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October 11, 2007
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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE
A regular meeting of the Fayetteville Subdivision Committee was held on October 11, 2007 at 9:00
a.m. in Room 219 of the City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
LSP 07-2744 (BRISIEL, 524)
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LSP 07-2746 (MATHIAS PROPERTIES, 372)
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LSD 07-2710 (OZARK ELECTRIC, 440)
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MEMBERS PRESENT
Sean Trumbo (Chair)
Alan Ostner
Matthew Cabe
STAFF PRESENT
Jeremy Pate
Andrew Garner
Jesse Fulcher
Sarah Patterson
Matt Casey
Dara Sanders
ACTION TAKEN
Forwarded
Approved
Approved
MEMBERS ABSENT
Subdivision Committee Chair Sean Trumbo called the meeting to order at 9AM.
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New Business:
LSP 07-2744: Lot Split (BRISIEL, 524): Submitted by LEGACY VENTURES, LLC for property
located at 540 E. HUNTSVILLE RD. The property is zoned RMF -24, MULTI FAMILY - 24
UNITS/ACRE and contains approximately 1.79 acres. The request is to divide the subject property
into 3 tracts of 1.40, 0.18, and 0.21 acres.
Dara Sanders, Current Planner, gave the staff report and recommended that the request be
forwarded to the Planning Commission, due to the associated Conditional Use Permit required to
approve the tandem lot.
Derrick Thomas, applicant, did not have any further comments to add and agreed to all conditions
of approval.
Commissioner Ostner asked if a conditional use permit is required.
Sanders verified that a conditional use permit is required for the current lot configuration.
Motion:
Commissioner Ostner made a motion to forward the request. Commissioner Cabe seconded the
request. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-0.
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LSP 07-2746: Lot Split (MATHIAS PROPERTIES, 372): Submitted by H2 ENGINEERING,
INC. for property located on BOX AVENUE, NW OF MISSION BLVD. The property is zoned
RSF-4, SINGLE FAMILY - 4 UNITS/ACRE and contains approximately 1.46 acres. The request is
to divide the subject property into three tracts of 0.42, 0.52 and 0.52 acres.
Jesse Fulcher, Current Planner, gave the staff report and described the associated conditional use
request for duplex development on two of the three proposed lots. The conditional use is scheduled
to be on the Planning Commission agenda for the October 22, 2007 meeting. A separate review and
recommendation will be provided for the conditional use request. Staff recommended approval of
the lot split request, with conditions.
Tom Hennelly (applicant), stated that he was in agreement with all conditions of approval.
Motion:
Commissioner Cabe made a motion to approve the request. Commissioner Ostner seconded
the motion. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-0.
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LSD 07-2710: Large Scale Development (OZARKS ELECTRIC, 440): Submitted by
CRAFTON, TULL, SPARKS & ASSOC. for property located at 3641 W. WEDINGTON
DRIVE. The property is zoned R -A, RESIDENTIAL -AGRICULTURAL and R -O,
RESIDENTIAL -OFFICE and contains approximately 35.78 acres. The request is for a facilities
expansion with a 31,669 s.f. warehouse, covered parking, expanded existing storage areas, 2
additional parking lots and private drive connecting south to Persimmon Road.
Andrew Garner, Senior Planner, gave the staff report. Garner discussed the background for this
property with the existing Ozark Electric Office and maintenance yard. The property was proposed
to be rezoned to I-1 in July 2007 and was tabled indefinitely. After subsequent meetings between
the applicant and staff it was determined that the expansions desired by Ozark Electric fall under
Use Unit 3, Public and Protection Facilities, and are allowed by right in the R -A zoning on the
property where the expansions are proposed. As part of the expansion the applicant will be
providing a dense landscape buffer and berm along the east and west property lines to screen this use
from adjacent residential uses and zonings. Street improvements are recommended to Persimmon
Street as described in the staff report. Cross access to adjacent residential properties was not
recommended, due to the land use incompatibilities. Staff recommends approval of the large scale
development, with conditions as listed in the staff report.
Sarah Patterson, Urban Forester, discussed the recommended tree preservation conditions as noted
in the staff report, including 282 mitigation trees required to be planted onsite. Three areas of
preserved trees are required to be located within tree preservation areas on the easement plat.
Patterson discussed that existing street trees on Persimmon Street will be preserved if possible and
will be evaluated and protected with tree preservation as needed during construction.
Jonathan Ely (applicant) stated agreement with recommended conditions of approval. He discussed
that the project will be effectively buffered from the surrounding property.
No public comment was received.
Commissioner Trumbo stated that findings were required for the recommended street
improvements.
All commissioners stated agreement with the recommended street improvements.
Commissioner Ostner asked if the 12 -foot asphalt trail along Persimmon would be in addition to
sidewalk.
Jeremy Pate, Director of Current Planning, responded that the trail would be in lieu of sidewalk.
Commissioner Ostner asked if there was sidewalk along Wedington.
Jonathan Ealy (applicant) state that, yes, there was sidewalk on Wedington.
Commissioner Ostner asked if the razor wire fence was inside or outside the berm and landscape
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buffer.
Ely stated that the razor wire fence was inside the berm and landscape buffer and should not be
visible from surrounding property.
Commissioner Trumbo asked about the street stub -out from the Westside village project adjacent
to the west.
Pate responded that connection to the stub -out on the adjacent property was not recommended for
land use compatibility reasons with this utility facility and a mixed use and residential development.
He discussed that the issue of Ozark Electric expanding and possibly connecting to this stub -out
was evaluated and discussed at the time the Westside Village PZD project was approved, and that it
was discussed that the Ozark Electric facility was not appropriate to connect to the residential stub -
out. He discussed that if the uses on the Ozark Electric property change or the property redevelops
in the future then it would be possible to connect to the stub -out. That opportunity would remain.
Commissioner Cabe commended staff and the applicant for working together to get the project in
shape to be approved at this level.
Motion:
Commissioner Cabe made a motion to approve the request. Commissioner Ostner seconded the
motion. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-0.
All business being concluded, the meeting adjourned at 9.20 AM.