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1991 03-12 A G E N D A MERIDIAN PLANNING & ZONING MARCH 12, 1991 ITEM: MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 12, 1991 (APPROVED) MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 26, 1991: (APPROVED) 1: PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT BY LARRY CORDINGLY: (NEW FINDINGS TO BE PREPARED) 1 • • MERIDIAN PLANNING & ZONING MARCH 12, 1991 TheRegular Meeting of the Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order by Chairman Jim Johnson at 7:30 p.m.. Members Present: Charlie Rountree, Tim Hepper, Jim Shearer. Member Absent: Moe Alidjani. Others Present: Hubert G. Pedersen, Iam & Irene Maddox, Lloyd Egbert, Larry Cordingly, John Calhoun, Wayne Crookston, David Vance, Porter: MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 12r 1991: The Motion was made by Rountree and seconded by Shearer to approve the Minutes of the previous meeting held February 12, 1991 as written: Motion Carried: All Yea: MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 26, 1991: The Motion was made by Hepper and seconded by Rountree to approve the Minutes of the Special Meeting held February 26, 1991 as written: Motion Carried: All Yea: ITEM #1: PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT BY LARRY CORDINGLY: Johnson: At this time I will open the Public Hearing, is there someone that would like to come forward and testify on this issue. Larry Cordingly, 322 W. Broadway, was sworn by the attorney. Cordingly: Basically a man likes to keep busy, I have a hobby of making signs. I do sell some that I make, sometimes I give them as a gift. I didn't know that I had to have this kind of a permit for a hobby. Johnson: Do you understand why you have to have this permit now? Cordingly: I don't understand that ryou say it's more than a hobby when I'm not making a living at it. Last year I done about four or five signs. Johnson: For others for income? Cordingly: Right. Johnson: Basically the way I understand it is if you do something for income it becomes more than a hobby in the eyes of governing agencies such as ours. Our Zoning Ordinances call that when that occurrs we need to pass_on that either approval or disapproval. Crookston: Once you start to produce products people coming to your premises to pick up their signs, things of that nature then you possibly could impose upon your neighbors. That's the idea behind Zoning is to have some control over what happens. MERIDIAN PLANNING & ZONING PAGE #2 Crookston: You stated that you've been doing this for a while, about how long? Cordingly: Well I moved here about a year ago. Johnson: I went by your place today and it is very neat and clean. I did take a couple of photographs because I wanted to make sure that everybody on this Commission knew what it looked like and that you had made arrangements and you do have adequate parking. Have you had an opportunity to review the comments given to you. Cordingly: 2 reviewed them but I really didn't understand all of what they are talking about. The drainage problems are going to be there ~~:~:Yc~ I have the permit or not. I don't plan on having sewer and water in the shop. Rountree: Do you propose ever to employ anybody there? Cordingly: I don't plan on it no. Johnson: Is there someone else that would like to testify? Lloyd Egbert, 312 W. Broadway, was sworn by the attorney. Egbert: I live next door to Mr. Cordingly and when he first started this process I asked him to keep people from parking in the alley. His area is right accross from mine, I can't get in I can't get out. I asked him two or three times to have the people park in front or in the little area that he provided. He told me that he could not tell them to do this. I also don't like to have traffic running up and down the alley that doesn't live there because there are children that play in the alley. Finally after the City Clerk wrote him a letter he did put up a no parking sign. I have no problems with him having a hobby shop but if he wants to turn it into a business I don't like it. Shearer: Have you had any problems since the sign has been put up? Egbert: Just one time. Crookston: How wide is the alley? Egbert: It's a 12 foot wide alley. Johnson: Anyone else to testify? Hubert Pedersen, Star .,Idaho, was sworn by the attorney. Pedersen: I own the property at 332 W. Idaho. I received a certified letter from the City, it didn't give me much information. There is a vacant lot next to this if I'm not mistaking. My question is in there any intent df increasing the size of this building or him building on that lot. I would like to see an increase in this industry but not in this area. A simple operation in a garage I certainly would not obejct to. Johnson: Anyone else to testify? MERIDIAN PLANNING & ZONING MARCH 12, 1991 PAGE #3 David Vance, 1903 N. Teare, was sworn by the attorney. Vance: Everybody had a hobby. When you have a space that small and you have two or three people come by in vehicles, that space will barely accomodate three vehicles. The main concern here is the safety of the people. There are alot of children around there. Johnson: Anyone else from the public? I still have a couple questions of Mr. Cordingly. My question is what would you think would be an average number of cars per day or per week that would use that alley because of your business? Cordingly: This week nobody used it because of my business except me and my brother. Last week there was one car that came. I thought that I had been quite cooperative with Mr. Egbert. Johnson: When your business is going good how many orders would you have waiting for people to pick up? Cordingly: Most of the orders I deliver. People may pick up maybe one out of ten. Johnson: If all the orders were ready and everyone showed up to pick up their order how many people would be there? Cordingly: I have only had one person come to pick theirs up this year. This year maybe half a dozen people have come to talk to me about ordering a sign. I haven't observed anybody speeding in the alley. Hepper: If people continue to block the alley I would think that would be a Police Matter. How many off street parking places are there? Cordingly: Besides where I park there is two but I can make available another spot there. Hepper: Do you possibly see your business growing to where you might need some help? Cordingly: It could grow some but I don't plan on hiring any help. Crookston: You going back to work full time, what hours are you at your full time job? Cordingly: 7:00 to 5:30. Crookston: Would you anticipate having people coming to your shop while you are at work? Cordingly: They may come and try to find me. Johnson: Anyone else to testify? Hearing no response I will close the Public Hearing. We have Findings prepared on this. Crookston: We will have to change the Findings a little bit to address maintaining the alley way within his control open to access. MERIDIAN PLANNING & ZONING MARCH 12, 1991 PAGE #4 The Motion was made by Shearer and seconded by Hepper to have the attorney prepare new Findings of Fact and Conclusions based upon the information we received tonight at this hearing. Motion Carried: All Yea: The Motion was made by Shearer and seconded by Rountree to adjourn at 8:00 P.M.: Motion Carried: All Yea: (TAPE ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS) APPROVED: JIM JOHN, CHAIRMAN ATTEST: _..\ 1 vr/~j j fL Y`~ ~•-~-~' JACK F]IEMADIIV, ITY CLERK pc: Mayor & Council, P & Z Members, Atty, Gass,. Ward, Stuart, Police, Bldg., Eng., ACHDr NMID, CDH, Settlers, Valley News, Statesman Mail (1) File (1)