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Minutes for the MAPC meeting on January 12, 1999.
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MINUTES
METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING COMMISSION
JANUARY 12, 1999 AT 7:00 PM
MEMBERS PRESENT: Coleman, Damron, Gott, Finley, Beadles, Shaw, Phillips
MEMBERS ABSENT: Little, Pitts
The minutes of the December 8, 1998 meeting were approved as prepared.
#1 SU99-1 Lee and Shirley Parnell requested approval of placement of a mobile home at 4610 Industrial Drive.
A motion to approve the request was made by Dr. Beadles and seconded by Mr. Damron. Voting was 6 in favor, 0 opposed, REQUEST APPROVED.
#2 RZ99-1 Fred Pearson requested approval of rezoning from Residential R-2 to Commercial C-3 for Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 of Gwyndale Subdivision. The general location of the property in on the east side of Stadium Blvd., south of Kingsbury Street.
A motion to recommend approval by Dr. Beadles and second by Mr. Damron failed by a vote of 3 in favor, 3 opposed.
A second motion was made by Ms. Finley to recommend approval of rezoning for only Lots 2 & 3. The owner requested that Lots 4, 5, 6 & 7 be deleted from the request. It was explained that the church use can continue in the existing R-2 zoning district. The motion was seconded by Ms. Shaw. Voting was 6 in favor, 0 opposed, REQUEST APPROVED WITH STIPULATIONS.
#3 RP99-2 Fred Pearson requested approval of a replat of Lots 1-7 of part of the Gwyndale Subdivision of the Charles A. Stuck’s Turtle Creek Ranch Addition. The general location of the property in on the east side of Stadium Blvd., south of Kingsbury Street.
WITHDRAWN BY OWNER.
#4 RZ99-2 Margaret Petrey requested approval of rezoning from Agricultural AG-1 to Commercial C-3 for 17.82 acres located on a part of the NW 1/4 pf Section 25, T14N, R4E. The general location of the property is on the south side of Highland Drive, east of Margo Lane.
Ms. Shaw made a motion to recommend approval to the City Council subject to site plans being submitted to and approved by the MAPC. Those plans are to specifically include drainage and landscaping. The motion was seconded by Mr. Damron. Voting was 6 in favor, 0 opposed, REQUEST APPROVED WITH STIPULATIONS.
#5 RP99-1 Dallas Benson requested approval of a replat of Part of Block B of Nettleton Avenue Subdivision. The general location of the property is on the northwest corner of Nettleton Avenue and Matthews Avenue.
Dr. Beadles made a motion to approve the request subject to correction of the right of way on Matthews to be 60' from centerline and confirmation of the north property line with Mr. Reece. The motion was seconded by Ms. Shaw. Voting was 6 in favor, 0 opposed, REQUEST APPROVED WITH STIPULATIONS.
#6 SP99-1 Dallas Benson requested approval of site development plans for construction of a Sonic Drive In on the northwest corner of Nettleton Avenue and Matthews Avenue.
Dr. Beadles made a motion to approve the site plan subject to the drainage and street design meeting the Stadium/Matthews specifications according to the MATA Plans. The motion was seconded by Mr. Gott. Voting was 6 in favor, 0 opposed, REQUEST APPROVED WITH STIPULATIONS.
#7 FP99-1 Craig McDaniel requested final approval of subdivision plans for Old Bridger Heights Subdivision containing seven lots on 5.83 acres. The general location of the property is on the north side of Old Bridger Road, east of Old Bridger Road.
Dr. Beadles made a motion to approve the request subject to the owner entering into a street improvement agreement for future curbing, guttering, widening and underground drainage installation adjacent to this subdivision on Old Bridger Road. The motion was seconded by Mr. Damron. Voting was 6 in favor, 0 opposed, REQUEST APPROVED WITH STIPULATIONS.
#8 FP99-2 Dixie Land Sales requested final approval o f subdivision plans for Middlefield Medical Park containing five lots on 14.01 acres. The general location of the property is on the north side of Access Road, between Middlefield Drive and Richardson Road.
A motion to approve the request was made by Ms. Finley and seconded by Mr. Gott. It was noted that preliminary stipulations had been complied with. Voting was 6 in favor, 0 opposed, REQUEST APPROVED.
#9 RZ99-3 Steve Dacus requested approval of rezoning from Residential R-1 to Residential R-2 for 2.27 acres located on a part of the SE 1/4, SW 1/4 of Section 8, T14N, R4E. The general location of the property is on the north side of Belt Street, west of Scott Street.
Petitions were presented from area residents opposed to the rezoning. Property devaluation was the major concern. It was also stated that was a high concentration of many apartments in this area already and that there were no utilities available to the site.
A motion to disapprove the request was made by Dr. Beadles and seconded by Ms. Shaw. Voting was 5 in favor, 1 opposed, REQUEST DISAPPROVED.
#10 RZ99-4 Dale Barber requested approval of rezoning from Commercial C-5 to Commercial C-3 for .78 acre located on a part of the North Half of the South Half of Section 25, T14N, R3E. The general location of the property is on the north side of Alexander Drive, west of Southwest Drive.
Mr. Damron made a motion to recommend approval of the rezoning to the City Council subject to the replat of this property and the Elk’s property being replatted. It was further stipulated that site development plans would have to be presented to the MAPC for approval. The motion was seconded by Ms. Shaw. Voting was 6 in favor, 0 opposed, REQUEST APPROVED WITH STIPULATIONS.
#11 MP99-1 Arkansas Trailers requested approval of a one lot minor plat containing 15 acres. The general location of the property is on the south side of C W Post Road, approximately 700' east of Cottage Home Road.
Ms. Shaw made a motion to table the request due to no representation being in attendance to answer questions regarding the site plans. The motion was seconded by Ms. Finley. Voting was 6 in favor, 0 opposed, REQUEST TABLED.
#12 SP99-2 Arkansas Trailers requested approval of site development plans for their new facility to be located on the south side of C W Post Road, approximately 700' east of Cottage Home Road.
Ms. Shaw made a motion to table the request due to no representation being in attendance to answer questions regarding the site plans. The motion was seconded by Mr. Damron. Voting was 6 in favor, 0 opposed, REQUEST TABLED.
#13 PP98-20 Mitchell Caldwell requested preliminary approval of subdivision plans for Colony Park 6th Addition containing five lots on 9.96 acres. The general location of the property is on the south side of Colony Drive, and an extension of Lonoke Lane.
Dr. Beadles made a motion to table the request due to no representation being in attendance to answer questions regarding the site plans. The motion was seconded by Ms. Shaw. Voting was 6 in favor, 0 opposed, REQUEST TABLED.
After the conclusion of the other business and before adjournment, Mr. Caldwell came into the meeting and requested a reconsideration of his item.
A motion to untable the request was made by Dr. Beadles and seconded by Ms. Finley. Voting was 6 in favor, 0 opposed, REQUEST UNTABLED.
After review of the final plans a motion was made by Dr. Beadles to approve the request subject to providing flood elevation certificates where required, compliance with the City Engineer’s comments and the owners signing the plats. The motion was seconded by Ms. Finley. Voting was 6 in favor, 0 opposed, REQUEST APPROVED WITH STIPULATIONS.
Other business:
A motion was made by Ms. Finley and seconded by Ms. Shaw to retain the same officers for 1999 that served in 1998. Those officers are:
Chairman - Jon Coleman
Vice-Chairman - Hardy Little
Secretary - Jim Damron
Commissioners were also asked to review a portion of the language in the revised Land Use Codes regarding the responsibility of installing sidewalks in new subdivisions. After some discussion among the members and Carroll who was in attendance, it was decided by the MAPC that the language should be changed to read that sidewalks would be installed by the “building permit holder”.