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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 o ar, ecre ary