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March 14, 2006
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De Weerd: Okay. But I would ask staff to help facilitate that, depending on what
happens with the item. Okay. There is a motion and specifics on what to bring back.
All those in favor say aye. Any opposed?
Bird: Nay.
De Weerd: Okay.
Bird: Can I explain it?
De Weerd: Yes, Mr. Bird.
Bird: I'd like to have about flue minutes.
De Weerd: Okay.
Bird: It seems like -- it seems like we are getting to the point where we want to spend
the developer's dollars for him. What Mr. Rountree likes is -- Mr. Wardle likes as
commercial (think -- I don't like residential looking commercial. I like commercial to look
commercial and residential to look residential. I do agree with Mr. Rountree on the four-
plexes and stuff, just painting them different. If I got to be on the design and review,
everything would be brick.
Rountree: And glass.
Bird: And glass. So, I -- that's why (can't -- I figured that we keep passing these and
every once in awhile we decide we want to be on the design and review and I think as a
Council we-need to decide whether we need a design and review and it shouldn't be us.
That's my reasons for nay.
De Weerd: Thank you, Mr. Bird. And it will certainly make it easier for the
development community, the neighbors, and staff when we get design standards set
that can help spell those out. So, I appreciate your comments. Okay. We have
continued Items 21 through 25 to April 18th.
MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE NAY.
item 26: Public Hearing: VAR 05-023 Request for a Variance to allow access to a
state highway far Bienville S uar Subdivision by Red Cliff
Development, LLC - 2935 North Eagle Road:
De Weerd: We do have a Public Hearing on Item 26 for VAR 05-023. I will open this
Public Hearing with a question for Mr. Nary. Is it appropriate to discuss this before there
is an annexation decision?
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Nary: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, this is the part where I always get to be
the- good guy or the bad guy. No, it would not be appropriate to hear this. I know these
folks have sat here all night, but because this property isn't annexed yet there isn't
anything to consider a variance for. The circumstances of this, too, just to also make it
clear, I know during the course of the testimony for the prior project there were
occasional references to the access to Eagle Road. The reason I didn't interject is
because the access point also has a relationship to the plat that's in front of you and so
it does have some minor relevance to what you were having to consider. If people have
an objection or a comment of some sort in regards to the variance access, they will
need to testify specifically on this particular item. But, no, I would recommend that the
Council continue this matter to probably your April 18th meeting would be the most
appropriate to hear it after you have made a decision on whether to annex the project
and I think Madam Mayor has pointed that out very accurately that the state of this
particular project, until this variance is granted our ordinance does not allow access to,
so that's what the Council has to consider in that format. But until it's annexed, there is
no variance that's necessary. So, you would have to set this over.
De Weerd: Okay. Council, with that note from our attorney, do I have a motion to
continue?
Borton: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Borton.
Borton: I move we continue Item 26, VAR 06-023, to April 18th.
De Weerd: I need a second.
Wardle: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. The motion is to continue Item 26 to April 18th. All those in favor say
aye. Okay. Any opposed?. Okay. All ayes. Motion carries.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 27: Ordinance No. 06-1218 AZ 05-055 Request for Annexation
and Zoning of 35.33 acres from RUT to R-8 zone for Ambercreek
Subdivision by Dyver Development, LLC -North Meridian Road and
West McMillan Road:
Item 28: Ordinance No. 06-1219 12Z 05-022 Request for a Rezone of
3.36 acres from R-8 to L-O for Church of the Holy Nativity by Church of
the Holy Nativity -- 828 West Cherry Lane:
Item 28: Ordinance No. 06-1220 AZ 05-053 Request for Annexation
and Zoning of 5.87 acres from RUT to R-8 zone for Windham Place