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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning & Zoning Commission Minutes 01-09-2013 �CITY Of CAPE GIRARDEAU � PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES January 9, 2013 Present: Trae Bertrand, Wayne Bowen, Larry Dowdy, Randy Kluge, Ralph Maxton, Scott McClanahan, Marcia Ritter and Thomas J. Welch Absent: William Hinckley Staff Present: Carol Peters, Ryan Shrimplin Call to Order: Chairman Bertrand called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Approval of Minutes The minutes of the December 12, 2012 meeting were unanimously approved upon motion made by Mr. Bowen and seconded by Mr. McClanahan. � HEARINGS. DISCUSSION & VOTING 1. A public hearing was held on the request of Vernon E. Rhodes Family Partners, LLLP to rezone property at 2436 Good Hope Street from the M-1 (Light Manufacturing/Industrial) District to the C-2 (Highway Commercial) District. The applicant, Mr. Scott Rhodes, was unable to attend the meeting to present his request. In his absence, Mr. Shrimplin explained that the recently approved Plaza Tire Service record plat shifted a lot line to the east resulting in a .08 strip of land on Lot #2 being zoned M-1 while the remainder of the lot is zoned C-2. The request is to rezone the small M-1 area to C-2 to be consistent with the rest of the lot. No one spoke in favor of or in opposition to the request. The staff report recommended approval. A motion was made by Mr. Bowen and seconded by Mr. Welch to recommend approval of the request to rezone the property at 2436 Good Hope Street from the M-1 (Light Manufacturing/Industrial) District to the C-2 (Highway Commercial) District. The motion passed with a vote of 8 in favor, 0 in opposition, and 0 abstaining. SUBDIVISION PLATS 2. A record plat for Russell Subdivision was reviewed by the Commission. The plat combines two lots, a portion of a third lot, and the vacated portion of the Pamela Drive right-of-way into a single lot. Dr. John Russell, 2034 Pamela Drive, presented his request to the Commission. He stated the proposed plat consolidates his properties along Pamela Drive into one lot. The staff report recommended approval of the record plat with conditions which have since been addressed in the revised record plat received January 4, 2013. A motion was made by � Mr. Bowen and seconded by Mr. Kluge to recommend approval of the Russell Subdivision Record Plat as submitted. The motion passed with a vote of 8 in favor, 0 in opposition, and 0 abstaining. Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes January 9, 2013 Page 2 � OTHER ITEMS AND COMMUNICATION Discussion on Amendments to the Planninq and Zoning Commission Rules of Procedure Chairman Bertrand explained that election of officers, normally held in January, would be postponed to the February meeting to give the Commissioners an opportunity to discuss proposed amendments to the Planning & Zoning Commission Rules of Procedure. Proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure include the elimination of the one year term limit for officers, changing the voting procedure to a roll call vote, and changing how a recommendation is forwarded to the Council from a letter to any form of written notification. He informed the Commission that these revisions will be voted on at the February meeting prior to the election of officers. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, � Randy luge Secretary �