Planning and Zoning Commission

Jim Harris, Chairman Lake Havasu City Lucas Still, Vice-Chairman Police Facility Mychal Gorden 2360 McCulloch Blvd North Doug Hardy Lake Havasu City, Arizona John Kendig 86403 Dan McGowan www.lhcaz.gov Chad Nelson Don Bergen, Alternate Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting Leo Biasiucci, Alternate Christy Cunningham, Alternate Minutes - Final Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:00 AM 1. CALL TO ORDER Member Gorden called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Member Gorden led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. ROLL CALL Alternate Members Bergen and Cunningham were seated. In the excused absence of Chairman Harris, Mr. Hardy made a motion to appoint Mr. Gorden as Chairman, seconded by Mr. McGowan, and carried by a unanimous verbal vote. Present: 6- Mychal Gorden, Doug Hardy, John Kendig, Dan McGowan, Donald Bergen and Christy Cunningham Absent: 4- Jim Harris, Lucas Still, Chad Nelson and Leo Biasiucci 4. MINUTES Mr. Hardy made a motion to approve the minutes of the last meeting, seconded by Mr. McGowan, and carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Gorden, Hardy, Kendig, McGowan, Bergen and Cunningham Absent: 4 - Harris, Still, Nelson and Biasiucci Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes from June 6, 2018. 5. CORRESPONDENCE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. Schmeling informed the Commission that new equipment has been installed and will be used for presentation and voting of items for the Council and Boards & Commissions. 6. PUBLIC HEARING ID 18-1681 A Request for Multiple Text Amendments to Title 14, Zoning (Development Code), to Make Necessary Changes to Sections 14.02.04; 14.02.06; 14.03.02; 14.03.03; 14.04.01; 14.04.02; 14.04.04; 14.05.03; and Lake Havasu City Page 1 Printed on 7/19/2018 Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes - Final June 20, 2018 14.06.03 Regarding Setbacks, Planned Development Overlay, Manufactured Homes, Outdoor Storage Screening Standards, Bicycle Parking, Appeals, and Definition of Family and Dwelling. Mr. Schmeling thanked the Chairman and presented a PowerPoint slideshow and narrative regarding the current Development Code, adopted in 2016. Twelve code sections were amended in November 2017. This agenda proposes eight amendments to nine sections of the Development Code. Mr. Schmeling addressed each change individually with the following key points. 1. 14.02.04.D Table 2-16: Fixes a typo to correctly reference Section 14.02.04.D.4. 2. 14.02.06.D.2: Allows a PD Overlay rezone request for all zoning districts. 3. 14.03.02 Table 3-1: Adds “Manufactured home outside a manufactured housing park” to the Permitted Uses Table and allows in the R-MH (Manufactured Home) Zone. 4. 14.03.03.D.1 & 14.04.04.G.3.b: Allows use of chain link or wrought iron with sight obscuring plastic lath or netting for screening in LI (Light Industrial) and I (Industrial) Zones. 5. 14.04.01 Table 4.01-3: Fixes a typo to correct Front Yard Setback for A-P (Agriculture/Preservation) Zone to 50 feet. 6. 14.04.02.D.2: Clarifies that bicycle parking is optional and sets maximum vehicle parking space reductions when providing bicycle parking. 7. 14.05.03.O.8.a: Clarifies that appeals of Development/Zoning Code issues addressed to the Council are filed with the City Clerk’s Office. 8. 14.06.03: Moves a portion of the language in the definition of “DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED” into the definition of “FAMILY”. Mr. McGowan and Mr. Schmeling had a discussion regarding the number of members allowed in a dwelling. Mr. Bergen asked if the industrial uses outdoor storage (Item #4) would have affected the recent request heard by the Commission (JR Motors ZUP), to which Mr. Schmeling stated that it would not have as that property is zoned C-2. The only exception for wrought iron or chain link fence here is for LI (Light Industrial) or I (Industrial). The C-2 property owners would still have to abide by the standards that require the block wall, additional landscaping, etc. In regards to Item #6, Mr. Bergen feels that the MPO is working on adding bicycle parking and the code is reducing bicycle parking. Mr. Schmeling clarified that the amended Code still encourages business owners to incorporate bicycle parking; however current code requires business owners, proposing 10 or more parking spots, to designate bicycle spaces. This was not the intent when the code was being developed. Lake Havasu City Page 2 Printed on 7/19/2018 Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes - Final June 20, 2018 Item #7, the handling of appeal applications, was discussed and clarified in that the only change to this item is the filing of the document. Previous language allowed the appeal to be filed with the City Clerk or the Community Investment Department. Now all appeals will go through the City Clerk. The remaining process is unchanged and will be heard by the appropriate body. Mr. Schmeling also stated that cases being sent to the Board of Adjustment have been reduced due to grading requirement changes and the Minor Variance process which allows the Zoning Administrator a ten percent latitude in regards to setbacks. Chairman Gorden opened the Public Hearing, hearing none, he closed the Public Hearing. Mr. Schmeling stated that Staff recommends land use action No. 18-1681, amending Title 14, Zoning (Development Code), to make necessary changes to sections 14.02.04; 14.02.06; 14.03.02; 14.03.03; 14.04.01; 14.04.02; 14.04.04; 14.05.03; and 14.06.03 regarding setbacks, planned development overlay, manufactured homes, outdoor storage screening standards, bicycle parking, appeals, and definition of family and dwelling, be recommended for approval and forwarded to the City Council. Mr. Hardy made a motion to approve ID 18-1681, a request for multiple text amendments to Title 14, Zoning (Development Code), to make necessary changes to Sections 14.02.04; 14.02.06; 14.03.02; 14.03.03; 14.04.01; 14.04.02; 14.04.04; 14.05.03; and 14.06.03 regarding setbacks, planned development overlay, manufactured homes, outdoor storage screening standards, bicycle parking, appeals, and definition of family and dwelling, seconded by Mr. McGowan and carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Gorden, Hardy, Kendig, McGowan, Bergen and Cunningham 7. CALL TO PUBLIC None. 8. FUTURE MEETING The meeting scheduled for July 4, 2018 has been canceled due to the holiday. The next Regular meeting is scheduled for July 18, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. 9. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Gorden adjourned the meeting at 9:43 a.m. _________________________________________ Mychal Gorden, Chairman _________________________________________ Maria LaFrano, Recording Secretary Lake Havasu City Page 3 Printed on 7/19/2018 Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes - Final June 20, 2018 Lake Havasu City Page 4 Printed on 7/19/2018