HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z MINUTES OCTOBER 08, 1997~~
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DATE: (100897)
Planning & Zoning
10/8/97
7:00 P. M.
Present were:
Acting Chairman:
Members:
City Clerk:
Assistant Engineer:
Attorney:
Mary Ann Mounts
Jim Long
Davawn Beattie
Ted Whyte
Mike Thueson
Doug Smith
Rose Bagley
Val Christensen
Stephen Zollinger
A motion was made by Jim Long and seconded by Ted Whyte to approve the
minutes. All Aye
RE: TODD HAMMOND REQUEST TO PUT IN A ROCK SIGN
TOPIC: (500,19,,,SIGN,APARTMENT,PUBLIC HEARING,HAMMOND*TODD,VARIANCES)
Val Christensen explained Todd Hammond wants to put in a rock sign
similar to the one Erickson Pontiac put in for his apartment complex.
~, The problem he has is where he wants to put it. The way the sign
ordinance says, he has to have 20 feet from each property line. He
wants to put it on a skinny piece that goes out to the street. It is
not even 20 feet wide. He told Val he would supply letters to
neighbors to get their feeling about the sign. (discussion) A motion
was made by Jim Long that we schedule this for Public Hearing for a
variance. Seconded by Ted Whyte. All Aye
RE: DEAN AND LOIS GROVER REQUEST FOR A ZONE CHANGE APPROVED
TOPIC: (500,19,,,1000 NORTH,ZONE CHANGE,WATER TANK,GROVER*DEAN)
Stephen explained what Dean and Lois Grover have requested. The area is
North across from 1000 North next to the new water tank. Dean & Lois's
daughter and her husband Dave and Susan Salveseh would like to build on
the property which is not five acres. The request is that this whole
area probably should have been zoned differently. What they are
requesting is that this board give consideration for a variance to get
their house started while we give consideration to changing the whole
area. Lois stated that these kids have inherited the property and it
has been in their name for a long time. Stephen stated that there is a
geographic reason this is a problem. To make this lot big enough cuts
off any access to the back of the property which means you end up with
driveways instead of a road. What Dean and Lois anticipate in the near
future is having a road that runs down between Salvesens and the water
tank that would allow lots that would not face onto 1000 North. More
important than that is the entire green. area on the map is now zoned as
five acre parcels. That is quite unrealistic. In going through your
maps, he suspected that all the board is planning on rezoning that area
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,! in something less than five acre lots. Stephen suggested we give some
quick consideration so they can get their house started. They will
still have to go through the plan approval. All of the property owners
are at .the meeting tonight. This lot was established the same time
that Val Grover built his house. The deed records a portion to each of
the children without specifically breaking it up in parcels. There are
two reasons Stephen felt we should allow this (1) the Salvesons have
been trying to get this through and kept getting sent the wrong
direction (2) he anticipated that this zoning will be changed; it was
almost an over site at the time we zoned it five acres because we did
not anticipate the growth in that direction. A motion was made by Mike
Thueson that we grandfather the less than five acre lot and that he
bring a site plan to the building inspector for approval. Seconded by
Jim Long. All Aye
RE: KENNY BROWER PROPERTY IN THE WIDDISON ADDITION
TOPIC: (500,ZO,,,BROWER*KENNY,IMPACT ZONE,ZONING ORDINANCE,
WIDDISON ADDITION}
Kenny Brower Property in the Widdison Addition. Darren Brower was
representing the family. This property is in the Impact Area. Stephen
explained, because it is in the Impact Area it went to the county.
The county did not review or catch the fact that it was being put on a
less than one acre parcel which would be required under our ordinance.
We did not review it because it was beiny- done by the county and
• therefore their is a foundation with a house on it with sewer and is
`~ ready to be moved into. It is on lot 8 in the Widdison Subdivision and
they are planning on putting their parents in the house. They have
sold their property in Teton Valley and they have to be out by October
15. They have taken a parcel off of an existing lot for this house.
No one has produced the protective covenants. It basically should have
been before this group but did not through no fault of the Browers.
Sharon Walker- The Browers live on the lot next to them. Stephen
stated that this parcel has a potential to be two acre if the roadway
gets abandoned. Mrs Walker said she did not think so it is 254' across
including the 70 feet. Stephen stated as he understood that no one
wants the road put through. Mrs Walker said she wanted the road.
Stephen said it was not a county road. It is listed as county
right-a-way and the county has no interest in that road because it goes
to nothing.
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Paula & Brent Harris- The Browers are good neighbors but when she saw
the two sides of the mobile home going down the street she was
concerned that it would set a precedence and that every lot in that
subdivision can just take off 100 or 200 feet for another house.. That
way it would double the density of the subdivision. The one reason
they moved there was because of the one acre lots. It is a smaller
house than the houses that are there. It is a manufactured house that
doesn't even face the street it was put in sideways. It is
esthetically not good and she thought it was only ten or fifteen feet
from the Johnson property line. She is concerned that if one person
does it everyone will. There are two undeveloped lots that they could
divide and put two houses on them.
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Mary Ann told them it is 7:30 P. M. and we need to start the Public ,
Hearing but we will get back to them.
RE: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR MCBRIDE PHOTOGRAPHY APPROVED
TOPIC: (500,21,,,C.U.P.,MCBRIDE*DOUG,IST SOUTH,PARKING)
Public Hearing before the Planning & Zoning Commission regarding
proposed issuance of a conditional use permit to provide for the
property at 33 West 1st South be granted a conditional use permit for
the operation of a portrait studio and photographic environment. The
property is currently zoned Residential.
Doug Mc Bride explained that earlier he had talked to the board about
converting that into a Photo Studio. They have eliminated their
processing equipment. They will only use the property for photographs.
Right now they are renting it to the Bells until they get the
permission to move over there for this business.
Helen Young- 65 South 2nd East- She asked where they will put the
parking?
Doug explained the parking that they would have three parking stalls.
They would only do five or six photos a day. The house sits way back
and the ~ of paving would be okay. Ted questioned the signage? Doug
stated that re had nct got to that yet, it would probably be a small
one. They will try to leave the landscaping as it is. That is one
reason they want to have a photo studio there is because of the yard.
The back yard is beautiful. There is one tree by the house that is
almost dead that they will probably take out.
Mary Ann closed the hearing.
This business can not be classified as a Home Occupational Business
because they do not plan to live in the house.
Jim Long made a motion that we grant a conditional use permit and as
conditions they maintain the landscaping as it is and if they change
the landscaping they go before the tree committee, that before they put
a sign up that it come before this board to be approved. Seconded by
Davawn Beattie. All Aye.
RE: KENNY BROWER PROPERTY IN THE WIDDISON ADDITION
TOPIC: (500,21,,,RIGHT OF WAY,WIDDISON ADDITION,IMPACT ZONE,
BROWER*KERRY,STREETS)
Brower Issue-
Sharon Walker & Paula Harris questioned the abandoned of the road?
That is the access to that subdivision especially with the greater
density and would not be safe with emergency vehicles having to go in
and out the same way. Stephen told her the road isn't there right now
it is just a right-a-way. Mrs Harris stated it was on the north side.
Stephen stated that was a driveway only and privately maintained so
right now it hasn't been a safety factor. It would have to go to a
hearing to abandon the road and if the people resist it won't get
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i abandoned and you will end up with a through street rather than a dead
end street. Sharon Walker stated that it could not be a through
street. Stephen stated the county will look at both sides if they go to
hearing for abandon the street because the county has no interest in
keeping a right-a-way that goes to no where. Unless the property to
the south has some potential to develop in the future the county will
not keep a right-a-way that goes to no where. The right-a-way became
nonsensical at point that the freeway came through. (discussion on
abandonment of the road by Mrs Walker and Paula Harris) Stephen
explained that when a road is abandoned half of the property goes to
the lot on one side and half goes to the lot on the other side.
Ericksons and Jensens are interested in abandoned their end of the
road.
Discussion on splitting the lots and that some of the lots are not an
acre in that addition. Stephen stated that if the county would have
picked up on this there would have not been a problem. All of the
building permits were administered through this office but recently the
county administers their own permits. Their is an overlap in Impact
Area which somehow no one had picked up on and this is the first time
this has occurred. Blair Manwaring does only the permits and
inspections. If a deed has been issued he has assumed that the deed
was issued after having. been reviewed. It should have been reviewed by
this board but we did not get notice. We are just trying to sort this
Out between the Browers, their neighbors and the county to make sure
this doesn't happen again and what we can do at this point. Stephen
stated that at this point we are a long ways down the road where it is
hard to come back because they are $10,000 plus on this house. He is
not sure it does not comply. The Browers can make this lot comply and
keep their lot complying as well, by being consistent with the lots.
The Harris' disagreed. Mr Harris is concerned that it will happen
again. (discussion)
Jim suggested that if someone comes to us for a variance with a
hardship they can comply with our ordinance for a variance. Mary Ann
stated that it is a hardship and they did not create it. It was the
county that created the hardship. Jim stated that the county created
the hardship and we as a board are committed to grant-the variance.
Mary Ann stated that we do want to make sure it does not happen again.
The Browers should not be made to pay for it.
Mary Ann stated that we need to have a letter written from this board
to the county telling them the problem this has caused us and hope that
this does not happen again.
Stephen stated that at this point a public hearing would not serve with
no possible out come. Jim pointed out that the county is new at this
and this is possible the reason that they caused the problem. Under
the county rules they can build a second house on the same parcel of
property for an immediate relative. In the Impact Area if everything
would have worked this would not of happened. (discussion) The board
felt the letter to the county should tell them that the Impact Area
needs to be enforced through the City Planning and Zoning. Because the
house is already there and the cost would be well over $10,000 and
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possible $20,000 to correct it, they would be allowed to leave the •
house at that location.
Meeting adjourned.
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