Planning Commission

Minutes of the Millcreek Planning Commission September 16, 2020 5:00 p.m. Regular Meeting The Planning Commission of Millcreek, Utah, met in a regular public meeting on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at City Hall, located at 3330 S. 1300 E., Millcreek, UT 84106. The meeting was conducted electronically per Millcreek State of Local Emergency Directive No. 2 of 2020 and live streamed via the City's website with an option for online public comment. PRESENT: Commissioners City Staff Shawn LaMar, Chair John Brems, City Attorney Russ Booth, Vice Chair Elyse Sullivan, City Recorder David Allen (electronic) Francis Lilly, Planning and Zoning Director Scott Claerhout (electronic) Robert May, Plaru'ier Fred Healey (absent) Jared Bowling, IT/Facilities Manager Victoria Reid (electronic) Samah Safiullah, Plaru'ier Skye Sieber (electronic) Erin O'Kelley, Planner Tom Stephens Ian Wright (electronic) Attendees: Mayor Jeff Silvestrini, Chris Lee (electronic)i Boyd Viehweg (electronic), Guy Williams (electronic),, Adam Maack, Genny Hayward, Byron Goates, and Bart Timothy. REGULAR MEETING - 5:00 p.m. TIME COMMENCED: 5:03 p.m. Chair LaMar called the meeting to order and read a statement explaining the duties of the Planning Commission. 1. Public Hearings 1.1 Consideration of SD-20-019, Preliminary Plat Approval of a 6-lot Subdivision in a R-1-5 Zone Location: 2910 S. 755 E. Applicant: Adam Yon Maack Planner: Robert May Robert May said the property was recently rezoned to R-1-5. He showed the Cornrnission the site plan for the project and exhibits of the proposed dwellings. He said the subdivision was an addition of five lots with an existing lot as the sixth. Staff recommended approval of the preliminary plat with the conditions located in the staff report. Applicant - Adam Von Maack thanked the Commission and staff for their work on the project. Millcreek Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 16 September 2020 Page 2 of 4 Chair LaMar opened the pvtblic hearing. There was no public comment. Chair LaMar closed the public hearing. Commissioner Reid moved to grant preliminary plat approval of the F,lizabeth Lane Subdivision, ffle SD-20-019, with the recommended conditions in the staff report. Commissioner Allen seconded. Chair LaMar called for the vote. All Commissioners voted yes, The motion passed unanimously. 1.2 Consideration of SD-20-020, Preliminary Plat Approval of a 2-lot Flag Lot Subdivision in a R-l-10 Zone Location: 795 E. 4200 S. Applicant: Genny Hayward Planner: Samah Safiullah Samah Safiullah said the applicant was requesting preliminary plat approval for a two-lot subdivision subject to the flag lot policy with the intent to build one single-family home and a garage on the flag lot. The subject parcel currently had one dwelling and a garage, making it a legal and conforming lot. She showed the Coinmission the proposed plat. She said the proposed plan was that the existing garage would be detached from the existing home in order to meet current R-1 zoning regulations and that curb, gutter, and sidewalk would be installed along the frontage of the property. She showed a table of the project characteristics and said that the base lot would need a minimum of 10,000 square feet and the flag lot would need a minimum of 15,000 square feet. The subject parcel consisted of approximately 33,541 square feet, so it would meet the requirements. Staff recornrnended approval of the proposed flag lot subdivision with the conditions listed in the staff report. Chair LaMar asked if the access was included in the flag lot square footage. Safiullah said it was. Applicant - Genevieve Hayward thanked staff. Chair LaMar asked about the length of the access driveway. Hayward guessed about 150 feet. Commissioner Sieber asked if the property to the north was 1 or 2 stories high. Hayward said the flag lot would have a single- family rambler built on it with a bonus face above the garage. Chair LaMar opened the public hearing. Bart Timothy, lives across the street from the subiect property, said he supported the development. He recommended getting rid of the duplexes to the east to improve the neighborhood. Chair LaMar closed the public hearing. Commissioner Booth, m consideration of SD-20-020, moved that the Planning Commission would recommend preliminary approval to the City Council of the 2-lot flag lot subdivision in the R-I-10 Zone located at 795 E. 4200 S. including all staff recommendations that were noted in the presentation. ('nmnii.i..sioncr Claerhout seconded the motion. Elyse Sullivan pointed out that the Commission was not recommending the item to the City Council. Millcreek Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 16 September 2020 Page 3 of 4 Commissioner Booth amended his motion to straight approval. Commissioner Claerhout seconded the amended motion. Chair LaMar called for the vote. All Commissioners voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 1.3 Consideration of SD-20-022, Preliminary Plat Approval of a 6-lot Subdivision in a R-1-3 Zone Location: 3999 S. 500 E./534 E. Delno Drive Applicant: Christopher Lee Planner: Erin O=Kelley Erin O'Kelley said the subdivision was the result of a rezone from 2019. She showed the Commission the proposed site plan and elevations. She said a conditional use permit was required in the R-1-3 zone, so the project would come back to the Cointnission at their next meeting for that. She said the application would be subject to a development agreement and code requirements. Staff found that the proposed subdivision was in harmony with the General Plan, neighborhood, and zoning. Staff recommended preliminary approval of the proposed subdivision with the staff conditions listed in the staff report. Chair LaMar asked aborit the landscaping. O'Kelley said there was a recorded landscape plan for the project. Chair LaMar asked about the building materials. Owner - Byron Goates, 2419 Stringham Avenue in Salt Lake City, said the building materials would be a natural wood, cultured stone, and stucco. Commissioner Stephens brought up the blank wall facing 500 East and mentioned that he would like to see architectural variation. Goates said there would be some variation. Applicant - Christopher Lee declined to comment. Chair LaMar opened the public hearing. There was no public comment. Chair LaMar closed the public hearing. Commissioners Allen and Booth said they liked where the project had ended up. Commissioner Claerhout moved to approve the preliminary plat application file SD-20-022 and include all recommendations in the planning staff report. Commissioner Sieber seconded. Chair LaMar called for the vote. All Commissioners voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 2. Business Meeting 2.1 Approval of August 19, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes Commissioner Claerhout moved to approve the minutes from the August Planning Commission meeting. Commissioner Reid seconded. Chair LaMar called for the vote. All Commissioners voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 2.2 Updates from the Planning and Zoning Director Francis Lilly said earlier in the month he had emailed the Cornrnission requesting them to look at some properties. The goal was to ascertain what was liked about the RM and PUD ordinances because there were conflicting provisions in each code. He would like to autopsy Millcreek Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 16 September 2020 Page 4 of 4 the projects that have been approved. The cornrnunity council chairs have requested more time to review the ordinances. He said he would put the discussion (item 2.3) on the next Plaru'iing Commission meeting agenda. Commissioner Claerhout said to him it seemed that the newer the development, the better it was. 2.3 Discussion on RM and PUD Updates There was no discussion. 3. Calendar of Upcoming Meetings * City Council Mtg., 9/28/20, 5:00 p.m. at City Hall * East Mill Creek Community Council Mtg., 10/1/20, 6:30 p.m. TBD * Mt. Olympus Community Council Mtg., 10/6/20, 6:00 p.m. TBD * Millcreek Community Council Mtg., 10/6/20, 6:30 p.m. TBD * Canyon Rim Citizens Association Mtg., 10/7/20, 7:00 p.m. TBD * City Council Mtg., 10/12/20, 5:00 p.m. at City Hall * Planning Commission Mtg., 10/21/20, 5:00 p.m. at City Hall ADJOURNED: Chair LaMar moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:44 p.m. Commissioner Stephens seconded. Chair LaMar called for the vote. All Commissioners voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. Shawn LaMar. Chair Attest: Ely n, City Recorder