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Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Meeting - September 23, 2025

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BodyJonesboro, Arkansas
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DateTuesday, September 23, 2025
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0:00

Good evening, everyone.

0:01

Welcome to the City of Jonesboro Metropolitan Area Planning Commission meeting for Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025.

0:09

I guess we're gonna have to call row tonight.

0:11

Our electronics are broken.

0:13

So charity, could you call road?

0:15

Just based on that.

0:17

Ford.

0:17

President Nelson?

0:19

Here.

0:19

Styling?

0:20

Here.

0:21

Bailey?

0:22

Here.

0:22

Pointer?

0:23

Here.

0:23

Cooper?

0:24

Here.

0:25

Little?

0:25

Here.

0:26

Doppler.

0:27

Here.

0:28

Sorry.

0:28

And Roberts is here too.

0:30

Okay, I answered anything.

0:32

Slick the radar.

0:34

Okay, so the first thing or the first item we have to go over is the minutes from the September 9th meeting.

0:40

Are there any changes to be made?

0:42

Or I'll entertain a motion for approval.

0:47

No second.

0:48

All those in favor say aye.

0:50

Aye.

0:51

Anyone opposed?

0:53

So the minutes are approved.

1:22

Is that it?

1:29

Okay.

1:31

The first item we have on the agenda tonight.

1:34

This is uh Reginald Brown requesting a conditional use for a placement of a new manufactured home as a single family residence.

1:41

It's 4306 Gladys Drive.

1:43

Do we have the proponent for this item?

1:46

If you would come up to the mic, just state your name for the record.

1:55

I'm the applicant and my name is Lamaria's Brown, and um I'm the son of my dad.

2:02

Reginald Brown.

2:03

All right, that sounds great.

2:04

So you guys want or uh seeking a conditional use?

2:07

You want to place a manufactured home on the property?

2:09

Yes, sir.

2:10

Okay.

2:11

So we'll go along and just kind of ask you some questions and we'll go through the meeting.

2:14

Um let us know if you have any questions.

2:16

Yes, sir.

2:17

Well, I'm gonna pull out my notebook.

2:19

Sure.

2:19

You're welcome to make a presentation if you're prepared.

2:22

Okay, okay, okay.

2:30

I can just think of um everything and just go from there.

2:35

But um we didn't mean to put you on the spot by the way.

2:41

Pull a mic up or we're gonna hear you.

2:42

Yes, sir.

2:43

My bad, sir.

2:44

I got you.

2:45

But um, so we are um trying to get a southern um Huxion 2 manufacture home.

2:52

32 by 76 is 2,256.

2:56

200 256 square feet.

2:59

Uh we want to put it in the neighborhood.

3:02

Um, but by the property is on R1 just for stick build home.

3:06

Um, there's a few requirements that we had to do just to get to this point right here.

3:11

And um, but we feel like the manufacturer home will um benefit the neighborhood a lot because um we looked at the properties that they're surrounded by us.

3:20

Um there, you know, they're not I don't want to speak down on anyone property, but you know, um some properties are better than others, and we feel like this manufacturing home could improve the property value because we wanted to make it look like a stick-built home.

3:35

Um, and we feel like um it will help us a lot because we didn't want to go the stick bill route due to um the economy right now, and due to like my dad, he pouring his last into this to build a foundation that way that he could reside on it for the rest of his life, then just spend his little whole life savings trying to get a stick built home, and we don't know what the builder would do.

4:00

So uh that's just my presentation and any question that you have for me, I'd be willing to answer them and we'll go from there.

4:07

You're doing a great job.

4:08

Yes, I appreciate it.

4:09

City planner, you have staff comments on this?

4:11

Uh yes, sir.

4:12

We have reviewed it, and um we would recommend approval of the conditional use permit in that area.

4:19

One item that we do need to make clear is that um this property um is in an undefined floodway, meaning the floodway stops on the other side of the street, and this is an undetermined area.

4:33

But um this there will be um some additional requirements before a building permit can be issued, they'll have to work on getting this structure out of the floodway.

4:45

So you know what that would entail.

4:47

You'd hire an engineer and then they would consult you as hard to that.

4:49

Have you researched any of that yet?

4:51

Yeah, um, so we was getting into that um because like uh um my bad, like Mr.

5:00

Durrell said, it is a flood zone, and we was um once we um came up here to see what other things that we we have to do.

5:06

We was going to get an inspector to look at it to I I didn't bring that Pacific paper what specific inspector we were going to get to see how high the foundation need to be in order to um put this manufacturer home if we can't could sound great, and this is a conditional use request, so I have to open this up.

5:24

Is there anyone here to give public comments on the conditional use?

5:27

Anyone okay?

5:29

That being said, I'll open up for commissioners' questions or comments of the applicant or city staff.

5:34

Mr.

5:35

Chairman, I did visit the site today, and I am probably the biggest againner of mobile homes in the city.

5:44

But this site and from the pictures he provided, I make a motion.

5:49

We approve.

5:51

Zoper second.

5:52

I have a motion to approve in a second.

5:54

No, could you call road, please for the vote?

5:57

Yes.

5:57

Ford, yes, Nelson, yes.

6:03

Yes, Bailey, yes, pointer, yes, Cooper, yes, little, yes, Doppler, yes.

6:12

We got two charge.

6:14

The request has been approved.

6:16

Now you'll need to get with the city and move forward on the other aspect, the engineering side of it.

6:20

Okay, yes, sir.

6:21

All right.

6:21

I appreciate that.

6:22

Thank you for your time.

6:23

Good job.

6:26

It's over.

6:28

Should we learn it one day?

6:34

Yeah, yeah.

6:39

No, sir.

6:40

Commissioners have any questions or comments?

6:43

We are adjourned.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Zoning Regulations█████████████████████████████████████████████59%
Procedural████████████████████26%
Flood Control███████████15%
Summary of Proceedings

Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Meeting - September 23, 2025

The City of Jonesboro Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (MAPC) met on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. The sole substantive item addressed was a conditional use request for a new manufactured home, which the commission unanimously approved.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes of September 9, 2025: The commission reviewed and unanimously approved the minutes from their previous meeting.

Discussion Items

  • Conditional Use (CU-25-06) - 4306 Gladys Drive: The commission heard a request from Reginald Brown, represented by his son Lamaria's Brown, seeking a conditional use permit to place a new manufactured home on a property zoned R-1 (typically requiring stick-built homes).
    • Applicant's Position: Lamaria's Brown explained that the manufactured home, a Southern Huxion 2 model measuring 32 ft. by 76 ft. (2,256 sq. ft.), was chosen for affordability. He stated his father was investing his life savings into the foundation and could not afford a custom stick-built home. Brown argued the home would be designed to look like a stick-built home, improving property values in the neighborhood.
    • Staff Comments: City staff recommended approval. They clarified the property lies in an undefined floodway, requiring the applicant to hire an engineer to determine the necessary foundation height to comply with floodplain regulations before a building permit could be issued. The applicant acknowledged the flood zone and agreed to pursue the necessary engineering.
    • Commissioner Discussion: Commissioner Pointer, who declared he is typically the "biggest againner of mobile homes in the city," stated that after visiting the site and seeing the applicant's photos, he made a motion to approve the permit. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Zoper.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public offered testimony during the public hearing.

Key Outcomes

  • Conditional Use Approved (CU-25-06): The commission voted unanimously to approve the conditional use permit for Reginald Brown. The roll call vote was entirely in favor. The approval is contingent on the applicant meeting the floodway engineering requirements prior to obtaining a building permit.
  • Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned following the vote.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the City of Jonesboro Metropolitan Area Planning Commission meeting for Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025. I guess we're gonna have to call row tonight. Our electronics are broken. So charity, could you call road? Just based on that. Ford. President Nelson? Here. Styling? Here. Bailey? Here. Pointer? Here. Cooper? Here. Little? Here. Doppler. Here. Sorry. And Roberts is here too. Okay, I answered anything. Slick the radar. Okay, so the first thing or the first item we have to go over is the minutes from the September 9th meeting. Are there any changes to be made? Or I'll entertain a motion for approval. No second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? So the minutes are approved. Is that it? Okay. The first item we have on the agenda tonight. This is uh Reginald Brown requesting a conditional use for a placement of a new manufactured home as a single family residence. It's 4306 Gladys Drive. Do we have the proponent for this item? If you would come up to the mic, just state your name for the record. I'm the applicant and my name is Lamaria's Brown, and um I'm the son of my dad. Reginald Brown. All right, that sounds great. So you guys want or uh seeking a conditional use? You want to place a manufactured home on the property? Yes, sir. Okay. So we'll go along and just kind of ask you some questions and we'll go through the meeting. Um let us know if you have any questions. Yes, sir.

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