Joplin Zoning and Planning Commission Meeting - January 13, 2025
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Joplin Zoning and Planning Commission Meeting - January 13, 2025
The Joplin Zoning and Planning Commission met on January 13, 2025, at 10:00 AM. The meeting included roll call, approval of previous minutes, and consideration of four cases. No public comments were made on any of the cases. The cases will be presented to the City Council on Monday, February 3, 2025.
Minutes Approval
- Motion to excuse Ms. Clue Michael: Passed unanimously.
- Motion to accept minutes from previous meeting: Passed unanimously.
Discussion Items
- Case 001-25: Request to vacate a utility easement at 3347 South Joplin Avenue. Applicant William Endicott presented the final approval and paperwork. No questions from the commission. No public speaking for or against.
- Case 002-25: Request to rezone from District R1 (single-family residential) to District M2 (heavy industrial) at 8125 East 26th Street. Applicant Patty Johns stated that Acer Technologies has a contract with the U.S. Navy to fund expansion in the Crossroads Industrial Park, and the current zoning was incorrect. No public comments.
- Case 003-25: Request to voluntarily annex property at 18775 Apple Road into the city. Applicant Tyler Belairs explained the property is for future industrial development, near existing industrial and commercial sites. Rezoning will occur later. No objections from staff.
- Case 004-25: Request to voluntarily annex property near the northeast corner of Prigmore and I-44. Applicant Tyler Belairs clarified that the legal description was incorrect on the map; the property is owned by Joplin Industrial Development Authority. He requested to table the case until a correct map is provided. The commission agreed.
Key Outcomes
- Case 001-25: Motion to approve (Mr. Landis, second by Mr. Spruce). Passed unanimously.
- Case 002-25: Motion to approve (Dr. Rosenberg, second by Mr. Landis). Passed unanimously.
- Case 003-25: Motion to approve (Dr. Rosenberg, second by Ms. Phillips). Passed unanimously.
- Case 004-25: Motion to table (Mr. Landis, second by Ms. Phillips). Passed unanimously.
- Meeting adjourned via motion by Mr. Landis, second by Ms. Warren.
Meeting Transcript
Record. Please give your testimony as briefly and completely as possible. Please do not repeat any testimony that has been given previously. We want you to state your facts, but limit your information to only new information. Everyone is invited to speak. However, if you have a spokesperson, please allow him or her to speak. When the public hearing is closed by the chair, no additional testimony is allowed except when invited by the board. Remember, this is a public hearing, and all sides have a right to give testimony or state one side of any issue. The zoning and planning commission of the city of Joplin through this introduction accepts into evidence the 2012 Comprehensive Plan, the Development Code of the City of Joplin being appendix 29A of the Joplin Municipal Code, resources, guidelines, and industry standards of the City of Joplin, complete street design guide, walkable neighborhood design guidelines, approved tree list, historic preservation regulations, floodplain regulations, and the wireless telecommunications facilities siting regulations being appendices A, B, C, D, E, and F of the Joplin Development Code, the written recommendation of the city staff, and all other written evidence presented at today's hearing. We appreciate your consideration and your understanding. These cases will be presented to City Council on Monday, February 3, 2025. Mr. Kimball. Here. Mr. Spruce. Here. Ms. Warren. Present. Ms. Phillips. Present. Dr. Rosenberg. Present. Mr. Landis. Present. Do we have a motion to excuse Ms. Clue Michael from the meeting today? All motion. That's a motion from Mr. Landis. Do we have a second? Second. Second from Dr. Rosenberg. All those in favor? Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion carries. Do we have a motion from the commission to accept into the record our minutes from the previous meeting? I'll motion to accept minutes. It's a motion from Mr. Landis. Do we have a second? Second. That's a second from Mr. Spruce.
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