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Home My WebLink About2005-02-22-Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes113 MINUTES OF THE TUESDAY,FEBRUARY 22,2005 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING. Chairman Steele called the February 22,2005 meeting of the Planning &Zoning Commission to order at 7:07 p.m. Roll Call.Chairman Steele asked for a roll call and the following Commissioners were present: Krantz,Mook,Schmidt,Wilson.Absent:Hoife1dt,Korpanty.Council Representative:Mertz. Council Member Stanton was also in attendance.Council Member Bailey arrived at 8:40 p.m.,and left at 9:05 p.m. Agenda Approval.Motion by Commissioner Schmidt,seconded by Commissioner Wilson,to "Approve the Agenda for February 22,2005."Ayes:Krantz,Mook,Schmidt,Wilson,Steele.Nays: None.Motion carried. Approval of Febrnary 8,2005 Meeting Minntes.Motion by Commissioner Schmidt,seconded by Commissioner Wilson,to "Adopt the February 8,2005 Meeting Minutes."Ayes:Krantz,Mook, Schmidt,Wilson,Steele.Nays:None.Motion carried. Open Forum.No one appeared to address the Commission during the Open Forum, Approve the Site Plan for Waukee Funeral Home.David Harrison of Design Alliance presented the Site Plan for Waukee Funeral Horne.Also in attendance was Dennis Ernst,owner of the property.Mr. Harrison gave a brief overview ofthe project.All City staff and Veenstra &Kimm comments have been addressed,with the exception of the location of the entrance offNE Dartmoor Drive.City staff recommends reconfiguring the entrance so that it is shared with the property to the south.The City would then also require the entrance on the east side ofNE Dartrnoor Drive to be relocated to align with the funeral home's shared entrance once the lot to the north of Heartland Tire is developed.Mr. Harrison stated that the adj acent property owner to the south of the proposed funeral home is unwilling to share the cost of installing a shared access.Mr.Ernst addressed the Commission and said he was concerned that a shared access would cause confusion for the elderly people that would primarily be accessing his site.Chad Weaver stated that multiple accesses would cause more confusion than one shared access.Commissioner Mook asked if Heartland Tire was aware of the City's plans to relocate their access.Mark Arentsen stated that City staff would discuss the issue with Heartland Tire. Commissioner Mook also suggested that,as the City is in the process of adopting a lighting ordinance, the developer should review the proposed lighting photometries.Motion by Commissioner Schmidt, seconded by Commissioner Krantz,to "Approve the Site Plan for Waukee Funeral Horne,provided 1) the developer reexamine the site lighting photometries and 2)the access offNE Dartmoor Drive be a shared access with the lot to the south,but only if Heartland Tire agrees to relocate their entrance to create a shared access once the lot to the north of Heartland Tire is developed.If Heartland Tire does not agree to relocate their access,then the Waukee Funeral Home will keep a separate access as shown on the site plan."Ayes:Krantz,Mook,Schmidt,Wilson,Steele.Nays:None.Motion carried. Discuss the Elevation Drawings for Proposed Puckett Tools &Equipment.John Eckert of JLG Architects presented the elevation drawings for the proposed Puckett Tools &Equipment.Also in attendance were Steve Coleman and Dennis Puckett of Puckett Tools.The proposed building would be located on Alice's Road,and Mr.Eckert acknowledged that the building did not meet the requirements of the Arterial Corridor Overlay District.He expressed his client's desire to work with G:\WPFiles\P&Z\Minutes\2005\02-22-05 Minutes.doc 114 the City and Commission to come up with a mutually acceptable design.Commissioner Schmidt suggested replacing the metal panels with brick.Commissioner Mook stated he was more concerned with the boxy look ofthe building as a whole.Chairman Steele also expressed his concern with the 1 boxy design.Commissioner Krantz explained that the Commission was working diligently to enforce , the gnidelines in place for the Arterial Corridor Overlay District,and that the proposed building must J be brought into compliance with those guidelines.Commissioner Schmidt asked the developer to somehow redesign the building elevations that would be visible from Alice's Road (the north and south elevations)by articulating the walls and roof line.The recently completed Riekes Material building was cited as an example of a building that met the standard,even though that lot is not on Alice's Road.The commission directed the staff to work with the developer on the building to bring it into conformance. Approve the Ordinance Change to §304.5(M)Site Plan Ordinance (Townhome and Multi-Family Design Standards).Chuck Thomas of the Home Builders Association,Bill Spencer of Regency Homes,and Ron Grubb and Bob Lundstrum of Jerry's Homes were in attendance.Mr.Thomas reviewed the changes suggested by the Home Builders Association.Commissioner Schmidt stated that a hard surface requirement for all four elevations may be extreme,as there doesn't seem to be many townhome developments in the western suburbs that are putting hard surface materials on anything but the front elevation.He also said that the location of a project should be considered when deciding a minimum hard surface requirement,and he reiterated that he wanted a 40%hard surface requirement on any building that was three stories or more above grade.Mr.Spencer and Mr.Grubb both stated that any minimum hard surface requirement would prevent townhome and multi-family projects from having any unique look,and that the City should focus on affordable housing and quality development. Council Member Bailey wived at 8:40 p.m.The Commission stated that they were in favor of I changing the building and garage offsets from 4 feet to 2 feet as suggested by the Home Builders J Association.In addition the percentage of any elevation that is made up by garage doors was also discussed.The Commission was not in favor of allowing landscaping to be added as an acceptable measure when garages are facing public corridors.The developers in attendance were given copies of the hard surface requirement options proposed by City staff and Commissioner Schmidt.Mr.Thomas asked for time to review the handout and the options proposed.Motion by Commissioner Schmidt, seconded by Commissioner Mook,to "Postpone the Ordinance Change to §304.5(M)Site Plan Ordinance (Townhome and Multi-Family Design Standards)until the March 8,2005 regular Planning &Zoning Commission meeting."Ayes:Krantz,Mook,Schmidt,Wilson,Steele.Nays:None. Motion carried.Council Member Bailey left at 9:05 p.m. Approve the Resolution on Re-submittals of Previously Approved Site Plans.Motion by Commissioner Krantz,seconded by Commissioner Wilson,to "Approve the Resolution on Re- submittals of Previously Approved Site Plans."Ayes:Krantz,Mook,Schmidt,Wilson,Steele.Nays: None.Motion carried. Discuss the Zoning of Properties Sonth of University Avenue.Motion by Commissioner Schmidt, seconded by Commissioner Krantz,to "Postpone the Discussion of the Zoning of Properties South of University Avenue until the next regularly scheduled Planning &Zoning Commission meeting." Ayes:Krantz,Mook,Schmidt,Wilson,Steele.Nays:None.Motion carried.IJNewBusiness.Council Representative Mertz stated that the Developers Round Table group would be discussing the barricading or capping of foundations that remain open for an extended period of time. Chairman Steele and Commissioners Krantz and Schmidt spoke in favor of capping open foundations. G:\WPFiles\P&Z\Minutes\2005\02-22-05 Minutes.doc 115 Adjournment.Motion by Connnissioner Krantz,seconded by Commissioner Wilson,to adjourn at 9:16 p.m.Ayes:Krantz,Mook,Sclnnidt,Wilson,Steele.Nays:None.Motion carried.Meeting adjourned. Attest:~~O&affi: Mark J~ministrator/Clerk Steele,Planning &Zoning Chairman G:\WPFiles\P&ZlMinutes\2005\02-22-05 Minutes.doc