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Jonesboro City Meeting Summary - June 16, 2026

Meeting Portal — Tuesday, June 16, 2026
BodyJonesboro, Arkansas
SessionMeeting Portal
DateTuesday, June 16, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:00

Reading.

0:02

Okay.

0:03

We're going to call this meeting to order.

0:05

Have a roll call, please.

0:10

Gilmour?

0:10

Here.

0:11

Miles.

0:13

Yeah.

0:14

Billy.

0:16

Here.

0:17

Okay.

0:17

We need a motion to the second to approve the minutes from the June second meeting.

0:23

Still moved.

0:24

Second.

0:25

Second.

0:25

Thank you very much.

0:26

Okay.

0:27

Item number one.

0:29

Brandon Wood.

0:31

You don't look like Brandon.

0:34

Older Brandon.

0:35

Sure.

0:36

How are you, Mr.

0:37

Wood?

0:38

Oh, we haven't seen you in a long time.

0:40

I tried not to come to this meeting.

0:41

Well, we miss you.

0:42

Getting trouble.

0:43

I'm I'm just glad you're still working.

0:46

I'm glad to be walking.

0:47

Yeah, well, I understand that.

0:49

I understand.

0:49

Tell me what's going on.

0:51

We uh Shannon Key owns this lot.

0:55

It was an existing building, and it's been there.

0:58

I looked on the air on the Google maps, and it has been prior 94 several years.

1:05

So it was built with the narrower street.

1:09

The city was requesting extra right away.

1:14

And and then the building initially was built too close to the property line on multiple lots.

1:21

So we replatted that into one lot to solve that problem of being on multiple lots.

1:30

So we were asking for a variance to have smaller setbacks on the north and east side.

1:39

And this building is uh he purchased the building, he's been cleaning it up inside, but he's not changing the structural or the bathroom aspect of it.

1:50

Is he uh adding anything else to the lot itself?

1:53

No.

1:54

Okay.

1:55

He just wants to get it in compliance if he wants to sell it or yeah, something like that.

2:01

Well, but if something happens to it, I I I think Daryl would tell you if something happens to it that's over what is it, 50%, Daryl?

2:08

You'd have to meet new requirements, so it would be torn torn down and moved into the different position on the lot.

2:15

Okay, gotcha by somebody else.

2:17

Right.

2:19

And he's using it for office space.

2:22

You're gonna put parking lot on it and that kind of stuff.

2:25

Yeah, the city required us to put in some curb and gutter in asphalt.

2:31

What are the required setbacks again?

2:35

What's what's the required setback?

2:37

It's uh C 25 feet.

2:40

It's C3 is 25 feet in the front.

2:43

That's about a foot and a half off the property line, probably.

2:46

Of course, that's the way it was built.

2:50

So all we're doing is trying to.

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Summary of Proceedings

Jonesboro City Meeting Summary - June 16, 2026

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM on June 16, 2026, with members Gilmour, Miles, and Billy present. The board considered three variance requests and approved the minutes from the June 2, 2026 meeting.

Consent Calendar

  • The minutes from the June 2, 2026 meeting were approved by a motion and second, with a unanimous roll call vote.

Discussion Items

  • Variance Request for Shannon Key (Presented by Brandon Wood): The request was for smaller setbacks on the north and east sides of an existing building at a lot owned by Shannon Key. The building was originally constructed too close to property lines on multiple lots and had since been replatted into one lot. No structural changes were planned, only interior cleaning and site improvements (curb, gutter, asphalt) as required by the city. The building is used for office space. The variance was needed to bring the property into compliance for potential sale. The board approved the variance unanimously.

  • Variance Request for Stone Bridge Construction (Greensboro Village, Represented by Rob Hester): Two variances from the Greensboro Village pattern book (adopted as city code) were requested for a restaurant building. The first variance was for a 36% glass door frontage (required 40%), due to tables at the front preventing full glass to the floor. The second variance was for a parking shortage of two spaces; the building is on a narrow lot with limited on-site parking, but shared parking is available throughout Greensboro Village, and the owner had a letter of support from the development owner. The board approved both variances unanimously.

  • Variance Request for Robert Turner (1421 and 1423): The applicant sought a variance to build a new residence on a 50-foot-wide lot (1423) that requires a 60-foot lot width in the R1 zoning. The applicant had previously built a similar house next door (1421) under a variance. The existing house at 1423 was deemed not worth renovating (old wiring, plumbing). The applicant had replatted three lots into one conforming lot. A suggested rezoning to RS-8 (which allows 50-foot lots) was considered but would create spot zoning. The board approved the variance unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • All three variance requests were approved by unanimous votes (3-0).
  • The meeting was adjourned without further discussion.

Roll Call Votes

  • Minutes approval: Gilmour yes, Miles yes, Billy yes.
  • Variance for Shannon Key: Gilmour yes, Miles yes, Billy yes.
  • Variance for Stone Bridge Construction: Gilmour yes, Miles yes, Billy yes.
  • Variance for Robert Turner: Gilmour yes, Miles yes, Billy yes.

Meeting Transcript

Reading. Okay. We're going to call this meeting to order. Have a roll call, please. Gilmour? Here. Miles. Yeah. Billy. Here. Okay. We need a motion to the second to approve the minutes from the June second meeting. Still moved. Second. Second. Thank you very much. Okay. Item number one. Brandon Wood. You don't look like Brandon. Older Brandon. Sure. How are you, Mr. Wood? Oh, we haven't seen you in a long time. I tried not to come to this meeting. Well, we miss you. Getting trouble. I'm I'm just glad you're still working. I'm glad to be walking. Yeah, well, I understand that. I understand. Tell me what's going on. We uh Shannon Key owns this lot. It was an existing building, and it's been there. I looked on the air on the Google maps, and it has been prior 94 several years. So it was built with the narrower street. The city was requesting extra right away. And and then the building initially was built too close to the property line on multiple lots. So we replatted that into one lot to solve that problem of being on multiple lots. So we were asking for a variance to have smaller setbacks on the north and east side. And this building is uh he purchased the building, he's been cleaning it up inside, but he's not changing the structural or the bathroom aspect of it. Is he uh adding anything else to the lot itself? No. Okay. He just wants to get it in compliance if he wants to sell it or yeah, something like that. Well, but if something happens to it, I I I think Daryl would tell you if something happens to it that's over what is it, 50%, Daryl? You'd have to meet new requirements, so it would be torn torn down and moved into the different position on the lot. Okay, gotcha by somebody else. Right.

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