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Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Minutes
January 13, 1972
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The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission met in regular session at 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 13, 1972 in the Court Room at City Hall.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Scott.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Scott, Spurlock, Lane, King, Griffin, and Young.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Adams and House.
Items for business were as follows:
Item #1. Stone Street Church of Christ requests approval of a replat of Lots 9, 10, and 11, Block J of Sigler’s College Addition into Lot 1 Stone Street Church of Christ Subdivision. Property is located on Stone Street between East Nettleton and Forest Home Road. A motion was made by Mr. Lane and seconded by Mr. Spurlock to approve the replat subject to the dedication of the proper right of ways on Stone Street. The vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #2. Pardew’s Read Estate requests approval of replat of Lot 1 of North half of Lot 2 of Nilson’s Subdivision of Lot 51 of Knight’s 2nd, to Lot 1 of Pardew’s South Main Addition. Property is located on southwest corner of Main and Arlington Court. A motion was made by Mr. Spurlock and seconded to Mr. King to approve the replat. The vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #3. Pardew Real Estate requests final approval of apartment complex at southwest corner of Rains and Oak Streets. A motion was made by Mr. Lane and seconded by Mr. King to approve the plan subject to property easements for sewer lines being granted across the property and also subject to the Board of Adjustments approval of variance for the correct number of parking spaces. The vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #4. Hale Arnold requests final approval of Arnold Subdivision. Property is located on Wilkins Street just east of Castle Heights. A motion as made by Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Griffin to approve the plan. The vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #5. Wilmouth Construction Company requests final approval of Wal-Mart Shopping Center. Property is located on South Caraway just south of Ramada Inn and north of Wilkins Street. Mr. Jim Harris, Construction manager for Wal-Mart in Bentonville, Arkansas appeared to answer questions about the proposed plan. A motion was made by Mr. Lane and seconded by Mr. King to approve the plan subject to installation of a minimum of two fire hydrants at the rear of the building on the north and south sides, and subject to a six foot high fence of solid material being placed on the west property line and extending the entire length of the property, and also subject to a sixty-five foot clearance from the back property line to the building edge on the north side and an eighty foot clearance from the back property line to the building edge on the south side. The vote was taken: YEA: Lane, King, and Griffin. NO: Spurlock and Young. The motion for final approval was granted.
Item #6. Guaranty, Inc. requests final approval of Section B-3 of the Kimbrell Estates; this property is located on the north side of West Nettleton Avenue, just west of the City Water and Light new substation. A motion was made by Mr. Young and seconded by Mr. Spurlock to approve the plan. The vote was taken and the motion as passed unanimously.
Item #7. A motion was made by Mr. Young and seconded by Mr. Lane to approve a resolution for the NDPA as prepared by the City Housing Authority stating that it is in conformity with the Comprehensive Plan. The vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #8. A motion was made by Mr. Lane and seconded by Mr. King to approve the resolution to the Arkansas State Highway Department that the original 63 Highway though Jonesboro be designated as the business route. The vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item No. 9 Election of New Officers.
Chairman: A motion was made by Mr. Lane and seconded by Mr. Young to reappoint Mr. Scott as Chairman. The vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Vice-Chairman: A motion was made by Mr. Spurlock and seconded by Mr. Griffin to reappoint Mr. Glenn Lane as Vice-Chairman. A vote was taken and the motion was carried.
Secretary: A motion as made by Mr. Lane and seconded by Mr. Spurlock to appoint Mr. Joe Clay Young as Secretary. The vote was taken and the motion was carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 P.M.