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HomeMy WebLinkAbout003-1-05LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION March 1, 2005 Minutes of the Land Use and Development Commission held at Chubbuck City Office, 5160 Yellowstone March 1, 2005. Present: Chairman Pete Anderson; Commission Members: Gail Anderson, Jason Mendenhall, Michelle Christy, Mary Harker, Rodney Burch, Shawna Elzner, Lee Merrill, DeLoy Stuart; City Staff. Larry Kohntopp, Sean Harris, Steve Smart; Attorney Tom Holmes, and Secretary Myrna Crapo Chairman Anderson asked if any commission member had a conflict of interest with anything on the agenda. There was none. Chairman Anderson asked for approval of the minutes of February 1, 2005. Jason Mendenhall moved to approve the minutes, Gale Anderson seconded; all voted in favor. PUBLIC HEARING: 1. An application by Southeast Idaho Development, P.O. Box 2557, Pocatello, Idaho for a Preliminary Plat for Hartland Estate Phase 3. Property is located south of Sacajawea Drive and east of Washburn Street. Dan Long, Snake River Survey, 460 Lincoln, American Falls, the application should be listed as phase 3 and phase 4; it was only advertized as phase 3; but since it would create a problem they were willing to have it done all in phase 3. The old phase 3 is being sold to the church as one lot. They have changed Washburn and made it a through street. They needed to be able to have power to the church and the change would make it less costly. Fourteen lots has be eliminated because of the church. The meeting was opened for public comment for or against. There was none; the public hearing was closed and brought back to the commission. The commission discussed: 1. The need to take care of drainage water 2. The need for 22 feet on the hammerhead on Patriot Street into the church. 3. Drainage out of the west end is lower. 4. Need 22 X 68 minimum road. 5. There will be one access into the church. 6. The Washburn Road being contrary to the master plan. Rodney Burch made a motion to approve the application by Southeast Idaho Development Pocatello, Idaho for a Preliminary Plat for Hartland Estates phase 3 with the condition that they work the details of the hammerhead at the end of Patriot Drive out with the staff at an acceptable level. DeLoy Stuart seconded. Roll call vote: Jason Mendenhall, yes; Michelle Christ, yes; Mary Harker, yes; Shawna Elzner, yes; Lee Merrill, yes; Gale Anderson, yes; DeLoy Stuart, yes; Rodney Burch, yes; Pete Anderson, yes. Land Use and Development March 1, 2005 Page 2 2. An application by Don Bosworth, P.O. Box 703, Pocatello, Idaho for a conditional use permit for Townhouses /Apartments in a C -2 zone at 5610 Yellowstone. Property is zoned C -2 (General Commercial). Chairman Anderson asked for input from the city staff, there was none. Don Bosworth, P.O. Box 703, Pocatello, they want to use townhouses to buffer a commercial development. The building will be Townhouse style apartments and will be rented. Their property extends East of the Christian church on Siphon Road. Possible Commercial uses could be a auto body shop, convenience shop, etc. There will be 16 town houses in four buildings in an acre or 1 1/4 acres They plan to add commercial buildings in the future and will fill in the canal and widen the highway. The commission discussed: 1. A 20' foot setback on the west property line; 25' setback from Siphon. The setback on the units will be 14' between building. 2. A resident manager will be on site to take care of the property. 3. Picnic area will be part of a water detention area in phase 1. It will have a gazebo. 4. Concern for children being in the picnic area with traffic at the businesses. 5. They don't anticipate an access to the front of the 4- Plex's. 6. Additional parallel parking shown on the drawing - if they would do that, there would not be a business access to the back of the building. The meeting was opened for public comment for or against. Tom Arave, 380 N 200 E Blackfoot, Idaho, Arave Construction, he is in favor of this proposal. They will not have access off of Yellowstone, only Siphon road. The transition needs to be made between residential and commercial usages. He feels that we need to have barriers if it is used as commercial. Doug Parker, 193 Isaac, he is also representing his mother -in -law who lives at 133 Abraham he is opposed to apartments on this property. He is concerned that they will be back for permission for more apartments. There are materials already on the site in preparation for building. The public hearing was closed. Mr. Bosworth, the material that has been moved in on site was because he was able to purchase them at a good price. He didn't make any assumptions by moving the materials on site. The commission discussed: 1. The right of way improvements to Siphon Road. 2. The sewer will probably have to go to the lift station. 3. They would like a grass barrier between residential and retail. The north side needs to have a buffer between retail and residential. 4. Adding the four conditions from the design review onto the motion. 5. The duplex's backs up to the church property 6. Limiting the application to 125' is what the application could be defined as 7. Grass along where the parallel parking is. Land Use and Development Commission March 1, 2005 Page 3 Rodney Burch moved to approve the application by Don Bosworth for a conditional use permit for Townhouse /apartments in a C -2 Zone located at 5610 Yellowstone with the following conditions: 1. The approval be limited to the westerly 125 feet of the site 2. that he be required to complete the appropriate improvement along Siphon Road as recommended by staff 3. That they construct a buffer area in accordance with current city ordinances between the apartment area and future retail office space 4. That they meet the requirement of the design review committee that was held on February 8, 2005. Shawna Elzner seconded the motion. Attorney Holmes questioned whether the buffer was clear enough. Chairman Anderson clarified what was said. Rodney Burch amended his motion to read a 10' landscaping buffer between the two units. Shawna Elzner agreed to the amendment. Roll call vote: Jason Mendenhall, yes; Michelle Christy, yes; Mary Harker, yes; Shawna Elzner, yes; Lee Merrill, yes; Gale Anderson, no; DeLoy Stuart, yes; Rodney Burch, yes; Pete Anderson, yes. Mary Harker moved to adjourn at 7:55pm; J Anderson, Chairman 99 W311 .ii Secretary