Planning Commission
Regular MeetingBella Vista, AR · July 13, 2026
Agenda
Planning Commission
Regular Meeting Agenda
Date: Monday, July 13, 2026 Location: Bella Vista District Court
Time: Immediately upon the 2483 Forest Hills Blvd
adjournment of the Board of Zoning
Adjustment meeting at 4:30 PM.
Planning Commission regular meetings are live streamed and archived for your
convenience. View the meeting at its scheduled time or after at:
https://bit.ly/bvmeetingslive.
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
Members: Daniel Ellis, PE, Chairman; Doug Farner, Vice-Chairman; Gail Klesen,
Secretary; Clayton Sedberry, JB Portillo, Nathan Forst and Linda Lloyd.
III. Consideration of Minutes
A. Regular Meeting Minutes - June 8, 2026
IV. Public Input
V. Unfinished Business
VI. New Business
VII. Committee Reports
VIII. Open Discussion
A. Midyear Administrative Approval Report; Director Robertson
B. Mid-Year Department Update; Director Robertson
IX. Announcements
A. The City Council Work Session will be Monday, July 20, 2026 at 6:00 pm.
B. The City Council Regular Meeting will be on Monday, July 27, 2026 at 6:00 pm.
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C. The Planning Commission Work Session will be Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 4:30 pm.
D. The Board of Zoning Adjustment meeting will be on Monday, August 10, 2026 at
4:30 pm directly followed by the Planning Commission regular meeting.
X. Adjournment
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Packet
Planning Commission
Regular Meeting Agenda
Date: Monday, July 13, 2026 Location: Bella Vista District Court
Time: Immediately upon the 2483 Forest Hills Blvd
adjournment of the Board of Zoning
Adjustment meeting at 4:30 PM.
Planning Commission regular meetings are live streamed and archived for your
convenience. View the meeting at its scheduled time or after at:
https://bit.ly/bvmeetingslive.
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
Members: Daniel Ellis, PE, Chairman; Doug Farner, Vice-Chairman; Gail Klesen,
Secretary; Clayton Sedberry, JB Portillo, Nathan Forst and Linda Lloyd.
III. Consideration of Minutes
A. Regular Meeting Minutes - June 8, 2026
IV. Public Input
V. Unfinished Business
VI. New Business
VII. Committee Reports
VIII. Open Discussion
A. Midyear Administrative Approval Report; Director Robertson
B. Mid-Year Department Update; Director Robertson
IX. Announcements
A. The City Council Work Session will be Monday, July 20, 2026 at 6:00 pm.
B. The City Council Regular Meeting will be on Monday, July 27, 2026 at 6:00 pm.
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C. The Planning Commission Work Session will be Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 4:30 pm.
D. The Board of Zoning Adjustment meeting will be on Monday, August 10, 2026 at
4:30 pm directly followed by the Planning Commission regular meeting.
X. Adjournment
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Planning Commission
Regular Meeting Minutes
June 8, 2026
2483 Forest Hills Blvd
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Ellis called the meeting to order at 5:11 PM
II. ROLL CALL
Members: Daniel Ellis, PE, Chairman; Doug Farner, Vice-Chairman; Gail Klesen, Secretary;
Clayton Sedberry; JB Portillo, Nathan Forst and Linda Lloyd.
Member(s) Absent: None.
III. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
A. Regular Meeting Minutes – May 11, 2026
On a motion by Mr. Farner and a second by Ms. Klesen, the May 11, 2026 minutes were approved
by a voice vote.
IV. PUBLIC INPUT
A. Chairman Ellis opened the public input session.
B. Chairman Ellis closed the public input session.
V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. WVR-2026-64571: A waiver request of Subdivision Design Standards associated with
FPL-64375 near Rothbury Drive; Parcel 16-37239-001; Applicant Crafton Tull; Presented
by Planner Hyatt.
1. Planner Hyatt announced the applicant has withdrawn the waiver request.
B. FPL-2026-64375: A plat proposing 50 membership lots with plat-restricted development
in the Gardenstown Subdivision located along Rothbury Drive; Parcel 16-37239-001;
Applicant Crafton Tull; Presented by Planner Hyatt.
1. Planner Hyatt announced the applicant has withdrawn.
VI. NEW BUSINESS
A. WVR-2026-64917: A waiver request on Subdivision Design Standards associated with
FPL-64569 located along Kirkwall Drive; Parcel 16-72577-012; Applicant CEI
Engineering; Presented by Planner Hyatt.
1. Planner Hyatt presented the report in the packet
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2. A discussion was held regarding the request.
3. Dustin Riley, CEI Engineering, was present representing the owner, to answer questions.
4. A motion to approve the waiver was made by Mr. Farner and a second was made by Mr.
Forst.
Nathan Forst – Y
JB Portillo - Y
Linda Lloyd – Y
Gail Klesen – Y
Clayton Sedberry – Y
Doug Farner – Y
Daniel Ellis - Y
Motion approved with seven yes votes. (7-0)
B. FPL-2026-64569: A plat proposing the split of Tract 3 of the Lendalfoot Subdivision into
Tracts 7 and 8 located along Kirkwall Drive; Parcel 16-72577-012; Applicant CEI
Engineering; Presented by Planner Hyatt.
1. Planner Hyatt presented the report in the packet.
2. A discussion was held regarding the request.
3. Dustin Riley, CEI Engineering, was present representing the owner, to answer
questions.
4. A motion to recommend the final plat to city council was made by Ms. Portillo
and a second was made by Mr. Farner.
JB Portillo - Y
Linda Lloyd - Y
Gail Klesen - Y
Clayton Sedberry – Y
Doug Farner – Y
Nathan Forst - Y
Daniel Ellis - Y
Motion approved with seven yes votes. (7-0)
VII. COMMITTEE REPORTS
None.
VIII. OPEN DISCUSSION
None.
IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A summary of upcoming meetings was announced.
IIX. ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Ellis adjourned the meeting at 5:20 pm.
SUBMITTED BY:
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Sarah Costa, Office Manager
City of Bella Vista
APPROVED AND ACCEPTED THIS 13th DAY OF JULY, 2026:
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Daniel Ellis, P.E., Chairman
Bella Vista Planning Commission
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Gail Klesen, Secretary
Bella Vista Planning Commission
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