02/12/1980-PZ-Minutes-RegularMinutes: Planning & Zoning Commission
February 12, 1980
Present: Chairman Jack Armstrong, Willard Bounds, Cecil Snellgrove,
Jimmy Frazier, Billye Hollingsc!or.t_h
Absent: Harold Easley, Virgil ward
Others
present: Lloyd Henderson, Mary Jo Stover, arce Travelstead
1. Minutes of the January 25, 1980 meeting were approved as
printed.
2. Zoning Petition Z-47 for Vance Travelstead was discussed.
Chairman Armstrong stated he would hate to see this area zoned
fora classification other than single family residential unless
all. of 5th street was rezoned for business.
Vance Travelstead stated he felt the board was discriminating
against him since there were others in town in residential
areas with business classification. The commissioners attempted
to explain to Mr. Travelstead that his request would be spot
zoning and that he could continue under the non -conforming
use, since he came under the grand father clause, with regards
to his garage now on his property.
City Manager Henderson read aloud Section 18. Non -Conforming
Uses From the Subdivision ordinance. Discussion followed.
Chairman Armstrong polled the Commissioners. Jimmy Frazier
stated he didn't think it should be rezoned. [^'illard Bounds
agreed it should not be rezoned. Cecil Snellgrove stated
no one else in the area was zoned business. Billye Hollingsworth
was not for spot zoning.
Motion was made by Jimmy Frazier that Petition 7-47 for Vance
Travelstead be denied. Willard Bounds second. Voted. unan.
3. Alfred Ashcraft did not attend the meeting but has made an
informal request regarding a variance on a lot with a 50'
frontage on Peach Street located next to one of his rent houses.
Commissioners told Lloyd to tell Mr. Ashcraft when he was ready
for formal action that they would work with. him on the variance.
4. Commissioners discussed the applicability of the subdivision
ordinance with regards to the development of existing and
connecting streets. Special emphasis was given on the lot
recently purchased by Benny Parrent on 7th Street. It was agreed
by Commissioners that up dating needed to be done on the street
construction portion of the ordinance. They discussed base
and sand and agreed it would be better to put curbs and gutter
on base and not sand.
r. Other_ [flatters:
(a) The follo� t_ 1; names were mentioned as ,.possible future
commissione,.. '_o be considered.
Nelva Higgs Carl Ray Higgs
Sue Cook Robert Howard
Betty Kincaid
Meeting adjourned at 9:00 P.M.