MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION,
WHICH TOOK PLACE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2005, 7:00 P.M.,
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL,
1. Roll Call
PRESENT: Eyre,
Gaynor, Jocks, Kozakiewicz, Rapanos, Senesac and Svenson
ABSENT: Mead
OTHERS PRESENT: Jon Lynch, Assistant City Manager;
Daryl Poprave, City Planner; and 4 others.
2. Approval of Minutes
Regular Meeting of
It was moved by Eyre and supported by Gaynor to approve the minutes of
October 11th. The minutes were unanimously approved.
3. Public
Hearings
Site
Plan No. 249, Manual Therapeutics – Consideration of a petition
initiated by
Weckesser Builders for approval
of a 12,868 square foot addition on approximately 2.06
acres located at 1900
Ridgewood Drive. [See transcript.]
4. Public Comments (not related to agenda items)
None
5. Old Business
Preliminary
Plat, Trotter’s Pointe – Consideration of a petition initiated by Bartow &
King
Engineer’s for approval of a
20 lot residential subdivision on approximately 5.84 acres
located south of East Wheeler
Street and east of Liberty Drive.
Mr. Lynch reviewed the subject and some of the issues discussed
in the public hearing. A new revised
drawing was received and the Planning Commission was provided a copy and this
curve has been broadened significantly and the center line radius meetings the
100 foot requirement. The Engineering
Department reviewed the street dimension and recommends its approval. The change has some impact on a few of the
components of the plan. Storm water
detention modifications at the east end of these lots at the east side of the
proposed street have been added and the detention area at the east end of cul
de sac has been broadened. The
broadening of that retention basin does bring up one point that if the side
slopes of that pond exceed the 6 to 1 ratio then our storm water ordinance
requires that the detention area be fenced.
Fences are subject to specific zoning requirements with regard to their
height. So any fences that are required
around the basins, if they exceed that slope, it would be important to insure
that the resulting fences would comply with the applicable provisions of the
Zoning Ordinance.
Commissioner Svenson asked if there would be water in the
detention pond all the time.
Rich Fosgitt stated that there was a street revision and
they adjusted the location of the intersection to align with Butterfield
Drive. The cul de sac was shortened by
20 feet to give more room in the back for storm water retention. It is their intent to provide a 1 on 6 slope
in those areas so that they will be grassed and mowable surfaces so they will
become part of the back yards for those lots.
They will also be dry retention basins.
They will only have water in them during storm events.
Commissioner Kozakiewicz asked if the areas require an
easement.
Rich Fosgitt stated that the final plat will have an easement
to the City of Midland for storm water detention and maintenance. The deed requirements will have provisions in
them dealing with maintenance on the detention areas.
Commissioner Gaynor asked about the retention pond grading.
Fosgitt stated that the street grade is going to be cut down
and lowering the grade by approximately five or six feet. They are going to be cutting off the top of
the hill but there will still be a slope to provide for day light basements on
the back side of the building.
Commissioner Eyre thinks the plan makes sense and it fits
into the master plan.
Commissioner Kozakiewicz agrees with Eyre, good project, he
supports it.
It was moved by Eyre and seconded by Kozakiewicz to
recommend approval of the preliminary plat of Trotter’s Pointe with the
contingency items:
1. Access to Lots 1 and 20 are restricted to
Trotter’s Pointe Circle.
2. Lot 4 is approved in excess of
the 1 to 2.5 ratio.
3. It is recognized that existing
conditions warrant placement of the Trotter’s Pointe Circle intersection 500’
from Congress Drive.
4. Fire hydrants must be installed
prior to building construction.
5. Temporary turnarounds capable
of supporting a 60,000 pound fire apparatus must be provided at street
terminations for each phase of construction.
6. On street parking must be
prohibited on the fire hydrant side of the public streets.
7. No structure being constructed
may be more than 150 feet from a fire access roadway.
8. A storm water management plan
must be submitted and approved by the Engineering Department.
9. Any fences required for the
storm water detention basin meeting the dimensional aspect of the zoning
provisions.
The vote proceeded as follows:
YEA: Eyre,
Gaynor, Jocks, Kozakiewicz, Svenson and Senesac
NAY: None
ABSENT: Mead
ABSTAIN: Rapanos
6. New Business
Transportation model from MDOT
concerning population and growth project – now they need to take the numbers
that we had before and project those out to what we think that growth will be
over the years 2010, 2015 and 2025 and they need two people to meet and review
the places that may grow faster then others in the city. Steve Rapanos and Bill Eyre volunteered and
will meet at a mutual date and time.
7. Communications
Planning
& Zoning News was distributed.
8. Report
of the Chairman
None.
9.
Report of the Planning Director
October 24th
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
None
ACTION
ITEMS
§ Rezoning, Zoning Petition No. 524 – Consideration of a petition initiated by Nicolaos Rapanos and the City of Midland to rezone approximately 14.32 acres located at 4228 Bay City Road and 405 Fast Ice Drive from Agricultural to Regional Commercial zoning. Set public hearing for November 14th.
November 14th
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
§ Rezoning, Zoning Petition No. 524 – Consideration of a petition initiated by Nicolaos Rapanos and the City of Midland to rezone approximately 14.32 acres located at 4228 Bay City Road and 405 Fast Ice Drive from Agricultural to Regional Commercial zoning.
ACTION ITEMS
§ Preliminary Plat, Trotter’s Pointe – Consideration of a petition initiated by Bartow & King Engineer’s for tentative approval of a 20 lot residential subdivision on approximately 5.84 acres located south of East Wheeler Street and east of Liberty Drive.
November 8th
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
None
ACTION
ITEMS
§ Site Plan No. 249; Manual Therapeutics – Consideration of a petition initiated by Weckesser Builders for approval of a 12,868 square foot addition on approximately 2.06 acres located at 1900 Ridgewood Drive.
§ Schedule public hearing to consider revisions of the City of Midland Zoning Ordinance.
November 22nd
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
ACTION
ITEMS
October 18th
§ No. 05-20 – Jack Gaudard for an area/dimension variance to permit a proposed attached garage addition to encroach within a side yard setback at 3905 Swede Avenue. (denied)
BWP Transport, Inc. – 2527 Schuette Road; A
commercial truck wash of 9,974 s.f. on a site of approximately 4.67 acres.
The Planning Commission
has been provided with a letter objecting to the appearance of the commercial
sign located at 900 East Wackerly Street.
Given concerns expressed by the neighborhood the business owner will
reduce brightness of the sign by 25% and turn the sign off between 9:00 p.m.
and
No applications
have been received for the Planning Commission seat vacant since August.
10. Adjourn
Adjournment at approximately 7:42 PM and unanimously approved.
Respectfully submitted,
Jon Lynch
City Planner
MINUTES ARE NOT FINAL UNTIL APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION