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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-09-28 MinutesPlanning Commission September 28, 2009 Page I of 6 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION A regular meeting of the Fayetteville Planning Commission was held on September 28, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 219, City Administration Building in Fayetteville, Arkansas. ITEMS DISCUSSED MINUTES: September 14, 2009 Page 3 ACTION TAKEN Approved CUP 09-3417: (MADEWELL REAL ESTATE/HUNTSVILLE, 529 Approved Page 4 CUP 09-3415: (TOM SMITH/ROLLOFF/IRON & METAL, 599 Tabled Page 6 RZN 09-3416: (TOM SMITH/ROLLOFF/IRON & METAL, 599 Tabled Page 6 Planning Commission September 28, 2009 Page 2 of 6 MEMBERS PRESENT Craig Honchell Jeremy Kennedy Matthew Cabe Andy Lack Christine Myres Sean Trumbo Porter Winston Jim Zant STAFF PRESENT Jeremy Pate Andrew Garner CITY ATTORNEY: Kit Williams MEMBERS ABSENT James Graves STAFF ABSENT Jesse Fulcher Dara Sanders Glenn Newman 5:30 PM- Planning Commission Chair Sean Trumbo called the meeting to order. Commissioner Trumbo requested for all cell phones to be turned off, and informed the audience that listening devices were available. Upon roll call, all members were present with the exception of Commissioner Graves. Planning Commission September 28, 2009 Page 3 of 6 Consent. Approval of the minutes from the September 14, 2009 Planning Commission meeting. Motion• Commissioner Winston made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Commissioner Cabe seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed with a vote of 8-0-0. Planning Commission September 28, 2009 Page 4 of 6 New Business: CUP 09-3417: (MADEWELL REAL ESTATE/HUNTSVILLE, 529): Submitted by MANDY BUNCH for property located at 3695 E. HUNTSVILLE ROAD. The property is zoned NC, NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION and contains approximately 0.64 acres. The request is for a real estate office, Use Unit 25 (Offices, Studios and Related Services) in the NC, Neighborhood Conservation, Zoning District. Andrew Garner, Senior Planner, gave the staff report, discussing the proposed office building which is a conditional use permit in the NC zoning district. He also discussed the request for a variance to permit the curb cut, and explained staffs recommended condition of approval to permit the curb cut along the eastern property line. Finding the use appropriate and compatible with surrounding land uses, staff recommends approval. Mandy Bunch, applicant, stated that the owner's preference is to have the curb cut on the western side of the building. This would allow the building to be closer to the street than if the curb cut were on the eastern side. She agrees with all of staff's recommended conditions but requests that on condition No. 1 that the access easement be allowed to be recorded by separate document, rather than by plat. No public comment was received. Commissioner Trumbo asked if staff was okay with the applicant's request to record the easement by a separate document. Garner responded yes, that is fine. Commissioner Zant asked about the hours of operation allowing for the business to be open only Monday — Friday. He assumed a realtor would want to operate on Saturday as well. Commissioners Kennedy and Trumbo also agreed with commissioner Zant that they assumed a realtor would want to be open for business on Saturday. Bunch discussed that she hadn't noticed the hours of operation in the conditions, but appreciated the commissioners bringing it up, and requested that the business be allowed to be open on Saturday. Motion: Commissioner Kennedy made a motion to amend Condition #3 to allow the business to be open on Saturday from 9 AM — 5 PM, Commissioner Cabe seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion to amend passed with a vote of 8-0-0. Commissioner Lack asked about the 15 -foot greenspace between the building and the right-of-way. Planning Commission September 28, 2009 Page 5 of 6 Jeremy Pate, Director of Development Services, discussed that in the form -based zonings such as Neighborhood Conservation where there was a build -to line, the buildings were allowed to be closer than 15 feet from the street. However, the 15 -foot greenspace is required between the parking lot and the right-of-way. Motion: Commissioner Lack made a motion to approve with condition No. 1 as amended to allow the access easement to be recorded by a separate document rather than by plat, amending condition No. 2 to change the word "community center" to "office", and to amend condition No. 3 with the modified hours of operation as previously approved. Commissioner Myres seconded. Upon Roll call the motion to approve passed with a vote of 8-0-0 Planning Commission September 28, 2009 Page 6 of 6 CUP 09-3415: (TOM SMITH/ROLLOFF/IRON & METAL, 599): Submitted by TOM SMITH for property located at 1348 W. CATO SPRINGS ROAD. The property is zoned I-1, HEAVY COMMERCIAL/LIGHT INDUSTRIAL and contains approximately 3.16 acres. The request is for metal recycling, Use Unit 28, (center for collecting recyclable materials,) in the I-1, Heavy Commercial and Light Industrial, Zoning District. RZN 09-3416: (TOM SMITH/ROLLOFF/IRON & METAL, 599): Submitted by TOM SMITH for property located at 1348 W. CATO SPRINGS ROAD. The property is zoned I-1, HEAVY COMMERCIAL/LIGHT INDUSTRIAL and contains approximately 2.10 acres. The request is to rezone the subject property to I-2, General Industrial. Commissioner Trumbo announced that the applicant has requested this item to be tabled for two weeks until October 12`h. Does staff have any comment? Staff had no comment. No public comment was presented. David Harsh was present, representing the applicant Tom Smith who was out of town, and requested that this item be tabled for two weeks to the October 12, 2009 Planning Commission agenda. Commissioner Lack made a motion to table. Commissioner Cabe seconded the motion. Upon Roll call the motion to table passed with a vote of 8-0-0 There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:45 PM.