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Home My WebLink About2025-03-18- AGENDA PACKETRick Elumbaugh, Mayor Jessica Davis, City Clerk Timothy Meitzen, Attorney A HISTORIC TREASURE e�n 9RkAA'SAS' OLDEST C�A� AGENDA CITY OF BATESVILLE CITY COUNCIL 500 EAST MAIN BATESVILLE, AR 72501 March 18, 2025 5:30 P.M. COUNCILMEMBERS Brittany Bennett Scott Fredricks Julie Hinkle Paige Hubbard Fred Krug Lackey Moody, Jr. Landon Reeves Robb Roberts 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION 3. ROLL CALL BY CITY CLERK 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 6. COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None 8. NEW BUSINESS A) Mr. Josh Morrison with the Veterans Administration to discuss a Veterans Memorial B) Recognize the 2025 State Champion Swim Team C) Police Department Report D) Engineer's Report E) Code Enforcement update F) Consider an ordinance to amend the Batesville Zoning Districts Map G) Executive Session H) Financial report 9. COMMENTS FROM THE MAYOR 10. LIAISON REPORTS 11. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS (by roll call) 12. ADJOURNMENT Batesville- My Hometown... Make it Yours! ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BATESVILLE ZONING DISTRICTS MAP; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, Rich Realty, with the agreement of Merchants & Planters Bank requested that the below described property be re -zoned from Single -Family Residential (R-2) to Commercial Community (C-1) in order to the actual uses of said property; and, WHEREAS, the Batesville Planning Commission has reviewed the relationship of this property with the Comprehensive Plan and determined that the requested re -zoning was entirely consistent with said Plan; and, WHEREAS, the Batesville Planning Commission conducted a properly advertised public hearing at a regularly scheduled meeting on March 3, 2025 to consider said proposed amendment to the Zoning Districts Map; and, WHEREAS, the Batesville Planning Commission voted at its regularly scheduled meeting on March 3, 2025 to approve the requested amendment to the Zoning Districts Map as being in the best interest of the future development of the City of Batesville, and further recommends that the Batesville City Council adopt said amendment to the Zoning Districts Map. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS THAT THE BATESVILLE ZONING DISTRICTS MAP IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: For the following described property, from Single -Family Residential (R-1) to Commercial Community District (C-1) zoning classification, as displayed on Exhibit A attached hereto: Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SE '/4 SE '/4) of Section 15, Township 13 North, Range 6 West, in the City of Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a locally accepted corner per PLS #929 for the Northwest corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SE'/4 SE'/4) of Section 15, then run S87°3615511E, 21.43 feet to an iron pin on the East R/W Line of 301 Street, said point being the true point of beginning, then continue S87°36'55"E, 119.73 feet to an iron pin, then run S03°12' 12"W, 293.92 feet to an existing iron pin on the R/W line of Arkansas Highway #69 stamped PLS #1120, then run along said highway R/W line as follows: N79°52'31"W, 12.91 feet to PLS #1120 iron pin, then run S10°07'29"W, 17.68 feet to PLS #1120 iron pin, then run N80020'52", 86.00 feet to PLS #1120 iron pin, then run N38057' 10"W, 28.07 feet to PLS # 1120 iron pin being on the east R/W line of 30" Street, then run NO2°57'27"E along the east R/W line of 30'h Street a distance of 277.83 feet back to the point of beginning, containing 0.82 acre, more or less, and being subject to all recorded rights -of -way and easements. Easement Legal Description Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SE '/4 SE '/4) of Section 15, Township 13 North, Range 6 West, in the City of Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a locally accepted corner per PLS #929 for the Northwest corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SE'/4 SE'/4) of Section 15, then run S87°36'55"E, 21.43 feet to an iron pin on the East R/W Line of 301 Street, said point being the true point of beginning, then continue S87°36'55"E, 119.73 feet to an iron pin, then run S03°12' 12"W, 72.89 feet to an iron pin being 5 feet southerly from the back of an existing curb and gutter, then run along a line being 5 feet south of the top of an existing curb and gutter as follows: N64043'00"W, 67.23 feet, then S88°36'0111W, 57.40 feet to an iron pin on said east R/W line of 301 Street a distance of 50.52 feet back to the point of beginning, containing 0.15 acre, more or less, and being subject to all recorded rights -of -way and easements. The foregoing also described as Assessor parcel id numbers 1100376007C and 1100376001C. Section 2: IF ANY PORTION OR PORTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE ARE DEEMED OR HELD TO BE INVALID, SUCH INVALIDITY SHALL NOT AFFECT THE REMAINING PORTION OR PORTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. IT IS SO ORDAINED. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have set our hands this , day of , 2025. APPROVED: ATTEST: JESSICA DAVIS, CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: TIMOTHY MEITZEN, CITY ATTORNEY RICK ELUMBAUGH, MAYOR PROPOSED ZONING M Peggy St Q Amy St R-1 C-1 N r a M y Proposed�Rezone(R-1 to C C-1 i� Harrison St CURRENT LAND USE PLAN Proposed Rezone R-1 Single Family Residential C-1 Commercial Community NORTH 0 150 300 Feet - Proposed Rezone Use SFR _ Corridor Commercial M Shopping Center