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Home My WebLink About2014-11-24 MinutesCITY OF Tay e ARKAANNSAS Planning Commission November 24, 2014 5:30 PM City Administration Building in Fayetteville, AR, Room 219 MINUTES Members: Tracy Hoskins - Chair, Ron Autry - Vice -Chair, Ryan Noble — Secretary, William Chesser, Kyle Cook, Craig Honchell, Porter Winston, Janet Selby, and Sarah Bunch City Staff: Andrew Garner — City Planning Director, Jesse Fulcher — Senior Planner, Quin Thompson — Planner, Cory Granderson — Staff Engineer, Ken Easton — Urban Forester, and Blake Pennington — Assistant City Attorney 1. Call to Order: 5:30 PM, Tracy Hoskins 2. In Attendance: Craig Honchell, Ryan Noble, Kyle Cook, William Chesser, Porter Winston, Tracy Hoskins, Janet Selby, Ron Autry, and Sarah Bunch Absent: Staff: Andrew Garner, Jesse Fulcher, Quin Thompson, and Kit Williams 3. Approval of the minutes from the November 10, 2014 meeting. ADM 14-4902: Administrative Item (74 W. SPRING ST./ORDER 57, 484): Submitted by TULA ABUHAMDAN for property located at 74 W. SPRING ST. The property is zoned MSC, MAIN STREET/CENTER and contains approximately 0. 13 acres. The request is for a Mobile Vendor (Annual Permit). ADM 14-4903: Administrative Item (617 N. COLLEGE AVE./ZUPPA ZUPPA SOUP KITCHEN, 445): Submitted by ANN HARRIS for property located at 617 N. COLLEGE AVE. The property is zoned C-2, THOROUGHFARE COMMERCIAL and contains approximately 0.44 acres. The request is for a Mobile Vendor (Annual Permit). LSP 14-4737: Lot Split (2966 N. ALTUS DRIABERNATHY, 258): Submitted by BLEW & ASSOCIATES for property located at 2966 ALTUS DRIVE. The property is located in the FAYETTEVILLE PLANNING AREA, and contains 9.54 acres. The request is for a variance of the lot width requirement in the Planning Area to allow a lot split. Motion: Commissioner Chesser made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Commissioner Selby seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed with a vote of 9-0-0. Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 4. Old Business RZN 14-4864: Rezone (232 W. ASH ST./KOUTROUMBIS, 367): Submitted by PARKER & ASSOCIATES for property located at 232 W. ASH ST. The property is zoned RSF-4, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY, 4 UNITS PER ACRE and contains approximately 0.26 acres. The request is to rezone the property to RMF -24, RESIDENTIAL MULTI FAMILY, 24 UNITS PER ACRE. Quin Thompson, Current Planner, read the staff report Terry Parker and Taylor Koutroumbis, said that the project was tabled in the last PC meeting at their request, in order to provide survey information and photographs of the surrounding neighborhood. Koutroumbis discussed the condition of the existing home prior to recent renovations, and said she is surprised that there is any concern with rezoning the property, or why anyone would be opposed. Parker said that the project could use Gregg Street as an access point, if traffic on Ash was a concern. Public comment: Tom Brown, representing his brother in law who lives next door, said that his family bought the adjacent home because of the character of the surrounding neighborhood. He said that his family does not support the request, noting that duplex development is allowed in the RSF- 4 zoning district as a Conditional Use. He requested that the PC follow the vision of the City Plan 2030, which calls for this property to be in single-family residential use. No more public comment was presented. William Chesser, Commissioner, said that he is typically in favor of increased density, but did not support the request in this case, due to the property having frontage on Ash Street rather than on Gregg Avenue. Ron Autry, Commissioner, agreed with Chesser, and added that nearby streets have limited capacity and that Woodland School generates significant pedestrian traffic. Porter Winston, Commissioner, asked staff if the recent survey showed adequate street frontage exists to support multi -family development. Thompson replied that the property does have adequate frontage on Ash for multi -family development. Winston asked staff if the property could be developed with access to Gregg Avenue. Thompson said that staff had not reviewed the plan, having been submitted the day of the meeting, but that there could be access management issues and conflict with adjacent drives. z Andrew Garner, Planning Director, said that the question before the Committee was one of land use, and that conversations about access were should be part of the development process. Craig Honchell, Commissioner, asked staff if there is a more appropriate zoning that staff could support. He added that he could not support the request, citing the importance of protecting the fabric of existing single-family neighborhoods. Kyle Cook, Commissioner, said that he agreed with Chesser, and asked staff if the Aslan Place development across the street meets the requirements of the RSF-4 zoning district. Tracy Hoskins, Chair, sought to find a zoning district that would both meet the applicant's needs and be acceptable to staff. He said that he was not sure he could support the request. The Commission explored opportunities for appropriate zoning districts, including lower density multi -family districts such as RMF -6. Thompson said that staff would be happy to discuss opportunities with the applicant Motion: Commissioner Chesser made a motion to deny RZN 14-4864. Commissioner Autry seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed with a vote of 6-3-0. Commissioners Winston, Noble, and Hoskins voted `no'. New Business: LSD 14-4874: Large Scale Development (2016 W. MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD./BLUE TOP LIQUOR, 520): Submitted by CRAFTON TULL & ASSOCIATES for property located at 2016 W. MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD. The property is zoned C-2, THOROUGHFARE COMMERCIAL, and contains approximately 1. 10 acres. The request is for construction of a 7,500 square foot retail store and restaurant. Jesse Fulcher, Senior Planner, read the staff report. No public comment was presented. Jerry Kelso, applicant, agreed with the conditions. Commissioner Honchell discussed the Subdivision Committee meeting and stated it would be a great project for the area. Motion: Commissioner Honchell made a motion to approve LSD 14-4874. Commissioner Selby seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed with a vote of 9-0-0. RZN 14-4875: Rezone (WEST END OF TRUCKERS DR./LEGACY BANK, 208/209): Submitted by ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. for property located at WEST END OF TRUCKERS DR. The property is zoned RPZD-RESIDENTIAL PLANNED ZONING DISTRICT and contains approximately 20.54 acres. The request is to rezone the property to RMF -12, RESIDENTIAL MULTI FAMILY, 12 UNITS PER ACRE. Quin Thompson, Current Planner, read the staff report. No public comment was presented. Jason Appel, Applicant, was present to represent the request, and added that the property to the south was developed with an assisted living facility. Kyle Cook, Commissioner, said that he is becoming concerned with the increased development at the end of Truckers Drive, but that he supported the request. William Chesser, Commissioner, asked staff if future rezoning requests in the area would provide more street connectivity. Andrew Garner, Planning Director, said that connectivity is not required with a rezone, but that as surrounding property develops, future Master Street Plan connections will likely be required. Tracy Hoskins, Chair, said that Truckers Drive was becoming a long dead end street, and that he had concerns about traffic congestion. Garner said that the City does not consider this a dead end as there are planned street connections that will be built as development continues. Motion: Commissioner Chesser made a motion to forward RZN 14-4875 to City Council. Commissioner Honchell seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed with a vote of 9-0-0. 5. Reports: No reports 6. Announcements: No announcements 7. Adjournment Time: 6:16 PM 8. Submitted by: City Planning Division I