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Minutes for the MAPC meeting on July 9, 2002.
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MINUTES
METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING COMMISSION
JULY 9, 2002
MEMBERS PRESENT: Beadles, Little Damon, Gott, Street, Johnson, Shaw, Farmer
MEMBERS ABSENT: Krennerich
The minutes of the June 11, 2002, meeting were approved as prepared.
#1 RZ02-23 Phillip and Lonette Byrd requested approval of rezoning from the Residential R-1 Single-Family Medium Density District to the Commercial, C-3 LU-O, Limited Use Overlay District for Lot 1 of Jim Wallin Subdivision. The address of the property is 3705 E. Johnson Avenue.
Changes already in place in the area and other adjacent coming up have prompted Ms. Byrd to petition for rezoning. Johnson Avenue is now five lanes wide. Ms. Byrd stated that she had no plans, offers or any conversation regarding the sale or use of her property. She stated she may want something commercial there of her own.
An adjacent property owner, Stacy Schratz, spoke in opposition to the requesting stating that ht existing home on the property is only 11’ away from her property line. If the existing home is converted into a business, Ms. Schratz stated she felt it would be a detriment to the area. The city’s inability to enforce MAPC stipulations on Bill’s Fresh Market at 3605 E. Johnson Avenue was also a concern.
City Planner Glenn Batten reminded the Commissioners that this proposal received a favorable recommendation at the December, 2002, meeting but was later disapproved by the City Council. Glenn pointed out that over the past year much of the surrounding area has been changed to commercial zoning and it is likely that the whole area could become a major commercial node serving northeast Jonesboro. A master plan has been encouraged asking the various developers to develop an overall plan for the area. The proposal is consistent with the thoroughfare commercial designation in the land use plan. If developed as part of an overall commercial development, the proposal would be consistent wit...
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