04-18-1972 Regular MeetingPLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING
A meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the Council
Chambers on Tuesday, April 18, 1972. The meeting was called to order at 7:30
P.M. by Chairman Czech with the following members present: Mesdames Thomas and
Ray and Messrs. Bratton, Baird, VanderMeer, Winther, Williams and Oswalt. City
officials present were: Mayor Don E. Smith, Councilwoman Watson, Councilmen Beals,
Smoak and Schroedel and City Manager Hopkins, City Attorney Langley, and
Utilities Superintendent Asbury. Others present were: Mrs. Fannie Lee Walker,
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Langley and Mr. and Mrs D. Black, Messrs. E. Walker, Sam
Mazzota, J. Stearns, W. Boone, J. Scott, R. Bell, L. Wolfe, W. VanClief
and DeWitte McGee.
The Invocation was given by Mr. VanderMeer.
Chairman Czech introducted and welcomed Mrs. Ruth Alice Ray as a member of the P&Z
replacing Mrs. Allbright who resigned. The Chairman also extended a welcome
to all those present.
The Minutes of the meeting held on April 4, 1972 were approved as written.
The Chairman announced that a Public Hearing would be held to consider a request
for the re-zoning of the acreage located south of the Minnehaha Estates
Subdivision, recently annexed to the city, from R1A to a C-2 zone for property
fronting on Highway 27 and from an R1A to an R-3 zone for property fronting
on the Lake Minnehaha Side.
Mr. DeWitte McGee of McGee & Associates, planning and development consultants
and representatives of the developers of the proposed development for which
re zoning is requested, presented a concept plan of the proposed development.
Following the Public Hearing, motion was made by Mr. VanderMeer, seconded by
Mr. Winther, that recommendation be made to the City Council that the request
for re-zoning that portion of the acreage fronting on Highway 27 from R1A
to C-2 be granted and that the portion of the property fronting on Lake Minnehaha
side be re-zoned from R1A to R-3A. Upon roll call vote, the motion carried,
with Mr. Baird and Mrs. Ray voting Naye.
The meeting was adjourned by Chairman Czech.
Henry Czech, Chairman
nfiildred Dollar, Secretary