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Minutes for the MAPC meeting on June 14, 1984.
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MAPC MINUTES
JUNE 14, 1984
The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission met Thursday, June 14, 1984, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 314 West Washington, Jonesboro, Arkansas, to consider the following requests:
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ball, Mr. Tilton, Mr. White, Mr. Orr, Mr. Scott and Mr. Blalock.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Mrs. Barber and Mr. Vance
Others Present: Mike Cameron, Tim Ray, Joe Tomlinson, Curt Hodges and Betty Marlar.
Minutes from the May 10, 1984, meeting were approved as presented.
#1 Danny Merryman, Bill Rogers and Ben R. Bush, request a rezoning from Residential Two (R-2) to Residential Three (R-3) the following described property: Tract B: Begin at the Southwest corner of Section 13, Township 14 North, Range 3 East; thence N 89° 53'E 995.3' to the point of beginning proper; thence NO° 43'E 171.7'; thence S 89° 08'W 72'; thence NO° 45'E 723.6' to the South right-of-way line of Washington Avenue thence with the meanderings of said right-of-way as follows: N 89° 05' E 100' ; N 89° 45' E 100'; S 84° 06' E 53.1' to a point within the existing right-of-way of Christian Creek Drainage District No. 30" thence S 1°40' E 890.3' To the Section line; thence S 89° 53' W on the Section line 253' to the point of beginning proper, containing 6 acres more or less and being subject to right-of-way requirements on Washington Avenue, Christian Creek and Matthews Avenue. The general location of this property is North of West Matthews Avenue and South of West Washington Avenue.
This item was sent back to the MAPC by the City Council. In October, 1980, the MAPC approved the rezoning of R-2 to R-3. Subdivision plans with R-3 size lots were approved in January 1981, with the stipulation that only single family houses be built on the R-3 lots. Tract B has been partially built with multi-family houses. The MAPC, by a motion made by Mr. Ball, gave approval to the R-3 zoning. The motion was secon...
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