Plan: July 2012: Minutes

City of Evansville Plan Commission Regular Meeting Monday, July 2, 2012, following the 6:30 pm Board of Appeals meeting City Hall (Third Floor), 31 South Madison Street MINUTES 1. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm by Chair Mayor Sandy Decker. 2. Roll Call. Members present: Jim Brooks, John Gishnock, Mason Braunschweig, Matt Eaton, Sandy Decker, Bill Hammann, and Carol Endres. Others present: City Clerk Judy Walton, City Administrator Dan Wietecha, and members of the public. 3. Approval of Agenda. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Brooks, to approve the agenda. Motion approved unanimously. 4. Approval of Minutes. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Brooks, to waive the reading of the minutes from the June 4, 2012, regular meeting and to approve them as printed. Motion approved unanimously. 5. Citizen Appearances. None. 6. New Business. a. Westfield Meadows LOMR. i. Wietecha explained that the 2008 floodplain map included delineation of a floodplain along an unnamed tributary of Allen Creek on the west side of town. The designated floodplain was based on an approximate study and did not establish official Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFE). The developer of Westfield Meadows hired the engineering firm MSA Professional Services to conduct a floodplain study of the unnamed tributary of Allen Creek between Croft and Porter Roads. The study provided the developer with information to apply to the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) for a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR). The LOMR would remove the Westfield Meadows subdivision from the 1% annual chance floodplain, making development easier and eliminating flood insurance requirements. FEMA approved the LOMR in February 2012; a ninety day appeal period closed June 11 with no objections. ii. Decker opened the public hearing at 6:40. The public asked questions about the change from an A to AE zone, the effect of additional development on the drainage system, and a maintenance schedule for the drainage system. The public hearing closed at 6:47. iii. Plan Commission asked about the number of properties affected by the proposed map change and confirmed all were sent notice of the public hearing. A handful of the parcels would be removed by the LOMR, but most would remain in the floodplain. No change is expected to the plat at this time. Plan Commission asked about the LOMR’s impact on several existing Letter of Map Amendments (LOMA). Plan Commission noted that it had required the developer to install a regional stormwater pond and other controls to make the drainage in the area better than the pre-existing conditions had been and confirmed the developer had paid the costs of the LOMR study. iv. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Endres, to recommend to Common Council approval of Letter of Map Revision (FEMA case no. 12-05-1647P). Motion approved unanimously. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Hammann, to recommend to Common Council approval of Ordinance 2011-15, Revision of Flood Insurance Rate Map. Motion approved unanimously. 7. Permitting Activity. No report. 8. Unified Land Code Advisory Committee. No report. 9. Historic Preservation Committee. No report. 10. Common Council. No report. 11. Board of Appeals. No report. 12. Enforcement. Wietecha said he had met with the resident with the alleged commercial animal boarding on Almeron Street. There is not sufficient evidence of a zoning code violation; however, the Public Safety Committee is discussing the possibility of an ordinance to limit the number of dogs a person may have. 13. Meeting reminder. Next regular meeting is Monday, August 6, 2012, at 6:00 pm. 14. Adjournment. Hammann made a motion, seconded by Braunschweig, to adjourn the meeting. Motion approved unanimously at 7:15 pm.