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The regular meeting of the Texas County Arkansas Planning Commission was called to order on December 10, 2025. The commission addressed four main agenda items: a revision to the truck stop ordinance to require security cameras, a rezoning request for a proposed duplex development, an accessory dwelling ordinance to comply with state law, and revisions to the entertainment district for public safety. Public comments were heard on the rezoning request and entertainment district changes.
The regular meeting of the Texas County Arkansas Planning Commission is called to order. Agendas are available on the rails, so make your so help yourself. We will take the items as they are listed on the agenda. I will read each item and ask the person representing the request to come forward to the podium. Please state your name and address for the recording secretary. Present any information you and make any comments you have about your request. Be prepared to respond to any questions that members of the planning commission may have of you. Thank you. Item number one, roll call. Anita Pickett. Present. Jason Depree is absent. Boots Thomas is absent. Dr. Hickerson. Here. Chris Owens. Here. Corey Mobbs. Here. And Chairman Neal. Here. We have a quorum and we can conduct business. Second item, adoption of the summarized minutes. Have each commissioner had an opportunity to review the minutes. Or if you need any more time. If all are satisfied, the chair would entertain a motion. I move we approve the minutes as presented. Have a motion and a second to approve the minutes. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Minutes are passed. Item number three. Ordinance revision. Request by Texacounty, Arkansas Police Department to revise to draft truck stop ordinance to include a requirement for security cameras. Well, first of all, we're at a bit of a disadvantage tonight because our internet has been out all day, so we don't have our PowerPoint. So I'm gonna need you to rely on your packets. As you remember, we passed we passed the truck stop ordinance. It has not gone to the board of directors yet. We're trying to push as much as we can into next year because of the budget that they're fighting with right now. Um but TAPD has asked us to add a requirement for security cameras. So in the ordinance that we drafted, there is a section entitled Administrative Requirements, and that says all requests for a truck stop shall be accompanied by the following items a site plan, a traffic impact study, a water runoff and drainage study, a lighting plan, and I have added in there a security camera plan. That makes sense. Yeah, and I think they'll have security cameras anyway, but TAP, this is better safe than sorry. Cover all the bases. Yeah.