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Minutes for the MAPC meeting on April 13, 2004.
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Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Minutes, April 13, 2004
MEMBERS PRESENT: Beadles, Vance, Damron, Gott, Moore, Harpole, Day, Johnson
MEMBERS ABSENT: Krennerich
OTHERS PRESENT: Claude Martin, City Engineer; Teddy Hooton, City Engineer, Phillip Crego, City Attorney; Ron Shipley, Acting City Planner; Brian Wadley, Planning Coordinator
The minutes of the March 9, 2004 meeting were approved as prepared on a motion by Mr. Harpole, second by Mr. Damron and unanimous vote.
#1 CU04-3 Sandy Modelevsky requested approval of a conditional use to establish an agricultural animal use in the R-1, Single-Family Medium Density District. The address of the property is 2816 Day Drive and the general location of the property is west of Woodsprings Road, east of the Ridgepointe Subdivision and north of Day Drive.
Bobby Gibson, Attorney for Dr. Cooper, stated that his client was buying the property and desired to build a home like a country estate where he would like to have the ability to raise some animals, principally horses and cattle and maybe a few goats within the limits of the zoning regulations.
Eugene Hammon, an adjacent property owner, spoke in opposition to this item. Mr. Hammon stated that the fence line of this property is just a short distance from his patio behind his home. He further stated that sometimes animals and humans don’t get along that well in such close proximity. The major objections were the smell and flies that are associated with animals. Another concern was that animals, especially horses, have a tendency to break through fencing. Feeding by neighbors would tend to keep the animals coming to the area frequently. The fence now is a five strand, barbed wire fence. Mr. Hammon contended that animals this close to his property would take away the use and enjoyment of their facilities and he objected to this use.
Mr. Gibson stated that there is existing line of trees that ex...
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