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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-06-26 MinutesMINUTES OF A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING The Fayetteville Planning Commission met at 4:00 P.M., Tuesday, June 26, 1973, in the Directors Room, City Administration Building, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Members Present: Members Absent: Others Present: Marvin Murphy, Donald Nickell, Morton Gitelman, Roy Clinton, Ernest Jacks, Helen Edmiston. John Maguire, Christine Childress, Al Hughes. City Manager Donald Grimes, Rev. Ed Salmon, Gerald Cates, Marion Orton, Administrative Aide David McWethy, Larry Wood, and others. Chairman Roy Clinton called the meeting to order. The minutes of the June 12, 1973, Planning Commission meeting were approved MINUTES as mailed. The Commission continued its study of the proposed revisions to Fayetteville's Major Street Plan on which a public hearing had been held May 14, 1973. MAJOR STREET PLAN Chairman Clinton said that on one of the recommended changes a discussion Revisions was held on the change of Razorback from Maple to Cleveland and the change of Cleveland from Razorback to Garland. The discussion centered around whether to correct the proposed map and change these streets back to Collectors. The arguments have been that grade school children have less comprehension of traffic than a college student has and that the steep incline on Razorback does not lend itself to arterial traffic. Donald Nickell asked if the plan as proposed didn't also give the traffic a choice of going up Razorback and either going on down the hill (Sang) and coming back onto Wedington and getting out of town. Ernest Jacks said that ultimately he felt the Commission would need a revised map of the proposal to study to avoid confusion. He said he wanted to see something graphic so he could see how it all fitted together. Marvin Murphy said he thought there are several problems on that Cleveland - Razorback locale. Going up to Cleveland as indicated, you could cut that down and have not over a 5% grade, but you would have that school at the corner. On the other hand, going up Maple to Garland you would have that bad intersection that is almost impossible to turn at early in the morning. There is a lot of pedistrian traffic to contend with there. We are looking at several things besides moving cars and trucks up and down the highway. Ernest Jacks said that the kids are better controlled at the school crossings than the college students are. Mr. Jacks and Mr. Murphy said they thought they liked the traffic routing better on the Transportation Study plan. Morton Gitelman said he thought he liked it better the other way. Ernest Jacks moved to leave the Razorback to Cleveland, Cleveland to Garland as shown on the NWARPC plan. Helen Edmiston seconded the motion. Murphy, Nickell, Jacks, and Edmiston voted "Aye"; Gitelman and Clinton voted "Nay." The motion carried to make no change. Morton Gitelman asked for some discussion on LeRoy Pond, California, and Center Streets. Marvin Murphy asked if this would necessitate opening up Center. It would. Mr. Murphy said he saw nothing wrong with that. Chairman Clinton said that since they are saying they will not widen past the existing right-of-way, we could call it a collector instead of an arterial. Morton Gitelman moved to leave these streets as a collector as they are shown on the present Major Street Plan rather than change them to an arterial. Helen Edmiston seconded the motion which was approved unanimously. • • • Planning Commission 6-26-73 -2- The Commission discussed the recommended additions to the present Major Street Plan contained in the proposal. Ernest Jacks said he thought the addition of East and West Skyline Drive is shown so you won't dead end a collector street. The proposal also shows deleting that thing across the top of the mountain and make it around the mountain. City Manager Donald Grimes pointed out a map which showed the deletions of the 1970 Major Street Plan in white. These were discussed. Chairman Clinton said it had been the concensus to leave Pembroke -Ridgeway - West Shadowridge-Viewpoint on the map because the Commission had removed the extension of Rockwood Trail and this is the only outlet for Rockwood Trail left. Rex Drive extended was discussed. Ernest Jacks said that is not really Rex Drive. Marvin Murphy said there is an old road that goes off there at the Northeast corner of the Assembly grounds, but he did not know what it is called. Chairman Clinton said he thought they should delete it and treat it the same way we would Rockwood Trail and Sang Avenue and say that we know there will have to be some streets but just have to decide where they will go. Ernest Jacks moved to delete Rex Drive as shown on the proposed map. Morton Gitelman seconded the motion which was approved unanimously. Chairman Clinton noted that Sang had already been deleted as a collector as extended, but that Sang from Wedington to Cleveland would still bear a collector designation. Ernest Jacks moved to remove the Wilson Hollow Road from the river North to its intersection with Willoughby Road fron the proposed map as a collector designation. Helen Edmiston seconded the motion. It was approved unanimously. City Manager Donald Grimes recommended that now that we are deleting Rockwood Trail and Rex Drive between town and Highway 265 that the designation of Rock Street extended from Morningside to Crossover Road as a collector be left on. Planning Administrator Bobbie Jones raised the question of whether the existing Major Street Plan shows Rock Street or whether it shows Center Street and South Street. Morton Gitelman asked if it would border the Confederate Cemetery. It would. He said he opposed that as he would hate to see it open up there. Helen Edmiston moved to retain the extension of Rock Street as a collector from Morningside to Crossover Road or Highway 265. Donald Nickell seconded the motion. Murphy, Nickell, Clinton, Jacks, Edmiston voted "Aye"; Gitelman abstained. Chairman Clinton noted that Rockwood Trail extended had already been deleted. City Manager Donald Grimes asked what about leaving Cato Springs Road extended to Pump Station Road and the extension of College Avenue South of 15th Street on the Major Street Plan. He thought this would save a bottleneck in the future. Ernest Jacks moved to leave Cato Springs Road extended to Pump Station Road and College Avenue extended to Cato Springs Road extended on the Major Street Plan. Helen Edmiston seconded the motion which was approved unanimously. A proposed Final Plat of a Replat of a Part of Lot 2, Block 6 and all MEADOWLARK ADD. of Lot 3, Block 7, Meadowlark Addition (located between Emma and Coleman Replat of a Part Avenues and on the West side of Coleman Avenue) had been submitted for of Lot 2, Block6 approval by Edward Hancock and Harrison Davis. & all of Lot 3, Ernest Jacks reported for the Subdivision Committee and said that only Block 7 one off-site utility easement has been asked for and that the Street FINAL PLAT Superintendent still wishes to require a lot of drainage improvements on the streets. Mr. Jacks moved to approve the plat with the one off-site easement to be provided. He said he hated to go against Clayton Powell, Street Superintendent, but that the Commission had done so before and would be reaffirming that action. Helen Edmiston seconded the motion which was approved unanimously. Planning Commission 6-26-73 -3- A large scale development plan had been submitted by Rev. Ed Salmon REV. ED SALMON for property located on West Maple Street. Rev. Salmon was present. 1660 West Maple Ernest Jacks reported for the Subdivision Committee and said there L.S.Development were several things discussed. An easement is needed for the sewer line across the property. Rev. Salmon said that the City Engineer had wanted them to get on the sewer. McClelland Engineers shot it again and the proposed building site is 8 ft. under the sewer. He presented a letter to that effect. Mr. Jacks said that the Plat Review Committee had also asked that Maple Street be dedicated on out to the western extremity of the property. Helen Edmiston said that Clayton Powell, Street Superintendent, had also said he felt Maple Street should be developed all the way to the western extremity, but she said it did not seem necessary to her. She told Rev. Salmon that if it does get developed, she thinks it is his obligation to help. Rev. Salmon said he would be willing to agree to that. Ernest Jacks said that the Plat Review Committee had also asked that that 50 ft. easement down the West side of the property be dedicated as a street. Rev. Salmon said he would be willing to give half a street if Evangeline Archer would give the other half. Chairman Clinton thought this to be reasonable. Rev. Salmon said they had commissioned McClelland Engineers to design a sewer which they were putting in themselves and paying for themselves. They are trying to get a street improvement district up there. The street doesn't even have curb and gutter now. He said he thought when they bought the property, they had given additional right-of-way for Maple and Gray Streets. Ernest Jacks recommended approval of the proposed plan with the stipulation that the sewer easement be dedicated; that we are sure we have a dedication for Maple Street; and that he dedicate the West 25 ft. of this property for a future street. Helen Edmiston seconded the motion which was approved unanimously. A large scale development plan had been submitted by Gerald & Marie GERALD & M. CATES Cates for property located at the Northwest corner of the intersection Highway 62 W. of Highway 62 West and Old Farmington Road. Gerald Cates was present. L.S.Development Ernest Jacks reported for the SubdivisionCommittee. The telephone company requested an easement. There is a sewer easement requested. There is also a question about whether the plan for Highway 62 was ever adopted. It was tabled and is still tabled after being returned by the Board of Directors. Chairman Clinton asked Mr. Cates what he proposed to use the property for. Mr. Cates said he planned to have a garage and some offices on the property. Ernest Jacks said that the plan as sent back to the Commission by the Board of Directors showed frontage roads on the commercial land use and backage roads on the residential land use. City Director Marion Orton said she did not think the Board had ever passed any thing on the land use. The Planning Office files contained a copy of a map and ordinance published in the newspaper on this. Administrative Aide David McWethy left the meeting to research the matter. Chairman Clinton discussed setbacks and required parking with Mr. Cates in an attempt to determine whether it would be possible to remove the South line of parking and still leave Mr. Cates with adequate parking and whether there was room to allow for a future service road. David McWethy returned with the information that the amendment to the General Land Use Plan came before the Board of Directors March 20, 1973, and passed with a vote of 5 to 2. The Board Street Committee met and came up with recommendations regarding changes in the Highway 62 land use plan with parallel access roads on April 3 This was presented to the Board of Directors April 3 and the Board indicated 6 to 1 to send it to the Planning Commission and seek Planning Commission approval Chairman Clinton suggested deleting the South strip of parking and putting Mr. Cates on notice that he could not build South of what he has shown including the • Planning Commission 6-26-73 -4- parking area. Helen Edmiston asked if Mr. Cates would give an easement or a dedication for the service road. Chairman Clinton asked Mr. Cates if he would be willing to construct, at some future date, a service road running parallel to Highway 62 with the date to be at the City's call. The standards would be the minimum City street standards. Morton Gitelman said he thought the Commission should table this plan and get it back before the Commission when the Highway 62 plan is also before them. Ernest Jacks moved to table this plan until the next meeting and to also have the recommendations of the Board of Directors regarding the Highway 62 land use plan on the same agenda. Morton Gitelman seconded the motion, which was approved unanimously. Larry Wood with the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission gave a report on a study the Planning Commission had requested of an area bounded by STUDY OF CATO Highway 71-B on the East; Highway 16 By-pass on the North and Highway 71 SPRINGS AREA By-pass on the West and South. Theoretically the area should have Larry Wood parks and a school in the center of it, if it is to be considered a neighborhood. It has a main line railroad track that cuts up through the center of it. It is further divided by a major street to the By-pass and by streams cutting through it with drainage problems. It has a mixture of land uses with single family residences, home occupations, duplexes, and triplexes with industrial uses located throughout it. Garland Avenue is heavily traveled. There is one park in the area. There are a number of problems, one of which is the close proximity or mixture of uses with no separation. The area does not have any neighborhood facilities, except for the one park. Mr. Wood's study proposed extending Razorback Road to the South of Highway 16 By-pass and carrying it on further South. He considered trying to get rid of • Cato Springs Road, but decided it could not be done. He thought eventually the Highway Department would develop an interchange where Cato Springs Road (Highway 265) intersects the By-pass. Mr. Wood said he thought it is a mistake to try to retain the Meadowlark area as residential from a planning standpoint, but from a practical standpoint they have an investment there and he could "look the other way." He did not think residential would last there. It is isolated by commercial and industrial and has no schools. He felt differently about the residential South of the railroad tracks, North of Cato Springs Road, and East of Garland. He proposed industrial land use for that. He suggested utilizing the railroad track as a separation point between industrial and residential. Perhaps the City Shop could be thought of for a future school site. He recommended medium density along the By-pass and up on high ground with a series of cul de sacs backing up to creeks and railroad tracks. He recommended retaining residential on the West side of the tracks up to Baldwin and develop industrial on the East side of the tracks and South of the creek. North of the creek he proposed to stop Garland with a cul de sac and allow that to develop residentially. He felt there was no alternative but to recognize Meadowlark as residential. He pointed out the changes from existing zoning and land use. A long discussion followed. Morton Gitelman suggested considering having industrial be an island surrounded by residential instead of having the residential be an island in the industrial. The matter was continued to allow the Commissioners more time to study the maps and recommendations prepared by Mr. Wood. The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 P.M. • • • RESOLUTION PC 23.3-73 WHEREAS, at its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 26, 1973, the Planning Commission voted to make a recommendation to the Board of Directors on the final subdivision plat known as a Replat of Meadowlark Addition, Part of Lot 2, Block 6 and all of Lot 3, Block 7 submitted by Edward Hancock and Harrison Davis and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended that because the necessary im= provements have not been installed in said subdivision that Hancock and Davis enter into and furnish the City with the necessary subdivision contract before the Board of Directors accepts this final subdivision plat. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVIT.TF, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. The necessary subdivision contract be executed with the City prior to the Board of Directors accepting the final subdivision prat. SECTION 2. That the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas accept the final plat along with the land dedicated for streets and other public Uses in the Meadowlark Replat of part of Lot 2, Block 6 and all of the Lot 3, Block7described as follows: A part of the NE*, NWk, of Section 28, T -16-N, R -30-W, of the 5th P.M. in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas. More particularly described as beginning at a point which is 429.4 feet West and 148 feet South of the NE corner of the NWt of said Section 28, thence South 672 feet, thence West 295 feet, thence North 100 feet, thence West 191.5 feet, thence North 575 feet, thence East 191.5 feet, thence South 3.0 feet, thence East 295 feet to the point of beginning, containing 7.08 acres-ammore or less. PASSED AND APPROVED this 1.1-4)4/ oday of MME , 1973. ATTEST: Ernest Jacks, Secretary APPROVED ROY CLINTON, Chairman