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Minutes for the MAPC meeting on May 8, 2001.
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MINUTES
METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING COMMISSION
MAY 8, 2001
MEMBERS PRESENT: Beadles, Damron, Gott, Johnson, Krennerich, Shaw, Phillips
MEMBERS ABSENT: Little, (one position vacant)
Chairman Ken Beadles welcomed new Commissioner George Johnson to the board. Mr. Johnson is a recent appointee by Judge Dale Haas.
The approval of minutes of the April 10th meeting was delayed until June 12 2001.
#1 RZ01-16 Sam Hester requested rezoning, from R-2 Residential to C-5 Commercial, of Lot 8, Block 11 of Flint’s Addition located at 418 West Matthews Avenue.
This item was withdrawn when it was made known that the six months waiting period after a denial had not passed and therefore no action could be taken.
#2 RZ01-17 Gene Barnett requested rezoning, from R-1 Residential to C-3 Commercial, of 0.89 acres generally located on the east side of the 1500 block of Paragould Drive.
This property is located immediately north of Peterson’s Warehouse which was a former site of a buggy factory. Mr. Barnett stated that he had not been able to sell the property for residential development and wanted to build a building for small retail with some storage. He also explained that privacy fencing would be installed to match what had been done around the remainder of his subdivision.
Approximately 15 people from the area were in attendance that were opposed to the rezoning. Issues raised were noise, decreased property values, and the unsightly conditions of the existing commercial development.
City Planner Jeff Hawkins stated that no changes had occurred in the area and the application contains no additional reasoning to justify rezoning since the last proposal was denied on June 8, 1999.
Ms. Shaw made a motion to disapprove the request and not recommend approval to the City Council. The motion was seconded by Mr. Gott. Voting was 3 in favor, 3 opposed. Five votes are required for approval of a motion.
A second moti...
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