Village of Los Lunas Planning & Zoning Agendas

MINUTES PLANNING & ZONING MEETING May 16, 2012 The Village of Los Lunas Planning & Zoning Commission met in their regular session on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 6:00 pm in the Village Council Chambers. Members present were as follows: Commissioners, Phillip Jaramillo, Stephanie Williams, Terry Ulibarri & (1) Vacant Seat. Commissioner W. Baca was absent. Also present were Christina Ainsworth, Community Development Director, Diana Crowson, Planning Technician, & Marie Marquez, Recording Secretary. Members of the public present were as follows: Nino Trujillo, John Trujillo, Ivonne Aranda, Lee Roy Lucero, Antoinette Castillo, Art Castillo, Norman Lincoln, Stacy Lincoln, Carlos Castillo, Eileen Chavez, Debbie Montoya, Terese Peralta, John Peralta & Jim Rickey. The Meeting was called to order by: Chairman Stephanie Williams APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chairman S. Williams called for a motion to approve the agenda. Commissioner T. Ulibarri made a motion to move Item 2 to the next meeting. Commissioner P. Jaramillo seconded the motion. All voted yes, motion carried. Chairman S. Williams asked everyone in the audience who thought they might give testimony to stand and get sworn in. SWEARING IN OF PARTICIPANTS AGENDA ITEMS: ZONE CHANGE Trujillo- COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE ITEM I - ZONE CHANGE - Trujillo Chairman S. Williams introduced Item I Zone Change Tujillo. The action requested of this — - commission is to have a public hearing and to send a recommendation to Council. Mr. John Trujillo previously submitted an application for a zone change for Tracts Al B & 4A I B I, MRGCD Map 75 located at 1275 and 1261 Perea in order to build an event center. Diana Crowson presented the application submitted by Mr. John Trujillo requesting a Zone Change for 1275 and 1261 Perea, Tracts AIB & 4A1BI, MRGCD, Map 75. This came before Planning& Zoning, but at that time there were changes made instead of applying for the TOD-MU they decided to go for SU Zoning. The proposed use is for an event center, property owner is John Trujillo. The surrounding zoning and land use is to the north residential! agricultural residential to the south is residential! agricultural residential, to the east is R-l residential /Agricultural !Residential and to the west is SU Commercial. Notice of the hearing was mailed to all property owners within 100 ft. ofthis proposed rezoning on April 30, 2012. Residents from the neighborhood attended the first hearing held on March 7, 2012 to oppose the application. The department has received two calls in opposition since the last notice was mailed. The applicant is requesting a zone change for tracts A1B and for AIBI, MRGCD, Map 75 from AR to SU for the purpose of an event center. Community Development Department finds that the property is located in the area that was designated for TOD-R, transit oriented development residential and the area is so highly residential that SU is not compatible with residential mixed use. The planning and zoning commission moved to indefinitely table this item until the application was complete with site plan and to have the applicant begin the process again. The application is now complete. The purpose of the SU zoning district is designed to permit uses because of their unusual nature dimensions and frequency of occurance effect on surrounding property or other such reason are inappropriate in other districts. This area has been planned for residential mixed use, it was specifically omitted from the TOD mixed use for areas which would allow an event center and other uses. Chairman S. Williams called on the applicant. Mr. John Trujillo came up and gave a brief summary of what his plans were. First of all, he apologized to his neighbors for the negligence of his properties where the proposed event center is to be constructed. He said, since the last meeting he has cleaned it up and will continue to clean it up more. He then went on to describe the plans he had showing the public on the site plans he had posted. He said, the reason he was not present at the last meeting was because prior to the meeting day, he received a letter stating it had been cancelled. He asked if the chairman would allow the people opposing the zone change to speak first and then he would attempt to clarify their concerns. Mr. Trujillo said, I can understand their angry feelings towards the hazardous materials and filthiness of the area, but I can’t understand why they are opposing something that will be good for the community. Chairman S. Williams asked Mr. Trujillo first of all to clarify the plans such as the width of the parcel where the event center will be located, the number of parking spaces, number of people it would hold etc. He said, these parcels were about one and one quarter acre each. He has proposed to build a barber shop, sandwich shop and shoe shine shop. The event center is to have traditional events currently people have to go out of town to have their events. He said, people would have access to the Railrunner and to and from the event center, he also told the commission that the shops would only be open on Sundays and would be open for the events as well. Security will also be provided and valet parking as well. Mr. Trujillo said, there is 78 spaces in the parking lot and the event center will hold approximately 400 people. Mr. Norman Lincoln, Mr. Art Castillo, Ms. Antoinette Castillo and Mr. Leroy Lucero all came up and voiced their concerns for the private road which is Lucero road. They mentioned it would block access for all the residents on that road, especially in time of emergency. There were pictures of the parcels that were shown with all the building materials that cause a hazards to children who wait for the bus at the entrance of Lucero Rd. They were not happy with commercial activities that will be taking place. They said, that area is residential and they would like it to stay that way. They are opposed to noise because there are elderly residents living there and will not be safe. It was also mentioned that one parcel was not included in this application for a zone change and they wanted to know why. AlA was left out and SU does not fit in AlA Zone. There was also concerns because currently there are functions that happen at DF Park that overflow into our area and also the Railrunner that goes through our area. Mr. Lucero used the example of the Vista Trailer Park that was to be a nice trailer park and turned out to be a mess, now there are transits hanging out, the police are always there. Ms. Antoinette Castillo came up and wanted to know the definition of SU. Christina Ainsworth said, it is a zoning district created for uses that cannot be categorized in another zone. She said, there are senior residents who live alone and children We are concerned about . their safety. She couldn’t understand how this ever got started without first coming to P & Z, yet he has been building all this time. If you are going to build, you must first go before the P & Z to get a zone change before beginning. Ms. Terese Peralta came to speak in favor of the Zone Change. She is the neighbor south of the proposed event center. She said, yes right now is an unsightly construction sight. She said, I would like to address some of the things that were said here tonight. First of all, transits,trailer courts all this will happen when you have no economic development. She went on to say as far as she can see, Mr. Trujillo is trying to provide economic development to the Village of Los Lunas by creating jobs, building up the area. She said, they have only lived here for about 4 years and would hate to see the Village of Los Lunas take the route as Belen become a boarded up dying town. Mr. Trujillo is making a safe, lighted bus stop that will be safe for our children. He is tiying to build up something nice here, this is a definite plus. She said, we should congratulate Mr. Trujillo for looking for create jobs boost up the economy in Los Lunas. Mr. Nino Trujillo, real estate broker came up and told the commission, he was there to support his son John Trujillo. He said, he has stressed to his son to keep the area clean, but he said, he is always so busy with his construction for other people. His intentions are good and I’m sure he will keep the place looking nice and r1 is very creative. ( Chairman S. Williams asked the decision of the Commission. Commissioner T. Ulibarri made a comment that he understood the residents concern since he lives close to a similar area, He said, now we have people coming in with some dynamic ideas. How do we bring in some economic value to our city? There is economic value in bringing in new jobs. He told Mr. John Trujillo, I understand the concerns of Lucero residents and you need to clean up that mess not years from now, right now. Chairman S. Williams agreed with Commissioner Ulibarri. She said, it’s a great concept, very creative and needed things that would benefit Los Lunas. An event is much needed in Los Lunas but I think it’s a wrong location. She was very concerned about the ingress and egress in case of an emergency. Commissioner P. Jaramillo was concerned about the public notice not including the event center and the SU Zone, Christina clarified the concern of the SU Zone. He said, if we take action tonite, it will only be for Tract 4AIB1 & Tract AIB. Tract A IA cannot be approved you will have to be republished in another hearing. Chairman S. Williams called for a motion for recommendation to the Council. Commissioner T. Ulibarri made a motion to recommend to Council approval of Zone change TractsA I B and Tract 4A I B 1, MRGCD. Commissioner P. Jaramillo seconded the motion. Vote was 2 in favor and lagainst. Motion passed for recommendation to Council ITEM 2- COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE (Moved to next meeting) ITEM 3- APPROVAL OF MINUTES April 4, 2012 - Chairman S. Williams called for a motion to approve the minutes for April 4, 2012. Commissioner P. Jaramillo made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Commissioner T. Ulibarri seconded the motion. Everyone voted in favor, motion carried. ITEM 4-DISCUSSION a. Community Development Activity Report — Christina Ainsworth gave a brief update on economic development. b. Code Enforcement Issues None - ITEMS- ADJOURNMENT Chairman S. Williams called for a motion to adjourn. Commissioner T. Ulibarri made a motion to adjourn. mmissi er P.Jarillo seconded the motion. All voted ye motion passed. / AJ J z ‘ L / e han)e Williams, Chairman Terry Uliba , Cbmmissioner Absent Phillip Jaramill , C missioner Walter Baca, Commissioner Vacant Seat