Okay, I'll bring this this meeting to order.

Um here today uh April 13th, 2026, uh for a meeting of the Fort Smith property owners appeal board.

Um we have one item on the agenda today.

It is uh uh variance number 26-0001 for property located at 3112 South 40th Street.

Uh applicant bringing the request for variance is Craig McKenzie.

Uh sorry, I skipped the roll call.

Karen, would you mind taking a row?

Justin Farrell?

Sherry.

Present.

All right.

Uh first item on the agenda is approval of minutes for the December 8th, 2025 meeting.

I make a motion to approve the minutes.

Second.

Uh motion and second to approve the minutes.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed.

All right.

Those minutes are approved.

So now we'll get down to the variance uh 2600 one for 3112 South 40th, uh brought by Mr.

Craig McKinsey.

Is there anyone with the city to uh give us some details on this property?

On uh March 24th uh 2026.

Uh it would service the department received a variance request from Craig McKinsey in regards to property located at uh well 3112 South 40th Street requesting a variance from uh city ordinance section 14-52 parking screening vehicles on residential property, and within our ordinances say that the improved service shall consist of concrete as all of brick pavers and approved area for parking services and site yards shall be limited to 40% of the gross funding series side yard land area, and there is some exemptions and today uh Craig McKenzie is here to apply for variance and for the technicality part of this.

So Jesse Bennett, director of building services is going to cover that.

This area here will um eventually or is in the process of being developed uh three single family homes to be put down at the end of this road.

Uh the road does not extend all the way through.

The ditches on both sides are very deep and the road is very narrow.

Um the city of Fort Smith uh does support the um uh the recommendation here of uh allowing 50% concrete referring guard for turnaround apparatus uh for the fire department apparatus and uh for the safety of our fire department and the citizens uh we do uh support this.

Thank you.

Uh Mr.

McKinsey, do you have anything to add?

It's time.

My name is Brandon Woodrow on representation because we know that they said it for you.

Okay, could you could you uh tell us your name again?

Yeah, Brandon Woodrow.

Okay, sir.

Great.

Thank you.

Uh any members of the board have any questions for this?

Yes, I do.

Is this a code set?

No, it's not considered.

Is it in here?

Is there a picture?

No, normally we do allow 50 cold sacks, but this is just a day in the road.

It is on whole set.

Okay, so I don't see any pictures.

This is public.

Okay.

This is for the houses are being located, which is more less a day.

It's great.

So they're getting ready to build these buildings.

Is that what we're correct?

Yes.

Okay.

And the city supports this?

Yes.

I move that we accept this variance.

Second.

What will this what's going to prevent us just from being a free parking area and like trucks wouldn't be able to get through it in the future.

I mean well, it is a it is single family residence, so it would just be for um, of course, you'll we'll probably have two vehicles that are parking there in the single family, but other than that, it would just be for the uh fire apparent starting room.

So there wouldn't be like we wouldn't how do you prevent stuff from getting added later though, like that being changed?

Once the pads been forward.

Uh well, for it to change, they would have to go through the process of applying for a building permit to do such changes, and at that time that would that would flag that uh as you make sure there's I three big motor homes parked back there in the Church of Eastern Round, I guess be any good, but uh that's like pushing how we I don't know how you take that in consideration, like future use.

Well there were really there isn't nothing from stopping that other than uh the developers or the owners letting them know that they're they cannot they cannot put those up front uh and you know we could uh maybe have something up as far as uh requiring them to put something down for uh identifying that that is a fire up for uh starting round comment.

There is a garage on the house.

Okay, you would have to hit that hit that button.

There is a garage, single family uh single car garage, and so you know if there's two cars that would be on one outside, and we played in a round park and have the fire truck area too.

So makes sense.

Are you building your house?

Is that your home?

I'm building uh three rental houses.

They're gonna be for rent.

Oh, okay.

Young houses, okay.

Okay.

Do you like to restate your motion?

No.

All right, we have a motion on motion and a second on the floor.

Uh all in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

All right.

Motion carries the variance is approved.

Thank you.

So we should get that soon.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Appreciate it, guys.

Is there any uh further business uh to be brought before the board this time?

Not I'll make a mo or I will entertain a motion to adjourn.

So move.

Oh one minute.

So move.

Second.

All favors are aye.

Aye.

We are adjourned.