The Planning Commission convened on November 13, 2025, to approve meeting minutes, finalize a subdivision plan, and process four rezoning requests. The meeting featured discussions regarding the distinction between commercial zoning classifications (C2 and C3) and residential uses, with specific clarification on overnight occupancy limitations in the C2 district. Two rezoning requests (RZ 25-16 and RZ 25-17) involved contiguous properties in the Washington Avenue area, while a fourth request concerned a short-term rental proposal in an industrial zone. All items were approved with recommendations to proceed to the City Council for final adoption.
to order um a pc meeting for november uh 13th at 545 um if you could call row please or everybody oh it's ready just acknowledge your presence you got me up here i it's still not pulling up behind me down can y'all do me down there if you just I did I think it worked okay okay moving forward um first item on the agenda is uh approval of many minutes from the previous meeting um is there any comments on that or do I have a motion style motion to approve styling second roll call on that one uh you can just a voice vote yeah okay all those in favor yeah all right aye the same we can vote on okay let's go ahead and do that okay sorry yes ma'am just tell me what paper aye okay the meeting minutes passed okay first item on the agenda is a final subdivision plan for the uh applicant of Travis McAllister is requesting approval for frog pond subdivision of 24.81 acres proponent uh good evening mega mallister uh with McAllister engineering seeking approval for a final plat for frog pond subdivision okay thank you city planner uh yes sir we have reviewed it this is for um it's zoned R1 is 24.81 acres uh there are 39 lots they have met all the requirements of the subdivision code all improvements are done both lifts of asphalt are down and we do have a maintenance bond so we would recommend approval okay commissioner comments anybody ready with the motion make a motion we approve forward second we have a motion and second if you could please record your vote until I don't vote I was pushing the wrong button I'm sorry your final subdivision has been approved thank you thank you next item is uh rezoning's first rezoning request is RZ 2515 uh shamin Wilkins is uh requesting rezoning for the property from I I'm assuming that's probably I one I1 to C2 at 213 North Main uh proponent this is Sammy um I'm uh helping him okay basically if you just state your name and then tell us what you're wanting to do uh my name's Wade Gay uh what we're wanting to do is we have a piece of property that's is the uh red brick building we we've got it surveyed off it's it's already it's not moved the lines or anything like that it's everything out there is industrial and we're wanting to make it C2 because what we're trying to do the building already has six parking places has six doors and we're wanting to remodel the inside as far as paint and flooring and add two showers to the two bathrooms inside we would like to bring it in as a short term rental property because of uh what he does as he brings in uh contractors a lot of times they'll bring in crews and uh they rent from him basically they lease the the building while they're here in Jonesboro working uh the building itself has not had a tenant in five years while it's uh previously uh industrial one and so we're hoping that uh uh by making this it would also give us some different uh avenues if if the rental part of it doesn't pan out on a C2 but uh we're wanting to uh help the area the area down there is kind of depressed in there it's got a lot of rental it's got a lot of um duplexes residential uh uh rental properties in that same area and uh we have While it's uh previously uh industrial one, and so we're hoping that uh uh by making this, it would also give us some different uh avenues if if the rental part of it doesn't pan out on a C2, but uh we're wanting to uh help the area, the area down there is kind of depressed in there. It's got a lot of rental, it's got a lot of uh duplexes, residential uh uh rental properties in that same area, and uh we have sent out the designated amount of uh registered letters. We do have the sign up down there stating that we want to rezone, and uh basically I think it'd just be a uh improvement on the property itself and the area, it would benefit the area. I don't think that we'd would have to go into a traffic situation or anything like that to to do this. Okay, thank you. Um City Planner, you have any comments on that? Yes, sir, we do. We've reviewed it and um it meets all the six criteria for rezoning. Um so we would recommend approval with uh the following stipulation that the proposed development shall satisfy all requirements of the city engineer, satisfy all requirements of the current stormwater drainage design manual that density shall not exceed lot maximums that the applicant agrees to comply with recommendations for right-of-way, and that'll be okay. Before we go to the commissioners' comments, this is a rezoning request. Is there a body here from the public to give comments about this request? I see none. Uh commissioners, questions, comments. I have a question. Darrell, what does C2 say about residential? I don't think he's talking a residential gym. I think he's talking about not living there but having contractor offices there. Oh so nobody nobody would be spending the night at this place? Uh possibility they would be. Okay. I mean, if they they pull them in from different areas to come and work here. Like kind of like an apartment. Uh could be. Could be used as an apartment. Okay. Yes, so short term. It would almost be like an extended stay hotel. Well, it's not big enough for that. You know. Residential is not going to be allowed in the C2 zoning. Yeah. It's not going to be allowed. So it would have to be uh basically it would just be rental to the contractors. They can keep they can have a contractor office there, they can keep equipment there, but they cannot live there. They can't spend the night is what he's saying. I got you. They would have to have a sprinkler system as well, wouldn't they? And it would be a different occupancy. Is that inconsistent with the intent of this request? The intent is to bring uh contractors stuff to the area. When the when they build uh out areas here, uh they do have offices and uh some of them do have uh places to stay. So you know uh if it has to just be for office purposes, I guess that that's the way we would shoot it. So to be clear, what what Daryl is saying is that the rezoning request for C2, C2 does not allow for any overnight stays in the building. Just to be clear, that's what we're telling you. So in the article of what I read, that's why I was looking down for C2, it does state that short-term rental is um allowed. Give us one second, we're going. Yeah, I've got it right here. I think there's something you could ask for that would allow for that, but it's probably not C2, I don't think that. Uh the and the reason we did ask for C2 was because it was recommended that it would be more versatile.