Downtown Review Board

City Hall – Development Conference Room 128 903 W. Main Street, Blue Springs, MO 64015 DOWNTOWN REVIEW BOARD MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, October 1, 2019 – 4:00 p.m. Board Members please call 816-228-0207 if unable to attend 1 CALL TO ORDER A. Approval of August 12, 2019 meeting minutes 2 REVIEW OF PROJECT APPLICATIONS A. UDCT-09-19-7081 / Amendments to the Downtown Development Code 3 OTHER BUSINESS 4 ADJOURN If special accommodations are required for citizen participation in this meeting, PLEASE CALL 228-0207 (VOICE) OR 228-0250 (TDD) Agenda posted at the following locations: City Hall, 903 W. Main Street City’s website http://www.bluespringsgov.com/AgendaCenter September 27, 2019 A quorum of the City Council may be in attendance however no City Council votes will be taken. Community Development 10.27.2019 Page 1 of 1  City of Blue Springs 903 W. Main Blue Springs, Missouri 64015 Downtown Review Board MINUTES Monday, August 12, 2019 A meeting of the Downtown Review Board of the City of Blue Springs was held in the City Hall Development Conf. Room 128 located at 903 W. Main Street on Monday, August 2019 with the following members, guests and staff in attendance: ATTENDANCE Ken Billups Jr., PC Rep. 1 Tom Cole, Com. & Eco. Dev. Jason Ellis, Downtown Resident Chris Sandie, Public Works Jennifer Hauschild, Vice Chair LaKeisha Veal, PC Rep. 2 Cindy Miller, Chairperson STAFF/OTHERS Mike Mallon, Assist. Director Matt Wright, Senior Planner Chad McAtee, Applicant ABSENT Jackie Fairbanks, PC Alt. Rep. Chris Lievsay, Councilmember, Dist.2 Kent Edmondson, Councilmember, Dist. 2 Karen Findora, Liaison CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Cindy Miller called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA Chairperson Miller requested action on the Consent Agenda with a motion APPROVAL by Board Member Jennifer Hauschild, to approve the Minutes of July 23, 2019, a second from Board Member Jason Ellis, and a unanimous vote, the Minutes of July 23, 2019, were approved as submitted. AGENDA ITEM 2A / Matt Wright, Senior Planner, informed the Board that the property owner, DRB-08-19-7033 / “McAtee Chad McAtee is requesting the approval of a Conditional Use Permit “CUP” Meadows” / 707 SW South for seven (7) paired houses and flat over flat building types at 707 SW South Street / Conditional Use Avenue. The development will include a mix of two-family residential Permit for 7 two-family buildings, totaling 14 dwelling units at the northwest corner of SW South buildings Ave. and SW 7th St. Terrace. This agenda item will go in front of the Planning DRB Minutes –08.12.2019 Page 1 of 3 kf  Commission on Monday, August 26th. The applicant will be submitting a Preliminary Plat as well. QUESTIONS Planning Commission Rep. Ken Billups Jr. asked which was the most intense zoning T3 or T5. Mr. Wright stated that the T5 is the Commercial Zoning District and T3 is Residential. T3 is primarily single-family, but it does allow two-family units to be built with a Cond. Use Permit. The home that was located on this lot was demolished last year. MOTION Board Member Jason Ellis moved to approve DRB-08-19-7033 / “McAtee AGENDA ITEM 2A / Meadows.” DRB-08-19-7033 / “McAtee Meadows” / 707 SW South Street / Conditional Use Permit for 7 two-family buildings SECOND Seconded by Board Member Jennifer Hauschild. VOTE Chris Sandie - Aye Kent Edmondson – Absent Thomas Cole – Aye Ken Billups, Jr. - Aye Jason Ellis – Aye Chris Lievsay – Absent LaKeisha Veal – Aye Jackie Fairbanks – Absent Jennifer Hauschild, Vice Chairperson - Aye Cindy Miller, Chairperson - Aye (APPROVED 7-Aye, 0-No) AGENDA ITEM 2B / Mike Mallon, Assistant Director, Community Development, stated that the UDCT-08-19-7029 / “DRB next agenda item is UDC Text Amendment to adopt an appeal process for Appeal Process” the DRB. After going through the code staff noticed that the DRB for applications that meet all the standards of the UDC and the Downtown Development Code the DRB is the final decision-making body and there is no appeal process. That is the only such board or commission in the UDC that doesn’t have an appeal process. If an appeal is submitted the appeal will go to the City Council. If the applicant wants to appeal City Council decision, then the item will be heard by the Board of Adjustment and any appeals to that Board will go in front of the Circuit Court. MOTION Board Member Jennifer Haushchild moved to approve UDCT-08-19-7029 / AGENDA ITEM 2B / “DRB Appeal Process.” UDCT-08-19-7029 / “DRB Appeal Process” SECOND Seconded by Planning Commission Rep. 1, Ken Billups Jr. VOTE Chris Sandie - Aye Kent Edmondson – Absent Thomas Cole – Aye Ken Billups, Jr. - Aye Jason Ellis – Aye Chris Lievsay – Absent LaKeisha Veal – Aye Jackie Fairbanks – Absent Jennifer Hauschild, Vice Chairperson - Aye Cindy Miller, Chairperson - Aye (APPROVED 7-Aye, 0-No) DRB Minutes –08.12.2019 Page 2 of 3 kf OTHER BUSINESS None. MEETING ADJOURN With no further discussion, a motion was made by Planning Commission Rep. 1, Ken Billups Jr. to adjourn at 4:24 p.m. Seconded by Public Works Director, Chris Sandie. ____________________________ Respectfully Submitted by, Karen Findora, Recording Secretary ____________________________________ __________________________ Cindy Miller, Chairperson Date DRB Minutes –08.12.2019 Page 3 of 3 kf DATE: September 27, 2019 TO: Downtown Review Board FROM: Matt Wright, Senior Planner SUBJECT: Amendments to the Unified Development Code (UDC) related to Building Types and Height Requirements The Downtown Development Code (DDC), Section 404.240 of the UDC, regulates the development of property and certain building standards in the Downtown Zoning District. City staff maintain a list of potential code amendments related to development standards for consideration by applicable review and decision-making bodies. Staff has identified the following potential code amendments related to permitted building types and height standards that could be amended to provide more flexibility in development options within the Downtown Zoning District: Section 404.240 DDC, Downtown Development Code. E. Permitted Uses And Uses Allowed By Conditional Use. Within the area covered by the DDC, a wide variety of uses and structures, from residential to commercial, are allowed or allowed by conditional use. All uses and structures must be approved by the Downtown Review Board. Structures shall be regulated by T-zone. 5.Zone T5. a. Allowed. Accessory units; row houses; apartment buildings; mixed-use buildings; live/work units; small civic buildings; rooftop decks, patios, and associated enclosures. G.Height And Area Standards. All buildings and structures shall incorporate the following minimum standards: b. Zone T-4. Not more than three (3) and not less than two (2) stories. Mixed-use buildings and live/work buildings shall have a sidewalk-level floor to ceiling floor height of fifteen twelve (1512) feet minimum. Upper levels in mixed-use buildings and live/work buildings shall have floor to floor or floor to roof ceiling heights of minimum ten nine (109) feet. c. Zone T-5. Not more than five (5) and not less than two (2) stories. Mixed-use buildings, live/work buildings and small commercial buildings shall have a sidewalk-level floor to ceiling floor or floor to roof height of fifteen twelve (1512) feet minimum. Upper levels in mixed-use buildings and live/work buildings shall have floor to floor or floor to roof ceiling heights of minimum ten nine (109) feet. The image below illustrates the interpretation of the proposed height standards: 9’ floor to roof 9’ floor to floor 12’ floor to floor The anticipated timeline for adopting these UDC Amendments is identified below: 1. Review by the Development Advisory Commission: October 4, 2019 2. Review by the Planning Commission: October 14, 2019 (public hearing) 3. Review by the City Council: October 21, 2019 (public hearing) 2