Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

2025 meeting of the planning commission. Excuse me. Commissioner Walker, would you lead us in the invocation? Yes, sir. Heavenly Father, we come to you today asking for your guidance, wisdom, and support as we begin this meeting. fill us with your grace and continue to remind us that all we do here today is for your glory and for the service of our community. We ask these things in Jesus name. Amen. Amen. Stand for the pledge of allegiance.

I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Sweet Dogs, would you call the role, please? Yes, sir. Rick Ray here. Brian Gerky, here. Wally Stone here. Corey Scott not here. Bart Stafford and he let us know that he would not be here today. Ashley Campbell here. Leonte Walker here. Bill Bow here. Janice Davis here. And Bill Leone here.

Next item on the agenda is previous minutes. May we have an approval? A motion for approval of the previous minutes meeting minutes. Second. We can do that by voice. Yes, that's fine. All approved by I I Naz. The motion passes. May the chair have a motion for approval of the uh of the agenda for this meeting. So move second. Move. Second. All in favor? I I.

Any nays? Motion passes. We have no consent agenda for tonight. So, we move into new business. There's one item of new business. Director Selman, would you introduce the item? Thank you. Item number one is a plan development number 251 140 at 263 Golf Links Road. This is a PD development plan amendment application to expand the boundary and to add additional uses to the finish line RV park plan development.

A motion to approve merely gets the matter on the floor for discussion. A motion and second do not mean that you are necessarily in favor of the application. May I have a motion and a second to approve the item with staff findings and recommendation? So move. Second. We don't need a roll call on this. No. All in favor by I. Any nays? Motion passes. Director Selman, please present the stat. Um, we have uh a member who needs to recuse. Okay. Chair recognizes that member Gerky recuses. Okay. Miss Ellen, would you present the staff report?

Yes. Thank you. Uh, applicant Mrs. Liza Moricone Maris with Rickett Moricone Engineering representing property owner Silver Spring Properties LLC seeks PD development plan and plan development major modification approvals to expand the existing Finish Line RV parks footprint to include land to the east, relocate previously approved improvements and to establish new uses. The total area of the subject properties is approximately 6.5 acres. These properties are zone CG, general commercial district, have future land use plan map designations of linear commercial corridor and tourism commercial, and are located in board of directors district number five. the originally approved 51 space finish line RV park with amenities uh known as PD190198 has been fully developed and is operational at this time. PD zoning and site plan amendment approval PD23147 adding land to the finish line RB park plan development and to construct a clubhouse, swimming pool, parking lot and food truck area has yet to be developed. This request seeks PD development plan and plan development major modification approvals and uh the narrative states in part the proposed use of this development is for amenities and lodging units for the existing Finish Line RV park. The amenities will include pickle ball courts, a restroom facility, cabins, a

clubhouse, a pool, a playground, a walking trail, and associated parking, all to be used privately by the guests of the RV park. The proposed plan development modifications are considered major modifications as additional lands and new uses are being added. Um, and this is defined in hot springs code 162 14.4G3. The findings are that the application demonstrates that Hot Springs code section 1624.4 4 plan development purpose authorization exceptions from district regulations initiation procedures and effect of approval can be met subject to the approved development plan and conditions. The plan development approval application requires board of directors approval for hot springs code. The recommendation to planning commission is that planning commission accept the findings and recommendation of the staff report to recommend that the board of directors adopt an ordinance in accordance with the procedures and standards of Hot Springs Code section 1624.4 4 approving application PD25140 for the Finish Line RV Park PD development plan and plan development major modification to expand the existing Finish Line RV Park footprint to include additional land to the east. Relocate previously approved improvements and establish new uses with the following conditions. There are seven. I'm going to read them

into the record. Number one, after development plan approval, the development plan will constitute the regulations applicable to the subject property. The plan development must be developed in accordance with the development plan rather than only the CG zone district regulations otherwise applicable to the property. Violation of any condition is a violation of this code and constitutes grounds for revocation of all approvals granted for the plan development. Number two, a revised site lighting phototric plan shall be provided demonstrating no more than one foot candle at any property boundary line at time of building permit submission. Number three, confirm the detention inlet elevation with Hot Springs engineering department prior to any soil disturbance. Number four, any retaining walls over 4 feet in height will require engineer designed and stamp plans which can be submitted at the time of building permit submission. Number five, storm water permits must be obtained from the city of Hot Springs prior to soil disturbance as may be required. Number six, future food truck use and/or food truck area will be subject to approval of an amended PD site development plan. Number seven, uses within this PD are hereby limited to recreational vehicle RV parking, clubhouse, pool, on-site lodging, residences, mobile food, pet park, pickle ball courts, along with customary and accessory uses such as parking, bus

stop, shuttle service, laundromat, restroom, showers, vending machines, outdoor grill area, fire pits, outdoor meeting area, green space, general business office, storage building for RV park equipment and decorations and playground areas for the finish line RV park. And that completes the staff report. Will have please come forward, give your name and address for the record, and please let us know if there is anything you would like to add. You have five, you have five minutes.

Liza Morone with Rickett Morone Engineering. Um 6804 Greenwood Road in Little Rock, Arkansas. Um I'm here to answer any questions. I think um Kathy did a great job of recapping the project for me. So if you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them.

Do we have anyone signed up? Anyone else signed up to speak? No, sir. Okay. If no one signed up to speak, the public discussion portion of the agenda is now closed for this item. Commissioners, do you have any questions? No. What did you mean by decorations? Decorations. When Kathy read I think it was storage for decorations. Yeah, storage. Yes. I don't think she's planning to do anything out of the ordinary. Maybe some Christmas lights if she is interested. I'm sorry I missed no hear the storage. I just heard decoration.

I personally think think it's a good project and uh I'm going to vote to approve it. And RVs can come from anywhere.

So the RV park is currently um open and operational. I think that it's open to, you know, out of state people, instate people. Um what we're proposing at the moment is more um on-site lodging. Um so that would be sort of like a small cabin for people to come and park their car if they don't own an RV. Um so that they can have on-site lodging and still use all the amenities. I have a question. Is obvious location of this your major clientele is the track, right? And do you is it pretty seasonal or do you get much business other than racing season?

Um I'm not the owner and I know that she is pretty busy. Usually racing season is I think is her high season. Um, but I've been there multiple times in the past couple months since we've been working on this and every time I'm there, there's several people who have are parking their RVs there. There are no further questions. Miss Doith Sweet Dodge, would you call the role? Yes, sir. Leonte Walker, approve. Bill Val, approve. Janice Davis, approve. Rick Rayik, approve. Wally Stone,

approve. And Bill Lamont, approve. The item passes. Thank you. Okay. The U final decision will be made by the Hot Springs Board of Directors at their December 2nd meeting in this room, 6 PM.

Next item on the agenda is Director Salman's report. Thank you. Um we will not be um doing our housing update tonight. Um Chairman Stafford is not here and he has a great interest in that and so we're going to postpone that to our next meeting. I did provide or Don did I don't want to take credit for this. Don did provide a copy of the housing strategy progress report as of June 30th of this year. And so that will be some of what we cover um when we do talk about this at our next meeting. And other than that, I have nothing to report.

Okay. You mentioned in our agenda meeting last week that the Camaris contract comes up at the next meeting. Was that this Tuesday? It's at the next uh it's the upcoming meeting. I think that's the 18th. I think it's the November 18th. Yep. Mr. Chairman, I like a motion to adjourn. Second. Second. All in favor?