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Your Slaughterhouse Stinks

On Tuesday, February 11, the NLR planning commission will decide whether to put a slaughterhouse near you. The application allows, “50 animals to be held…within an outdoor corral” and a new “load of livestock brought to the site every week”. That is 2,600 cattle per year held outside and slaughtered near you. In addition to the smell of manure, the application says, “animal waste and bi-products” will be disposed of” from the site. This will likely damage the value of your property from runoff from the waste, the smells and the animal sounds that come from a slaughterhouse. This will reduce your quiet enjoyment and infringes your rights. To object to a slaugtherhouse at 1600 Gregory, North Little Rock, please click the button above to send an email to your North Little Rock representatives.

You may contact these public officials directly and ask them politely to ‘Stop the Bull and Vote NO on the Slaughterhouse”.

Mayor Terry Hartwick: 501-975-8633, mayor@nlr.ar.gov
City Council Member Nathan Hamilton: 501-952-7679, nhamilton@nlr.ar.gov
City Council Member Debi Ross: 501-753-0733, DRoss@nlr.ar.gov
City Council Member Linda Robinson, 501-945-8820, lrobinson@nlr.ar.gov
City Council Member Nicole Hart, nicolehart4u@gmail.com
Planning Commission Chairman Norman Clifton: 501-681-9816, snclifton@sbcglobal.net
Director of Planning Shawn Spencer: 501-975-8835, SSpencer@nlr.ar.gov

Please also show up at 3:15pm on Tuesday, February 11 to tell the City of NLR, “Your Slaughterhouse stinks.” The meeting will be held at City Hall, 300 Main Street, North Little Rock but if you want to speak against it, you’ll need to submit a card by 3:30 pm.

CURRENT SLAUGHTERHOUSE APPLICATION WITH THE CITY OF NLR

Special Use 2024-19

Link to the Original Application and future agendas

Request: a Special Use to allow Manufacturing, Assemblage, or Processing - Heavy, an abattoir/slaughterhouse and meat processing facility, in an 12 zoning district

Location of the Request: 1600 Gregory Street, NLR, AR

Applicant: RME, Rickett Moriconi Engineering, Inc.

Owner: Anchor Realty Investments LLC

Background: The building was constructed in 1959 as a warehouse facility. The applicant purchased the property in 2019 to use as warehouse space for their existing restaurant facilities. The warehousing consist of paper products for the restaurants and storage of food products for the restaurants.

Site Characteristics: The area is an industrial area consisting of numerous warehouse businesses. The UP rail lines are located to the south of the site. Gregory Street dead ends into the property.

Master Street Plan: Gregory Street is a local commercial street on the Master Street Plan. There are no dedicated bikeways located in the general area.

Surrounding Zoning and Uses:

Direction: North
Surrounding Zoning: I-2
Surrounding Uses: Warehouse

Direction: South
Surrounding Zoning: I-2
Surrounding Uses: UP Rail Lines

Direction: East
Surrounding Zoning: I-2
Surrounding Uses: Warehouse

Direction: West
Surrounding Zoning: I-2
Surrounding Uses: Warehouse

General Information:

Compatible with previous actions? A Special Use has been considered for uses which are not typical to a particular zoning district or area. The Special Use is limited to an applicant and is not a transferable use to a future user of the facility.
Neighborhood Position/Comment? None at the time of printing.
Effect on public service and utilities? There should be minimal effect on services and utilities.
Legal Consideration/Reasonableness? The request is reasonable.
Will the approval have a stabilizing effect on surrounding properties? The area is an industrial area backing up to the UP Rail Lines. The rear of the property, adjacent to the rail line, is the location proposed for the holding pens for the animals. There should be minimal effect on the surrounding properties.
Is the site of adequate size for the development? The site is adequate for development.
Will this set a precedent for future rezoning? The zoning will remain unchanged.
Should a different zoning classification be requested? No, a Special Use is the appropriate request within the I-2 zoning district to allow the placement of an abattoir.

Summary: The applicant is seeking approval of a Special Use to allow the placement of an abattoir at this location. The applicant is seeking to allow livestock (beef cattle) to be brought to the site, unloaded and held in an outdoor holding pen/corral until processing. The corral is located in the rear of the building adjacent to the rail line. The property is zoned I-2. Within the I-2 zoning district Manufacturing, Assemblage, or Processing - Heavy defined as an establishment engaged in manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, packaging, or other industrial processing of raw or extracted materials or the provision of industrial services, where there is potential for external effects such noise, dust, glare, odors, or vibration. A slaughterhouse is listed as a potential use within this zoning designation. From the permitted use table a Special Use is required to allow the use within an I-2 zoning district and a Conditional Use is required to allow the use within an I-3 zoning district.

The applicant indicates there will be a load of livestock per week brought to the site. The intent is to allow up to 50 animals to be held at the site until processed within an outdoor corral. The intent is to process all animals before any additional livestock are delivered. Once the animals are processed the animal waste and bi-products will be disposed of as required by state and federal law to prevent pollution and protect the ecosystems.

Design Review Committee and Design Review Committee Recommendation: The applicant met with the Design Review Committee on November 20, 2024 in conjunction with a request for site plan review for the proposed addition of the holding pen located on the property (SD2024-80). The Committee recommended approval with conditions.

Conditions to Consider:

Meet all the requirements of SD2024-80.
Applicant must meet all applicable Federal, State, County and City requirements.
Any structures located on the lot shall meet all applicable Federal, State, County, and City requirements and codes.
Business license to be issued after Planning Staff confirmation of requirements.
Business license holder understands that failure to comply with these conditions may result in loss of the Special Use and/or loss of Business License and/or removal of Electric Power Meter.