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MINUTES OF FAYETTEVILLE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
The City Planning Commission of Fayetteville, Arkansas, met in a special meeting on
Tuesday, February 13, 1962, at 4:00 p.m* in the Council Room in the City Administra-
tion Building,
Present: Mr. Palmer,. Miss Lighton, Mr. Caudle, Mr. Stubblefield, Mr. Walker and
Mr. Shreve.
Absent: Mr. McClinton, Mr. Dalton and Mr. Young.
The Chairman reported that the purpose of the meeting was to hold a public hearing
to consider the rezoning of that area of land bounded on the east by the Northwest
Arkansas Riding Club, on the south by Cato Springs Road, on the west by a creek,
and going 660 feet north. This real estate is to be considered for rezoning from
I-2 Heavy Industrial District to R -1B Single Family Residential District.
There was no public present at the hearing. The Chairman therefore reported that
the purpose of the public hearing having been accomplished, the public hearing was
adjourned. The Chairman declared the Planning Commission in executive session to
officially act on recommendations made at previous meeting.
Mr. Walker moved that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council that the
following described real estate be rezoned from I-2 Heavy Industrial District to
R -1B Single Family Residential District: Part of the S2 of Section 21, T16N, R30W,
described as: Beginning at a point 890 feet more or less west of the SE corner of
• said 80 acre tract with said point being located on the west property line of the
property owned by the Northwest Arkansas Riding Club, thence north 660 feet, and
thence west 1,035 feet more or less to the center line of a creek, thence in a southerly
direction with the meanders of said creek to the south line of said 80 acre tract,
thence east 1,100 feet more or less to the place of beginning, less a strip of uniform
width off the south side of said above described tract which is 120 feet wide measured
north and south that is already zoned R -1B Single Family Residential District. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Stubblefield and passed unanimously.
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The Chairman asked the Subdivision Committee Chairman if the committee was ready to
report on Mr. Roy Adams" Subdivision. Miss Lighton, Chairman of the Subdivision
Committee, reported that Mr. Adams agreed to give the five (5) feet off the west
side of lots 6 and 7 of Block 2 and lot 13 of Block 1 as a conditional street right-
of-way on the condition that the five (5) feet would automatically revert back to
the property owners if the street (Gregg Street) were not widened. Ms. Stubblefield
moved that the Planning Commission accept the Subdivision Committee's report and that
Mr. Adams' Subdivision preliminary plat be approved provided that the above mentioned
condition be included on the plat. The motion was seconded by Mr. Walker and passed
unanimously.
The Chairman excused tire Walker from the meeting; however a quorum was still present.
The Chairman reported that he and the secretary, Miss Lightoq; attended the City
Council meeting Monday, February, 12, to appeal to the Council for professional help
with city planning. The appeal was referred to the Planning Committee and Finance
Committee of the City Council for study and recommendation.
The Chairman reported that the special committee consisting of the chairman of the
Planning Commission, Planning Committee of the City Council and Board of Adjustment
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Minutes of February 13, 1962
would be called the Judicial Zoning Committee. The committee will work with the
City Building Inspector.
The Chairman stated he had discussed with the Mayor the possibility of hiring a
professional planner fbr the Building Inspectorfs office.
The Building Inspector asked the Planning Commission if an engineer had to draw the
preliminary plat of a subdivision. The mutual feeling and interpretation of the
Subdivision Ordinance was that an engineer did not have to drawhe preliminary plat.
There was further discussion of the Subdivision Ordinance, an ten the meeting was
adjourned.
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