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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-09-15 MinutesMINUTES OF A PLANNANGj COMMISSION MEETING The Fayetteville Planning Commission met at 4:10 P.M., Tuesday, September 15, 1970, in the Directors Room of the City Administration Building, Fayetteville, Arkansas Members Present: Clark McClinton, Roy Clinton, Al Witte, Byron Boyd, Ernest Jacks, Dr. Walter Brown, Al Donaubauer, Dr. James Mashburn. Members Absent: Mrs. Helen Edmiston. Chairman Clark McClinton called the meeting to order. The first item on the agenda was the rezoning petition of Humble Oil and Refining Company postponed from the September 1 meeting. This petition was originally scheduled for July 7 but was tabled for HUMBIE OIL & REFINING CO. further study until September 1. Representatives of the petitioner Highway 71 North requested on September 1, that the matter be postponed until September 15. Drawings prepared from the Arkansas State Highway Department's plans for widening of Highway 71 North of Stearns Road were discussed. There was no representative of the petitioner present. The Chairman asked that the attorney for Humble 011 be asked to either submit a letter asking for a further extension of the tabling of this petition or it shall be acted upon at the October 6 Planning Commission meeting. .. . alit . - ..ve 5 town. ..: •. MI Z Roy Clinton asked that maps showing school districts, major street plan, zoning, planning area, land use, etc. be kept in the Directors Room for Planning Commission meetings. He was particularly interested in a map showing the Fayetteville School District. The next item on the agenda was a large-scale development CARL TUNE plan for the Carl Tune property necessary because it is LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENT larger than one acre. Mr. Tune desires to construct a building on his property zoned I-1 to house a plumbing supply establishment. Ernest Jacks stated that the Subdivision Committee has looked at the submittal, but feels it is not sufficient. All of the information called for in the ordinance on such a development has not been furnished. The Subdivision Committee recommends that the plan be returned to Mr. Tune for 9-15-7G additional information. He stated he did not think it would be necessary for 25 foot side setbacks to be maintained between the two buildings. The Committee recommended that a check list be prepared and handed out . developers asphaltpreparing their submittal. Mr. Clinton stated that a topo map might be necessary if he plans to Donaubauer moved that the recommendations of the Subdivision Committee be followed and that the :. be returned to Mr. Tuns. seconded.Byron Boyd correctionsThe next item for discussion was a series of the Planning Commission needs to initiate on the official zoning map. The corrections are* 1. TA :.• property on Highway 16 East shown as — .. map; should be C�2. zoning2* Property between R�l along Lake Sequoyah Drive and the A�l surrounding Lake Sequoyah lacks designation, 3. Recent annwmtion on East e of Lake Sequoyah Drive .. •.: property4. Zoning district boundary lacking between A�l alongside Highway 16 East and R�l where Stone Farm Road intersects with Highway 16 East. 5* Why is the Washington County Fairground outlined and shown as A�17 Practically all of the surrounding 6. University of Arkansas property South of Fairgrounds is not shown as having ever been annexed on other maps. Shouldn't this be deleted from City Limits? ZONING MAP CORRECTIONS 7. Citj.-Lidit boundary in Southeast corner of Section 6, T -16-N, R -30-W seems out of proportion. R.rnest Jacks is to check these matters against an earlier map reportprepared by Jim Vizzier and prepare a Harold Lieberens had forwarded a request to the Chairman of the Commission to appoint a committee to begin a study on business signs as a number of applications to erect signs are being delayed pending such a study. The Commission felt it was recommended that the City Manager and Staff Consultant were to review business signs as well as billboards by Resolution PC 1"-70. Dr. Brown stated that Murray Smart, School of Architecture, and Charles Carnes, School of Law, University of Arkansas are working on a study regarding signs, etc. in various cities. He suggested they be contacted by Mr. Howe. SIGNS & BILLBOARDS 9-15-70 -3- Ordinance 1747 requires that a lengthy notation be entered onto the zoning map each time an amendment is made to the map. In a very short time the map would be filled with notations. Ernest Jacks moved that the City Attorney be requested to draft an appropriate amendmsnt�ordinance to enable correcting the map in a less cumber- some manner but still keep the map up to date. Al Donaubauer seconded the motion. It was approved unanimously, A system of legends with numbers, or dates, or ordinance number was suggested. Al Witte asked that a copy of the proposed change be mailed to the Commission members prior to the next meeting, so that it could be studied by each of them. He also questioned the wording which requires that such a correction be made "promptly" and that states that "No amendment shall become effective until after such change and entry has been made on said map." He requested that the City Attorney look at this also. The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 P.M. II A RESOLUTION PC 14-70 BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission request the City Attorney to draft an appropriate ordinance to amend Ordinance 1747, Article 1, Section 1, Paragraph 3 to enable correcting the Official Zoning Map in a less cumbersome manner, but still keep the Map up to date. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a public hearing be called to consider said amendment. PASSED AND APPROVED this 15th day of September 1970. APPROVED: Clark McClinton, Chairman 4D