Planning Commission

MINUTES CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2015 AT 6:00 PM CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL BUILDING 190 CHURCH STREET NE The regular meeting of the Cleveland Municipal Planning Commission was called to order at 6:00 P.M. by Dee Burris, Chairman. Members present included Larry Presswood, Clarke Taylor, Tricia Pennington, Maryl Elliott, Gary Dennis, Dee Burris and George Poe. Members absent were Yvonne Cannon and Walt Vineyard. Legal Counsel present was John Kimball, Attorney for the City of Cleveland. Staff present included Corey Divel, Senior Planner, Jonathan Jobe, Director of Development and Engineering Services, Melinda Carroll, Assistant City Manager, and Darla Jenkins, Administrative Assistant. Others present included Bradley and Julie Jordan, Randy Brown of Brown Surveying, Jim Richmond of Richmond Surveying, Doug Berry of Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce, Gary Farlow of Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce, Mitch Kinder of Cleveland Surveying, Stacy Greene of Cormetech, John Mitchum of ReMax Realty, and Joyanna Love of The Cleveland Daily Banner. The minutes of the July 21, 2015 meeting were presented for approval. Maryl Elliott made a motion to approve the minutes and Gary Dennis seconded the motion. A vote of 7-0 passed the motion. There were no Public Hearings. In the Consent Agenda, a. Request by Jason Tawfik for preliminary approval of Century Creek (Tax Map 27J Group B Parcel 15.00). Property is located on Mouse Creek Rd and is zoned R1. Plat by Richmond Surveying Company (pg1). b. Request by Bradley D Jordan for preliminary approval of Bradley Jordan Property (Tax Map 050I Group H Parcel 4.00 & 4.01). Property is located on Greenwood Ave and is zoned R3. Plat by Brown Surveying (pg2). c. Request by Bradley D Jordan for final approval of Bradley Jordan Property (Tax Map 050I Group H Parcel 4.00 & 4.01). Property is located on Greenwood Ave and is zoned R3. Plat by Brown Surveying (pg3). d. Request by SPC Properties for final plat approval of Commerce Blvd at Pleasant Grove Church Rd (Tax Map 56 Parcels 44.00, 43.00, 43.04, 43.01) and is zoned CH and IGC. Plat by Copp Engineering Group (pg4). e. Request by Ann T. Duncan for final approval of Ann T. Duncan Property (Tax Map 49L Group D Parcel 1.00, 4.00, 4.01). Property is located at Ocoee St, Church St and 18th St NE and is zoned R1. Plat by Cleveland Surveying (pg5). George Poe made a motion to approve the consent agenda subject to staff comments and Tricia Pennington seconded the motion. A vote of 7-0 passed the motion. In Old Business, a. Consideration and discussion of an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance regarding Accessory Dwelling Units (pg6). Larry Presswood made a motion to approve and George Poe seconded the motion. A vote of 7-0 passed the motion. In New Business, a. Request by the Cleveland Municipal Planning Commission to rezone from R4 Mobile Home Park Zoning District to CH Commercial Highway located at the intersection of Jones Ave SW, Jacobs Ave SW and Phillips St SW (Tax Map 57G Group C Parcel 4.00) (pg8). Tricia Pennington made a motion to approve. Gary Dennis seconded the motion. A vote of 7-0 passed the motion. b. Request by Bradley Jordan for a right-of-way abandonment at 1830 Greenwood Ave NE extending off of Greenwood Ave (pg12). Corey Divel presented an ordinance for right-of-way abandonment. The tax maps and GIS reflected conflicting locations of the right-of-way. Staff will work with John Kimball to correctly word the ordinance. Therefore the language in the ordinance is subject to change. George Poe made a motion to approve and Clarke Taylor seconded the motion. A vote of 7-0 passed the motion. c. Consideration of an amendment to the zoning ordinance to remove Multi- family housing from the list of conditional uses within the industrial zones (pg17).  George Poe made a motion to approve. Clarke Taylor seconded the motion. Gary Dennis abstained from the vote. Tricia Pennington and Dee Burris voted no. Larry Presswood, Maryl Elliott, George Poe and Clarke Taylor voted yes. The motion was approved with 4-yes, 2-no, and 1-abstained. d. Consideration and discussion of a recommendation for an amendment to the municipal code concerning the procedures for the abandonment of right-of- way (pg22). Tricia Pennington made a motion to approve with Clarke Taylor seconded the motion. A vote of 7-0 passed the motion. There was no Chairman’s Report. In the Director’s Report, Jonathan Jobe stated the MPO update was included in the packed as requested by planning commissioners. In Other Business, Larry Presswood made a motion to overhaul or clean up the industrial zoning ordinance. He asked the staff to meet with the Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce to review the ordinance. He, also, requested a new industrial zoning ordinance be presented to the planning commission. Tricia Pennington seconded the motion. Voting to approve was Maryl Elliott, Gary Dennis, George Poe, Dee Burris, Clarke Taylor, Larry Presswood and Tricia Pennington. Added August 27, 2015 per the request of Maryl Elliott and Janice Casteel: Maryl Elliot asked what the population of Cleveland is. Corey Divel stated about 43,000. She stated she knew they had already voted on accessory dwellings. In the packet, the information on Clarksville, Tennessee stated they would not advise a community with a population under 45,000 or a college town to go the guest house route because of the potential abuse. She stated she had voted yes to the accessory dwelling but she really agreed with the Clarksville statement. The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 P.M.