The Fort Smith Planning Commission met on March 10, 2026, to consider a consent agenda, a temporary use permit for Southside High School, and a conditional use and variance for a new Academy of Math and Science school. All items were approved with varying votes.
Hearing, I'll ask everybody to please stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance. Under God. All right, I'll ask uh Secretary for the roll call, please. Brett Taylor. Present. Vicky Newton. Zach Ledford. Rod Coleman. Kelly Wilson here. Griffin Hannah. David Tyler. Matt Marshall. Sean McCaffrey. Here. We have nine commissioners present. All right. I'll uh ask if the commissioners have opportunity to review the February 10, 2026 minutes, and if so, I ask for a motion to approve. All in favor? Any opposed? All right. I'll ask staff comments and procedures for tonight's meeting. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the March 10th, 2026 Planning Commission meeting. The Planning Commission is comprised of a group of volunteers appointed by the mayor who offer diverse expertise and perspectives guiding the development and growth of Fort Smith. This evening, the Planning Commission will be reviewing the following items Platts, temporary use permits, and conditional use requests. The Planning Commission's actions this evening on the Platts, temporary use permits, and conditional use requests will require a majority vote of those members present and voting and will be final unless an interested party appeals the decision of the planning commission to the City Board of Directors. Appeals will be presented to the City Board of Directors for their review at a future study session, which is located here at the Blue Lion at 101 North Second Street. The Board of Zoning Adjustment, which consists of members from the Planning Commission will also be reviewing variance requests this evening. The action of the Board of Zoning Adjustment will be final unless appealed to a court of jurisdiction. All right, uh thank you, Maggie. Uh the first item on tonight's agenda is the uh consent agenda, some preliminary and final plates. Um I'd ask for a motion for those to be approved unless there's any comments or questions from anybody out in the audience or the commissioners. Motion to approve of the addition of staff comments if applicable. Seven. All right. I'll ask for a roll call of vote on all the four items on the consent agenda. Sean McCaffrey. Four. Brett Taylor? Four. Kelly Wilson, four. Rod Coleman? Matt Marshall, Vicky Newton. Griffin Hannah? Zach Ledford? David Tyler. Eight in favor, one abstention. Commissioner Coleman. All right, we'll move uh then forward to the item uh number two, the temporary use permit uh for Southside High School. I staff to present. Thank you, Chairman.