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MEETING MINUTES
December 10, 2008
Present: Charles O. Haubold, Jr., William T. Hinckley, Ralph C. Maxton, Trae Bertrand,
Raymond G. Buhs, K. Scott McClanahan, Scott Rhodes, Trisha Mothershead
Absent: Harry Rediger
Staff Present: Ken Eftink, Sarah Wallace, Martha Brown, and Richard Reinhardt, Jr.
Call to Order. Chairman Haubold called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
� Approval of Minutes. The minutes of the November 12, 2008, regular meeting were approved
with the correction that on the fifth paragraph on number 5, the "that" on the end of the eighth
line down be omitted and "there" and "be" on the ninth line be omitted and that the sentence
reads, "Sarah Wallace addressed zoning again saying it would specify mixed uses, and overlay
districts." The minutes were approved unanymously upon a motion by Scott McClanahan,
seconded by Ralph Maxton.
A motion was made to amend the agenda by Bill Hinckley to remove items #3 and #6 per
request of property owner. The motion was seconded by Ray Buhs and was approved
unanimously.
Election of Officers. A motion was made by Charles Haubold to elect Bill Hinckley as Chairman,
Ralph Maxton as Vice Chairman and Ray Buhs as Secretary. The motion was seconded by
Scott McClanahan and was approved unanimously.
Hearinqs on Rezonina and Special Use Permit Applications
1. A request of Thomas H. Armbruster and M. Juan Crites to rezone the property at the
northeast corner of Mount Auburn and Hopper Road from the C-1 (Local Commercial)
District and the R-4 (Multi-Family Residential) District to the C-1 (Local Commercial)
District. Martha Brown gave an overview of the proposal and stated that staff
recommended approval of the request. Thomas Armbruster talked on behalf of this
request stating that it would be best if the property had the same zoning.
� 2. A request of NAB Automation to rezone the property at 126 Airport Road to the M-1
(Light Manufacturing) District. Martha Brown stated that NAB requested annexation into
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the city. NAB Automation requested concurrent rezoning to the M-1 (Light
� Manufacturing) District. The Comprehensive Plan identifies this area as a future land use
for manufacturing uses. Martha Brown also stated that Midamerica was annexed into the
city so that NAB Automation would be contiguous with city limits. Justin Albright spoke
on behalf of NAB Automation stating that the property was purchased in July and he
thought it was a good for the property to be annexed into the city and that he would like
to see it zoned as M-1.
3. Removed from Agenda.
Votina on the Rezoninq and Special Use Permit Applications
4. A request of Thomas H. Armbruster and M. Juan Crites to rezone the property at the
northeast corner of Mount Auburn and Hopper Road from the C-1 (Local Commercial)
District and the R-4 (Multi-Family Residential) District to the C-1 (Local Commercial)
District. Trae Bertrand made a motion to recommend approval, seconded by Scott
McClanahan. The motion was approved by a vote of 7 in favor, 0 in opposition, and 0
abstaining.
5. A request of NAB Automation to rezone the property at 126 Airport Road to the M-1
(Light Manufacturing) District. Trae Bertrand made the motion to recommend approval,
seconded by Scott McClanahan with Trisha Mothershead abstaining. The motion was
approved by a vote of 6 in favor, 0 in opposition, and 1 abstaining.
� 6. Removed from Agenda.
Subdivision Plats
7. Windridge Properties II, Record Plat. Scott Rhodes declared that he was abstaining from
action on this item. Martha Brown stated that the applicant has met with the city engineer
and agreed to provide storm water management for up to 120% of the stormwater
detention required for lot#2 of the record plat when the property is developed. Planning
staff recommended approval without conditions. Raymond Buhs made the motion to
recommend approval, seconded by Trae Bertrand. The motion was approved by a vote
of 6 in favor, 0 in opposition, and 1 abstaining.
8. Dalhousie Pods II & III, Record Plat. Martha Brown stated that Pod I of Dalhousie has
already been approved and that all conditions have been met for Pods I I & I I I that staff
needed to address. Trae Bertrand made the motion to recommend approval, seconded
by Raymond Buhs. The motion was approved by a vote of 7 in favor, 0 in opposition,
and 0 abstaining.
9. Walden Park Phase I, Amended Record Plat. Martha Brown stated that since the
Walden Park area is now located in the city limits, record plats are approved at City
level. Ralph Maxton made the motion to recommend approval, seconded by Scott
McClanahan. The motion was approved b a vote of 6 in favor, 0 in opposition, and 1
abstaining.
� 10. Walden Park Lot 7 Condominium Plats. Martha Brown stated that this is one of the few
condominium plats the city has ever seen. She stated that the units within the existing
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building were going to be sold and the remaining open space would be taken care of
� through a Homeowners Association. Scott McClanahan made the motion to recommend
approval, seconded by Trae Bertrand. The motion was approved by a vote of 7 in favor,
0 in opposition, and 0 abstaining.
Other Items and Communications
11. Staff Time. Ken Eftink presented a draft of the Transportation Trust Fund projects and
stated that additional projects were added to the list to think about. Ken Eftink also
stated that right now we are focusing more on projects in the Comprehensive Plan. Staff
will get the Commission copies of letters before the January 6th meeting. Bill Hinckley
asked that staff give out our comments for or against some projects before the January
6th meeting. Ken Eftink added that staff has already given comments on some projects.
Ken Eftink also stated that the Historic Preservation Commission will be holding a Public
Hearing for the Boulevard Local Historic District at the December 17th meeting of the
Historic Preservation Commission. Ken Eftink said that this would be a Public Hearing to
establish boundaries and design guidelines for the district.
Sarah Wallace provided an update on the development code committee. She stated that
they met with Eric Cunningham, City Attorney, at their last meeting and will be meeting
again December 22 at 4:00 pm in the Council Chambers to review changes and make
suggestions.
12. Adjournment. Ralph Maxton made a motion to adjourn which was seconded by Trae
� Bertrand and approved unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
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Ralph C. Maxton
Secretary
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