Minutes: Plan May 2013

City of Evansville Plan Commission Regular Meeting Monday, June 3, 2013, 6:00 p.m. City Hall (Third Floor), 31 South Madison Street MINUTES 1. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m. by Mayor Sandy Decker. 2. Roll Call. Members present: Mason Braunschweig, Sandy Decker, Matt Eaton, Carol Endres, John Gishnock, Bill Hammann, and Jon Senn. Others present: City Administrator Dan Wietecha, Community Development Director Nicole Sidoff, and members of the public. 3. Approval of Agenda. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Hammann, to approve the agenda. Mayor Decker recommended removing items 7a and 7c. Motion approved 7-0. 4. Approval of Minutes. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Senn, to waive the reading of the minutes from the May 6, 2013 regular meeting and approve them as printed. Decker noted a typo under item 7b(ii) - the time the public hearing opened should read 6:19 p.m., not 6:29 p.m. Motion approved 7-0. 5. Civility Reminder. Decker noted the monthly civility reminder. 6. Citizen appearances other than agenda items listed. None. 7. New Business b. Motion to recommend to Common Council the sale of parcel 6-27-684.4. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Hammann, to recommend to Common Council the sale of parcel 6-27-684.4. Decker noted the parcel under consideration was originally considered as a possible road from Franklin Street. Wietecha noted that this was no longer in City plans for a street location. Decker noted Bev Krueger had offered $800 for the property, and Common Council would discuss the selling price for the parcel during its meeting. Hammann noted the use of the parcel for a garden by Krueger was preferable to using the parcel as an alley. Gishnock asked if the property would need to be surveyed and/or combined with the adjacent parcel. Wietecha noted City Code requires undersized lots to be combined with an adjacent lot if the parcels are under the same ownership. This would also require a rezone of the property under discussion, as it is currently zoned I-1. Bev Krueger noted she has maintained the property for years. Motion approved 7-0. c. Update on City of Evansville Park and Outdoor Recreation Plan. Sidoff noted she is continuing work on the Park Plan. The online survey is closed, and 321 people responded. The Plan will likely come to Plan Commission and Common Council in August. Hammann asked why the baseball group wanted to present at Plan Commission, and whether it would be more appropriate for them to go to Park and Recreation Board. Sidoff noted this was a citizen request to come to Plan Commission to present, and the representative had contacted her just prior to the meeting that night to say he would not be able to make the meeting and would like to come next month. The representative had already presented at the Park and Recreation Board meeting. Hammann noted the decision about the baseball complex would not be made at Plan Commission. 8. Monthly Reports a. Report on other permitting activity by Zoning Administrator. Sidoff noted that the permits for We Energies’ installation of gas main to serve Landmark Services Cooperative’s new grain dryer have all been issued. Wietecha noted that fill from the Garfield Street reconstruction is being stored on the vacant lot north of Romano’s. All the necessary State and local permits required for the fill storage have been acquired. b. Report on the Unified Land Development Code Committee. No report. c. Report of the Evansville Historic Preservation Commission. No report. d. Report on Common Council actions relating to Plan Commission recommendations. Sidoff noted the Common Council approved the CSM recommended by the Plan Commission at its last meeting. Ground has been broken for the duplexes on that site, as well as the duplexes on the southeast corner of Porter Road and Sixth Street that the Plan Commission also approved at its last meeting. e. Report on Board of Appeals actions relating to zoning matters. Sidoff noted that last month the Board of Appeals approved the conditional use permit application for We Energies to construct gas main in shoreland/wetland areas. f. Enforcement Report. Sidoff noted the majority of enforcement issues have been related to vehicles being stored off-site of a towing business’s property. Staff is working with the business to find a solution. 9. Meeting Reminder. The next Plan Commission meeting is Monday, July 1, 2013. The Plan Commission rescheduled its August meeting to Tuesday, August 6, 2013. Endres indicated she will not be able to attend a meeting on that date. 10. Adjournment. Hammann made a motion, seconded by Braunschweig, to adjourn at 6:15 p.m. Motion approved 7-0. The minutes are not official until approved by the Plan Commission at their next regular meeting.