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1974i liNU'l.'ES OF THE J ACKSONV ILLE PLANHII:TG COJif::USS I ON, JANUARY 8, 1 9 74 'I'he Planning Commission he ld its re g ular meeting at 7 :30Pl'l a t City Ti all on Janu ary 8 , 1974, wi th the followin g memb ers in attendance: T. P . \vh ite, Cha irman, II u g-e ne Hooley, Doug h'ilkinson, Jirn Peacock, Al be rt S i dwe ll, Johnny Wri ght and Daisy Olson. Ot her persons attending were Tommy Bo nd , George v.Jes t, Steve Co llins, Denn is Locke an d ,Jo hn Harring ton a nd Charles Ran d all from Me tro p lan. Jim Pe acock's name was a dd e d to t he De cembe r minut es. ~r. Ran d all presented 5 0 zoning ~aps from I ietroplan for d istrib ution by City llal l. A letter from George West was read by t he Cha irman re que sting approval of F i nal Plat of Section 5, Nortl1wood Acre s Subd ivision. It was moved by Doug Wilki nson , with se cond by Johnny Wrigh t t h at the same be approved , sub ject to t he S u bd ivi de r 's satisfying t he Council as to mee ting publ ic i mp rovem ents; final co nst r uct ion of streets. The motion carried . l~ reques·t for approval of F ina·l P l at of Lots 6 8 , 6 9 an d 7 4 through 7 9 , Tara ;_1 ount Addi·tion was subrii.i tted b y Torruny Bond. Jim Peaco c k moved, with second b y Doug Wilk inson that approval b e g iven for final on Lot 7 9 only and to hold ·t he rest of tlle lots until furt he r development is ma de . The mot ion carri ed . John Uarrington stated t h at there are 1 3,000 a p artme nt units in both P ulaski and Saline Count ies, with 90% occupancy. An initial report on the a pa rtme nt survey will be forthcoming in a week or ten d ays and t hen will b e furnis hed q uarterly . Charles Ran d all st~ted t ha t Netroplan is comp lllng an Adm inistrative Gu i de with rul es for each departmen t and department h ead as to zoning ordinances and subd ivision reg ulations. He will have co p ies to all 1nembe rs for study bef ore t he next meet ing . The re be ing no further b usiness, t he meeting was adjourned . MINUTES OF THE JACKSONVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION, FEBRUARY 5, 1974 The Planning Commission held its regular meeting at 7:30PM at City Hall on February 5, 1974, with the following members in attendance: T. P. White Chairman, Cleo Cavender, Hugene Wooley, Doug Wilkinson, Johnny Wright, Jim Peacock, Albert Sidwell, Lewis Ederington, and Daisy Olson. Other persons attending were Tommy Bond, Billy Rector Jr, Nancy Burnette and Charles Randall as representative from Metroplan. A letter received from Catherine Anderson Waggoner, Velma Boroughs and James Carter was read by the Chairman. He stated that since the Planning Commission could not consider one lot for rezoning to a mobile home park and since it was without the province of the Planning Com- mission to issue a permit in violation of the ordinance, that he felt that any action taken would have to come from the Council. It was thereupon moved by Doug Wilkinson, with second by Johnny Wright, that the Secretary forward the letter on to the Council without recommendation. All members voted in favor of the same. .~~~ ~~ . • L_VV A lette: from Recto:-Ph~ll~~~qrse was presented by Billy Rector, Jr., request~ng the clos~ng_of ?-ro~ shown ~nan attached plat. After stu~y by t~e members, ~t was oved by J~m Peacock, with second by ~ew~s Eder~ngton, th~t the Planning Commission go on record as being ~n favor of ~he clos~ng as proposed and that the petition be forwarded to the Counc~l for necessary publication of notice and hearing. The motion carried. Copies of the Land Use Regulation Administrative Guide for Jacksonville were distributed by Charles Randall to the members for study. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. MINUTES OF THE JACKSONVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION, MARCH 5, 1974 The Planning Commission held its regular meeting at 7:30PM at City Hall on March 5, 1974, with the following members in attendance: T . P. White, Chairman, Cleo Cavender, Hugene Wooley, Lewis Ederington, Johnny Wright, Jim Peacock, Albert Sidwell and Daisy Olson. Other persons attending were Tommy Bond, Larry Wilson and Nancy Burnette. Minutes of the February meeting were approved as circulated. First item of business was consideration of the approval of Final Plat of Lots 16 through 18, Block 7 and Lots 1 through 4, Block 8 of Section 4, Northwood Acres, Jacksonville. After study by the members present, it was moved by Cleo Cavender, with second by Albert Sidwell, that the same be approved, subject to the subdivider meeting the Council's requirements as to all public utilities and public improvements. All members voted ~- in favor of the same. vU Second item of business was a request from Tommy Bond for rezoning from ~ ~-1 to R-3 the following described :eal property:. A tract of land located h ~n the Southwest Quarter (SWJ:i) Sect1on 18, Townsh~p 3 North, Range 10 West, City of Jacksonville, Pulaski County, Arkansas, more particularly described~(' as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of the Southeast Quarter , (SEJ:i) of the Southwest Quarter (SWJ:i) of Section 18, T-3-N, R-10-W; thence S 0° 04' E, 605.0 feet to the point of beginning; thence N 890 34' E, 150.0 feet; thence S 0° 04' E, 608.5 feet; thence S 89° 55' W, 511.03 feet; thence N 04' 45' W, 607.3 feet; thence N 89° 34' E, 410.8 feet to the point of beginning: Containing 7.47 acres, more or less. Whereupon, it was moved by Johnny Wright, with second by Hugene Wooley that public hearing be set thereon at 8PM on the first Tuesday in April. All members voted in favor of the motion. Final Plat of Oakwood Subdivision, together with Bill of Assurance was · presented by Tommy Bond, which contained four lots on Gregory Street. Tommy stated that sewer would be provided for Lots 3 and 4 and that a minimum of eight foot easement would be added to the back of the lots for sewer lintes. Mr. White suggested that Oakwood Drive be built and connected with the apartment complex at the back of the property. Mr. White further suggested that an opening be made for a street to come out on McArthur Drive. It was moved by Jim Peacock, with second by Johnny Wright, that final approval be given, subject to the addition of the easement being made. All members present voted in favor of the motion. A discussion ensued regarding the name of North First Street and the con- fusion to people because of the Freeway splitting the two segments of the street. It was the decision of the Planning Commission members that the street name remain North First and that the Council take immediate action to erect adequate signs directing people to T. P. White Drive, Vandenberg Drive and North First Street. A letter from Reed Williamson was read by the Chairman regarding Schneider Grocery. It was the consensus of opinion of the members present that the property in question has been rezoned by the overall City zoning in 1968 and that, if in fact, the property had been continuously used for business, that it is a non-conforming use which would not be enjoined by the City, but if the facts proved that the · business classification had been abandoned or changed by the usage that it would be up to the City Attorney to resolve the question by liti- gation; that it was not the responsibility of the Planning Commission to interpret the facts or the law. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. MINUTES OF THE JACKSONVILLE PLANNING COivll\1ISSION, APRIL 2, 1974 The Planning Commission held its regular meeting at 7:30PM at City Hall on April 2, 1974, with the following members in attendance: T. P. ~'Jhi te , Chairman, Doug Wilkinson, Eugene ltiTooley, Dr. Albert Sidwell, Cleo Cavender, Daisy Olson and John Harrington as representa- tive from Metroplan. Other persons attending were Tommy Bond, Oscar Blucker, Bill Carpenter, Nancy Burnette and Rubert Polk. Minutes of the March meeting were approved. A revised preliminary plat of Oakwood Subdivision with plans of sanitary sewer were submitted by Tommy Bond. There was a general discussion regarding the drainage of the Subdivision. Tommy Bond stated that his father had made the engineering study and determined t h e size needed for culvert to tie to the City drainage at Gregory Street. Tommy further stated it would be their request that sidewalks b e required on only one side -the side opposit e the cul de sac. It was moved by Doug Wilkinson, with second by Dr. Albert Sidwell that the same be approved, subject to the Council being satisfied on the drainage. Tommy Bond withdrew a previous request for rezoning of Oakwood Subdivision. Final Plat of Westwood Subdivision was submitted b y Bill Carpenter, with the statement it would be completed before the Ci t y would be expected to accept it and that he would finish the sidewalks after driveways were completed. It was moved by Doug Wilkinson, with second by Hugene Wooley that the same be accepted. All ~vere in favor of the motion . A request from Jim Peacock for rezoning 34.7 acres from Class R-1 to Class R-3 was submitted. Said area being mor e particularly described as follows: All that part of the South~ of the N E ~ of Section 20, T-3-N, R-10-W, lying West of the Missouri Pacific Railroad in Pulaski County, A~kansas, escept the followingdescribed tract: Beginning at the inters e ction of the westerly R/W line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and the North lin e of said South ~ N E ~; t h ence southwesterly along said R.R. R/w 833 fe e t, more or less to its intersection with a drainage ditch; thence northwesterly along said d rainage ditch 895 f eet , more or less to a point on the North line of the South ~ of said NE~, thence easterly along the North line of said South ~ NE~ 1,360 feet, more or less to the point of beginning. AND a request for rezoning 8.3 acres from Class R-1 to Class R-4, said area being more particularly described as follows: Part of the South~ of the NE~ of Section 20, T-3-N, R-10-W, Pulaski County, Arkansa s, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the westerly R/W line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and the North line of said South ~ NE~; thence southwesterly along said R. R. R/W 833 feet, more or less to its intersection with a drainage ditch; thence northwesterly along said drainage ditch 895 feet, more or less to a point on the North line of the South ~ of said NE~, thence easterly along the North line of said South ~ NE~, 1,360 feet, more or less to the point of beginning, containing 8.3 acres, more or less. (All known as Bruce Hardcastle Property). A request from Rubert Polk for rezoning the following described real 1 n ~~~& property from Class R-0 to Class C-3: A parcel of land located in ~~v ­ the Southeast Quarter (SE~), Section 36, Township 3 North, Range ll West, and in the Southwest Quarter (SW~), Section 31, Township 3 North, Range 10 West, Pulaski County, Arkansas, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the SE corner of Section 36, T-3-N, R-11-W , thence N 89 ° 37' W a distance of 681.5 feet; thence N 53° 33' a distance of 300.0 feet; thence N 44° 50' E a distance of 277.2 feet; thence N 36° 40' E a distance of 421.6 feet to the point of beginning; thence N 53° 04' W a distance of 225.0 feet; thence N 36° 40' E a distance of 83.55 feet; thence S 53° 06' E a distance of 225.0 feet; thence S 360 30' W a distance of 83.0 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 0.4 acre, more or less. (Known as Schneider's Grocery). It was moved by Dr. Sidwell, with second by Cleo Cavender, that all of the requests be set for public hearing on May 7th at 8:30PM. All members present voted in favor of the same. The Planning Commission decided to begin its meetings at BPH during the summer months, rather than 7:30PM. There -being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. MIN UTES OF THE JACKSONVILLE PLANNING COM1"'1ISSION, MAY 7, 197 4 The Planning Commission held its regular meeting at BPM at City Hall on May 7, 1974, with the following members in attendance: T. P. White, Chairman, Cleo Cavender, Hugene Wooley, Doug Wilkinson, Jim Peacock, Albert Sidwell, Lewis Ederington and Daisy Olson. Other persons attending were George Ed McCain, Rubert Polk, Leon Massey, Charles Randall and Tommy Bond. Minutes of the April meeting were approved. First item of business was a request from Leon Massey to build a pre-fab metal warehouse for light commercial use on Lot l, Block l , Galloway's Addition to the Town of Jacksonville, covering 30% of the lot instead of 25%. A waiver was requested to allow 31% density on his lot rather than the ordinance provision of 25%; and further asking a deviation in the front setback line to be changed from 25 ft. to 24 ft. Mr. Massey stated that he planned to place a metal building with a brick office area on concrete slab on the property in question and black top the whole are a . It was the consensus of opinion of the members p r esent that there should be controlled access in and out of the p roperty and that the b uilding should be set on the rear prope r t y line which would eliminate the need for deviating the front setback line . Wi t hthese stip u l ation s, i t was moved b y Doug Wilkinson, with second by Jim Peacoc k t hat approval be g iven on the request . Th e motion carried. Mr. White reported to the Commiss i on members on a meeting h e had h ad wi t h the utility companies and stated that he felt that all p reliminary p lats should s h ow approval from the utility companies before the Plan- n ing Commission gives approv al in t h e future. Public hearing on the rezoning of Schneider Groce r y p roperty was tab led indefinitely to allow eetermination as to property rights b y t h e courts . George Ed McCain appeared i n opposition to the r e quest. Publ i c h earin g was convened on requests from Jim Peacock for r ezoning of Bruce Hardcastle property. No persons appeared in opposition to the requests. It was moved by Cleo Cavender, with second by Hugene Wooley that both parce l s be approved as requested. All members voted in favor of t h e same. Doug Wilkinson discussed the development of prop erty on the corner of Jeff Dav i s, Hill Street and John Harden Drive and mov e d t h at the Plann i ng Commission go on record as to b eing opposed to the entrances as now shown on the plat for h ighway access. Lew i s Ederington second ed t h e motion and all persons voted in favor of the same. Ch arles Randall was present and stated that Metroplan was working on u p dating the Master Street Plan and was showing land usages in the zoning map and that upon completion , copies would be a v ailable for the Commission members. There b e ing no further business, t h e meeting was adjourned. I,HNUTES OF THE JAC KSONV I LLE PLANNING CO I1.l'USSION , JUNE 4 , 1974 The Planning Commission held its regular meet in g at 8PH a t City Hall on June 4, 1974, with the following members i n attendance: Cleo Cavender , Hugene Wooley, Doug Wilkinson , Lewis Ede ri ngton , Al ber t Sidwe ll and Daisy Olson . Ot he r persons attend ing were Charles Randall from ~'letroplan, Nancy Burnette, llr s. J. C. George and 2I rs. Lesse l. Minutes of the May meet i ng we re approved. The only item of bus i ness sc hed uled wa s t he d i s cu ss ion and study of t he Land Use Regulation Adm inistrative Gu i de . Charles Randa ll of Metroplan was p r esent and tried to expla in que stions wh ich a ros e and made notes for a ny recommended changes by those membe r s p r esent with the statement that he woul d c han ge t he Guide as to suc h recom- mendati ons before adoption. It was moved by Lewis Ede ri ng ton, with second by Do ug Wilk inson that co p ies of the Gui de be sent to the City Clerk , Buil d ing Inspector, Tommy Bond and Ge orge Wes t, for study and r e co n~enda t i ons before t he next mee ting . The motion carried . The re being no furt her b usiness, t he mee ting wa s adjourned. THE J ACKSONVILLE PLANN I NG CO fl.tM ISSION SCHEDULED FOR JU LY 2 , 1974 WAS CANCELLED . ~HNUTES OF THE JACKSONVILLE PLANNING COivl.MISSION, AUGUST 6, 1974 The Planning Commission held its regular meeting on Tuesday, August 6, 1974, with the following persons in attendance: T. P. White, Chairman, Cleo Cavender, Doug Wilkinson, Albert Sidwell, Daisy Olson, Rubert Polk, Dovie Polk, Clifford Schneider, Duane Reel and Nancy Burnette. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman. Minutes of the June meeting were approved. There had been no meeting held in July. A r equest for final approval of Lots 1-4 and 14-29 of Oakwood Subdivision was submitted by Duane Reel on behalf of the owner. A check in the amount of $19.50 accompanied the request, which was to cover fee of such plat. Duane stated that the west side of the property had no drainage problems (that West of Oakwood Drive) and was the only portion considered in the Final Plat request. After consideration by the members present, it was moved by Dr. Albert Sidwell, with second by Cleo Cavender, that the request be granted, subject to the subdivider or engineer furnishing proper plat of the Final Portion to the secretary and to City Hall. Mr. Reel stated that this would be done. Whereupon, the motion carried unanimously. It was determined by the members present that the legal title had been resolved on the Schneider Grocery, and that the matter would be taken up on the following Tuesday evening after notice to all interested persons was run in the local newspaper. A request from Bill Carpenter had been forwarded to the Chairman; which was read to the members present and filed with the Secretary. It was not clear to the members, exactly what area was covered by the request. It was thereupon decided that a representative of t h e petitioner should be present at the special meeting set for the following Tuesday so that the matter could be considered at that time. The Secretary was advised to so instruct the petitioner. There was a request for the final approval of Phase II Stonewall Sub- division submitted by Duane Reel. After consideration by the members presents , it was recommende d that the same be approved. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEE'riNG, JACKSONVILLE PLANNING COMMI SSION, AUG. 13, 1974 The Planning Commission held a special meeting on August 13, 1974, with the following persons in attendance: T. P. Wh ite, Chairman, Hugene Wooley, Albert Sidwell, Lewis Ederington, Daisy Olson, Bill Carpenter, Ivlrs. H. J. Howard, George Ed McCain, Rubert Polk, Dovie Polk, Clifford Schneider and Ruth Blazer. The Chairman declared the public hearing on the Schneider Grocery property open at 8 PM. Persons speaking in opposition thereto included George Ed McCain, Ruth Blazer (on behalf of her sister, Mrs. Mabel McCain), Mrs. H. J. Howard and T. P. White. The prirnary objections were that a reopening of a business at the location would create additional traffic hazards; that the adjacent owners had the rlght to rely on the previous zoning which had upgraded all the property there to residential; that a garage would depreciate surrounding property values; that the desired use by the petitioners would be an overdevelopment of the property, in that required parking space was not available on the plot in question for the vehicles that would be there for repair and for other customers; and that such a request involved spot zoning, which constituted poor planning. Those speakers in favor of the request included Rubert Polk, Davie Polk and Clifford Schneider. Mr. Schneider stated that he had purchased the property as a business over twenty years ago; that he had financed it with a Small Business loan; that there were gas pumps in the ground; that a business of one kind or another had been operated continuously on the property until less than a year ago; that ne needed the income he could der i ve from selling the property as a business. The Polks s tated that they had held up relocating to another location since February and needed to get this matter resolved at this time one way or the other so that a definite step could be taken by them toward planning their future. He further stated that the location was ideal for him to have a small business where he could work as much as health would allow, he could live on the site and be with his small child when she was not in school; that he had no desire to expand to a size large enough to require other employees, that he would be the only one doing work there, and would only handle two or three cars at a time at most, and that the required parking space for such an operation was amply met at the site in question; he further stated that he f elt he had improved the proper·ty considerably since he first became interested in it, by painting and cleaning. Upon motion by Dr. Albert Sidwell, and second by Hugene Wooley, it was recommended that rezoning be denied. The vote was three for the motion, one against, and one abstention. A l et ter of resignation from James Peacock to Ma i or John Harden was read by T. P. White. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the secretary was instructed to s end a letter of appreciation to Mr. Peacock. The matter of requests for rezoning by Mr. Carpenter was presented by the Chairman. Dr. Sidwell stated that he would oppose any change of property from an industrial classification to any other, but that he would agree to a public hearing thereon. Upon motion duly made and seconded, public hearings were set to begin at 8:30PM on Tuesday, September 3, 1 9 74 on thl t:W<;\o}y~owing described parcels of real property. .))\. V'~J J \).)>' ~· 1~\l'-~~ ~~ ~t}- (Descriptions attached),/ T~ secret ~y was advised to publish notices thereon. The motions carried. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. MINUTES OF THE JACKSONVILLE PLAN NI NG CO I1M ISS ION , SEPTErlB ER 3, 1974. THE Jac k sonville Planning Comm i ssion held its r egu lar meet ing at 8PM o n Tu esd ay, September 3, 1 9 7 4 , with t he fol l o wi n g person s in atte ndance: T. P . Wh ite, Chairman, Cleo Cav ender , Hugene Wooley , Lewis Ede rington , Al tb ert Sidwell, Do u g Wilkinson, Daisy Olson, John Ha rrington, Charl es Ra ndall, Duane Re el, To mmy Bond, Char l e s Van Nostrand , Mr s . Pa t Bond , and Mrs. Pat Re el. Minutes of the August 6th and August 13th meetings were approved as mailed. The Chairman requested that all members encourage the May or to act with haste in filling the vacancies occasioned by Jim Peacock's resignation and Johnny Wright's deatl1 . He stated that it was his feeling that the Ordinance setting up the Planning Commission required a full commission of nine members at all times, even though only five are required to constitute a quorum . There was some discussion regarding flood prone areas within the City. Tommy Bond stated that he had heard t hat a map had been adopted setting forth such areas, but no one present had seen copies of such a map. It was the general feeling of the members present that Planning Commission files should contain such studies and ordinances from the City and that if such a map had been adopted, a copy should be sent to the Planning Commission Secretary. Public he aring was convened on the joining areas requested by Bill Carpenter in the South Half of Section 24. Since the request was to c hange approximately 25 acres from Industrial use to Co~nercial and Re sidential use, t here was some concern on the part of the membe rs in that they felt there would be a continuing need for more and ~ore Indu strial property in the future and that the Industrial Park should be contained for that exclusive purpose. Dr. Sidwell stated that even though he was prejudiced because of his association with Transvaal and that the greater encroachment of residential use, the greater the number of complaints Transvaal had to constrantly deal with; that he personally waul have to concede that the property in question wouid not render itself well to Industrial use and the property o wner s h ould not b e denied _the right and the opportunity to develop it for residential and commercial use. Doug Wilkinson felt that one tier of lots reserved for Industrial use would detract from the residential community and not be beneficial to the Industrial part. It was his feeling therefore, that all that property west of the desired R-3 classification should also be rezoned to R-3. John Harrington stated t hat it was his opinion that de letion of the 25 acres in question from the Industrial Park would not material ly affect industrial growth in Jacksonville, in that there wa s an ample number of acres remaining for industrial development. Daisy Olson stated that in the event the deve toper has def inite - arran gements for the tier of lots to be used as industrial that the Planning Commission should not change that area to residential and there by deny the developer that ppportunity to use his property. Whereupon, she moved that the request ~ as submitted b~recommended for approval. The motion was seconded by Lewis Ederington. The vote thereon was four in favor, two against . Final Plat of Charles Repl at of the South 279.8 feet of Lot SA, To wn of Jacksonvi±le, together with Bill of Assurance an d check in the amount of $10.50 was submitted by Duane Ree l and Charles Van Nostrand. The deve lopers assure d the members that all streets, sewer and water were in the subd ivision. It was moved by Doug Wilkinson, with second by Eugene vJ ooley that the same be approved. The motion carried. / Charles Randall of Metroplan subm itted a rough t draft of Land Use Maps and stated that copy for e ac h member would be forwarded shortly at no co s t. The re being n o further business, the me eting wa s adjourned. r.IHTUTES OF THE JACKSONVILLE PLA NN I:NG COr:l"USSION, OC'l'OBEE l, 1974 Tlle Jacksonville P lanning Comrrission he l d its re gu lar mee·tinsr at 7:30P~ On Tuesday , October l, 1 974, with the following persons in attendance: 'I'. P. Wh ite, Chairman, Cleo Cavender, Do ug V.7ilkinson, Eugene Wo oley, Lewis Ede ring ton, Dr. Al be rt SidvJell, Daisy Olson, Craig Drummond, John Ha rring ton, and De nnis Lock. lhnutes of the September 3rd mee ting VJe re approved as mailed. 1\ request vJas submitted by C. E . Drurmnond for rezoning from R-0 to I1 -2, the followin g described property: That part of the SE\, SE~, Section 23, South and We st of Ma in Street; and the E~, ~E~, Section 26, except the 4.12 acres in t heE~ of the NE\ NE\ be longing to Arkansas Power and Light Company and used as an easement -all i n Tmvnsh i p 3 North, Range ll vJes t, Jacksonville, Pulaski County, Ar kansas. (Known as Olds Property). It was moved by Hugene Wo oley, with second b y Lewis Ederington, that the same be set for publ ic hearing at 8PI:-1 on ~-~ovember 5th. The mo tion carried. r.-l r. Harrington of i"letroplan d istributed copiesL f the Detailed Land Use Map for Jack sonville to the members. 7v He stated that he wou ld like to h ave 30 minutes on the agenda at the Novembe r mee ting to discus~ the contents of t h e P l anning Studies Rep ort, w:1 ich is being prepared by Ivl etroplan. There b eing no further business, the meeting was adjourned. i.J.I:l;!UTES OF THE JACKSOINILL E PLA NN I NG COHl'1ISSION , NOVEllBER 5, 1 97 4 The Jacksonvi lle Planning Com..rnission held its r egu lar mee ting a -t 7:30PM on T u esday , Novembe r 5 , 1974, with the fol l owing members i n attendan ce: 'I'. P. Yvh i te, Chairman, C l eo Cavende r, Eugene \'Joo l ey, A l ~e rt Sidwell, Doug Wilkinson , a nd Daisy Ol son. Others persons attending we re John IIar rington and Charles Randa ll, representatives from ~,Ietrop l an; I lr . and Ers. Jim _ay, h r. and n rs. Garvin ::::;m ith, l~. and Mrs. Dill Glover, Don O'De ll, Dick Ashen~ergar, Haro ld Parker, Larry Jarry and Cra i g Drummon d . tl i nutes of the October meet i ng were approved as ma ileJ . F inal Plat of clorthwood Acres, Section 7, was subm itted by Letter from Ge orge \r.Jes t. It wa s moved J.Jy llugene Woole y , with second by Dr. S idv,r ell that ·t he P l anning Cornrn is s ion approve the plat \vhen the city acce p ts t he streets. All voted in favor of the motion . John Ha rrington and Cha rl es Randall p r esent ed and discussed t he Planning Studies Repo rt prepared by ~le troplan. Mr. Randall sta t ed that the ma jor po rtion of it was deal ing with traffic and was necessary to up-date the Master Street Plan. It was suggested ·that the P lanning Co mm ission members be g iven time to study t he report and rnake r ecommenda-t ion s regar d ing it a·t t he r egu lar De cembe r meeting . Pub lic hear ing for r ezon i ng the Olds prope rt y was convened. The Ch a irman p r esente d ti.w pub lic notice t ha t had appeare d in the newspaper, t he rece i p t for t he fee hav i ng been pa i d and stated t ha t s i gns had been posted for t he r equ ired pe rio d of time notifying i n t e r ested parties t ha t t l te p r operty was be ing con s i dered for r ezoning fro m R-0 to ll -2. He stated t h at t he p ro pe rty alongthe E ast line extend ing No rth to t l 1e Ai r Base is alr eady Ind ustrial. He op ened t he f loor fo r d iscussion by members o f t h e Plann ing Conun i ss ion, t he pet itioner and t he opposition. Ga rvi n Sm i th of 3 0 1 8 Ne st Main S tr ~et stated t hat he f el t t he P l anning Cornm i ss ion sh oul d no t consi de r r ez oning resi d ential property i f it had ind ustrial onl y on one side and that it shou l d be ind ustrial on both s i des b efore it shoul d b e considere d . Jim Ray of Shady Lane stated that he had previously move d away from oth er un de sirab l e zo n ing to bu ild an expen sive h o me and f e lt t h at a b uffer shoul d ~e required be t wee n any residential and indus trial zones . He furt he r s tate d that he felt t here was suf ficient ind u s trial a r ea available wit!1 in the city, without t h i s pro p erty be ing z one d i ndus trial. T . P . Hi1 ite recomraended t h at t he po rtion of t he 80 acres , i ncludinq Ar k ansas Powe r and L i g h t, b e con s i dered for M-2 and exc lude t ha t port ion No rth of Sec tion 26. Bill Glover of No. 10 Shady Lane s tate d h is o pp osition to t he re quest saying t hat all t he o wners t h ere h a d inves t ed a lot of money in their h o me s and t h at once a n ind ustrial zone was allowed , t h ey would i1ave no me ans of controlling wh at was de velo ped i n it. His main co n c e r n seemed to b e t he possibility of a c h icken p rocessing plant . The re were o b j ec tions to the suggeste d s i ze of t h e b uff er . Mo s t persons a ppearing in o p position to the re ques t felt t he b uff er shou l d be four or five hundred feet wi de . The r e we r e oth er o b ject i ons be c ause of t he anticipated increase in traffic e . Mr. Ashenberger st ated t hat the h o me o wne r s in the area want to be able to decide and control vvha t i ndus tri es we r e allm·1ed ·to b uild i n the ind ustrial zon e on t h is p ro pe rt y . j\~r. 1:-Jh i te stated ·to h i m t h at t he Plann i n g Co mrn i ssion r etained that control un de r t he zoning code . Harold Pa r ker , r e altor, stated t hat d u e to t he r es i den tial g rowt h i n the city, t h i s p r ope rty shou l d remain resi de ntial. I1 r. T,vh i t e s t a t ed t ha t altlt oug h the city had consi de rab l e in du strial p ro pe rty, t he m-mers of i t seemed to be ho l d ing it rathe r than allowing it for i ndus-trial de velo pm ent. Cr a i g Drumm ond , the owner an d pe titi oner s t ated that t he property in quest ion is b orde re d by Pre -Cas t ; t ha t a h i gh line se p arat es t h i s p ro pe rty from P r e-Cast and t h at t he re i s a rail line adjacent t he r eto . He furt he r stat ed t ha t traffic to and from any i ndu str y would be p lanned to come frau Redm o nd Road rather t han l l ain Str ee t. Ue furt he r stat ed that he h a d no p r ospective b uyer of the prope rt y b ut t hat s i nc e it was i d eal l y situated for ind u s trial deve lopmen t, he felt it shou l d be rezone d to i nd u str i a l as a natural extension of the i ndustria l area t ha t was g oing that way . Iie offered a t wo hundred f ee t buf fer along t he ~·T orth s i de o f the p ro pe rty parall e l to ~a i n S tre e t. He stated t hat the persons p r esent -,_,G had b ough t property bac k i ng u p to an ind u strial zone and shou l d have known that they we re adjacen t to industr ial at the t i me o f t l1e ir purc hase. Af-ter Jche d iscuss i on ended, it vv-a s rn oved by Cl eo Cav ender , with secon:.:l by ~i ugene \Ioo l ey , t ha t t he P lann ing Cornm i ss ion recomrnend t o t he City // Council that ·th2 rezoning re quest as to all of the property in Sect ion 26 be g ranted and all of the property in Sect ion 23 be Jenied . All memi:Jers of ·t lle :?lanning Com.rn ission voted in favor of the mo ·t ion. i\f!cer vJ h i ch Ar . Bi ll Glover sta·tec'i to 'che Chairman and tl1e It\er,1bers that 11e f elt r,~e had }Jeen totally unfa i r i n our decision . r-Irs . Garv i n Smith requested that the city furn i sh l arger signs for pos ting for rezoning . There be ing no furthe r ~usiness , the meeting was adjourned. MINUTES OF THE JACKSONVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION, DECEMBER 3, 1974 The Jacksonville Planning Commission held its regular meeting at 7:30PM on Tuesday, December 3, 1974, with the following members in attendance: Cleo Cavender, Hugene Wooley, Doug Wilkinson, Albert Sidwell and Daisy Olson. Other persons attending were John Harrington and Charles Randall from Metroplan, Tommy Bond and Athel Kennedy. Minutes of the November meeting were approved as mailed. A petition for rezoning Lots 35, 36 and 37 of Dupree's East Jacksonville Addition (Known as Kennedy's Grocery) from R-1 to C-2 was submitted. It was moved by Doug Wilkinson, with second by Cleo Cavender, that the same be set for public hearing on January 7, 1975 at 8PM. The motion carried. A petition for rezoning 2.5 acres in Oakwood Subdivision (for the purpose of enlarging the existing Oakwood Apartment Complex) from R-1 to R-3 was submitted by Tommy Bond.-It was moved by Hugene \'Jooley, with second by Doug Wilkinson, that the same be set for public hearing on January 7, 1975 at 8PM. The motion carried. Mr. Randall from Metroplan stated that he had been working with the Highway Departmentand is being apprised of their work on the Master Street Plan. Mr. Sidwell reminded the Commission members of the need for further study of the Administrative Guide. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. MINUTES OF THE JACKSONVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION, JANUARY 7, 1975 The Jacksonville Planning Commission held its regular meeting at 7:30PM on Tuesday, January 7, 1975, with the following members in attendance: T. P. White, Chairman, Lewis Ederington, Cleo Cavender, Hugene Wooley, Doug Wilkinson, Albert Sidwell, Daisy Olson, Don Boshers, Gary Fletcher. Other persons attending were John Harrington from Metroplan, Mayor James Reid, Morris Justice, Charles VanNostrand, Tommy, Bond, Athel Kennedy, and Freddy Dodd. Mr. White introduced the two new members, Gary Fletcher who replaced Jim Peacock, whose term expires January 1, 1976 and Don Boshers who replaced Johnny Wright, whose term would have expired January 1, 1977. Mr . White explained the rotation of offices and general procedures of the Planning Commission and stated that materials such as the subdivision regulations and the zoning code would be made available to the new members.