Plan Commission

PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES March 24, 2009 MEMBERS PRESENT: BUSINESS: Deborah Nelson, President Greg Spencer, Vice President PETITION #07-09 SUBMITTED BY Willie Rayford, Member ANDERSON COMMUNITY Gene Yates, Member DEVELOPMENT FOR A REPLAT OF Darin Foltz, Member LOTS #35 AND #36, PARTS OF LOTS #33 Mike Dauss, Member AND #34 AND PART OF A VACATED ALLEY IN HAZELWOOD ADDITION TO MEMBERS ABSENT: BE KNOWN AS LOTS #560, #561 AND Mark Lamey, Member #562 IN HAZELWOOD ADDITION Joseph Newman, Member LOCATED IN THE 700 BLOCK OF WEST Mike Spyers, Member 17TH STREET ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND THE 1700 BLOCK OF SHERIDAN STREET ON THE WEST SIDE. OTHERS PRESENT: Michael Widing, Development Director Mr. Stires stated this petition must be Tim Stires, Assistant Development Director continued until the Plan Commission’s April Stephanie George, Zoning Administrator meeting in order to allow the petitioner Anna Allman, Board Secretary; and additional time to take the proper steps to William Kreegar, Assistant City Attorney vacate an existing public alley. The alley vacation will be considered by the City ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF A Council in early April. This is the first QUORUM: continuance. Mrs. Nelson called the meeting to order at Mr. Spencer made a motion to continue 4:28 p.m. Mrs. Allman took roll call and Petition #07-09. Mr. Rayford seconded. declared a quorum with six (6) members in Motion passed unanimously, 6 yes, 0 no. attendance. PETITION #09-09 (ORDINANCE #10-09) Mrs. Nelson performed the invocation and the SUBMITTED BY ELDA CORPORATION Pledge of Allegiance was recited. FOR A PETITION TO VACATE CERTAIN LOTS IN GILMORE’S FERNDALE ADDITION AND IRONDALE ADDITION MINUTES: LOCATED IN THE 1600 THROUGH 1800 BLOCKS OF EAST 19TH STREET ON THE Mr. Rayford made a motion to approve the SOUTH SIDE, 1600 THROUGH 1800 February 24, 2009 minutes as submitted. BLOCKS (UNIMPROVED) EAST 20TH Mr. Dauss seconded. Motion passed, 6 yes, 0 STREET, 1700 BLOCK OF EAST 22ND no. STREET ON THE NORTH SIDE AND 1900 BLOCKS OF “C” AND “D” STREETS. 1 Mr. Stires stated this petition must be of right-of-way along the north side of West continued in order to allow the petitioner 67th Street. additional time to send out more than 330 certified mail notices. This is the first Staff notes the City’s Comprehensive Plan continuance. classifies this property as Medium Density Residential, which is defined as primarily Mr. Spencer made a motion to continue single-family housing, and can be Petition #09-09 (Ordinance #10-09). Mr. Foltz distinguished from Low Density Residential seconded. Motion passed unanimously, 6 yes, area by the smaller lot sizes and setbacks, 0 no. higher density and possibly smaller home sizes. In addition to single-family housing, these residential areas could potentially PETITION #08-09 SUBMITTED BY THE include appropriately scaled schools, parks CITY OF ANDERSON AND TOM and churches. Since the petitioner is BREWER, ANDERSON WATER proposing a municipal water tower, this plat SUPERINTENDENT FOR A SECONDARY should be considered in conflict with the City’s PLAT FOR A SUBDIVISION TO BE Comprehensive plan. Staff would note the KNOWN AS WATER TOWER ADDITION Comprehensive Plan is a guide for future LOCATED IN THE 6600 BLOCK OF development, but is always subject to possible PARK ROAD ON THE EAST SIDE AND change as potential new development occurs. THE 3200 BLOCK OF WEST 67TH STREET ON THE NORTH SIDE. The petitioner did receive approval for one variance recently from the Board of Zoning Mr. Stires stated this property is located in Appeals back on February 4th, 2009. The the 6600 block of Park Road on the east side petitioner was granted a variance from the and the 3200 block of West 67th Street on the sidewalk requirement because there are no north side. This property contains five (5) sidewalks in close proximity to this project acres and has a split zoning of R-2 Residential and it is in a rural setting. Staff notes there and I-3 Industrial Reserved. This is a vacant are no public infrastructure improvements piece of farm ground. All utilities are available involved with this plat; therefore, there is no to the site including electricity, gas, water, engineer’s estimate or bond required to be storm and sanitary sewer. This proposed plat filed. received primary plat approval from the Plan Commission on January 27, 2009. Staff is recommending approval of this secondary plat for Water Tower Addition The petitioner is seeking secondary plat because the plat meets a majority of the approval to create a one lot subdivision to be requirements of the Subdivision Control known as Water Tower Addition. The Ordinance. If approved this plat should be proposed single lot has been earmarked for a forwarded to the Board of Works for 125 ft. high municipal water tower for the acceptance of the plat, covenants and Anderson Water Department. easements. The submitted secondary plat shows a 75 ft. Steve Servies from Rail Engineering and Tom front building setback line as the lot fronts Brewer from Anderson City Water West 67th Street and Park Road. The plat Department agreed with Mr. Stires’ shows the required 15 ft. drainage, utility and presentation. communication easement around the perimeter of the lot. Mr. Spencer asked Mr. Brewer how long it would take to have the water tower built. Mr. The submitted secondary plat shows there is a Brewer stated it would take well over a year 50 ft. wide dedication of right-of-way along the to complete. He is working on getting some east side of Park Road, and a 60 ft. dedication State money to pay for this project. 2 Mr. Rayford made a motion to approve respectively. The plat shows the required 15 Petition #08-09 for a Secondary Plat for a ft. drainage, utility and communication subdivision to be known as Water Tower easement around the perimeter of the five (5) Addition. Mr. Foltz seconded the motion. lot plat. The proposed plat also shows a 7.5 ft. Motion passed unanimously, 6 yes, 0 no. drainage, utility and communication easement along each side of the proposed property line and between Lots #1 and #2, Lots #2 and #3 PETITION #10-09 SUBMITTED BY ELDA and Lots #4 and #5. A 15 ft. ingress / egress CORPORATION FOR A PRIMARY PLAT easement is shown along the south side of Lot FOR A SUBDIVISION TO BE KNOWN AS #5. A 50 ft. ingress / egress easement is noted VIRGIL E. COOK PLAT LOCATED IN along the east edge of Lots #1, #2 and #3. The THE 1900 THROUGH 2200 BLOCKS OF primary plat also shows the Pittsford Legal SOUTH SCATTERFIELD ROAD (S.R. 9) Drain easement and the Floodway is in place ON THE WEST SIDE, 2109 SOUTH along the west side of Lots #1, #2 and #3. A SCATTERFIELD ROAD (MOUNDS recorded sanitary sewer easement is also MALL) 1600 THROUGH 1800 BLOCKS OF noted along the west side of Lots #1 and #2. A EAST 19TH STREET ON THE SOUTH recorded Indiana Gas Company easement is SIDE AND THE 1700 BLOCK OF EAST noted along the south side of proposed Lots #1 22ND STREET ON THE NORTH SIDE. and #5. The plat also shows an access easement for Mounds Mall Development Mr. Stires stated this property is located in Corporation encumbering the entire proposed the 1900 through 2200 blocks of South Lot #5 and extending thru Lot #10 in a Replat Scatterfield Road on the west side, 2109 South of Mounds Mall Addition to the south. Scatterfield Road (Mounds Mall), 1600 through 1800 blocks of East 19th Street on the The primary plat indicates there is a half south side and the 1700 block of East 22nd right of way dedication for South Scatterfield Street on the north side. This property Road ranging from 90 ft. to 111 ft. along the contains 44 acres and has a split zoning of B-1 east side of the plat. East 19th Street is shown Local Business, B-2 General Business and R-3 with a right of way dedication of 57 ft., and Residential. This acreage, for the most part, is East 22nd Street has a 20 ft. right of way. known as Mounds Mall along with other nearby businesses like Don Miller Tire, the This plat was reviewed by the Plat Review Clip Zone and a former movie theater. All Committee on Tuesday, March 3, 2009. utilities are available to the site including Various revisions were suggested and electricity, gas, water, storm and sanitary completed. sewers. Staff notes the City’s Comprehensive Plan The petitioner is seeking primary plat classifies a majority of this proposed primary approval to create a five (5) lot subdivision to plat as Regional Commercial and the be known as the Virgil E. Cook Plat. The remainder as Community Commercial. This proposed five (5) lots will range in size from proposed primary plat encompasses the 2.297 acres to 30.535 acres. The main purpose Mounds Mall and other nearby commercially of drawing up the plat is the desire of the zoned property. This primary plat is not in Virgil E. Cook family to plat the Mounds Mall conflict with the City’s Comprehensive Plan. property, especially the former theater site. The Cook family is donating the theater Staff is recommending approval of this property to the Bridge Church in memory of Primary Plat for the Virgil E. Cook Plat their deceased mother. because it meets the requirements of the Subdivision Control Ordinance. If approved, The submitted primary plat shows a 25 ft. and staff is recommending that a motion stipulate 30 ft. building setback line as Lots #1, #3, #4 that approval should be contingent upon the and #5 front Ohio Avenue, East 19th Street, petitioner completing the vacation of 72 East 22nd Street and South Scatterfield Road platted lots and the vacation of East 20th 3 Street, portions of “C” and “D” Streets and Mr. Spencer stated he would like to see the fee various alleys prior to seeking secondary plat structure for cities that are similar to approval. This primary plat should not be Anderson. forwarded to any other governmental unit. Mr. Widing stated staff would be getting that Richard Durham from Durham Engineering information and comparing it to the present Inc., 6215 West 8th Street, stated Mr. Stires fee structure. did a thorough job. Mr. Widing added that he has made it Mrs. Nelson asked if there would be any Department Policy since he has become streets added. Mr. Durham stated that there Director that developers have to have their would not be. property platted. Mr. Spencer made a motion to approve Mr. Spencer stated he would like to have Petition #10-09 for a primary plat for a five (5) additional education for the members in lot subdivision to be known as Virgil E. Cook regards to these issues. Plat. This primary plat, if approved, should be contingent upon the petitioner completing the Mrs. Nelson asked the members to think vacation of 72 platted lots and the vacation of about the Invocation and the Pledge of East 20th Street, portions of “C” and “D” Street Allegiance, if they feel comfortable and whom and various alleys prior to seeking secondary she can call on to lead the meeting with it. plat approval. This primary plat should not be forwarded to any other governmental unit. Mr. Rayford seconded the motion. Motion passed, 5 yes, 0 no, 1 abstained. ADJOURMENT Mrs. Nelson adjourned the meeting at CITY COUNCIL UPDATES 5:03 pm. Approved 3rd reading of Ordinance #07-09 Amending Exit #22 Interstate Sign Ordinance BY: ______________________________ eliminating March 2009 Deborah Nelson, President expiration deadline Approved 1st and 2nd readings ATTEST: ___________________________ of Zone Map Change from R-2 to Anna Lise Allman, Board Secretary B-4 for 2107, 2119 and 2131 East 38th Street Approved three readings of Ordinance #12-09 repealing Ordinance #52-08 vacating the 1800 block of East 17th Street MISCELLANEOUS Mr. Widing stated recently he was asked by Senior Administration to review all of the fees on the Planning and Building side. Staff is going to be studying other communities’ costs of fees to justify raising the Department’s fees. 4