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06-03-1975 Regular MeetingPLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING A meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, June 3, 1975. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Chairman Czech with the following members present: Mesdames Ray, Blanchard and Wilkins and Messrs. Jones, Cunningham, Williams and Dougherty. Others present were City Manager Hopkins, City Attorney Baird, Mr. John Sargent and Mrs. M. Dollar, Secretary. The Invocation was given by Mrs. Ray. The Minutes of the meeting held on May 6, 1975, were approved as written. Under old business, a discussion was held on a report from the Recreation Committee of the Planning and Zoning Commission wherein they defined problems now existing because of the lack of a Recreation program and the recommendations made by the committee. It was brought out in discussion that the consensus of the Commission was that participants in any recreation program adopted by the City should be required to pay a fee for the activities they choose to participate in. It was felt that there was still considerable research to be done by the committee on this project and that Council should be made cognizant of their efforts to date, whereby motion was made by Mrs. Ray, seconded by Mr. Jones and unanimously carried that the points brought out by the Recreation Sub Committee in their meeting of April 11, 1975, be presented to City Council for their consideration; to let them know of the Commission's thinking to date, giving particular attention to the fact that the committee thinks the program should be a partial "Pay as You Go" (subsidized) program. Committee Reports: Functions Committee: Charter Revisions of Article VIII - Planning and Zoning as submitted by the Functions Committee (copy attached) were discussed with emphasis on the "Board of Adjustment". It was consensus of the Planning and Zoning Commission that the Board of Adjustment should be a Board appointed by Council, and not, as now, a function of members of Council to sit as a Board of Adjustment to act on legislation made by them. Motion was made by Mrs. Ray, seconded by Mrs. Blanchard and unanimously carried that the recommendations of the Functions Committee for Charter Revisions be submitted to City Council with an amendment to - Board of Adjustment - 1. Membership - The Board of Adjust- ment should be composed of five (5) qualified voters of the City who are not currently appointed or elected members of any City body. Mr. Jones, Chairman of the Sign Sub Committee reported that his committee has held one meeting and will continue to meet before submitting any firm recommendations. The Commission reviewed and discussed recommended changes to the zoning ordinance on yard requirements and setbacks as submitted by the Sub Zoning Committee. Motion was made by Mrs. Wilkins, seconded by Mr. Dougherty, and unanimously carried, that the recommendations of the Zoning Sub Committee be accepted with the :addition of a definition for FRONT YARD, to wit: FRONT YARD - To be that area between the property line and building set back line - and that these recommendations be submitted to the City Council. It was reported that no meeting has been held as yet by the Subdivision Sub Committee. Discussion of PUD Development by Mr. Jones was continued. Motion was made by Mr. Cunningham, seconded by Mr. Jones, and carried that the meeting be adjourned. The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 P. M. Henry Czech, Chairman M. Dollar, Secretary