09-03-1974 Regular MeetingPLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
A meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the
Council Chambers on Tuesday, September 3, 1974. The meeting
was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Vice Chairman George Hovis
with the following members present: Mrs. Jane Wilkins and Messrs.
0. Seaver, R. Williams, R. Carden, A. E. Langley and N. Jones.
City officials present were: Mayor Claude E. Smoak, Councilmen
Schroedel and Oswalt, City Attorney Vason, City Manager Hopkins and
City Controller Fleming. Others present were Mesdames C. Peck and
C. Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. R. Tanney, Mr. and Mrs. R. Morse,
Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Meeker, Mr. and Mrs. F. Kimball, and Messrs. Al H.
Earls, J. M. VanderMeer and J. Sargent.
The Invocation was given by Mr. Seavet~ followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance repeated in unison by those present.
The Minutes of the meeting held August 6, 1974, were approved as
written.
Vice Chairman Hovis welcomed Mrs. Jane Wilkins as a new member of
the commission, replacing Mr. Francis Loomis.
Vice Chairman Hovis announced the first order of business to be a
Public Hearing to consider request of Al H. Earls for rezoning of
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7, Block 7, from C 1 to C 2. Objections to
this request for rezoning were voiced by Mr. F. Kimball, Mr. R. Tanney,
and in a letter from Mrs. Jill Slark. Following discussion by the
commission and a negative response to the rezoning, Mr. Earls withdrew
his request for rezoning.
Vice Chairman Hovis announced the next order of business to be a
Public Hearing to consider request of Mr. J. M. VanderMeer for
rezoning Lots 1 thru 17; Lots 24 thru 28 and the North 10 feet of
Lots 18 thru 23, Fairview Place Subdivision, and that portion of
Lots 13 and 14 in Unnumbered Block V, less the South 140 feet of
Block V and Lots 127 and 128 of Clermont Heights Subdivision from
their present R-2 zoning to C-2 zoning. Mr. VanderMeer presented
a map showing the property to be rezoned, stating that he had deleted
50' on the West boundary of the property to be a buffer strip.
Following discussion by the abutting property owners present,
Mr. VanderMeer agreed to a 100' buffer strip instead of a 50' buffer
strip. There were no objections to the rezoning if the 100' buffer
strip was deleted from the zoning request. It was consensus of the
commission that the use of this property should be applied for under
a CUP or PUD and not as a rezoning request. Motion was made by
Mr. Carden, and seconded by Mrs. Wilkins that recommendation be made
to City Council that the rezoning request be denied. Mr. VanderMeer
withdrew his request for the rezoning, therefore, no action was
taken on the motion.
With regards to the City Manager's request that the Planning and
Zoning Commission provide him with a concept for setbacks and parking
in the Central Business District, it was agreed that the Commission
would meet downtown one half hour prior to the next P & Z meeting
for an on-site review of the Central Business District setback and
parking.
The meeting was adjourned by Vice Chairman Hovis.
Vice Chairman George E. Hovis
M. Dollar, Secretary