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MINUTES OF FAYETTEVILLE CITY PIANNING COMMISSION
The City Planning Commission of Fayetteville, Arkansas, met in a regular meeting
on Tuesday, February 6, 1962, at 3:30 p.m. in the Court Room in the City Administra-
tion Building.
Present: Mr. Palmer, Miss Lighton, Mr. Walker, Mr. Stubblefield, Mr. Dalton,
Mr. Caudle and Mr. Young.
Absent: Mr. Shreve and Mr. McClinton.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Forrest Palmer. The minutes of
January 23, 1962, (public hearing) and January 30, 1962, (special called meeting)
were approved as written and mailed to the Planning Commission members prior to the
meeting.
The City Building Inspector was not present to report on Ralph Brophyts Subdivision.
The Chairman read a resolution taken from a motion made at the January 30, 1962,
meeting regarding professional help in city planning. Mr. Caudle moved that the
Planning Commission accept Resolution PC -1-62 as read by the Chairman and that this
resolution be presented to the City Council at the next Council meeting. The motion
was seconded by Miss Lighton and upon roll call the following vote was recorded:
Lighton, Dalton, Young, Caudle and Stubblefield "Yes" and Walker "No." There being
five "Yeses" and one "No", the Chairman declared the motion passed.
• The Chairman asked for the Subdivision Committee's report. Miss Lighton, Chairman
of the Subdivision Committee, said Roy Adams' Subdivision was the only one the
committee was ready to report on. No compromise had been made since the November 6,
1961, meeting in which a motion was made and was passed unanimously to approve
Mr. Adams' subdivision provided that he give five additional feet off the west side
of Gregg Street to make the street wide enough to meet the requirements in the
Subdivision Ordinance No. 1245• After much discussion Mr. Dalton moved that the
Planning Commission approve the plat of Mr. Adams provided that Mr. Adams eliminate
from the plat lots 6 and 7 of Block 2 and lot 13 of Block 1. The motion died for
want of a second. After further discussion and since Mr. Adams was not present to
state his opinion, the Chairman referred the problem back to the Subdivision Committtee.
In regard to the wooden "shake" shingles, Mr. Palmer said that after talking to a
representative of the Inspection Rating Bureau that the use of the wooden "shake"
shingles might cost the city a point or two when the city reduces from Class 5 to
Class 4, but another fire station would eliminate the loss of any points. Individuals
would not be affected. Mr. Young, Chairman of the Housing Code Committee, moved
that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council that the Council favorably
consider the use of wooden "shake" shingles. The motion was seconded by Mr. Walker
and passed unanimously.
Mr. Palmer said that he, the Mayor and the City Building Inspector had discussed the
possibility of appointing a special committee to help the City Building Inspector
decide whether or not to issue building permits under some circumstances. The
special committee would consist of the Chairman of the Board of Adjustment, the
Chairman of the Planning Commission and the Chairman of the Planning Committee of the
City Council, Mr. Young moved that the Planning Commission recommend to the Mayor
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Minutes of February 6, 1962
• and the City Council that such special committee consisting of the Chairman of
the Board of Adjustment, the Chairman of the Planning Commission and the Chairman
of the Planning Committee of the City Council be appointed for the purpose of
assisting the City Building Inspector. Miss Lighton seconded the motion, and the
motion passed unanimously.
Miss Lighton said that the special
committee appointed
by the Chairman at the last
meeting (January 30,
1962) had met.
The wording in the
proposed ordinance on
Planning Commission
procedure had been reworded and was
ready for the public hearing.
Miss Lighton suggested that since Mr. Nelson had ready for discussion the first draft
of a suggested amendment to the Zoning Ordinance covering the matter of schools,
churches, public huildings, etc., -VM it would be better not to attempt to revise
the Zoning Ordinance only as to schools because of the comprehensive nature of the
proposal Mr. Nelson has ready for discussion. The Chairman referred the matter to
the Zone Revision Committee.
Miss Lighton said that after checking with the City Building Inspector that the only
pressing school problem on proposed construction is Jefferson School. Miss Lighton
moved that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council that the Council
grant the Board of Education a building permit for the necessary work without requir—
ing the Board of Education to appeal to the Board of Adjustment. The motion was
seconded by Mr. Young and passed unanimously.
Mr. Dalton, Chairman of the Zone Revision Committee, moved that a public hearing
• be held by the Planning Commission to rezone that area west from Pollard Avenue to
Woolsey Avenue and from North Street south to Pike Street and more particularly
described as lots 1, 23 3, 142 15 and 16 of Block 1; lots 1 through 5 of Block 7;
and lots 1 through 5 of Block 8 all lots being located in A. L. Trent's Revised
Plat of City Park Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas. This area is
proposed to be rezoned from R -1B Single Family Residential District to R—P Professional
Office Residential District. The motion was seconded by Mr. Walker and upon roll
call the following vote was recorded: Lighton, Walker, Caudle, Dalton and Stubblefield
"Yes" and Young "No." There being five "Yeses" and one "No", the Chairman declared
the motion passed. The date for the public hearing was set for March 13, 1962.
Mr. Palmer suggested a joint meeting of the City Council, the Planning Commission
and the Board of Adjustment be held in the future.
Mr. Nelson said that the proposed amended jurisdiction map necessary because of the
areas recently annexed to the city was ready to present to the Planning Commission
for approval.
The meeting was adjourned.
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