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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-01-13 MinutesMINUTES OF A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING qff a- 3- 70 The Fayetteville.Planning Commission met at 4:00 P.M., Tuesday, ,. January 13,'1970, in the Directors Room of the City Administration Building, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Members Present: Clark McClinton, E. H. "A1" Donaubauer, Allan Gilbert, Dr. Walter Brown, Morton Gitelman, Ernest Jacks, Byron Boyd, Members Absent: Roy Clinton, Dr. James Mashburn, Others Present: Harold Lieberenz, Wesley Howe, Jim Vizzier, Loris Stanton. Chairman Clark McClinton called the meeting to order. The first item before the Commission was a letter from Edmiston Builders requesting their rezoning petition for property located North and West of Old Wire Road be left on table. This is also the location of the proposed Butter- field Addition. Ernest Jacks moved that the petition be left on table until such time as the Planning Commission considers it advisable to reopen the case. Allan Gilbert seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously. v EDMISTON BUILDERS - (letter The Commission briefly discussed the statement of intended use of the Bullington property by Washington General Hospital as WASHINGTON GENERAL HOSPITAL filed before the Board of Adjustment. Harold Lieberenz quoted the zoning ordinances which allow similar uses on appeal to the Board of Adjustment. There was no action called for on this matter, as the statement was given to the Planning Commission for informational purposes only. The Commission discussed the letter from Loris Stanton, The Stanton Company, requesting a separate use unit for small animal hospitals in the Proposed Zoning Ordinance. He BETTER FROM LORIS STANTON desires at least a conditional use in the R-0, Residential - Office District. Varioua:members of the Commission expressed concern that if such a unit were created, not all veterinarians affected would maintain the quiet, clean hospital atmosphere. The matter was referred to Morton Gitelman's committee on the Proposed Zoning Ordinance for study and evaluation. The next item discussed was the letter from Wesley Howe, City Manager, regarding staff reports on zoning matters and the LETTER FROM WESLEY HOWE procedure for public hearings. Each Planning Commission member Staff Reports had been mailed a copy of the Planning Commission By -Laws as amended May 6, 1969, in which staff reports were called for. Chairman McClinton read the letter from Mr. Howe, Ernest Jacks stated that he thought it was a good idea to have the staff presentation of the staff report before the opening of the public hearing. He liked the staff recommendations. 1-13-70 -2- Mr. McClinton said he personally had no objection to the staff making recommendations. He asked the other members to express their opinions as to whether the staff report should be made available to the public prior to the Planning Commission meetings. He had no objection to this either and Ernest Jacks agreed with him. Allan Gilbert said he felt the staff report should be made public. He felt it might help to educate interested parties. In a good, thorough staff report the conclusions should be evident by the facts presented therein. He saw no necessity for publishing the recommendations, but felt the news media should have access to the factual part of the report. Morton Gitelman said he felt a danger might be in the possibility that the Planning Commission can take the heat off themselves by saying they were following the staff recommendations in controversial cases. Mr. Donaubauer felt that unless the Planning Commission requested conclusions, they shouldn't expect them. He favored making the staff reports public. Mr. Howe was asked for his opinion. He stated he had heard good arguments on both sides. He didn't feel the staff work would be jeopardized one way or the other. A good staff report could be presented under either procedure. Walter Brown.stated he doesn't pay that much heed to the recommendations in making his decisions. He would like to see the reports made public. He questioned whether the staff presentation might complicate the hearings. Mr. McClinton stated that the Planning Commission would be the only ones permitted to question the staff during presentation. He would not wish to place the staff in the position of having to defend their position to the public. Mr. McClinton said he would try to follow the recommendations of Mr. Howe regarding procedures of public hearings. The Commission noted the lists of 1968 and 1969 rezonings and their relation to the Proposed Boning Map. No changes or corrections were proposed at this time. Chairman McClinton stated that he has realized there is a gap in the Proposed Zoning Ordinance.between the density allowed in R-1, Low Density Residential District, and R-2, Medium Density Residential District. R-1 allows up to four families per acre. R-2 allows up to 24 families per agre. R-3 allows up to 40 families per acre. He asked Mr. Vizzier about adding another district that would be limited to duplexes only. Mr. Vizzier said that rather than set up a new zone, he would be more inclined to add duplexes to R-1, perhaps as a conditional use. There was some discussion on the matter. Mr. Gitelman 1-13-70 -3- said he favored allowing duplexes in R-1 on approval of the Planning Commission and also requiring a larger lot area. Chairman McClinton asked Mr. Gitelman's committee to work on this problem. Walter Brown expressed his desire to maintain a separate R-2 zone for duplexes as in the current ordinance. Mr. McClinton asked if there were any corrections, opinions or changes to be made on the minutes for the December 16, 1969, meeting. There were none and the minutes were approved as mailed. Jim Vizzier gave a report on the status of the zoning map and texts being printed. They have been promised to him in about two weeks. Dr. Brown moved that the Planning Commission meet at 4:00 P.M., the first Tuesday in February to elect officers for 1970. Mr. Donaubauer seconded the motion. It was approved unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 P.M. 0