Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 3-1-16City of Van Buren, Arkansas
Municipal Annex
111 North 12d' Street • Van Buren, Arkansas 72956
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
March 1, 2016
The Van Buren Planning Commission held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 5:30
P.M., in the City Council Room of the Municipal Complex.
Members Present — Vice Chairman Philip Bagby, Mark Evans, Jay White, Lynne Graham, Jason
Myers, Sam McCain, John Symonds and Tiffany Webster.
Others Present- Planning Director Joe Hurst, Planning Assistant Julie Copple, Building Inspector
David Martin, City Attorney Candice Settle and Rick Vassar from Truck Centers of Arkansas.
The first item on the agenda was to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. A motion was
made by John Symonds and seconded by Sam McCain to approve the minutes. The motion was
approved unanimously.
The next item on the agenda was a letter from Truck Centers of Arkansas, Rick Vassar, concerning a
sign permit that was denied by the building department due to the sign ordinance. Mr. Vassar
approached the commission with drawings and photographs of the before and after design plans for
Freightliner, at 129 Access Road, by Mack Thompson and Son sign company. After discussion
between the commissioners and the city attorney it was determined that if the sign company would
keep the surface area the same on the existing sign and no changes were made to the structure, it
would fall under the nonconforming sign ordinance and could be permitted. City Attorney Candice
Settle advised the commission to consider putting in place a variance for the sign ordinance.
A motion was made by Lynne Graham and seconded by Sam McCain to Adjourn. The motion was
approved unanimously.
Andy Dibble, Chairman
Joe Hurst, Planning Director