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File #: ORD-26:012    Version: 1 Name: ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 117, KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN ZONING BOUNDARIES FROM R-1 TO C-3 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6904 E. HIGHLAND DRIVE
Type: Ordinance Status: First Reading
File created: 3/27/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/7/2026 Final action:
Title: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 117, KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN ZONING BOUNDARIES FROM R-1 TO C-3 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6904 E. HIGHLAND DRIVE
Attachments: 1. Application, 2. Plat, 3. Deed, 4. Certified Mail Receipts, 5. Staff Summary RZ_26-06, 6. MAPC Minutes 03.24.26, 7. Publication Receipt
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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 117, KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN ZONING BOUNDARIES FROM R-1 TO C-3 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6904 E. HIGHLAND DRIVE

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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:

 

SECTION 1. Chapter 117, Article III, known as the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas be amended as recommended by the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission by the changes in zoning classification as follows:

 

From R-1, Single-Family Medium Density District and I-2, General Industrial District

To C-3, General Commercial District and I-2, General Industrial District, as shown on the attached rezoning plat, that land described as follows:

 

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

 

A PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST, CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER, THENCE NORTH O1°00'08" EAST, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 1,392.57 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 88°14'51" EAST, DEPARTING SAID WEST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 285.22 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 00°51'40" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 634.67 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 00°32'23" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 401.84 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 89°59'31" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1,101.64 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 00°57'15" EAST, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 66.11 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 87°59'58" WEST, DEPARTING SAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 350.20 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 01°02'51" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 117.57 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF ARKANSAS HIGHWAY 18 (HIGHLAND DRIVE); THENCE ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY AS FOLLOWS: SOUTH 87°48'01" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 267.22, SOUTH 78°20'52" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 225.06 FEET, SOUTH 81°20'11" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 237.63 FEET, SOUTH 76°20'04" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 118.18 FEET, SOUTH 76°57'45" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 219.48 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

 

CONTAINING IN ALL 594,231 SQ. FT. OR 13.64 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.

SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, RESERVATIONS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY OF RECORD.

 

 

SECTION II: The rezoning of this property shall adhere to the following stipulations:

1.                     The proposed site shall satisfy all requirements of the City Engineer, all requirements of the current Stormwater'-Drainage Design Manual and Floodplain Regulations regarding any new construction.

 

2.                     A final site plan subject to all ordinance requirements shall be submitted, reviewed, and approved by the Planning Department, prior to any redevelopment of the property.

 

3.                     Any change of use shall be subject to Planning Department approval in the future.

 

SECTION III: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

 

SECTION IV: The City Clerk is hereby directed to amend the official zoning district boundary map of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, insofar as it relates to the lands described hereinabove so that the zoning classification of said lands shall be in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance.