1955MINUTES OF THE 27th MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1955
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The 27th meetin g of the Planning Commission of the City of Jacksonville,
Arkans a s, convened at the City Hall. Mem bers present were: A. R . Hibbs,
T. P. Wh ite, T. D. Monroe, s. J. Smart, Oscar Lewis, A. E. Sidwell,
Earl Whiting and Roy Hackett.
The meeting was called to order at 7:50 P.M. by T. P. White who
acted as temporary chairman while a new slate of officers were elected.
The roll was called and the minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved a s read.
Mr. White called for nominations for a permanent chairman. A. R.
Hibbs was nominated and elected by voice vote. •
~he call was made for-rmmtn-at-ion-s-for a .vice-cfl.ai~man.-T_._ E._J'J hite
was nominated and elected by voice vote.
Nominations were declared in order for a Secretary. T. D. Monroe
was nominated and elected by voice vote.
1. Chairman Hibbs read a letter from Kenneth Pat Wilson which
stated that Mr. Wilson had discussed with the memllrership of the Metro-
politan Area Planning Committee the program of assisting the Jackson-
ville Planning Commission in the problem of planning a nd that the
Committee was willing to assist the Jacksonville Planning Commission
in any capacity that they may serve.
It was moved, seconded and passed th'at the Commission acknowledg e
and answer the letter from J.Vl r. \'J'ilson. ·It was suggested that some of
the Commission members meet with the City Council to discuss offer of
assistance from the Me tropolitan Area planning Committee.
2. IVIr. Barney Elias submitted a preliminary plat entitled "Littl~.
RQ.c ~_Ai-r Force Base J~ail) Gate Development Area" on which he re.quested
approval in general with respect to street arrangement.
It was moved and seconded that the plat entitled "Little Rock Air
F' o rce--Bas-e-l\'la±n-6-at--e-B·e-ve-l-e-~me-Gt-A--l!-e.a_!!_d.e.fining_g en e r al rna j or street
layout only of land o wned by P. W. Dupre~, surveyed by Otto Hemphii·r~-----
and dated January 10, 1955, be approved in principal on the basis that
the proposed streets shown appear to be in accord with a general
extension of the proposed Master Street Plan and represent a prelimi-
nary plat for the development of the area, with the provision that
copies of the recorded plat be filed with the Commission and that
minor revision may be made necessary as the result of final engineering
design. The motion carried.
3. Mr. P. W. Dupree, Jr. wanted to know what action could be taken
to expedite the zoning changes that he requested at the last meeting.
Mr. Dupree was advised to obtain letters from adjacent property owners
giving their consent to the rezoning requested in the West Jacksonville
Sub-Division No. l. Mr. Dupree said he would obtain the letters. -----------,
There was considerable discussion among the members regarding zone
changes. It was pointed out that a certain limit to rezoning should
be established in order to avoid later confusion, yet the best interest
of the majority of property owners must be considered. It was suggest-
ed that printed forms be developed that would establish the proper
procedure for r e ~ont ng and the Commission members agreed to consider
the development of the forms at the next meeting.
27th Meeting l'vlinut es--Cont' d
4. Mr. Edwin Harpole submitted a plot plan of apartment units
he wishes to construct on lots 309 and 313 in the Galloway Addition.
It was moved and seconded that the Planning Commission recommend
to the Council that the plot of lots 30':L and 313 in the Galloway ·
Ad~ition to the City of Jacksonville, bonded by Elm Street and -tne
Sunnyside Hills Addition and entitled "Harpole's Apartments Plot
Plan"be approved with the provision that the alley cutting through
the property be officially closed by the Council and that the plan
be modified to bring it into accord with the City Ordinance if it is
presently in conflict therewith. The motion carried.
5. It was moved, seconded and passed that the last Thursday of
each month be established as the regular meeting date of the Planning
Commission. However, it was decided that the next meeting be held on
Friday, January 28, 1955.
Chairman Hibbs declared the meeting to be adjourned at' 10:00 P.M.
/s/ Roy Hackett, Secretary pro tern.
MINUTES OF' THE 28th Meeting HELD ON }~IDAY, JANUARY 28, 1955
The 28th meeting of the Jacksonville City Planning C ornrnission WlS
held at the City Hall on Friday, January 28, 1955. Members present
were: l'~~lr. A. H. Hibbs, Mr. T. P.-v~hite, Mr. T. D. Monroe, Mr. Roy
Hackett, Mr. Oscar Lewis, Mr. A. E. Sidwell, Mr. S. J. Smart, and
~rr. Earl Whiting.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hibbs and the minutes
o f the 27th meeting were read by Secretary Roy Hackett and approved
as read.
Ivlr. Pat ~'J ilson oresented his reasons for requesting tfute considera-
tion of rezoning portions of land alorig West IVlain Street: from resi-
dential to commercial.
A letter dated January 15 and signed by Mrs. Grace Brown, Dupree
Development Company, lVIr. W • .F'. Cramer and Mr. P. W. Dupree, Sr.
requested rezoning of _lot-s 75, 76 and 77 of West_ S.ubdi vision No. l _
and a 120' X 160 11 unrecorded plot immediately west of lot 75 from
residential to commercial. It was noted tha.t one owner adjacent to
the lots had not signed.
Chairman Hibbs presented forms and signs which he had obtained frmm
the Little Rock Planning Commission. Forms concerned application for
rezoning change, notice of hearing, zoning petition and application of
the zoning board of e_djustment. No action was taken. · >
Th e matter regarding the services of Prof. Bonner of the University
o f Arkansas was discussed. A motion was made by T. P. White and sec-
onded by Earl Whitin g that the services of Mr. Bonner be discontinued
and the recommendation be made to the City Council to fulfill our ob-
ligation to the University of Arkansas by paying the bill for services.
lVloti on carrie d.
It was moved and secon d ed that Chairman Hibbs obtain the work of
Prof. Bonner from iVI r. fund. Motion carried.
(28th Meeting Minutes--Cont'd} 19
It was 'moved by Mr. Hackett and seconded by Mr. Whiting that proper-
ty belonging to lVlr. Dupree be rezoned from residential to commercial.
·After t{_iscussion, llil r. Hackett withdrew the motion.
It was moved by A. E. Sidwell that the commission recommend to the
City Council that the following described lands be zoned for business
purposes to be included as a portion of the Business District of the
City of Jacksonville: to-wit, all lots fronting on West Main Street
between Second Street and Warren Street on the South Side -of Main (Vlest}
Street and between Second Street and the presently zoned business dis-
trict on the North side, and including Lots 2 in Block 3, and Lots 1
and 2 in Block 4 of Jones Addition and the Brown property lying south
of the Westwird projections of. the back lot . lines of Lots 5, 6, 7 and $
of Block 4 of Jones Addition, as well as lots 4, 5, 6, 7, $and 9 in
Bl~ck ]0 and Lots 1, 2, 3 and 10, 11 and 12 in Block 29 of Jacksonville.
Motion was carrie
C.hairman Hibbs agreed to prepare a detailed map of the area.
' .vli!-'-t ~~) lV ): Iv'lr. Oscar Lewis requested approval of construct1on on the e a st h alf
of Lo.t_'Lan.cL ..L.ot __ $ ,.. Block. 10 of Braden Addition as shown by prints ' fur-
nishedi the Commi ·ssion: --.. ,.Gonstructi on is shown within 3 5' of lot line
adjacent to Brewer Street and within 18' of lot line adjacent to Ba~y
Blvd. It was moved and seconded that the commission recommend approv al
of. construction as submitted. Motion was carried.
Meeting was adjourned at 10:40.
/s/ T. Monroe, Secretary
MINUTES OF THE 29th MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1955
The 29th meeting of the Jacksonville City Planning Commissionwas
held at the City Hall on Thursday, February 10, 1955. Members present
were: 1VJ.r. A. h.. hibbs, Mr. T. P. White, Mr. T. D. Monroe, Mr. Roy
Hackett, lVi r. Oscar Lewis, Mr. A. E. Sidwell, l"ir. S. J. Smart and Mr.
Earl Whiting.
,111 s was a s pe c-i ai:-ca-1-i-me-efing'---fl'l-ael.-e-a-'t-t-he-~e-qu.e.st_o f J.VIr. P ·~1!-'-'l • .___
Dupree, Jr. to consider a request for rezoning of land from residential
to business. A general discussion was held following the presentati o n
by lvir. Dupree •
. A motion was made by IVIr. Hackett and seconded by Mr. Whiting that
the Jacksonville Planning Commission recommend to the City Council
that Lots 76, 75 and 81 of the West Jacksonville Subdivision #1 and
_two unnumbered lots lying on the east side of Warren Street between
West Main Street and West IVlulberry be rezoned from residential to
business. The motion was carried unanimously.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:10.
/s/ T. Monroe, Secretary
MINUTES OF THE 30TH MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 24, 1955
The 30th meeting of the Jacksonville City Planning Commission was
held at the City Hall on Thursday, February :?h -, 1955. Members present
were: lVlr. A. h. Hibbs, lVlr. T. P. White, lvir. T. D. Ivlonroe, Mr. R.
Hackett, Mr. Oscar Lewis, liflr. A. E:. Sidwell, M.r. S. J. Smart, Mr.
A. F. Henry and Mr. E arl Whiting.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hibbs. Minutes of the
29th meeting had been loaned to the City Council and none were avail-
able for approval.
Mr. Barney Elias submitted a preli minary ·plat of the Thompson Addit-
ion for approval. It was moved by Mr. Sidwell and seconded by Mr. Lewis
that the plat be accepted for action to be taken within two weeks.
The motion w a s carried.
A copy of the proposed subdivision rules was given to Mr. Elias
with the understanding that the rules are temporary and are presently
being studied for revision.
A temporary Easement Committee was appointed by Chairman Hibbs.
lVl embers are: Mr. Smart, Mr. ~v hiting and Mr. Lewis.
Propo sed subdivision rules and regulations for the City of Jackson-
ville, Arkansas, were distributed to the members of the Commission.
Ivl r. Sidwell and Mr •. Monroe were to determine the proper procedure
for adoption of the rules and regulations.
It wa s decided to submit copies of the proposed rules and regu-
lations to the· following before final adoption by the Planning Com-
mission: City Engineer, Water an ti Sewer Department, Utilities and
Developers.
The Comrni ssion Secretary w as asked to obtain an index of street
names.
A motion was made and carried that ten copies of the book , "Mr.
Planning Commission" be purchased by the Chairma. The books are to
be paid from a fun d of ~·10 0 previously allocated by the City Council
The next meeting of the Planning Commission was set for March 3,
1955. A motion was made c<n d carr ied that the meeting be adjourned .
/s/ T. Monroe, Secretary
MIN UTES Ol_~HE 31st I~~'lEE TING HELD ON FRID AY, rll ARCH 4 , 1955
The 31st meeting of . the Jacksonville City ?lanning Commission was
hel d at the City Hall on Friday, 1•l arch 4, 1955. 1\/le mb er s pres ent were :
l'·k. A. R . Hib b, s lVlr . T. D •. Monroe, I!lr. Roy Hackett, r'1r. Oscar Lewis,
Mr. A. E . S idwell, Mr. S . J. Smar t and Mr. E . Vl hiting.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hibbs. Minutes of
the 3 0th meeting were read a nd a p proved with the correction of the
word "Thomas" to Thompson in paragraph three.
Proposed Land Subdivision Rules and Re§Ula tions were given further
study a nd revisions were ma de. Corre cted copies a re to be made avail-
able to t h e Commission at the next reg ulc:r me et ing .
(31st lvl eeting l~~'l i nutes Cont'd )
City ~ngineer Bowen presented to the Commission a copy of a form ,
the original of which h ad been signed by, N. E. Harpole, P. W. Dupree,
Harry Harpole and Lansford Martin, granting to the City of Jackson-
ville, a strip of l a nd Thirty feet wide for the purpose of widening
North Bailey Street.
It was moved by llilr. Smart and seconded by Mr. Sidwell that we accept
this offer of dedication and recommend to the Mayor and the City Coun cil
that the necessary legal a ction l:e taken toaccept this offer of dedi-
cation. It was further moved that an expression of appreciation, in
the name of the Mayor, be sent to the grantors. Motion was 'approved
unanimously.
The preliminary plat of th~ __ Thompson Addition as submitted by Mr.
liarney Elias on Februan . ~~,1.955, __ was rejected. It was moved by Mr.
Sidwell and seconded oy ivlr ;---h-ew±-s-tJha-tJ-Mr.-EJ..-ia-s --he--ini'.o_r.me_d _ _o_f_ t=h"-'e~ __
action of the Commission and that the Secretary of the Commission in-
form Mr. Elias of the reasons for rejection and suggested revisions.
l~otion: was carried.
Lamb's First Subdivision of Pulaski County was submitted for approval.
A motion was made by Mr. Smart and seconded by Ivl r. Whiting that the
Planning Commission accept 'the plat with 'regards to the street l ,ayout.
lvloti on was carried.
Meeting was adjourned at 10:20.
/s/ T. Monroe, Secretary
MINUTES OF' A SPECIAL CALLED MEE TING HEL D TU E SDAY, I'-1ARCH 15, 1955 ( 32nd)
A special meeting of the tJacksonville City · Planning Commission was
held at the City Hall on Tuesday, March 15, 1955 at 7:30 P.M. Members
present were Mr. Oscar Lewis, Dr. A. E. Sidwell, Ivir. S. J. Smart, Mr.
T. P. White and Mr. A. R. Hibbs. Also present were Professor \·villiam
S. Bonner of the University of Arkansas City Planning Division and Mr •.
Walter Keaton.
~ne meeting wa-s-c-a-l-i:e-d--f-o-T'--t-fl-e --}d-a.:P.t -i.cula..r_pu.r_p_Qs e of discus sing with
Professor Bonner the completion of maps by the University related to n:--e ---
master street plan in accordance with the agreement between the city and
the University. Professor Bonner had suggested that such a meeting be
held in a letter dated March 8th, 1955 addressed to Chairman Hibbs. He
indica ted an interest in bringing the maps up to date even though the
time covered by the agreement had expired.
Professor Bonner exhibited master street plan maps of the City of
Texarkana which h a d been :pr~pared by the University planning staff and
it was agred that necessary information and existing maps and plats
would be gathered together and mailed to the University so that a base
map on linen tracing cloth and master street planning maps on repro-
ducibles thereform could be prepared in a similar style to the Texakkana
maps and at approximately the same scale. Dr. Sidwell agreed to con-
tact City Engirmer, Fred Bowen, inregard to existing maps and Chairman
Hibbs agreed to assemble an d mail the material to Professor Bonner.
This was subsequently accomplished.
Mr. Keaton presented a ...r..e .::-_p_lat_ Qf the K~aton Addition to the Commis-
sion for study and approval. The plat was reviewed .bY the members
present and a motion was made and seconded th a t in view of the fact
(J2nd Meeting Minutes--Cont'd)
that the earlier Keaton Addition plat had been approved by the
Planning Commission and that all changes which had been made in the
re-plat apparently were in conformance with existing requirements
with one exception, that being building set back lines, the pl at
be approved providing the Chairman poll two absent members in
favor of a p proval and providing that building set back lines on
the plat be adjusted to conform to existing city law. Of the 4
absent members, J were out of the state and 1 was sick and unable
to attend. Two members were polled at a later d a te, Mr. Monroe
and l"'ir. vJhiting, indicating that they were in favor of the action
taken. The motion carried.
Motion was made and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. The
meeting vas declared to be adjourned by the Chairman.
/s/ Albert R. Hibbs, Chairman
MINUTES OF TH E JJrd MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1955 •.
The JJrd meeting of the Jacksonville City Planning Commission was
held at City Hall on Thursday, lVIarch 31, 1955. Members present were:
lVl r. A. R.. Hibbs, lVJr. T. P. White, 111Ir. T. D. Monroe, l\1r. Roy Hackett,
Mr. Earl Whiting, D~. A. E. Sidwell, Mr. S. J. Smart and Mr. Oscar
Lewis. "
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Habbis. Minutes of the
31st and 32nd meetings in~ere read and approved as read.
l\1!'. Barney Elias submitted a replat of the Thompson Addition and
the Brown Acidition as recommended by the Planning Cornmissi on in a
letter of Ivl arch 7, 1955. It was moved by Mr. Smart and seconded by
lVTU'. Hackett that the resurvey of the Brown Addition and the Thompson
Addition be approved as submitted. The 35 foot set back on lots 1,
2, 19 and 20 of Block 2 of the Thompson Add ition was to be waived
and a 20 foot set back line allowed, because the buildings on ct he
listed lots will be the only builiings facing that street which is a s
yet unnamed. This approval is to be subject to conformance to the
street layout as made by the acting City Engineer. Approval was to
be g iven with the assurance th a t the Jacksonville Planning Commission
would receive copis of the plat with utility locati ons shown. The
motion was carried.
It was stated by Chairman Hibbs that Iv<w. Henry had r equest ed to be
relieved of his duties on the Planning Commission because of poor
health. No action was taken.
Dr. Sidwell requested that acting City Engineer Fred Bm-ven be
included on the list of persons notified concerning meeting of the
Commission. This was e<greed upon.
Revised copies of the Proposed Land ::Sub division Rules and Regula-
tions \IITere distributed to the members of the Commission a nd revlsl.OBS
were again rna de followin g ·cti scussi on s concerning suggestions and
proposals made by Mr. Barney Elias and the J\rkansa s Louisiana Gas
Company. Copies of the H.u les and Regula ti o ns are to be corrected
and held by the Se cretary until furhter notice.
Dr. Sidwell requested that the letter of Arkans a s Louisiana Gas Co.
be acknowledged.----Meeting was adjourne'd at 10:10 P.M.
/s/ T. Monroe, Secretary
MINUTES OF THE 34th MEE TING HE4D ON FRIDAY, MA Y 6, 195 5
The 34th Meeting of the Jacksonville City Planning Commission was
held at the City Hall on Friday, May 6, 1955. Members present were:
A. R . Hibbs, A. F'. Henry, Earl Whiting, Dwight Little, Oscar Lewis,
J. E. Evatt and Roy Hackett.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hibbs at 7:40 P.M.
The roll was called.
New members, lvlr.
by Chairman Hibbs.
vacancies that had
I"lr. Sid we 11.
Dw~ght Little and Mr. J. E. Evatt were welcomed
The new members had been appointed to fill
resulted from the resignation of Mr. Monroe and
This was a special called meeting to consider a ction on a plat of
the W. W. Keaton Second Addition to Jacksonville, Arkansas. The plat
was present ea oy-.r~tr--;-vtart-e--r ~Ife-a:t o n •. -------
It was moved and seconded that the plat of the W . W. Keaton Second
Ad dition to Jacksonville, Arkansas be accepted and approved subj e ct
to change of the 30 ft. set back -line to 35 feet, in order to comply
with the enablin g ordinance. Motion carried.
Inasmuch as the Secretary, lvlr. Monroe, has resigned, Chairman Hibbs
called for nominations for a secretary. -Roy Hackett was nominated
but declined. Mr. Dwight Little was nominated but he declined. Mr.
Earl Whiting was nominated but he also declined. Chairman Hibbs
suggested that the election of a secretary be deferred until the next
meeting •
.Motion was ma d e and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. The .
meeting was declared to ibe adjourned at 8:30 P.M. by the chairman.
/s/ Roy Hackett, Secretary pro tern.
MINUTES OF' THE 35th MEETING, HELD ON FRIDAY, JULY 1st, 1955
A meeting of the Jacksonville Planning Commission was held D.t the
City fire station on Friday, July 1, 1955. Members present were Mr.
Hi15l5s)Mr~-ma-rt,-Mr-. -H-ae -k-e -t-t-, -M-P-.-Vlhi-t-in-g.,_Mr_.__E_v.a_t_t~, Mr. Bowen,
lVlr. Little, lVlr. \'>J hite and Mr. Webb.
Mr. Hibbs introduced IVlr. John Crane, Director of the Metropolitan
Area Planning Commission.
A motion was made by Mr. White that the P~anning Comm i§§.i o n approve
a letter by !v'lr. Fred Bowen to the F.H.A. concerning the ~Jimination
of reverse corner lots where possible. The motion was seconded by
Mr. Little. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
Mr. T. P. White was nominated and voted in as Secretary.
There was a discussion by the group concerning the location of a
beauty shop in a residential section of the city attached to or
adjacent to a home.
-A committee was appoi nted by Mr. Hibbs for c o nsideration and to
bring to the g roup a recommendation concerning zoning of land in the
north part of the city adjacent to the air base. The committee was
composed of lvlr. Little, C'hairman; Mr. White , and Mr. Webb. The
committee was t o ?dYise 1~. Hibbs as soon as p ossible so the entir e
(35th Meeting Minutess-Cont'd.)
group can meet and pass on the recommendation.
A motion to adjourn was made by rvir. Whiting, seconded by lVIr.
Little. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned/ ·
/s/ T. P. White, Secretary
MINUTES OF THE 36th MEETING HELD JULY 29, 1955
The 36th meeting of the Jacksonville City Planning Commission was
held at the City Hall on Friday, July 29, 1955. Members present were:
A. R. Hibbs, S. J. Smart, Noel Webb, Roy Hackett, Dwight Little and
J. E. ~vatt. Mr. John Crane, Director of the Metropolitan Area Pla n-
ning Commission, attended the meeting.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hobbs. Minutes of the
35th meeting were read and approved as read.
%-Sgt. Wa rren Weaver and M-Sgt. Alton Put.t g ave a detailed account
of the trailer park they wished to establish on the Adolph Dresher
property , which is bounded on the east by James St. Mr. Smart ques-
tioned the feasibility of having a trailer park in the area which is
zoned as residential. Ivir.· ,Hibbs suggested that it may be a condition
of waiver. Ivir. Evatt brought up the possibility of special permit.
The chairman requested comments by Mr. Crane. Mr. Crane pointed
out that it may be wise to establish a special area for tr.ailer parks
which may be located in a section that has not already been platted
and recorded for residential building. He sug gested that this
.special trailer area may be loc a ted in a section th a t can be re-
zoned without objection b y adjacent property owners; possibly in an
area now zoned as business. He stated that this would avoid sever-
al small trailer parks scattered ab out the residential are a which
will have to be established by special permission and which in the
future may cause trouble because ell the nature of the parks do not
conform to regulations of residential areas. He said he brought up
. these points for the Corn:nissi o.n 's consideration.
Mr. Evatt· stated that considerable pressure would be brought .to ·
by the people in the area near a spot trailer camp.
Chairman Hibbs ap poin ted a committee to work with the Jacksonville
Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of 1ocating a sui table location
for a trailer park area. Noel Welbb, J. E.. Evatt and Hoy Hackett were
appointed. Mr. Webb agreed to act as Chairman of this committee .
Motion was made and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. The
meeting was declared to be adjourned by the Chairman.
/s/ Roy Hackett, Secretary pro tern.
MI NUTES Of lVIEETING HEW NOVEl':IBER 10, 195 5 . --37th
The Planning Commission of Jacksonville, ll rkansas met at 7:4 0 P.M.,
November 10,155, with the following members Presnet: Chairman A. R.
Hibbs, Mr. Smart, lvi r. Hackett, Ivi r. Evatt and Mr. White. Visitors
attending were Pro.fessor Bonne r from University of Ar kansa s and
Ivir. Bar:ney El i as.
First subject of discussion was the master street plan. Chairman
Hibbs ::~n n o i nted ::~ committee to make a street suvev as to nrimarv.
{37th .ivle eting Minutes--Cant' d )
s e c onda ry, etc . Th e f o ur ap pointed we r e Mr. Little, Mr. Hebb, Mr.
Smart and lvlr. Whiting. Th e se members we re to work with the City
£n g in e er t .hen report ba c k to Co mm ission.
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A ._complete di scussion wa s ma de c on cernin g N. E . Harpole Supple-
men tal Ad dition to J ack s onville ; and also Harry Harpole Su p plemental
Ad dition. Motion was made by Noel Webb, second ed by Roy Hack e tt to
a ccept these additions, with p revision re gulatin g setb a ck lines to
b e shown on plat a n d five foot easement s b e corre cted to ei ght feet
wh ere necess a ry. Moti o n carried unanimously.
Discussion concerning Grace Brown property so ld to Presb yteri a n
Church. Motion by Earl Wh iting , second e d by T. P. Vlhite th a t we
notify the owners to pre sent a plat of the sub-d ivision of the
cb2 ng es to be made for approval of planning commission. Motion car-
ried.
Discussion concerning request of Mr. Lessel for buildi n g permit
to bui l d garage apartment on his property. This p roperty not being
zoned; this property lays north of Fr. Thompson Ad dition. Vi as pass ed
until next meetin g , p ending City Engineer g eting further informati o~.
llll eeting ad journed at 10 P .I•I .
MI NUT ES OF Mj"ET ING, DEC EMBER 29..t.-J:.22.2.
Planning Commission met December 29, 8 P.M., l955,held at lst Elec.
Co-op. Bld g . Members present Mr. Hibb,s Little, Hackett, Smart,
Bvatt , Webb, Wh ite; visitors present Fred Bowen, Charles Strauss;
lVl r. John Crane and Mr. Hines of the Metro politan Area Ple.nning · Comm.
F'irst rna tter of business vJas the el ction of new officers of Planni ng
Commission for new year -1956.
Nominate d for chair ma n--Mr. T. P. White, by Mr. Noel Webb , second ed
by Mr. Little. Passed una nimously.
Nominated for Vice-Chairman, l'ilr. Little, by Mr. Smart. Seconded by
--~l~~r-.~v~v e~oo, passe d-unanrmun-~~y •• --------------------------------------------
Nominated for Secretary, Mr . Earl vJ hiting, by Mr. Little , seconded
by Mr. Hibbs; passed unanimously.
Mr. Crane and Mr. Hines presented proposed ma ster street an d z oniqg
plans for possible future use, a general discu s sion by all was entered
-i n to concernin g a master p l an for the city. Mr. Crane promised to
deliver enough small proposed ~aster street plan maps to the commission
chairman within one mo nth for e a ch member to study.
Iv'l r. Bowen p resented a preliminary layout to the Dupree property ,
south of Sunnyside Hills Addition and stated that owner had be e n
advised of steps to take in preparing to re quest Plenning Commission
approval of the rub-division of said l a nd and that the owners were m
the pro cess of preparing the necessary plats, bills of assurance
and material re q uired.
Mr . Bowen also presented tentative layouts of the Oakhurst and
Barney Elias developments south and west of Brown Addition for prelimi-
nary approval st to street layout. Motion made and seconded to return
plats unapp rov e d an d re q ue s t oqners to a djust stre e t l a yout to_recom-
mendations mad e before the Commission b y Mr. Bowen and re-su b ml t for
(>. 1 -l:l ~ (v ( "t2/ 29/5 5 lVlinut e s--Cont' d)
approval. Motion carried.
Land Use map prepared by Metroplan turned over to Mr. Bowen.
Motion made, seconded to adjourn. Chairman White declared meetin g
adjourned.
MINUTES OF THE l'vlEETING HEL D ON JANUARY 18, 1956.
The meeting was called to order by Mr. T. P. Vlhite, Chairman.
The following menbers were present: Mr. v~hite, Mr. Webb, Mr. Hack-
ett, Mr. Botler and Ivl r. Smart.
2. New Business. Request was received from Mr. Austin Harpole to
re-zone Lot 6 of Block 1 of the Harpole Addition to Jacksonville,
Arkansas, from residential to commercial. A study was made of this
request, and it was apparent that this lot failed to be recorded in
the lots that were re-zoned ;from residential to business, abutment
on Highway 67 on July 20, 1954. Motion was made by Mr. Hackett that
recommendation to Mayor and .Council bemade that this lot be re-zoned
from residence to business. Second by Ivlr. Webb. Motion approved.
3. Motion \Was made t:trat recommendation be made to the Mayor and
Council that it enforce its resolution prohibiting the extension of
water line beyond the City boundary, and that any major extension of
water lines within the city boundary be designed and sized so that
future extension of the water line can be provided for any new de"-
velopment. Motion was seconded, and carried.
4. The Planning Commission made a study of a plat of the proposed
sub-division of part of the Northwest l/4, Section 19 for Oakhurst
Development Corporation. Mr. Hackett ma d e a motion, which was sec-
onded by Mr . Bo tler, that approval of the plat as presented be made.
Motion carried.
5. The Commission made a study of taking into the .City the area
north of present boundary. Recommendation was made to the City
Council that this be ince>rporated into the City at such time as it is
presented to thernby the proper authorities.
6. Motion was made and seconded at 9:30 P.M. that the meeting
adjourn.
/s/ S. J. Smart
MINUTES OF ME~ETIN G HELD JANUA RY 26, 1956.
Meeting was called to order by Mr. T. P. Wh ite, Chairman. The
following members were present: Mr. Wh ite, Mr. We bb, Mr. Hackett,
Nr. Bot ler, lVlr. Little, lVIr. Evatt, and Mr. Sma rt.
2. New Business: The Commission designated the first and third
Tuesday Ni ghts of each month as regular meeting time. Should urgent
business require action of the Commission, a call meeting will be
made by c a rd or telephone.
3. lVI r. B. S. Hinds of the Me tro p olitan Planning Commission pre-
sented e a ch member wi th planni ng literature , and a proposed master
street plan indic at i ng prop osed land use in the City and the bound-
ary areas out side of the pr esent city limits. The Commission rec-
commended that Mr. Hind s furnish member v~ith one of the plans for a
study so that they may pre s ent a recommendation to the next regular
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