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Metropolitan Area Planning Commission
May 9, 1968
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The City Planning Commission met on Thursday, May 9, 1968, at 7:30 P.M. in the City Hall.
MEMBERS PRESENT: A.E. Scott (Chairman), Glen Lane, Clay Kenward, Bob Harrison, Marion Ulmer, Mabe Spurlock, Frank Falls, and Jack Jarrett.
OTHERS PRESENT: Brooks Griffith (representing Public Works Departments)
Chairman A.E. Scott declared the minutes of the April 11, 1968, meeting approved as read with an eighteen month development period to accompany the ruling on the Tony Bittle land.
Chairman announced that the meeting was open for public hearing on items that had been advertised for rezoning, and these items were presented in the following order:
Item #1. Fred Hankins to change the zoning from Residential (R-2) to Commercial (C-3) of a tract of land described as: a part of Lot 3 of Cobb and Lee’s Survey of the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of aforesaid Lot 3; thence North 88 degrees 53’ east 25.0 feet to the east right of way line of Caraway Road to the point of beginning proper; thence north 88 degrees 53’ East 221.0 feet; thence north 210.0 feet thence South 88 degrees 53’ West 221.0 feet to the east right of way line of Caraway Road; thence South along said right of way line 210.0 feet to the point of beginning proper, containing 1.065 acres, and being subject to public road right of way off the South side thereof.
Item #2. Briarwood Addition- to change the zoning from Residential (R-1) to Residential (R-2) of property described as: beginning at the Northeast Corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 14 North, Range 3 East; thence South 89 degrees 40’ west 590.0 feet along the North line of the Northeast quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence South 28 degrees 24’ west 535.5 feet; thence South 22 degrees 28’ west 129.20 feet; thence South 21 degrees 22’ West 144.84 feet; thence South 68 degrees 38’ East 140.0 feet; thence North 89 degrees 40’ East 801.59 feet; thence North 1 degree 6’ East 775.22 feet along the East line of Section 23 to the point of beginning proper, containing 13.86 acres, more or less.
Item #3. To subdivide Griffin Subdivision. The East half of the Northwest 4th Section 35, Township 14 North, Range 3 East, a tract of land 80.01 acres.
Item #4. Replat as of April 19, 1968, of Melton Subdivision of Block A of Melton Commercial Addition to Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Mr. Bill Penix appeared on behalf of Fred Hankins and asked that action on the Hankins request for rezoning be delayed until the June meeting. This was acceptable to the Commission.
Following the public hearing, action on the items on the agenda and other business were as follows:
Following a review of the request for rezoning of the Briarwood Addition from Residential (R-1) to Residential (R-2), Kenward moved, Ulmer seconded, and it was carried that this request be granted.
Following a review of the request for subdivision of the Griffin Subdivision, it was moved by Ulmer, seconded by Harrison, and carried that the request be granted.
Ulmer moved, Spurlock seconded, and it was carried that the Melton Replat, as of April 19, 1968 be accepted. Falls recommended that Lot 4 be rezoned to Residential (R-1) Lane seconded, and it was carried.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned.