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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning & Zoning Commission Minutes 05-14-2008 � N � May 15, 2008 ��O M � e.� Honorable Mayor and Council �� � Of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri �i � � � Dear Mayor and Council Members: � � � The Planning and Zoning Commission met Wednesday, May 14, O � 2008. The minutes of the April 10, 2008, regular meeting were approved by a � � vote of 8 in favor, 0 in opposition, and 0 abstaining. � 1. Charles O. Haubold,Jr., Commission Chair, addressed the audience � w and explained that the 5:30 p.m. study session regarding peripheral � � planning originally scheduled for that evening had been cancelled ��1 '� because the Commission had not yet received direction from the City � � Council. Therefore, since there was nothing new to be discussed,the O � study session was cancelled. He had a copy of the Missouri Revised N � Statutes regarding peripheral zoning distributed to the audience. VChairman Haubold explained that the City was not interested in � �� extending zoning regulations outside the city limits, only subdivision � regulations that would pertain to new subdivisions of more than four � y� lots. He continued to explain that the City wanted to avoid annexing � pq subdivisions into the City that consisted of substandard streets, water, � 0 sewer, and/or stormwater systems. Chairman Haubold went on to � � explain to people in the audience that were present because of the � quarry proposed in the county,that the City did not have authority in �� t ha t ma tter. He sugges te d t ha t concerne d ci tizens con tac t t he c ou n t y commission and/or DNR. When a member of the audience asked if �1 peripheral planning would have an effect on the quarry, Chairman � Haubold explained that it would not because peripheral planning �� would only apply to subdivisions. � 2. Kelly Green,the City Engineer, was scheduled to give an update on transportation projects. However, she was unable to attend. She will be re-scheduled for next month. In her absence, handouts she had prepared were distributed and Harry Rediger gave a brief overview of the highlights. He pointed out that the bids for La Salle Avenue will be opened June 5, 2008; bids for the Fountain Street sewer project will be opened May 27, 2008; and the bids for Independence Street will be opened May 22, 2008. Regarding the Mount Auburn project, intersection improvements at Hopper Road and Mount Auburn can be done this year. The commissioners asked why the entire project was taking so long. Martha Brown explained that the delays were due to re-engineering, including additional engineering to correct eroding of � Mount Auburn by Cape La Croix Creek. She also informed the y Commission that there were 85 properties involved in the project. � Ken Eftink informed the Commission that he had met with Ameren � on Monday regarding Independence Street and the relocation of � utilities. He also informed them that a public meeting for Armstrong � �, Drive was scheduled for May 21, 2008, and a public meeting for the V North Park Trail was scheduled for May 22, 2008. � � U 4 • � N � By majority vote, actual vote counted and in the file, we act and/or � •� M recommend as follows: � � �� n 3. That the request of Robert B. Russell, D.O., and H. D. Tewis, D.O.,to H � rezone the lot at 721 Sunset Boulevard from R-2, Single-Family � t� Residential District to G1, Local Commercial District, be � � recommended for approval. Ted Yates presented the project as the � attorney for the applicant. He explained that several years ago the 4 � property had been used as a barber shop and had been in its current � � use as a medical billing office for a number of years. He also � mentioned that the county had been assessing the property as � �., commercial. Dennis Herbst,the adjacent property owner at 723 � Sunset Boulevard, spoke in support of the project. He explained that � Ct he was also on the agenda for the same rezoning request and was, in �� '� fact,the one who notified the applicant that the property was not � commercially zoned. The vote on the motion to approve was 7 in Ofavor, 1 in opposition, and 0 abstaining. N � V4. That the request of Dennis Herbst and Joan Singer to rezone the lot at � �� 723 Sunset Boulevard from R-2, Single-Family Residential District to � � C-1, Local Commercial District, be recommended for approval. k Dennis Herbst presented the project. His situation was the same as � �° the neighboring property at 721 Sunset Boulevard. He explained that ` _ 0 he had purchased the property as a commercial property and only �'q � found out it was now zoned residential when he put it on the market � to sell. No citizens appeared regarding the request. The vote on the �H motion to approve was 8 in favor, 0 in opposition, and 0 abstaining. � �► 5. That the request of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape R1 Girardeau to rezone property at 265 Notre Dame Drive from R-1, A� Single-Family Residential District to R-4, Multi-Family Residential � District, be recommended for approval. Phillip Smith presented the project as the applicant's representative. The property was zoned R-1 when it was originally annexed into the City. Notre Dame High School will be submitting plans for an addition sometime this year and city staff directed the school to apply to have the property rezoned in order to bring the existing use into compliance with the zoning ordinance. Charles Schabbing asked for clarification of the rezoning and was told that it only applied to the parcel on which the high school was located. The vote on the motion to approve was 8 in favor, 0 in opposition, and 0 abstaining. 6. That the request of Morrill Development Company to rezone property at 824 South Kingshighway from M-2, Heavy Industrial District to C- � 2, General Commercial District and for a Special Use Permit for o�, mini-warehouse units for storage, be recommended for approval. C. � J. Morrill presented the project as the applicant. He explained that he � had recently acquired the property and desired to remodel the existing structure and to construct mini-warehouses in various sizes to be � �, rented for regular storage, as well as for storage of RVs. Ivan Heuer, U a nearby property owner at 861 South Kingshighway, spoke in 0 U � N � support of the project. The vote on the motion to approve was 7 in �.O � favor, 0 in opposition, and 1 abstaining. Scott Rhodes abstained. � M �� � 7. Martha Brown presented a proposed zoning ordinance revision that H ``, would remove any reference to"roomers"from the zoning ordinance. � t� She explained that the City frequently receives complaints regarding � osingle family homes in single family zones that are occupied by several unrelated people. Bill Hinckley stated that he was unaware O � that there was a problem with roomers. He stated he was not � � convinced that there was a sufficient enough problem to warrant O changing the code and requested that staff provide more information � regarding the number of complaints,the type of complaints, and the � areas of town where the complaints originated. He also stated he � �t would like public input. Trae Bertrand and Scott Rhodes both stated �� '� that they felt uneducated about the issue and needed more � information. Chairman Haubold concluded the discussion by O � requesting that staff gather more information regarding the number of N � complaints received and to see if the zoning codes in other college Vtowns such as St. Louis, Springfield, and Columbia, addressed � �., roomers. He requested that the item be placed on next month's � � agenda for discussion. � 0 p0 8. Martha Brown presented a new district called the Planned � � Development District. She explained that the new district was based � � � on similar districts in St. Charles and Springfield. The proposed new district would allow quite a bit of flexibility, with the developer �H working with city staff on design and a development plan. This type � of district would allow the type of development being proposed in � Walden Park and elsewhere. Scott Rhodes asked if there were certain !�1 areas in town that were being considered for this new district. Ms. �� Brown explained that the applicant would request this type of � development,therefore it would not be limited to any one place in the city. She suggested that the Commission consider adding acreage in the language. Chairman Haubold agreed and directed staff to add acreage. He concluded the discussion by requesting that the Commission review the proposal and that the item be placed on next month's agenda. 9. Scott House of the Historic Preservation Commission gave a brief report concerning the historic walk. He stated that the walk had good coverage and they had 80 people attend the event. 10. The Commission was reminded that the TTF Committee will meet at 6:00 p.m., before the regularly scheduled meeting on June 11, 2008. � � � Respectfully submitted, � �.�� �. Y���� � � V Ralph C. Maxton � Secretary U � N � ��O M M �� h Present: Charles O. Haubold,Jr., William T. Hinckley, Ralph C. � � Maxton, Trae Bertrand, Raymond G. Buhs, Harry Rediger, � Scott Rhodes, Glenn W. Smallwood, Jr. � O � Staff Present: Ken Eftink, Martha Brown, Donna Clark 0 � � � Absent: K. Scott McClanahan � � �w •� � � � O � N � � � �w � � � � 0 � � � .� � � � � � � � � � � � � U � C�