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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-20-10 Zoning Commission Minutes ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010 ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ATTENDANCE Vice Chairperson Minnick called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. and ordered the Recording Secretary to take attendance. Members Present: Nathan Minnick Ed Sypinski Nick Lieb City Commission Liaison Chris Mehl Members Absent: JP Pomnichowski Staff Present: Chris Saunders, Interim Planning Director Brian Krueger, Associate Planner Tara Hastie, Recording Secretary Guests Present: Jason Leep ITEM 2. PUBLIC COMMENT (0-15 MINUTES) {Limited to any public matter within the jurisdiction of the Planning Board and not scheduled on this agenda. Three-minute time limit per speaker.} Seeing there was no public comment forthcoming, Vice Chairperson Minnick closed this portion of the meeting. ITEM 3. MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 17, 2010 Mr. Lieb stated he had not been reappointed as a member at the last meeting and so was not absent. MOTION : Mr. Sypinski moved, Mr. Lieb seconded, to approve the minutes of February 17, 2010 as amended. The motion carried 3-0. Those voting aye being Mr. Lieb, Mr. Sypinski, and Vice Chairperson Minnick. Those voting nay being none. Vice Chairperson Minnick suggested Items 4 and 5 be reversed in order. The Commission concurred. 1 Zoning Commission Minutes – April 20, 2010 ITEM 5. PROJECT REVIEW 1. Zone Map Amendment Application #Z-10037 – ( Williams Industrial Park) A Zone Map Amendment requested by the applicant and owner, Powder River Company, LLC, and representative, Jason Leep, and requesting to establish an urban zoning designation of M-2 (Manufacturing and Industrial District) on 4.254 acres in conjunction with annexation for property legally described as Tract 20, Gordon Mandeville State School Section Subdivision, Gallatin County, Montana and generally located on Maus Lane. (Krueger) Associate Planner Brian Krueger presented the Staff Report noting the project was approximately 4 ¼ acres in size. He directed the Commission to the aerial photo of the property and noted there was current county road as a portion connecting Maus Lane and Leah Avenue. He stated the proposal was in conjunction with an annexation application as was common practice. He stated there were a few pockets of County property adjacent to the site and the City was slowly filling in that area. He stated the current uses on site were industrial storage yards with a few buildings on site. He noted there was a difference in topography on the site and directed the Commission to photographs of what existed on adjacent properties. He stated the current Growth Policy Designation was Industrial and noted those designations in the vicinity of the parcel. He noted zoning designations on surrounding properties. He stated the property was one of the primary locations for industrial property in the City and the site was a designated appropriate location for that type of development. He stated no public comment had been received after noticing of the proposal through appropriate measures. He stated Staff was supportive of the proposal with three contingencies that were the base contingencies any applicant would receive with a Zone Map Amendment Application. He stated the minutes would be forwarded to the City Commission for their scheduled review date. Mr. Lieb asked the difference between M-1 and M-2 zoning. Planner Krueger responded there were differences in the use table for M-2 zoning that would allow heavier industrial uses than the M-1 district; as an example M-1 allowed office uses for the entire property where M-2 allowed only partial offices in addition to a heavier industrial use. He stated the M-2 zoning would allow a higher intensity use. Mr. Sypinski asked where the City was in the annexation process for the proposal. Planner Krueger responded the annexation had run concurrently through the review process and Staff was supportive of the proposal with conditions. Mr. Sypinski stated he appreciated that the application had been moved forward expediently. Jason Leep addressed the Zoning Commission. He stated he had nothing to add to Planner Krueger’s presentation and that he was available to answer questions. Mr. Lieb asked what Powder River, LLC was. Mr. Leep responded it was just an LLC that owned property in the City. Mr. Lieb asked if they were an industrial company. Mr. Leeb responded they were not an industrial entity and had no intention of doing manufacturing on the property themselves. 2 Zoning Commission Minutes – April 20, 2010 Mr. Sypinski asked how subdivision would occur in the M-1 zoning designation. Mr. Leeb responded the applicant would go through standard subdivision review processes. There were no members of the public in attendance for the public comment period. Vice Chairperson Lieb stated he felt the application was in keeping with the review criteria of the UDO and he was in favor of the application with Staff conditions of approval. Mr. Sypinski stated he concurred with Vice Chairperson Sypinski that the twelve review criteria had been met. Mr. Lieb concurred. MOTION : Mr. Sypinski moved, Mr. Lieb seconded, to forward a recommendation of approval to the City Commission for Zone Code Amendment Application #Z-10037. The motion carried 3-0. Those voting aye being Mr. Lieb, Mr. Sypinski, and Vice Chairperson Minnick. Those voting nay being none. ITEM 4. ELECTION OF OFFICERS MOTION : Mr. Sypinski moved, Mr. Lieb seconded, to nominate the current slate of officers for the next year. The motion carried 3-0. Those voting aye being Mr. Lieb, Mr. Sypinski, and Vice Chairperson Minnick. Those voting nay being none. ITEM 6. NEW BUSINESS Mr. Lieb addressed the public to encourage them to volunteer for the vacancy on the Zoning Commission. Mr. Sypinski suggested anyone who knew someone who might be interested initiate contact with that individual. ITEM 7. ADJOURNMENT The Zoning Commission meeting was adjourned at 7:17 p.m. _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Nathan Minnick, Vice Chairperson Chris Saunders, Interim Director Zoning Commission Dept. of Planning & Community Development City of Bozeman City of Bozeman 3 Zoning Commission Minutes – April 20, 2010