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Board of Adjustments approves rezoning variance for 609 Arkansas Boulevard
Summary
The Texarkana Board of Adjustments voted unanimously to grant a variance allowing 609 Arkansas Boulevard to be rezoned from a split C1/R3 designation to C1, after a presentation from city planner Jamie Finley and no public objections were recorded.
The Texarkana Board of Adjustments voted unanimously to grant a variance allowing 609 Arkansas Boulevard to be rezoned entirely to C1 (general commercial). The board approved the applicant’s request by roll-call vote during a regularly scheduled meeting, with four members recorded as voting yes.
Jamie Finley, city planner, told the board the parcel is currently split between C1 and R3 (medium-density residential), with about the back third of the lot zoned residential. "They're asking to have the whole parcel rezoned as C1," Finley said, adding that the properties to the east are office uses and to the west are open-display commercial, making a commercial zoning designation consistent with nearby development along Arkansas Boulevard.
An applicant who identified himself as William, the secretary for the corporation associated with the request, said the property "is listed currently" and that making the zoning uniform was intended to improve the parcel’s marketability. The presiding officer noted the board had "received no response from any of the residential dwellings in that area."
A board member asked why the matter was being handled by the Board of Adjustments rather than the planning commission; Finley replied that for split-zone parcels the board of adjustments is an available option and can be simpler in cases where an existing split boundary is being reconciled rather than establishing a wholly new zoning designation. Finley also said that if an applicant requested a different zoning than currently present on the parcel, it would have to go through the planning commission process.
After brief discussion, a member moved that the request be adopted and approved. In the roll-call vote, Bonnie Auk, Ricky Pondexter, Israel Nelson and Jason Dupree each recorded a "yes," and the presiding officer confirmed the variance was approved. The presiding officer instructed the applicant to pick up the finalized paperwork downstairs.
The meeting concluded with no additional public objections recorded and the board adjourning shortly after the vote.
