document to establish general policies for guiding growth and development of
Fayetteville. The resolution provided for amendments to the General Plan 2020 at any time by a
majority vote and determined that major revisions of the General Plan be scheduled every five
years.
1.3 Principles of The General Plan
The policies and strategies found within this document were based upon six principles of General
Plan 2010, Chapter 3 "Vision". These six broad policy statements were used as a guide to meet
Resolution No. 13-95 which required that this plan be based upon the principals of General Plan
2010 and are summarized below:
• Creating a sense of place and connectivity within neighborhoods and community.
• Containing and strengthening the emergence of multiple activity centers.
• Enhancing and revitalizing older urban areas.
• Relating the natural and built environments through community design.
• Increasing transportation efficiency.
• Increasing affordable housing.
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• 1.4 Nature and Scope of the General Plan
The powers and duties of the Planning Commission under A.C.A. §14 56412 include but are not
limited to the preparation of a master street plan, land use plan, and community facilities plan.
Furthermore, A.C.A. § 14-56-413 states that a land use plan may include, but is not limited to:
• The reservation of open spaces;
• The preservation of natural and historical features, sites and monuments;
• The existing uses to be retained without change;
• The existing uses proposed for change; and
• The areas proposed for new development.
• The plan may include areas proposed for redevelopment, rehabilitation, renewal
and similar programs.
• Resolution No. 13-95 passed by the Council set out in specific terms the scope of what was to be
considered in the new comprehensive land use plan.
• A description of the proposed year 2020 boundaries and service provision areas of
the City.
• The projected growth in population, industry, and commerce to be accommodated
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• The land areas required to accommodate this growth, based on the density
considerations outlined in the 2010 plan.
• An inventory of all undeveloped and underdeveloped land within the area.
• A plan for the accommodation of necessary growth in these undeveloped and
underdeveloped areas, including the reservation of open space for parks,
recreation and the preservation of the character of the city, at all times maximizing
the utilization of existing infrastructure for the purpose of efficiency and economy
of development and minimizing development where new infrastructure would be
required, or where existing infrastructure would be over taxed. The plan shall
specify development densities appropriate to different areas of the city, in
accordance with sound principals of urban design, and shall provide for
transportation alternatives to automobiles, including pedestrian and bicycle
facilities.
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General Plan 2020 contains policy statements and implementation measures for each proposed
land use category designated on the future land use map. Many of the implementation strategies
have explanations and examples, shown in bold italic text, of how each strategy is currently
being implemented or could be implemented in order to accomplish the stated policies of the
land use plan. This document also contains many parts of the General Plan 2010 which were
identified by the author of the 2010 plan, Mr. Alfred N. Raby.
General Plan 2020 contains information on future land needs based on estimated population and
employment growth and provides summarized information on infrastructure conditions and
needs.
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COMMUNITY CONTEXT
Alfred I•1 Raby, A1CP, Gana& Plan 2010
City of Fayetteville Planning Division, 2091
2.1 Location
Fayetteville is an attractive and prospering city of 58,047 people (Source: 2000 Census). Located
in Northwest Arkansas, the city is the economic, political and cultural center of a diverse and
growing region. The region, consisting of Washington and Benton counties, contains 311,157
people representing over 13 percent of the state's population (Source: 2000 Census).
Fayetteville occupies the westem edge of the Boston Mountains, an elevated feature of the
greater Ozark Plateau extending further west and north. It is this modest mountainous terrain that
shapes the more linear north -south development pattern and intense concentration of land uses
along the valley floor occupied by Fayetteville and Interstate 540.
The nearby White River provided water for settlers, a source which guided growth along the
western side of the White River drainage basin prior to 1970. The location of the John Paul
Hammersclunidt Expressway to the west and north of the city extended more recent growth into
the Illinois River drainage basin. The completion of Interstate 540 and Highway 412 provides
even greater attraction of growth to the west.
The city presently occupies some 45.2 square miles (Source: Fayetteville IT Department, July
2001). This is a 29 percent increase in land area from the city's 35 square miles in 1968, and a
165 percent increase from the 17 square miles of incorporated area before 1960.
Fayetteville is home to the main campus of the University of Arkansas and its 15,795 students
(Source: U of A, 2001). The University contributes significantly to the economic and cultural
growth of the area.
As the largest city in Northwest Arkansas, Fayetteville serves as the gateway to the Ozark
Mountains The growing tourism industry is one of the factors associated with the region's rapid
economic development.
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