Council approves three rezonings — restaurant drive‑through, school property, and commercial redevelopment

The Springdale City Council voted on three separate rezoning ordinances covering properties at 5555 West Sunset Avenue, 100 South Thompson Street (and a tract to the west), and 1311 South 40 Eighth Street.

Council members were told the rezoning of 5555 West Sunset Avenue moves that parcel from General Commercial (C2) to Thoroughfare Commercial (C5) so the site can comply with a drive-through window feature identified during final inspection; planning staff said the change corrects a prior oversight. Planning Commission had recommended approval 9-0 and the council carried the ordinance and its emergency clause 7-0.

A second rezoning moved land at 100 South Thompson Street and the tract to the west from General Commercial (C2) to Institutional District (P1). Planning staff said Springdale Public Schools is reviewing a large-scale conversion of the former Lock Supply Building into an industrial-arts facility that abuts the high school. Planning Commission had recommended approval 9-0; the council carried the motion and adopted the emergency clause 7-0.

The third rezoning changes 1311 South 40 Eighth Street from an agricultural district (A1) to Thoroughfare Commercial (C5) to support a multi-tenant commercial redevelopment of a site long known as Shirley’s; Planning Commission approved the related large-scale development in June by unanimous vote. Council approval and the emergency clause carried 7-0.

Planning staff noted the Sunset Avenue rezoning corrected an oversight in prior development paperwork; the school conversion was presented with renderings showing the proposed improvements; and the 40 Eighth Street site includes two proposed buildings, one with a single drive-through lane.

All three rezoning items were presented by planning staff and had unanimous Planning Commission recommendations before council action.