District 5 Advisory Board

Page |1 District V Advisory Board Minutes March 7, 2016 www.wichita.gov The District V Advisory Board meeting was held at 6:30 p.m. at Fire Station #21 located at 2110 N. 135th St W., Wichita, KS 67235. ATTENDANCE Members Present Staff Present Ben Bradley Captain Mark Dewey, WFD Angela Breer Officer Charley Davidson, WPD Mike Greene Gary Janzen, Senior Engineer, Public Works Jose Gutierrez Derrick Slocum, MAPD Jill Kerschen Laura Rainwater, Community Rep. Ben Kittrell Troy Palmer Guests Alissa Unruh Jason French Claire Hersh, Youth Rep. Ben Miller Alan Kailer Members Absent Council Member Bryan Frye Trevor Hurth JV Johnston ORDER OF BUSINESS Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Mike Greene Approval of minutes from February 1, 2016: Approved 8-0. Approval of Agenda: Approved 8-0. Board Agenda DAB V Board Member, Ben Kittrell reported that the Grants Review Committee approved the City Council recommendation for the HUD Block Grant program. Staff Reports Community Police Report: Community Police Officer, Charley Davidson, reported.  Seeing an increase in larceny to vehicles and auto thefts  Increase in burglaries – non-related  NW YMCA has had an increase in larceny to autos Action Taken: Receive and file Fire Department Report: Capt. Mark Dewey, reported statistics for February 2016  Burn ban still in effect – includes chimineas and outdoor firepits  Car fire – 2 vehicles on a driveway involved - $9,000 damage  House fire in Reflection Ridge – careless smoking on deck - $1M in damage to structure and contents  Page |2 Action Taken: Receive and file Public Works Report: Gary Janzen, City Engineer, reported.  34th & Maize Rd – Traffic signal by end of summer and redo pavement markings for five lanes of traffic  Bike Path  17th & Ridge – Traffic signal installed in the next few weeks  Central & Ridge – cut-off left turn access at Redbarn  DAB ?: Is there any way to track the bike path usage? A: Transit is using volunteer and electronic counters.  DAB ?: Reports of any accidents involving the new bike lanes in downtown? A: No accidents have been reported  Kellogg/235  Utility work continues and bridge piers being installed  West Street ramps closed through the summer  Maple was closed last Saturday to allow bridge work  Completion – Summer 2019  www.235kelloggcentral.com  KDOT – Bridge replacement along 235 north of Zoo Blvd  Two bridges at 21st Street  One bridge at 25th Street  Two bridges at 29th Street  Estimated completion by end of 2017  Kellogg & Webb – left turns to be restricted by the end of March  DAB ?: Utility poles are being put in the middle of sidewalks along Tyler. Will this be remedied? A: Utilities are granted right-of-way access to keep costs and property taxes down. The sidewalks will be replaced at the expense of Westar. Action Taken: Receive and file Public Agenda Items None Off-Agenda Items None New Business CON2016-00003 – Derrick Slocum, Metropolitan Area Planning Department, presented the request. City Conditional Use request for a seasonal nursery on LC Limited Commercial zoned property generally located east of Ridge Road on the north side of Central Avenue (6820 W Central). Stutzman Greenhouse, Inc. proposes to install a 60-foot by 120-foot shade house, with additional area around the shade house for additional display, the total area being 75-feet by 145- feet in the existing parking lot located just south and east of the site’s commercial building. The sales and display area will occupy approximately 10,875 square feet, and the display area will take up 51 of the site’s 199 parking spaces which results in 148 remaining off-street parking spaces. The nursery and garden center is proposed to be in operation from April to the end of October. The applicant hopes to uses the site on seasonal basis for as long as the property owner permits. Action Taken: Motion made to APPROVE the application subject to the following conditions:  The conditional use permits a “nursery and garden center” developed in substantial conformance with the approved site plan. The conditional use does not prohibit uses permitted by-right in the LC zoning district.  Page |3  The “nursery and garden center” shall be constructed, maintained and operated in general conformance with the approved site plan and in conformance with applicable local, state or federal regulations or codes, including but not limited to zoning, building, fire, health, unless specifically modified by this conditional use or subsequent adjustments or amendments.  The conditional use permitting the “nursery and garden center” shall be effective so long as the building located on the site is vacant or is used in association with a nursery or garden center or can provide the minimum required off-street parking spaces required for all the uses located on the property.  If the Zoning Administrator finds that there is a violation of any of the conditions of the Conditional Use, the Zoning Administrator, in addition to enforcing the other remedies set forth in Article VIII of the Unified Zoning Code, may, with the concurrence of the Planning Director, declare that the Conditional Use is null and void. MOTION PASSED 8-0 Old Business None Meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m. The next District V Advisory Board meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 4, 2016, at Fire Station #21, located at 2110 N. 135th St W., Wichita, KS 67235.