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Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Minutes
April 13, 1972
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The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission met in regular session at 7:00 P.M. Thursday, April 13, 1972 in the Court Room at City Hall.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Scott.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Scott, King, Young, Adams, Morrison, Cooper, and Matthews.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Griffin and House.
OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. Gene Martz, Mr. Bill Bell, Mr. Gene Gardner, Mr. Curt Hodges, and Mr. Howard Ain.
Items for business were as follows:
Item #1. Mr. Paul Arnold requests rezoning of Lot 12 of W.F. Hollingsworth Addition from R-1 to R-2. This property is located between Christian Creek on the north, Hester Street on the west and Cherry Street on the south. This property contains 11.0 acres more or less. Mr. Jim Hudson appeared representing a group of landowners in the area opposed to the rezoning. They submitted a petition stating their opposition. A motion was made by Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Adams to APPROVE the request subject to the granting of right of ways on Hester Street and Cherry Street. The vote was taken. The vote was YEA: King, Adams, and Cooper. NO: Morrison and Matthews. The request was granted.
Item #2. Pardew Real Estate and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company requests the approval of easements as shown on plat of Briarwood 3rd Addition, Jonesboro, Arkansas, Lots 11, 15, and 16 of Block A. A motion was made by Mr. Young and seconded by Mr. King to APPROVE the request. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #3. Harrison Construction requests approval of replat of Lots 1, 2, and 3 of Dacus Acres located on Mitzi Lane and Darlene Street. Mr. Harrison appeared to answer questions concerning the replat. A motion was made by Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Cooper to APPROVE the request. The vote was taken. The vote was YEA: King, Young, Morrison, Cooper, and Matthews. PASS: Adams. The request was granted.
Item #4. Pardew Real Estate requests approval of replat of Lots 1 and 2, Block B of the Briarwood 3rd Addition located on Briarwood Drive. A motion was made by Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Adams to APPROVE the replat. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #5. Mr. Dubus requests approval of replat of Dubus First Addition to Joensboro, Arkansas. The property being located at Wood Street and Parkview Drive and having been surveyed as part of the North half of the northeast quarter of Section 25, Township 14 North, and Range 3 East. A motion was made by Mr. Young and seconded by Mr. Cooper to APPROVE the request. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #6. Mr. Bob Adams request approval of Adams Subdivision of a part of the Southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 21, Township 14 North, Range 4 East of Jonesboro. A motion was made by Mr. Cooper and seconded by Mr. King to APPROVE the request. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #7. Mr. Jerry Donohue requests approval of replat of a part of Block A of McCarty Addition. The replat will consist of the south 40.5 feet of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and the north 50.0 feet of Lot 5. A motion was made by Mr. Matthews and seconded by Mr. Young to APPROVE the request. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #8. Craighead Electric Co-op requests approval of a replat of Re-Subdivision. This property has been surveyed, platted, and replatted and is a part of the northeast quarter, of the northeast quarter of section 19, Township 14 North, Range 4 East. It consists of lots 1 through 6, Block G and Lots 21 through 26 Block D and that portion of abandoned Rose Avenue bound by said Blocks D on the north and G on the south all in Belmont Addition to Jonesboro, Arkansas. A motion was made by Mr. Matthews and seconded by Mr. Young to APPROVE the request. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #9. Professional Acres Development requests final approval of plat of Professional Acres Development Corporation Second Addition to Jonesboro, Arkansas. This property is located on the south side of Matthews Avenue, 400 feet east of Patrick Street. A motion was made by Mr. Young and seconded by Mr. Cooper to APPROVE the record plat with the absence of necessary grades and drawings that will be submitted for final approval and also subject to the necessary utility easements. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #10. Southwest Church of Christ requests preliminary approval of plat of Southwest Church of Christ Addition to Jonesboro, Arkansas. A motion was made by Mr. Cooper and seconded Mr. King to APPROVE the plat subject to a 7 ½ foot utility easement being given on the western property line and the north and south property line of the west half. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #11. Jerry and Maralyn Sims request approval of replat of Lot 6, Block C of Kelley Subdivision of Apple Hills Subdivision, Jonesboro, Arkansas. A motion was made by Mr. Adams and seconded by Mr. Young to DENY the request. The vote was taken. The vote was YEA: Young and Adams; NO: King, Cooper, and Scott; PASS: Morrison and Matthews. A motion was made then made by Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Cooper to TABLE the request for thirty days. The vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #12. Jerry and Maralyn Sims request approval of replat of Lot 3, Block C of Apple Hills Subdivision, Jonesboro, Arkansas. A motion was made by Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Cooper to TABLE the request for thirty days. The vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #13. Scott Plumbing requests approval of replat of Lot 5 and a portion of Lot 3 of Block 3 of Broadaway Addition to Jonesboro, Arkansas. This property is located on South Allis Street and Hope Avenue. This tract shall be hereafter be referred to as Scott’s Second Subdivision to Jonesboro. A motion was made by Mr. Young and seconded by Mr. Morrison to TABLE this particular item for thirty days to determine the exact located of the land said. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #14. Farmers Union Association requests approval of replat of Lots 14 through 61 of Block 1 of E.C. Stuck’s Addition to Jonesboro. The purpose of the replat is to combine the 48 lots into one tract, hereafter to be known as Lot1 of Farmers Union Association Subdivision to Jonesboro. A motion was made by Mr. Young and seconded by Mr. Morrison to APPROVE the replat. The vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #15. Tom Covington and Roger McMillan request final approval of Country Manor Subdivision located on Ridge Road south of Jonesboro and is a part of the south half of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter, Section 8, Township 13 North, Range 4 East, containing 18.6 acres more or less. A motion was made by Mr. Young and seconded by Mr. Morrison to APPROVE the request. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #16. Mr. and Mrs. John Marcom request approval of a replat of Merrywood subdivision located east of Metzler Lane between Nettleton Avenue and Wilkins Avenue and containing 20.21 acres more or less. Mr. Freeman and Thomas Seabrook ands Associates appeared to answer questions as well as Mr. Marcom. A motion was made by Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Matthews to APPROVE the request. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously. Mr. Neil Thayer, one of the surrounding landowners, complimented Mr. Marcom on the plan. Mr. Aubrey Scott, Jr., Chairman complimented Mr. Marcom on the proposed plan saying it would compliment the area.
Item #17. Mr. Hulan Adams was elected Vice-Chairman for the remained of 1972 to replace Mr. Glenn Lane.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 P.M.