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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-04-13 Bd Comm minutesMINUTES IOWA CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION APRIL 1, 1976 -- 4:00 P.M. CIVIC CENTER;COUNCIL CHAMBERS: [: f - r Y 0,7 fe T .fit 1 t 11'.i MEMBERS PRESENT: „ Ogesen, Cain,Jakobsen, Larew„Madsen, :Blum MEMBER ABSENT::. Hines, , s i” q "r" i rt'a ti STAPF.PRESENT: Schmeiser, Boothrov_ Child. r " RECOMMENDATIONS TO -THE CITY COUNCIL: ry, �rF i'is SF y1{ d -«YA xC a of �L (r 1. Not to approve Z-7604, application,submitteti by Home TownilDairieshtor6; rezone the north 84 -feet of Lot 14, St.-jMattthias, Second_Addiivon located east of, Prairie du Chien Road,,west of;St.� lement-Street, and north of North Dodge Street.from;anMclone to a, CN ;Zone ... r 2._: - To, adopt the; ordinance; amending;; the ZoningCode.,ofrthex,C ty, Of'Jowaodr, City by revising the. -amortization scheduiejoi-removalpof,non uK conforming signs and by amending Ordinance No: 73=26B3,iSection :V,� .r„. Subsection 2 (Section_8,10,35.48,of the;MunicipalrCode oftythe;Ciiy�r� of",Ioxa,City),r,and:repealing'-Section,V„-y$ublection,2rof-Otdinancei F No. =73 2683. nb -- d: ; r r9jT9et 1 ttr Y REQUESTS TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR INFORMATION'OR STAFF ASSISTAAICE, .• 1 ,: it .. :: 3 4 'i['.0 ^ef•rl. '. C3 ^. {9:7 t IiiZI t'1��. Y !a �I (�; That,the City Staff provide comments,relative tonthe location�of an;alley,(vic .,Pralrie.du�,Chlen-;Road andlSt ,Ciement,Stieet�>nt_LotR fc 14;>;Stj.”Matthias,7>2ndiAddition)„andSto dei erminecwhetrer such}property,. should be an alley or a street.tr[r roitoa .. :: ,+e',' 1 t : '� t .t. 4?; I FIS. :F n'SE.':} U..G .:. I�.i la;liG '.•S S 9Tf3(�! �1':.. LIST OF MATTERS PENDING COMMISSION -COUNCIL' -DISPOSITION:° 1. ;•72-04:; Board.of AdjustmentrAppeal,Amendments.F� 2, P-7317: ;,.Creation of a;UniversityiZonei(U) 3. P-741011;i:Creation ofria.:Mobile[HometR.esidence,Zone,(I 4. P-7403. :Revision;of,Ml and,M2aZones: r.,3 of- s S. CFO:” -: %i -t 1i '�i .1`J�__7a SM94ARY OF DISCUSSION AND FORMAL ACTIONS TAKEN:O'PX .,f -..:. P r,+::- nY S3>,1�.'-:[G `vjti is it :rri -3ak' �'•Y?6f� � Chairman Ogesen:called;the_meeting}to?orderuand,tasked,li. additions or corrections,to,;thejminutes,offthefm;eeting{I 1976.•S�Commissioner Cain suggested;that,thejifih '- 1. refer to 'industrial!'::use•s,:ratherr han;)uses.; oO&,motionj minutes as amended wasimadeby, Jakobsen,�2seconded7byfzCa; -unanimously, 4-0 (Madsen and Blum we re'not.presentithen' taken): Z-1604.7rApplication submitted by,Home.jown Dairies [tojj 84 feet ofaLot_;lA,�!St.tMatthias,,SecondtAddition,K,locate • du Chien Road, west;�of;St,;Clement,Street,�and;north,;.ofa Street.fromzanjR2 Zone 'to a-CH-.Zone;ydateahled t 3%1/•7E 4/15/76: [ nnr UX IV. IIk3A Dan Boyle, attorney representing Home Town Dai'ries;ij'stifidUthat ti 93 01 npplicnnt would like to eliminate loading docks that fronton Dodge' Street, tie indicated that'the *applicant's arequest'wasrto rezoneftheH� ft�tX subject property to CH and to vacate the north-south alley running between Prairie du Chien Road and St.: Clement Street in Lot'14; St.'Matthi�s ft"�' 2nd Addition. Mr. Boyle stated that additional space`was ne_eded<tolpro vide. for a cooler and employee parking i `tnT The following people spoke and expressed' it to the siibjeCt request 1) Jim Shaw_, 716 Kimball Avenue; 2) ' Herbert Davis, 701 Kimball Avenue;'- - 3) Bea'Davis,'707 Kimball-Avenue, 4) Carol'Haistad 9 Ciroline`Court;'" 5) Delores A Rogers;717 Brown' Street. The` Planning 'and .Zoning`Commission received: petitionsibearing Appioximately 37 names of individuals opposing t_he_proposed`trezoning. 1.:::'. Reasons'for objecting to the'subject, request`-included=the fol lowing'ae, 1) The 'present 'operation "of'the dairyprodUces`severallnegative'side�o effects on adjoining property, such as: 'noise, dust: traffici`and4.; visual problems Enlargement of the facility would intensify these, is problems. -- _a r 121) .3i{+ il•'2°C?.i103t 2) _It was a "historical mistake" to 'allow the dairy~to be, established at Its present site and'`it should not be' allowed itolixpand ailcontinue 3) Rezoning'frdin a`iesidential'to a.commercial`,zone1 erodes Itheiquality of,life of a neighborhood and precautionishonid be,takenstfiat;t"sucht action might set a precedent. to ss- a 7!a f3"fn;tc �J a ltbrrr 4) There are other CH zoned areas in the City where: facilities such as ✓_ lu,+^-01+ :I ?_t3y,�i +1, ICa +tet (.. a dairy could be' established. A motion was made by Madsen ';='seconded`by,Cain;rtojrbeommendr:to theuCity Council approval of Z-7604,,applicaiion'submitted by.-HomegTown Dailies to'rezone the north'84�7£eet'of Lot`+14 r•St fMitthiag;',See6ndiAdditiah,l < located east of Prairie du Chien Road;<west3of St.l'ClementvStreet;2and north of North Dodge Street from an R2 Zone to a CH Zone it AMAsi JVA 'W)U1 1'0,' Trl�_$ 1 YgAtI +3" Commissioner Madsen stated that he would vote against the motion He said: it was _unfortunate` that'Home"Town Dairies''was not;t].oeatedsin'atx3Yridustra3l zone; and'eipressedthope that'3entrancesrjtobthe',City!'could?be ieP' canon=nE- commerciallas''possible',' C'mmtssioneriCain'stated that she=would also ?rL�I. vote against the mot ion -and °Texplained,that- iheiamount"6fLexistini CH 73i�7 zoning'was'a''factor'in'-influencing. her{ negative;Vote, 1', '14 X;xa )r ._s;x , + �Imals carte. The motion failed to carry by a 0-6; vote. 1n nYJ`':y Commissioner Larew questioned whether existing regulations; protecting residential areas`-`from commercial'intrusibn'are<baing adequatel , enforced,. Don'Schmeise ;'SeniorjPlanner iexplained7that ithe•-jiroposed[MloandsM2�3r revisions''wouldIinclude reQtiirementsiforJsare6iing•�existing?developmentsr£ s within 3'years after the adopt ion'of-the'Oidinance4.oMs.,Jakobsem pointeds out that the proposed Ml and M2 revisions would also include requirementk?r for noise control. `' t 3 r -3- :[; -;'.i i,:..'. _'t ;i -ii' Yr �:-. :•,i J4 ...",,,S r.t 7i9 �.S:- 'itti.Y]3.�,du� _ - Attorney Dan Boyle requested.that the?Commissiontfavorabiy considers:the-srel vacation of the north-south alley running_ between.? Prairi e., Auz Chi q%Itoad ..& and St. Clement Street in Lot 14, St. Matthias,' 2nd Addition.< Mr.:.Boyle explained that the request would include the stipulat'i6fi-, atAhe alley"" woul& be'sold totthe applicant:in exchange_ for) the;de�3icatiom;by�Nome,0a c ,_ Town Dairies of-,-a- new r22-foot-: alley- would; would: bei'al;igned; with ,K' Sallydi (} Avenue and would be paved by Home Town Dairies according to the require ments` of the City. He_ stated that; Home NownrDairi,es;hvould,lgrant�a:,per.„}n {, petual-`easement::- to:-the City: for, access; to. then.Cityr',si;property-f�,locatledI 7;�,in immediately south of. the: alley.). The.:idea, he. said, ;is'to xelocatei, }y _ ,J^l . the alley ,further north.l ill l r ,r_n ;o 1 rgrr,r a'r ',�� ria*icr"'7crt had . Doug Boothroy, Assistant Planner,; stated that the City Staff had no,, objections to the request for vacating•the alley. -- -- Marshal to Hunter,. owner of duplexes at1109-1111, and;1113.�1115_-St „Olement4 Street, said he zdid. not object: to <the:;vacation_ butwauld-recommend;!some, type of screening on the south side of the alley :i£ ,the,•propertyi-isrO rc , vacated. He also recommended dust proofing the entire parking lot. -. 7,.:f `r,..hrti' <t3tra. F.ara.. Carol-Harstad,',9 Caroline Court, expressed concern about; traffics patternsrt on Prairie du Chien Road. Fcr q ty -:,•. t :.. � ,.: . ;: �.. .-tii.cl:.f.ii(t.) _Iii `. tiS E�f,I Lit 3ri� A motionwas made, by Madsen; ;seconded by -.Cain,- to };de£er,;until� the;; pext _),J i• P&Z Commission meeting the request for vacating the north-south alley running between Prairie du Chien Road and St. Clement Street`in Wt`'14, " St. -Matthias, 2nd Addition, and requested staff comments,;reltiativeF tom: ther}7 location of the alley and whether the property should bean alley or,a street The motion carried unanimously. C 7405._' Revieir'of proposed amendments to the Sign Ordinance and a',. recommendation-by th©,Signrkeview Committee to proceed with'the adoption of an ordinance to amend the amortization schedule for non-confo''J.ng signs. Chairman Ogesen explained that the Sign Review Committee recommendedshat , " the amortization schedule for removal of non-conforming signs be `changed _ from three years to eight years. Commissioner Madsen stated that he was a member of the Sign-Review,Committee and supported the change in the Sign. Ordinance on the basis'ihat additional zi time would be provided-to realize a`greater value of, the signs whir�hare non-conforming.` Commissioner Cain stated that she would prefer a shorter time, period but would be, willing to accept the eight-year-time period A motion was made by Madsen, seconded,, by Blum, to recommend to the City Council the adoption of the ordinance amending the'Zoning'.Code of-the'.City. of Iowa City by revising the amortization schedule for removal of riron conforming signs and by amending Ordinance No:.73-2663, Section V, t + 9 1 y,i _1:.1; yyi b `. _ -4- Subsection 2 (Section 8.10.3S.4B of the Municipal Code of the City of Iowa City)i,and�reotaling*Section:V;=SubsectioTi,2iof Ordinance No; . ,3 2683 The' motionicarri'ed•uninimously: rt;;cr e,;tE fwn= r:27gti.ar{','3'v dUJt67cJ '+iii '.j£(f.i' ib?Iii Fvi%Y F2 S 7605 Finai`plat of Dean Oakes Subdivision located notthw'e.Mof::Nbrthtn.;':..: _ Dubuque'Road;!date-filed: 3/19/76;•,4S-dayilimitatidn:rsiS/,3/,76 _or tta naoT I :,__.r -.' t•^ �- r" : i ;;> 4 +iv. i t,•)�t,i;C� , �. bbill-, 3,1{0Vfi A motion was made by' Cain,', seconded bys Larew, ,ao: idefer, actionl,unt3ltcthelnsR ;{ next P$Z, Covimissioh meeting on S-7605, final; piati of`,Deans.0akest:SubdiVisnop ,' located northwest of North- -Dubuque Road..;'Reasons.fori.deferral taere,basedri ;-: on discrepancies noted in the April 1, 1976 Staff Report, zc(Thege+deficiencies had not been corrected.) The motion carried unanimously. Don Schmeiser asked the Commission to\explain the intent of Section 8.10;25'.D _2 of the' Iowa City 'Zoning •Code; i.e:', is'=the -intent of '!:'.•:1 arminimum ?of! 50,x; ?' of, the total side yard area :'.^-meant to imply.the'tota1!area;ofathe -Side, f yard, or the requiredsi_de'yarsd7 ,r� Purz 1, itij�iQ t. nr. ,H b9s .,Ga Commissioners indicated that the Legal Staff should,provide`a legal_'inter-..;;;,, prefaton of Section 810:25;D2.I.Commissioners ,;stated.that?-they iconsidered the purpose of the section to eliminate parking on._'at,Aeast1,twor sides , -,of . the building. 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