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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 5, 2004 P&Z Minutes Meridian Planning & Zoning August 5, 2004 Page 105 of 108 Borup: For the 19th? Canning: Yes. Newton-Huckabay: Do you need a second? Zaremba: I have made a motion to that effect. There has not been a second. Newton-Huckabay: r second that. Borup: Okay. Motion and second to table until the 19th of August. All in favor? Any opposed? MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Public Hearing: CPA 04-002 Request for Text Amendment to allow applicants to request an L-O zoning in areas designated as residential which are located along arterial streets and section line roads and also allow applicants to request that property with a Public/Quasi Public designation to be rezoned to a zoning district that is compatible with adjoining zoning districts and land uses upon redevelopment of the property by the City of Meridian Planning and Zoning Department Borup: All right. Somebody try to remember to bring some food on the 19th, then. Are we going to be doing Item 16 tonight or would that be- Item 16: Canning: I'd like to get it over with. I promise to be very brief. Borup: Okay. Moe: That's the second time I've heard you say that. We will hold you to this. Zaremba: Mr. Chairman, due to the late hour and seeing nobody in the audience, I move we close the public hearing on CPA 04-002. Canning: There is one issue I would like to discuss with you. Zaremba: Oh, something that needs a decision? I withdraw my motion. Borup: Okay. I'm sorry. I have not opened the hearing. Open Public Hearing CPA 04- 002 and start with staff comment. Canning: I did have one issue, because you all did recommend approval on this in the first form, so , think that we have addressed the issues of tha Council with regard to the Mor1dlan Planning & Zoning August 5, 2OD4 Pago106 of 108 confusion between adding the zoning ordinance - or the zoning districts in the codes. I think we have addressed that and still accommodated the things we wanted to. The one issue I wanted to point out is the letter from the parks director Doug Strong and he makes a point worth considering, is that basically we are just trying to say that in some cases where redevelopment is occurring of public, quasi-public and open space designated properties, his point is that the appropriate use may be open space. So, he would rather see it stay with the public, quasi-public open space designation. Now, that is not what his proposed amendment would accomplish, but that's what - that's his point, is that he kind of wants it to keep that public, quasi-public, and open space designation, so that it makes it easier for him to get a park. So, what he's proposed is to add the words - I don't know if you - I assume you have his memo. Borup: I don't. Newton-Huckabay: I don't have it, but - Canning: Well -- okay. I'm sorry. It should have gotten down to the clerk's office. He has proposed some language, but, really, what needs to be added to the public, quasi- public, language is that just his statement of -- in some cases where development is occurring, designation as open space for parks may be the most appropriate designation. If you want to consider that as part of the Comprehensive Plan amendment, I think we can add that and forward it on without renoticing it.. It's not a significant change. It's just basically adding something that says, you know, you don't have to always use this. In some cases maybe it should stay. And that would be true if it were a medical facility or a public utility. Zaremba: Well, the current change proposed only allows applicant to apply for a change in zoning. That means it would go through a review process and whether that decision was made at the director level or at the Commission level, if it were open space and we wanted to preserve open space, that decision would be made at that time. And I think that would be true of - even if it was a building or - the question is this doesn't make it automatic that a zone - a zone is changed because - just because the use -- the current occupant went away, that doesn't automatically change the underlying zoning. They have to apply for that. And that goes through a decision process that would cover the parks director's question, as well as any other question, wouldn't it? Canning: Yes. You could certainly raise the need for a park at that time. Zaremba: I mean if it were already open space, certainly he'd think about that. Or you would, if it were your decision. Canning: It would more likely be there are a couple vacant properties that may be the more likely case. Zaremba: Well, yeah, tell - Meridian Planning & Zoning August5,2OO4 Page 107 of 108 Canning: I can't imagine that a church would redevelop and be more appropriate as an open space. So, it's more likely to be the -- I think we counted two vacant properties that have a public, quasi-public designation on them, because we had anticipated that churches were going in there soon and those plans have since changed. Zaremba: So, if the actual owner of the property came for a request to change the zoning and it was already a build-able lot, we still wouldn't be able to say, oh, this has got to be open space, unless we were ready to buy it for a park. Canning: Yes. That's the real issue, is to do we really need to have funds allocated for parks and as much as I appreciate the concern of the parks director in wanting to meet his concerns, I just don't see that we could ever deny someone a rezone based on the fact that we wanted a park there and, therefore, it was inconsistent with the Comp Plan. That's the logic you'd have to go through. Borup: And is the cost going to be reasonable on a section line road? I guess it depends on what area of town, but - Zaremba: Well - and, once again, if an application came through for one of these open and the parks director said we are ready to buy that, we would consider that as part of the discussion. Rohm: I think that's the right answer. Newton-Huckabay: I agree. Zaremba: I probably wouldn't change the wording. I mean I appreciate his concern, but I think it's covered. Personal opinion. Moe: I would agree. Zaremba: Mr. Chairman, I move the Public Hearing on CPA 04-002 be closed. Rohm: Second. Borup: Motion and second to close the hearing. All in favor? MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Zaremba: Mr. Chairman, I move that we forward to the City Council recommending approval of Item 16 on our Agenda, CPA 04-002, request for text amendment to allow applicants to request an L-O zoning in areas designated as residential, which are located along arterial streets and section line roads and also allow applicants to request that property with a public, quasi-public designation to be rezoned to a zoning district that is compatible with the adjoining zoning districts and land uses upon redevelopment Meridian Planning & Zoning August 5, 2OD4 Page 108 of 108 of the property by the City of Meridian Planning and Zoning Department, to include all staff comments of their memo for the hearing dated June 15th, 2004, with no changes. Moe: Second. Borup: Motion and second. All in favor? Any opposed. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYEs. Borup: That being said, anybody else ready to adjourn? Newton-Huckabay: I make a motion that we adjourn. Zaremba: I'll second. Borup: Motion and second to adjourn. All in favor? MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Borup: Meeting adjourned 1 :26. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 1 :26 A.M. (TAPE ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS.) APPROVED KEITH BORUP - CHAIRMAN ATTEST: I I DATE APPROVED WILLIAM G. BERG, JR, CITY CLERK