Council Subcommittee

MINUTES OF THE GILBERT COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE ON LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, DECEMBER 5, 2019, AT 7:00 A.M., ROOM 100, 90 EAST CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, GILBERT, ARIZONA COUNCIL PRESENT: Chair Brigette Peterson, Vice Mayor Eddie Cook and Councilmember Jordan Ray COUNCIL ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Town Clerk Lisa Maxwell, Planning Manager Eva Cutro, Inspections Supervisor Lorrie DeOrio, Development Services Director Kyle Mieras, and Senior Planner Amy Temes CALL TO ORDER Chair Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:02 a.m. AGENDA ITEMS 1. Approval of the minutes of the November 19, 2019 meeting. A MOTION was made by Vice Mayor Cook, seconded by Councilmember Ray, to approve the minutes of the November 19, 2019 meeting. Motion carried 3-0. 2. Review of previous discussions. None. 3. Review and Discussion of Land Development Code Division 2, Article 2.9. None. 4. Review and Discussion of Land Development Code Glossary of Terms (Appendix K). Family: Senior Planner Temes said the current definition is working well. It has been used for recent cases involving group homes and recovery care facilities. As there have been no issues she is going to leave the definition as is. This definition also covers what is not a family. Fence: Senior Planner Temes is going to add that a fence is a form of physical barrier to the definition. She is also going to change “clear vision” to “visibility.” Flag: Senior Planner Temes will add a reference to the section of the Land Development Code (LDC) that describes different sign types. Inspections Supervisor DeOrio asked about pennants. This has come up in the past and it is not addressed in the sign section of the LDC. Senior Planner Temes said this situation is usually a temporary thing and she will include a time limit in the definition. Flag Lot: Senior Planner Temes will add a referent to see lot types. This type lot has a narrow access to a wider lot. Floor Area Ratio: Senior Planner Temes is redoing graphic and removing the reference to the appendix. Garage: Senior Planner Temes will combine the detached and side-entry definitions and have one definition. She will make sure the language is consistent with the carport definition. Foot Candle: Senior Planner Temes will add a reference to see the section on lighting. Gatehouse: This is an accessory structure and not a dwelling unit in place of incidental structure. It will be added to the list of types of accessory structures. Grade Plane: Senior Planner Temes is going to remove “where the lot line is more than 6 feet from the building, between the building and a point 6 feet from the building.” She believes this is old language that needs to be updated to be consistent with the updated Building Code. Handicapped: There was discussion whether this term is still used by the State of Arizona. Planning Manager Cuatro believes the term currently used is disabled. Incidental Use: Senior Planner Temes is going to add a note to see Accessory Use. Interior Building Separation: Senior Planner Temes is going to remove “Interior” from the title. This is confusing and sounds like it is discussing the inside of the building. Landscape interior: Senior Planner Temes said this means the landscaping within the bounds of the project. Land, Vacant: Senior Planner Temes will add the definition found in the Planner’s Dictionary. Livestock: Senior Planner Temes will add a reference to the Municipal Code. Lot Area: Senior Planner Temes will remove “Lot area does not include that area of a lot where the lot width is less than the minimum required by the base zoning district.” The county’s line will be used for this calculation. Planning Manager Cuatro asked if there were only lots that contain part of a street. Senior Planner Temes replied there are lots that go to the center of a private street and she will add “public” street. Lot Coverage: Senior Planner Temes will change the definition and reword sections one through 4 below. Lot Lines: Senior Planner Temes will change “lot” to “parcel of land” and remove the reference to the appendix. Lot Lines, Rear: Senior Planner Temes said this is very confusing for people with odd shaped lots. She is going to add graphics showing examples. For lots with two rear setbacks, like found in a cul de sac, creating a faux rear line works. Lot Lines, Side: Senior Planner Temes will reword this when she makes changes to the Lot Lines, Rear definition. Lot Types: Senior Planner Temes will remove the reference to the appendix. Lot Width: Senior Planner Temes will remove “entirely outside of the front setback area” and the reference to the appendix. Marquee: There was discussion about where a marquee would be located. Senior Planner Temes will add “at the front entrance to a building” Median: Senior Planner Temes will add this can be a public or private street. Mural: Senior Planner Temes is going to change “hand-painted work” to “original visual work of art that is located on the exterior’ and it cannot promote a particular business or product “located or sold on the premises.” There was a discussion about the San Tan Mall area and using vacant storefronts to advertise for other stores. That is all considered one lot. Senior Planner Temes said she will discuss this with Assistant Town Attorney Davidson. Chair Peterson said the goal is to encourage creativity. There was more discussion about signage versus art. Senior Planner Temes will add the works cannot be mass-produced. Non-Conforming Lot or Parcel, Non-Conforming Sign, Non-Conforming Structure, and Non-Conforming Use: Senior Planner Temes will remove the definitions from within a chapter once that chapter has been completed. Nonresidential Use: Senior Planner Temes will add a better definition. Open Air Accessory Structure: Senior Planner Temes will add at the end that the wall must be “solid.” She will rewrite this definition. Open Air Attached Patio: Senior Planner Temes will remove “Open Air Attached from the title. She will keep “The patio may have a solid roof, lattice roof or fabric roof surface supported by polies, posts, columns or other vertical structure members.” Open Air Porch: Senior Planner Temes will remove “Open Air” from the title and add a definition of a porch. There was discussion about examples of different structures and how they fit in these definitions with set-backs. The next meeting will be on December 18, 2019 at 7:00 a.m. in Municipal Center II, Room 100. ADJOURN Chair Peterson adjourned the meeting at 8:03 a.m. ATTEST: ___________________________ ___________________________________ Chair Brigette Peterson Chaveli Herrera, CMC, Deputy Town Clerk