Planning & Zoning

June 26, 2014  A G E N D A Planning & Zoning Commission June 26, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. Item Page 1 Call Meeting to Order 2 Approval of the Agenda 3 Approval of the Minutes of the June 12, 2014 P&Z Meeting 21 4 Petition No. SUP 14-10 – a request from Brad Carley, for a Special Use Permit for 1 Horses on 2.45 acres located at 5524 Hill N Dale Drive (Sam Montoia) 5 Business from: Floor: Chairman: Members: Staff: 6 Adjournment The recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to be considered at the City Council Meeting on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. ATTENTION PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: The meeting room and facilities are fully accessible to persons with mobility disabilities. If you plan to attend a meeting and need an auxiliary aid or service, please contact the City Clerk's office at 599-1101 or 599-1106, prior to the meeting so arrangements can be made. 1 2 3 4  CRESTWOOD Existing Barn 5201 - SF-10 5524 - 5518 - 5530 - Approximate Horse Keeping Area HILL N DALE AREA UNDER CONSIDERATION ± COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Petition No. SUP 14-10 DEPARTMENT 80 Date: 6/20/2014 Feet 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20  M I N U T E S PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION June 12, 2014 The Planning and Zoning Commission met in a regular session on June 12, 2014, at 3:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, 800 Municipal Drive, Farmington, New Mexico. P&Z Members Present: Chair: Joyce Cardon Commissioners: Daniel Arnold Shay Davis Clint Freeman Rory Jaques Kristin Langenfeld Cody Waldroup Del Washburn (Alt) P&Z Members Absent: Commissioner: Cheryl Ragsdale Paul Thompson Staff Present: Mary Holton Sam Montoia Dee Dee Moore Others Who Addressed the Dennis Mould Commission: Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Chair Cardon. There being a quorum present the following proceedings were duly had and taken. Presentation of the Agenda There were no changes to the agenda. Approval of the Minutes A motion was made by Commissioner Davis and seconded by Commissioner Freeman to approve the minutes of the May 29, 2014 P&Z Meeting with the correction to change: omit to emit; May 15 to May 24; and correct Commissioner Ragdale’s explanation to include flames as unacceptable This motion was approved unanimously by an 7-0 vote. Swearing in of Attendees Anyone present wishing to speak on behalf petition SUP14-09 were sworn in by Secretary Dee Dee Moore. Commissioner Arnold arrived at 3:05 p.m. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PETITION REPORT SUP 14-09 – 4550 Rowe Avenue 21  Craft Distillery Planning and Zoning Commission Discussion of SUP 14-09 on June 12, 2014 Associate Planner Sam Montoia presented the staff report for a craft distillery on 0.81 acres located at 4550 Rowe Avenue in the IND Industrial District, formerly a car wash and automotive business. This property is located south of an existing gas station and convenience store, and Church’s Chicken is across the street to the west. The site plan identified that the “tunnel” would be used as the distillery and the “office” would be where the tasting room would be located. Mr. Montoia identified the sections of the code that apply to this request. Section 2.3 explains that wine bottling and manufacturing is a permitted with a special use permit in the IND district. He explained that a tasting room is allowed by state law to only serve ½ ounce “tastes” and only of their own products. The tasting room and retail portion of the business are uses that are similar to a liquor store and bar/tavern use but on a much smaller scale. Liquor Stores as well as bars/taverns are required in UDC Sections 2.4.28 and 2.4.55 respectively are required be at least 200 feet from a residential structure, or otherwise granted a waiver to the distance by the City Council. Commissioner Freeman asked if the recommendation for the waiver would be part of the Commission’s motion. Director Holton stated yes. Mr. Montoia stated that staff recommends approval of SUP14-09 with the waiver to the required distance of 200 feet from a residential structure as required by the Unified Development Code (UDC). Chair Cardon asked about the terminology of the tasting room and the purchasing of the product. Director Holton stated that while taverns, bars and lounges are not allowed in the IND district, that the tasting room would be an accessory use to the primary use, which is manufacturing. Director Holton advised that this specific situation is not spelled out in the code. Staff has determined, by the similar use rule, that this is very similar to manufacturing and bottling of wine, and the tasting will be a small part of the site’s use. The petitioner will sell only his products. Chair Cardon asked if products leaving the premises would be in a closed container. Mr. Montoia stated yes, under New Mexico State Statute. Commissioner Waldroup asked how much could be served to a person, in “tastes”. Director Holton stated there are state requirements for that also and the petitioner can better respond to that question. Commissioner Langenfeld asked in regards to the site plan, what if the petitioner changes some of the uses. Mr. Montoia stated that only the license holder is allowed to run the craft distillery at the licensed location. Director Holton added that minor changes to an SUP’s site plan can be approved administratively, but a major change would need to come back through the SUP process.. Petitioner Dennis Mould of 6415 Tear Drop Court stated that he is the owner of this property and it was built in 1995. He owned and operated the property from 1995-2003. Since then there have been businesses at this location, but none have remained for a very long time. He would like to make use of the property for the craft distillery, because of there are existing floor drains and electrical service for this use. Mr. Mould added that the federal regulations require site specific locations for the craft distillery use. He stated that without the special use permit and waiver he can’t move forward with the state and federal licensing. Mr. Mould shared his understanding that the amount served as allowed by law in a tasting room cannot exceed 1 ounce, or four (4) – ¼-ounce tastes. 22 Commissioner Freeman asked how much of the product Mr. Mould felt would be sold out the front door. Mr. Mould stated be thought about 95-98 percent of his business would be through distributors (2-5 percent sold on-site). Commissioner Arnold asked if he will distill wine. Mr. Mould stated no, but grain based alcohol. Commissioner Freeman asked if he would source his raw materials locally. Mr. Mould identified that NAPI grows a lot of corn, potatoes and wheat, which are all fermentable product. He stated that until he needs to have all approvals in place before he is able to purchase raw materials. Chair Cardon asked how many employees he would have. Mr. Mould stated about 3-5 employees because production will be on a small level. Chair Cardon asked about available training for the equipment used at this location. Mr. Mould stated that there are numerous classes and trainings available for a fee from companies in the Northwest and Midwest. Commissioner Arnold asked about additional equipment needed such as, hoppers, and ventilation systems. Mr. Mould stated that there would not be issues at this location because only one batch would be run at a time. He stated that during the remodeling those types of concerns would be addressed with the Fire Department. There were no affected parties to speak in favor or opposition to this petition. There were no interested parties to speak in favor or opposition to this petition. Planning and Zoning Commission Action of SUP 14-09 on June 12, 2014 A motion was made by Commissioner Freeman, seconded by Commissioner Arnold to approve SUP 14-09 as recommended by staff and also to recommend approval of a waiver to the 200-foot distance to a residence. This request is from Dennis Mould for a craft distillery use in the IND Industrial District at 4550 Rowe Avenue. AYE: Chair Cardon, Commissioners Arnold, Davis, Freeman, Jaques, Langenfeld, Waldroup, and Washburn (Alt) NAY: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: Commissioners Ragsdale and Thompson Motion passed 8-0 Presentation of Complete Streets by the Farmington Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) MPO Associate Planner Duane Wakan presented a brief overview of the Complete Street concept. The core values were discussed. They are Multi-modal, Economic Vitality, Aesthetics, Safety and Health. Examples of how the Complete Street approach has been used in other cities and the different ways to make a difference while keeping the costs minimal. He added that the MPO is currently working on guidelines and hopes that all the local entities will adopt Complete Streets. Commission Freeman asked if the priority for Farmington is the downtown area. Mr. Wakan stated the downtown would be a great place to start, and perhaps to paint the changes would provide time to evaluate if the complete street approach would work. Director Holton stated that the Council and the Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency (MRA) has approved funds for a study of the downtown area to identify what types of impact there would be if Complete Streets was implemented. Mr. Wakan stated that 23 there is an advisory group that meets monthly and looks for potential complete street locations, such as Foothills Blvd. Director Holton added that local developers are also interested in implementing complete streets in their developments. Commissioner Freeman asked if the plan would be enforceable. Director Holton stated that the MPO is developing guidelines and that each entity would need to decide how they should adopt them. Commissioner Arnold asked what changes the MPO foresees with the least amount of cost. Mr. Wakan stated that the least costly changes are road- diets, which reduce the number of lanes, which would work great downtown, but not on E. Main because of the volume of vehicles. He added that using paint to make the changes is the least costly and if something needs to be changed it is relatively easy. Commissioner Arnold also asked if there has been any interest in a Park-n-Ride location since vehicle traffic increases on the weekends. Mr. Waken stated no, not at this time. Business from the Floor: There was no business from the Floor. Business from the Chair: There was no business from the Chair. Business from Members: There was no business from the Members. Business from Staff: Director Holton reminded the Commission about the Workshop on June 17, 2014 and that a draft copy of the PRCA Master Plan had been forwarded to them by email. The workshop will be at 3:00 p.m. in the Executive Conference Room at City Hall. She added that staff would print out a copy of the plan, by request only. Adjournment The Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of June 12, 2014, was adjourned at 4:06p.m. __________________________ ____________________________ Joyce Cardon Dee Dee Moore Chair Office Manager 24