Planning Commission

3/14/2024 - Minutes I. Call to Order Members Present: Mike O’Brien, Chair; Abby Bleything, Vice-Chair; Joe Perron; Sarah van Ryckevorsel; Tommie Murray; Brendan Sage; Connor Daley City Staff Present: Ray Coffey, Eric Vorwald Guests Present: Michael Arnold Call to Order by: Mike O’Brien Meeting Start Time: 6:31 PM Minutes Recorded by: Eric Vorwald II. Changes to the Agenda None III. Public Comment None IV. Approve Previous Meeting Minutes Eric indicated that minutes from the last two meetings were included with the agenda. Mike indicated that the Planning Commission would consider the minutes as separate items since not all members were at both meetings. Tommie made a motion that was seconded by Abby to approve the February 08, 2024 minutes as presented. All were in favor with a vote of 3 – 0. Next, Connor made a motion that was seconded by Brendan to approve the February 22, 2024 minutes as presented. All were in favor with a vote of 4 – 0. V. Public Hearing – Amendments to Unified Land Use and Development Regulations (ULUDR) Zoning Map and Text – 32 Malletts Bay Avenue and 21 Hickok Street Decision: 3 – 0 – 1 Motion by: Brendan Second: Tommie Eric indicated that a hearing was scheduled to consider draft amendments to the zoning map and text related to 32 Malletts Bay Avenue and 21 Hickok Street. Abby made a motion that was seconded by Tommie to open a public hearing. All were in favor and a public hearing on the draft amendments was opened at 6:35pm. With the hearing open, Mike asked for comments from the public. No public was present for comments. After this, Eric provided an overview of the proposed amendments as recommended adding the word “family” in the definition section related to child care facilities for  and text related to 32 Malletts Bay Avenue and 21 Hickok Street. Abby made a motion that was seconded by Tommie to open a public hearing. All were in favor and a public hearing on the draft amendments was opened at 6:35pm. With the hearing open, Mike asked for comments from the public. No public was present for comments. After this, Eric provided an overview of the proposed amendments as recommended adding the word “family” in the definition section related to child care facilities for consistency with state statute and other definitions. The Commissioners were supportive of this change. Eric then reviewed the other components of the amendments. With no additional discussion, Tommie made a motion that was seconded by Sarah to close the public hearing. All were in favor and the hearing was closed at 6:45pm. With the hearing closed, Mike asked for a motion on the amendments. Brendan made a motion to approve the amendments with the additional language and forward on to the City Council. Tommie seconded the motion. The motion passed by a vote of 3 – 0 – 1 with Sarah abstaining for not being present for the discussions. VI. Continue Discussion on ULUDR Amendments Related to Statutory Changes Eric introduced the amendments and indicated that the discussion would be a continuation from the previous meeting. He stated that he would highlight several changes to Articles II, III, and IV; and then have discussion on Article V. Following this introduction, Eric provided an overview of the proposed changes. Eric first indicated several changes to the use table in Section 2.4 to better reflect statutory definitions of uses and consistency among zoning districts. The Planning Commission specifically talked in detail about dimensional standards as included in Section 2.5 related to setbacks and lot sizes. Eric also highlighted several changes related to height for accessory structures and provided clarification on the allowance for accessory dwelling units. The Commissioners generally agreed with the proposed changes to Article II. Next, Eric provided an overview of several changes in Article III. The majority of the changes were for clarification of the regulations and to align with state statute. Eric also provided an overview of new standards in Article III related to bicycle parking. The Planning Commission discussed the provision for covered bicycle parking in the City’s right-of-way and agreed to maintain the language as drafted. After this, Eric introduced several changes to Article IV. These changes were primarily related to vehicle parking as required by state statute. There were several other minor changes highlighted regarding TDM strategies and covered short-term bicycle parking. Eric also noted several changes related to dimensions for parking standards. Finally, Eric introduced changes in Article V. He reviewed updated related to accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and eliminating the distinction between an ADU and a detached cottage. He also reviewed information on family child care homes, day care facilities, and child care facilities including updates for consistency with statute as included in Section 5.2. At this point, it was determined that the Planning Commission would review the rest of this article at their next regular meeting. VII. City Updates Eric provided several updates from the March 11 th City Council meeting including the appointment of members to the Local Resources Advisory Board, and organization of City Council including conflict of interest policy, rules of procedure, and electing a deputy mayor. VIII. Other Business Eric reviewed information that will be discussed at the joint Planning Commission/Housing Commission meeting on March 19 th related to inclusionary zoning and replacement regulations. He indicated that this information would be discussed in more detail at the joint meeting and VIII. Other Business Eric reviewed information that will be discussed at the joint Planning Commission/Housing Commission meeting on March 19 th related to inclusionary zoning and replacement regulations. He indicated that this information would be discussed in more detail at the joint meeting and reviewed the associated sections of the Unified Land Use and Development Regulations where this language would be included. He also stated that the intent would be to have a general review of those two sections in conjunction with Article V changes, but separate them out for more detailed discussions in order to advance the other changes related to statutory requirements. The Planning Commission discussed recent property postings related to demolition of buildings. There was a discussion about future uses for the properties and the process for demolition. Eric provided information on these topics, specifically noting that no redevelopment plans were submitted and that the property in question had significant building code and life/safety violations. He also stated that property owners do not need to give a reason for demolition of a building. Finally, Eric informed the Planning Commission that he would be stepping down from his role at the City with an anticipated end date in June. IX. Adjourn Motion by: Joe Second: Tommie Meeting End Time: 8:37 PM