Planning Commission approves easement vacation to allow duplex at West 4th site

The Joplin Planning and Zoning Commission approved an easement vacation (case 016-26) requested by Superior Roofing and Construction LLC to allow construction of a duplex on a lot identified at 1400 West 4th.

Carlos Carrasco, who identified himself as “one of the owners of Superior Roofing and Construction,” told the commission that the company has submitted plot plans to the city and secured responses from utilities and other entities. “Really, we're just down to this meeting and the next one, hopefully,” Carrasco said. He gave the company mailing address as 1301 East 7th Street, Joplin.

Commissioners asked how long it took to obtain the required signatures and approvals. Carrasco said the process has been reduced from months to “a couple weeks, maybe roughly a month,” and noted that tracking down sign-offs involved a lot of calling and follow-up.

A commissioner asked whether the duplex would sit on the vacated easement. Carrasco said the easement covered about three-fourths of a lot and that “in theory, yes, it would be on that.” A staff member clarified how the parcel lines on the exhibit relate to the west half of the former Harlem Avenue right-of-way and the lot owned by Superior Roofing.

With no one in the audience speaking in opposition, a motion to approve case 016-26 was made and seconded. The chair called a voice vote; the motion passed with aye votes and no opposition recorded. The chair noted that the commission will forward cases to the city council on 06/01/2026 as applicable.

The approval clears a regulatory hurdle for the company to proceed with final design and permitting steps required for the duplex at the 1400 West 4th location.