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Minutes for the MAPC meeting on March 13, 1975.
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Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Minutes
March 13, 1975
The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission met in regular session on Thursday, March 13, 1975 in the Court Room at City Hall.
The meeting was called to order by the Vice Chairman Ralph Morrison in the absence of the Chairman.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Morrison, Cooper, Roddy, Smith, Adams, Wheeless, McDaniel, and Ball.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Scott.
OTHERS PRESENT: Larry Fugate and Joe Tomlinson.
Items for business were as follows:
Item #1. E.L. McCarty, being owner of Lots 1 and 2 in Block G, and Lots 1, 2, 22 and 23 of Block A of Noble Acres Addition, and Harris Gilliam, Margaret Denny and Betty Sitz being owners of other property situated in said Noble Acres Addition, and representatives of other property owners in the said subdivision request the following property to be rezoned as indicated. Lots 1, 2, 22, and 23 in Block A of Noble Acres Addition which is presently zoned Commercial Three (C-3) to be reconfirmed as Commercial Three (C-3) by the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, also requests that the entire remaining property in said Noble Acres Addition, with the exception of Lots 3, 4, and 5 and 6 of Block A, be rezoned from Residential Three (R-3) to Residential One (R-1). Subject property is generally described as being bounded on the south by Nettleton Avenue, on the north by Stallings Lane, on the east by Oakdale and on the wets by Tony Drive. This item was tabled from the February 13, 1975 MAPC meeting. Mr. George David Walker, representative of E.L. McCarty, petitioner, amended the request to exclude Lots 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block A, Noble Acres Addition, from the request. A motion was made by Mr. Roddy and seconded by Mr. Wheeless to APPROVE the amended request. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #2. Village Communities Incorporated requests a final approval of Candlewood Estates Second Addition. General location of said addition is on the south side of Neely Road between Christian Creek and Quail Drive. A motion was made by Mr. Cooper and seconded by Mr. Ball to APPROVE the request. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #3. Joe D. Whisenhunt requests final approval of a property development plan. Subject plan includes the construction of a 177’ x 175 commercial building immediately north of the existing WalMart Discount Store on Caraway Road. A motion was made by Mr. Cooper and seconded by Mr. Ball to give preliminary approval for the request subject to the developer receiving approval of utility easement from City Water and Light and the submission of a plat with the legal description of said property to the office of the city inspector. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #4. Al Broglen requests final approval of a plat of Broglen First Addition to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas. This property is a plat of the east 100’ of the west 300’ of the north 135’ of the east ½ of the SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 21, Township 14 North, Range 4 East. This property is generally described as being on the south side of Forest Home Avenue approximately 337’ west of Young Street also known as Arkansas Highway #1. A motion was made by Mr. Roddy and seconded by Mr. Smith to APPROVE the request. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #5. Guy A. Pardew, Jr. requests preliminary approval of a plat of Hickory Hills Subdivision, First Addition, Jonesboro, Arkansas. The general location of this property is described as being west of the Craighead Forest cutoff and north of the Mardis Addition. This subdivision containing 9.32 acres more or less. A motion was made by Mr. Wheeless and seconded by Mr. Ball to APPROVE the request. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #6. A motion was made by Mr. Wheeless and seconded by Mr. Roddy to adopt a policy requiring one additional copy of subdivision of plat plans to be submitted to the office of the city inspector for use by the Post Office. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:04 P.M.