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Minutes for the MAPC meeting on August 12, 1977.
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August 12, 1976
The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission met in regular session on Thursday, August 12, 1976 in the Court Room at City Hall.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Mr. Ralph Morrison.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Morrison, Cooper, Smith, Ball, McDaniel, Gott, and Brown.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Wheeless and Mrs. Morse.
OTHERS PRESENT: Joe Tomlinson, O.C. Pickens, Larry Fugate, and Shirley Watkins.
Items for business were as follows:
Minutes for July 197 were approved as read.
Item #1. Ralph Benefield requests a rezoning from Commercial Five to Commercial Four at the following described location. Beginning at a point 890.0’ west of the Northeast corner of Section 28, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, thence South 210.0 ‘, thence west 160.0 ‘, thence north 210.0, thence east 160.0’ to the point of beginning a part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 28. General location of this property is described as being on the southeast corner of Parkside Drive and Highland Avenue. A motion was made by Mr. Brown and seconded by Mr. Smith to TABLE the request for one month for further classification on the zoning status of this property and adjacent property.
Item #2. John Rankin requests a zoning of Residential One for the Rankin’s Oak Forest Subdivision, Fourth Addition. The MAPC is also requested to make a written statement as to what effect the proposed annexation of this parcel of property would have on the city accepting said land. Subject property contains 13.36 acres more or less. General location of this property is described as being north of the present Rankin’s Oak Forest Third Addition. 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 #3. Harold Fisher requests approval of the Fisher Trailer park and Commercial Property Addition. Subject property was granted preliminary approval by the MAPC with stipulations in July, 1976. Proposed addition contains 109 mobile home spaces and ten lots fronting Arkansas Highway 18 East for proposed commercial development. Subject tract of property is partially in the city limits of Jonesboro, Arkansas. General location is described as being east of North Kathleen and north of Arkansas Highway 18 East, containing 22.23 acres. This item was WITHDRAWN and no action was taken.
Item #4. Robert Rees requests final approval of a replat of Lots 3 and 4 of Block C of Sigler’s College Addition to Jonesboro into one lot. General location of this property is described as being on the south side of East Nettleton Avenue commencing approximately 100.0’ east of Stone Street. 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 #5. Dr. Leonard Bogaev requests final approval of a replat of Lots 7 and 12 of a replat of Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, and 12 of Block B of Marlo Acres First Addition an Lot 11 of Block B of Marlo Acres First Addition to Jonesboro into one tract of property to be known as “Bogaev First Replat of Marlo Acres First Addition” to Jonesboro. A motion was made by Mr. Ball and seconded by Mr. Smith to APPROVE the request. A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.
Item #6. Maxine Gregg requests final approval of a replat of Lots 9, 17, 18, and 19 of Homer Parr Addition to Jonesboro, Arkansas into one lot. General location of this property is described as being on the northwest corner of South Madison Street and West Matthews Avenue, extending north along South Madison to include the southwest corner of Madison and West Jefferson Avenue. A motion as made by Mr. McDaniel and seconded by Mr. Brown to APPROVE the replat subject to the city council’s request for a 60 foot dedication of right of way on Madison Street rather than 82 feet that was previously requested. A vote was taken. The vote was YEA: Smith, Ball, McDaniel, Gott, and Brown. NO: Cooper. The motion was carried.
Item #7. Hillpoint Development, Inc. requests final approval of Hunter’s Ridge Subdivision Phase 3. Subject property was granted preliminary approval by the MAPC in October, 1975. General location of this property is described as being bounded on the west by Arkansas Highway No. 1 approximately 1700.0 feet north of the highway 63 Bypass. A motion was made by Mr. Gott and seconded by Mr. Smith to APPROVE the request. A vote was taken. The vote was YEA: Cooper, Smith, Ball, McDaniel, and Gott. PASS: Brown. The motion to APPROVE the request was passed.
Item #8. Mr. Ball made a motion seconded by Mr. Brown to pass a resolution requesting Joe Tomlinson, City Inspector, to request Mr. Joe Moore, City Engineer, to check into the drainage of the development at Valhalla Estates and report back to the Chairman in one week (August 20, 1976.) A vote was taken and the resolution was passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:50 P.M.