Hey we'll call the meeting to order.

Start with a roll call.

If you're here, please press your I button.

I think you just do.

That's what she said.

See, I'm not seeing any of that.

There we go.

It wouldn't now please press your eye button.

Did it?

It's on there.

There it is.

This being the first meeting of the year, we need to open up with an administrative action of electing our officers.

Anyone here to make some nominations?

I nominate Lonnie to remain as chair and Kevin is co-chair.

Second.

All right, all those all those in favor pressure I button.

Anyone opposed, pressure and A button?

Just do a voice.

Nope, didn't vote.

We didn't put that one in.

We didn't put all those in favor say aye.

Anyone opposed?

Either way we are.

Okay, moving right along.

I'll open up for the discussion of the minutes from the December 9th, 2025 meeting.

Are there any changes to be made?

Zulper second.

I have a motion in a second.

Everybody in favor, press your I button.

Anyone opposed, press your neighbor.

Oh wait, hold on.

I'm sorry.

Okay.

All right.

First item we have tonight on the agenda is a preliminary subdivision.

Applicant Mark Morris is requesting for approval for the orchard phase three preliminary subdivision of 13.61 acres.

Applicant for this item.

Good evening, my name is Mark Morris.

I'm the uh engineer on this project, and we're seeking preliminary approval on 43 lots.

This is the third phase of the orchard.

Okay.

City planner, you have any staff comments to add to this?

Uh yes, sir.

We've reviewed it.

It does meet the all the requirements for lot size.

Uh it meets meets uh requirements for the single family um zone that it's in, so we would recommend approval.

Commissioners have any questions.

Anyone ready with a motion?

Zulper, move to accept the application.

Motion to hear second.

I have a motion and a second.

All those in favor, press your I button.

Anyone oppose your nay button?

Preliminary subdivision is approved.

Thank you.

Next item we have on the agenda.

The applicant, Carlos and Brandon Wood is requesting approval of Twin Oaks Reserve Commercial Subdivision of 17.23 acres.

Have a proponent for this item.

Yeah, I'm Brandon Wood and the engineering surveyor for the project representing the owner.

And we're just requesting final approval for Twin Oaks Reserve Commercial Subdivision.

Okay.

City planner, you have the staff comments for this one.

Yes, sir.

We do.

We have reviewed it also, and it meets all the requirements.

Um everything except the sidewalk on the north side.

Yes, north would be is completed except for some minor stuff, but we have a bond for everything, so we would recommend approval.

Okay.

Commissioners have questions on this one or comments.

Anyone ready with a motion?

Approved the application.

Here second.

All those in favor, press your I button.

Anyone opposed?

Nay.

Subdivision's been approved.

All right, thank you.

Okay, the next item we have on the agenda is HERC rentals is requesting conditional use to construct a gravel storage area for rental equipment adjacent to an existing rental center at 2210 Dr.

Martin Luther King Drive.

John Easley with Associated Engineering on behalf of Herc Rentals.

At 2210, Martin Luther King, they have an existing heavy equipment rental side.

And they're looking to put a storage area on a lot north of them.

We went to the BZA and got a variance granted for the gravel parking with fenced in screened area.

We also are asking for a conditional use to put a parking lot in I1 zoning.

Without a building.

Okay.

City planner, you have staff comments on this.

Yes, sir, we do.

We reviewed it and we would recommend approval based on the following three requirements.

Uh that are two requirements.

Uh upon the issuance of a conditional use approval, all other required local and statewide permits and expect inspections must be applied for and obtained in the interior of any this doesn't apply.

So just that one requirement.

Okay, with this being a conditional use.

Is there anyone here to give um public input on this request?

Hearing none, I'll defer to the commissioners.

Are there any questions or comments?

Zooper move to approve with stipulations.

What stipulation?

I have a motion with stipulation.

Do I hear second?

Little second.

Okay.

All those in favor, cast your vote.

Opposed.

Cast your vote.

Okay.

Conditional use has been approved.

We do.

Sorry, John.

We couldn't get it entered into the system in time.

So we're not going to move to the next one.

I mean to do it on the system.

All right.

So the next item I have on the agenda.

The applicant Weston Wagner is requesting a rezoning for property at 1306 Charles Drive from R1 single family residential to RS7 single family residential.

We have the applicant for this item.

Hey, good evening.

I'm Weston Wagner and I also own 1306 Charles Drive.

I am requesting a rezoning from a R1 to an RS7.

It is staying residential, and I'm trying to build two single family homes on this lot.

The reason I'm trying to go from a R1 to an RS7 is my front width is about 104, 105 foot, which puts me in about 52 to 53 foot frontage.

And on an R1, I would need 60 foot frontage.

RS7 would allow me a 50-foot frontage, which would allow me to put two homes on this.

And so I could build two houses on it right now.

One would just be limited on square footage, and the other one could be any size.

Roughly probably around the 1,500 square foot mark.

Okay.

City planner, do you have any staff comments to add to this one?

Uh yes, sir.

We have reviewed it and it does meet all six of the approval criterias.

So we would recommend approval with the following conditions.

The proposed site shall satisfy all requirements of the city engineer, all requirements of the current stormwater drainage design manual and floodplain regulations regarding any new construction.

Final site plan subject to all ordinance requirements shall be submitted, reviewed, and approved by the planning department prior to any redevelopment.

A change of use.

Okay, we have a motion and a second.

All those in favor, press your I button.

Anyone oppose your nay button.

Okay, so you received a favor.

You have received a favorable recommendation from the planning commission, but you need to get on the city council agenda before Thursday at 10 o'clock.

Thank you so much.

Okay, next item we have on the agenda.

This is a rezoning request.

The applicant Dustin White is requesting for a rezoning of the property at 2620 Alexander Drive from R1 single family residential to C3 General Commercial District.

Thank you, Mr.

Chairman.

I'm Dustin White.

I'm here on behalf of the property owner to speak in support of this rezoning request.

This rezoning request aligns with the city's adopted long-term land use plan and the direction the direction that the city has already established for this area.

There's no specific use being proposed at this time.

This request is strictly about zoning alignment.

Any future development would still go through the city's normal site plan review and and so forth.

Okay.

Yes, sir.

We do again.

This one meets all six requirements of the approval criteria.

So we would recommend approval with the following conditions.

The pro site shall satisfy all requirements of the city engineer, all requirements of the current stormwater drainage design manual and floodplain regulations regarding any new construction.

The final site plan subject to all ordinance requirements shall be submitted, reviewed, and approved by the planning department prior to any redevelopment of the property.

Any change of use shall be subject to planning department approval in the future, and the site shall comply with all requirements of the overlay district.

This is the overall overlay district.

Yes, sir, it is.

Okay.

Now for this rezoning request, is there anyone here to give public input?

Anyone would like to come up and give comments regarding the request.

Let us know what's on your mind.

My name is Cheryl Rogers.

I live at 2815 Wood Street, which is on the corner, just right down from where the uh proposed rezoning property is.

I don't know, but I'm opposed to it.

Uh you know, this is this is uh I know it says it's in use with the projected land use for the city of Jonesboro.

That may be, I don't know, but I guess the concern maybe that I would raise, and maybe that other people would raise who live close to adjacent to that property or in the neighborhood, would be the use.

So this is for general commercial use, and we've been down this road before with some property across the street from us several years ago, and that property was uh submitted with a limited use overlay.

Now that was rejected by the city council, and it remained residential property.

And so at this point in time, I think I'm speaking for at least the neighbors that I have talked to, and who might have a concern with this, is the general commercial property.

Also, I was looking today for like the city plan for projected use with open spaces and um the appearance of people driving.

This is a high-intensity area because it is right next to I50 555, but from people driving through the area and the impression that they have of the area, and so we would also be concerned that the um about what we go there, the type of business that would go there, and the appearance of it, not only for the city of Jonesboro, but for our neighborhood as well.

The commercial property that is already there is looks very nice if you drive down Alexander Drive, it looks very nice, and I think we would be concerned and with any projected use as far as what we go there and how it would impact both the residential neighborhood and the appearance of that area.

So those are my comments.

Thank you.

Thanks for your comments.

Is there anyone else who would like to add to those comments?

Okay.

Um I'll open up for any commissioners' questions.

Chairman Denisulper.

I do wouldn't it be good to tell the lady that we can't consider uses because we don't need in rezoning.

That's not something we can take into consideration.

No, you can't ask what the use is going to be.

Now you can consider a limited use overlay if that's something that the that was proposed, right?

At that point, you can eliminate certain uses, but if you just have a general commercial designation or C3, you can't ask what the intent is to use the property for.

So that's where the LUO that she was referencing comes in.

For the property is in the overlay district, though, so there are some design standards for commercial properties in the overlay district.

So you know it would have to be 80% bricks masonry or stone.

Uh it have additional landscaping requirements, it has smaller signage requirements.

There will be lighting limitations because it does uh abut the the residential area.

So that's already in our codes that we can control that.

I think it's good.

Areas there's there's a minimal of 25 feet from uh commercial to residential questions, commissioners?

Any other concerns?

Mr.

White, would your owner consider um leaving a there's that that lot is pretty wooded?

Would they consider leaving the wooded buffer uh between you know like a 30-foot buffer between the property and the residential properties that abut it?

As opposed to a 25-foot well, maybe it is the 20.

We have yeah, 25 to 30 foot is what I was thinking.

And would they consider submitting a limited use overlay that might be more uh pleasing to the neighbors?

Um I I can't speak for them.

Um I think that they're reasonable folks that um you know, but ultimately you know I think the zoning aligns with what the city's long-term use plan is, and we're really just trying to get in alignment with that.

So, Jeff, about the barrier, you're saying leave it untouched, or are you talking about equal size?

I mean, is that something we can stipulate on a rezoning request?

Yeah, I'm thinking leave it, leave it wooded as it is now, a buffer between and maybe it's 25 foot if that's the already the requirement, but to leave that with so would we make that a stipulation?

Do that leave an untouched buffer for 25 feet?

That is stipulation.

Can we stipulate limited use overlay?

Can we do that, or they have to propose that?

I mean, it would be tough to go through that list here tonight and decide what that is.

Unless you're prepared to table it and go back through and um then I don't think you can make them proposal.

That's not what they've requested, so I don't think you can make them do that.

I mean, he's asking for a general C3, so I mean he we can't like you say can't force him to change the option at this time.

Would you be interested in tabling it and coming back with a limited use overlay?

I don't think so at this time.

We don't have a specific use in mind.

Okay.

Not determining what the use would necessarily be today.

True, but eliminating uses that might make these neighbors feel more at ease.

Um we're not interested in tabling it for now.

So are we making the 25 foot untouched barrier?

Is that what you're along the residential property?

Along the residential properties, yes.

So which would be the east and north sides of the agreeable to you, Dustin?

Yeah, that sounds good.

So add that as a stipulation.

Yes.

Okay.

Any other questions from the commissioners?

Anyone ready to make a motion?

Make a motion to approve the uh request for rezoning with the stipulation.

Have a motion on the floor, do I hear a second?

Go for a second.

All those in favor, press your I button.

Anyone oppose, pressure nay button.

I don't think you can back up.

I don't know.

Everybody might have to vote again.

So you received a favorable recommendation from the planning commission.

You need to get on the city council's agenda before 11 o'clock Thursday or 10 o'clock Thursday.

Thank you.

Okay.

Next item we have on the agenda.

This is a sidewalk fee in lieu of letter.

Applicant John Easley is requesting a waiver to do a sidewalk ordinance at 2210 MLK Junior Boulevard.

Proponent for this item.

John Easley.

R Dots doing embodied on MLK Boulevard.

Therefore, the project already has a job number.

So we're asking for an in low based on R Dots price for this project.

Hold on just a second.

We're trying to find that letter from the state.

Your R Dot letter.

I guess that's what it is, isn't it?

Okay, there we go.

Oh wait.

That's right.

That's it.

Okay.

Sorry about that, John.

If you want to proceed.

Is that everything you wanted to say about the R Dot number and all that?

Okay.

All right, City Planner, you have comments on this?

Yes, sir.

We do.

Um as you notice on this, it's not the normal price that we've seen in the past, but it is the price that we've accepted along MLK since they're actually building this right now.

And the price of 6878 a square yard is actually what it costs R Dot to build that right now on that project.

So that's the reason.

Normally I think right now it's what is it, Michael?

Close to 100 a square yards.

So but we use their actual bid prices on this one.

And we've done that on the last the two multifamilies that were along Martin Luther King too.

We we accepted that because that's the actual numbers we have.

So the fee total will be $4,816.43 cents.

Yes, sir.

Okay.

I'll open up for commissioners' questions, comments, or a motion.

Bailey, I'd make a motion that we approve the in lieu of here.

Second little second.

All those in favor, press your I button.

Anyone oppose your nay button.

Okay, sidewalk and Lua fee has been approved.

Thank you.

Okay, city planner.

Any other comments?

Just one.

Um I think most of you know that we're in the process of doing a comprehensive land use plan and a master street plan update that we've um hired um a consultant to work do for us.

Um I've emailed y'all and with the emails I have.

I know I need to get Mr.

Cooper's writing because it's going to the city email.

I know that's not the one you you read.

But um I sent you a letter that contains a QR code and a link to a website.

Um there it's a questionnaire for um it was for the um the committee that was um originally looking at this.

We would like y'all's input too.

Um kind of need this input pretty quick.

Um it's just a survey that everybody's doing, and um, you can fill it out and uh and get it back to the consultants.

Yeah, if you'll fill that out and get it back to consultants, we would appreciate it.

Uh we will also email.

I'm sorry to send it to our email.

Yeah, I send it to your email.

The city email.

I think I sent it to your I had your personal emails.

I think I sent it to that.

Um there will also on February 12th be a public hearing for this comprehensive land use plan and master street plan.

Uh right now we're looking at um over at Earl Bill, and it'll probably be from five to seven-ish if anybody wants to drop by and um see the results of the surveys and um see some of the preliminary work that's being done.

And then the last of February 1st of March, there will be a charrette session.

Um it will be at the OY, and it'll be an all-week affair, and so there will be more information there.

So we'll be sending out more information about this as we go.

Uh, but right now we're still trying to gather information to put everything together to complete the surveys to ask the questions that the public is, you know, will want to see in the plan.

So if y'all can do that and get that back to us, we'd appreciate it.

Okay.

Commissioners have any questions?

Anything to add?

Okay, we're adjourned.