Bentonville Planning Commission approves Alice L. Walton School of Medicine plans - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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This is simply a rendering of however the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine is planned to look. (File Photo/Courtesy of Polk Stanley Wilcox and OSD)

BENTONVILLE -- Plans for the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine were unanimously approved by the metropolis Planning Commission connected Tuesday.

The 13.8-acre tract is astatine 1001 N.E. J St. The task volition dwell of a caller operation that volition go the School of Medicine. The gathering is designed to beryllium incorporated into the onshore arsenic its extortion slopes backmost to the westbound each the mode down to grade, according to readying documents.

The task is designed to incorporated the existing way web of the area, some on J Street and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art way network. Significant landscaping is planned, including the preservation of galore existing and mature trees.

Site entree volition beryllium done a curb chopped onto Northeast J Street astatine the northeast country of the site. There volition beryllium 224 parking spaces divided betwixt a aboveground batch and an underground lot. The applicant has negotiated a parking statement with Crystal Bridges to utilize its under-construction parking store for further parking, according to readying documents.

The projected schoolhouse is 4 stories and is composed of chiefly curtain-wall solid with bronze metallic panels and precast factual arsenic further secondary and trim materials, according to readying documents.

Waivers related to off-street parking requirements, roofline-articulation requirements and building-material requirements besides were unanimously approved.

Founded by Walton successful 2021, the School of Medicine volition connection a four-year, aesculapian degree-granting programme that integrates accepted medicine with holistic principles and self-care practices, according to its website.

The School of Medicine volition beryllium eastbound of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Construction is expected to commencement this spring, according to the schoolhouse website.

The Planning Commission besides approved a bid of rezoning requests.

One was for a half-acre country astatine 802 S.E. G St. Brightbox LLC was unanimously approved for a rezoning from medium-high-density multifamily residential to downtown high-density residential and for a aboriginal onshore usage representation amendment from medium-density residential to high-density residential.

The spot is planned for improvement arsenic townhomes, according to readying documents.

A rezoning from agriculture to planned residential improvement connected astir 40 acres astatine the extremity of Southwest Parnell Drive and southbound of 1904 Mayflower Road besides was approved 7-0. Haitham Alley is the applicant.

The connection is simply a planned residential improvement consisting of 17 three-story multifamily structures consisting of 408 units located cardinal to the site. An further 18 five-unit townhome structures consisting of 90 units are projected betwixt the multifamily units and the spot boundary, according to readying documents.

Jacobs Group was unanimously approved for rezoning from low-density single-family residential to downtown medium-density residential astatine 1215 Fillmore St.

The spot volition beryllium utilized for residential purposes, according to Jacobs Group.

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