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Fort Smith board approves setback variances to allow three-lot split on Jeffrey Way, 9-0
Summary
The Fort Smith Board of Zoning Adjustment approved variances to reduce front, rear and side yard setbacks for three properties on Jeffrey Way to allow a three-lot split and to place the clubhouse on its own lot. The vote was 9-0 on March 11, 2025.
The Fort Smith Board of Zoning Adjustment voted 9-0 on March 11, 2025, to approve setback variances on multiple properties along Jeffrey Way that will allow the existing parcels and clubhouse to be split into three individual lots.
City planning staff described the request as Variance 8325, submitted by Bridal Engineering as agent for property owners identified in the packet, and recommended approval. Staff said the lot split is intended to place the clubhouse on its own lot and to separate a residence at 33 Jeffrey Way from a shared lot for tax purposes. "Staff does recommend approval of this variance request," the staff presenter told the board.
The variances approved included the following requests as presented to the board: at 51 Jeffrey Way, a side-yard setback reduction from 7.5 feet to 5 feet and a front-yard reduction from 30 feet to 28 feet; at 45 Jeffrey Way, a side-yard reduction from 7.5 feet to 2 feet, a front-yard reduction from 30 feet to 28 feet, and a rear-yard reduction from 10 feet to 5 feet; and at 33 Jeffrey Way, a rear-yard reduction from 10 feet to 5 feet and a front-yard reduction from 30 feet to 28 feet. Staff said the reduced setbacks would facilitate creating three separate lots while accommodating existing structures, including a pool and clubhouse, that currently have a 15-foot building separation.
Staff reported a neighborhood meeting was held Wednesday, March 5, at 5 p.m. at 45 Jeffrey Way. Ten neighboring property owners attended and asked questions about homeowners association fees and property taxes; staff said the neighbors did not object to the variance application. The planning packet provided to commissioners included a copy of the neighborhood meeting summary.
A motion to approve the item (recorded as "Motion to approve at the addition of staff balance" in the meeting transcript) was made and seconded; the board then conducted a roll-call vote with all nine members present voting in favor. The board chair declared the motion passed, and the meeting was adjourned. The approval is final unless appealed to a court of jurisdiction.
