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HomeMy WebLinkAbout003 19 92LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION March 19, 1992 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Land Use and Development Commission held in the city municipal building March 19, 1992. Present: Chairman Kent Kearns, Commission Members: Mary Harker, Betty Poole, Richard Pearson, Pete Anderson, Myrna Cain, Gayle Anderson; Council Representative LeRoy Quick, Attorney Tom Holmes, Public Works Director, Steve Smart and Secretary Myrna Crapo. Chairman Kent Kearns called the meeting to order at 8:00 PM. Chairman Kearns asked for approval of the March 5, 1992 minutes. Myrna Cain moved to approved the minutes as mailed with Mary Harker seconding. Ail commission members voted in favor. Chairman Kearns asked if any member of the commission had a conflict of interest with anything on the agenda. There was none. PUBLIC HEARING 1. A PROPOSAL BY AMERICAN HERITAGE for a chance in Land Use District upon requested annexation to Single Family Residential IR-l) for property located on the north end of Freedom and Independence Streets. Chairman Kearns opened the public hearing. additional comments from the city staff. none. He asked for any Steve Smart had Chairman Kearns then asked for public input, there was none. The public hearing was then closed. The meeting was then opened up to discussion by the commission. The park dedication fee was discussed and the construction was to be done under the new standards. street Pete Anderson moved to recommend to the city council annexation of this property with the designation of an R-1 zone and with the park contribution as worked out between the city and the developer. Myrna Cain seconded. Roll Call vote: Mary Harker, yes; Betty Poole, yes; Richard Pearson, yes; Kent Kearns, yes; Pete Anderson, yes; LeRoy Quick, yes; Myrna Cain, yes; Gayle Anderson, yes. Land Use and Development Commission Page 2 March 19, 1992 2. AN APPLICATION BY AMERICAN HERITAGE INC, FOR A REVIEW OF PRELIMINARY PLAT OF HERITAGE WEST NO. 3 SUBDIVISION, a subdivision located on a tract of land at the north end of Freedom and Independence Streets. Chairman Kearns asked for input from the city staff. The commission discussed neighborhood mail box units being indicated on the plat. These mail boxes would fall inside the utility easements. Chairman Kearns opened the public hearing and asked for public input. There was none and the hearing was closed. It was then opened to commission discussion. Pete Anderson recommended approval of the preliminary plat of Heritage West #3 Subdivisions with the indication of the neighborhood mail box units to be included on the final plat. Mary Harker seconded the motion. Roll Call vote: Mary Harker, yes; Betty Poole, yes; Richard Pearson, yes; Kent Kearns, yes; Pete Anderson, yes; LeRoy Quick, yes; Myrna Cain, yes; Gayle Anderson, yes. 3. A PROPOSAL BY ROY J. LACEY, 12411 NORTH COREY LAND FOR A CHANGE IN LAND USE DISTRICT UPON REQUESTED ANNEXATION to Single Family Residential (R-1 and Limited Residential (R-2) a subdivision located on the west side of Hawthorne Road 5500 block. Chairman Kearns opened the public hearing. Kent Hill, 5321 Hawthorne Road, expressed his concerns for the safety of pedestrians walking along Hawthorne Road. They can only walk on the one side and the traffic on Hawthorne Road is heavy. Glenna Kelin, 5564 Hawthorne Road, told the commission that she had two elementary age children who walked to Chubbuck School. The school district asked them to send their children to Ellis so a bus could pick them up in front of her home as the school district didn't want to be responsible for the safety of her children as they walked down Hawthorne Road. The corner at Siphon and Hawthorne Road has caused problems for school buses turning there. When there was a fire at Chandlers the fire truck had difficulty because of that intersection. Land Use and Development Commission Page 3 March 19, 1992 Ray England, 11953 N. Hawthorne Road had talked to the Pocatello Urban Transit employees and they had to change their routes because of the Hawthorne and Siphon intersection. Maggie England, 11953 N. Hawthorne Road reviewed for the commission part of Chapter 18 of the supplemental controls. Chairman Kearns closed the public hearing and opened it up to commission discussion. The commission then discussed: 1. comprehensive plan and transportation problem, whether they were the same issue or separate. It is a transportation problem and not a zoning problem. 2. Future street widening on Hawthorne, using the 14' easement on the canal bank. 3. Sidewalk to be put in front of this subdivision. 4. The routes of the fire truck in this area. Richard Pearson moved to recommend to the city council approval of the change in land use district upon requested annexation to single family R1 and Limited Residential R2; a subdivision located on the west side of Hawthorne Road 5500 block. Myrna Cain seconded the motion. The commission then discussed including the park dedication fee in the motion. Richard Pearson amended the motion to include the park fees as part of the annexation into the city. Myrna Cain seconded the amendment. Roll call vote: Mary Harker, yes; Betty Poole, no; Richard Pearson, yes; Kent Kearns, yes; LeRoy Quick, yes; Myrna Cain, yes; Gayle Anderson, no. 4. An application by Roy J. Lacey, for a review of preliminary plat of Espie Subdivision, a subdivision located on a tract of land on the west side of Hawthorne Road 5500 block. Chairman Kearns asked for input from the city staff. Steve Smart, Public Works Director discussed items in Exhibit "A" that had been prepared'by Attorney Tom Holmes to help address the problems that had been brought up at the previous meetings. 1. Water System. A 6" water lines would be sufficient. accesses are needed. Two Land Use and Development Commission Page 4 March 19, 1992 ROY LACEY PRELIMINARY PLAT (CONT.D) 2. Traffic: 1500 vehicles per day instead of 3,000 per day as previously thought. The streets need to be developed & widened down the road. The impact of this subdivision is very small. 3. Sewer Easement: Is serviceable within the easement. Lacey agreed to move the park to the west end. Roy 4. Lot Size: Costs less to maintain utilities pass the lots. From valuation stand points smaller lots are more economically reasonable for the city. Attorney Tom Holmes discussed with the commission the changes that the council had done from the previous Land Use recommendations. 1. Required the park to be completed including turf, sprinklers and 6' fence. 2. They moved the stubbed 2nd entrance to the north part of lot 9 block 2. 3. The council advised Mr. Lacey that future development might not be approved without a double access. Chairman Kearns explained the format for the public hearing. Ray England reviewed a copy of the letter Kent Kearns had received from the attorney on the format of the meeting. There was a discussion by the people present on the format that Chairman Kearns had proposed. Chairman Kearns opened the public hearing. Roy Lacey, 12411N. corey Lane told the commission that he had followed comprehensive plan. He would like to see it ok'd. Kent Hill reviewed exhibit "A" that had been previously discussed with his version. 1. Bigger lots would upgrade the subdivision. 2. An 8" water line would be better as it would allow future subdivisions the needed water flow. 3. Valuation as figured was incorrect as it didn't take into consideration the home owners exception. 4. There had been bad impressions created by allowing work to begin on the sewer and the city inspecting it. A ten minute recess was called because of the heated discussion. Land Use and Development Commission Page 5 March 19, 1992 Ray England asked the commission to consider: 1. The present circumstances, such as traffic, water size, etc. that were present now. 2. Perimeter fence around the property 3. Sewer lines situated on the property 4. Asked Mr. Smart, PWD, about the traffic count, whether there was more cars on Hawthorne or Siphon. Mr. Smart informed him that Siphon Road had 1,600 while Hawthorne Road had 1,300. Maggie England talked about: 1. Solar heating in place of wood stoves 2. Looking closer at pedestrian safety 3. Requiring sidewalk on west side of Hawthorne in front of this subdivision. She doesn't want sidewalks there because the other land owners will be expected to do the same thing; and she doesn't want to. 4. Larger lots being profitable. 5. Fence on perimeter Debbie Wagner, 5359 Hawthorne asked Steve Smart, PWD, about permits required to hook onto the sewer. Jay Christensen, 15170 W. Lacey road spoke in favor of the preliminary plat, as a realtor he can see the need for additional affordable housing in the area. Tim Shurtliff, Shurtliff Engineering addressed: 1. Traffic problems at Hawthorne and Siphon need correcting. That problem will be there whether this subdivision goes forward or not. 2. Water nets grow as the city grows. 3. Residents always abuts agricultural unless it is internal growth. Sandy Pickens, 5333 Hawthorne, Since it is in the middle of an agricultural area, we would like larger lots and bigger houses to compliment ours. Dan Wagner, 5359 Hawthorne Works for a sign company. Darris Ellis, a contractor can't sell lots in Paradise Acres so he has gone to Highland area to build. Maggie England, is asking for larger homes and bigger lots similar to those in surrounding area. Kent Kearns closed the public hearings. Kent Kearns addressed some of the points brought up: 1. Small lots bringing in inadequate revenue is questionable. What costs the city more is blank lots within the city. Land Use and Development Commission Page 6 March 19, 1992 Kent Kearns cont'd 2. The on going work of Mr Lacey's is a gamble, but it is his right. 3. Supplemental contrOls section as far as the Land Use is concerned is when commercial adjoins residential. Screening fences are not required between R-1 to Agriculture. Gayle Anderson felt that with larger lots you have a greater chance of weeds. The best and most proficient use of the ground is small lots. Chairman Kearns reviewed the petition items one by one and asked Mr. Lacey to look at putting them in the restrictive covenants as a good will jester. Richard Pearson made a motion to recommend to the city council the acceptance of the application by Roy J. Lacey, for a review of the preliminary plat of the Espie Subdivision, a subdivision located on a tract of land on the west side of Hawthorne Road 5500 block with the following conditions: 1. Move the park to the Southwest corner from where it was originally approved 2. Loop the water lines 3. Stub through lot 9, block 2 4. Take out the walk way Seconded Myrna Cain. Roll call vote: Mary Harker, yes; Betty Poole, yes; Richard Pearson, yes; Kent Kearns, yes; Pete Anderson, yes; LeRoy Quick, yes; Myrna Cain, yes; Gayle Anderson, yes. A PROPOSAL BY THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK TO AMEND THE CHUBBUCK LAND USE ORDINANCE ADDING DEFINITION OF SCREENING FENCE AND SOLID FENCE to the general land use definitions and amend conflicting sections of the code. Chairman Kearns asked for any additional city input. The public hearing was then opened. There being no comments the hearing was closed and opened to discussion by the commission. Myrna Cain moved to recommend to the city council that they adopt the amendment to the Chubbuck Land Use Ordinance adding definition of screening fence and solid fence to the General Land Use Definitions and amend conflicting sections of the code. Mary Harker seconded. Roll call vote: Mary Harker, yes; Betty Poole, yes; Richard Pearson, yes; Kent Kearns, yes; Pete Anderson, yes; LeRoy Quick, yes; Myrna Cain, yes; Gayle Anderson, yes. Land Use and Development Commission Page 7 March 19, 1992 At 10:45 PM Myrna Cain moved to adjourn with Richard Pearson seconding. l~ent l~rn~ Chairman