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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-10-26 - MinutesMINUTES OF A SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETING The Subdivision Committee of the Fayetteville Planning Commission met at 9:00 A. M., Tuesday, October 26, 1976, in the Board of Directors Room, City Administration Building, Fayetteville, Arkansas. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Ernest Jacks, Bill Kisor, Jack Ray, Larry Wood. MEMBERS ABSENT: Keith Newhouse OTHERS PRESENT: Mike Watson, Larry Gage, James Mathias, Albert Green, L. W. Kirby, City Manager Don Grimes, Ralph Goff, Bobbie Jones, Angie Medlock. Chairman Ernest Jacks called the meeting to order. The minutes of the October 12, 1976, Subdivision Committee Meeting were approved as mailed. MINUTES Chairman Jacks opened discussion on the large BURGER KING RESTAURANT scale development plan of Bill Whitfield to West side of North College Avenue construct a BURGER KING restaurant on the West Large Scale Development Plan side of North College Avenue, North of Spee Dee Mart and South of Township Road Chairman Jacks said he found it a little difficult to follow the Plat Review notes compared to the plan because it referred to things that the plan didn't show. He said this was obviously prepared by the Burger King people. Chairman Jacks noted that the South driveway would be widened to 18 feet, and asked if that was a pick- up driveway. Mike Watson said that was an exit on the drive -though window. Bill Kisor asked what he was going to do about the fire protection. Mr. Watson said that they were going to put in a sprinkler system. Bobbie Jones asked if they had mentioned the drainage structure to the Highway Department. Mr. Watson said the Highway Department didn't care as long as they didn't cut into it in the street. Bill Kisor moved to approve the Large Scale Development Plan of Bill Whitfield to construct a Burger King. The motion, seconded by Jack Ray, was approved unani- mously. Chairman Jacks opened discussion on the third :. item, large scale development plan of General Growth to construct a SHONEYS Restaurant on the West side of North College Avenue, North of Northwest Arkan- sas Plaza. Larry Gage, Manager of Northwest Arkan- sas Plaza, said they had contacted Des Moines and that the dedication which Paul Mattke, City Engineer, had asked them about would be taken care of. He said that was all settled. Mr. Jacks said that Bobbie Jones needed to check to see if this land abuts R-0 Zoned property. Larry Wood said he thought that it would be abutting commercial. Chairman Jacks said for Bobbie Jones to check on this. Also, he said to make sure that the sign would be moved back and that the con- tract for improvement of access road is settled. Chairman Jacks said that we should be able to approve this on what we see contin- gent on Bobbie Jones' checking the zoning. Bill Kisor moved that the Subdivision SHONEY'S RESTAURANT General Growth Properties 4285 North College Large Scale Development Subdivision Committee Meeting October 26, 1976 -2- approve this Large Scale Development Plan contingent on (1) Bobbie Jones' checking the zoning, whether it abuts R-0 on the west side, (2) that the sign is to comply with the sign ordinance, and (3) that a contract be entered into on the service road if a contract is needed. Jack Ray seconded the motion, which was approved unanimously. Chairman Jacks opened discussion on the fourth MATHIAS APARTMENTS item, Large Scale Development Plan of H. L., James, Fairlane $ Morningside and Sam Mathias to construct 50 apartment units on Lar e Scale Development Plan property located North of Fairlane Street and West of Morningside Drive, zoned R-2, Medium Density Residential. Chairman Jacks said Larry questioned the sufficiency of the sketch but it had already been updated. Bobbie Jones asked James Mathias if he had talked with Paul Mattke, City Engineer, about the fire hydrant. Mr. Mathias said that Paul Logue, Assistant Fire Chief, said that there should be one located there, and that they would comply with that. Chairman Jacks asked if all utility companies were satisfied and James Mathias said they were. Bobbie Jones asked if it would be all right if they built the apartments in phases. Mr. Mathias said that they had one carpenter and crew which would build the apart- ments and it would take 18-24 months to complete them. Bobbie Jones said they do not want to pave the parking areas before the buildings are occupied. She wondered if the City could accept a letter from the Mathias' saying that they would pave it. Chairman Jacks said they should give the City a letter. Bill Kisor said the Committee should put a time limit on it. Chairman Jacks suggested a time limit of 24 months. Bill Kisor said he felt it should bedone within a 24 month time period or when the apartments are finished, whichever comes first. Chairman Jacks said there is to be a letter to Sanitation Superintendent Wally Brt for permission for his trucks to come on this property, and a letter to Bobbie Jones on paving. Mr. Kisor moved that the Subdivision Committee approve the Large Scale Development Plan of Mathias' Apartments contingent on the two letters being sent: one to Bobbie Jones on the paving and one to Wally Brt for permission to allow his trucks to come on the property. Jack Ray seconded the motion which was approved unanimously. Chairman Jacks opened discussion on the UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH fifth item, the proposed revision to Large 315 West Maple Scale Development Plan of University Revised Large Scale Development Plan Baptist Church for property located East of Vandeventer Avenue between Maple and Lafayette Streets, zoned R-3, High Density Residential. Bobbie Jones said University Baptist Church wants to build a two-story educational building where they now have a parking lot shown. The Church had a variance on parking requirements from the Board of Adjustment approved in 1973 for a three- year period which has just expired. Chairman Jacks said it seemed to him that someone needed to count up to see how much parking space they would need. This would change parking lot 4 from 48 to 18 cars and parking lot 5 from 62 to 58 so they lost 30 and gained 4 in the little north side. Chairman Jacks said this needs to go to the Plat Review and to the Planning Office to check out the parking, then back to the Subdivision Committee and on to the Planning Commission. Bobbie Jones said this plan had a lot of variances, some which have expired; they have acquired more property that they have not had approval from the Planning Commission for use; they are using some of that land for parking. City Manager Don Grimes said he had been talking with the Pastor at University Baptist Church to try to get enough right-of-way to take the jog out of Maple at Vandeventer. Mr. Grimes mentioned the possibility of vacating the right-of-way for Vandeventer between Maple and Lafayette. 'tA • • • Subdivision Committee Meeting October 26, 1976 -3- L. W. Kirby, Ralph Goff, and Albert Green arrived to represent the proposal. They said University Baptist Church had changed their plans and asked if parking space was determined by actual seating area or the entire building outside dimen- sions. Bobbie Jones said they figure it on a net area (inside). L. W. Kirby said they had come up with 7,000 square feet in the auditorium. Pastor Goff said they had done some things that were not according to regulations, especially in the parking lots. He said he understood that, to be legal,..a parking lot had to be surfaced and approved. He said they had blacktopped a parking lot on Vandeventer without permission. Chairman Jacks said Don Grimes had been discussing the problem on Maple Street and asked Mr. Kirby if he had been thinking about working that out. L. W. Kirby said they discussed it at the building committee meeting the night before. He said the one objection previously which he remembered was from the telephone company because it would have been expensive for them. L. W. Kirby said it would not be a problem for the Church at all. Don Grimes said he did not realize that there had been a problem with the telephone company. Chairman Jacks said he thought this was an opportunity to see something done that had been needed for a long time. Chairman Jacks told Mr. Kirby that what he was looking for was a final proposal so they could evaluate that against city ordinances. Bobbie Jones said she had mentioned to Mr. Green and Pastor Goff that they might want to rezone from R-3 to P-1 so that it would not be necessary to have the Plan- ning Commission approval. Chairman Jacks asked Larry Wood if there was anything logical about having this rezoned to P-1. Larry said yes. Bobbie Jones suggested they might go ahead with this plan as it is and see about rezoning in the future. L. W. Kirby asked if there would be a possibility to have the building permit by December 1. Chairman Jacks said there would be no reason that wouldn't work if they would to on to Plat Review immediately and get back to the Subdivision Committee and Planning Commission at their next meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 10:10 A. M.