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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 5, 2009 P&Z MinutesMeridian Planning & Zoning Meeting March 5, 2009 Page 30 of 33 consistency between the two documents. Some of the language that's currently in the Comprehensive Plan references outdated Parks and Rec Department documents. The request change is aligning the city's Comprehensive Plan with the updated documents, thereby paving the way for implementation of the pathways master plan. So, basically, what has happened is City Council adopted the Masters Pathways Plan back in 2007. That portion of that plan was part of Parks and Rec's documents, so they pulled that out and made it a separate document and now to marry the Comprehensive Plan and the parks plan we have incorporated language to do that. That's pretty much a straight forward answer for you, so if you have any questions I will be happy to answer them. Moe: Any questions? Okay. Well, no questions. That just leaves a couple other things to be done. And we are in public hearing, so -- O'Brien: We are? Right? Moe: Yeah. O'Brien: Mr. Chairman, I recommend we close the public hearing on CPA 09-001. Moe: Could I maybe get a second from one of you two other two gentlemen on that? Marshall: Second. Moe: It's been moved and seconded to close the public hearing on CPA 09-001. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? Thank you. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Moe: They are just making it difficult forme. Okay. Mr. Chairman? Moe: Mr. O'Brien. O'Brien: After considering all staff, applicant, and public testimony, I move to recommend approval to the City Council of file CPA 09-001 as presented in the staff report for the hearing date of March 5th, 2009, with no other modifications. Rohm: Second. Moe: It's been moved and seconded to recommend approval to City Council of CPA 09-001 for the Pathways Master Plan text amendment. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? That motion carries. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Item 9: Public Hearing: CPA 09-002 Request fora Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the text of the Comprehensive Plan to include Meridian Planning & Zoning Meeting March 5, 2009 Page 31 of 33 Linder Road overpass and associated pathways for Linder Road Overpass /Pathway Text Amendment by City of Meridian Planning Department: Moe: At this time I'd like to open the public hearing on CPA 09-002 for the Linder Road Overpass Pathways text amendment and start with the staff report. Parsons: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission. Again, this is a request initiated by the Parks and Rec commission. Basically what's happening is staff wants to get some text it the Comprehensive Plan that gives ITD or the partnering agencies out there that when they go to design that overpass that we want to have a segregated pathway, so that -- to help facilitate pedestrian bicycle traffic over that overpass. Right now I believe, if you recall, Locust Grove Road overpass has seven foot side -- or seven foot attached sidewalks and a separate bike lane. What this -- with this design or future design for that overpass the Parks Department want segregation of that. They want their own separate pathway over that to help facilitate that and that's, basically, the language that we are proposing -- aligns that and so when ITD goes to go plan that, they will have direction from our Comp Plan that says this is what we are looking for, this is how we want you to design that. Staff is recommending approval. I'd be happy to answer any questions Commission may have. Moe: Are there any questions of staff? Thank you. Mr. O'Brien. O'Brien: Mr. Chair. Moe: Yes, sir. O'Brien: I recommend we close the public hearing on file number CPA 09-002. Marshall: Second. Moe: It's been moved and seconded to close the public hearing on CPA 09-002. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? That motion carries. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. O'Brien: Mr. Chair? Moe: Mr. O'Brien. O'Brien: After considering all staff, applicant, and public testimony, I move to recommend approval to the City Council on file CPA 09-002 as presented in the staff report for the hearing date of March 5th, 2009, with no further comments. Marshall: Second. Meridian Planning & Zoning Meeting March 5, 2009 Page 32 of 33 Moe: It's been moved and seconded to move onto City Council recommending approval of CPA 09-002 for the Linder Road Overpass Pathways text amendment. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? That motion carves. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Item 10: Request for Revisions to CZC Checklist by Meridian Planning Department: Rohm: Mr. Chairman? Moe: No. At this time Iwould -- well, do we have a public hearing for the request for revisions to the CZC checklist by the Planning Department? Friedman: Mr. Chairman, Commission Members, a public hearing is not required on this action. The Unified Development Code directs us to come to you with substantive changes to our applications. What we are requesting is that on our CZC checklist that we add the requirement for the applicants to provide us with full size copies of the plans with the sign off by the SSC or waste management provider and the fire department respectively. What we are trying to do -- it may seem like a little bit more up front, but what we are trying to do is avoid a situation where someone submits a CZC, planning staff approves it in terms of the parking lot layout, landscaping, and all of that, it gets to the fire department and we may have a situation where they may have designed inadequate turning radii or too narrow a travel lane or something like that. So, this way it will give us the assurance by the time it hits our desk that it has been approved and signed off by both the fire department and the solid waste provider. And we are requesting your approval to add those two checklists for our applicants. Moe: Can I get somebody just to make a motion for that? Rohm: So moved. Marshall: Second. Moe: It's been moved and seconded to approve the revisions to the checklist. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? That motion carries. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Rohm: Mr. Chairman, I move we adjoum. Marshall: Second. Moe: Moved and seconded to adjoum. All those in favor say aye. That motion carries. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT.