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Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Public Hearing Minutes
August 2, 1958
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The City Planning Commission of Jonesboro, Arkansas met to conduct a Public Hearing on certain requests made for changes in the zoning classification of certain areas of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, a minimum yard requirements and location of accessory buildings, as presently set forth in Zoning Ordinance #954. This hearing follows action taken by the Planning Commission at a regular meeting on July 17, 1958, and official notice of this hearing, as published in the Jonesboro Sun on July 18, 1958.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Planning Commissioners C.D. Frierson, Mrs. Clifford Hill, Minor Markle, E.A. Stuck, Neal Thayer and Caleb Watson.
OTHERS PRESENT: Many citizens.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Planning Commissioners Dean Ellis, Al Hendrix, and Lloyd Rebsamen.
The hearing was called to order by Chairman Markle, who requested the secretary to state the purpose of the hearing.
Requests for revisions of the Zoning Map and certain provision of the Zoning Ordinance were heard, as follows:
Item #1. A request by Mr. Tom Burress that that Zoning Map be changed to place all the area north of Cate Street and east of Bridge Street, now classified as R-2 in I-1. There were no objectors.
Item #2. A.B. Medlin requested that an area bounded by the Cotton Belt Railroad on the north, on the west by Gee Street, on the south by Burke Street and on the east by Culberhouse Street, be changed on the Zoning Map from I-2 to I-1. There were no objectors.
Item #3. Carl Barkley, Don Gilbert, Bewey Grigsby, and Guy Pardew Jr., all discussed problems arising from the minimum yard requirements and required set back lines as presently set forth in the ordinance. It was the consensus of all these people that the Zoning Ordinance should be changed to conform to minimum requirements as set forth by the Federal Housing Administration. There were no objectors.
Item #4. Harry McDonald urged more strict enforcement of the requirements for building permits. It was pointed out that the Planning Commission is purely advisory and has no legislative or enforcement powers.
Item #5. Attorney Edward Westbrooke, representing certain property owners, requested a change in the zoning or area located at the northwest corner of Bridge and East Washington Streets, from R-2 Residential to C-1 Commercial.
Item #6. Attorney Berl Smith, representing several property owners in the vicinity of Main and Nettleton Street, requested a change in the zoning of this area from R-2 Residential to C-2 Commercial.
After discussion, moved by Charles Frierson, seconded by E.A. Stuck, and carried, that the planning commission determine to hear, a public hearing, Attorney Smith’s request for reclassification of property at Main and Nettleton Street, all in accordance with law, and publish on the 8th day of August, 1958, due notice for a hearing to be held Saturday, August 23, 1958, at 2:00 P.M. in the City Hall, for the purpose of hearing only this request.
Secretary point out an error in the Zoning map, wherein Pyle’s Addition to the City of Jonesboro, now in the City Limits, was not classified on the Zoning Map.
Moved by Charles Frierson, seconded by Caleb Watson, and carried, that the Planning Commission recommend to the Jonesboro City Council that the Zoning Map be changed by adding Pyle Addition, to be classified as R-3 Residential and that all property north of Cate and east of Bridge and South of the Cotton Belt Railroad be reclassified from R-2 to I-1.
Moved by Caleb Watson, seconded by Charles Frierson, and carried, that the Planning Commission recommend to the Jonesboro City Council a change in the area bounded by the Cotton Belt Railroad on the north, by Gee Street on the west, by Burke Street on the South and by Culberhouse Street on the east be changed on the Zoning Map from I-2 to I-1.
Moved by Charles Frierson, seconded by Mrs. Clifford Hill, and carried, that the Planning Commission recommend to the Jonesboro City Council an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance by adding, on Page 21- Article 5, Subsection D, the Board of Zoning Adjustments is empowered to permit variances in set back in yard requirements in keeping with the character of the neighborhood, not, however, permitting any variances not meeting the Federal Housing Administration “minimum property requirements of the Federal Housing Authority.”
Moved by E.A. Stuck, seconded by Caleb Watson, and carried, that the Planning Commission recommend to the Jonesboro City Council a change in the Zoning Map to cover an area on the north side of East Washington from Carson to Baker Streets to a depth of approximately 160 feet, more specifically described as the South ½ of Lots 1, 2, and 3 of Cobb’s Survey 18-14-4 and Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Block2- Washington Addition, and Lots 4, 5, and 6, Block 5- Broadway Addition, from R-2 Residential to C-1 Commercial.
Moved by Caleb Watson, seconded by Charles Frierson, and carried, that subject to amendment of the Zoning Map by the Jonesboro City Council changing an area bounded by the Cotton Belt Railroad, Gee Street, Burke Avenue, and Culberhouse Street from I-2 to I-1 classification, the secretary of the Planning Commission is instructed to issue a waiver to A.B. Medlin of Jonesboro, Arkansas, for the construction of a residence on a portion of Lot 4, Cobb’s Survey, located in the South 1/2, Section 13, Township 14 North, Range 3 East.
Meeting adjourned.