YES. AND I'VE GOT 6:00. I CALL THE MARCH 11TH MEETING OF THE SHERWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION TO ORDER. [1. Call to Order] [00:00:08] PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MARTIN. HERE. WILLIAMS. HERE. JONES. HERE. HOSKIN. HERE. EVANS. HERE. PATEL. HERE. CLUFF. HERE. FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 11TH MINUTES. [3. Approval of February 11th, 2025, Meeting Minutes] IS THERE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR CORRECTIONS? WOULD YOU UNMUTE? HE'S UNMUTED. I AM, YEAH, I AM. I'M JUST. MOTION TO APPROVE. MAYBE. YEAH. EVERYBODY'S UNMUTED. OKAY. SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MARTIN. AYE. WILLIAMS. AYE. JONES. ABSTAIN. HOSKIN. AYE. EVANS. A, PATEL A, CLUFF A. ALL RIGHT. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. IS THERE SOME ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS? STAFF DOES HAVE SOME. WE WOULD LIKE TO TABLE SIX, SEVEN AND EIGHT ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. [4. Approval of the Agenda] AND THEN I ALSO HAVE TWO FINAL PLATS TO ADD UNDER NEW BUSINESS, ONE BEING MILLER'S GLEN PHASE 11 AND THEN MILLER'S RIDGE ESTATES PHASE THREE. OKAY, SINCE WE'RE TABLING THREE OF THE ITEMS, WE'LL NEED A MOTION AND A VOTE FOR THOSE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE ITEMS SIX, SEVEN AND EIGHT ON THE AGENDA. SECONDED, PLEASE. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MARTIN I WILLIAMS I JONES I HOSKIN I EVANS DELERY I PATEL I CLUFF. AYE. ALL RIGHT THE MOTION THE APPROVED. EXCUSE ME. THE AGENDA STANDS AS AMENDED, TABLING THOSE THREE ITEMS AND ADDING THE TWO FINAL PLATS. SO NEXT ITEM PLEASE. SITE PLAN AT 14912 HIGHWAY 107. [5. Site Plan at 14912 Highway 107. Davidson Engineering, Agent.] OKAY. THIS IS FOR THE GRAVEL RIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT RELOCATION DEVELOPMENT TO THE RIGHT ONE HERE. OKAY. HERE WE GO. SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL OF THE GRAVEL RIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE RELOCATION, WHICH IS TO THE FORMER HUM'S HARDWARE LOCATION. YOU'VE SEEN THIS APPLICATION BEFORE AS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST. STAFF DID REVIEW THE PROPOSED REMODEL AND ADDITIONS. THEY'RE THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE USE OF THE EXISTING 9664 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AND ADD ABOUT A 2000 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION. WE DID COORDINATE WITH THE APPLICANT, MADE REVISIONS TO THE PLANS, AND FOLLOWING THAT PROCESS ALL REVISIONS WERE MADE, AND THE STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN BECAUSE IT DOES COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? YEAH, I WAS LOOKING AT THIS PLAN. I'M SORRY. AND THE RAMP GOING UP TO THE DOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE THERE FROM THE HANDICAP PARKING. IS THAT ACTUALLY A RAMP OR IS IT JUST A SIDEWALK? IT SAYS DETECTABLE, SO IT WILL HAVE ONE OF THE DETECTABLE PADS. SO IT WILL BE A RAMP. BUT THE BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND THAT DETECTABLE WARNING I BELIEVE IT SAID RAMP ON THE INFORMATION THAT I WAS SENT. YEAH. CONCRETE RAMP. YES. OKAY. THAT NEEDS TO HAVE A FIVE BY FIVE TURNAROUND BEFORE IT GOES INTO THE BUILDING. AND IT DOES NOT AT THIS POINT. AND IF IT IS ACTUALLY A RAMP, IT ALSO NEEDS TO HAVE GUARDRAILS ON THE SIDES. THE APPLICANTS HERE, THEY WILL MAKE NOTE OF THAT. AND THEN ARE THESE EXITS OUT OF THE PARKING ON THE LEFT? I WASN'T QUITE SURE OF WHAT THOSE WERE. WERE THEY JUST TURN AROUND AREAS? NO, THAT SHOULD BE THE DRIVEWAYS TO 107. SO AGAIN THOSE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE DETECTABLE WARNINGS ON THE SIDEWALK AT THOSE ENTRANCES ALSO. OKAY. ANY OF THE ENTRANCES TO THE PROPERTY WOULD NEED THOSE AT A SIDEWALK. THAT'S NOT TYPICAL OF A SIDEWALK AT A DRIVEWAY. OKAY. I'M JUST GOING BY MY KNOWLEDGE. AND THAT WAS ALL THE COMMENTS THAT I HAVE. OKAY. THE APPLICANT IS HERE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR. OKAY. NO. I JUST WANT TO MAKE NOTE TO THE COMMISSION THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO APPROVE THIS SITE PLAN HERE. IT NEEDS TO BE CONTINGENT ON THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT ITEM THAT WE HAVE TONIGHT AS WELL FOR THE LOT COVERAGE VARIANCE. [00:05:04] SO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS YOU MAKE YOUR MOTION. SINCE YOU CHANGED IT YOU MAKE THE MOTION. OKAY I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE. PROVIDED THE COMMENTS THAT I'VE MADE ARE TAKEN CARE OF. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. HANG ON BEFORE WE BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER AND VOTE PART OF THE IN MY OPINION, PART OF THAT NEEDS TO BE CONTINGENT ON BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT APPROVAL AS WELL. OKAY. YEAH. IF YOU ADD THAT TO YOUR MOTION I'LL ADD THAT TO THE MOTION. DO YOU AGREE? SECOND. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? AND A SECOND WITH SOME CONTINGENCIES AND SOME COMMENTS. MARTIN WILLIAMS I JONES I HOSKIN I EVANS I PATEL I CLUFF. AYE. I GUESS WE GO TO NINE. YEP. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED ON OAKDALE ROAD FOR A [9. Old Business] GASOLINE SERVICE STATION. SO THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF A PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE OPENED A FEW MEETINGS AGO. I BELIEVE IT WAS JANUARY, THOSE LAST MEETING. FEBRUARY. OKAY. FEBRUARY'S MEETING. SO SHE HAS A FEW MORE COMMENTS. TO ADD TO THE RECORD. OKAY. JOE BEARD WROTE I'M WRITING TO EXPRESS MY ENTHUSIASTIC APPROVAL FOR HARP'S GROCERY AND FUEL AT THE CORNER OF OAKDALE AND 107. AS A RESIDENT OF MILLER'S CROSSING FOR OVER A DECADE, A DECADE A GROCERY STORE ON THIS END OF TOWN IS LONG OVERDUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. CHARLES ADKINS WROTE. PLEASE, PLEASE APPROVE THE BUILDING OF A HARP'S GROCERY STORE IN SHERWOOD. LONG OVERDUE. I LIVED IN FAYETTEVILLE FOR 21 YEARS BEFORE MOVING BACK TO CENTRAL ARKANSAS, AND HARP'S IS A GREAT CONTRIBUTOR TO THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTS VETERANS GROUPS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS. HARP'S PRICES ARE VERY COMPETITIVE AND THE MEAT AND BAKERY SECTIONS ARE OUTSTANDING. KIM NASH WROTE, I WANTED TO REACH OUT IN SUPPORT OF THE HARP'S GROCERY STORE COMING TO SHERWOOD. IT'S EXCITING TO SEE GROWTH IN AND AROUND THE GRAVEL RIDGE AREA, AND THIS ONE DID NOT HAVE A NAME, JUST AN EMAIL, BUT I'M IN FAVOR OF HARPS AND SHERWOOD AND THE SOONER THE BETTER. AND AS CLOSE TO GRAVEL RIDGE TO THE GRAVEL RIDGE COMMUNITY AS POSSIBLE. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY, SO THAT THAT WAS A CONTINUATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. AT THIS TIME, I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING SINCE ALL THEIR COMMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED, BUT WE WILL NEED A MOTION TO CONTINUE THAT TILL NEXT MONTH. SO A MOTION TO TABLE IT OR JUST CONTINUE IT TO. TABLE OR CONTINUE THE PUBLIC. I MEAN, DID THE APPLICANT MAKE A SPECIFIC REQUEST? THEY REQUESTED A TABLE TO HAVE MORE TIME TO SUBMIT REVISIONS. MOTION TIME. OKAY. MOTION TO TABLE. SECOND. YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MARTIN, A WILLIAMS, A JONES, A HOSKIN, A EVANS, A PATEL A PUFF A. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, MR. CHAIRMAN, THERE OBVIOUSLY WASN'T ANYBODY ELSE HERE TO WANTED TO SPEAK TO THAT. BUT I THINK YOU SHOULD MAKE THAT OBSERVATION FOR THE RECORD. OKAY. NOBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WAS WAS HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST. OKAY. NONE CAME FORWARD. NEXT ITEM. DO THE PLATS OR THE BUILDING DESIGN STANDARDS. PLATS VERSUS FINAL PLAT FOR MILLER'S GLEN. PHASE 11. [10. New Business] OKAY. SO THIS IS A FINAL PLAT FOR MILLER'S GLEN. PHASE 11. THIS IS PART OF THE PHASE DEVELOPMENT OF MILLER'S GLEN SUBDIVISION. ORIGINAL PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL WAS 2011. SO WITH THAT, STAFF WILL BE REQUESTING CONTINGENT APPROVAL UPON THIS TRACT. A THERE WILL BE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO SEE IF THAT DEDICATION IS NECESSARY FOR THE CITY TO FACILITATE ANY TYPE OF EASEMENT NEEDS. IF NOT, IT WILL BE ABSORBED AS PART OF THE LOT, BUT RETAIN THE EASEMENT ON THAT LOT. WITH THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT. ALL RIGHT. WE NEED A MOTION WITH A WITH A CONTINGENCY ABOUT TRACK DAY. MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE CONTINGENCY ON THE EASEMENT AND TRACK DAY. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MARTIN. AYE. WILLIAMS. AYE. JONES. AYE. HOSKIN. AYE. EVANS. AYE. PATEL. HI, CLIFF. HI. FINAL PLAT FOR MILLER'S RIDGE ESTATES, PHASE THREE. SO THIS FINAL PLAT, OF COURSE, IS FOR MILLER RIDGE ESTATES. PHASE THREE. THIS IS THE FINAL PHASE OF MILLER RIDGE ESTATES. IT IS PART OF THE MILLER GLEN SUBDIVISION, ORIGINALLY PRELIMINARY PLAT PLATTED IN 2011. SO WITH THAT IT IS LIKE IN NATURE, WITH THE CONTINGENT APPROVAL THAT STAFF IS REQUESTING THIS EVENING. [00:10:06] PENDING DECISION ON THIS TRACK DAY. VERY SIMILAR TO THE LAST ONE. WHETHER THAT BECOMES PART OF AN ADJACENT WATER TRACK DEDICATED TO THE CITY, PENDING PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTORS. SO JUST NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE CONTINGENCY MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE CONTINGENCY ON THE EASEMENT AND TRACK A SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MARTIN, A WILLIAMS, A JONES, A HOSKIN. EVANS A, PATEL A. CLUFF A. BUILDING DESIGN STANDARDS WILL HAVE TO SAY, SHOULDN'T BE READ INTO THE RECORD, BUT I DO HARDLY APPROVE OF MARTHA HARPS ROLLS, AND SO DOES FORMER HEAD FOOTBALL COACH KEN HATFIELD. OTHER EXTERIOR BUILDING DESIGN STANDARDS. I'VE GOT A DRAFT FOR Y'ALL. THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE REVIEW OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. SO I'LL GIVE YOU JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THIS. THESE ARE INTENDED TO REPLACE THE EXISTING EXTERIOR WALL STANDARDS THAT APPLY FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. EXCLUDING C4 ZONES, EXCLUDING I ONE ZONES. WHAT THESE THESE WOULD BE MORE EXPANSIVE IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY APPLY TO. THEY WOULD APPLY TO MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT. THEY WOULD APPLY TO COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THEY WOULD APPLY TO ITS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, WHETHER IT'S C3, C4. IT WOULD ADDITIONALLY APPLY TO THERE'S ABOUT 3 OR 4 PROPERTIES THAT ARE ZONED I-1 THAT HAVE FRONTAGE ONTO I-57, AND IT WOULD ADDITIONALLY APPLY TO THOSE. THE WAY IN WHICH THIS WORKS, THERE'S THERE'S TWO TRACKS. THERE'S THE STANDARD BUILDING OPTION. IF YOU CONFORM TO ALL OF THE REGULATIONS, THEN YOUR PROCESS IS SIMPLY THAT YOU PULL YOUR COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMIT. THIS REVIEW OCCURS AT THE TIME OF THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMIT. IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO COMPLY WITH THE STANDARD BUILDING REQUIREMENTS, THEN THERE'S A REVIEW PROCESS WHEREBY IT GOES THROUGH PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL. AND ESSENTIALLY IT IT GOES THROUGH THAT. THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY I'VE DESCRIBED SOME OF THE WAYS IN WHICH IT'S TIGHTENED UP. SOME OF THESE REQUIREMENTS HAVE ALSO LOOSENED UP IN IN A CERTAIN RESPECT, WE'VE ATTEMPT TO FOCUS HAVING THE HIGHEST VALUE MATERIALS AND THE HIGHEST QUALITY MATERIALS ON WHAT WE WOULD CALL THE PRIMARY BUILDING FACADE. THAT'S GOING TO BE THE FACADE THAT FACES THE STREET, OR A PUBLIC ACCESS THAT ALSO HAS SORT OF THE, THE, AN ENTRYWAY INTO THE BUILDING. THEN YOU'VE GOT SECONDARY FACADES, WHICH ARE ALSO THOSE THAT KIND OF FACE THE PUBLIC REALM. THERE'S LESS FOCUS ON HIGH QUALITY BUILDING MATERIALS, BUT STILL AN EMPHASIS ON HAVING GOOD QUALITY BUILDING MATERIALS ON THOSE FACADES. AND THEN IF YOU'VE GOT A REAR FACADE THAT DOESN'T FACE ANYTHING, WHERE THE PUBLIC'S GOING TO SEE IT IT'S IT'S SIMPLY JUST A FACADE, ESSENTIALLY A FACADE WHERE THE PUBLIC DOESN'T SEE IT. THEN THERE'S NOT REALLY ANY FOCUS ON ON ENSURING THAT THEY'RE A HIGH QUALITY BUILDING MATERIALS RELATING TO THAT. THAT'S KIND OF IT. IN A, IN A, A NUTSHELL OF OBVIOUSLY TAKE THE NEXT MONTH. READ THIS OVER. PICK IT APART. DO YOUR BEST. I'D LOVE, LOVE TO HAVE THE REFINEMENT PROCESS WITH THAT. AND JUST LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS. QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS THE LAST ITEM. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. CALL THE ROLL. AYE. WILLIAMS. AYE. JONES. AYE. HOSKIN. EVANS. AYE. PATEL. AYE. AYE. I NOW CALL THE SHERWOOD BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT. MAY 11TH MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MARTIN. HERE. WILLIAMS. AYE. JONES. HERE. AYE. HERE. HOSKIN. HERE. PATEL. HERE. CLUFF. HERE. EVANS. HERE. YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE JANUARY 14TH MEETING MINUTES. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS? CORRECTIONS. CHANGES. MOTION. [3. Approval of January14th, 2025 Meeting Minutes] ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE THE JANUARY MINUTES. SECOND. A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MARTIN. AYE. WILLIAMS. HI, JONES. HI, HOSKIN. PATEL. HI, CLEF. HI, EVANS. HI. VARIANCE AT 14912. HIGHWAY 107 FOR LOT COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS. OKAY. [4. Variance at 14912 Highway 107 for Lot Coverage Requirement] [00:15:02] THIS IS FOR THE SAME APPLICATION FOR THE GRAVEL RIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST IS FOR LOT COVERAGE A VARIANCE FOR LOT COVERAGE IN EXCESS OF THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED IN THE C3 ZONING. SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. I KNOW I WAS. I APOLOGIZE. NO. SO DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH AND THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. APOLOGIZE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. OH, NO. YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. SO THE MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE PERCENTAGE ALLOWED IN THE C3 ZONING DISTRICT IS 35%. AGAIN, THE APPLICANT IS CHOOSING TO MAKE USE OF THE EXISTING BUILDING. THEY'RE GOING TO REMODEL THAT AND DO THE SMALL ADDITION, WHICH WILL ACCOMMODATE TWO ADDITIONAL PULL THROUGH FIRE TRUCK BAYS. AFTER THE ADDITION AND THE THE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS ON THE SITE, THE LOT COVERAGE IS AT ABOUT 37%, WHICH IS ABOUT 2%, APPROXIMATELY 2% MORE THAN THAT WHICH IS ALLOWED. GIVEN THAT THE THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE USE OF THE EXISTING SITE OR THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT ON THE SITE, AND THAT IT DOES PROVIDE A VITAL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE, AS IT DOES REPRESENT THE MINIMUM VARIANCE NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE THE USE ON THE SITE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE APPLICANT HERE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. BARRY DAVIDSON WITH DAVIDSON ENGINEERING. ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT. OKAY. AND DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I DO, OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU'RE YOU'RE HERE ASKING FOR A VARIANCE FROM THE CODE. YOU KNOW. SO WHAT? THE QUESTION YOU HAVE TO ANSWER TO THIS GROUP IS, WHAT IS THE HARDSHIP THAT REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE THE VARIANCE? WELL, AS BETH STATED, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR 35% LOT COVERAGE THE APPLICANT, GRAVEL RIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO REPURPOSE THIS EXISTING BUILDING WHICH IS CURRENTLY VACANT, LIKELY WOULD REMAIN VACANT IF, IF THEY WERE NOT REPURPOSING IT. BUT THEIR THEIR PURPOSE, AS YOU KNOW, IS FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. WE WHITTLED THIS DOWN AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY COULD WITHOUT LOSING A BAY FOR PULL THROUGH FOR A FIRE TRUCK. AND SO THE REQUEST HARDSHIP IS THAT WE WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO STORE IN A PULL THROUGH BAY, A FIRE TRUCK. WHICH PURPOSES? TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC DURING EMERGENCIES. SO LACK OF BEING ABLE TO USE THIS SITE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD IS THE HARDSHIP WITHOUT THIS VARIANCE, WHICH, AS I STATED, WE TRIED TO MINIMIZE TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE AND KEEP THAT SECOND BAY. ALL RIGHT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MARTIN I WILLIAMS I JONES I HOSKIN I PATEL I CHLEF I EVANS I. IS THERE ANY OLD BUSINESS. ANY NEW BUSINESS. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND MARTIN WILLIAMS. JONES I HOSKIN PATEL. HI I EVANS I. VERY GOOD. WE DO HAVE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.