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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1962-04-10 Minutes-0— The City Planning Commission of Fayetteville, Arkansas, met in a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 10, 1962, at 3:30 p.ma in the Council Room in the City Administration Building. • Present: Mr. Palmer, Mr. Shreve, Mr. Caudle, Mr. Stubblefield and Mr. Walker. Absent: Miss Lighton, Mr. Young, Mr. Dalton and Mr. McClinton. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Forrest Palmer. The minutes of March 6, 1962 (regular meeting),March 13, 1962 (public hearing) and March 30, 1962 (public hearing) were approved as written and mailed to the members prior to this meeting. The Chairman reported that at an earlier date the mayor had asked the Planning Commission to study streets in the City of Fayetteville and the names of said streets. Since no member of the Planning Commission has the time to make such study, the city engineer will be appointed by the mayor to study the street naming problem. The Planning Commission will work with the city engineer. The Chairman reported that instead of the appointment of a special committee the City Council will make a study of the city building inspector's office. The amended jurisdiction map showing the areas recently annexed to the City of Fayetteville was presented to the Planning Commission. After discussion, the Chairman appointed Mr. Walker and Mr. Caudle as a special committee to study the jurisdiction map and to report to the Planning Commission at a later meeting. The Chairman read Resolution 5-62 in which the City Council referred the petition of Messrs. Tom Feathers and Humphrey Heasty back to the Planning Commission for further • study and recommendation with reference to rezoning for a brick -constructed, two- family duplex residence. Mr. Shreve stated that the Planning Commission feels that there is a need for duplexes in this area and that such residential construction is good land use; therefore Mr. Shreve moved that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council that favorable consideration be given to said above petition with reference to rezoning to R-2 Two-family Residential District property facing Maple Street for a brick -constructed, two-family residence and that the Planning Commission would be in accord if the City Council would exercise their authority under paragraph "e^ of Section 1 of Article IX of Ordinance No. 1239. The motion was seconded by Mr. Caudle and passed unanimously. 0 94 Minutes of April 10, 1962 • The Chairman read Resolution 6-62 in which the City Council requested that the Planning Commission study and give a recommendation on the proposed closing and vacating of a portion of Read Avenue. Mr. Caudle moved that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council that the portion of Read Avenue between Southern Avenue and Rockwood Trail be not closed unless an easement can be acquired by the City of Fayetteville and that the condition of said easement be such that the City and the utility companies can enter upon the easement for the maintenance of an existing sewer main and/or for future utilities. The motion was seconded by Mr. Shreve and passed unanimously. Mr. Shreve moved to adopt a resolution recommending to the City Council that a certain Area on Maple, Oliver and Razorback Road be rezoned to permit two-family brick duplex dwellings, and to further recommend that the portion of Read Avenue referred to in the petition be not vacated and abandoned. The motion was seconded by Mr. Caudle and passed unanimously. The city building inspector reported on Mr. Milton Tate's replat of Blocks 2 and 3 of Tate's Addition. Mr. Lieberenz said that the Planning Commission had approved the preliminary plat and that _the final plat was ready for approval. The engineer was working on the improvements and would be finished before too long. Mr. Caudle moved that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council that the final plat of the replat of Blocks 2 and 3 of Tate's Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, be accepted provided that Mr. Tate enters into a contract for improvements with the City of Fayetteville. The motion was seconded by Mr. Shreve and passed unanimously. The Chairmen of the Housing Code Committee and the Zone Revision Committee were not • present; therefore there were no reports given from these committees. The city building inspector reported on a new procedure for engineers preparing the subdivider's final plat. The Planning Commission approved the new procedure. The Chairman suggested that the Judicial Committee be consulted on such problems in the future instead of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission instructed the city building inspector to use the street widths set out by the Set -Back Ordinance and that the Subdivision Ordinance be revised to include the changes in street widths. The building inspector presented copies of the proposed subdivision ordinance amendments) and copies of the ordinance codified. The members'of the Planning Commission approved and suggested that the Subdivision Ordinance be codified. The building inspector reported that Mr. Hugh Dill wanted a building permit to begin construction on one of his proposed duplexes north of Center Street and west of Razor- back Road. Mr. Dill has not installed any improvements yet. The Planning Commission instructed the building inspector not to issue any building permits until Mr. Dill's final plat is presented to the Planning Commission for acceptance and until Mr. Dill has made provisions for the necessary subdivision improvements. Mr. A. J. Miller's building problem on Highway 71 South was presented to the Planning Commission by the city building inspector. Mr. Miller owns a piece of property 200 feet wide and 400 feet deep. He wants to divide his property into lots and build • residences on the lots. Mr. Miller's property is located in a C-2 Thoroughfare Commer- cial District and a I-2 Heavy Industrial District. The Chairman referred Mr. Miller's problem to the Subdivision Committee for study and recommendation after checking with the Industrial Fo t on, the Chamber of Commerce and the City of Fayetteville. There was no further bu ine ; therefore the meeting was adjourned. APPROVED• DATE; /, 19/e2 . T-7!