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Bentonville Planning Commission Meeting - May 5, 2026

Planning Commission — Tuesday, May 5, 2026
BodyBentonville, Arkansas
SessionPlanning Commission
DateTuesday, May 5, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:37

Welcome to

Speaker 2

0:38

everyone.

0:39

Small crowd tonight.

0:41

But we'll begin with the minutes.

0:44

Any modifications to the meeting minutes from our last meeting.

Speaker 3

0:50

Which

Speaker 2

0:50

I guess would have been April 21st.

Unassigned speaker

0:54

Okay,

Speaker 2

0:54

no modifications.

0:56

We'll move on to consent agenda.

0:58

Any items on the consent agenda that a commissioner would like to have removed.

1:03

And I know we have one modification, and I'll let Tom talk about that in just a second.

1:09

But any of the any items that you want to have removed.

1:13

Okay, hearing none.

1:15

You want to talk about Phillips

Speaker 4

1:17

Park.

1:18

Right.

1:18

So Phillips Park, we missed the street trees on the southerly side of 28th Street.

1:24

And so we are recommending a condition that the applicant, City of Biddenville, add 18 more additional trees somewhere on the project because there's a conflict right now with the fiber optic.

1:35

Okay.

Speaker 2

1:37

So we'll go ahead and leave it on consent agenda.

1:42

But when Tom, when you announce it, just announce that uh when you call that one, just announce that there's a an additional condition of the 18 trees as approved by the planning director.

1:54

Okay.

1:54

Okay.

1:56

All right.

1:57

New business.

1:58

We have one item.

1:59

That's the Saint Stevens driveway waiver.

Unassigned speaker

2:08

So

Speaker 2

2:08

you have any staff any have anything on

Unassigned speaker

2:11

that?

Speaker 4

2:12

Who staff members need to recuse themselves because that's our house of worship?

2:16

So uh I think I'll step out.

Speaker 5

2:19

Well be out of here.

2:21

Any questions refer them to case

Speaker 6

2:23

too mang?

Speaker 3

2:27

Well, I was a bad display.

2:29

Who should we break the questions to you case?

2:31

Is it no?

Speaker 7

2:33

Yes, so it's just a 31 foot waiver.

2:36

I'm gonna get to

Speaker 3

2:38

off the one fifty.

2:41

Right.

2:42

Yeah, yeah, just no crazy.

Speaker 2

2:43

So I know that I know they have the signs now that says exit only because they now have one entrance and one exit, right?

2:50

Right.

2:50

And so now they're gonna have change one of the exits, as I think Danny explained um to me, that's gonna become an entrance.

2:58

And then they're building a second exit.

3:00

So they'll have two exits and one entrance.

Speaker 7

3:02

That's correct.

3:03

Yeah, one entrance here in the center, an exit to the north, an exit to the south.

Speaker 2

3:10

I know they have uh on the pavement, exit only, and Danny you sole signed to say.

3:36

There is there is there is an option that we can all vote no, and then someone having voted uh in the the affirmative for the no could request a reconsideration.

3:52

That should get us to like five ten or something like that.

Speaker 7

3:55

Uh you are on the record, by the

Unassigned speaker

3:57

way.

Speaker 3

4:01

I know.

4:02

My preference would be moved consent.

Speaker 2

4:06

I'll I'll second.

4:07

Any objections to move into consent?

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████████████████████████72%
Parks and Recreation█████████████20%
Technology and Innovation█████8%
Summary of Proceedings

Bentonville Planning Commission Meeting - May 5, 2026

The Bentonville Planning Commission held a meeting on May 5, 2026, at City Hall, beginning with a Tech Review at 4:30 PM and a Public Hearing at 5:00 PM. The meeting covered routine approvals, a waiver for St. Stephen's driveway, and an informational update on code training. The consent agenda was approved 6-0.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Minutes: The April 21, 2026, meeting minutes were approved unanimously.
  • Consent Agenda Items: The following items were approved without objection, including a condition added for Phillips Park Phase 3:
    • Boroughs Subdivision, Lots 1 and 2 Lot Split (PP25-0008)
    • Walmart Campus Subdivision, Phase 22 Final Plat (FP25-0012)
    • Walmart Campus Subdivision, Phase 23 Final Plat (FP25-0013)
    • Lot 27, Block 6 of Clark's Second Addition Property Line Adjustment (PLA26-0009)
    • Phillips Park Phase 3 Large Scale Development (LSD26-0005) – with an added condition that the applicant (City of Bentonville) install 18 additional trees on site due to a conflict with fiber optics on the southerly side of SE 28th Street.
    • St. Stephen's Driveway Waiver (WAV26-0005) – requesting a 31-foot waiver from Section 1100.02(a)(6) (distance between curb cuts), to reconfigure driveway(s) to one entrance and two exits.

Discussion Items

  • St. Stephen's Driveway Waiver: Staff explained the waiver is for 31 feet (requested a 150-foot requirement). The project would change one existing exit into an entrance and add a second exit. One commissioner noted signage already reads "exit only." A staff member recused due to affiliation with the church. The item was moved to the consent agenda via a motion and second, with no objections.
  • Code School Informational: A staff member announced an additional Code School training session on the new code on July 17, 2026, at 1:30 PM at the Bentonville Library (approximately two hours). Commissioners appreciated the extra session, noting ongoing questions about the code.

Key Outcomes

  • The April 21, 2026 meeting minutes were approved unanimously.
  • The consent agenda (including the six items above) was approved on a 6-0 roll call vote.
  • No further business was discussed, and the meeting adjourned.

Meeting Transcript

Welcome to everyone. Small crowd tonight. But we'll begin with the minutes. Any modifications to the meeting minutes from our last meeting. Which I guess would have been April 21st. Okay, no modifications. We'll move on to consent agenda. Any items on the consent agenda that a commissioner would like to have removed. And I know we have one modification, and I'll let Tom talk about that in just a second. But any of the any items that you want to have removed. Okay, hearing none. You want to talk about Phillips Park. Right. So Phillips Park, we missed the street trees on the southerly side of 28th Street. And so we are recommending a condition that the applicant, City of Biddenville, add 18 more additional trees somewhere on the project because there's a conflict right now with the fiber optic. Okay. So we'll go ahead and leave it on consent agenda. But when Tom, when you announce it, just announce that uh when you call that one, just announce that there's a an additional condition of the 18 trees as approved by the planning director. Okay. Okay. All right. New business. We have one item. That's the Saint Stevens driveway waiver. So you have any staff any have anything on that? Who staff members need to recuse themselves because that's our house of worship? So uh I think I'll step out. Well be out of here. Any questions refer them to case too mang? Well, I was a bad display. Who should we break the questions to you case? Is it no? Yes, so it's just a 31 foot waiver. I'm gonna get to off the one fifty. Right. Yeah, yeah, just no crazy. So I know that I know they have the signs now that says exit only because they now have one entrance and one exit, right? Right. And so now they're gonna have change one of the exits, as I think Danny explained um to me, that's gonna become an entrance. And then they're building a second exit. So they'll have two exits and one entrance. That's correct.

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