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2004-08-10 PC Minutes . . . ~~€!!'!iJL€ City of Albertville Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes August 10,2004 Albertville City Hall CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL - ADOPT AGENDA 7:00 PM PRESENT: Vice-chair Frank Kocon Commission members Dan Wagner, Tiffany Meza, and Council Liaison LeRoy Berning, City Planner Al Brixius, and City Clerk/Secretary Bridget Miller ABSENT: Chair Sharon Leintz, Scott Dorenbush and Zoning Administrator Jon Sutherland Vice-chair Kocon called the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of the City of Albertville to order at 7:00 p.m. MOTION BY Commission member Meza, seconded by Commission member Wagner to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTES: Add Scott Dorenbush and Jon Sutherland to the PRESENT at the meeting. MOTION BY Commission member Wagner, seconded by Commission member Meza to approve the July 10, 2004, Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes as amended. Motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS None PUBLIC HEARINGS: FTTH COMMUNICATIONS LLC CUP/CUP /DRIVEW A Y ACCESS Vice-chair Kocon opened the public hearing for a variance for the FTTH Communications CUP/Driveway Access at 7:04 p.m. FTTH Communications LLC has submitted an application for a CUP-PUD for the installation of a prefabricated stone aggregate utility building to house fiber optic cable switching gear. The . . . building will house telecommunications equipment and will not house any staff. FTTH plans to place the building within an easement on a parcel owned by Arnold Ergen & William Cox. The parcel contains two other easements, one for a storage building operated by Metropolitan Contractors and one for equipment huts and towers operated by Qwest. The parcel is located at 6400 MacIver Ave. The parcel itself and land to the West are zoned B-3 Highway Commercial. Land to the north, across MacIver Ave, is zoned Public/Institutional and land to the South is zoned 1-2 General Industrial. The applicant is requesting a curb cut and driveway access to the utility building from MacIver Ave. There is an existing unpaved driveway on the parcel that provides access to the other two uses. The property is zoned B-3, Highway Commercial. The purpose ofthe B-3 District is to provide for the establishment of motor vehicle oriented or dependent high intensity commercial and service activities. Staff finds that the proposed plan is generally consistent with the Zoning Ordinance. If the Planning Commission recommends approval of the PUD, staff would recommend that the following conditions be required as part of that approval: 1. Access to the easement shall be from the existing gravel drive and not directly from MacIver. The driveway from the gravel access drive may be gravel. 2. The landscaping plan shall be revised to substantially screen the easement from MacIver Ave building and televhone hut. 3. The grading and drainage plan should be submitted and approved by the City Engineer. 4. Lighting details shall be submitted for City review and approval. John Schultz, General Manager ofFTTH presented himself to the commission. Commented that City Planner Brixius did a good job going over the site and proposal they have. Commission member Wagner had a question as to what the other buildings on the site were and if some day in the future would the lot be split. City Planner Brixius stated that we would have to look at the site to accommodate the existing buildings closely. Commission member Meza asked about if it would be paved? City Planner Brixius shared that it was all gravel- currently. Vice-chair Kocon visited the site and his comment was somewhat of a disgrace to Albertville. He would like to see them clean it up some. He would like to see some landscape plan to clean it up and make it more presentable. Vice-chair Kocon asked about the name of the street on the building it is spelled "MacIver" yet . on the street marking it is spelled "McIver". City Planner Brixius will ask Public Works Supervisor Guimont as to which is the correct spelling. Vice-chair Kocon asked if there were any questions or concerns from the audience. There were no comments. Vice-chair Kocon closed the public hearing 7:25 p.m. MOTION BY Commission member Meza, seconded by Commission member Wagner to approve the FTTH Communications CUP/PUDIDriveway Access request with the additional recommendations ofthe landscaping. Motion carried unanimously. SIGN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT Vice-chair Kocon continued the public hearing from the July 10, 2004 meeting at 7:26 p.m. . During the July Planning Commission meeting, the Planning Commission asked NAC to provide additional details regarding the sign ordinance. Specific issues include the number of sizes permitted within a development, the spacing of signage, code enforcement issues, and permitted temporary signage within the City of Albertville. We have updated the proposed Sign Ordinance to include the following: Garage sale and open house signs shall be permitted to advertise for homes located within the City of Albertville only. Model home signs will be allowed no more than four signs per subdivision at anyone time within the City. Said signs shall be spaced at least 300 feet apart. This amendment will assist the City in reducing the amount of signs permitted and will also assist in eliminating the proliferation of signs for a specific development since only 4 will be allowed. Additionally, no signs will be allowed for developments or sales outside of the City of Albertville. · Temporary and Portable Signs: No more than four (4) permits yearly shall be issued to any one property. Shopping centers and multiple tenant buildings shall be counted as one property. Iftwo (2) permits are obtained in succession by any applicant, both permits shall be counted for the purpose of determining the yearly limitations of this subsection. This amendment will assist the City in reducing the number of permits per property per year and the duration under which the signs are displayed. These changes can accommodate special events, grand openings, and other elements that need additional advertising without placing a burden on local businesses. . Again there was considerable amount of discussion regarding the signs and numbers placed throughout the city. . . . The commission amended the number of non-profit organizations be limited to 3 signs per event. Council liaison Berning clarified the original intent when the Ordinance was drafted. It was the intent of 90days total per year. Six per year limited to fourteen consecutive days per permit. No changes to Off-premise signs. Changes were made to other portions of the ordinances. Vice-chair Kocon asked if there were any questions or concerns from the audience. There were no comments. Vice-chair Kocon asked for a motion to close the public hearing at 7:58 p.m. MOTION BY Commission member Meza, seconded by Wagner to close the public hearing. MOTION BY Commission member Meza, seconded by Wagner to approve the draft ordinance amendments made at the August 10, 2004 Planning and Zoning commission. Motion carried unanimously. OTHER BUSINESS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RULES Vice-chair Kocon asked the City Planner Brixius to review the Planning and Zoning Commission Rules. City Planner Brixius recommended they be reviewed with the full Planning and Zoning Commission. Commission member Meza recommended reviewing the rules at the September 15th Commission meeting. OTHER ITEMS Doug Birk is running for School Board and wanted to introduce himself to the commission. He handed out a pamphlet on his views. ADJOURNMENT MOTION BY Commission member Wagner, seconded by Commission member Kocon to adjourn the meeting at 8: 12 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.