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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-05-26 MinutesCITY OF Tay e ARKAANNSAS Planning Commission May 26, 2015 5:30 PM City Administration Building in Fayetteville, AR, Room 219 MINUTES Members: Sarah Bunch - Chair, William Chesser - Vice -Chair, Ryan Noble — Secretary, Ron Autry, Kyle Cook, Thomas Brown, Matthew Hoffman, Janet Selby, and Tracy Hoskins City Staff: Andrew Garner — City Planning Director, Jesse Fulcher — Senior Planner, Quin Thompson — Planner, Cory Granderson — Staff Engineer, and Kit Williams —City Attorney 1. Call to Order: 5:30 PM, Sarah Bunch 2. In Attendance: Thomas Brown, William Chesser, Janet Selby, Tracy Hoskins, Matthew Hoffman, Ryan Noble, Sarah Bunch, Ron Autry, and Kyle Cook Absent: Staff: Andrew Garner, Jesse Fulcher, and Blake Pennington 3. Consent Agenda: Approval of the minutes from the May 11, 2015 meeting. Motion: Commissioner Cook made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Commissioner Chesser 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. New Business: ADM 15-5079: Administrative Item (617 N. COLLEGE AVE./RENO'S MOBILE VENDOR, 445): Submitted by RENELIUS SIME for property located at 617 N. COLLEGE. The property is zoned C-2, THOROUGHFARE COMMERCIAL and contains approximately 0.42 acres. The request is for a one year mobile vendor permit. Jesse Fulcher, Senior Planner, read the staff report. Renelius Sims, applicant, described the business operation. No public comment was presented. Commissioner Hoskins asked how long he had been open. Sims stated since September under a 6 -month permit. Commissioner Hoskins asked staff if improvements could be required. Fulcher stated not for this type of permit. Commissioner Hoffman asked if the applicant planned to open a brick and mortar location. Sims stated yes. Motion: Commissioner Selby made a motion to approve ADM 15-5079 as recommended by staff. Commissioner Autry seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed with a vote of 9-0-0. ADM 15-5077: Administrative Item (2600 W. JUDGE CUMMINGS RD./MT. KESSLER PARK, 602): Submitted by CITY STAFF for property located at 2600 W. JUDGE CUMMINGS RD. The property is zoned P-1, INSTITUTIONAL and contains approximately 600 acres. The request is for a Major Modification to LSD 14-4819 (Regional Park). Andrew Garner, City Planning Director, gave the staff report. Alison Jumper, Parks Department, discussed the project and was present for questions. No public comment was presented. Commissioner Brown asked staff why they need to change the master plan of the park. Can't you just phase the improvements to go along with different phases? Jumper discussed that the original large scale development showed a full street improvement to the park entry road with the first phase so this modification requires review by the commission. Garner discussed that the full road improvements could be required with future phases of the park build -out. Commissioner Brown asked about parking along the park entry road. Jumper discussed no parking signs that would be installed along the street. Commissioner Hoffman asked if the monies for the park project being delegated to the larger road being moved elsewhere or if this request is due to cost overruns. Jumper discussed that it is related to cost overruns. When the bids came in they were more than anticipated. Commissioner Hoskins discussed that in the private realm if we have cost overruns we just have to do it. I think we need to leave it as presented before. I understand that we have cost overruns and we have to live with them. I am not for this. Blake Pennington, Assistant City Attorney, discussed that the same requirements apply for both a private and public development and should be applied to this request. Commissioner Autry discussed that this will be a great addition to the city. This is just phase 1. Eventually all this will take place. Let's get it started at this point. Commissioner Chesser asked about the amount of cost overrun. Jumper indicated that the savings for this road reduction is about $150,000.00. Commissioner Chesser indicated that he is inclined for more information to be provided and would be more in line with tabling to get a better idea of the cost estimates. Commissioner Cook agreed with previous commissioner's statements that this should be done. But maybe we can say that this road can be fully built out prior to the final phase. I would be support of that. Garner confirmed that the request could be conditions for the road to be built prior to the final plat. Motion: Commissioner Cook made a motion to approve ADM 15-5077 with the condition that the full street improvements be completed as originally approved prior to the final phase of the park. Commissioner Autry seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed with a vote of 6-3-0. Commissioners Hoskins, Chesser, and Noble voted "no". Commissioner Brown requested that the parks department leave the master plan as it is right now. We want everyone in the city to be impressed with the effort and the developers along that street to see the efforts into the park project ADM 15-5030: Administrative Item (360 ARKANSAS AVEJSIGMA PHI EPSILON, 483): Submitted by KSQ ARCHITECTS for property located at 360 ARKANSAS AVE. The property is zoned RMF -40, RESIDENTIAL MULTI FAMILY, 40 UNITS PER ACRE and contains approximately 0.20 acres. The request is for variances of the parking lot dimensions and greenspace requirements. Andrew Garner, City Planning Director, gave the staff report. Phil McKnight, applicant, discussed the reasons for the request. He discussed the intent to preserve existing trees on the property. He thanked City staff for working with them. No public comment was presented. Commissioner Brown asked about the wooden fence along the northern property line and conversations with the adjacent neighbor. Phil McKnight, applicant, indicated that, no, they have not been in discussions with the neighbor. This meeting was the first step. Commissioner Chesser asked about obtaining the neighbor's permission to build the driveway adjacent to the property line. Garner confirmed that it is city policy for a developer to be required to obtain the adjacent property owner's permission when grading within five feet of the property line. Motion: Commissioner Chesser made a motion to approve ADM 15-5030 as recommended by staff. Commissioner Selby seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed with a vote of 9-0-0. VAR 15-5084: Variance (3561 N. COLLEGE AVE./RAISING CANE'S, 213): Submitted by KEN'S SIGNS for property located at 3561 N. COLLEGE AVE. The property is zoned C-2, THOROUGHFARE COMMERCIAL and contains approximately 0.98 acres. The request is for a variance of the neon lighting requirements. Jesse Fulcher, Senior Planner, read the staff report. Melanie Hancock, applicant, described the variance request. This is a highly competitive market for restaurants. The lighting makes the building more aesthetically appealing. No public comment was presented. Commissioner Hoffman stated he was more concerned with Fayetteville's standards than that of a national chain. Commissioner Hoskins asked where the additional lighting would be placed. Hancock stated that it would fill in the south elevation. Commission Hoskins stated that hardship is a matter of perspective. This owner is making a significant investment to develop this site, so the look and brand of the building is very important. Commissioner Bunch asked when the Chili's restaurant building was done. Fulcher stated before the lighting ordinance was adopted. Commissioner Chesser stated that Fayetteville's requirements should be above a national chain's requirements. They can change to be in this market. I don't see a hardship here. Commissioner Autry stated the south side of the building is the least visible. Tough to support this request. Commissioner Bunch asked if the trees on the south side would be removed. Fulcher stated no. Commissioner Bunch stated that the best visibility is from the north. Don't see a reason to approve this variance. Commissioner Hoskins stated the south side will be very visible to the customers, but probably not to drivers on College. Motion: Commissioner Chesser made a motion to deny VAR 15-5084. Commissioner Autry seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed with a vote of 5-4-0. Commissioners Hoskins, Brown, Noble, and Selby voted "no". RZN 15-5053: Rezone (WEST OF 4195 W. PERSIMMON ST./MCBRYDE, 478): Submitted by BLEW & ASSOCIATES for property located WEST OF 4195 PERSIMMON ST. The property is zoned RSF-4, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY, 4 UNITS PER ACRE and contains approximately 2.16 acres. The request is to rezone the property to R -O, RESIDENTIAL -OFFICE. Andrew Garner, City Planning Director, presented the staff report. Scott Blacksher, applicant, was present for questions. No public comment was presented. Motion: Commissioner Chesser made a motion to forward RZN 15-5053 to City Council. Commissioner Selby seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed with a vote of 9-0-0. 7 5. Reports: No reports 6. Announcements: Subdivision Committee meets this Thursday, May 28, 2015. 7. Adjournment Time: 6:27 PM 8. Submitted by: City Planning Division