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CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS
REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
February 10, 1992
7:00 P.M. - 7:50 P.M.
OPENING REMARKS: Chairman Kenny Elliott opened the meeting and
requested ROLL CALL.
ROLL CALL:
Commissioners: Kenny Elliott, Art Brannen, Tad Green Paul
Payne, Jim Dornblaser, Bart Gray Jr., James Davis and Frank Dowd
were present. Mr. Lester Piggee was out of town on a business
trip. PRESENT eight (8). ABSENT (1). Chairman Elliott
declared a quorum.
Others in attendance for the meeting were City Engineer Diane
Reel, Receptionist/Computer Technician of the Engineering Depart-
ment Mylissa Founds, petitioners and interested citizens.
APPROVAL AND/OR CORRECTION OF MINUTES:
Regular Planning Commission Meeting of January 1, 1992
Commissioner Payne moved, seconded by Commissioner Dowd that the
minutes of the January 13, 1992 Planning Commission Meeting be
APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED.
REQUESTS TO SET UP PUBLIC HEARINGS:
REQUESTS TO APPROVE BUILDING PERMITS:
PUBLIC HEARING: 7:10 P.M. Ref: Request to rezone from R-3 to
C-3 A tract of land in the NE1/4, NE1/4, Sec. 31, T-3-N, R-10-W,
on Trickey Lane., Jacksonville, AR (Petitioner: Garth Travis)
DEVIATION IN AGENDA:
Chairman Elliott deviated from the agenda due to the fact that it
was not time to open the public hearing.
REQUEST TO APPROVE FLATS:
PRELIMINARY PLAT of FIRST PLACE COMMERCIAL ADDITION, PHASE I
(STONEWALL SUBDIVISION) (Petitioner: Jim Green)
City Engineer Reel was recognized to address the plat. He point-
ed out that drives were moved so that they will match the exist-
ing streets as you come in on the west side of North First Street
and that access off of Center St. is a drive which serves three
lots on the east side of the subdivision and an access drive
parallel with Center St. serves the lots in the corner of the of
the addition adding that there is still an access easement on lot
three making it virtually useless except for parking..
He said that 1ots have been adjusted to meet the minimum
requirements of zoning in the area.
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS
REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
February 10, 1992
7:00 P.M. – 7:50 P.M.
Chairman Elliott pointed out that the access easements were
questioned as they appear on the plat at the last meeting. He
related that the Planning Commission suggested at that 1ots two
and three be combined to bring them into compliance with code
regulations and that it was requested that the access easement be
on the front of the lots.
Engineer Reel stated that the access as shown on the plat is not
quite opposite Poplar Street and that the excess shown to be 176
ft. from the right of way line of Center Street lines up with
Willow Street. He said it seemed more appropriate geometrically
to have the streets in 1ine with existing streets than to have an
offset at that point. He said that location of the drive probably
would not cause a back up of traffic at the intersection.
Commissioner Brannen questioned the possibility of eliminating
one access into the subdivision.
City Engineer Reel explained that Lot 5 would access off the
easement opposite Willow St., Lot 4 off the access opposite
Poplar adding that, no access would be granted off North First
Street onto Lots 4; 5, 6 and 7. He related that the only
accesses designated on the plat onto North First Street cuts Lot
3 in half and the other is between Lots 5 and 6. He pointed out
that Lot 1 is served by an access easement shown on Lot 2 and 3,
Lot 4
is served by the access easement shown on Lot 3, Lots 5 and 6
are served by the access shown to be in1ine with Willow Street
and Lots 7, 8 and 9 served by the access off Center Street.
Commissioner Gray noted that easements are shown on the Prelimi-
nary Plat versus construction of streets.
Mr. Green voiced that the access easements are really private
drive easements, they are not dedicated streets. He said they
are proposed to give legal access to lots which they affect.
Commissioner Dornblaser voiced that he would like to see Lots 2
and 6 modified.
Mr. Green said that reasons regarding ownership have determined
tile layout of those particular lots.
Chairman Gray said that he would 1ike to see the entrance across
frost Willow Street be put back to the fifty foot building line
and the street built off Center Street completed to Lot 9.
Mr. Green voiced that the plat is his concept of what he would
1ike to see done, not what may actually be done. He said that he
has a problem pre-determining for the commercial occupants.
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Commissioner Gray suggested that the plat be considered a Sketch
Plat versus a Preliminary Plat relating that single lots could be
presented as Preliminary Plats as necessary.
City Engineer Feel explained the purpose of a sketch plat serves
the purpose of following a particular concept with the privilege
to bringing one or more lots with proposed changes as long as the
access shown on the sketch plat remains the same.
It was pointed out by Chairman Elliott that streets as proposed
in the plat would not be ones that would be dedicated to the
City of Jacksonville for maintenance.
City Engineer Reel contended that the owner of Lot 9 has to have
a guarantee that he does have a viable access into that lot and
that he sees where the drive up to the end of Lot 9 could be
required to be a city street, built to city specifications;
commenting that the Commission may need to consider requiring
the same of the developer.
There was more discussion with regard to lot access according to
the plat anti the responsibility of street maintenance.
Mr. Green said boat the original proposal for the street oft
Center Street was that it be a dedicated one but that it is not
shown on this plat as such.
City Engineer Reel mentioned that there is a situation in the
city at this time in an industrial complex; where streets mere
taken over and they were not dedicated to the city for main-
tenance and nova they are requested for maintenance and they are
not built to city specifications which is causing conflict.
Chairman Elliott voiced that he felt the plat should be called a
Sketch Plat and accepted as such.
City Engineer Reel voiced that access onto North First St. will
not change and that access for Lots 6 & 7 will remain as shown on
the plat.
Commissioner Payne moved, seconded by Commissioner Gray to ad-
dress the plat presented by Mr. Green as a Sketch Plat of First
Place Commercial Addition, Phase I, Stonewall Subdivision, and
approve it as is. MOTION CARRIED.
It was pointed out to Mr. Green that he can bring back, as a
Preliminary and/or Final Plat, a 1ot or 1ofs without improve-
ments.
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS
REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
February 1, 199?
7: 00 P. M. - 7: 50 F. M.
RESUME AGENDA:
PUBLIC HEARING: 7: 10 P. M. Ref: Request to rezone from R-3 to
C-3 A tract of land in the NE1/4, NE1/4, Sec. 31, T-3-N, R-10-W,
on Trickey Lane., Jacksonville, AR (Petitioner: Garth Travis)
Chairman Elliott opened the Public Hearing at approximately 7:35
p. m.
City Engineer Reel voiced that with the rezoning, which is the
last of a triangle between Spencer, Trickey Lane and Military
Road, the entire block would be zoned C-3.
Mr. Garth Travis, petitioner, was present to request that the
rezoning be granted.
No person in attendance opposed the rezoning.
Commissioner Gray moved, seconded by Commissioner Brannen that
the rezoning request of Mr. Garth Travis for a tract of land in
the NE1/4, NE1/4, Sec. 31, T-3-N, R-10-W, on Trickey Lane., in
the City of Jacksonville be rezoned from R-3 to C-3. MOTION
CARRIED.
Chairman Elliott voiced that the request for rezoning will be
recommended to the City Council at their meeting of February 20,
1992.
Chairman Elliott declared the public hearing officially closed a±
approximately 7:38 p.m.
REZONING REQUEST TABLED DECEMBER 9, 1991
PETITIONER: Byron McKimmey/Request to rezone from R-1 to M-1
(Part of NW1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 5, T-3-N, R-10-W, adjacent to Dupree
Park.)
Chairman Elliott asked for a motion to place the item before the
Planning Commission for action.
Commissioner Gray moved, seconded by Commissioner Dornblaser that
the rezoning request of Mr. Byron McKimmey to rezone from R-I to
M-1 (Part of NW1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 25, T-3-N, R-10-W, adjacent to
Dupree Park, be removed from the table. MOTION CARRIED.
Chairman Elliott recognized Mr. Byron McKimmey.
He addressed the item and stated that he did attend the Park and
Recreation Commission and that they did not see fit to accept his
proposal regarding road construction and unanimously turned down
his request.
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS
REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
February 10, 1992
7:00 P.M. - 7:50 P.M.
Mr. Robert Stroud, Chairman of the Park & Recreation Commission
voiced that in looking into the request of Mr. McKimmey, it was
determined that 133 trees would be 1ost which make up almost the
entire buffer between Dupree Park and the freeway. He said the
vote was almost unanimous that it would not be in the best bene-
fit of the community to rezone the property. He said that he had
sympathy for the position Mr. McKimmey is in relating that per-
sons in the culdesac which would be affected were very unfavor-
able to the request.
Chairman Elliott pointed out the location of the parcel for the
sake of the new members.
Commissioner Gray voiced that access to the property creates
extreme problems for the property which he said is nice property
fronting the freeway.
Commissioner Gray moved, seconded by Commissioner Dornblaser that
the request to rezone that Part of the NW1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 25, T-
3-N, R-13-W, adjacent to Dupree Park, as requested by Mr. Byron
McKimmey, be DENIED. MOTION CARRIED.
An orientation for the members of the Planning Commission was set
for Monday night, 7:00 p.m., February 24, 1992 at City Hall.
ADJOURNMENT:
Commissioner Dornb1aser moved, seconded by Commissioner Payne
that the meeting adjourn at approximately 7:50 p.m. MOTION
CARRIED.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Chairman Elliott announced that a public hearing is scheduled
for 7:15 p.m. during the Regular City Council Meeting of
February 20, 1992, to give consideration to the Land Use Map
which the Planning Commission recommended for passage. He
encouraged each Commissioner to attend the meeting.
Respectfully,
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Lula M. Leonard
Planning Commission Secretary
CITY CLERK-TREASURER