Board Application

The Planning Commission consists of nine members, appointed by the Board of Directors for a three-year term. Members of the Planning Commission must be owners of or tenants in real property in the City of Fort Smith and be qualified electors of the City. The Planning Commission meets the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Creekmore Park Rose Room, 3301 South M Street. A study session is held the first Tuesday of each month at 11:30am at the Creekmore Park Rose Room, 3301 South M Street.

The purpose of the Planning Commission is to prepare a development plan for the City, to receive and make recommendations on public and private proposals for the development and to prepare and administer planning regulations. The Planning Commission is authorized to prepare and adopt a land use plan, a community facilities plan, a master street plan and such other plans affecting the general welfare of the City.

The Planning Commission is also responsible for reviewing all rezoning, conditional use and home occupation requests, as well as proposed subdivisions. A rezoning application requires a minimum of 5 yes votes. Home occupation, conditional use, variance and subdivision requests require a majority vote of the Planning Commission members present and voting. Any rezoning application receiving approval of the Planning Commission will go before the City Board of Directors for their review on the first Tuesday of the following month at 6:00 p.m. at the Blue Lion, 101 N. 2nd Street. The Planning Commission’s action on conditional uses, home occupations and subdivisions is final unless an interested party appeals the decision of the Planning Commission to the City Board of Directors. An appeal to a rezoning, home occupation or conditional use application will also go before the City Board of Directors for the review on the first Tuesday of the following month at 6:00 p.m. at the Blue Lion, 101 N. 2nd Street.

The Planning Commission also acts as the Board of Zoning Adjustment and hears appeals from the decision of the administrative officers regarding enforcement and application of the zoning ordinances and hears requests for variances from the provisions of the zoning ordinance. All action of the Board of Zoning Adjustment will be final unless appealed to the court of jurisdiction.

Members

• Members: 9
• Term: 3 Years
• Meetings: Monthly

Rod Coleman
Member
Appointed: 04/18/2023
Expiration: 04/30/2026
6814 Providence Way
Fort Smith, AR
479-650-4102 (work)
rcoleman@erc.com 

Matt Marshall
Member
Appointed: 05/21/2019
Expiration: 04/30/2026
602 Garrison Avenue
Fort Smith, AR 72903
479-651-2244
MatthewMarshall@fnbfs.com

Shaun McCaffrey
Member
Appointed: 01/21/2020
Expiration: 04/30/2027
8209 Cisterna Way
Fort Smith, AR 72916
479-785-6143
s.mccaffrey@arcb.com

David Tyler
Member
Real Estate Broker
Appointed: 04/19/2022
Expiration: 04/30/2028
6901 Free Ferry Rd
Fort Smith, AR 72903
479-478-6161
david@ghancooper.com

Vicki Newton
Member
Retired
Appointed: 06/18/2024
Expiration: 04/30/2028
2725 Reeder St
Fort Smith, AR 72901
vicki.newton@gmail.com

Zach Ledford
Member
Appointed: 04/16/2025
Expiration: 04/30/2028
10908 Woodland Dr.
Fort Smith, AR 72916
479-462-1644
zach.ledford@fsbank.com

Griffin Hanna
Member
Hanna Oil & Gas
Appointed: 08/21/2018
Expiration: 04/30/2027
P.O. Box 1356
Fort Smith, AR 72901
479-782-8808
ghanna@hannaog.com

Kelly Wilson
Architect
Appointed: 12/19/2017
Expiration: 03/30/2026
P.O. Box 6299
Fort Smith, AR 72906
479-646-0846
kelly@beshearsconstruction.com

Ralph E. Taylor, IV
Architect
Appointed: 12/19/2017
Expiration: 03/30/2027
8 North 12th Street
Fort Smith, AR 72901
479-652-5373 (Home)
479-783-2480 (Work)
ret@hargravetaylor.com

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