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August 6, 2009
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Moe: Next item on the agenda is the Consent Agenda. There are two items one is the
approval of the meeting minutes of the July 23rd special meeting of the Planning and
Zoning and the second item is the Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law for
approval of CUP 09-005. Are there any questions or comments?
O'Brien: One question, sir.
Moe: Yes, sir.
O'Brien: Did I see that on the -- on the minutes that read after the meeting -- the last
meeting it showed that Michael -- Mr. Rohm was absent or not here. I didn't see a
check mark on this name.
Moe: I did not note that.
Hill: It does show that he wasn't here. He was, though.
Moe: That will be changed.
Rohm: Thank you, Commissioner O'Brien.
Moe: Good catch. Anything else? Okay. So, can I get a motion to accept the Consent
Agenda?
Marshall: So moved.
O'Brien: Second.
Moe: It's been moved and seconded to approve the Consent Agenda with the one
change. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? That motion carries.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 4: Continued Public Hearing from June 4, 2009: RZ 08-005 Request for
Rezone of 26.58 acres from an R-4 to an R-8 zone for Cavanaugh Ridge
by Kastera Development, LLC -east of S. Meridian Road and south of E.
Victory Road:
Item 5: Continued Public Hearing from June 4, 2009: PP 08-010 Request for
Preliminary Plat approval for 255 residential building lots and 26 common
area lots on 91.08 acres in an R-4 and proposed R-8 zoning district for
Cavanaugh Ridge by Kastera Development, LLC -east of S. Meridian
Road and south of E. Victory Road:
Moe: Because we have such a large audience tonight, I don't think I really need to
instruct the audience tonight. So, therefore, I will, then -- I will now open the continued
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public hearing RZ 08-005 and PP 08-010 for Cavanaugh Ridge for the sole purpose of
continuing both hearings to the regularly scheduled meeting of September the 3rd,
2009. Can I get a motion?
Rohm: So moved.
Marshall: Second.
Newton-Huckabay: Second.
Moe: It's been moved and seconded to approve the continuance of RZ 08-005 and PP
08-010 for Cavanaugh Ridge to September 3rd, 2009. All those in favor say aye.
Opposed? That motion carries.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Hill: Mr. Chair?
Moe: Yes.
Hill: Also, for the record, we are requiring the applicant to renotice that, too, because it's
been so long.
Moe: Okay. Thank you very much.
Item 6: Public Hearing: ZOA 09-002 Request to amend the standards for
temporary signs listed in UDC 11-3D-6A.6 to allow an increase in the
amount of time a temporary sign may be displayed from 90 days to a
maximum of 180 days for UDC Text Amendment -Temporary Signs by
City of Meridian Planning Department:
Moe: Next item on the agenda is the public hearing of ZOA 09-002 for the UDC Text
Amendment For Temporary Signage by the City of Meridian Planning Department.
And, please, go forward.
Friedman: Thank you, Mr. Chair, Commissioners. As Mr. Chairman indicated, this is a
zoning text amendment by the Planning Department to amend the UDC to extend the
time that temporary signs maybe erected. As you know, we have a limitation right now
on 90 days per year. The proposal is to increase that to 180 days per year. But,
however, this is seen as an interim measure. By way of background, the whole
temporary sign timing thing has been creating a number of challenges for code
enforcement given the current economic atmosphere. Some of our -- more than one or
two of our business owners -- many business owners are feeling that they really are
feeling constrained by the 90 day time limit and we have had an increase in code
enforcement activity. Those concerns have been communicated to the city at all levels.
We met with the City Council to discuss a couple options. One being, you know,