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Metropolitan Area Planning Commision Minutes
March 11, 1971
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The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission met on Thursday, March 11, 1971 in the Court room at City Hall.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Scott, Lane, Spurlock, King, Young, Adams, and House.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Griffin and Falls.
The meeting was called to order by Mr. Scott.
Items for business were as follows:
Item #1. Mr. Alford Mayhan requests rezoning from R2 to C4, property is located at southeast corner of Caraway Road to Matthews. Skip Mooney appeared for Mr. Mayhan. Mr. Lane made the motion and Mr. Spurlock seconded to approve the rezoning subject to the owners complying with the Arkansas Highway Department requirements for the corner. The vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #2. Mrs. Dale Reaves request the rezoning of Lots 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Block 3, Wilson’s Second Addition from C3 to R2. Property is located on the north side of Huntington between Gee and Puryear. The lots to the west of this property area at present zoned C3. Mr. Spurlock made the motion and Mr. Lane seconded to approve the rezoning. The vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #3. Guaranty Mortgage Inc. requests approval of Brookwood apartment complex located on Lot 17, Brookhaven Third Addition. The property is on West Nettleton and Westwood Drive between Broadmoor Road and Overhill. Warren Dupwe appeared representing a neighborhood group opposing the approval. Several residents of the area also came and were heard from. Mr. Young made the motion and Mr. King seconded to disapprove the request on the grounds that it was esthetically incompatible with the neighborhood and that it doesn’t comply with the building code restriction of one building to a lot. The vote was taken: YEA: Spurlock, King, Young, Adams, and House. NO: Lane. The motion passed to DENY the request.
Item #4. Replat of Lot 10, Block 3, Broadway Addition. Property located on Hope Avenue, between Baker Street and Patrick. The motion was made by Mr. Lane and seconded by Mr. Young to approve Short Fisher as a half street. The vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #5. Bennett Second Subdivision requests final approval. The motion was made by Mr. Young and seconded by Mr. King to approve. The vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #6. Marlo Acres 5th Addition requests preliminary and final approval. The motion was made Mr. Young and seconded Mr. King to reject because of a 50 foot right of way instead of 60 feet. The vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously to REJECT the request.
Item #7. Summers Little submitting replat of Lots 5, 6, 7, and 8 Block J of Sigler’s College Addition showing approved right of way. The motion was made by Mr. Lane and seconded by Mr. Spurlock to approve the replat. The vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Scott brought up the point that under a 1955 city ordinance the Planning Commission could require up to 10 percent of the gross area of subdivisions for public use. Mr. Spurlock made the motion and Mr. Young seconded for a resolution requiring this and requiring that the developers dedicated the property to the city. The vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 P.M.