ORDINANCE NO.
<br />AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BATESVILLE ZONING DISTRICTS MAP; AND FOR
<br />OTHER PURPOSES.
<br />WHEREAS, Rich Realty, with the agreement of Merchants & Planters Bank requested that
<br />the below described property be re -zoned from Single -Family Residential (R-2) to Commercial
<br />Community (C-1) in order to the actual uses of said property; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the Batesville Planning Commission has reviewed the relationship of this
<br />property with the Comprehensive Plan and determined that the requested re -zoning was entirely
<br />consistent with said Plan; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the Batesville Planning Commission conducted a properly advertised public
<br />hearing at a regularly scheduled meeting on March 3, 2025 to consider said proposed amendment to
<br />the Zoning Districts Map; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the Batesville Planning Commission voted at its regularly scheduled meeting on
<br />March 3, 2025 to approve the requested amendment to the Zoning Districts Map as being in the best
<br />interest of the future development of the City of Batesville, and further recommends that the
<br />Batesville City Council adopt said amendment to the Zoning Districts Map.
<br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br />BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS THAT THE BATESVILLE ZONING DISTRICTS MAP IS
<br />HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
<br />Section 1: For the following described property, from Single -Family Residential (R-1) to
<br />Commercial Community District (C-1) zoning classification, as displayed on Exhibit A
<br />attached hereto:
<br />Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SE '/4 SE '/4) of Section 15,
<br />Township 13 North, Range 6 West, in the City of Batesville, Independence County,
<br />Arkansas, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a locally
<br />accepted corner per PLS #929 for the Northwest corner of said Southeast Quarter of the
<br />Southeast Quarter (SE'/4 SE'/4) of Section 15, then run S87°3615511E, 21.43 feet to an
<br />iron pin on the East R/W Line of 301 Street, said point being the true point of beginning,
<br />then continue S87°36'55"E, 119.73 feet to an iron pin, then run S03°12' 12"W, 293.92
<br />feet to an existing iron pin on the R/W line of Arkansas Highway #69 stamped PLS
<br />#1120, then run along said highway R/W line as follows: N79°52'31"W, 12.91 feet to
<br />PLS #1120 iron pin, then run S10°07'29"W, 17.68 feet to PLS #1120 iron pin, then run
<br />N80020'52", 86.00 feet to PLS #1120 iron pin, then run N38057' 10"W, 28.07 feet to PLS
<br /># 1120 iron pin being on the east R/W line of 30" Street, then run NO2°57'27"E along the
<br />east R/W line of 30'h Street a distance of 277.83 feet back to the point of beginning,
<br />containing 0.82 acre, more or less, and being subject to all recorded rights -of -way and
<br />easements.
<br />Easement Legal Description
<br />Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SE '/4 SE '/4) of Section 15,
<br />Township 13 North, Range 6 West, in the City of Batesville, Independence County,
<br />Arkansas, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a locally
<br />accepted corner per PLS #929 for the Northwest corner of said Southeast Quarter of the
<br />Southeast Quarter (SE'/4 SE'/4) of Section 15, then run S87°36'55"E, 21.43 feet to an
<br />iron pin on the East R/W Line of 301 Street, said point being the true point of beginning,
<br />then continue S87°36'55"E, 119.73 feet to an iron pin, then run S03°12' 12"W, 72.89 feet
<br />to an iron pin being 5 feet southerly from the back of an existing curb and gutter, then run
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