PC Minutes 05-02-2023City of Van Buren, Arkansas
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PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
May 02, 2023
1.
Call
To
Order. The
Van
Buren Planning Commission held
its
monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 2,
2023, at 5:30
P.M.
The meeting
was
held at the Municipal Complex in
the
City Council Chambers.
2. Roll Call. The following Commissioners were present: Vice -Chairman Philip Bagby, Mark Evans,
Tiffany Webster, Jay White, and Nathan Wilson. Commissioners absent were: Chairman Andy Dibble, Missy
Hefner, Jason Myers, and Mason Shirey.
City staff present were Planning Director Wally Bailey and City Inspector David Martin. Present for Agenda
Item #4: Courtney Shultz of 1605 Amble On Lane. Present for Agenda Item #5: Chad Brixey of Brixey
Engineering, Chad Cox of Cox Investment Properties, and Linda Patton of 2018 Cedar Street. Present for Agenda
Item #6: Chad Brixey of Brixey Engineering, Todd Mooney and Debbie Payne on behalf of Willie Mooney;
Maurice and Dee Hubbs, Cameron Hubbs, Cliff Hubbs, and Brittany Oakley all surrounding property owners of
proposed plat.
3. Approval Of Minutes From Apri14, 2023. A motion to approve was made by Commissioner Tiffany
Webster and seconded by Commissioner Jay White. The motion was approved unanimously.
4. CUP #2-2023-1605 Amble On Lane —Courtney Shultz; Request For Conditional Use Of In -
Home Daycare In R-I. A motion to approve was made by Commissioner Mark Evans and seconded by
Commissioner Nathan Wilson. The motion was approved unanimously.
Ms. Shultz plans to keep no more than seven children and indicates there will be staggered pick up and drop off
times to avoid any potential traffic congestion.
5. Rezone #4-2023-700-08327-000-C 8+/- Acres—Brixey Engineering/Cox Investment Properties;
Rezone Request From C-2 To R-3. A motion to approve recommendation to City Council for the rezone of
land but not the development plan was made by Commissioner Tiffany Webster and seconded by Commissioner
Mark Evans. The motion was approved unanimously.
Linda Patton, at 2018 Cedar Street, stated to the commission that she has traffic concerns if multi -family
development is built, but did say she would prefer the use be residential over commercial.
The application indicates amulti-family development comprised of duplexes is the purpose of this rezoning. The
property has access or frontage on Cedar Street, Willimas Street, and North 23`d/24`h Street. Access and use of
the streets will need to be evaluated for fire department access and existing conditions. This property also has
portions of it lying within the floodplain and floodway.
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6. Legacy Cottages Lot 1—Preliminary Plat Review—Brixey Engineering/Willie Mooney. A motion
to approve with conditions was made by Commissioner Mark Evans and seconded by Commissioner Tiffany
Webster. The motion was approved unanimously.
The preliminary plat and development plan for Legacy Cottages was approved contingent on the following
requirement: The existing drainage problems on the parent tract that exists behind the houses that face Northridge
Drive East and the problems with the drainage next to the Hubbs property along the south property line must be
corrected before the final plat is reviewed.
Maurice and Dee Hubbs, Cameron Hubbs, Cliff Hubbs, and Brittany Oakley all spoke in opposition because of
the on -going flooding issues affecting their properties. Todd Mooney spoke on behalf of his father, Willie
Mooney, stating that the drainage plan presented by Brixey Engineering is set aside to address the flooding; he
believes this plan will solve the issues. Todd Mooney clearly stated that before the final plat is submitted the
drainage and flooding problems will be fixed.
7. Planning Commission Board Term Reappointments &Election of Officers —Philip Bagby, Missy
Hefner, and Mason Shirey. A motion to approve recormnendation to City Council was made by Commissioner
Nathan Wilson and seconded by Commissioner Tiffany Webster. The motion was approved unanimously.
The decision was made to wait to elect officers until all commissioners are present.
8. Old/New Business.
9. Adjourn. A motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Nathan Wilson and seconded by
Commissioner Tiffany Webster. The motion was approved unanimously.
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Wally Bailey, Planning Director