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Minutes for the City Council meeting on February 7, 2006
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APPEAL HEARING - 6:10 P.M. - Attorney Skip Mooney, Sr. addressed the Jonesboro City Council regarding denial by the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission to rezone property from AG-1, Agricultural to R-1 Residential, located north of Flemon Road, east of Woodsprings Road, and west of Friendly Hope Road for his client Mr. Jerry McCormick. Attorney Mooney provided an outline of the Valley View area, its growth and school district. He explained the property as it currently exists is not being used for anything, but the proposed project would contain 87 lots, with three exits and entrances on Flemon Road. He explained the property is owned by individuals who do not live here, but wish to sell to developers who do live here. Mr. Carlos Wood, engineer for the project explained there were plans for a detention area on the property to prevent water going south toward Flemon Road. He stated it was his opinion that the storm drain on Flemon Road was not large enough and detention was needed. He explained they were planning on detaining more than the 10 year storm detention from the present flow to the future flow and would try to retain and detain a 25 year storm. Attorney David Tyler, representing the opposing homeowners provided petitions containing approximately 60 signatures. He explained the local residents are not opposed to the development of the property and supported an R-0 rating. Referring to a previous R-1 rezoning in the area, Attorney Tyler stated two wrongs does not make a right. He explained the approval rating for R-1 does not meet the criteria of the Land Use Plan in that it is no longer low density, but rather medium density. He explained the Village Residential classification does not apply either because the area must contain 75 acres or more but this development only contains 27 acres. He also explained the plan states when a Village Residential classification does not apply then it ...
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