LAVERKIN CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA

Regular Meeting

Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 6:00 P.M.

City Council Chambers, 111 South Main Street

LaVerkin, Utah 84745

 

I.      Call To Order: Chair Stephen Sanders, Invocation by Invitation; Pledge of Allegiance

II.      Approval of Minutes: Commission may approve the minutes of the February 10, 2010 regular meeting.

III.      Approval of Agenda:

IV.      Reports: Beautification Committee, Economic Development Committee, Trails Committee, Director of Operations - will present updates on meetings and activities.

V.      Public Hearings and Possible Action:

VI.      New Business:

A. Conditional Use Permit: LaMar Gubler is requesting a conditional use permit for an animated sign to be located at 495 N. State. Property is zoned Retail Commercial.

VII.      Unfinished Business:

A. Hillside Ordinance: Planning Commission may review the hillside ordinance.

VIII.      Adjourn: 

In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify June Jeffery, City Recorder, (435) 635-2581, at least 48 hours in advance.

Certificate of Posting

The undersigned City Recorder does hereby certify that the agenda was sent to each member of the governing body, sent to the Spectrum newspaper,  posted on the State website at http://pmn.utah.gov, posted on the LaVerkin City website at www.laverkin.org

and in the following public places within LaVerkin City limits on this March 5, 2010

These public places being: 1) LaVerkin City office building 111 S. Main; 2) LaVerkin City office building 435 N. Main;

June Jeffery, CMC City Recorder

 

LAVERKIN CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES

Regular Meeting

Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 6:00 P.M.

City Council Chambers, 111 South Main Street

LaVerkin, Utah 84745

 

Present: Chair Stephen Sanders; Commissioners, Anna Andregg, Dan Howard, Joe Webb; Staff: Kyle Gubler, June Jeffery, Rory Johnson; Public: LaMar Gubler, Chris Gubler

Michael Hinckley, Allen Bice and Robert Holland were not in attendance.

Call To Order: Chair Stephen Sanders at 6:00 p.m. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance by Rory Johnson.

Approval of Minutes: Motion by Commissioner Webb to approve the minutes of the February 10, 2010 regular meeting, second by Commissioner Andregg. Motion carried with Webb, Sanders, Andregg, and Howard voting yes.

Approval of Agenda: Motion by Commissioner Andregg to approve the agenda, second by Commissioner Webb. Motion carried with Webb, Sanders, Andregg, and Howard voting yes.

Reports:

Kyle Gubler reported for the Economic Development Committee and Beautification Committee. There have been four ladies leave the Beautification Committee. They have served for a long time. A couple of them have lost their husbands. The committee has served the city well. There have been some names presented of people who will be asked to serve. The committee is pushing ahead with development of the "crescent" at the NE corner of the intersection of SR9 and SR17. David Bell from USU and Scott Snow from UDOT are working with the committee to come up with a design. Bell will have some drawings available at the next meeting for review. He has offered his services free of charge at this point. There has been some discussion about land ownership and what will be allowed on the property. UDOT has guidelines that need to be followed for the landscaping.

Economic Development met with Derral Eves who is putting together a website for the committee. The website should be live in a couple of weeks and has interviews and other useful information. Doug Beecher is the city council member involved with the committee.

New Business:

Conditional Use Permit: LaMar Gubler requested a conditional use permit for an animated sign to be located at 495 N. State. Property is zoned Retail Commercial. The new sign will replace the present marquee and will be similar to the one at Dairy Queen in Hurricane with better resolution. Gubler will put Farmer's ads and community information - especially collaborative events on the sign. His store ads will run continuously from week to week. This sign will replace the A-frame signs that hold the ads now. The sign is 48 x 96 with a 24 x 64 matrix.

Sanders supports the sign, making the city look better. LaMar Gubler said that it will also make a statement that Farmer's is still in business and committed to the city.

There was discussion about the time of installation. Farmer's will be holding its annual celebration on May 1^st and Gubler would like to have the installation complete a couple of weeks before that.

Motion by Commissioner Howard to recommend approval of the conditional use permit for an animated sign, second by Commissioner Webb. Motion carried with Webb, Sanders, Andregg, and Howard voting yes.

The item will automatically go onto the city council agenda on March 17^th. The meeting will be held at the 111 S. Main building at 6:00 p.m.

Unfinished Business:

Hillside Ordinance: Planning Commission reviewed the hillside ordinance. Joe Webb read beginning on page 7, article 10-6I-3.

Page 7 Item A: Sanders would like to include a reference to the HD zone criteria within the ordinance.

Page 7 Item B: The word "to" needs to be entered between "submitted" and "city staff" on the 6^th line.

Dan Howard read beginning on page 10.

Page 11 Item 10-6I-5A: Bold type is to remind that a look at the General Plan may be needed in order to include density credits as the General Plan doesn't address that.

Page 10 Item A: There was discussion to remove "However, other land areas of 30.01%+ slopes may be disturbed or significantly altered if the applicant demonstrates to the city general compliance with the purpose and intent of this article regarding the preservation of prominent hillside and ridgeline features". Sanders would like the ordinance to express that any area of significant or unique character including ridgelines shouldn't be disturbed. Discussion that the ordinance came from Washington City and because of their topography, there might be areas of higher grade that could be carved to protect ridgelines and prominent features, but LaVerkin doesn't fit the same mold. Most of the steep features here are ridgelines and prominent features. The ordinance needs to be worked to fit LaVerkin's needs.

Page 11 Item 10-6I-6B: Discusses the need for a permit to do any grading or construction. There was support of the process. Discussion that the studies as outlined in the application process can be costly, but that is a necessary thing for a developer to look at. Also, a previous hillside ordinance required similar studies as this draft. It was replaced with what is currently in place to meet the request of developers.  Commissioners discussed that Mr. Anderson cut a trail in the hillside without permits and without consideration for grading, flooding, or topography. The commission is expected to make plans for the city that are good for everyone.

Reading ended on page 13 after article (5).

Adjourn: Motion by Commissioner Howard, second by Commissioner Andregg. Motion carried with Webb, Sanders, Andregg, and Howard voting yes.  6:45 p.m.

 

Minutes taken by June Jeffery

Stephen Sanders, Planning Commission Chair

April 14, 2010  Date Approved