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Jonesboro City Meeting Summary - June 16, 2026

Meeting PortalTuesday, June 16, 2026
BodyJonesboro, Arkansas
SessionMeeting Portal
DateTuesday, June 16, 2026
StatusFILED
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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.

2:52

I mean, we're just trying to get it where if they do decide to sell sometime title insurance doesn't flag it and stop the sale and make us go through this process again.

3:03

So it cities comfortable with what we've got.

3:05

Yeah, not too close on the on the 141 side.

3:13

It's just on the it's okay.

3:14

Yeah, it's okay on the main road there.

3:16

Yeah, okay.

3:32

We have a second, thank you.

3:34

And roll call.

3:37

Gilmour.

3:38

Yes, me load, yes, careful.

3:41

Yes, okay.

3:43

Thank you.

3:44

Short and sweet.

3:46

Okay, um, let's see.

3:49

Uh Stone Bridge Construction.

3:56

Well, Rob Hester with Stonebridge Construction representing Brian Clarity for Pete Send Project uh Greensboro Village.

4:07

We have two variances, and we've we met with with Darrell and and the city were over these couple of things to bring this into compliance.

4:16

This is not a it becomes a city ordinance issue because of the the PUD.

4:22

Is that correct, Daryl?

4:24

The planning book or um for Greensboro Village was adopted by code.

4:30

Okay, so that pattern book was adopted, so that becomes that becomes city code for that area out there.

4:37

So that's what we're doing.

4:38

Is we're it's not it's not regular city code, it's um it's variances from the pattern book.

4:46

Okay, and we do have a letter from the owner of the development saying that they were okay with the changes to Greenboro.

4:56

Greenboro was correct.

4:57

Okay, yeah.

4:58

In essence, what we're doing is requesting a variant.

5:00

code so that pattern book was adopted so that becomes that becomes city code for that area out there so that's what we're doing is we're it's not it's not regular city code that's um it's variances from the pattern book okay and we do have a letter from the owner of the development saying that they were okay with the changes to Greensboro Greensboro was correct okay yeah in essence what we're doing is requesting a variant the only two things we're out of compliance on is the amount of glass door front were four percent difference between 36 and 40 percent one of the reasons for that is we didn't want to take the glass all the way to the floor it's a restaurant with tables up front so that was one of the reasons for not taking the glass other than that we wouldn't have had any issue with adding the extra glass and the other is the parking uh where this building is being built there's not a lot of just additional parking around it like there are in some other areas of Greensboro village where there's a more street parking there's only a little bit of street parking right here this is right behind our vest bank and across the street from Shadrax so and I know there's I know there's got to be some other variance that's been made in that because the Abe's place there's 200 foot of parking field between the front of that building and the street so this is we're just doing two small rows it's a really narrow lot so that's the two the two variances that we needed to ask for to be in the compliance to be able to move forward more strict it is it's more strict and as far as the parking all parking out there is is common parking so you can park anywhere and go to any any facility out there.

6:18

So it's all meant to shared use parking but this building doesn't have enough to stand alone but it would have to use it have to use some of the neighbor some of the neighbor parking to but it's only two two spaces right that's correct can I can I see that the site plan again do you mind thank you yeah and the front is obviously to the left there case over here not enough parking over there yes yep okay you got the two islands still in the in that front parking lot correct I mean that places landscape to the hill city on this either yeah he he's he's two off but um like I said he can make those two spaces up um by they can walk across from Shadrax or walk over from harvest and make the there's four there's four spaces directly in front of the building in the street in the middle on the road so we have the required physically there it's just a lot of the other areas in Greensboro village there's larger parking fields by Mamalco and over by uh the social but where this is the bank parking is all on the front side and around the side there's nothing toward the rear so there's not a lot of other shared parking fields that we felt comfortable by pushing the building up and only having a couple of spaces there around it chairman I said I move that we accept the motion okay second second thank you and roll call yes any note yes yes okay thank you gentleman Robert okay Turner real estate name and address and what you want to do and that bottom house on the house there at 1421 1421 I built in 2018 and uh I got a variance for that one it's on a 50 foot lot and 1423 is really it I could put a lot of money in it but I don't want to I think it'd be better off to tear it down build the same thing I did at 1421 there on 1423 but it's uh but I still have 10 foot on each side sit back I still got room just I don't meet the 60 foot requirement have this as a rental home uh yes sir more than likely everything's for sale then we're rent at the last minute yeah I'm saying that the one next to it looks good yes sir it I still own it it's uh it's uh rental you you own the 40 1421 and the 1423 yes sir the 1421 I built that one in 2018 with the variance okay and I'm just kind of repeating it to the house next door so that's that lot one you're wanting to build a residence on the clock gotcha just old wiring and old plumbing only thing good in there is the heat there and the water heater is there something he could rezone into from this R1 that would make it a 50 foot lot acceptable RS eight would allow a

10:01

Yes.

10:02

Just old wiring and old plumbing.

10:06

There's the heat mirror and the water heater.

10:09

Daryl, is there something uh he could rezone into from this R1 that would make it a fifty-foot lot acceptable?

10:26

R S eight would allow a fifty foot lot, but it would kinda it'll kind of be a spot in all the R1.

10:36

So um since everything out there is already all R1.

10:40

I did get it replatted because it was like three three lots, and I brought it down to one, got it conforming with the cities with all the cities stuff.

10:50

A PC's really not good about spot.

10:53

Um they're not crazy about spot zoning.

10:56

Uh what about four and five?

10:59

Do you own those two?

11:00

Those lots above?

11:02

Uh no, sir.

11:03

Just the one to the just the one to the right there, 1421.

11:27

But we still I think seven and a half foot is the minimum, but we're gonna be at 10.

11:42

Just don't like skip it rezoned to come through this.

11:48

Yeah.

11:49

That's why I asked the BB45 too.

11:51

Yeah.

11:52

If he owned more than one, you know, that one lot, it would be different, but with just one, it's looks a little strange on the zoning maps to next to them are are management companies.

12:07

Um I guess one on the corner is a management company if you go further.

12:18

Correction is that you get into personal house.

12:31

Questions from Mr.

12:32

Turn.

12:38

It's good to see new construction in that area.

12:43

Yeah, I still owe money on it.

12:44

I want to tear it down.

12:46

I still almost 40,000 on it, but it's really kind of the best thing for it.

12:53

Mr.

12:54

Chair, I'd like to make a motion to prove the variance.

12:57

Second?

12:58

Second.

12:59

All right.

13:00

We'll call, please.

13:02

Yes.

13:04

Yes.

13:04

Yeah, both yes.

13:07

Okay.

13:07

Thank you.

13:09

All done.

13:19

Yeah, we need one of them.

13:21

Chair like to make a motion we adjourn.

13:23

Oh, second.

13:24

Go home.

13:26

Work.

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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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