12-07-1976 Regular MeetingPLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES
A meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the Council Chambers
on Tuesday, December 7, 1976. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M.
by Chairwoman Ray with the following members present: Mrs. Laura Cook, and
Messrs. Sargent, Cunningham, Norquist, Knowles, Czech and Sullivan. City
officials present were City Manager Tiffany, City Attorney Baird and Councilman
Honey. Others present were Misses Blanchard, Mrs. Helen Schmidt, and Messrs.
Meginley, Cook and Ray.
• The Invocation was given by Chairman Ray.
The minutes of the meeting held on November 3, 1976 were amended to include
in Paragraph Four under "Public Hearing: Conditional Use Permit for Church"
the following: "with the conditions (1) that existing landscaping not be
reduced": The minutes were then approved as amended.
Chairwoman Ray read a communication from Commissioner Cunningham wherein he
rendered his resignation on the Commission as of January 1, 1977 because
his business commitments do not allow him the time necessary to handle his
appointment to the P & Z Commission. The Secretary was requested to forward
this communication to the City Clerk for council action.
STREET LIGHTS
On the request for additional street lights on Grand Highway,
City Manager Tiffany reported that a work order had been issued
for installation of the lights.
P & Z GUIDELINES
City Manager Tiffany reported
the functions of the Planning
to set out guidelines for the
City Council.
that he is working on a study of
and Zoning Commission in an effort
commission at the request of the
HOME OCCUPATIONS
The Commission review a draft of a
Home Occupations and establish a c
staff in the determination of Home
to be met. The Commission members
section by section, making several
be proposed to City Council.
proposed ordinance to regulate
riteria for the City Administration
Occupations and the requirements
reviewed the draft ordinance
changes for an ordinance to
Motion was made by Mr. Knowles, seconded by Mrs. Cook that the
commission approve the ordinance as presented and recommend to
Council that the ordinance be adopted. Upon roll call vote on
the motion the results were: Ayes: Sargent, Cunningham, Knowles,
Cook and Sullivan. Total Ayes: 5. Nayes: Norquist, Ray and Czech.
Total Nayes: 3. The motion carried. Chairwoman Ray stated she
voted naye on the motion as she felt the ordinance was too vague
at this point as to what constitutes the definition of a Home
Occupation. Mr. Norquist;: stated he voted naye as he felt that
Section II, 26-52 (1) (a) pertaining to "no employees" was too
restrictive and he would like to see it reworded before adoption.
Mr. Czech stated his reason for voting naye was that he felt
the motion should not recommend that Council adopt the ordinance,
but that he personally favored the ordinance as written.
REZONING
City Manager Tiffany reported that a petition had been received
• to rezone Lot 252 and the south 23 feet of Lot 251 Clermont Heights,
from R-2 to R-3 with a concurrent request for a CUP for a professional
building. He said that the petitioners asked that the Commissioners
be made aware of this request at this time, but that the petition'
would not be on the agenda for action until the January meeting.
Motion was made by Mr. Norquist, seconded by Mr. Knowles and carried that the
meeting beadjourned. The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 P. M.
Rut Alice Ray, Chairw man
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