1962December minutes, 1961, continued.
In reference to former me ntion of Urban Renewal progr ams for our
area, 1•l r. \vhit e in traduced a copy of "The Arkansas Ec on.o mi st", which g ave
further ideas on the s ubject. The article was filed by the S ecretary.
l•lr. Eu rman mentioned in reference to Urban Renewa l, an ide a on
Community henewal, whereby surveys c an be made availab le from the
Federal Government, where the cost to the city wo uld be very nominal.
It wa s moved by Mr. Nixon, secon d ed by Mr. Williams, that Me tro-
plan ma k e a study of po ssible re-zoning; along New Highway 67, from one
end of J a cksonville to the other. The motion carried.
lVl r. Ha rrington p resented the Ma ster Plan for Jacksonville Mun-
icipal Prk to the g roup present; and d eposited the brochure on same
for filin~ with the ~ecretary.
There being no further business, the meetin g was adjourned.
Res p ectfully submitted, D.O., Sec.
MI NUTES OF J ANUAR Y MEE TI NG, CITY PLANNING COJ.VlM I SS ION--1962
The ,P l a nnint., Commission met in the office of Daisy Olson on
Tuesday, J anuary 16, 1 962, vdth the following members present: T. P. White,
Chairman, vv . W . Nixon, Jr. , Trix Williams, Jack Pri ce, J. Vl . Grizzle, S.
J. :3mart,.Bill 1•Ioore and Daisy Olson.
Minut e s of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Chairman white notified the members t hat ad ditional areas of the
ori g inal p lat known as the Hickman--McConnell Add itio n to the City of
Jacksonville has been sub-divided as per the original p l a t; and there
being no action necessary, the map thereof was filed.
·walter Ke aton appeared on behalf of a revision of his original
plat of Keaton Add iti on No. l; proper use of the pr operty in q ue s tion
had necessitated the narrowing of a certain turn-around street located
therein. This met with the a pproval of those p resent and wa s unanimously
accepted.
Ivl r. Wh i t e read a letter whi c h had been receive d from Mr. Stewa rt
E.urman with re gard to z oning su gg e s tions on a city-wide basis for
Jacksonville. Discussion of the areas mentioned therein was tabled until
the Februa ry meeting, at which time Ivrr. Eurman would be pr esent for
development of the ideas.
Mr . \~'hite st a ted that he and I~<'lr . S. J. Smart had been appointed to
new terms on the Pl a n n ing Commission. That Bob Pa ce, who holds another
appointive po sition on the Hos p ital Commis si on, had be en pre cluded by
virtue of the other app ointment. lJlr. White a sked for nominations from
those pre sent for the p ositions of Cha irman and Co-Chairman. Mr . S. J.
Smart moved t he nomin a tion ofT. P. White as Chairman; J. W. Grizzle
seconded the motion. IV1r. VJ . \J . Ni xo n moved the nomination of S . J.
Smart as Co-Ch a i rm an; s econded by Mr. Mo ore. Mr . Nixon then moved
that bo th nom inees be electe d by a cclamat i on . The moti on carried
unanimously.
Chairman White submitted a list of suggestions made by the
Planned Progress for Arkansas Com mittee of the Chambe r of Commerce,
and suggested a study of the s e might be mad e by the membe rs. Mr .
White elaborated t hat when the Comm ittee wa s informed that a
January, 1962 Meeting continued.
Planning Commission was in existence, there was little further study
g iven on City Planning , since it was assumed these duties were being
performed.
There being no further business the meeting wa s adjourned.
Respectfully submitted, D.O., Secretary
MINUT ES OF FEBRUARY 6, 1962 Meeting
The City Planning Commission met in the Municipal Courtroom on
Tuesday, February 6, 1962 with the following members pre sent.
T. P. White, Chairman, Jack Price, S. J. Smart, Dwight Littl e ,
J. W . Grizzle, 1 a isy Olson, Secretary; and Stewart Eurman, Jack
Harring ton, g uests from IVI etroplan and Mayor John H. Ha rden.
lVlr. White stated that he, Dwi g ht Little and May9"r Harden had
attended the county meeting of Hetroplan during the recent month; and
that he had been a ppointed as a member of the Executive Board of that
or g anization.
Iv'I r. Little presented the followin g let·ter to the Chairman:
nrt is my un a.erstanding thc.t sometime a g o the City Planning Commission
and Coun c il officially , zoned an area between Gre g ory lt oad and James Street
extending three hundred f:eet westerly from the West Right of Way line of
new u. s. Hig,hway 67, for commercial use.
"Will you please furnish me with copies of the Planning Commission and
Council's action in zonin g this area for commercial use. Very truly yours,
/a/s W. Dwi g ht Little." A copy was made of that p art of the minutes
found at pa g e 34 of the permanent Minute Record Book, which pertained
to the request, and presented to lVI r. Little at the me etin g. For a copy
of the Council's a ction, fv'Ir. Little vv as advised to contact Mr~. Avants,
the City Clerk.
l'vlr. White mentioned the fact that a plat of possible residential
development had been p rinted in state newspapers during the past month;
but that no action --Ghereon had been sought through the Planning;-Cemmis-
si on • He r e J. t e r atec:t-t-n-e-e--mnrrr±~s:t-o-n-'-s--p-o--si-t--i-e>n-e--f-b-e-i-ng-t-f:l-~-Fef>-<~G-Q-¥--
to rule on zoning within the limits of Jacksonville; and encouraged
persons .interested in developing certain areas to ~roceed through that ·
body. It was agreed that if the Commission's action vvas to ·be of any
con cern to any citizen it must be of equal emphasis to all.
Jvir. Eurman was present a n:i eiscussed the following items. (l) The
former letter of city wide zoning addressed to the Planning Commies ion .
Because of sp e cial concern in certain areas, it was agreed by those
present, that the subject be tabled until further study could be given
those specific areas. (2). He presented the Annual Report of the County
l'~l etropolitan Area Plannin g Commission; and brought out certain statis-
tical data concernin6 residential and industrial development during the
last 20 years. He noted that certain prospective ideas were discussed
in the brochure with regard to restoration of flooded areas and other
~eneral problems. He stated that a p lan for community renewas was uneer-
vmy and shoula be in form for study within two or three months. (3)
Grave,l Ridg e's movement toward incorporation. He stated that he had
been 'present at a public meeting held at the !'enecostal Church at Gravel
Ridge on the Firday preceding; and that at that meeting he had presented
alternatives v.J hich he felt v.rere-more favoaable whan their attempting to
incorporate. The first being to form a Water Improvement District whereby
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they could contract for the purchase of water from some other closeby
city. Or secondly to voluntarily annex themselves to Jacksonville.
lVl r. Kurman stated to the commission that he felt it would not only
jeopa rdize Gravel Ridge to undertake the incumbrance of incprporation ,
but that it would be equally undesirable to J a cksonville, North Little
h.ock and the vJhole County for Gravel Hidg e to become an inc9rporated
town.
The follo-vving letter, written by Ma yor Harden was presented to
the ~roup. It was stated that this letter had been written at the
request of a p rominent citizen from Gravel Ridge:
"It has come to my attention, that there are rumors that the City of
J a cksonville is contemplatin g a p lan to annex the community of Gr a vel
Ridge to the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas.
"I wish to state, that to my personal knowledge, there are no such
pla ns, nor has there ever been, any contempleted plans, for such an
annexation since 1958, when the citizens of the Gravel Ridge commun-
ity first approached members of the City Council concerning the p ossi-
bility of furnishing water for their community. /s/ John H. Harden, Mayor.
Upon motion by Dwight Little, second by S. J. Smart, it was decided
tha t a lett er go · from the Planning Commission, over the signature of the
Chairman, endorsing the statement made by IVI ayor Ha rden, and that such letter
be presented to the County Judg e at the hearing to be held Wedne sday,
Fe bru a r y 7, 1 96 2, in the C o u r thouse. The letter was typed by the S ecre-
tary and si&ned by the Chairma n.
Pla~t and Bill of Assurnnce for the r e -p l att ing of Keaton's
Addition ~o 2 was pr esented. When it wa s discovered that the engineers
had not ar~iv ed at the same measurements; and that the re-plat did not
contain the same area described in the original p lat, any action was
delayed until the inconsistencies could be corrected.
A replat of Ca r:VWilliams sub-di visi o n was submitted. After a
study of th e replat, tosether '~l'i ith the original p lat was made, findin g
th at all measurements were c on s iste nt with each other; and meeting all
other requirements, it -vv a s moved by S. J. Smart, seconded by Jack Price
th a t it be accepted by the Planning Commissi on. All present voted in
favor of the motion. There being no further business th e meeting wa s
adjourned.
Respectfully submitted, D.O.,Se cretary
MI N LJT ES OF FEBRUAR Y 13, 1962 l\'Iee ting:
The City Plannin g Commission met Tuesday, February 13, 1962, at
7 P.M. in th e Courtroom of City Hall. Chairman White pre si ded with the
follo wing members p res ent: Trix Willi ams, Wa tson Nixon, Bi ll Mo o r e , S. J.
Smart , J. VJ • Grizzle , lJai sy 0 1 son, John Ha r den wa s a g uest. Al so Mr.
Arthur Thomas appeare d on beh a lf of a r eque st f o r re-zo n in g of an are a
to be k nown as Longmeadow ~tld i t ion to the city of J a cksonvi lle.
A preliminary plan of this acidition was submitt-ed; with the
follo wing s u bbe sti o ns being made in t h is re gard by members o f the
Comm issi on : That a supplemental p l a t, showin g ~<v i dth s o f stre e t s ,
storm se~.r.;e r, wa t e r, g as, specific area to be covered, with resp ect
to th a t which. is p res ent ly i nd ustri a l to be fil ed form a lly with t he
Commiss i on . NUr. White a lso informed Mr . Th oma s that the City must be
reimb u rsed the cost o f advertising fuy the owner of the p roperty to be
re-zoned.
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February 13 Minutes continued.
Mr. Nixon as,ed what Hercules intends to do wit h regard to f umes
in that area. Mr. Harden rep orted that both the County Health Department
and the State Wate r Polution Board had instigated neces s ary action
toward cleaning up the area with regard to the dumping of waste materials
in Bayou }ieto. Th ere being no further business the meet ing was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted, Secretar}
MINUTES OF MEETING FEBRUARY 27, 1962
A special call meeting of the City Planning Commission was held
Tuesday, February 27, 1962, at 5:30 PM in the office of the Secretary .
The follmving members 'ivere p r esent: • P. Wh~""t~e--,----eh-a-i-rman, S .-J ·--
Smart, Bill Hoore, ~J. \J. Nixon, Jr., Johnny Hright, Jack Price, Trix
Will i ams, Daisy Olson and Steward Eurman was a guest.
T. P. 1-Jhi e, Chairman, called the meeting to order. Hr. ~tlhite
intro uced Johnny Wright and stated that he was a new member recently
appointed by the Council to a t1ree-year erm.
Mr. Eurman presented a memora ndum regarding the advisability of
rezoning certain land west of Harshall Road. A copy of the memorandum
is attached hereto, and made a part hereof.
After a study o_ said Memo r andum and of the area in question, the
following motion was made by S. J. Smart; seconded by w~ W. Nixon, Jr.,
and unanimous r ad pted by those present:
''I move that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council that
Or inance #36 be amended to provide an additional zone, to be known as
a Hulti-Family ].esider.~ial District, (liste · as Class l~A); and that '.::l:e
area hereinafte:::-described be then re-~oned from Industrial to Hulti-
Farnily Resident~al:
Starting a i::. Northv,res t corner NE!;;: 9 SEJ.:: of said section 24;
thence eas~erl along the north line of sai NE~, SEJ.::, for
952.8 feet to the centerline of Harshall Road; thence South 0
degrees 28 minutes West along the said centerline for 593 eet;
thence South 13 degrees 53 minutes Hest along the said centerline
for 500 feet; thence Wester ly and parallel to the North line of
SE~ for 1330 feet to the point of beginning; thence Easterly and
paralle l to :~e North ine of said SE~ for 1330 feet to the
centerlin·2 of Harsha 11 Road; thence South 13 degrees 53 minutes
~est along the said centerline for 130.7 feet; thence South 08
degrees 52 minutes ~vest along the said centerline for 551 feet;
thence r-orth 88 degrees 08 minutes \Jest for 249.2 fee ; thence South
08 degrees 58 minutes \vest for 208.8 feet; thence North 88 degrees
7 minutes ~.Jest for 745 feet; thence Northwesterly for approximately
8 75 feet to the point of beginning.
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''I fur~her move that in the event the Council accepts said recommendation
that a public hearing date on said area be set for April 3, 1962.
''I also fu r ther move that the fo lowing described tract b e rezoned
from it s present industrial status to that of Class 1 Residendial:
Description o a parcel of land in SE1;, Section 24, Tm.;rnship
3 North, Range 11 West, Pulaski County, Arkansas more particularly
described as starting at the Northwest corner of the SE1; of said
Section 24; thence Easterly along t he North .ine of the said SE~
for 500 feet to the point of beginning; thence continuing along
the North line of said SE~ for 1786.8 feet to the centerline of
Marshall Road; t h ence South 08 degrees 28 minutes West along the
said centerline fo r 593 feet; thence South 13 degrees 53 minutes
West along the said cent e r l ine for 500 f eet; thence Westerly and
parallel to the North line of said SE~ for 1330 feet; thence North
35 degrees 23 minutes \.Jest for 525 feet; thence Northerly for approxi-
mately 650 feet to the point of beginning except that part of the
above description which has previou sly been zoned as single family
classification.
''I further move that in the event the Council accept s said recom-
mendation of the Planning Commission for the r~zoning of said
above-described tract, that it be set for public hear i ng on April
3, 1962, or as soon thereafter as the public has had 30 days notice."
A letter from C. E. Drummond was read by Mr. l.Jhite . It requested
that the easemen t along th e south side of Lot 2, Block 4, of
Edgewood Sub-Division be reduced from 16 to 5 feet in width. After
d is cussion of the area in question with regard to the utilities,
it was moved by Trix Williams and seconded by Johnny Wright that
the easement along the south side o f all of Edgewood Sub-Division
be reduced from 16 feet to 5 feet in width. The motion carried.
A request from Ha r old Gwatney that the Henry Schoo l property
be rezoned from residential to commercial was read by the chairman.
The request was made for the purpose of providing a location for a
60-80 unit mote l , with restaurant and sw i mming pool. The request
had not received p r oper study from any of the members and was there-
fore tabled until f urther time could be devoted to the feasibil i ty of
such zoning in the a r ea. There being no furthe r business, the meet-
ing was ad j ourned.
Respectfully submitted , D.O., Secretary
I,UNUTES OF PLANNING CCXWMISSON MARCH 6, 1962
The City Planning Commission met for its regular meeting at
Lindsey's Restaurant at 7 P.M., Tuesday, March 6, 1962. The
following me mbers were present: T. P. White, Charman, Jack Price,
W. W. Nixon, Jr., Johnny Wribht, s. J. Smart, Bill Moore, J. w.
Grizzle, Dwight Little, 1aisy Olson and John Harden was a guest.
After dinner was served, the Chairman called the meeting to
order. lVl inutes of the past meeting were read and approved. It was
announced by lJiayor Harden that the CounQil had approved the recom-
mendations for amending Ordinance #36 and for re-zoning certain areas
west of Marshall Road.
---g-i--11-IVlo_o_re re uested advice as to whether or not the Council
should take any act1on on t-h·e-G e-mm-i--ssi-on!._s former recommendation that
the easement along the south side of E dgewood Sub-lVlsi-on---b-e-re€1-u-sed
to five feet. Mr. White mentioned that some formal action was neces-
sary for the records. The Secretary was asked to check the law and
advise him in this matter.
A former petition on behalf of Harold Gwatney and Bart Gray, with
regard to the re-zoning of the Henry School Property was presented.
After a general discussion of those present, it was moved by Bill Moore
and seconded by Jack Price that the Planning Cornmi ssion recommend to
the City Council:
"That Tract 'A'-, more particularly described as follows:
The beginning point of this slilrvey is marked by an iron pirr
set on the aorth line of a 60.0 foot ~wed street and is
located N 1 37' E 268.9 feet and S 88° 04' E 515.0 feet from
the southwest corner of a 2.44 acre tract in the name of
Hedmond Company, Incorporated, and known locally as the Fire
Station tract, thence N 1° 37' E along the east line of the
Fire Station tract 395.0 feet to a point which is the northeast
corner of the Fire Station tract, thence N 88° 22' VI along the
____ north lines of the !''ire Station tract and the News Progrees
Publishing Comprrny-t--p-a-e-t.-,-p.as_sinc.' at 215.0 feet the joint
corner of these said trdct s a distance of4 08-;-5---f-ee-t-b-G-t.he -----most westerly point of this tract which is also the inter-
section of the south ri g ht-of-way line of New Highway 67, and the
north line of a tract in the names of News Progress Publishing
Company, thence N 44° 03' E along the south right-of-way line of
said new Highway 67, 432.2 feet to a concrete marker, thence
continue along this rig ht-of-way line N 46° 25' E 475.0 feet to
a concrete marker thence S 88° 36' E 125.0 feet to the northeast
corner of this tract, and also the northwest corner of a.· tract
in the name of Jacksonville Industrial Corp or a tion, thence S 1°
54' W a long the west line of said Jacksonville Industrial Cor-
P?ration tra ct 1 0 51.8 feet to a poi n t 0 on the north ri~ht-?f-way
l1ne of a 60.0 ft. stre e t thence N-88 04' W along s a 1d rl g ht-
of-way line 338.4 feet to the point of beginnin g; cont a i n i ng 9 .74 1
acres, more or le s s; to g ether with all lands lying contiguous
thereto and being bet·ween the S o ut h east Right -of -Vlay of the said
New Hi g h way 67 on the northwest; Ed gewood Addition on th e e a st;
Crestview Addition on the nort h; and West Main Stre e t on the S o uth ;
be re-zoned fro m Residential to Commercial; on the condition that land
on the ea s t side th e reof, of a wi d th sufficient to me a sure a tot a l of
fift y (5 0 ) feet b e dedicated for a p ublic street; and that upon pass age
Mar ch 6 minutes con ti n ue d:
of sa id recomm en d ation by th e Coun cil t h at a p u b lic he a ring d a te be
set by th e council t h at shall be a t least t hr ity (J O) days after
n o t ice. "
The motion was pa ssed unani mo u sly.
A pet i ti.o n fro m Ivy Hall was re a dy by the Chairman. It re-
queste d the re-zoni ng from one f am ily resid e ntial to t wo family
residential of Lot 2, (2), Block Fo urteen (14), Crestview Add ition.
There bein g no action necessary, the Co mmission took none.
l~<l r. Ni x on ann oun ced that as Chai rm an of the Housing Co mmit tee
of the Ch ;a mber of Comme rce, he had been encourage d by )3art ·Gray-to
fu ake a .~t~d y of Public Housing a nd Urban Renewal Possibilities and
feasibilities for Jacksonville. He asked that a member of the
Plannin g Commission be appoi n ted to serve with him in making the
necessary study. Mr. White ap p ointed Ivir. Johnny Wright to assist
in this end<?avor. Thereafter I"layor Ha rden announced tha t an expert
alon6 these lines vwuld speak to the Co u ncil within the n e ar future
and that members of the Plannin g Commission and of the Housing
Committee woul d be vvelcome to attend and t herfrom inform the p ublic.
Mr. Ni x on then said if the Co uncil had already undertaken this task
that he saw no need for his duplicating th e s am e work.
Upon question by .ivlr. Grizzle, a §:;eneral discussion a rose as to
the enforcement of action of Planning Commission with regard to
set back lines and other building restrictions. It was moved by
lVlr. Nixon and seconded by Johnny Vvright that we recoiTJ.J.--nend to the
Council that it require the city police officers to check every
building commenced vd thin the city, and if no p ermit is posted
thereon, that work be halted until permit is obtained. The motion
car r ied.
There being no further business, u p on motion by Mr. Nixon,
Sfi COnd by Mr. Grizzle, the meeting was a djourned.
MI NUTES OF ME ETING AP RIL 3, 1962.
Hes p ectfully submitted, D.O.
Secretary
The City Plannin ~; Commission met Tuesday, Ap ril J, 1962, at 7
P.lvi . in City Hall with the followin g members present: T. P. White,
Ch a irman, s. J. ~mart, W. W. Nixon, Jr., Jack Price, Trix Williams,
Joh~¥Y Wri g ht, Dwight Little and Diasy Olson; stewart Eurman, Jack
Harrin 6 ton and John Ha rden were g uests.
l•lr. \'W hite a nnounced at the openins that another special meeting
would be held on April 17, for public heaPing on re-zoning of cert a in
property on Marshall H.oad from Ind ustrial to Class l and Class 1-A Resi-
dential.
A petition for the re-plat of Lots 18-8 9, including additional
lots 8~--A and 85-A, containing tenlots instead of the original 8,
in We st Jacksonville ;:)ub-I.Ji vision ti l, betvv een Mulberry a ndDi vision
Streets on Bailey, was presented. Mr. Sm art moved that the s a me
be approved, motion was seconded by DvJi g ht Little and unanim o usly
adopted.
lvl inutes of the previous me etifl..g were read. Up on sugg estion by
J
April 3, 1962 Minutes continued
~lr. Nixon they werecorrected to sho·w the description of re-zoning
on West Main ~treet, to include all areas contiguous therewith
which were bounded on the East by School Drive. The minutes were
so corrected and approved.
the community
l'Jl r. ~teV?art Eurman reported that consultants of/Henewal
Prog ram dealin& with sub-standard housing in the county would check
with Mayor Harden to determine the needs in Jacksonville.
Mr. Eurman reported further that the Vv'aten<Vorks Commission
of North Little Hock had channelled certain funds through Metro-
plan, which had made it possible to receive matching funds from
the Federal Gove:r·nment fot the study of the water situation for the
whole county. That such a study would reveal the projected land use,
growth estimates, industrial expansion, etc., all of which would have
a bearing on the water needs for the next 20 years. And that in
connction with such a study it would b e determined the approximate
supply of water available and what methods might be employed and uti-
lized for the meeting of such demands.
He further r e_o ort ed~t hat-Lit t l e~Ho c.k~ha_d_chann.ell_e_cLi-n-l=i-k-e~man-ne-r -
storm drainage funds; and had made .it possible through such supple-
mental funds of the federal government to study that problem on a
county wide level. That the two studies bei ng made simultaneously
should bring; a closer solution for bothe problems.
The idea of Bayou Meto l!l'latershed was developed by those present;
and it was suggested thCJ.t Mr. J::;urman convey the idea mf !bts con-
sideration to those _groups studying these problems.
A petiton was presented for the re-zoning from Class lto Class
1-A Re sidential, Lot 17 of Hill Addition to the City of Jacksonville.
Jack Price moved the recommendation be made to the council for its
approval; and that a date for rehearing be set for a time wh ich
would be JO days after notice to the public. The motion was seconded
by Johnny V~right and carried by those present.
Paul JJletcalf presented a p etit ion for permit to b uild a trailer
court on Linda Avenue. Johnny \'/ri g ht and S. J. Smart volunteered
to work as a committee to s t udy t he feasibility of granting such a
permit and to make a written recommendation on their findin g s at the
next meeting .
---~ ~-"'--'-"'ere_ e..l..ll~__n_o_f_ur.t.her-hu.si-ne-s s -,-Nl-F--.-W-i-1-1-i-a-ms-me-v-ee-we a-cl ;1-eu rn.
It was so oraered by the Ch a irman.
Respectfully submitted, SECRETARY
) May 1, ig62:
The City Planning Commission met for its regular meeting and a public
hearing on Tuesday, May 1, 1962 at 7:30 P.M. No one appeared in
opposition to the proposal to re-zone the properby between Main Street,
New Highway 67 Right-of-Way and School Drive. It was therefore ,
decided that upon receipt of satisfactory proof that a 50 foot street
on the East side thereof had been dedicated , certification of re -zoning
could be made by the City Clerk to the County Clerk. No other business
was presented at the meeting. The meeting was adjourned.
Public Hearing--Ma y 15, 1 96 2.
The Cit y Planning Commission held a public hearing with
reg ard to the re-zoning of Lot 17 , Hill Addition to the City of
Jacksonville, Tuesday , May 15, 1 962 at 7:30P.M. No one appeared
to protest against said re-z oning j therefore , the same was certi -·
fied to the City Clerk for filing in the County Recorder 1 s office.
Chairman White called attention to the fact that only four
members were in attendance and that number did not constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business. He filed a letter from
Mrs. L. H. Reed to be considered at a time when a quorum was 1
present and after further details of the petition by Mrs. Reed \
were furnished to the Commission.
There being no further matters for discussion at the
meeting, the Chairman announced the same to be adjourned.
Minutes--June 5, 1962:
The City Planning Commission met in City Hall at 7:00 P.M.,
Tuesday, June 5J 1962 with the following members present: Dwight
Little, Jack Price) J. W. Grizzle) Trix Williams) Bill Moore, Daisy
Olson, Secretary, and T. P. White, Chairman.
The Chairman ordered the reading of minutes of the previous
meeting dispensed with.
A matter of old business consisted of the re-establishment
of the name Spencer Street on that which was presently being called
Cooper Street. Mr. Price reported that it was his understanding
that no objection existed to such a move on the part of the Commis-
sion. Mr. Little reported that no name had ever officially been
given to such street, and that the name 1 1 Spence~1 seemed to .be in
order. It was moved by Il1r .. Little j seconded by Mr. Williams and
unanimously passed. ·
Mr. White requested that the Secretary notify proper .parties
of this change.
Mrs. J. B. Reed had written a request for a 5 year permit
for the purpose of building and operating a kindergarten in Johnson
addition to the city of Jacksonville. It was decided that such .
action was outside the purview of the Planning Commission; but that
she be advised that if building permit were issued by city, that
Council would be the corporate body to approve or disapprove the
same.
Mr. Eurman and Bill Ackerman of Metroplan were present for
the purpose of petitioning the Planning Commission to recommend to
the Council the passage of resolutions with regard to the community
renewal program. It was agreed that if the survey could be made,
with a resolution to that effect, alone which precluded the City
of Jacksonville from either paying out any money or from relinquish-
ing any authority to metroplan; the commission might support such
a resolution; but anything further would have to be explained in
full detail to the commission before any action would be taken or \\
any recommendations made.
It was moved by Trix Williams, seconded by J. W. Grizzle
that the regular meeting for July be held June 26J since the
regular meeting date would be the day before a legal holiday. It
was unanimously adopted.
There being no further business, upon motion by Trix Will-
iams, unanimously passed, the meeting was adjourned.
Minut es ~ June 26~ 1962
At the regular meeting for July~ held at 7P.M.~ June 26~ 1 9 62~
the following members were in attendance: T. P. White, Chairman~
Trix Williams~ Wat son Nixon~ S. J. Smart~ Bill Moore~ Dwight Little~
J. W. Grizzle~ Johnny Wright~ Stewart Eurman & Bill Ackerman . Daisy
Olson acted as secretary.
Minutes of the former~ meeting were read and approved.
Stewart Eurman outlined Community Renewal idea and mentioned
two diffi c ulties: l. Declaration of Policy--federal foYm cumbersom
for Jacksonville.
l\1r . Nixon suggested that it might be necessary to recommend
study be made without inclusion of Jacksonville . Mr. Eurman seemed
to feel it would be hurtful for the co unty not to have complete
-:tnf-o-rma-t-i-on_o_f area. After a general disucssion ~ T. P. White appointed
Bill Moore~ S. J. Smart--and~Bknny __ Wright to work with personnel from
Metroplan to draft workable program suitableto--a-3..-l-e-eH-cerned .
There being no further busines s the meeting was ad j o u-r~n-e~d-.----
June 2 8 ~ 1962
A follow-up meetin with report from Committee was called for
5 P.M., Thursday~ June 28, 1962.
A report from the Committ ee was made showing the attached
Workable Program. Mr. Nixon reported that he would support such a
program before the conncil. Nixon moved that we recommend to council
that the same be given favorab le consideration. Those present,
including White~ Price~ Smart, Wright~ Little and Nixon unanimously
adopted such motion, after the second was made by Mr. Smart.
Mr. 1tJhite appointed Dwight Little~ Jack Price and Daisy Olson
to serv e as committee to study legality of streets in highway shops
and warehouse area.
There being no f urther business, the meeting was ad j ourned.
Declaration of Policy adopted by Planning Commission~ J ne 2 8 , 196 2:
"WHEREAS, the City of Jacksonville desires to pa¥ticipate in
Metropolitan Corrununity Renewal Program for the purposes of studying
the quality _of housing and other structures and to establish a
---pre-g-Fam--.f_or correcting deficient conditions existing in ordinances
that may exist witnirr-tt-s-j-u-r--i-s-Ci_i_ction an d for the further pnrpose
of considering possible rehabilitation or re-rrewa-1-a-e -t--i-vi · es within
the confines of Jacksonvillej and
"WHEREAS, it is the purpose and intent of the City of Jackson-
ville to use appropriate private and public resources to carry out
such recommendations of the Comn1unity Renewal Study as might be sub-
sequently approved and enacted by the governing body of the City of
Jacksonville to correct such deficiencies and/or blighted conditionsjand
11 WHEREAS , we recognize that to participate in federally-aided
programs designed to improv e housing and to eliminate causes of blight~
a Program for Community Improvement must b e submitted to the Housing
and Home Finance Agency stating our official plan of actionj
"NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF JACKSON -
VILLE, ARKANSAS That there be recorded this expression of our under-
standing of the responsibilities which this City mu st assume in preparin g
presenting for approval and carrying into action a Program for Comm unity
Improvement~ wh ich shall be known as 11 Jacksonv ille's Program for Com-
munity Improvement,11 which shall consist e xclusiv ely of the subsequent
seven (7) pages~ together with checklist. It being specifically set
forth, known and understood that this Resolution and 11 Program11 does
nto commit or bind the City of Jacksonville to undertake in any fashion
any renewal activities or renewal programs.
11 BE IT RESOLVED, FURTHER, THAT THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF JACKSON-
VILLE, ARKANSAS be and he is hereby authori z ed and directed to submit to
11 the Housing and Home Finance Agency an application for a Program for
Community Improvement, which shall be the same as that defined above
as 11 Jacksonville 1 s Program for Community Improvement. 11
11 APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS day of July, A.D., 1 9 62.
Mayor
Attest:
~C~i~t-y~C~l~e~r~k~1 r1 ------------
NOTE: vJorkable Program filed under 11 Miscellaneous11 in Commission
file.
August 21, 1962
The Planning Commission met Tuesday, August 21, 1962 at 7 P.M.
for a dinner meeting at Lindsey's Restaurant. All members and Mayor
Harden were present.
One item of business was presented by Chairman White. It con-
sisted of a petition by Bart Gray, Anna Gray and Margaret Keaton for
the approval of proposed plot of Marshall Road Sub-Division.
Planning Commission members made following suggested remarks
in regard Marshall Road Sub-Division:
Lot Measurements should be shown on everylot, which shall include
distance of corners on Calhoun Branch to opposite side of each lot.
Such lot measurements should also include easement measure-
ments.
Legal description should be readily discernible to every lay-
man within the four corners of the plat instrument itself, without
necessary referrral to other instruments (Note: check description
of this plat for errors, and see that you have beginning and ending,
such as quarter of section shown within this instrument.)
·change Beuhlar Drive to some other name. Too confusing with
possible naming of driveawy or street on Buehler Industral property .
Several dead end streets are visible on Plat. These should
be either cul-de-sacs or loops.
Phillip Drive is apparently at this time a dead-end also.
some means of continuous travel should be provided for on this long
street. Also it was suggested that so slight an offset would not
justify a different name from the already existing Kaye Lane.
The offset on what is presently d~scribed as Beulhar Dri v e
is hazardous ; and should be corrected either by straightening street
or tak ing corner off lot at southest position.
Chairman White reminded members of their duty to try to atte n d
all regular meetings of the Commission.
There being no further business , upon motion by Johnny Wright
the meeting was ad j ourned.
September 4, 1962
The City Planning Commission met at the City Hall on Tuesday ,
September 4 , 1 96 2, at 7 P.M., with the following members present ;
T. P. White, Chairman, Dwight Little, Jack Price, J W. Gri zz le ,
Bill Moore, S. J. Smart, Trix Williams, W. W. Nix on, Jr., and Daisy
Olson, Secretary. Stevmrt Eurman a n d Jack Harring ton were g u ests
from l\1etroplan.
rVJarshall Road Sub-Div ision was re-submitted with explanations
and corrections per the instructions of the former me e ting. After
much disc u ssion, Jac k Price moved that it be accepted with an in-
struction to the s ub-d ividers t o g i v e u s more time for study in the
fu ture. The mo tion was second e d b y S. J. Amart and a d opted b y those
TYY'P ~Ant:
~li g ht Little presented Lamb 's Sub Div ision #2 a nd mo v ed
that we accept the same subj ect to the re-numbering of lots bearing
d uplicate nilln b ers and to the further stipu lation that all owners
would affix their s ignat ures thereto before the Planning Commission
Chairman be expected to sign the Commission's approval thereon. The
motion 1/JaS seconded by S. J. Smart and adopted by those present.
(! ')
Ud
Mr. Nix on stated that the Laurel Street~ which had orig inally
been tentatively approved as a 40 foot street with a turn-aroun d ~ had
been changed per instructions from an engineer to be a 50 foot dead
end street~ sub j ect to opening in the future. The Co mmission v oice d
an approval~ althoug h no official action was necessary before the
filing of a formal petition .
Stewart Eurman extend ed an inv itation for a re p resentative of the
Planning Commission to attend a county -wide street naming committee to
be held the foThwing afternoon at 3 P.M. Mr. vvhite appointed Dwi g ht
Little to attend.
----~A en-ta.tiv e_s_t _U d y: of o v erall street plans was presented to those
p resent by Mr. Harring ton of Metroplan. No imme d ia'Ee ac'Elon was nece-s ...
sary.
There b eing no further b u sin ess , the meeting was ad j ourned.
November 6 , 1 96 2
The Planning Commission met Tues d a y ~ Novemb er 6, 1 962 at 7 :00P .M.
in the City Hall of Jacksonv ille. The following mem b ers were present:
T. P . White , Chairman , S. J . Smart~ Trix Williams , W. W. Nixon, Jr.,
Johnny Wright , J. W. Gri zz le, Bill Mo ore and Daisy Olson, Secretary .
Minutes of the last meeting were read and appro v e d .
An i tern of business concerning Pal.ll J Yie..t..c_alf' s Trailer Court was
dis c u ssed. The question before the comm ission was n how lar ge ~ do es s u ch
an o p eration have to be to come within the d efinition of a b u s i ness
sufficient to j ustify a master meter ?" The matter was referred bac k to
the special committee, under chairmanship of Johnny Wright for further
study.
A Plat of Lots 1 -15 of Fair Hill Addition, owne d by John Matthews
Company, 'together with a Bill of Assurance, was submitted for approval.
It was noted that this addition was a part of that o rfg inally tentativ ely
approv ed as Lon gmea d ow Ad d ition. It was requeste d that some d efinite
name be established by the owner. Mr. Smart mo v e d , with a second b y
--Dw~gh.t-Li±x~ __ tba~ the plat be a pprove d . Themotion carried.
The Chairman file d reports from Metroplan wi~tn e secret-ary-f-or
future reference b y the members .
Chairman White stated that O'Neal Dennis had requested permi ss i on
to operate a rest home on vacant lots on Trickey Lane. It was decide d
that no action was necessary to allow such activity.
Mr. Nix on presented a plan for a loop circling the northeast
corner of town. Chairman White appointed Dwight Little and S. J. Smart
to work with Mr . Nixon on determining the f easibility of obtaining
rights of way to the area in question. Miss Olson was asked by the
Chairman to check legal steps necessary in such an operation.
An Invitation from the Arkansas Bar Association was read . It
as k ed that members of p lanning commissions attend a session dealing
with problems of zoning and sub-division de v elopment to be hled at the
re g ional meeting Friday , Nov ember 9, 1 962 , at the Hote 1 ~'larion . Mr .
Smart volunteered to g o.
There being no f urther business , the meeting was ad j ourned.
De~ember 4, 1 962
The f ollOwing persons were present for the regular meeting held
on December 4 1 96 2 at City Hall: T. P. 1:Jhite, Chairman~ Trix Williams,
\vat son Nix on,' Dwight Little ~ Dais y Olson, S. J. Smart~ and Jack Harring -
ton of Metroplan.
~1ar shall Road Sub-Divsion was re-submitted for corrections require c
by FHA . No ho u ses would b e allowed t o f.a ce Marshall Road; dead -e nd
streets needed cul -de -sacs. Changes were made with approval of those
present .
A letter wa s read from Arthur Thoma s stating that Far Hill
Additlon would be pe rmanent name of that area formerly contained with-
ln Lo ngmeadow Addition.
An Industrial Lan d Use map was receiv ed as a guid e an d
reference from Jack Harrlng ton.
F urther preliminary study was g iven to Master Street Plan.
T. p. \-Jhl te agreed to con tact Ba se officials about our using Vanden-
bur g Drive as a thoroughfare und er plan.
Wate r Consultant g ave report
There b eing no further business, the meeting was adjourne d .
Annual Report.
The Jacksonvllle Planning Commission met fifteen times during
the y ear 196 2, at which the attendance was an a ve rag e of se v en (7)
members, the secretary and two g uests per meeting.
The Commission, as part of its y ear's work:
Receiv ed and appro v ed six (6 ) Plats and Re -Pl ats of Sub -divisions
and Additions to the City.
Corrected the name of one street.
Reduced the easement within one sub-div ision.
Re-z oned four areas, one of which necessitated an amen dment to the
pre-existing zoning ordinance. That is, a new z oning classlf ication
added i n theland use program durlng the year.
Worked with Metroplan and its professional consultants in studying
an analysis of water situatlon, clty wide zoning, community renewal
and master street plan.
Encouraged stricter enforcement of building restrictions withln the
city .
1963 : January 22,1 963
The City Planning Commission of Jac k sonville met in j oint
session with the City Council on T uesday, January 22, 1963 at 7 P.M.
at City Hall. The following members of the Commission were present .
T. P. White, Chairman, Trix Williams , S. J Smart , Jack Price , Rube
Jenkins, W. C. Grizzle , Cleo Cavender and Daisy Olson , Secretary.
In addition to the Commission and the Councll, f,1 r. E ur ma n and Mr.
Harrington of Metroplan together with Mr. Fillbee of Black & Beach
were also in attendance.
Introduction of the new commission members: Ca v end er and
Jenk ins,was made by the Chairman.
Mr. Little gave the report that streets in the warehouse area
were named Ind u strial Drive and Campbell Drive. No change in such
names was desired by any present.
A request from William T. Craton for a permit to operate a
trailer park in the Green Acrea area was read b y the chairman. It
was the understanding that seven trailers were being served there
now; and that the park had been in operation at the time of its
anne x ation to the city.
Upon motlon by S. J. Smart an d second by Trix Williams it
was recommended that the City g i v e a permit for the operation of
said tra i ler park, upon the condition that a description and plat
of the said trailer park be filed with the City Clerk. 1~. Little
presented a request for re-plat of Edgewood Sub -Div ision on behalf
of C. E. Drummond, owner. It was moved by Trix Williams a nd se-
conded by S. J. 8mart that the same be approved upon the contin-
gency that all lots show a minimum set-back requirement of tbirty-
. d th mem b ers that s u ch a no tatlon five feet. Mr . Llttle assureh e n the same passed unanimously . ~~ ~--n ~O n n ~hp nlat. T ereupo