Planning & Zoning Board - Regular Meeting

All right. It's 5 o'clock. I'm going to go ahead and call the meeting to order. This is the Thursday, June 4, 2026, regularly scheduled Washington County Planning Board meeting. We'll start with roll call, please.

Anthony McNutt. Here. Jay Piercy.

Here.

Micah Thompson. Here. Bob Daughtry. Not yet. Chantal Perrier.

Here.

Marla Pearson.

Here.

Lauren Shackelford.

Here.

We have quorum. Thank you.

Okay, we have quorum, so I will call the meeting officially to order. We'll start with the approval of the minutes from the previous meeting, which was April 30, 2026. Those have been sent for review if they have any additions or revisions that need to be made. If not, I'll entertain a motion for approval of our previous minutes.

I'll make a motion to approve.

Second. Got a motion and a second. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? All right, moving on. Next is the approval of the agenda for tonight's meeting. We have two conditional use permits on the agenda, DSD, Razorback Division, dump site, high CUP, Skelton CUP, and then in county land development hearings, we have Barber Miner Subdivision, DeVault Miner Subdivision, Land Works, minor subdivision, and Cedar Bluffs Estates, minor subdivisions. Any changes or modifications to the agenda stated?

No, sir, as presented.

Okay. I will entertain a motion for approval of the agenda stated.

I'll make a motion to approve the agenda.

Second. Got a motion and a second. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? All right, we'll move on. New business. We'll start with county conditional use permits, DSD, Razorback Division, dump site, high-capacity dumps. High intensity. High intensity CUP. Thank you. I was struggling there. Let's start with staff report, please.

Vicinity map. Site map. Neighbor map. The applicant is requesting a high intensity conditional use permit to operate a construction spoils dump site which will bring the subject property into compliance. The applicant is actively working to meet all county regulations and ordinances and ceased operations upon notification of noncompliance. The subject parcel is 18.35 acres in total, with the project occupying approximately 10 acres. Operating hours are Monday through Friday, 8 to 5, with occasional Saturdays. One employee is on site during business hours. The property is fenced with gated entry, and a sign is located on the front gate. No structures or parking areas exist on the property, and no utilities are currently present. The project site receives spoils from construction sites throughout Northwest Arkansas. Materials include unsuitable soils, aggregate, and similar materials from construction sites. No trash or waste is accepted. Contractors typically lease dump trucks or use company-owned dump trucks to transport materials to the site, and customers pay a fee per load. The onsite employee manages the placement of materials, brings the area to grade, and ensures proper compaction. The number of dump deliveries varies based on demand, but the site averages 15 to 25 trucks daily or up to 600 loads per week during peak demand. If approved, the project will be required to undergo high-intensity, large-scale development permitting. To date, planning staff has received two complaints regarding the dump truck traffic and the road condition.

In addition to one phone call, we received around 1.45 and we left the notes on your desk. Okay, thank you.

Okay, and then there's planning conditions, staff, recommendations, requirements for approval. All right, any questions of board members for staff?

I don't have any direct questions today, but I would like to make a motion to table the request pending a review from ADEQ on what it is this exact site falls under their regulations.

Yeah, the ADEQ requirements is going to be for the large scale, but yeah, make a motion.

It's to classify this as a landfill. I would like for them to weigh in on what it is we're actually voting on before we vote on it.

Chairman? Okay, we have a motion to table. Is there a second? Second.

Second.

Got a motion and a second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed?

Is there a timing for the tabling or? I'm sorry? Timing for the tabling, is it next month or like until the applicant just like gets permitting from ADQ?

As soon as we know.

I don't think, yeah, the question's not permitting. The question is the definition of,

what it is we're looking at here. I did talk to ADQ, and they have not heard about this project.

So I would like for them to tell me about this project.

We do this during the large scale. That's the whole deal. Let's put it on the agenda for next month. OK. All right. Moving on, we've got next item B, Skelton's Conditional Use Permit. We'll start with staff report, please. It's been tabled. No, sir, it's been tabled. It'll be on the agenda next month.

How did that question just now come up?

Sir, next month. Next month.

If you have any questions, just email us. All right, let's move on. Skelton CUP, start with staff report, please.

Vicinity map? Site map? Neighbor map? The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to bring the subject property into compliance for the operation of a small-scale lumber shop. The property owner is actively engaged in the process to meet all county ordinances and regulations. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8 to 4 and Saturdays 8 to noon. The property owner is the sole employee. The project site consists of an 80 foot by 50 foot shop which is equipped only with electrical service. The property owner's residence is located on site and provides restroom facilities. No additional utilities are proposed for the shop at this time. The business averages two to three customer visits per operating day and receives approximately one to three lumber deliveries per month. Gravel parking is available near the shop and is sufficient to accommodate both customers and deliveries. No signage or outdoor lighting currently exists or is proposed. Planning staff has not received any complaints.

Okay, thank you. Conditions. I'm sorry. You're good. And we have stated conditions from the staff. Any questions of staff on this request?

General question. Do we consider timber or the timber industry part of agriculture?

It's not agriculture of like they're planting and growing, but once they start chopping and selling, that's the business part, yeah.

All right, any other questions of staff? Okay, is the applicant or applicant's representative here? If you would, please state your name and address for the record and tell us a little bit about your project. Can you just hit that arrow? Yes, sir.

Connor Threat with Odyssey Engineering. We don't have much to add from what it already said. He already has all this building. There's no new construction with it. The owner's here if you have any questions for him. He's had this since 2021, just didn't know he needed a permit for it, and went to apply for electric service and found out that he needed this permit, so called us and That's about it.

Okay, appreciate it. Questions of the applicant or applicants?

Just one. Does the applicant produce any kind of treated lumber?

Once you come up to the mic, again, state your name and address for the record, if you would, please.

I'm Richard Skelton, and I don't produce any lumber. I'm more of like a wholesaler.

is there treated lumber on site uh there potentially could be but there's not any currently okay any other questions of the applicant or at this time okay thank you does anybody in the public like to make public comment on this request OK, seeing none, I'll close the comment and bring it back to the board for action.

Just the treated lumber kind of question gets me. The fact that if it's a pressure treated or any kind of chemical treated lumber, on site, does that do anything as far as the packet that we put together?

As long as it's stored to a specific temperature and that's not leaching chemicals on the ground, it's elevated, so that would be fine. Yep.

move for approval it's the same it's the same as like when you buy clothes or anything sorry it'd be appropriate to ask a clarifying question yeah do you plan to do a treated lumber process to treat it yourself or you might just be working with treated material from time to time

I really just buy materials and then I sell it just like this.

You're not doing anything with chemicals there or anything like that. You might just be housing from time to time if a product you're working with is a treated piece of lumber.

Yeah, like if a customer requests it, then maybe I could source it for them.

Right.

I second the motion.

We have a motion and a second for approval as stated. Any questions or comments? Who was first? Motion was Micah. Micah. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. All right, let's move into the county land development hearings. We'll start with Barber Minor Subdivision with staff report, please.

Vicinity map? Site map? The applicant is requesting a minor subdivision to split the parent tract into two lots. Currently, the parent tract is five acres. After the proposed split, each new lot will be two and a half acres. Conditions?

Okay. Any questions of staff by board members on this report? Yeah.

Is the applicant an applicant's representative here? Yeah, two lots, less than five feet each staff. Straight forward.

Okay. I guess we don't have applicant or applicant's rep. Okay, I'm sorry. Oh, she's here. I'm sorry. So you own property with the house and just splitting off the additional acreage, okay, and it borders on McAdams Road So there's access to the second lot. All right. Okay. All right any other questions of the applicant from the board? Okay. Thank you, ma'am. Appreciate it. I'll open it up to public comment if anybody would like to make public comment on this request and Seeing none, I'll close it and bring it back to the board.

Make a motion that we approve the Barber Minor Subdivision as presented. Second. Got a motion and a second. All those in favor, say aye.

Aye. Any opposed? All right, moving on. Item D, DeVault Minor Subdivision. Start with staff report, please.

Vicinity map. Site map. The applicant is requesting a minor subdivision to split the parent tract into two lots. Currently, the parent tract is 5.92 acres. After the proposed split, both new lots will be 2.96 acres each. Conditions.

Any questions of staff and board members?

No complaints to date?

Nothing so far. All right. Is the applicant or applicant's representative here?

Tim West with Atlas Professional Land Surveying, P.O. Box, or sorry, it's my P.O. Box number, 425 North Centennial Avenue, Westport. I think planning's done a pretty thorough job in their report. No new information to add, but I'll answer any questions that you may have.

So there's an existing structure of barn on track B, there's no septic or anything associated with that building? Correct. Okay. And then ingress and egress to track A is through the easement, is that right?

That is correct. So there's an existing 60-foot access and utility easement for tracks that adjoin this property to the north and to the east. And then we have provided a 30-foot access and utility easement for track A. Okay. Both tracks did also perk out for standard septic systems as well.

Okay. It looks like there's an asphalt drive on the, I assume that's the north side of track A? Correct. Okay. That goes to a different property? That does. Okay. Does that need to be designated as an easement?

It already lies within that 60-footer as well.

Okay. All right. Thank you, sir. I appreciate it. Any other questions of the applicant from board members? Okay. Is there anybody from the public that would like to make public comment on this? Seeing none, I'll close it and bring it back to the board.

Make a motion we approve the default minor subdivision.

Second. We've got a motion for approval subject to staff comments. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Okay, moving on. Item E, J&C Land Works minor subdivision. Start with the staff report, please.

Vicinity map. Site map. The applicant is requesting a minor subdivision to split the parent tract into two lots. Currently, the parent tract is 2.12 acres. After the proposed split, each new lot will be 1.06 acres. Conditions.

Thank you. Any questions of staff on this request? Okay. Is the applicant an applicant's representative here? That's correct.

This is the one that was not yes. Okay. It's like prior engagement.

He's out of town Sam It looks pretty straightforward to me. We got the same as the previous one with the septic system marked We've got a second lot that has frontage on. Yes, sir. Yeah both of them. Yeah, okay any questions or are any concerns from staff on this no okay anybody have any issues with proceeding without the app as a reminder like minor subdivision they need like to be signed by all the utilities so like they're going to have to go again sure like make sure every paperwork is being like presented so okay yes ma'am yes yeah yes all right so we got a motion to proceed is it yeah let's let's take public comment and then We'll entertain a motion to approve. Is there anybody in public who would like to make a public comment on this? Okay, seeing none, I'll close it and bring it back.

I'll make a motion that we go forward without the applicant.

Okay, we got a motion to proceed without the applicant. You want to go ahead and include a motion to approve as part of that?

And a motion to approve.

All right, we have a motion to proceed without applicant in present and to approve. Is there a second? Second. Got a motion and a second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? All right. Finally, item F, Cedar Bluff Estates minor subdivision. Start with the staff report, please.

Vicinity map, site map. The applicant is requesting a minor subdivision to split the 16.53 acres subject property into four lots. Lot one will be 3.81, lot two will be 6.87, lot three will be 2.22, and lot four will be 3.63 acres. Conditions.

Okay? Yeah, same story. Two of them minimum, two of them .

Any questions of staff from board members? Okay, so the applicant or applicant's representative here, please.

If you would, sir, please state your name and address for the record. Good evening, Chris Bakunis, 2477 Riverfront Lane, Fayetteville. I am the property owner, and we're just taking the four parcels that are out there, moving some property lines around. There's a couple existing structures that I'm fixing up and then I'll eventually sell some of the other lots. Happy to answer any questions if you have them. They all have frontage to the road, correct? Yes, sir.

All right. Any questions of the applicant from board members? Okay. Appreciate it, sir. Thank you. Anybody in the public like to make public comment on this item? Okay. Seeing none, I'll close it and bring it back to the board.

I move for approval of the ordinance presented.

We got a motion, is there a second? Second. Got a motion and a second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? All right, I think that's about as quick as we've ever run through one. Other business, current development, planning meetings. In the past five years, right? Next meeting's July 9th. July 9th. Then the following meeting's August the 20th. His birthday. His birthday. Is it 13? 13. Oh, okay. Well, you like to have them on Halloween and my kid's birthday, so we might as well do his birthday, too. We work hard. Yeah. All right. Anything else for the good of the order? That's it, sir.

Motion to adjourn.

If not, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn.

I make a motion to adjourn.

Definitely second. Got a motion to second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed?