Planning & Zoning Commission

PLANNING SERVICES NEIGHBORHOOD & COMMUNITY SERVICES 911 NORTH 7 TH AVENUE I P.O Box 4169 POCATELLO, IDAH0 83205-4169 208.234.6184 WEB https://www.pocatello.us PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSON (P&Z) AGENDA Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 6:30 p.m. 911 N. Seventh Avenue, City Council Chambers In-person attendance remains limited. Due to COVID-19 guidelines, social distancing measures are still in place. MASKS/FACE COVERINGS ARE REQUIRED. City Hall is accessible to persons with disabilities. Program access accommodations may be provided with three (3) days’ advance notice by contacting Skyler Beebe at sbeebe@pocatello.us; 208.234.6248 or 5815 South 5th Avenue, Pocatello, ID. The Planning & Zoning Commission is a citizen advisory group to the City Council. They are charged with making recommendations concerning land use plans, planning processes and/or on matters of plan implementation. All regular meetings of the P&Z Commission are recorded for record retention and transcription. The following is the official agenda of the Planning & Zoning Commission. Discussion and Commission action will be limited to those items on the agenda. Any citizen who wishes to address the Commission shall first be recognized by the Chair, and shall give his/her name and address for the record. If a citizen wishes to read documentation of any sort to the Commission, he/she shall first seek permission from the Chair. Oral testimony may be restricted to no more than 3 minutes per person. AGENDA ITEM 1: ROLL CALL AND DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST, EX-PARTE COMMUNICATION AND SITE VISIT. Disclose who was talked to, the basic substance of the conversation, and whether the conversation had any influence. Disclose if there is anything personally or professionally that would not allow an impartial or unbiased decision. Disclose if a site visit was done, location(s) of the visit, and what was seen. AGENDA ITEM 2: APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Commission may wish to waive the oral reading of the clarification and regular meetings minutes from November 10, 2021, and approve the minutes as written. (ACTION ITEM) AGENDA ITEM 3: PUBLIC HEARING – ZONE MAP AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT Pocatello Quinn LLC has submitted an application for a Zone Map and Comprehensive Plan Amendment to rezone approximately 10.58 acres of property from Industrial (I) to Commercial General (CG) as well as amend the Comprehensive Land Use Map from Employment (E) to Commercial (C). The subject property is located South of Quinn Road, at the intersection of Quinn Road and Hurley Drive. (ACTION ITEM) AGENDA ITEM 4: ADJOURN TO WORK SESSION ** WORK SESSION ** OPEN MEETING LAWS TRAINING Anne Nichols, Administrative Services Manager, will provide training on the State of Idaho’s Open Meeting Laws. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER I VETERAN'S PREFERENCE  PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSON (PZC) AGENDA 2 Clarification Meeting Minutes for November 10, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Council Chambers 911 North Seventh Avenue, Pocatello, ID 83201 Chair Chanda called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. AGENDA ITEM #1: ROLL CALL Present: Krystal Chanda, Whitney Fenwick, Marjanna Hulet, Nate Roberts and Shin Kue Ryu. Excused: Richard Phillips Staff: Greg Cleary, Matthew Lewis and Merril Quayle. AGENDA ITEM #2: DISCUSSION TO CLARIFY ITEMS ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 10, 2021. The Commission and staff discussed the agenda items. AGENDA ITEM #3: ADJOURN With no further discussion, Chair Chanda closed the meeting at 6:18 P.M. Submitted by ___________________________________ Approved on ____________________________ Aceline McCulla, Secretary Page 1 of 1  PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSON (PZC) AGENDA 2 Regular Minutes for November 10, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers 911 North Seventh Avenue, Pocatello, ID 83201 Chair Chanda opened the meeting at 6:30 PM. AGENDA ITEM #1: ROLL CALL AND DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST, EX-PARTE COMMUNICATION AND SITE VISIT. Disclose who was talked to, the basic substance of the conversation, and whether the conversation had any influence. Disclose if there is anything personally or professionally that would not allow an impartial or unbiased decision. Disclose if a site visit was done, location(s) of the visit, and what was seen. Krystal Chanda made a site visit for agenda item 3 and had nothing else to report. Whitney Fenwick made a site visit for agenda item 3 and had nothing else to report. Marjanna Hulet made a site visit for agenda item 3 and had nothing else to report. Nate Roberts had nothing to disclose. Shin Kue Ryu made a site visit for agenda item 3 and had nothing else to report. Present: Krystal Chanda, Whitney Fenwick, Marjanna Hulet, Nate Roberts and Shin Kue Ryu. Excused: Richard Phillips. Staff: Matthew Lewis, Greg Cleary, and Merril Quayle. AGENDA ITEM #2: APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Commission may wish to waive the oral reading of the minutes and approve the minutes from the P&Z clarification and regular meetings held on October 13, 2021. It was moved by N. Roberts and seconded by S. Ryu to approve the meeting minutes as written from October 13, 2021. Those voting in favor were Chanda, Fenwick, Roberts and Ryu. Those abstained were: Hulet. Motion passed. AGENDA ITEM #3: PUBLIC HEARING – PRELIMINARY PLAT – PARKSIDE TOWNHOUSES DIVISION 2 Time has been set aside to hear comments from the public concerning a preliminary plat application submitted by Gary Ratliff, represented by Creek Hollow & Associates, to subdivide 8.67 acres (more or less) into 56 townhome lots and one (1) stormwater lot. The proposed subdivision is located west of the 1600-1900 Block of South 2nd Avenue, and east of the railroad tracks Chair Chanda opened the public hearing at 6:35 PM. Chris Adams of Creek Hallow & Associates located at 611 Wilson Avenue, Suite 1A, Pocatello gave a summary of the project. Matthew Lewis, Senior Planner with the City of Pocatello summarized the staff report. Staff finds that the proposal is compliant with all applicable standards of City Code 16.20.050, assuming the following conditions are met: 1) 1. All comments contained in the Public Works Memorandum, dated November 3, 2021, shall be adhered to; 2) 2. Per Code Section 17.05.610 (2) requires that a minimum of forty-five percent (45%) of the front yard area shall be completed with landscaping. 3) Per Code Section 17.05.610 (4) the front door of the structure shall face the public street on which the building is addressed; 4) A building permit may not be issued unless all applicable standards of City Code Section 16.24.100 are adhered to, or a subdivision surety bond and warranty bond is obtained as outlined in City Code 16.24.110, Page 1 of 2 prior to recording; and 5) All other standards or conditions of Municipal Code not herein stated but applicable to land subdivision and residential development shall apply. Chanda asked Lewis about the one inquiry. Lewis explained it was a broad inquiry. Hulet asked about the addressing of the proposed road as Stansbury Street and the street layout as it relates to public safety. Merril Quayle, Development Engineer with the City of Pocatello, expressed that there is still flexibility on the name of the street, but Stansbury Street seems most appropriate at this time. Chanda asked if the road proposed as Stansbury Street in question is dedicated as Right-of-Way. Quayle explained that the road is dedicated as Right-of-Way. However, the roads do not line up exactly due to the platting of property in years past and the road name is still open to discussion. Chanda asked if any additional public comments have been received by staff prior to the hearing. Lewis explained no public comments have been received. Chair Chanda opened up the meeting for public comment at 6:42 PM. Those in favor: Frank Nuding expressed that he was involved in the project in prior years. He voiced a concern for the need of a traffic study on 1st Street as most access is on 2nd. He would like to expedite the project and avoid the traffic study requirement. He continued to express that it would have been better as an applicant if this would have been brought up month sooner due to winter months. Bob Elzner stated he is the general contractor of the project, overall expressed his support of the project but found a traffic study and the timeline related to the traffic study unnecessary. Those neutral and opposed: None Chair Chanda closed the public hearing at 6:47 PM. Quayle explained the need for a traffic study compared to a traffic analysis. Quayle expressed that staff is asking for high level information related to traffic impacts, not a complete traffic study which would be much more detailed. Discussion between Commission members ensued. It was moved by S. Ryu and seconded by N. Roberts to recommend approval to recommend approval of the preliminary plat application from Gary Ratliff, for Parkside Townhouses Division 2, finding the application does meet the standards for approval under Chapter 16.20.050 of Pocatello Municipal Code, with the conditions listed in the staff report, and to authorize the Chair to sign the Findings of Fact. Those voting in favor were Chanda, Fenwick, Hulet, Roberts and Ryu. Those voting against were none. Motion passed unanimously. With no other business, Chair Chanda closed the meeting at 6:54 PM. Submitted by ___________________________________ Approved on ____________________________ Aceline McCulla, Secretary Page 2 of 2 3