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File #: ORD-26:011    Version: 1 Name: REZONING FROM C-2 TO C-3 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2005 EAST HIGHLAND DRIVE
Type: Ordinance Status: Second Reading
File created: 3/11/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/17/2026 Final action:
Title: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 117, ARTICLE III, KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN ZONING BOUNDARIES FROM C-2 TO C-3 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2005 EAST HIGHLAND DRIVE
Attachments: 1. Application, 2. plat, 3. Deed, 4. EAAAA - Certified Mail Receipts, 5. Staff Summary, 6. MAPC Minutes 03.10.26, 7. AE.pdf

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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 117, ARTICLE III, KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN ZONING BOUNDARIES FROM C-2 TO C-3 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2005 EAST 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:                     C-2, Downtown Fringe Commercial District

To:                     C-3, General Commercial District,

 

That land described as follows:

 

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

 

A PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 29, THENCE SOUTH 89°35'32" WEST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 29, A DISTANCE OF 660.35 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 00°22'14" WEST, DEPARTING SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 67.63 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; CONTINUE THENCE SOUTH 00°22'14" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 959.77 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF GRANT AVENUE; THENCE NORTH 89°52'25" WEST, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY, A DISTANCE OF 150.46 FEET TO A POINT MARKING THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT, SAID CURVE HAYING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 03°47'01", A RADIUS OF 1,5J6.75 FEET, A CHORD BEARING OF SOUTH 88°12'44" WEST AND A CHORD DISTANCE OF 101.46 FEET, THENCE ALONG SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT AND ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY, A DISTANCE OF 101.48 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 88°44'24 WEST, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY, A DISTANCE OF 83.22 FEET TO A POINT; HENCENORTH00°28'47" EAST, DEPARTING SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY, A DISTANCE OF 169.60 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 00°07'44" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 222.50 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 00°28'07" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 567.56 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF HIGHLAND DRIVE (ARKANSAS HIGHWAY 18); THENCE NORTH 89°11'36" EAST, ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY, A DISTANCE OF 334.80 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING IN ALL 321,234 SQ. FT. OR 7.37 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.