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Home My WebLink AboutPlanning & Zoning Commission Minutes 06-11-2008 � N � June 13, 2008 �•� M �� Honorable Mayor and Council � Of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri H � � � Dear Mayor and Council Members: � o The Planning and Zoning Commission met Wednesday, June 11, O � 2008. The minutes of the May 14, 2008, regular meeting were approved by a � � vote of 8 in favor, 0 in opposition, and 0 abstaining. � � � 1. Kelly Green,the City Engineer, presented an update on transportation � projects. She reported the following: •� ,� � a. Martha Brown has begun the right-of-way acquisition process O � for the Mt. Auburn project. As there are 85 properties N � involved, it is anticipated that the process will take six to nine Vmonths. The portion of the project dealing with intersection � �� improvements at Mt. Auburn and Hopper Road has been � � pulled out and as only four properties are involved, work is o estimated to begin this fall. A public meeting was held on � p0 May 21, 2008,on the Armstrong project. 23 citizens attended � � and her staff was currently reviewing their comments. � � Preliminary plans have been received from the consultant for � Veteran's Memorial Drive(previous known as Vantage �� Drive). The plans required a few revisions,after which a meeting will be scheduled with MoDOT. The City received � nine bidders for the LaSalle project. Staff had estimated a � cost of 43 million and the low bid came in at 3.4 million. �� She explained that her estimate included anticipated future � cost increases for materials and she thinks the lower bids were due to contractors cutting into their own overhead in order to get the job. Another major TTF-3 project is Bloomfield Road. Engineering on that project has not yet begun. The next step is to hire a consultant. Regarding the Kingshighway-Cape Rock-Broadview project, Ms. Green stated that the right turn on Kingshighway has already been done and has helped with some of the problems in that area. She explained that in order to obtain the required radius without taking the existing house would cost$200,000 and would only increase stacking space by two or three cars. The budget for the entire project is about$300,000. She asked the Commission if she should move forward or hold of£ The � Commission agreed to put the project on hold. The � Commission also agreed to put the Sprigg Street(Highway 74 � to William)project on hold. She went on to report that the � Big Bend Road project was underway. A few changes were required to the plans before she could schedule a public � � meeting. Regarding the Fountain Street Phase II project, she C� stated that the sewer main would need to be relocated first. p� The City has received an EPA grant for the relocation. The C� � N � overlay of Morgan Oak will also be part of this project. She �•O M stated that the Fountain Street plans have been approved by � � the City and MoDOT and should go out to bid in a couple of `�'� months. Commissioner Buhs raised some concerns about �� h., existing pavers at other locations that do not appear to be � t� performing adequately and asked that Engineering take � 0 another look at the specifications, etc., for this proposed � phase. Ms. Green agreed to do that. � � � � By majority vote, actual vote counted and in the file, we act and/or � recommend as follows: � � 2. That the record plat and variance for Kennedy's Addition be � recommended for approval. This is a five-lot subdivision of property �� located at 611 Charles Street, on the northwest corner of Charles � Street and Hawthorne Road, within a R-1, Single-Family Residential � C� District. The variance request is for the lot width at the building N � setback line for Lot 1 to be 73.01 feet where 80 feet is required. The Vvote on the motion to approve was 8 in favor, 0 in opposition,and 0 � �•. abstaining. � � 0 3. That the record plat for Thompson Subdivision be recommended for � p q approval. This is a six-lot subdivision of prope r t y located a t the ` _ � northwest corner of Broadway and Sprigg Street, within a C-3, �'q � Central Business District. The vote on the motion to approve was 8 � � in favor, 0 in opposition, and 0 abstaining. H !� 4. The Commission had directed staff to do more research and to � compile some additional information regarding the proposed zoning �► ordinance revision regarding the provision for"roomers"that was 1�� presented at last month's Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. � � At the request of the Commission, Martha Brown provided a review of the proposed change in order to refresh the Commission's memory of the discussion from last month. The Commission raised a number of issues/concerns including: How is the situation currently enforced and how will it be enforced after the change? How does the Council feel? How would violators be penalized? The Commission determined that a public hearing was desirable in order to get input from the public. Staff was directed to schedule a public hearing for the next meeting,which is July 9, 2008. 5. The next agenda item pertained to the proposed new Planned Development District. Martha Brown reviewed the highlights of the new district for the Commission. Commissioner Hinckley asked if � staff would still make recommendations to the Commission for these o�, types of projects. He also asked if a project met all requirements, was � the Commission required to approve the project or would they have � the ability to deny the project. Ms. Brown explained that staff would still make recommendations to the Commission and that the � �, Commission would have final approval. Commissioner McClanahan G asked if the new district would include industrial. Ms. Brown o� explained that the district could apply to all zoning and/or any V � N � combination. The vote on the motion to recommend approval of the 0 � � •H M new district and forward that recommendation to the City Council '� � was 8 in favor, 0 in opposition, and 0 abstaining. �� 6. The next agenda item pertained to a proposal to rezone the area � around the River Campus from M-1, Light Manufacturing. � � Commissioner Smallwood stated that the Commission had been given cy the green light by the City Council at the council retreat to move On forward with the rezoning of the River Campus. Marla Mills stated � � that the DREAM Initiative for downtown includes the development of 0 a comprehensive plan for the downtown area. She stated that the � ,�`� preparation of the plan was ahead of schedule and may be ready as �� soon as this summer. She recommended not doing too much too � y�, soon. Commissioner Rediger stated that the rezoning action currently � � before the Commission would move us forward and that it could be � massaged and adjusted as necessary. The vote on the motion to Qrezone areas in the River Campus area designated M-1 to C-3 was 8 N � in favor, 0 in opposition, and 0 abstaining. � U �� 7. Harry Rediger gave a report of the first meeting of the TTF �y � Committee that had taken place earlier that evening. He told the �� o Commission that the committee was looking at updating funds and � t�q completion dates of all TTF projects in one document. He stated that [,w 0 the committee was looking at potential TTF-4 projects. The next � �V � committee meeting is scheduled for August 13, 2008. 'N � Respectfully submitted, � � �� C �� Ralph C. Maxton Secretary Present: Charles O. Haubold,Jr., William T. Hinckley,Ralph C. Maxton,Trae Bertrand, Raymond G. Buhs, K. Scott McClanahan, Harry Rediger, Glenn W. Smallwood, Jr. Staff Present: Ken Eftink, Martha Brown,Kelly Green, Donna Clark Absent: Scott Rhodes � � '� s�. � � � V � v