1965M inutes~ Janua ry 5, 1965
The Planning Commission held its regular meeting Tuesday evening~
January 5~ 1965~ at 7:30 in the courtroom of city hall. The following
persons were in attendance: T. P. White, Chairman, Johnny Wright,
Cleo C a vender~ Faybourn Curtis~ S. J. Smart, Mr. Jenkins, Stuart Eurm a n~
John Ha rrington, Tommy Dupree and Daisy Olson, Secretary.
Minutes of the December meeting were read and it was suggested before
approval tha t the Eem concerning Indian Heal Lakes Subdivision was to
await action from the vounty Planning Board. Correction was made of
the minutes and they were approved as corrected.
A letter from DWight Little regarding the sketch plat of the area East
of town belonging to Nixon Realty Company was presented for consideration.
It-wa-s-d-e-c-±d-e-d-that a te-tt-e-r-sho-uld-b-e--d :tre-e t-ed-"5--'15-he-pe-t--i-t-ieft e rs-ad--
vising them of requirements under subdivision regulations.
Tom.rny Dupree presented plat of ___f hase _One , Dupree 1 s Second East Jackson-
ville Subdiv ision. After study of the same, it was moved by Johnny Wright~
seconded by Cleo Cavender and approved by all present that the same be
a ccepted.
An election of officers was held with the fol lowing persons being elected
to the respective positions by acclamation:
T. P. White, Chairman
Dwight Litt~e, Vice-Chairman
Daisy Olson~ Secretary
Mr. Eurman announced that the annual meeting of Metroplan would be held
at the Top-of-the-Rock on January 26 with cocktail hour at 6i30; dinner
at 7:30 and all commission members were invited to attend.
f'-1r. Eurman and ~1r. Ha rrington further discussed the open space program
of the feder a l government~ stating that purchas e price of land for
public open areas would be furnished by the government up to 30% of
cost on smaller areas ; and up ~o 50% of both land~nd development costs
--cm-a--r-e-a-s-o-r-t-en-a-c-res-or-ove-r-. -r-t----w-a-s------t-he -tlg-h-t-by----t-fl-e-s-e-)3-re-seR t -t.J:ra-t ,-------
some work and planning might be done toward attaining a portion of the
Vestal site for a city park.
January 27, 1965 Minutes of special meeting .
On J anuary 27, 1965 at 5 P.M. in the office of Daisy Olson, Secretary,
the following members of the Planning Comnission were present at a
special call meeting. T. P. White, Chairman, Odes Goodsell, Jack Price,
Dwight Little, Bill Lehman, the secretary; and also John Harden, Mayor.
Consideration was given the request of W. W. Nixon Company over the
signature of B. F. Thompson, for approval of a previously presented
sketch plat. After general dis cussion by those present, it was moved
by Dwi ght Little wi th second by Jack Price tha t a letter advising Mr.
Thompson of the requirements under the new law be mailed . The motion
carried. And the following letter was comp os ed under the dire ction and
a pprova l of those present. (See Letter on following page)
Aft er which, there beingno further business, the meeting was adjourned.
11 Date and Hea din g to Mr. B. F. Thompson ....
11 I n r es ponse to your r e quest of January 2 0 , the Planning Commission
held a specia l call meeting Janua ry 2 7 and mad e the fol lowi n g sugges-
t ions for your complian ce b efore the city iss u e any bu ilding p ermits
on the lan d in questi on:
11 Tha t the s ub -div ision regulations be met in the following par-
ticulars:
11 1. Boun dary and written legal description of the property in
the proposed sub -d i v ision be clearly shown.
11 2 . Names and addresses of the owners a n d s ub -divid ers be listed
with Certificate of Ownership on Plat .
tt3 . Names of surveyor, engineer, l a n d planner or landscape archi-
tect who prepared the plat.
''4 . Names of adjace nt sub -divisions and owners of adja cent parcels
of unsubdivid e d land-~efinitely estab lishing e x i s ting mo n um ents,
rights-of-way , etc.
''5. Title o f subdivision.
11 6 . Plac e on p l a t for Pl a nning Commission a ction a n d d ate there of.
"7 . Location and d imension of all proposed streets, alleys, ease-
men ts and lot and block dimensions and numbers.
11 8 . Location and description of a ny l a n d to be dedicated or re-
serv ed for p a rks, schools or other public purposes.
"9 . Dimensions in feet and hundredth part thereof, bearings and
c u rve da ta for a ll lot, blo c k and street lines.
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1 1 0 . Building set-back lines with d imensions on side, back a n d
fron t yard s.
11 11. Accompanied by necess a ry fee of $1 0 . for a ny p reliminary plat,
and $1 4 .00 for Final Plat.
11 That upon submission of the abov e-d escribe d plat, the Planning
Commission wo uld be willing to recommen d to the Council that the re-
.quirements of curbs, gutters and sidewa lks be waived if you furnish
proper assurance that the following impro v ements wi ll be met:
11 1. Tha t ad equa te dra inage and dr i v eway tiles, together with
und erstreet d r ainag e tiles be insta lle d to the s atisfa ction of the
City Street Dep artment.
11 2. That a ml nlmum width on al l streets of twenty-seven (2 7 ') f eet,
compo sed of a six (8 1 inch c ompa cte d grave l base with t wo (2 11
) inch
hot mi x doub le se a l.
11 3 . That street marke rs will be erected at a ll intersections (a ll
four corners) of the standard type provided throughout the city. The
city c an provide these to you a t an approx imate cost of $2 0 .00 each.
11 4 A Bill of Assurance dedicating all public streets, alleys,
public easements, etc.
n The Planning Commission is willing to waive the requirements of
curbs, gutters and sidewalks in this sub-division because it is the
completion of a housing development begun prior to the ad option of
the reg ula tions , wherein the street curbs and gutters and sidewalks
would cause an incongruity between the old and thenew, It will,
however, in the future, be the requirement under the regulations to
provide these improvements unless an undue hardship would result from
such requirement, or where there is obviously no need for .them.
"We hope this letter will clarify the qu e stions in this matter. If
we may be of further assistance regarding this or any other future
development, please feel free to call on us,11 /s/ by the Chairman.
cc--Mayor John Harden.
Minutes, February 2, 196 5
The City Planning Commission held its regular monthly meeting on
Tuesday, February 2, 196 5 at 7:15 P.M. with the following persons in
attendance: Johnny Wright, Faybourn Curtis, Dwight Little, T. P.
White, Bill Lehman, Jack Price, Cleo Cavender, Stuart Eurman, B. F.
Thompson and . Daisy Olson, Secretary.
Minutes of the January 5 and January 27 meetings were read and
approved.
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The letter written to B. F. Thompson, in pursuance of the January 27
meeting, was read by the Chairman. Thereafter the following discussion
ensued:
Mr. Thompson: 11 It is our wish that you permit us merely to complete
this project as we started it. Watson -and I have always found him to
be a truthful man -said he and the mayor had formerly agreed on
everything before this was started. We have 20 foot streets presently
on the ground; if you are going to require that we place 27 foot
__ pavements how do you want us to accomplish this? Just go in there
and spread more pavement out over more area?
Mr. White: 11 I guess that's the only way this can be done ,11
Mr. Thompson: 11 I don't see how 27 foot streets will improve the area
any.~'
Mr. Price: 11 We go along with the Ma yor to a certain degree, but we
are not bound by any agreements made by Watson and the Mayor which
were not presented to us ,11
John Wright: 11 I feel we are caught in the middle of something tha t
was started before we had anything to s ay about it. I would, however,
be willing to waive the 27 foot street and allow 20 foot streets .11
Mr. White: 11 I want you gentlemen to be able to sta nd behind your
decision here this evening. Bear in mi n d that we have adopted
sub -division regul a tions, and when the rte x t fellow comes in we are
going to have to justify any action taken here tonight.11
The Question was raised as to the number of houses that will be
built on the remaining land in question. The answer of 18 was
furnished by Mr. Thompson. Mr. Eurman suggested that the Planning
Co~nission adopt definite policy of minimum nmaber of buildings
that would justify waiving requirements under subdivision regulations.
Mr. Lehman suggested that we do whatever was necessary to get rid
of the problems over this particular subdivision.
Mr. Wright moved the Commission make the following recommendation to
Council: that we require that the builders and owners of the land
comply with the letter previously mailed to them with the exception
that Laurel and Cherry Streets be a minimum pavement wi~th of 20 feet
from Graham to Oakj and that Oak Street be a 27 foot wide through
street. The motion was seconded by Jack Price and all presented in
favor of the same.
Section B of Indian Head Lakes Sub-Division was presented by the
Chai rma n~-A -s-·fudy was given to it j which revealed that it had been
approved by the County Planning Bo a rd, and that all requirements
under regulations had been metj whereupon Johnny Wright moved that
it be accepted. Cleo Cavender seconded the motion a nd all present
· voted 11 aye11
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It was suggested tha t a potted green plant be sent to ~!J r. Smart who
is ill and in B~p tis t Hospital. It was a greed by a ll present that
the Secretary would see tha t this is done.
Mr. E ur man state d that a z oning prototype would be ready for next
meetingj and tha t the ma ps h ad been studied and would also soon be
re a dy.
Upon motion and second, the meeting was adjourned.
Minutes, March 2, 19 65
The City Planning Commission held its :.regular meeting March 2, 1 965,
a t 7:30 P.M. in City Hall with the following persons in attendance:
T. P. White, Chairman, Bill Lehman, Otis Goo d sell, s. J. Smart,
Johnny Wright, John Ha rrington, Jim Smithwick, Pete Watson, Margaret
Ra ney, and Daisy Olson, Secretary.
Minutes of the February meeting were read and approved.
Jim Smithwick presented a replat of Lots l ___ §l.n ¢1.. 2, Country Club
Addition, showing an abandonment of three feet on the East side : .a nd
the dedication of an additional three feet on the West side of the
sewer and utility easement between the two lots. Upon the motion
of Mr. Goodsell with the second by Mr. Wright, all members voted
that the replat be accepted with the proposed change,
Margaret Raney presented a sketch plat of what she proposes to call
Raney Terrace Sub-Division and covering the following described land: _ ....... ___ ... _ .. _ ----... ~
Tract 3 and the North 1 9 7 ~ feet of Tract 4 and North 24 feet of
Tract 5, Taylor Sub-division, of East ~' Northeast q ua rter, South-
east quarter, Section30, T 3N RlOW. After study and consideration
by the Commission members, Mr. Sm a rt moved acceptance of the sketch,
subject to engineering plat meeting requirements as provided by
sub-division regulations. Mr. Lehman seconded the motion and all
present voted in favor of same.
The Chairman read a letter from Richard Jones requesting waiver of
Multi-family z oning requirements on Lot 8 , Block 4 of Jones Addition
for the purpose of building a twelve-unit apartment building.
Chairma n White a ppointed Johnny Wright, Otis Goodsell, and Da isy
-o-1 son t -o-s-e-rve-a-s-a.-cemm-:1:-t-tee-t-e-we rk-w-i-tl::l.-Ml:!-.--J.o ne_s ___t_o_d_e t _e_rmine"------
what could be done about the matter. Discussion during the meeting
included remarks td the effect that anything more than a duplex on
the lot in question would be too dense for the neighborhood. Also
the park ing would constitute a problem. That if the apartments were
rented to families with children, there would be no area for pla y -
grounds. ~
The Prelimina ry layout for Band o Nixon. property. East of Smithwick \ ~
Addition and North of Gregory Street, West of McArthur Street, was ) ·u~
presented. A letter from the developer proposed to install necessary ~~
water, gas, sewer and electricity. An accompanying sketch of Thom a s ~
Drive was enclosed showing proposed layout and construction materi a ls. 'V
After study, Mr. Sm a rt moved that the same be given tempora ry approval.
Johnny Wright seconded the motion and all present voted in f a vor.
Being no further business, the meeting wa s ad j ourned.
Minutes, Ap ril 6, 1965
The Planning Commiss-ion of the City of Jac k sonville held it s regular
-me-etTng--a-t 7 .C0~ P .M. on Tues day, J\p±>il 6,-19 65, with the follov.J ing
pe rsons present: T . P. White, Ch a irman ; S. J. Smart ; Cleo Cavender ·
Odes Goo d sell ; Faybourn Curtis ; Daisy Olson, Secretary ; Robert Henry
of Me tro p l a n ; f•Iayor John Ha rden: Ferrell Gr a y : f!J . T . 11 Ci 1 Bond; Ben
.1\.llen ; l',1 r. Wright of City Lumber Company ; 11.1a rgaret Raney ; Mr. Jenk ins
of K G ~!J R_; a nd To mm y Dupree .
Minutes of the ~!Ja rch meet ing were re ad a n d approved .
A p l a t of Ra n ~3 Terrace Sub div ision toge ther with a check in the
amoun t of ~plO. 00 v..ras presente d by the owner, Mrs . Ma rgaret Raney.
Aft er study a nd consid eration by the member s, Mr. Sm art moved that
the same be ac ce pted sub j ect to the owner correcting set-back buil d -
ing l ines to show 3 5 feet instead of the 25 f eet reflected on the
plat and sub j ect to the owner prov i ding 6 -inch sewer lines . The
motion was seconded by Cleo Cavender and a l l present voted in favor
of it.
A report was given by the specia l cormnittee on its consid eration of
the request from Dick Jones re ga r d ing apa rtment use on Lot G Block
Lf., _Jon~s j l.dd ition . Re p ort revealed tha t the con1lTi i ttee h ad been
unable to arrive at any definite reconnnendation. Whereupon r!J r.
Sma rt moved tha t the Commission pa ss the ma tter until the ne x t s p e cia l
1UO
meet ing fo r ac t ion at tha t time. The mot i on was seconded by Odes
Good se ll and a ll pre se n t v ote d aye .
It was st a te d ~t t h a t time by the Ch a irman that a s p ecia l meeting
would be called for Tuesday, April 2 0 .
Mr. M. T. Bond was p resent together with his attorney, Ben Allen ,
to spe a k on behalf of a petition for re -z oning approximately 1 0
ac res co n t a ine d wi thin the pla t on Bon d -Nix on property file d in
Ma rch. Mr. Bo nd a s k e d that thB Co mm ission d elay a~y -further
con sid era tion a t this time on the pla t formerly filed. Mr . All en
st a te d tha t the land in question h a d b een optioned fo r purcha se by
111ano r Ho u se Apa rtments, Inc. which p ro p oses to build 811 garden-
type apa rtments thereon. He showe d a c ompa r abl e layout to tha t
which is be i ng consid ered by ~aid cor pora tion . All me mb ers see me d
favo r ab l y im p resse d an d Mr. Sma rt made a mo tion that the Planning
Commis s ion give t ent a tive approv al sub ~ect to a public hearing being
hel d on !'!la rch :! th a t Cit y Ha 11 a t 7: 3 :.' P . l\1 . Faybourn Curti s
second ed the motion and a l l p resen t v ote d in f a vor of the s am e. The
Secret a ry was ad vised t o prep2 re notice of the publ i c hearing for
p ublic a tion at least 15 d a ys prior to the date of s aid he a ring, have
the s ame published and send the bill for costs of pub lic at ion to Ben
Allen a t his office address in Litt l e Ro c k.
The plat s of Lots ll throug h 1 6 Bloc k l,_Gu y f·!T. Johnson Su bdivi sion ,
toge ther with the d e d ic a tio n of Tag Stree_,car-ld a --i)o rtion of Jofinson
Street was presented by the Ch a irman wi th the recommenda tion tha t
the s ame be ac ce pted and app r oved . JVIr . Goodsell so mov e d with
se cond by Cleo Cav end er, and all present voted in fa vor.
_A replat o f Lo ts l and Li , Lf!..illP ;:ju bd ivision No. 2 , was p resente d by
Mr. Wright of Ci ty Lumb er Company, owner an d pa rty i n interest of
the l and covered thereby. A study of the repl a t revealed that
mi nj_mum re quirements a s to lot area and set-bac k restrictions h ad been
me t and the lots woul d be re-name d Lots l, 1-A and 4 . !'l!r . Sma rt mov e d
tha t the s a me be a cce p te d, Mr. Curtis second e d the mo tion and all
present v ote d ay e. The Secretary wa s d irecte d to bill Mr. Wright
of City Lumber Com pa ny for the lot-s pl it fee of ~~;2. ·~)0 .
The Cha irma n read letters fro m ~·1etro p l a n st a ting tha t correction
h ad b een ,mad e on the map a n d tha t the s am e woul d be re ady for u se by
the May meeting . A f urther letter thanked S. J. Sma rt for his a i d .
j_n correcting and p re pa ring the map p rototy p e . A letter from M. T.
Bond re q ueste d tha t the Plann ing Commission not sig n any pla ts in
the county, outside the city limits, wit h out the app ro va l of the
Pula s k i County Planning Boa r d . He sta te d tha t the County intends
to contest the constitutionality of Ac t 38 of 1 9 65. Chairma n White
st a te d that he ag ree d with their think ing, tha t he apprecia te d the
engineering inv estiga tion the County was ab le to give to such pla ts
and f e l t tha t a letter should be sent to Mr. Bond §t a ting o ur whole -
hearted s uppo rt. Mr. Sma rt so moved with second by Odes Goo d sell.
At which time the Secr~t a ry s ugg ested tha t the letter conta in a note
to the e f fect that Jacksonville Subd i v ision Regulations b e comp lie d
with by the County within the Jacksonville Plann ing a re a. The
sugg estion was noted wi th approva l and the motion wa s adop te d . Minute s
of the Pula s k i Count y Plann ing Board of Ma rch ]J , 1 9 65 , we re f ile d
with the Secret a r y .
To@ny Dupree presented petit io n for re-z oning of Plots 3,~~,5 ,6 and
7 o f Little Roc1c Ai r Force Base Main Gate Development Are a . Dis-
cussionrev ealed tha t there is no immedia te plan for co@nercial use
of any e x cept Plot 7 ; and it was the feeling of a ma j ority of the
Commiss i on tha t such re-z oning might dep reciate rather than app rec-
i a te the value of said land. fv'!r . Smart suggeste d that I'·1r . Dupree
give further thought to the remaining four p lots and af ter doing
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so b ring them bac k with reconunenda tions. He made a mo tion tha t
tent a tive appr oval be given the p etition Ddr re -z oning Plot 7 from
Residentia l to Co@nercial a nd that public hearing be set. Cleo
Cavender second e d the motion with all present voting in favor . The
Se cretary was advised to publi sh notice of pub lic hearing set for B :OJ
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I11r. Dupree .
A letter from Dan T . Spric k requesting re -z oning from Resid entia l to
Commercial of appro xin1ately l O(J a cres in the S outhwest Quarter of
Section 17, Townshi p 3 North, Range 1 0 West , was read by the Chairman.
Mr. _Ferrell Gray was present a n d st ated tha t plans were being cons:kl. er--,
ed for a commercial development in this a re a a nd tha t such developne nt
would b e in his o p inion of a beneficia l nature to the city of Jackson -
ville . Mr. F aybourn Curtis mov e d tha t the req uest be given tent -
ative approval a n d tha t a dat e for public he a ring be set . S. J. 1
Smar t seconded the mo tion and all p resent vo te d aye. The Secret ary
wa s advi se d to publ ish notice s et ting the da te and time of s uch
he a ring a s May '~-, 1 96 5 at 8 : 3 J P . M.
A re p l a t of Tra ct A and B; Section A, In dian h~ad Lakes Est a tes Su b -
division together with a n am ende d Bill of Ass urc::mce cov ering s a i d Ja nd
was p resente d by the Ch a irman. Minute s of the County Plann ing Board
re vealed their ac tion to be as follov.rs ; 11
••• tha.t prelimina ry approval
be given prov i de d that the d eveloper show a ded ic ation of 2 J fee t for
an a lley at the north end of Tracts A a n d B, showing building set-
b a ck lines df the fo ur commercial areas, and showing a closing order
of Kiehl-Avenue going--j_nto Tract C from Ind--ianheae_ Drive. 1 ~~1r. Smar t _
move o ttTat-------we---a-pprove--s-cr±-cl---------re-p-3:-a--t-----s--ttb: e e t to i ~i-l-::J.-&-the __ r_equin'--'----=------
me n ts set forth by the County Planning Boa r d . Odes Goodsell se conded
the mo tion and the mo tion ca rrie d .
The Sec ret a ry requeste d tha t the Pla nning Com mission ~eceive approval
from the Council to purchase Bagley lVIap s a t a cost of ~~3-~ .9G . May or
Ha rden sta ted tha t i f the Se cretary and the Ch a irma n felt the Planning
Co mm ission nee d ed this set of map s to go ahead and ord er the same and
send the inv oice to City Hall .
Ch a irman VJ hite e x presse d apprecia tion to the Cormn iss:Lon me rn bers for
their long years o f service and continuing efforts, without pay and
without muc h thank s, fo r the· i ;~'l p rovements and d e vel o p ing of the city
of Jc.clcsonville, he e :;;:p r essed. t he hope th::-t t de s pi te ;:·Jhat seeli1 e d ::'t
t:Lmes to be l ack of p ro per conside r ation by the Council reg ~r d ing
Planning Commi ssi on a ction , tha t the member s would cont:Lnue ,.-.rith the
s am e c i v ic interest they h ad alvmy s c.U s pl2.y ed. .!-\t that point Illayor
Hard en J.ddec1 h:ls 11vords of ap:9recL1 t:L on to the Commlss:Lon for th.e 1-wrl
loc:.d t ha.t they cont i nu.e cl to co.rr7 ::ccrK1 e;~pressed the hope th;:>.t b e f ore
the end of the year the city would hire a full-time engineer to
relieve some o f the responsi b ility on the Commission member s. He
sta te d th ~t a wo r d from the Co mmi ssion to the Council re gard ing
their feeling on the h iring of an engineer would carry weight with
the Council memb er's ; tha t he was not sure a ll the Council me mb ers
knev,J th.e :fee ling of a ll Commission membe rs :Ln re ga r d to this ma tter .
\;,Thereupon Cleo Co:vencS.er mov ed ths t the P l an ning Commissj_on go on
record a s being i n f av or o f the hiring of a full-time e ng i neer by
the City of Jacksonville. Odes Goo d se ll seconded the motion a n d a l l
p'resent voted in favor o .l:' ]_t.
Iv1embe rs p resent requeste d tha t an app ro p ria te gift be sent by the
Secreta r y to Johnny Wrig ht while he is 2 pa tient a t V . A . Hos p ita l.
There being no further business, the mee ting WccS acUournecJ_.
At 7:3 . P .Il . on I'Ta y LI J 1?65 : the public he a ri ng scheduled pursuant
to the a tt ac he d publ j_c no tice herewith reg ard ing the re --cla ssific a tion
of ~one on Bond-Ni xo n property was called to ord er by the Chairman,
T . P . White. There being no persons appearing to ob j ect to such
req uest, and it being the gene r al concensus of opinion of the members
of the Plann ing Commission pre sent that such re--z oning was Justified ,
the following action was ta k en. Upon motion by S. J . Smart, with
second by Dv>Tight Li tt le, it vvas unanimously recommended tha t the
Council give approval to the re-zoning from Cl a ss l Resi d ential to
Class lA Multi-Fam ily Residential the said described Bond-Nixon pro-
perty.
At 8 : J1 P .M. the public he a ring sche du le d pursuant to the public
notice a tt ached hereto a nd made a pa rt hereof, on P lot 7 Little Roc k
Main Ga te Development Area, was called into session by the Chair m~n ,
T. P . White. There being no opposition to such re-classification.
upon motion by Dwight Little, with second by Jack Price, all members
pre sent voted that Plot 7 be re-zoned from Class l Residential to
Class 2 Commerci a 1.
At 8:3 0 P .M. on said date Ch a irman White cal1ed to order the public
hearing regarding the re-z oning of Dan S pric k property north of
Madden Road, containing approximately 1 00 acres . It was stated by
the Ch a irman tha t no plan regarding the development o f thi s area
h ad been submitted by the Petitioner. Tha t he h a d viewed the pro -
perty in question and found thereon signs for sale for part or all
of said property. It was further noted by Mr. Harrington of Metro -
plan tha t three different classifications of commercial areas gen -
erally comprise not more than forty acres for any type · that a
neighborhood shopping area contained 1 :-) acres : community 2 ) acres
and a regional to serve l J)) -) i l persons or s o generally around !~)
ac res. It was the opinion of the memb e rs present tha t act ion be
deferred until further jus tific ati on is shown by the Petitioner.
This motion wa s se conded by Jack Price a n d all members pre sent voted
in favor of the same.
Ma y 4 , l S6 5 Min utes Co nt'd.
The re gula r me eting o f the Pl a nnin g Comm ission wa s c a l l e d to ord er
i mrn e d i a tely f oll ow i ng the conclusion of the pub lic he a ring s. The
following persons were in a ttenda nce : T. P . White, Ch a irma n ; S. J.
Sm a rt ; Faybourn Curtis; Bill Lehm a n ; Jac k Price : Dwight Little;
Daisy Olson, Secr~tary ; Bill Henry, John Harrington; Te d Shirk ;
and JV!r. Jenkins .
A pl a t of Fairhill Ad d ition containing Brook h a ven Court, a portion
of Braden Street, an d Lots 1 through 15 was presented for consi d er-
ation. Upon motion by Dwight Little, with sec o n d by Bill Lehm a n ,
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all present voted in favor of a p p roving s a i d pa ~t . It wa s noted
that-th:ts-·w-a-s-me,re-}y-a-ct l:::l:tJTi e-a-t-e------']3la t whwR-B.aEI. J?Fe-v-i-Gtls ly-G-@@A~--
filed.
There wa s some discussion regarding re ~z oning fees. It wa s suggested
by the Ch a irma n that the Com mittee consid er the p ossibility of estab-
lishing set fees for considerations of re-z oning.
Secti on A of India nhead Lakes S ubdivision was presente d for con -
sideration. It was noted tha t an a mended Bill o f Assurance was
file d together with the p lat. At the previous meeting there h a d
been some thought tha t this conflicte d with the wishes of the
County Planning Bo a rd and it wa s the general opinion tha t this
plat be held up until we det~rmine whether or not regul a tions of
the County h ad been met. Fina l plat together with $14 .JO f ee
co v erin g Ra ney Terrac e S ub d i v ision wa s submitte d . It wa s mo v e d
by S. J . Sma rt, with secon d by J a ck P rice~ tha t the s am e b e_app ro v e d.
All p resent v ote d in fa vor o f th is motion.
John Ha rrington sta te d tha t ma ps would be ready by the ne x t meeting.
Mr. Ha rrington further stated tha t findings rega rding the consoli -
dation of the school districts were a vailable from Metroplan office
with S'p e-a kBrs to any g·roup wh o -is interest-ed in th-is-matte r •' -It
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the Junior High S chool Cafetorium on May 17 and this would be an
excellent place to present such findings.
There being no further business, the meeting wa s ad j ourne d .
Minutes, June 1, 196 5
The regular June meeting of Pl a nning Commission wa s called to ord er
at a pprox imately 8 :08 P .M., Tuesday, J une 1, 1 9 6 5, with the follow -
ing persons in attendance: T. P . White, Ch a irma n ; Cleo Ca vender ;
Dwight Litt le ; Faybourn Curtis ; Bill Lehman ; Dai s y Olson, Secret a ry ;
Bart Gr a y ; Stewart Eurma n and Bill Henry of Metroplan ; Jay C. George,
Ci t y Engineer _; l\1ayor John Harden ; Lesley Matting ly and Mr. Jenkins
of KGMR .
Minutes of the May meeting were rea d a n d a pprove d .
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June 1, 1 9 65 Minu tes-Cont'd .
Plat of Pin Oak Acre s Subdivision l ying in Sect·ion 23, T4 N) R 11 VJ
on behalf of W. L . Watson was presented by the Se creta r y . Upon
motion by Faybourn Curtis, second by Cleo Cavender, a ll p resent
vo te d to a ccept and app ro ve the s a me. It was noted that it lies
North of the Air Base and h ad formerly been accepted and recorded
in the County.
Final pla t and Bill of Assurance of Se ction l, containing 8 0 lots
in Briarfield S ubdivision was presented by Dwight Little.
The Cha irman noted conditions a n d covenants of the Bill of Assura nce.
The members p resent studied the pla t a s p resented and d etermined
it met necessary requirements. Upon motion by Cleo Cavende r , with
second by Bill Lehm a n, the same was accept ed, s ub j ect to the pay-
ment of the rema i ning fee due in the amount of $3 5.JO . A letter
regarding street d evelopment in the s ubd i vi sion was read by the
Ch a irma n and filed with the Secreta ry .
Ba rt Gray requeste d re -z oning from Cla ss l Re sidentia l to Clas s 1 -A
Mu lti-F am i ly Resi de ntia l, Lots ll through 2 0 of Bl oc k 4 , Crestview
add ition to the City of Jacksonville, Ar k an s a s. Af ter st udy i ng the
a re a in que stion, tent a tive appro va l was given, s ubject to no legal
problems o v er Bi ll of Assurance. It was moved by Dw i g h t Little tha t
Public Hearing be set for 7:3 0 P .M., July 6, 1 9 65. Motion wa s
second ed by Bill Lehman and approved una nimo u sly by those present.
Lesly Ma tting ley, a ttorney on behalf of Drs. Crow, Wortham and l11oo re ,
requested permission to construct apotheca ry on Mar shall Road in
connection with clinic there. There wa s a lengthy discus sion follow-
ing the request. It wa s the initia l feeling of the Secretary that
t his would be a business customa rily incid ent to a doctor's clinic
and would be allowable within the s am e z one where clinics are allowed.
It vm s f elt by the Ch a irma n tha t this was a distinct ret a il b usin ess
and would fall within commercial cla ssif ication. May or Ha rden state d
tha t he would p refer a waiver for this parti cular site to a l low the
use requested) r a ther tha n am end the ord ina nce or re-z one the area
in question. Stewa rt Eurma n s ugge ste d tha t since there wa s some
question on the p a rt of most of the member s of the Planning Commiss-
i on; th ~t the y r ef er the ordinance to the Co u nc~l for interpretation
a s to whether or n ot this wo u l d be a permitted use in connec t ion with
clinics in residentia l z ones. It was moved by Cleo Cavender 5 with
second by Dwight Litt le, and unanimou s app ro val b y membe rs tha t this
be done . Mr. Mattingly wa s adv ise d to present his re que st specific-
ally in writing for the consid era tion by the Council.
May or Ha rden introduced Jay C. Georg e, City Engineer, and requeste d
tha t the Pla nning Commis si on present a ll p reliminary pla ts to him
for consideration before approv al . May or Hard en st a te d tha t the
engineer's s p e c i al t y is water a n d sewer work, h av ing serv e d five
yea rs a t the Sta te He a lth Dep a rtment ; but th ~t he needs to learn
plat and street l 2 youts, and wo r k with the Planning Commission will
hel p a ttain this quickest.
Ch a irman White welcomed the En gineer and e xpressed apprec i a tion to
the City for h av ing f ina lly hire d him ; st a te d ho p e tha t our work to -
gether would be long and h appy. St ewart Eurman o ffe re d a ll help
from Metroplan to the Engineer in pl a nning of streets, blocks, etc.
June 1, 196 5 Minutes-Cont 1 d.
Mr. George e x p ressed than k s to all for his welcome and stated he
would wor k dil igently to bring himself back up to date on plann ing
commission work and hoped for long happy relationships with all in
city work.
Mr. Eurman presented prototy pe map, sta ting that it would be sq uared
up, streets would be he avied in, tha t a land use legend would be
placed thereon, with overlays fo r z oning and ma ster streets. It
was decide d the sc ale of 400 fe et per in c h would be the best sc a le
at this time.
Dwtgtrt-:ti--tt-i e!rrOved-fur ael--j-o urfl.me-n~-. -A pf!r-ev-B€1 .
Minutes, June 22, 1965
The Pla nning Commission of Jacksonville held a special meeting on
June 2 2 , 196 5, a t 7:00 P .M. with the following p ersons i n a ttend a nce:
T. P. White, Chairman ; Daisy Olson, Se cretary; Cleo Cavender, Bill
Lehrnan ; DvJight Little ; J ack Price ; and Jay C. George:, Cit'Y Engine er.
A plat of certain property in the Ea st Half of the Southwest Quarter
of Se ction 17, T 3 N, R. 1 0 W wa s presented by Dwight Little on
b eha lf of Lee Edwa r d s. Af ter consideration of the sur~ey, it was
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the un a nimous o pinio n of the members present tha t in order to give
approval, it mu st meet the requirements a s set forth in subd i vi sion -
regulations . The survey was returne d to Dwight Little to ma k e necess -
ary corrections and additions to meet s uch req uirements. The s am e
ac tion was taken on the plat within the same general a re a on beha lf
of Cawthorne.
A plat of the Fourth Section of Iv'!a rsha ll Road Sub div ision wa s re -
submitted by trre own~r with a request for approval of t-he cfiaRge iR
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ma r k ed in red thereon, running in a general North and South direc tion.
Tentative approval was given by the Commission, sub j ect to a correcte d
and signed sepia being submitted. The mo tion fo r approval was ma de
by Dwight Little and sec onded by Bill Lehman .
A plat of a proposed tra iler park situat ed on the raa r of a lot front-
ing on Southeastern Avenue and app rox im a tely 5 0 feet East of Graham
Road was presented for app ro val . After consideration by those p resent,
app ro va l vras d enie d for the reason tha t it does not conform with
z oning ordinance, a re a too small, and not accessible e x it or entrance
by traff ic thereto .
It was the gene r al concensus of those pres ent that full support of
the Commission sho uld be given the Engineer in enforcing the subdivis-
ion and z oning ord ina nces.
There being no further busine ss to be considered, the meeting was
ad j ourned.
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Minutes, July 6, 1965
A Public Hearing was held regarding the proposal to change certain
lots 111J i thin Crestview Addition from Residential to Commerci a l a t
7 ~3 J P .M. on July 6, 1965, pur suant to Public Notice a s a tta che d
hereto and made a part hereo f . App e aring a t s a i d Pub lic Hearing
in add ition to members of the Pl a nning Commission was a d elegation
from Crestview Add ition including the following persons: Parker
Hard en , Marshall Smith, Emma Hutto, Lloyd Massingill, a n d Mr. Bart
Gr a y, re p resenting the petition for re-z oning. Mr. T. P. White,
Ch a irma n of the Planning Commission, e xp l a ined the procedure to
the general p ublic and guests a s to re-z oning and asked the Secre -
tary to rea d a po rtion of the minutes of June 1, 196 5, a t which
the p etition wa s originally submitte d . In addition to minutes of
that meeting, an introduction of the letter a nd pl a t from Bart Gr ay
making s u ch p etition were introduced by the Secretary together with
Proof of Publication of Notice of Public He a ring . Mr . Gray was
a sked to outline a gain to the members of the d elega tion his plan s
fo r apa rtment usage of the s a i d l a n d. Mr. Gray expl a ined the plan s
were fo r two ~story wal k-up, not high rise , efficiency apartment s in
a tot a l of seventy-two units. Mrs. Hutto s ubmit te d se ve r al que st ions,
among which were the f ol l owing: How many p eo p le on the bloc ~,: af ter
s ~c h apa rtments a re built? Will federal mon ey be u se d ? Will any
other than the Cauca sian r ace be admitted? What rent al will be
e xpecte d from e a ch un it? Mr. Gr ay went on to e xp lain tha t with
seventy -t wo units with cou pl es with not more tha n one child, they
could e xpect approxima te ly 15 0 additional persons within the block
pla nne d for this mul ti -f am ily unit . Tha t no f e d eral money was
being use d and a ttemp te d to e xp lain tha t no limitation can this
day be nnd e becau se of race. I11r s. Emm ::_ Hutto filed v,ri th the Chair-
man a petit ion signe d by nwnerous member s of the landowners in
Crest v iew Add iti on; af ter wh i c h Mr. Gr ::_y announc e d that he wished
to withd r aw his Petition for re-z oning of said are a , stating further
th:J.t he had not felt ther>e wou l d be so much opposition to his p ro -
po se d idea. He fu rther> stated tha t if in the futute it pr>oved tha t
the me mb ers of the subdivi sion could see fit to give their> approval
to such r>e-z oning, he might re -petition at ths t time. With the
Public Hearing thus concluded, of course, the Planning Commission
took no further action e~cept that of ac cepting the withdr awal of
Mr. Gray fo r such re -z oning. This mo tion wa s made by Cleo Cav~nder>
wit h second by Bill Lehm an .. 411 Commission memb ers were po lle d
giving an affirmative answe r to such ac ce p tance .
Following the Publ ic He a ring; minutes of the June l a nd June 22
me eting s were re ad and approved .
Lee EC.vm r>ds 1 pL_o.t vms submitte c~ v.Jith reconunen da tions for> ch:c1ng es by
the S ecretary. S he state d tha t she would pre se nt this p lat to
Dw ight Little, the registere d eng:Lneer' thereon , and a s lc th:1 t the
corrections be made.
A request from Lile Hill directed to the Ch'lirm0.n vva s read a s king
th,t Lot 16 of Hill's Add ition be change d from Cl a ss 1 Re s identiql
July 6 ~ 1 ~65 Ui inutes --Cont 1 d.
to Clc1ss 1 -A IIu lti -F a mily Resi o.entic-;1, It w2.s mo v ed by J a cl c Price
tha t t .is re quest be tabled for further investiga tion. The motion
wa s seconded by Dwight Little and all pres ent voted in f <.rvo r of the
·said motion . This a ct i on was t aken b e cause Lot 17 was forme rly
te -z oned to Mult i-F amily and no u se h a s been made of the s am e.
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A lot split of Lot 21 Henry Est a te Addi tion wa s presented and approved
by motion of Faybourn Curtis wit h second of Cleo Cavender.
·"'.pp recia tion vms given the Metro p lan by Chairmo n of the Pl a nning
Co mmi ssion together with l'Jia yor Harden fo r the e x cellent work d one on
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comprehensive plan both for the next f ive years together with the
next fif teen yea rs wa s presented by Fred l'florgan oi' l"1e troplan for con-
siderat i on of the members a s to their study for future g r ow th.
Minutes, Augus t 3 , 1 96 5
The City Planning Comm ission of Jacksonville met on August 3_, 1 96 5 _,
a t 7:30 P.M . with the fol l owing persons in a ttend a nc e:
T. P . White_, Chairman, Cleo Cavender_, Faybourn Curtis ,
Bill Lehman, Dw ight Little_, Jack Pr ice_, Ode s Goodsell_,
.Jay C. George_, Farrell Gray_, Stewart Eurman _, Mayo r Ha rde n_,
~-1 r. Jenkins_, Mrs. Cla re nce Ba iley_, Da isy Olson_, Secretary.
An item of old business wa s the pe tition for re z on ing of Lo t 16_,
Hills Add iti on, to the City of Jacksonville, from class 1 Resi -
dential t o class lA Mul ti-fam ily Re siden tia l. Upon motion b y
J a c k Pri ce , wit h second-by -Dwight ld:ttle _, t -he Pl a nnitJ.g Cemmi ssi on
unan :tnlcm-s-ry-gav-e-t-ent-a-t-±'11c-c':·ppre~ to s a i d pe-t-i-t-:i:BB--a+l-G.-S~-f:le, ______ _
time and p l a c e for pub lic hea ring thereon t o be a t .7:30 P .M. on
Se p tember 7_, 1 965 ~ in the Counc il Room of City Hall.
Dan S prick's re quest for re z oning from Cla ss 1 Residential to
Class 2 Commercial wa.s reconsidered by the Commission . l'IJ r . Gray
sta ted that it \.•ms now the desire of the petitioner to h av e only
the eighty-five a cres eas t of the Expre ssway _, north of Loop Roa d_,
wes t of Lind a Lane ctn d south of Ma dden Roa d r e zon ed to Comme rcia l.
Af ter c onsiderable discuss io n by a ll p ersons in a ttendance , it wa s
move d b y J a c k Pri c e and seconde d by Dr:Jight Little tha t the Commission
recomxn end to the City Council the re z oning to Commerci a l of the
s a id eighty--f i.ve acr·es. All membe rs of the Co mmission p resent
vo te d in favor of the mot ion.
A re-!Jlat of Lots 25 _, 26, and 27 of D;1itpree' s Second Ea st J a ck --
sonville Su b-divi sion wa s p resented by the Ch a irma n. The only
Minu tes , Augus t ],-Cont.
change no te d thereon wa s a drainage easement between Lots 25 and
26 . It was mov e d by Cleo Cavender, with second by Odes Goodsell,
tha t the same be a c cepte d. All members vo te d in favor of the
mo tion.
Mrs. Clarence Bailey presented a p etition for the rezo ning of Lo~
~ , Bailey Add iti on, to the City of Jack s onville, from Class 1
Res i d ential to Cl a ss lA Mult i -f am ily Residential. It was sta ted
by the Enginee r tha t the propo s ed build ing t o be situated on s aid
lot d i d meet the requirem ent s a s set forth under the Ordinance
covering mu lti -fam ily uh i ts . Mrs. Bail ey st a te d it wa s their
hope t o i mp ro ve the neighborhood by s uch bu i ld.ing and to pr'ovlde
nece ss ary home s for low-income a irmen, 8.t the s am e time gl v ing
the m nice qua rters. It was moved by Jack Price , wlth second by
Cleo Co.v ender, tha t tent a tive app r oval be given to the s aid
petiti on and tha t publ ic he a ring be set thereon a t 2 P .M. on
Se ptember 7, 1965, i n the Council Room of City Ha ll. Al l me mbe rs
of the Commission voted in f a vor of th e motlon.
The Chairma n st a ted tha t he h :::;.d been ap proa ched by the owner of
cert a i n l a nd abutting Pea rl Street a n d Jane Stree~ wh ich wlll be
conne cted by a further ded ic a tion by s a i d dev eloper, and it wa s
the hope of the developer tha t wh en s a id streets do join , tha t
Pearl Street be re -named to J ane S treet. Up on mo ti on by the
Ch a irma n; VJi th s e co nd by Bi l l Le h.man, a pub lic hearing was set
for deterraj_nation r ega r ding the naming of s aj_d street for 8 :3 0 P .~:1.
on Se ptember 7, 1965. All members voted i n fnvor of the mot i on .
The Secreta r y presente d copies to a ll me mbe rs of the Commission of
a proposed tentative ordinance re ga rding mob ile home residential
·;:;ones and rnobi le home coiTtm ercial parks . It vm s dete r rnin e d by those
p r esen t t h a t a s pe cial mee ting sho uld be held at 6 O'clock on
Augu st 1 2, to consider this ordinance.
A re auest for trailer permit from L . K. Ak ridge wa s p r e sente d t o
the Commission by D\·'J ight Little. Upon m.otion by Odes Goodsell,
v·rith sec ond by Dv1right Little, al l me mbe rs voted in favor of
recomme_ncUng tha t the Counci l issue a five--year p ermit for the
ope r a ti on of a tra iler pa r k on the s aid a re a in que stion.
There being no further busine ss 5 the meeting was ad j ourned.
L1inu tes, J.\ugu.st 17; 1965
The Planning Commission held a special c all me et ing beg inning a t
8 : 3Ci P .I·-'I . on Augu st 1 7 _, 1965 5 Tv ith the fol 1 ovJing persons in a tten d--
a nce:
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Minutes, Augu st 1 7, 1 9 65----cont.
T. P . vJ hi te, c h a irma n, Johnny Wrig ht , Jack Pr ic e, Dv.Jig ht
Li tt l e , Jay C. Ge orge, Mo.yo r Harden, Daisy Ol so n, secretary,
a nd Cle o Cavender .
The firs t item of busines s considered by the Comm ission v.ras a
request for the cl osing of Br own Street from the south line of
Pop l a r Stree t to the south line of Sa nders Addition, Revised.
Af ter considerable dis c u ssion by those p resent, it v.ras recomm en ded ,
upon mo tion by Dw i ght Little , with second by Johnny i;J right and a ll
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necess a r y o.ction t o close this street.
A p etiti on for the re zo ning f~om Class l Residential to Class lA
r!Iu lti -fam i ly Res i dent i a l vva s presented on be h a lf of Mrs. Gr a ce
Person , owner of the fo l low i ng described lot s :
Lot s l, 2, 0nd 3 of Block l; Lots 5, 6 , 7, a n d 8 of Block 2;
Lo ts 3 and ~ of Block 5 ; and Lots l and 2 of Bloc k 6, Sanders
Add ition t o the City of J a cksonville, Arkansa s.
It was moved by Dv.right :Little, v,rith second by Johnny Wright , tha t
Se p tember 7, 1 96 5, a t 9:00 P .M. be set a s the t ime and date of
p ublic he8ring fo r the considera tion of such re z oning. All those
p resent vo t ed in f avo r of the mo tion.
A re que st f r om Leo Griffin concerning the set-ba c k line in Crest-
view Add ition, Lot l, Blo c k 7, wa s considere d by those p resent.
An am endm ent to the Bil l of Assura nce a ll ov,r ing the re duc ti on from
thirty f eet t o twenty feet wa s a lso pr e sente d. Upon motion by
Johnny Wrig ht, with second by Dvdg ht Little , it ·w a s rec omme n ded
th;J.t the Council allov·J this am endment and re duced bu i lding set --
b ade line.----.A ll those present -voted-in f avor of the -mot ion.
A lot-s p lit wa s pre s ented by J ay C. George on Lo ts 1 1 8nd 12 of
the original town of J a c k so nvi l le t o be Lo ts 11 , 12, and l 2A .
It \·'llas recorrun ende d by the cha i rm a n tha t in the future, gre a ter
consid era tion be given to pa r k ing a re a in such lot -s p lits in
comme rcia l z ones. It vva s mov e d by J ohnny \\]'right, with second by
Dw i ght Little, tha t the lot-split be appr oved . All tho se prese nt
voted in f a vor of the s a me.
A b rief d iscussion Nas held re ga r d i ng the pro posed l'1 obile Home
Ordinan ce. There were vary ing op inions regarding the same; but
the majo rity seem ~d t o fee l tha t a ll the traile rs in residen tial
zones should eventually be p h a se d out and loc a te d in mob ile ho me
pa r l-::s. Hovv-ever, it ·w a s gen e rally conce ded that an a dditi ona l
amoun t of study would be necessary before any def inite act ion was
t aken.
There being no fur the r business, t he mee ting vms adjourned .
The Plann ing CornrDi s s i on of J a cksonville held its r egulo.r meeting
beginning at 7:30 P .M., Se p tember 7, 1965, with the following
members i n a ttendance:
T. P . White , cha irman , Cleo Cav end er, Odes Good sel l, Bill
Lehman, D\t.right Little, Daisy Olson, secreta ry, Stev.ra rt
Eurm2.n of rvietrop l a n, r:Ia yor Harden ) and other i nterested
pa rties with reg a rd to re z oning he a rings.
The first item of business wo s the sche du led p ublic he a ring on
the r e z oning of Lot 16, Hills Add iti on, to the City of Jacksonville.
The secreta ry read tha t po rtion of the mi nu tes of Augu st 3 , 1965,
dealing VJ ith the reque st for s u ch re ~z:oning. She al so introdu ce d
the proof of publ ic a tion from the loc al news pa per shov.r ing the
nece ss a ry 15 day notice h a ving b ee n g i ven for such pub lic he a ring .
Chairma n Wh ite o pened the floor for di s cu ssion reg a rding the
m:::c tter, z1 n d he a r:Ln g none , sta.ted. tha t he h ad received inquir ies
regarding the loc a tion but tha t such persons inquiring about the
s am e stated no op inion either p ro or con re ga r d ing the re z oning.
Engineer Jay c. Ge or ge st a te d he had no feeling particu l a rl y in
the ma tter. · Iila yor Ha rden e xpre sse d some que stion as to why Lo t
16 wa s needed for mu ltiple-family since L~t 1 7 was some time ago
re z oned for such use and h a d never been utili z ed for this pu r pos e._
Mr. White st a te d tha t he ha d b een advi s ed by the p etitioner tha t
the fin an c e com pany d esire d Lot 16 f or such use over Lot 17 .
Upo n mo tion by Bill Le hJDan, v.Ji th seco nd by Ode s Goo d sell, and all
me rnb ers voting in the aff irma tiv e_, :Lt t.·Ja s recommend e d tha t the
Council re z on e from Cl ass 1 Residentia l to Cl a ss l A Mu lti-family
Re sidential, Lo t 16 2 Hills Add i tion t o the City of Jacksonville,
Arkans a s:.
At 8 :00 P .r'I. the cho.irman announced th.:J.t the pub lic hearing re-
0"'" r-•c" -·L .. , o· ;,-he--,-,e ::·· o nl· '10' or·" I -o "c LL!J P '" J' J e-·y f.\ eel c~ ·i t l' on •--.ra-· s J' ·n s e s s _, on. b t_.. ,L ~ i -(.,:_:) v J. . .. l -.. J. 0 ..J ' i :; -. .J C~ -~-J • • ..l -:; ~ • ~ ~ l. I ..L .. ~
The secretary read the minu tes of August 3 regarding the p etition
for s uc h I"e zo ning and introduced the p r oof of pu.b llcation of
no tic e mo re th.an 15 dety s pr :Lor to the s a id hearing. No p ers on
etpp e ared :tn obje cti on to the re quest. Mrs. Cl a rence Ba iley 1v a s
p resent and aga in st a ted the re a sons for her re qu est for such
re ~on in g . Ma yor Ha rden s a i d he h a d receiv ed no ob j ection to the
re ~on in g of s a i d p ro perty, but instead felt tha t s uc h low -income
apa rtments were needed and tha t the propo sed p l a n on the s a id lot
would up-gra de the ne i ghborhood. Upon mot:Lo n by Dv-rlght Little J
v.Ji th second by Bill Lehm a n) a n d all memb ers of the Comm ission vo tlng
in f avo r J lt ·w a s recomm en d e d tha t the Counc:Ll re z one from Cla ss l
Re sidential to Cl a ss 1A Mul t i-fami l y Residential , Lo t 44 of Ba iley
Add iti on to the City of Jacksonville, Ar kan s a s.
MinutesJ Se p tembe r 7: l 9 65~-cont 1 d.
At 8 :30 P .M . the public hearing on the cha nging of the name of
Pearl Street to Jane Drive was c al led to order by the cha irman.
That p ortion of the minutes of Augu st 3 dea ling with the request
for such change of n am e wa s read by the secretary. Proof of
publication of the notice of pub lic he a ring was introduced by the
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secretary . Persons living on Pearl Street; n amely Ted Leggit t of '
1 09 Pearl Street; Wayne Brannon of 1 13 Pearl Street; Sad ie M.
English of 205 Pearl Street and fo:Jr . David Cleek: living a t the
corner of _Hiclanan and Pearl: 1 000 Hiclanan~-al1 appeared and
-c-unt-e-s--t-e-c+-s--tt~h&-i:lg..e_of_nrune bv stating they each would suffer
i nconvenience in mail delivery by s uch name cnange . Ecr.-ch-v-rarr'e-ert----
to knmq VJhen such streets would be c onnected . No answer c o uld be
given by the members of the Commission as to the definite time_,
but it was the opinion of t he engineer tha t not more t h an one year
vwuld expire before such connection vwuld be mad e. r,1r. George
further s t ated that he was very much opposed to the ide a of Pe-
t aining two different names for a street t h a t would eventually
jo in. Mayo r H8.Pden rei tePa ted l'-,.1r. George 1 s st a tement in s ay ing
tha t we wepe j ust delaying he ada ches by refusing to chang e the
name a t this time . Th at the longer we 1·mited the more p eople
t here would be involved vJith the inconvenience of changing their
street ad dresses. rTr. I:Jhite st a ted t h 2 t Pearl Street ·w a s n am ed be m
fore J a ne Street. It was moved by Cleo Cavender, with second by
Bill Leh.man) th:::J.t any c:.ction of the Comrnission be held in ab ey;:u1c e
for thirty d a ys ; giving time to both developers involved in the
street naming to get together and s ee i f they could agree on which
n2.me to select a nd to bring their recommendation ba c k to the
Commission a t tha t time . All members voted in f a vor of the motion.
At 9 :00 P .M. the public he a ring on the re z oning of a portion of
Sa nders Addition vms c a lle d to order by the cha irman . The secret a ry
r ee::.d that port:ten-ef the m.i11utes of August 17 dealing VJith the
recn:re-s--'c for s~ o·-Y'oof of' -pub lic a tion of -110tice rJas--:i.ntro-
duced by the cha i rm an -shov.ring notice h a d been give n mo re-thcm---:l~,·-------
days p rior to the publ ic he a ring . The pe titioner was present and
presented 9roposed plat of the use of such land , if and when it was
r e z oned to multiple-family use . No objections were introduced by
any person present . Upon motion by Di!.r:Lgb.t Little, V-Tith second by
Odes Goodsell, and all p ersons p resent voting in favor of the
motion, it wa s reco~~nde d tha t the Coun cil re z one the following
described property from Class l Residential to Cl a ss lA Mu lti-
family Residential:
Lots 1 , 2 , a n d 3 of Block 1; Lot s 5, 6, 7, and 8 of Block
2; Lots 3 and ~ of Bloc k 5; and Lots 1 and 2 of Block 6,
Sand ers Addition t o the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas.
At 9 :3 0 P .M. the following items of n~w business were considered
by the Corom ission; requests signed by Ar thur Thomas on the letter---
head of John r;Ja tthevJS Compo.ny a nd from Au stin Leeds i.:.Jere re a d by
the cha irma n. They requested that approximately 21 .3 acre s ,
better lmovm a s Convalescent Center p ro pe rty, and Lo ts 3 a nd !1
,
Block G, Crest view Add ition, be re 7 oned from Class 1 Residential
to Cl a ss 2 Co mm ercial . It 1 .. ms mov ed by Cleo Cavendei' J 1i.Jit h second
by Dvv:Lr;ht Litt le; th a t the petit;ion be set up for p ublic he o.rlng
a t 7:38 P .n . o n October 5, 1965 in tb.e Council Room of City Hall
f o r the considera:'clon of such re quests, All me mbe rs of the Commission
voted in favor of the mo ti on .
A request from J am es T. Ca nfield on the lettei'hea c1. of Economy
Printing Co mpany add ressed to the cha irman requested tha t the
six teen foot alley running parallel to South Second Street in
Blo ck 29 of the original town of Jacks onvil le be closed, The
letter st a ted tha t a p riv a te d rivewa y would be p ro v i d ed by the
owner of the l a nd for use by the businesse s which wou ld be p l a ce d
on s o.i d lots and which would face ~~in Street, The eng ineer
st a te d tha t he would lUce to chec k to see v.Jhether there a re a ny
easements f o r utilities located within s a id al ley before any action
is t ake n by the Coun cil on such p etition. It was further state d
b;)r the f'!Iayo r tha t the Co uncil \W Ul d not act on the p etition until
all owne rs· of a ll lots abutting on tha t po rti o n of the alley to be
vacated h s.d g:Lven VJ ritten consent to the Council fo r such closing .
Considering these things 3 Cleo Ca vend er mdv ed tha t the Council
t ake ste ps af ter receivlng p ro p er petition fo all land owners in
question; a.nd af ter receiving VJo rd from the eng ineer tha t no
u tilities would be in jeopa r dy bec ause o f such closings that pub lic
he aring be g i v en for the closing o f such street. The motion was
seconde d by Odes Good sell; and a ll rnemb ers of the Commiss:Lon voted
in f a vor o f the same.
A le-'cter from Doctor J. A . Johnson i.·Jas r ead by the ch.a irnnn . It
concerned the preliminary approv a l of a sub-divi sion i n wes tern
,J a.cksonv :LJ.le being a p a rt of th.e soutll:we st qua rter (.S vJ-ij;) of the
s o uthv.rest qua rter (S \II ~ \ of Section Twenty --Three and a. pa rt of the
northv.rest q u.a rter ( NVJf.:-) of Sect ion rrv.renty---Six: To~qnsh:L p 'I'hree
North ( 3N) J Hange Eleven West ( lHJ) ~ Fula s ld Cou.nty J .11.rlwn s as .
The letter from Doctor Johnson stated tha t a n a me i·"Jould be chosen
e.t o. later da te for the sub-division. Engineer Bill Gr a h am v,ras
pre sent ,c:nd ·explained t he :~)l :c-:t mo r e :!:'ully t o the membe rs t o the
Commission. It vra s moved b~:;r Cleo Cavende r; \'Jith sec ond by Dv.right
L ittle , thn t a p relim:Lna r y appr ova l be g iven the p lat a s presente d
qut'·~e"+ Jc o ""'"'C"'l·,,+ ·"J" <·.J n -r,-J..,eJJ"J·nin:-::y>v 1"'1 ::,+ feP 'IJ"'il1P' 1)'·1 l'r'1 J~o J,-he r...; •• JJ ~L! J.t. .... IC L.J V V .. 1 .\,/ :::-' .. ~-_! --~-1.,.-·v .L.J _ ,.v -._. · ._ __ ("_) LC~ ..._. l.J V-
City Clerk . All me mb ers of th.e Commission voted in favor of the
mot i on ,
A. re que st from Mr . LeRoy Hiclanc:m reg a r d ing an am e ndm e n t to the B lll
0 ·" ~ss·uY'''1 ·n ce 011 1 o_,_s '1:0 J,-h ,..,ouD'l1 ]!1 9 Hl'cl-mY lrJ "'no" fTcCr)t'lnAJ' ~c"d ·l"·'cl'on _L .!.--'.:.. l -:::.~ J. -..u G _L · ·~· v-..... ·cS . _ "T .:; .!. ... _c .. -(_..:. • · _ ... -_, _ .. .l .t :. L . .
wa s pre sente d by the cha irman. Af ter consideration by the memb ers
:~Jre sent; it v.ra s mo v ed by Cleo Cav en d er·' vT:Lth second by D\:.Jight
Lit tle, tha t the am end e d Bi ll of Assurance be a cce p ted. All
merifbers of the Cornm :Ls s1on vo te d in favor of the s arne .
. L\. pre J.:Lmin :::.:::>y p l a t of L ots 256 thr ough ~?:6 1 o :f IncLi.anhea.ci. La lee
Estates Addit:L on was nre se n te d . Af ter consideration by the
me mbe rs of the Co rnm :Lssion ; it vrc:1.s moved i):y Dw i g ht Li ttJ.e; vri th
l':Iinu tes , S epte mbe i' 7 , l S C)5----con t 1 d .
second by B:Lll Lehman; tho_t s a me be a cc epte d sub j ect to the
o.pprovs l of the County Plc.nnln g Bo a rd E.'.nd the p a yment of fees
due the City Clerk for such p l a t. All memb ers of the Com mlssi on _
·vot ed in f a vor of the mo ti on . Ph :-:t se t-vw p l a t of Ind l anhe a d La ke
Estates Sub -d ivi sion was also p res en te d) a n G af ter c on sid era ti on.
j_t \.J a s move d by Dviight Litt le J-v.rith sec ond by BilJ. Le hma n , tha t -
this al so be a cce p te d and approved subject to the appr ov a l of the
County P l a n n ing Board o.nd the ne cess a ry payment of fina l p l a t fees
due thereon. Al-l membe:p s of -the Co mm ission voted i n f av or of
"the mo e on .
r .. 'll"'. Stevm rt Eu.rm ~m o f r~1e tr op l an c n lle~te n tion to the me mb ers of
the a vet ila b il ity of F ederal o.i d mcme;y"iS for sewer 2.nd wa ter lines
a s far a s five miles from the city limits of J a c ksonville. He
sta ted thn t the Federal Housing Ac t of 1 9 65, j ust recently ~xt s sed
by the 8 9 th Cong ress, ma d e av a ila ble t o c ities 5 0 % of s uch d~velop
men t c o sts.
There be l ng no fu.rther lJu s:L nes s, the meeting !t-TCJ.. ::;_ adjourned.
MINUTES, PLANNING COMMISSION, October 5, 1965
The Planning Commission of Jacksonville held its regular meeting
at 7:30 P.M._, on October 5_, 1965_, with the following persons in
attendance:
T. P. White_, Chairman; Dwight Little; Johnny Wright ; Bill
Lehman ; S. J. Smart; Cleo Cavender; Daisy Olson, Secretary _;
--J. C. George, -e-1-ty -Engineer; Arthur -Thema-s -,'-Stew-a-rt Eu:J?man;-
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The first item of business to be presented to the Commission by
the _Chairman was the petition for re-zoning from Class 1 Residential
t o Class 2 Commercial the following described property:
Lots 3 and 4_, Block 8_, Crestview Addition_, to the City of
Jacksonville; and the Children's Convalescent Center_, being
a tract of land in the Northwest Quarter (NWi) of Section
Thirty (30) _, Township Three North (3N) _, Range Ten West (lOW),
described as starting at the southeast corner of said NWt ;
thenc§ :-:North ·~ along the east line of said NW~ for 1320 feet
to the point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes
West for a distance of 1199.55 feet to a point; thence North
0 0 degrees 07 minutes East for a distance of 300.0 feet;
thence North 00 degrees 2 8 minutes 30 seconds East for a
distance of 498.9 feet to a p oint; thence North 89 degrees
5 4 minutes 3 0 seconds East f or a distance of 149 4 .8 feet to
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Minutes, October 5, 1965--cont'd.
a point on the East line of said NWi; thence South along
the East line of said NW i for 806.04 feet to the point of
beginning, containing 25.54 acrea more or less.
Proof of publication of Notice was presented by the Secretary
regarding said re-zoning. Bill Lehman requested that any future
re-zoning have signs posted on the property before any action
is taken by the Planning Commission; in order that the general
public might be made aware of exactly where the property being
considered is situated. Chairman White stated that this had been
done in the past and felt that there were posters available in
City Hall, and requested that the Engineer check to see if this
were true. He stated that if there were no posters still in
existence and available for this use, that some should be ordered.
One of the Commission members questioned what the proposed use of
the land would be. Chairman White stated that any commercial zoning
would have to be a quiet retail-type business. Arthur Thomas
stated that the Commission could be assured that nothing obnoxious
would be situated pn the property.
After the regular thirty minutes public hearing time had expired,
and no objections had been made, it was moved by Johnny Wright,
with second by Bill Lehman, that the Commission recommend to the
Council that the above described property be re-zoned from Class 1
Residential to Class 2 Commercial. All members of the Commission
voted in favor of the motion.
The second item of business to be considered by the Commission was
a letter from Mrs. Glenn Wooley requesting a name change from Judge
Dodge Easement to Cindy Lane. It was determined after discussion
by the members present that this easement is a private drive which
has never been dedicated to or accepted by the City, and therefore
does not come within the province of the Planning Commission. It
was moved by s. J. Smart, with second by Cleo Cavender, that the
Se c retary write a letter to Mrs. Walley advising her of this and
fur~her telling her that any name chosen by the owners of this
private drive would be satisfactory to the Planning Commission.
A letter from Sam Hubbard regarding the use of land at 515 South
Road was read by the Chairman and filed by the Secretary. The
facts revealed were that a rooming house, together :with three
trailers, are situated on the land in question; ~nd that a temporary
permit was issued to Bob McMillian approximately S·;i.x years ago to
allow trailers to be parked there.
It was determined by the members present that it would not consider
at this time any request for re-zoning this one area .for commercial
use. Upon motion by S. J. Smart, with second by Johnny Wright, it
was moved that the Commission table the request for re-zoning. All
Commission members voted in favor of the motion.
Minutes~ October 5~ 1965~ cont'd.
An old item of business concerning the changing of the name of
Pearl Street to Jane Drive was considered. Bill Smith appeared on
behalf of the people living on Pearl Street to re-state their
objections to such name change. The minutes of the public hearing
held on September 7~ regarding this proposed name change were read
by the Secretary. Since no solution had been presented by the
two developers in the area~ it was moved by Cleo Cavender~ with
second by Bill Lehman~ that action of the Commission be postponed
indefinitely. Upon roll call~ all members, with the exception of
Johnny-w-r1-g-fl~v...o.te<Lin favor of the motion. Johnny Wright opposed
the same _.·
Phase three of Indianhead La ke s Estates Sub-division was presented
for consideration. It was moted by the Commission members that the
County Planning Commission had approved the said plat and Bill of
Assurance. It was moved by Cleo Cavender, with second by Dwight
Little, that the Planning Commission approve the Plat. All members
of the Commission voted in favor of the same.
Stewart Eurman~ of Metroplan~ presented a booklet entitled "School
Needs" to the Commission members. He outlined the study given by
Metroplan of the school situation throughout the County with regard
to tax millage income, outgo, pupils per classroom, expenditure
per pupil and other consigns with regard to the different school
districts within the County~ both on present standards and projected
future expectations. He suggested that the Planning Commission
consider the situation and any problems relevant thereto and
possibly make some recommendation within the near future regarding
the same.
The Chairman stated that he had no further business to be considered.
-Tnereupon,---.J ohn.ny-W-~ig ht_mo.Y?_d_, with second by Dwight Little, that
--e-rr-e-me-e-t--i-ng-ee---ad-J-o.urneil_ .. _____________________ ==----
Minutes~ Planning Commission, November 2, 1965
The Planning Comm i ssion of Ja c ksonv ille held i ts regular meet i ng on
the 2nd day of November, at 7 :30 P.M., i n the Coun c il Room at City
Ha ll with the following members in attendance :
T.P. White, Chairman; Cleo Cavender, Jbhnny Wright, Ja c k
Pri c e, Dwight Little, Fay bourn Curtis, Bill Lehman, John
Harrington, Stewart Eurman , fJi ayor John Harden, City Engineer
Jay c . George, Ferrell Gray, and Daisy Olson, Se c retary .
A letter from James Pettus was read by the c hairman, c on c erning
Hubbards ' Trailer Park. The letter stated that the Trailer Park
permit presently has two years to run; and requested t hat ~n
additional three years be gra nted to extend the tot al permit to
Minutes, November 2, 1965 cont:d
five years. Ti was moved by Cleo Cavender that no additional time
be granted at this time. This was the general concensus of opinion
of the members.
An Amended Bill of Assurance to former Lot--Split in Indianhead
Lakes Estates Sub-Division was presented. A motion duly made and
se8onded for the approval of said amendment carried.
A Petition from Jim Smithwick for the change of name from Merry Lane
to Smithwick Drive was presented. I t was stated that no name signs
are on the street at the present time. It was moved by Johnny Wright
with second by Bill Leh.man that the name change be granted. All
members present voted in favor of the motion .
A letter from Bartus M. Gray was read by the chairman . The letter was
a request to permanently c lose the East Section d£ Neal Street from
the East line of North Gray Street to the East line of Oakview Sub-
division, Annex #1. Because of the sudden rash of street and alley
closings, it was determined by the chairman that further study needs
to be given these matters in the future before any action is recommended
to the c ouncil. Mr . White placed the request in Committee Study .
It was determined by the Planning Commission that in the future, requests
for rezoning of large areas of land within the Business or Commercial
Distri c ts: or p e tit i ons for rezoning for Commercial use of large tracts
of land, shall requ i re a layout or plotplan of proposed streets and
buildings, within the said area before any action is taken by the
c ommission .
John Harrington, of rvretroplan, gave a financial analysis of proposed
c apitol improvements within the county.
Stewart Eurman stated that the land development code was in its final
form and a meeting of explanation between the technical Advisory
Committee together with the Planning Commissions of the cities within
the c ounty, would be held on November 16, at 1:30 P .M.J and all
members of the Jacksonville Planning Corrmission were invited.
There being no further business it was moved to adjourn.
Respe c tfully submitted Daisy Olson, Secretary.
Minutes: Planning Commission December 7, 1965
The Planning Commission held its regular meeting on the 7th day of
December, 196 5, at 7:30 P.M.J in the Coun c il Room at City Hall with
the following persons in attendance:
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Minutes, De cembe r 7 J 1 965 Cont'd
T.P. White Chariman ; Cleo Cavender; Faybourn Curtis; S .J. Smart;
Bill Lehman, Dwight Little; Johnny v,Jright; Dai sy Olson) Se c retary;
Tom Wortham; Harry Dougherty; Rex Moore; J.C. George; Mr. Jenkins
of DG MR: Stewart Eurman of Metroplan; and rJ!r . .Stewart.
Before adjurnment Ferrell Gray and Mayor John Harden arrived.
A letter from Robert E. Doyle addressed to the Chairman wa s read. It
stated a request to use property situated at 220 East Hickory Street as
a Boarding House with Dining Fa c ilities , to serve family style m~als
to the Boar ers ana. ilie PWSTic. After cliscusslon or-"C e reques rt
was moved by .S .J. Smart and se c onded by Bill Lehman that the Com mission
re com e nd to the Coun c il that a variance from the zoning ordinan c e be
allowed for suc h use of the aforesaid property. All members of the
Commission voted in favor of the motion.
A Petition from Bartus M. Gray was read by the Ch a irman which reque sted
that the following des c ribed property:
n Starting at the SW co rner of said Se ct io n 1 9 , Then c e N ov
5 9 1 E along the West Se ct ion Line 8 62 .6 feet to its interse c tion
with the North Right--of--1tJay line of new state Highway No .6 7
the point of beginning, thence continue NO 5 9 iE 452.7 feet to
a poi et which is the NVJ co rner of said sw-f;-of the sw-f;-, t hence
S 88' 36'E 44 2,2 feet to a point on th8 North Right~of-Way
line of New Highway No . 67 , the nc e S 46 1 25' 'vJ along this Right -
of-way line 8 7.0 feet to a Concrete Marker, thence S 43 ° 35'E
along this Right-of-Way line 1 0.0 feet to a Concrete Marker,
then ce S Lf 6° 25' W along this Right-of -Wa y line 5 4 3 . 4 feet to
the point of beginning , containing 2.351 acres mo re or less.
be rezoned from Cla ss l Residential to Clas_l3 2 Commer__cial .__It_was
suggested by the Chairman that all rooert~ lying in the g,~e-'-'n""e'-"'r"""a"'-'-"'-' ______ _
area, on the west side of Highway No. 67, be cons idered a t the same
time by the c om mission. He appointed the following persons to study
the matter and make a re c ornmendation to the Co mm ission at the next
regular meeting in January. The persons named to be c ommittee were
T. P. White, S .J. Smart , J .C. George J Daisy Olson, and Johnny \!Jri tht.
The third i tem of business was a petition from Bartus M. Gray, Jan
CrowJ Rex Moore, To m Wortham, Harry Doughe rty for the re zon ing from
Cla ss l Residential to Class 2 Commer c ial a ce rtain area ly i ng West
of Highway No . 67-167 c ontaining a to tal of some twenty acres together
with three residential lots situated in Oakview Subdivision. I t was
stated by Mr. Dougherty that they had no in te ntion of rezoning the
three described in Oakview and wou l d strike them from the petition.
J.C. George sta te ( that he had som e c onfused thoughts as to their
request be c ause of a deletion from the total area of a c ertain portion
on Braden Street. It was determined by the petitioners as well as
the Co mm ission members that a Clarification of the d e sc riptions wou ld
be ne c essary befo re any action c ould be taken in the matter.
A portion of the area along the highway descr i bed as follows to-wit:
llo
Minutes December 7, 1 96 5 cont•d
Part of the NVJt;, SVJt, Section 19 : T3N, HlOW, J acksonvi lle:
Pulaski C?Lmty, Arkansas. Start in§ ~~ !he l'M Cor., _swt-,
Section 1)1, T3n HlOVJ; then c e S 88 1:;1 .t. along the North
line of said swf 540.0 Feet to the North East Cor. of
the Rebsamen Memorial Hospital property; thence S 1° 37 1 W
along the East line of said Hebsamen Memorial Hospital
Property, 15 0 .0 feet to the point of beginning: thence
continuing S 1° 37 1 W along said East line of Hebsamen
Memorial Hospital Property 665. Lt5 feet to a point on
the North H~ line of Braden Street, Said point being
the South East Cor. of Rebsamen Memorial Hospital
Property and also the South West Cor. of Property herein
d es cr ibed; the nce S 88 ° 2 0 1 3011 E along said North R/vJ
line of Braden Street 4 5.0 feet to a point; thence N 3 9 °
42 1 E 337 .2 6 feet to a point; then c e N 1 9 ° Ol 1 E 419 .2
feet to a point; thence N 88° 23 1 W 37 8 .4 feet to the
point of beginning, Containing 3.8 1 acres, more or less.
owned by the five aboved named petitioners is planned for a nurs ing
hom~. It was determined by the Commission that that area, herein -
after described could be utilized as a nursing home without any re-
z oning. Bill Lehman stated that it would be well if the owners
would prov i de storm drainage through t h e ditch across the sa i d p ie c e
of property. Harry, speaking for the group, stated that they would
c lean out the ditch and provide proper dra inage for the area in
que s tion. Upon motion by Johnny Wright, with second by Cleo
Cavender, the Commission deterrnined that a nurs ing home c ould be
pla c ed in the area .as it is present ly z oned.
A letter from Jim Smithv.ri c k, read by the Chairman, requested that
set-ba c k res tr i c tions be reduced from 35 feet to 25 feet on lots
l-4 , of Blo c k LJ.; and Lots 25-2 8 of Block 2; in Smithwick Addition .
Plats of ea c h lot showing proposed use thereof were presented. Since
the lots were all planned duplexes with open carports in front, which
would mean no diminution of vision, it was moved by Cleo Cavender,
vri th second by Johnny \:Jri tht that the Corn.mission recorrunend to the
Council that it waive the requirement of 35 foot set-back and allow
25 foot set-backs on said lots. All members of the Commission voted
in fa vor of the mot ion.
J.C. George stated that he had requested a recommendation from the
State Highway Department regarding the I\1ain Street underpass. He
presented their proposed plan together with his own proposed plan
for study or recommendat ions of the Planning Commission. Illembers
of the Commission preferred his plan, however they felt that it
may be impo ss ible to a c quire the ne c es sa ry land from the owner to
provide the street he proposed. It was the ge n eral feeli ng of the
memb er s that he submit his proposed plan t o the Highway Department
for its fur ther study .
~ -' Mr. George also presented a plot plan of t uture
Tire and Hubber Co mpany at the 11 Y11 on vJest Ma in
business
Street.
of Firestone
After COD ··
Minutes December 7, 1 965 cont 1 d
siderat~on of the proposed plan and general discussion by all members,
it was mov ed by: J ohnny \;Jr ight, that we allow two tv,renty foot inlets on
each side vvith sign "in11 on Southwest J Sign 11 out'1 on Southeast, with
signi 11 inP on Northeast, with sign 11 out11 on Northv-rest; that petitioners
be requested to remove gas p umps; that they provide more off-street
parking; and that it vias the general feeling of the Commission that
they were attempting to over-deve lop the land ava i lable . The mot ion
was seconded by Cleo Cavender and all members voted i n favor of the~
sarne:~ y
A p±at-and-:Slll-af --Jts-su.ra-rrc-e-o-r-ttre-o·e-e-s-~E-s ta--t-e-1\_d_dl-Gi on , being a part
of -·the -southeast Quar ter of Section 22 and of Section 2 7 all in To wnr:3hip
4 North, Range ll West; Pulaski Cou nty , Arkansas, was presented by the -
Chairman . It ·was rnoved by S.J . Smart , vr ith second by Johnny Writht,
that a change be made to prevent three streets from running together at
the ~nte rse ct ion of Arrington Road, Centenn ial Road, and Clark Lane. It
was suggested by the Chairman that the County Plan c.ic.g Board would
have to conside r the area before it was approved and that normally we
v.,Tent along vrith any recommendations made by thern. It vv-as mo ved by
S.J. Smart that we submit the same to the County for the ir consideration.
The mot i on carried .
!VIr. Stuart Eurman explained that if the C l"CY was ceriou.sly considering
placing a fountai n at the 11 Y 1 on r!ain S~:reet, that Federal Matching
funds, up to fifty percent, may possib :y be available for purpose of
beautification .
There be ing no further busine ss, the meet i ng was adjurned.
Iv'linutes: Planning Commission January 4, 1 966
The Planning Comrnission v-ras called to order by the Chairma n T. P. White
at -T:]O P-;FI--:-on-January-l:f th ;-T966-witl:lthe r-o-llNvtng members tn --
-a:tterrdanc .
Cleo Cavender, Johnny Wright , Jack Price, Bill Lehman,
City Engineir J. C . George, r!Jet roplan Chairman Stua rt
Eurman, Nir. and Mrs . Jenkins and Ferrell Gray
The only item of old business was the consideration for re zon ing of
property along Highway #67 -167. It was announced by tl1e chairman that
the Cominittee has not had an opportunity to meet to study this matter
and it wou l d b e tabled until the February meeting.
A letter together with Petition signed by certain owners of la nd in
Block 29 of the Original Town of Jacksonville was presented by the
chairman. It was determned by the members present that if a ll owners
abutting the alley had sign~~-th~:Petition and if the City had no
objection becauseof Utility Easements; that is was the recomendation
of the Planning Commission that said alley be closed and that the
Council take the necessary action to effect the same.