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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z MINUTES MAY 30, 2001PLANNING & ZONING May 30, 2001 7:00 p.m. Chairman: Davawn Beattie ....Members: - Ted .Whyte John Watson Mike Ricks Glenn Walker Winston Dyer Bobbette Carlson Ladawn Bratsman Doug Smith City Clerk: Marilyn I~ansen P.F.C.: John Millar City Attorney: Stephen Zollinger Final Site Plan -Scott Spaulding John Millar discussed the two separate issues before the Board, the final site plan for Phase I and the subdivision plat. The site plan has been reviewed and there are some things missing that are required by the Ordinance, the right-of--way width on the public street needs to be changed to 68', the radius on the circle at the end should have a minimum 45' radius. The storm drainage for Phase I also needs to be clarified. The ordinance states that 8 visitor parking stalls are required and the plan provides for 11. For the final plat a landscaping plan is required, including sprinklers, signed by a landscape architect along with a lighting plan. Scott explained the lighting consists of street lamps at each residence. The Fire Department requests the north/south alleyway that runs left of the buildings go through to connect with the street to allow them better access. Discussion concerning retention pond, water, wastewater and pump stations. John Watson made a motion that the site plan for Parkside Development Phase A as drawn. and consistent with the requirements of the Public Works Director be approved. Motion was seconded by Ted, all voted aye, none opposed. This development requires a subdivision plat. John Millar requested a clarification on the plat of what is common property, what is limited common and what is private ownership. Discussion. Before the plat is filed the City needs to receive the Homeowners Agreement and the Irrigation Release Agreements along with the agreement relative to the ditch that runs through the property. The other main items needed are the 68' street and the 45' radius on the circle. Winston made a motion to approve the Parkside final plat Phase A subject to City Engineer and other appropriate review approvals to go before City Council. Motion was seconded by Glenn. All voted aye, none opposed. Public Hearing for Conditional Use Permit for Ricks College -John Millar read. the Notice of Public Hearing and explained that any building on campus over 10,000 square feet needs a Conditional Use Permit. Chuck Frost, representing Ricks College, reviewed the Application and summarized the Addendum to the application. He stated that this fall the college proposes to initiate an ongoing study of student-related parking practices and feels this study would be an appropriate guide for moving forward. This study will be updated multi-times a year over the next six years and will address Saturday and Sunday usage as well. The college respectfully requests that the City revise its current ordinance to accommodate the use of ongoing statistical data and campus master plan related to the college building permit and they further petition the City to expeditiously grant the needed variances, if applicable, to existing ordinances with regard to the building permit for the replacement of the Spori building so this project can move forward. Chuck stated in the past as the college has grown there has been a huge impact on the City. Sirl%e iasi year, wlierl their world ""went upside down, they w11i now ve growing rapidly over file next 4 or 5 years and as this growth occurs there is no way of knowing how the traffic and parking patterns will change around the campus. There is a concern where to locate parking lots, locate buildings and how this will impact everyone concerned. The Spori building is a replacement of an older building and the College would like to move ahead and recommend the parking be studied over a period of years. The center of the campus is moving south as pointed out by Chuck. He described the movement of the buildings, the employees and the class rooms. The Spori building will be on the north, the Thomas E. Ricks building will be on the south and there is talk of additional buildings in the future. It is impossible to predict where it will go but there will be a major change. They are asking that the Spori Building be given a Conditional Use Permit to allow the college to proceed, then study the issues over a period of years. The old Spori building was 28,000 sq. ft., the new one is approximately 44,000 sq. ft. The College has 63,000 seats, if the ordinance were applied literally it would necessitate 1.5,000 parking stalls which would be 150 acres of parking. Discussion. The public hearing was opened. Keith Neilsen - 580 So. State, Orem, Ut Keith is concerned about the parking issue. He is a landlord of student apartments, he has been before this Board numerous times and has always had his projects held to a parking ordinance. Parking is not entirely the problem of the landlords, it is also the problem of the college. He • 2 feels it is somewhat unfair to push the entire burden of parking to residents, landlords and citizens and allow the .school to add 60% onto a building and not increase their parking. He feels the school has adequate resources and owns adequate land to provide the parking. When there are more marrieds enrolled the married housing will not be located next to campus which will increase the need for more parking. If apartment owners are made to tow the line how can you not hold the college to the line? He owns a complex in town that at one time was approved to_be Ricks College housing for men. Keith purchased it, cleaned it up, and tried to get back on- line with Ricks College, the college denied him approval because he could not and cannot upgrade his parking to the new ordinance. The college held his feet to the fire and forced him to go to married student housing which they do not regulate. He feels for the college, but Keith is also under the same situation and if Ricks gets a Conditional Use Permit then why can he not come in and add additional units and get a Conditional Use Permit. The public hearing was closed. Further discussion on the location of more parking. There are 4 acres being opened on the south end of campus for parking which cost 10% of the cost of the building project. There is not a lot of owned land on the north end of campus and that is a major problem. They would like to keep the characteristics of a pedestrian campus and wherever possible get the students to park on the outside and walk to and from class. There are presently 3200 parking places on campus but not 1. ...~-1. ,] 'Tl., 11 4L ..a t ~ ~~ t_ t t tt vri tue not ui eilu. i ue CCiiiege iS aware ~lla~ parklrig is a pr ob elrl, they Uoti ~ xnow rlow to ndnQle it, but they do not want to hold up on the Spori building. Lengthy discussion. It was unanimously concluded that the Board was not comfortable in approving this request without some more discussion, drawings or plans for parking and that there were only certain options to the Board, either to deny the request, table for a time to receive copies of the master plan and further discussionn_ on parking or modify the parking ordinance which could not be done at this meeting. It was suggested that Ricks College open an immediate dialogue with the City Council and Engineering Department to come up with a recommended change to the ordinance that may or may not accommodate this request then bring the request before this Board again. Mike made a motion to table this request for the purpose of getting the interested parties together to work out the parking proposals to see what would work the best to solve this problem. The motion was seconded by Ted. All voted aye, none opposed. Public Hearing for Zone Change for Newport Investments John Millar read the Notice of Public Hearing, then reviewed the location of said property. The public hearing was opened. Keith Neliesen, 580 So. State, Orem, Utah Keith, representing Newport Investments, explained this is a housing project for married students, half being one bedroom and half being two bedroom. The buildings are 24 units, built -, in different pods, the desire is to build two pods by December, giving 48 units on line for the January semester. It is designed to comply with all the parking requirements. The public hearing was closed. Mike made a motion to recommend to the Council for public hearing this zone change from HDR to HDR2. Ted made a second to the motion. All voted. aye,. none .opposed. Preliminary Plat Phase III Hidden Valley Subdivision John Millar presented the request for Preliminary Plat approval of Phase III of Hidden Valley Subdivision which will be located to the west of the existing development. This plat has been reviewed numerous times with Gene Palmer and meets the city requirements at this time. Gene reviewed the plans with the Board. Along North Hill Road there will be added a ~' berm for the full length which will accommodate a link for the walking path. Doug made a motion to recommend to City Council to accept the preliminary Plat for Phase III of the Hidden Valley Subdivision. Winston seconded the motion, all voted aye, none opposed. vary fi.QVeli moue ~uan~e ~.equest fr vu"'Y i.i?~i to i.tTiiZ~i Witu Pr oiessionai vveriay John Millar presented the request and described the properties in question located on 2nd East and Main Street just west of the existing Professional Plaza. Discussion with regards to the transition and plans for the property which would be for additional parking and/or professional offices. Ted made a motion to recommend this go to public hearing for the zone change. Bobbette seconded the motion, all voted aye, none opposed. Doug questioned including his property into the zone change. Discussion on including the entire west side of the block from the present Professional Overlay west to 2nd East, from Main Street to 1St South, in the zone change. John Watson made a motion to include in this request property from the existing Professional Overlay west to 2nd East from Main Street to 1St South. Motion was seconded by Ladawn. All voted aye, none opposed. Gary Lovell stated that originally Professional Plaza was assigned an address as Professional Plaza, yet on the maps it is listed as Harvard Ave. He requests that the City clarify this address. Ted made a motion to approve the minutes for May 23, seconded by Doug. All voted aye, none opposed. • 4