Zoning Ordinance Steering Committee

CITY OF MINOT ZONING ORDINANCE STEERING COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes June 5, 2019 8:00am – 10:00 am City Council Chambers City Hall I. ATTENDANCE AND ROLL CALL Committee: Rolly Ackerman, Tyler Neether, Pat Graner, Rusten Roteliuk, Gloria Larsgaard Absent: Tim Baumann, Josh Wolsky Staff: Brian Billingsley, Community & Economic Development Director Lance Lang, Principal Planner Stefanie Stalheim – Assistant City Attorney Glenda Sorensen, Planning Assistant Consultant: Scott Harmstead, SRF Consulting Guests: Cindy Snay, Coughlin Construction Mr. Ackerman called the meeting to order at 8:02 am. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Ackerman to approve the May 22, 2019 minutes. ayes: all, nays: none Motion passes III. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS Cindy Snay, Coughlin Construction attended the meeting. IV. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Ackerman to approve the agenda. Ayes: all, nays: none Motion passes V. NON-CONFORMING USES Scott Harmstead commented on updates and changes that were made since the last meeting. Zoning Ordinance Steering Committee Minutes June 5, 2019 Chapter 25-4. Gloria Larsgaard asked for a definition of “design character”. It was determined that this would be addressed when the committee reviews “Dwellings in R1, R2, RM, R3C and RH districts.” There was discussion regarding replacement criteria is “greater than taxable assessed value.” Pat Graner raised the issue of adding “fair market value” to the requirement. The committee agreed that there would need to be a definition of “fair market value”. Would fair market value be determined by an independent accessor or a Board of Adjustment (which does not currently exist)? Brian Billingsley stated that the final decision would be determined by the City Council. Tyler Neether asked if Section B (Manufactured Homes) be taken out or left in? That section will be left in the ordinance. Section 25-6. It was presented that the sunset dates are an issue. Lance Lang will check with the City Assessor to see how many letters are involved regarding the sunset dates. It was decided that further action with this chapter will be held until a future meeting. No Motion VI. CHAPTER 30 – ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES Scott Harmstead (SRF) gave overview comments with updates and changes. “Community Development” has been changed throughout the ordinance to “Planning Department.” Sign permit was added to flow chart. Permit is valid for one (1) year, after that it is voided. One (1) six-month extension can be granted. Visibility triangle was removed from Variances, 30-2 (a). Fence standards was added, 30-2 (a). There was discussion on the 300’ notification area regarding extending it out farther depending on the item and location. The difference between CUP (Conditional Use Permit) and IUP (Interim Use Permit) was discussed. Interim is temporary. CUP is ongoing and is attached to the land, not the owner. CUPs are transferrable to new property owner if the conditional permit remains in effect under the new owner’s operations. The appeals process was discussed, and the committee agreed on a 30-day appeal process. Section 30-10 was discussed (Review and Decision Making Rules) 2 Zoning Ordinance Steering Committee Minutes June 5, 2019 VII. NEXT MEETING The next Zoning Ordinance Steering Committee will be June 19th, 2019 from 8:00am – 10:00am in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. Topics for that meeting are:  Chapter 30, Administrative Procedures (remainder of chapter) VIII. ADJOURNMENT The committee unanimously agreed to re-schedule the meeting scheduled on July 3rd to July 10th. The committee agreed to discuss building design standards at the July 10th meeting. Staff will invite a representative from the Minot Builders Association to represent concerns of local contractors and design professionals to this meeting. With no other topics, Brian Billingsley called the meeting adjourned. Meeting adjourned at 10:00am. 3