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� April 10, 2008
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� ,M� Honorable Mayor and Council
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� � Dear Mayor and Council Members:
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� The Planning and Zoning Commission met Wednesday, April 9,
O � 2008. The minutes of the March 12, 2008, regular meeting were amended to
� � include the discussion and the vote to prepare a letter to the City Council
0 recommending that the City pursue the authority to enact peripheral
� �i subdivision regulations for an area up to two miles beyond the city limits.
� ., The amended minutes of the March 12, 2008, regular meeting were approved
� � by a vote of 8 in favor, 0 in opposition, and 0 abstaining.
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� � 1. Pat Drury and Chris Koehler gave a presentation to the Commission
O (�j regarding a development being proposed outside the city limits. The
N � applicant appeared before the Commission last month with this
Vproject and returned this month to provide additional information and
�j .. to answer any questions that had occurred to the commissioners since
v � last month. The project would be located on Lampe Road just north
� k of the existing Deerfield Lodge. It would be a mixed use project
� �° consisting of an assisted living facility as a first phase and future
� � phases consisting of condominiums and detached homes, and
� commercial buildings. The applicant intends to annex the property to
� �!� the city with a concurrent request to rezone the property to G2,
�► General Commercial. The purpose of the presentation was to give the
!� Commission a heads up and to get feedback from the Commission.
� Charles Haubold suggested that the applicant continue to wark with
�► City staff to iron out any potential problems.
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� 2. Mike Sheehan,Vice Chair of the Historic Preservation Commission,
appeared to invite the Commission to the April 16, 2008, meeting of
the Historic Preservation Commission. The guest speaker that
evening will be Joel Rhodes who will discuss his current book about
the life of Louis Houck. He also invited the Commission to
participate in the Historic Preservation Tour being conducted on May
9, 2008, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. He reminded the Commission that
a member of the Historic Preservation Commission would be
attending each of the Planning and Zoning Commission meetings,
although they may not always address the Commission.
By majority vote, actual vote counted and in the file, we act and/or
recommend as follows:
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a�, 3. That the request of Kristyn Bryant for a Special Use Permit to operate
� a retail business with a residential unit above and to install a sign on
� the existing sign post at 401 South West End Boulevard, at the corner
� of South West End Boulevard and Bloomfield Street,within a R-2,
� �, Single-Family Residential District, be recommended for approval.
U KrisTyn and James Bryant presented the project. Terry Lynch,the
o� current owner of the property, spoke in support of the project. He
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� Oo`��o explained that his business had permission to park at the church
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� � similar permission. Patrick Buck of 1108 South Sprigg Street also
�� � spoke in support of the project. Jeannine Owens of 1401 Bloomfield
�� � Street, also spoke. She was unsure whether she was in support or
n opposition of the project. Her concerns were the lack of off-street
� � parking and litter from cars parking in front of her property. A letter
� in opposition of the project from Clint and Dawn Welker of 405
On South West End Boulevard was delivered to the Planning Services
� � office at 4:45 p.m. and distributed to the Commission prior to the start
� of the meeting. The concern raised in the letter was the lack of off-
` _ street parking. The Commission discussed the lack of off-street
�'q �� parking and its possible impact on the neighborhood. Staff explained
� that the project would have to go through the building permit process
�� � and the parking would be addressed at that time. Scott Rhodes
� pointed out that the building is and has been a commercial use. The
� C� vote on the motion to approve was 7 in favor, 1 in opposition, and 0
N � abstaining.
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� �� 4. That the request of Patrick L. Buck for a Special Use Permit to
� � operate a convenience store and deli and to install a maximum 2-foot
� � by 6-foot wall sign at 1021 Bloomfield Street, at the corner of
Bloomfield Street and Hanover Street, within a R-4, Multi-Family
� � Residential District, be recommended for approval. Patrick L. Buck
� � presented the project. Jerry Cooley of 2413 Lynwood, who owns
� � rental property in the area, spoke in opposition to the project. His
H concerns were the hours of operation, parking and traffic impacts, and
� the possibility of security lighting shining into the bedroom windows
� of his tenants next door. The applicant explained that there was room
for seven to eight cars to park on the site and that all security lighting
�j would be directed away from other properties. He also stated that no
� liquor would be sold. The Commission discussed parking and
concluded that the parking requirement would be addressed at the
building permit stage. Scott Rhodes pointed out that this building has
historically been commercial and people who have moved into the
area had to have known it was commercial. The vote on the motion
to approve was 8 in favor, 0 in opposition, and 0 abstaining.
5. That the record plat for The Enclave at Dalhousie — Pod I be
recommended for conditional approval. This is a four-lot subdivision
of property located off Cord's Way, within a R-4, Multi-Family
Residential District. Chris Koehler of Koehler Engineering presented
the plat. He explained that they were working with the fire
department to resolve concerns regarding turn around for fire
� vehicles. The vote on the motion to conditionally approve was 8 in
� favor, 0 in opposition, and 0 abstaining.
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� 6. That the preliminary plat for Thompson Subdivision be recommended
� for conditional approval. This is a preliminary plat for a six-lot
� � subdivision of property located at the northwest corner of Broadway
U and Sprigg Street, within a C-3, Central Business District. No
o' citizens appeared regarding the request. The vote on the motion to
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� conditionally approve was 8 in favor, 0 in opposition, and 0
�•O M abstaining.
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�� � 7. That the record plat for Ashland Court Sixth Addition be
H h, recommended for approval. This is a 15-lot subdivision of property
� t� located west of Vantage Drive,within a R-1, Single-Family
� oResidential District. A record plat for this site consisting of 22 lots
� came before the Commission on November 28, 2007,and was
O � approved by the City Council on December 17, 2007. The plat has
� � been revised to accommodate the outer road as recommended in the
� comprehensive plan. Therefore, it is being brought back to the
� �., Commission and the City Council for approval. No citizens appeared
� regarding the request. The vote on the motion to approve was 8 in
cs favor, 0 in opposition, and 0 abstaining.
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� 8. That the record plat and variance for Scherer Estates be recommended
O � for conditional approval. This is a three-lot subdivision of property
N � located at 1020 Missouri Avenue, between Mississippi Street and
V New Madrid Street,within a R-2, Single-Family Residential District.
� •. This is an existing single lot currently developed with three single
� � family residences. The applicant has been unable to sell the single lot
� with three houses. Therefore, she would like to subdivide the lot in
� p°q such a way as each house would be on its own lot and she can sell
y� � � each lot separately. Several variances are required in order to
�'q � accomplish this. The variance request includes: a variance from
� minimum lot area,a variance from building setback requirements, a
�H variance from the sidewalk requirement, and lastly, a variance from
� the requirement that all new lots front on a street. The vote to
� conditionally approve was 7 in favor, 1 in opposition, and 0
�► abstaining.
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� 9. The Commission formally adopted the letter from the Planning and
Zoning Commission to the City Council recommending that the City
pursue the authority to enact peripheral subdivision regulations for an
area up to two miles beyond the city limits. The letter will be
presented to the City Council at their regular meeting on Apri121,
2008. The vote to adopt the letter was 8 in favor, 0 in opposition, and
0 abstaining.
10. Martha Brown reminded the Commission that the City Council's
quarterly study session had been rescheduled for April 15, 2008, at
6:00 p.m.
Ken Eftink passed out a list of TTF projects that did not make the cut
� for TTF-3 and so will need to be considered for TTF-4. He and
� Martha Brown updated the Commission regarding the status of
� current TTF projects. Harry Rediger scheduled a meeting of the TTF
� Committee for June 11,2008, at 6 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is
� to get some thoughts and strategies together for TTF-4.
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�H �, The Commission requested that Kelly Green,the City Engineer,
t� appear at the May 14,2008, meeting to provide a transportation
� update.
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O n Respectfully submitted,
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�'�V � Ralph C. Maxton
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N � Present: Charles O. Haubold,Jr., William T. Hinckley, Ralph C.
VMaxton, Raymond G. Buhs, K. Scott McClanahan,Harry
� �� Rediger, Scott Rhodes, Glenn W. Smallwood,Jr.
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Staff Present: Ken Eftink, Martha Brown, Donna Clark
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� � Absent: Trae Bertrand
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