The Planning Division provides mid and long range planning as well as technical support to the city. The Division prepares neighborhood plans and reviews/drafts amendments to the existing plans. This includes reviewing and development of staff reports for Land Use amendments, Master Street Plan amendments, and review of zoning changes requested by various groups. The staff of the Planning Division responds to requests for statistics, graphics and GIS products.
The City by State law is allowed to 'plan' beyond the city limits. The City of Little Rock has set a Planning Boundary (sometimes called an extra-territorial jurisdiction boundary) that is approximate three miles (as the crow flies) around the City. Within this area the City Subdivision and Zoning Ordinance are enforced. Due to this, the City Master Street Plan and Land Use Plan are in effect beyond the City limits in the 'Planning Area'.
The Land Use and Master Street Plan Amendment application must be completed and returned to our offices at 723 West Markham by the filing dates on the Planning Commission Calendar for Planning and Zoning Hearings.
The Master Street Plan is the proposed future pattern of major streets within and through the City. There is no time certain for implementation. The City Land Use Plan and Map is the proposed pattern for land use in the future. It provides the guide for making zoning decisions when a property owner requests a reclassification. The Land Use Plan Map is available as PDFs on the bottom of the Department's Main page.