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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL FLORA ZONING BOARD MEETING AUGUST 24TH, 2017 I. CALL TO ORDER -Chairman Rick Slaughter called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. in the council chambers of City Hall. II. ROLL CALL -Those members answered roll call were: Bob Johnson, Bill Kitley, Larry Rinehart, Alan Huff, Rich Herring and Rick Slaughter. Absent was Dr. Corey Walker. -Others present were: Chad Bayles & Kaci O’Dell. The guests were Loy Hosselton and Nyal Dickey. III. APPROVE MINUTES of meeting held August 8th, 2017 There was one correction to be made to the minutes of the meeting held on August 8th, 2017. In paragraph 2 – “Vice Chairman, Rick Slaughter” needs changed to “Chairman, Rick Slaughter.” Rich Herring made the motion to approve the correction. Alan Huff seconded the motion. The corrected minutes were approved by unanimous voice vote. IV. HEARING ON PETITION – Nyal & Vicki Dickey (owners) & Loy Hosselton (purchaser) Mimosa Lane adjacent to Kinnaman Drive & Commercial Plaza, Flora, Illinois Requesting to rezone the property to C-2 to build a Veterinary Clinic. V. NEW PETITIONS FILED – None, at this time. VI. OTHER BUSINESS - None, at this time. VII. OLD BUSINESS - None, at this time. VIII. ADJOURN - There being no further business to discuss. Bob Johnson made the motion for adjournment. Alan Huff seconded the motion. Members concurred. Rick Slaughter declared said meeting adjourned at approximately 7:20 p.m. __________________________________ Kaci O’Dell, Secretary __________________________________ Chad Bayles, Zoning Administrator  Page 1 Nyal & Vicki Dickey (owners) & Loy Hosselton (purchaser) – Mimosa Lane adjacent to Kinnaman Drive & Commercial Plaza, Flora, Illinois. The petition taken before the Zoning Board by Loy Hosselton and Nyal & Vicki Dickey is requesting that the property be rezoned from A-2 to C-2. Chairman Rick Slaughter asked the petitioner to tell the board what he would like to do. Mr. Hosselton stated he would like to purchase a 2 ½ acre lot from Nyal & Vicki Dickey to build a new Veterinary Clinic to replace his current clinic. The property is extraterritorial and not in city limits. Mr. Hosselton wants to make sure it can be rezoned before he makes the purchase. The main reason he would like to build a new clinic is for more space. Mr. Hosselton believes his new clinic would function better with more space. He would have room for more boarding, his staff would have more room for grooming and overall more space. The building would be between 9,000 and 10,000 square feet. Mr. Hosselton is currently working with a designer. The building would be a pole barn on a concrete pad, with metal siding and a metal roof. Mr. Hosselton informed the board he would follow whatever the parking lot regulations were. Zoning Administrator Bayles stated Mr. Hosselton would be responsible for extending the road (Kinnaman Drive) to his property and it would be turned over to the city to maintain. Mr. Hosselton agreed and said he had been working with Mike Bridges on the road plans. Larry Rinehart asked if he will need a Special Use permit if the petition to rezone was approved and the purchase went through. Zoning Administrator Bayles said yes and explained to Mr. Hosselton that getting the property rezoned is the first step in this process. Step two would be obtaining a Special Use permit after approval from the City Council to rezone the property to C-2. With no other questions from the board, Chairman Rick Slaughter read the findings of fact on page 72. The Zoning Board recommends that the petition for Special Use be granted with the owner on the following findings of fact: a. That the proposed design, location and manner of operation will adequately protect the public health, safety, welfare, and the physical environment; b. That the proposed special use is consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan; c. What effect the proposed special use would have on the value of neighboring property and on the City’s tax base; d. What effect the proposed special use would have on public utilities and traffic circulation of nearby streets; and e. Whether or not there are any facilities (i.e., schools or hospital) near the proposed special use that require special protection. Larry Rinehart made the motion to recommend the property be rezoned to C-2 from A-2. Bob Johnson seconded the motion. Motion did pass by roll call vote with (6) of the (6) attending Zoning Board Members voting “Aye”. Dr. Corey Walker was absent. The Board will be passing it to the City Council as a positive recommendation on September 5th.