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Minutes for the MAPC meeting on January 8, 1976.
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January 8, 1976
The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission met in regular session on Thursday, January 8, 1976 in the Court Room at City Hall.
The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairman, Ralph Morrison.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Morrison, Cooper, Smith, Wheeless, Ball, McDaniel, Gott
MEMBERS ABSENT: Brown.
Items for business were as follows:
Item #1. Guaranty of Jonesboro requests a zoning classification of Residential Two (R-2) for a parcel of property adjacent to the city limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas. Subject property is known as Scenic Hills Subdivision, First Addition, Jonesboro, Arkansas containing 41.75 acres more or less. This zoning request is submitted under the provisions of City Ordinance 1473 providing for zoning classification for parcels of property prior to annexation to the city. General location of this property is described as being along West Nettleton Avenue Extended and being north of the Briarwood Addition. A motion as made by Mr. Ball and seconded by Mr. Smith to DISAPPROVE the request. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #2. Reuben Griffin requests final approval of a property development plan on Lot 1, Tract B, Clark’s First Subdivision, subject plan is for the construction of a 50 foot by 100 foot commercial building on the same lot with a service station and bulk plant. Subject property is described as being south of the Highway 63 Bypass on the east side of Young Road with the south property line of subject property being bounded by Fox Road being a platted unimproved road. A motion was made by Mr. McDaniel and seconded by Mr. Cooper to APPROVE the request. A vote was taken and the motion as passed unanimously.
Item #3. Dave Smith requests final approval of the Dave Smith Third Subdivision, being a part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 7, Township 14 North, Range 4 East. General location of this property is described as being west of Highway 141 North and being north of the Robindale Addition. Property constant 1.03 acres more or less. A motion was made by Mr. Cooper and seconded by Mr. Ball to APPROVE the request. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #4. Wallace Porter requests final approval of a replat of Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of Farmer’s Market First Replat of Block B, Belmont Addition, lying west of the westerly right of way line of Arkansas Highway Number 39 into one lot. Subject property is described as being approximately 100 feet south of Highland Avenue lying on the west side of Highway 39. A motion was made by Mr. Cooper and seconded by Mr. Gott to APPROVE the request. A vote was taken an the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #5. Bryant Wall requests final approval of a replat of the South Half of Lot 13, and all of Lots 14, 15, 16, and 17 of Gregg and Houghton’s Subdivision of South Main Addition to Jonesboro into one lot. General location of the property is described as being bounded on the west by South Main Street, on the south by the Gene Browne Manufacturing Company, and on the east by Church Street. A motion as made by Mr. Wheeless and seconded by Mr. McDaniel to APPROVE the request. A vote was taken. The vote was YEA: Smith, Wheeless, Ball, McDaniel, and Gott. PASS: Cooper. The motion to APPROVE the request was passed.
Item #6. Mike Dungan requests final approval of a replat of Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block F of Krewson’s Subdivision of Jonesboro College Addition into one lot. General location of this property is described as being on the southwest corner of Rosemond Avenue and Alonzo Avenue. A motion was made by Mr. Ball and seconded by Mr. Wheeless to APPROVE the request. A vote was taken an the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #7. RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCE 1473. THE MAPC RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING AMMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCE 1473. A motion was made by Mr. Ball and seconded by Mr. Wheeless to make the following amendments:
SECTION 2: THE FOREMENTIONED REQUEST SHALL BE IN WRITING AND SHALL STATE FACTUAL REASON WHY THE REQUESTED ZONING CLASSIFCATION IS DESIRED: SAID REQUEST SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY 10 COPIES OF THE PROPOSED TERRITORY SEEKING TO BE ANNEXED ALONG WITH A FILED COPY OF THE PETITION.
SECTION 3: THE MAPC SHALL MAKE A STUDY OF THE RQUEST AND SHALL VOTE WHETHER OR NOT TO APPROVE, DISAPPOROVE, TALBE FOR FURTHER STUDY, OR APPROVE WITH STIPULATIONS. A REQUEST SHALL BE APPROVED IF A MAJORITY OF THE APPOINTED MEMBERS VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE REQUESTED ZONING CLASSIFICATION.
The motion was passed unanimously to make these recommendations to the Jonesboro City Council.
Item #8. PROPOSED FEE SCHEDULE FOR ITEMS SUBMITTED TO THE MAPC.
A motion was made by Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Cooper to RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this schedule to the Jonesboro City Council. A vote was taken and the motion was approved unanimously.
Item #9. The members of the MAPC voted unanimously to write a letter to Mr. A.E. Scott commending him for his nine years of service to the MAPC.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 P.M.