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Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Minutes
August 12, 1971
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Metropolitan Area Planning Commission met in regular session Thursday, August 12, 1971 at 7:00 P.M. in the Courtroom at City Hall.
The meeting was called to order by Mr. Scott.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Scott, Spurlock, Lane, Young, and Adams.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Griffin, Falls, and House.
OTHERS PRESENT: Gene Gardner, Gene Martz, Larry Fugate, and Cal Wasson.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Items for business were as follows:
Item #1. Rezoning request by Dr. Lewis R. O’Neal and Dr. James F. Gramling from R-2 to C-5 or C-4 on property located on the south side of E. Matthews, 400 feet east of Patrick Street and containing approximately 17.02 acres. A motion was made by Mr. Young and seconded by Mr. Spurlock to rezone this property to C-5 subject to proper 41 foot right of way being dedicated on a replat to be submitted later. The vote was YEA: Spurlock, Lane, Young, and Adams. ABSTAIN: King. The motion was passed.
Item #2. Rezoning request by David Hughey from R-2 to C-3 on property described as follows: The west 100 feet of Lot 2 and all of Lot 3 of Thorn’s Addition. This property is located on the south side of E. Highland Drive, 204.1 feet east of Cain Street and is approximately 200 feet in depth. A motion was made by Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Young to approve this request subject to a 60 foot right of way being dedicated on Bryan Street. The vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #3. Chrisco Replat of Lot 1, Block A of amended plat of Forest Height Subdivision: a part of the South half of the Southwest quarter of Section 32, Township 143 North, Range 4 East. Property is located on Highway 1 south. A motion was made by Mr. Spurlock and seconded by Mr. King to approve the replat. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
Item #4. Preliminary plat of proposed Shady Park Height 2nd Addition. Property is located at the junction of Ark. Highway Number 18 and U.S. 63 Bypass. A motion was made by Mr. Spurlock and seconded by Mr. King to approve the preliminary without designating any area commercial. New plats should be submitted. The vote was taken. The vote was YEA: Spurlock King, Young and Adams. ABSTAIN: Lane. The motion was passed.
Item #5. Final approval requested on “Stratford Height Subdivision.” This property is located between W. Matthews and East Washington extended and just west of Freeman Street. A motion was made by Mr. Spurlock and seconded by Mr. Lane to approve lots numbered four though twenty-one. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
Item #6. Guaranty, Inc. requests approval of “Kimbrell Property” Development Plan. This property is located on W. Nettleton Avenue, north side and west of Hester Street in the vicinity of the new City Water and Light Substation. Tom Seabrook, planner, appeared to explain the development. A motion was made by Mr. Lane and seconded by Mr. Young to approve the preliminary. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
Item #7. Lawrence Fortenberry requests approval of replat of lots 12 and 13, Block 5 of Meyer’s Addition. This property is located at 209 E. Belt Street. This replat moves Lots 12 and 13 into Lot 1 of Meyer’s Addition. A motion was made by Mr. Spurlock and seconded by Mr. Lane to approve the plat with the requested right of ways as shown on the replat.
Item #8. Albert Stem’s request for approval of a parking plan for apartments located on Thorn Street. A motion was made by Mr. Lane and seconded by Mr. King to approve the replat. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
Item #9. Approval of plot of “Bartonvale Estates.” Property is located on the Southeast corner of E. Nettleton Avenue and Rails Street. A motion was made by Mr. Spurlock and seconded by Mr. Young for preliminary approval provided three more feet be added to the north side of Thomas Street right of way. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
Item #10. Preliminary approval of a plot of “Frierson’s Addition Extended.” Property is located on the south side of W. Nettleton Avenue between Frierson Street and Brookhaven Road. A motion was made by Mr. Spurlock and seconded by Mr. Adams for approval. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
Item #11. Cole’s replat of the west half of Lots 29 and 30 and all of Lots 31 and 32 of Block A Sigler’s College Addition. Property is located on Stone Street between Forest Home Road and East Nettleton Avenue. Mr. Bill Cole, the owner, appeared. A motion was made by Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Adams to approve the replat. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
Items 12 and 13 were handled jointly.
Item #12. Harrison Construction replat of Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Dacus 3rd replat of Dacus Acres. Property located north off Hwy 141 to the east.
Item #13. Harrison Construction replat of Lots 18, 19, and 20 of Dacus Acres. Property located north off Hwy 141 to the east. Mr. Harvey Jonson and Mr. Bob Harrison appeared. A motion was made by Mr. Lane and seconded by Mr. King to approve the replat. A vote was taken and the vote was YEA: Spurlock, Lane, and King. NO: Young and Adams. Items 12 and 13 were approved.
A motion was made by Mr. Young and seconded by Mr. Spurlock to request Country Judge Bill R. Clark to issue a County Court order granting the commission the authority to approve or disapprove any commercial development within an area 600 feet either side of the U.S. 63 Bypass. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
The meeting was closed at 10:50 P.M.