Plan Commission: February 2012: Minutes

City of Evansville Plan Commission Regular Meeting Monday, February 6, 2012, 6:00 pm City Hall (Third Floor), 31 South Madison Street MINUTES 1. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm by Chair Mayor Sandy Decker. 2. Roll Call. Members present: Jim Brooks, John Gishnock, Mason Braunschweig, Matt Eaton, and Sandy Decker. Absent: Carol Endres and Bill Hammann. Others present: City Planner Ben Zellers and City Administrator Dan Wietecha. 3. Approval of Agenda. Brooks made a motion, seconded by Braunschweig, to approve the agenda. Motion approved unanimously. 4. Approval of Minutes. Brooks made a motion, seconded by Braunschweig, to waive the reading of the minutes from the January 3, 2012, regular meeting and to approve them as printed. Motion approved unanimously. 5. Citizen Appearances. None. 6. New Business. a. Concept Review. i. Zellers explained that the proposed ordinance had been previously discussed by the Uniform Land Development Code Committee and Plan Commission. ii. Decker opened the public hearing at 6:04. No public comments. Public hearing closed at 6:05. iii. Plan Commission noted that the ordinance would avoid conflicts in which it plays a quasi-judicial role. iv. Brooks made a motion, seconded by Braunschweig, to recommend to Common Council adoption of Ordinance 2012-03, Amending Chapter 130 of the Municipal Code Relative to Conditional Use Permit Applications. Motion approved unanimously. b. Zero Lot Line Duplex. i. Zellers explained that the proposed ordinance had been previously discussed by the Uniform Land Development Code Committee and Plan Commission. The Building Inspector and City Attorney also provided input about the cross-access and maintenance agreement being a mechanism to keep any dispute between the property owners rather than involving the City for enforcement. He also noted a few minor edits for clarification. ii. Decker opened the public hearing at 6:09. No public comments. Public hearing closed at 6:10. iii. Plan Commission noted the cross-access and maintenance agreement was simply a mechanism for resolving disputes and did not need to involve the City for enforcement. iv. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Brooks, to recommend to Common Council adoption of Ordinance 2012-02, Amending Chapter 130 of the Municipal Code Relative to Duplex Standards in the R-2 District, Duplex Definitions, and Duplex Regulations, with clarification of the term “twin dwelling” in Section 130-323(5) and addition of the word “lots” in Section 130-324. Motion approved unanimously. c. Extraterritorial Land Division. Zellers explained that there had been a revision to the extraterritorial lot division seen by the Plan Commission last month; the driveway is shorter with the housing site closer to Highway 14. He noted a discrepancy in the listed parcel number. The status of Rock County’s review of the proposal was not known. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Brooks, to rescind the January 3, 2012, extraterritorial lot division of parcel 6-16-247 and to approve the revised application for a CSM for parcels 6-16-247 and 6-16-255 in the City’s extraterritorial review area subject to a map correcting the mislabeled parcel number being submitted to the City and subject to any conditions recommended by the Rock County Planning Department. Motion approved unanimously. 7. Permitting Activity. Zellers said that Symdon Chevrolet is expected to complete a site plan application in the near future. 8. Unified Land Code Advisory Committee. Zellers said the Committee would meet February 23. 9. Historic Preservation Committee. No report. 10. Common Council. Wietecha said the Council had appointed Town & Country Engineering, Inc. as the new city engineer. 11. Board of Appeals. No recent meeting. 12. Enforcement. a. Zellers said that a Dean George Auction had been directed to remove a noncompliant temporary sign. b. Wietecha said he had been approached by a resident inquiring about the City’s willingness to sell a strip of property intended for a future bike trail. The Commission said it would be shortsighted to start selling off the planned trail. 13. Meeting reminder. Next regular meeting is Monday, March 5, 2012. 14. Adjournment. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Eaton, to adjourn the meeting. Motion approved unanimously at 6:30 pm.