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MINUTES OF CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
• The Fayetteville City Planning Commission met in a regular session at 3:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, November 6, 1962, in the Municipal Court Room in the City Administration
Building.
Members present: Mr. J. F. Palmer, Miss Suzanne Lighton, Mr. Bill Dalton, Mr. Clark
McClinton and Mr. George Caudle.
Members absent: hire Henry Shreve, Mr. Paul Young, Mr. Bryan Walker and Mr. Hugh
Stubblefield.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. F. Palmer. The minutes of October 2,
1962, (regular meeting) were approved as written and mailed to the members prior to
this meeting.
Miss Lighton inquired as to whether or not the City Council had taken any action on
the professional aid requested by the City Planning Commission to work with the City
Building Inspector and the City Planning Commission. Mr. Palmer said nothing had
been done as far as he knew in regard to employing a professional planner. The request
of the Planning Commission had been referred to the Planning Committee of the City
Council. Mr. Palmer stated that he would follow through with this matter.
The Chairman asked about the date set aside for a public hearing on the rezoning of
lot 12 in Block 1 of the Evelyn Hills Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;
property on Sixth Street belonging to Wiggins Memorial Methodist Church; and property
belonging to C. E. and Zola Millheisler, said property being located on Highway 71
• South. The Chairman was informed that the public hearing would be held at 4:00 p.m.
on November 20, 1962.
Mr. Bill Dalton, Chairman of the Zoning Committee of the Planning Commission, reported
on the definition of kindergartens and nurseries. Mr. Dalton pointed out that it was
difficult to draw a fine line in defining kindergartens and nurseries; however he
reported that his committee had come to the following decision:
Nurseries would consist of small infants who would remain indoors. Six or more
of such children as described in the foregoing statement would be considered as
a nursery.
Kindergartens would consist of children who would spend most of their time outdoor
Four or mote such children as described in the foregoing statement would be
considered as a kindergarten. Also should a person rent property for the purpose
of keeping children and said person live elsewhere, one or more children would
be considered to compose a kindergarten.
Mr. Harold E. Lieberenz, City Building Inspector, presented a lot problem to the Plan-
ning Commission members. Mr. E. L. Stephenson who owns property on North Garland
Avenue and said property being described as follows: A part of the Southwest Quarter
of the Southwest Quarter of Section Four (4), Township Sixteen (16) North, Range
Thirty (30) West and more particularly described as beginning at a point which is Two
hundred sixty four (264) feet North of the Southwest Corner of said Forty acre tract,
running thence East Three hundred thirty (330) feet; thence North Three hundred ninety
• six (396) feet; thence West Three hundred thirty (330) feet; thence South Three hundred
ninety six (396) feet to the place of beginning containing three acres be the same
more or less. hire Stephenson sold approximately 96 feet by 330 feet to another party
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and now he would like to divide the remainder of his property into lots 75 feet by
330 feet and sell these lots. Mr. Lieberenz stated that Mr. Stephenson had talked
• to the owner of the subdivision to the east to see if Davis Street could be continued
west to Garland Avenue. The owner, Bryce Davis, said such continuation of Davis Street
would not be possible.
Mr. Bill Dalton moved that the Planning Commission accept the sketch submitted by
Mr. E. L. Stephenson, said sketch showing the proposed division of his property, and
that the City Building Inspector be authorized to issue building permits as requested
by Mr. E. L. Stephenson or property owners owning said lots. The motion was seconded
by Clark McClinton and passed unanimously.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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