Planning Commission

Russellville Planning Commission Minutes July 23, 2018 @ 5:30 p.m. The Russellville Planning Commission held its regular meeting on Monday, July 23, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. in the Russellville City Hall Council Chambers. Members Present Chairman Wendell Miller Secretary Nathan Barber Luke Duffield John Whiteside Vice-Chair Frank Russenberger Don Jacimore Steve Hubbard Shirley Hatley Members Absent Karen Yarbrough Council Liaison Larry Brown Also present: Acting Planner Juliet Richey, City Attorney Trey Smith, Junior Marpel/Operation Manager, Building Inspector CB Trimble, Jim Lynch/City Corp, Zane Bryson/City Corp, Planning Assistant Lequitta Jones, William Anhalt, Jeanette Anhalt, Jody Adams, Dexter Pearson, Phillip Lewis, and Grant Lewis. Welcome The First Order of Business was a request to review and approve the minutes of the June 25, 2018 Regular meeting. Commissioner Whiteside made the motion to approve the minutes as written. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hubbard and passed unanimously. The Second Order of Business was a public hearing requesting review and a recommendation of approval to rezone property presently R-3, C-2 to PUD (Planned Unit Development), located at the intersection of West Parkway and North Independence Avenue. Submitted by Dexter Pearson. (ZO.18.07.214 Acting Planner Richey said this request is to rezone property along West Parkway Drive/Independence Avenue from R-3 and C-2 to PUD. The application is at the Zoning Plan phase. The project is proposed to include a 3-story apartment complex with a total of 24 units with an average size of 1200 – 1400 square feet. The site will have 69 parking spaces across 2 lots on opposite sides of Independence Avenue. The staff’s recommendation is approval with contingencies: 1) Provide a proposed Bill of Assurance and some type of document which ties the east parking lot to the development. This would need to be some type of protection that it can’t be divorced from the building without city signoff. 2) A replat of the property into two lots will be necessary. This will be necessary for any easements. 3) Provide source of title. 4) Will need use agreement with city on use of the ROW parcel at Jonesboro and Parkway. 5) Provide lighting plan. Dexter Pearson, Developer, had no comments. He said Ms. Richey covered everything. Commissioner Hubbard made the motion to approve with the following contingencies: 1) Provide a proposed Bill of Assurance and some type of document which ties the east parking lot to the development. This would need to be some type of protection that it can’t be divorced from the building without city signoff. 2) A replat of the property into two lots will be necessary. This will be necessary for any easements. 3) Provide source of title. 4) Will need use agreement with city on use of the ROW parcel at Jonesboro and Parkway. 5) Provide lighting plan. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Whiteside and passed unanimously. The Third Order of Business was a public hearing requesting amending the Zoning Code in regard to the following: 1) parking surfaces and parking requirements, 2) amending the Special Use Permit process to eliminate the requirement for City Council review and approval, 3) alter the non-conforming provision, 4) permanent installation of a food truck court(s), and 5) AIRBNB (Short-term Rentals). (MS.17.10.89) Mr. Bill Anhalt acting on behalf of the folks in the neighborhood said they opposed the Short-term Rental. Mr. Anhalt said he was in an R-1 zone located in Skyline Manor. The people across the street bought a house and is fixing it up to rent to multi people. I call it a boarding house. When I questioned this, I was told to come to this meeting to discuss my concerns with this commission. It’s zoned R-1 and it shouldn’t permit multi rentals in a house with an owner not living there. We do not want boarding houses in our neighborhood. I was told the city will not enforce our covenants. Planner Walden had written an email to Mr. Anhalt explaining the rules and regulations of the Short Term Rentals, which was not supplied to the planning commissioner. Mr. Anhalt had a lot of questions that could not be answered. Commissioner Hubbard made the motion to table. The motion was seconded by John Whiteside and passed unanimously. 2 The Fourth Order of Business was a Late Agenda Item: A request by U-Haul for discussion to review a conceptual site plan to gauge feedback on K-Mart site. (DV.18.07.155) Commissioner Whiteside made the motion to table. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hubbard and passed unanimously. Motion to adjourn. __________________________ Chairman Wendell Miller 3