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07022008PZMinutes CITY OF AMMON PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES JULY 2, 2008 AGENDA: CITY OF AMMON PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION July 2, 2008 2135 South Ammon Road-7:00 P.M. I.Pledge of Allegiance: David Hill II.Minutes: June 4, 2008 III.Public Hearings: 2008-021 Rezone – 3840 Sunnyside Road – R-1 to C-1 IV.Action Items: Recommendation on Public Hearings. A. th Site Plan – 4345 E 17 St – LDS Church B. th Site Plan – 2763 E 14 N – Builders Group, LLC C. Final Plat – Brogan Creek, Division #1 D. Amended Plat – Woodland Hills Division 5 E. Preliminary & Final Plat – Kingdom Subdivision #1 F. Site Plan – Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall V.Discussion Items: A. Comp Plan Work Session VI.Reports: A. City Council actions B. City of Idaho Falls Planning and Zoning actions – Cindy Donovan C. Bonneville County Planning and Zoning actions – Tom Hunsaker VII.Call for Adjournment: MINUTES The meeting was called to order by Tom Hunsaker at 7:00 p.m. and David Hill led the Pledge of Allegiance. Members Present: Tom Hunsaker, Chairman Cindy Donovan Greg Maeser Quinn Simmons Scott Wessel Steve Richards Dave Hill Rick Butler Members Absent: Richard Jaussi City Officials Present: Ron Folsom, Planning Director Lance Bates, Engineer Gay Leming, Deputy Clerk MINUTES: June 4, 2008: Tom Hunsaker mentioned that some changes have already been given to Leslie 1 07-02-2008 Planning & Zoning Minutes and have been incorporated. One rezone was 170 square feet it is supposed to be 170ft x 170ft. Tom said that the other things are just minor grammatical errors. Cindy made a motion that they approve the minutes from the June 4, 2008 meeting as amended with the changes given to Leslie. Dave seconded. All in favor the motion passed. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Chairman Tom Hunsaker explained the process for Public Hearings. 2008-021 Rezone- 3840 Sunnyside Road- R-1 to C-1 : Tom Hunsaker opened the Public Hearing. Ron Folsom explained where the property is located. Shelia Murdock, 5261 Tildy Lane, stated she is a registered nurse and has worked in several facilities. She would like to turn this home into an assisted living for elderly people with or without Dementia and Alzheimer’s. This would be a place they could live, if they are not safe on their own to live. She would like this to go to a commercial property so they can have more then eight beds. They would like to have sixteen beds, no higher than that. Tom Hunsaker asked Shelia if the home is big enough or if they would be adding on. Shelia said they would be adding on to the back. There are certain state requirements on how big the bedroom must be for the resident which is at least 100 square feet for one person. If there are two people in the room, it would have to be 160 square feet plus four foot closets each. She said that they can not put residents in the basement and they also need a fire sprinkler system with alarms (upstairs and downstairs) and call system before they can have anyone move in. They have checked everything out to make sure it will be safe and the staff will be on hand 24 hours. She wants to provide residents with safety and comfort. She would use the basement for storage only or for staff to stay in. Shelia said that a question that she gets a lot is if there is going to be too much noise or traffic. She said there would be less noise than if a family would live there. She said that they were looking into buying a facility on the west side of town, however, she talked with a lady that lives two houses down from that facility and she said that she never hears any noise there. Shelia said that the back yard must be fenced in for safety so that the residents can go outside with their family or staff. Tom Hunsaker asked if they would let residents go by themselves. Shelia said that they would make sure that someone was with them at all times whether it was staff or family. Shelia said that there would be therapists and nurses coming and going. She also said that they would encourage the residents to do things to get out and about with someone. Shelia said that she does not like the big facilities because there is not a lot of one on one time spent with the residents. Quinn Simmons said that it looks like to him that there would be a lot more cars parked there than a normal house. Shelia said that the second lot in the back has a cut out for a driveway. They would make more parking back there, on Ross, off the road. There was no other testimony. Shelia gave some closing comments. They have received a lot of support from the neighbors on Ross. She wants to incorporate her family in her business too. Scott Wessel asked if she has asked everyone in that area if they are okay with this. She said that she has talked with everyone she knows. She said there are some people down the road from this house that might need to live there in the future. These people want to go there because they know her and her family. Lance Bates commented that it is next to an arterial road. Shelia said that the house faces Sunnyside but they would use Ross for visitors and workers. Lance Bates said that they need to check the right of way. Tom Hunsaker closed the public hearing portion of the meeting. Members discussed with each other about where other facilities on busy roads are located and they seem to work okay. Tom Hunsaker talked about the eight bed rule. Tom also said that they do not want people going through residential areas to get to commercial properties. He said that being on the corner it should be okay. Sunnyside Automotive is on one side and thinks it is a good fit for the area. Greg Maeser and Rick Butler agreed. Quinn Simmons motioned to recommend to City Council accepting and rezoning the property at 3840 E. Sunnyside Road to C-1 with the condition that there is adequate right of way for five lanes in front of the property. Cindy Donovan seconded. All in favor the motion passed ACTION ITEMS: Tom Hunsaker inquired if the City Council should hold its own separate public hearing. Members said no. 2 07-02-2008 Planning & Zoning Minutes th A. Site Plan – 4345 E 17 St – LDS Church : Planning Director Ron Folsom explained where the property is located and that the Site Plan had been reviewed by staff. He discussed parking issues and the requests made by Council. They have provided 364 parking stalls and made arrangements to use the Commercial Center parking lot twice a year for stake conference Sundays. This has more parking, at this point, than any other church in the City of Ammon. The Church understands it is not the intention of the City to put a crosswalk in near the church. They have also provided places for snow removal. th Steve Richards motioned to recommend to City Council that the Site Plan for 4345 E. 17 Street for the LDS Church be approved. Greg Maeser seconded. All in favor, the motion passed. th B. Site Plan – 2763 E. 14 North – Builders Group, LLC: Planning Director Ron Folsom explained where the property is located. Alan Cunningham, 1020 Lincoln Road, talked about the Site Plan and that all requirements have been met. Ron Folsom explained it does not show sidewalks, but they are in there. The occupancy symbol is 5B. Alan talked about the drainage system which will be similar to Trellis Square. th Scott Wessel motioned to recommend approval of the Site Plan for 2763 E. 14 North for the Builders Group, LLC as presented and subject to technical review. Dave Hill seconded. All in favor, the motion passed. C. Final Plat – Brogan Creek, Division #1: Planning Director Ron Folsom explained where the property is located. He showed a picture of the existing Preliminary Plat. Alan Cunningham, 1020 Lincoln Road, stated it is in harmony with the approved Preliminary Plat. Alan talked about the storm pond and that it has been moved due to recommendation by City Council. Quinn Simmons motioned to recommend approval of the Final Plat for Brogan Creek, Division #1 as presented and subject to technical review. Steve Richards seconded. All in favor, the motion passed. D. Amended Plat – Woodland Hills Division 5: Planning Director Ron Folsom explained where the property is located. Alan Cunningham, 1020 Lincoln Road, explained they are moving the lot line 3 feet which is termed as a lot line adjustment. Tom Hunsaker commented about the measurements. Alan explained it is correct because 3 feet is on a “PC” or point curvature and the remaining 100 feet is the straight portion. Cindy Donovan motioned to recommend approval to the City Council for the Amended Plat for the Woodland Hills Division 5 as presented and subject to technical review. Richard Butler seconded. All in favor, the motion passed. E. Preliminary & Final Plat – Kingdom Subdivision #1: Planning Director Ron Folsom explained where the property is located. It has changed since the previous plat was seen by Planning and Zoning. Greg Maeser motioned to recommend approval to City Council for the Preliminary Plat & Final Plat for Kingdom Subdivision #1 as presented subject to technical review. Dave Hill seconded. All in favor, the motion passed. F. Site Plan – Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall: Planning Director Ron Folsom explained where the property is located and they meet the parking and landscaping requirements. Staff has reviewed the Site Plan. Tom Hunsaker talked about the exits. Lance Bates explained the church and the school across the street will not be exiting at the same time. Steve Richards motioned to recommend approval to City Council for the Site Plan for Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall as presented, subject to technical review. Scott Wessel seconded. All in favor, the motion passed. DISCUSSION ITEMS: A. Comp Plan Work Session: Ron Folsom talked about the Comp Plan Work Session scheduled for th the 15 of July, 2008. REPORTS: 3 07-02-2008 Planning & Zoning Minutes th A. City Council actions: Ron Folsom reported that on June 6, a lady with the Cottages came into Council to discuss a sidewalk billing. She received a reprieve on the bill amount for $147.00. The Council will be having a hearing for judicial confirmation on the sewer project tomorrow night. The Council approved the rezones on Romrell. The Council adopted the new comprehensive plan map and it is now posted. The Council discussed the yield and stop signs in the Hillview area. He reported Hill Tank #1 lot purchase was approved and it saved us money. He talked about Founders Point water line reimbursement. There will be an advisory vote in November for a full time mayor. He talked about the increase of frontage fees suggested. Lance Bates talked about th the update for Well #10. He talked about the June 12 meeting. He explained they talked about the new personnel manual. He talked about Hawks Landing and Foothill Property picking up on Community Improvement Districts (CID). He explained what the CIDs are and how they work. He stated the CUP for another temporary building at Woodland Hills Elementary for District 93 was approved, however, they are freezing the number of modules. Tom Hunsaker commented about ideas presented through AIC (Association of Idaho Cities). Ron commented what Council would be talking about during the City Council meeting tomorrow. He talked about billboards and the number the City has and hopes to freeze at that number. He also explained they are discussing eliminating the Site Plan review at Council level. One Councilmember will sit in on the review of them and that Councilmember will determine if it needs to go before Council. He talked about lot line changes also. He also talked about the Stafford Smith property and a sewer connection request. B. City of Idaho Falls Planning and Zoning actions – Cindy Donovan: Cindy Donovan stated there was nothing to report. C. Bonneville County Planning and Zoning actions – Tom Hunsaker: Tom Hunsaker reported the Stafford Smith property was also discussed. CALL FOR ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Wessel motioned to adjourn. Commissioner Simmons seconded. All in favor, the meeting adjourned. The meeting was adjourned at 8:43 p.m. ___________________________________________ Tom Hunsaker, Chairman ______________________________________ Leslie Folsom, City Clerk 4 07-02-2008 Planning & Zoning Minutes