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Home My WebLink AboutPlanning Commission Minutes 04-23-1980PLANNING COQ ` IO I `E 0 City of ymrb Apt special imeet,4'nq of the Plymouth Planet,,,9 Commission wass Cgilled to order 7:30 P.M1. by Chairwoman Vasiliou in the Council Chambers of the Plymouth Citi Center at 3400 Plymouth Boulevard. 14"EMPRESENT.- Chairwornan Vaslliou,, Corm.-Mssioners, Throinen,, Sa r on. Steigerwald, Larson and a.jb . MEMERS, ABSENT.- Mr,.Issi n r VIre STAFF PRESENT. Cemmunity Development Director Blair Tremere, Ce,rmnt uni ww Devel_ rgent Coordinator Mlary Ray, Associate Planner Aida Peikert and Planning Secretary Barbara And(,s ria m= .nsxx .._„,.nw.. .>x.r.u..7....,.,.ra•..k.,,. ++x+,.=+n.,.a,..o- ,...+w,ak,«m.wc r:.nr. .,a. Staff explained that a public bearing had been held to consider a variety f amend- ments to City Ord4nance No. -, the Plymouth ,Zoning i -finance. Staff explained that no c ran es in district boundaries g eri volved and that the proposed aniend- t oh were-, intended to c arife ittln a:n o, e, neem} ripolicies and directed ordinance amend en s and to consider staff rec iwended changes to, certain standards and requirements. Chairwoman Vasillou opened the public hearing and noted that there were several ersens present wha elected not to speak but were there to observe the proceedings. Staff revievred the rop ed amendments as e ..'r ibed in the April . 1980 staff e nrand m Chairwoman Case o stated that unloss . ommiss4eners voiced objer!tion3 Commission consent would be a a med on indivilduali i leets and that a single final action. would be called for following the review and discission. k Extensive discussion ensued relative to the r "Osed redes ina ion f the - restricted resid,itial subdivision) District. Staff noted that this change had been directed by the Council and Commission over a period of time, and that while t: was the intent to retain the district', as a "residential” distvict in the ordinance the fable should be chQn ed; to eliminate the,rd "'residential"and should be more desCripti e of the puroses of that district. i FMGTIO by Commissioner Barron, seconded by Commissioner Tbreinen to redesignate ' the - (restricted residential subdivision) District to FRD (future restricted de el,oprnen strl t and to consider such bane made throughout the ordnance; and t spell out all current references to C istric o "residence or residentia` 11 districts. VIOTION CARRIED 6-0-0 All in Favor Extensive discussion ensued relative to Section 7, SubdivisionD (Schedule of Lo Areas., De tb,, Width, Coverage, Setbacks and, Height Regulations in Residence IM; Districts) on page 37 and page 38 of the draft bearing document. R X, I' ail S S #M N P. 'S 2- 2 190,10 gee i ` 'li k . tete Commission concurred with the recomrvended chanSes in item,, #16 on sae 3"7-* following a graphics, presentationby staff of p - R -W lots with accessory auk , it was, the consensus of the Conrnission that -e rear - r minirourn. setbacks - ferth in y e t h- on page 38 s e also be reviewted for the IA arra -1 lvsA s YWI ' by Corn-issioner ` rrei en, seconded by Commissioner Barron to direct that the mininmum rear yard setback, under item, 7e on pagge 38 relative to del -ached ccessory uses in the IR - MA and R-13 D s r s be reuvced Itrom 2 feet to Beet and fromk 20 feet to 6 feed respectively- and further that proposed ite, 7d of Section 10,, Subdivision C on page 80 be deleted In its entirety as being unnecessary in lightthe proposed rear yard setback han es. MIO ION CARRIED -0 All in r Comimnissioner Threinene suggested that relative ' to page 46, Section 8,`Subdivision giS 0Ia au n Lot Covcnrage By AllStructures) that coftsiderazion should be given to allowing an expansion of establishedextsting industrialbuildings provided s r ; uses ould comply with ordinance parking requirements. e stat(',,~ that the prevision would apply t y to uses that had been in operation at `k ' Zve years. ha explained tete intent was to provide some incentive for es abU messes to remain in Plymovt1h ass they a o,ct that period of deter° n it i Aecessary to move or re-establish I;M4. ,Jse of wth He stated such, Provision would not result in over -building oir' sites .n the development vould be required to provided needed parking,, Staff was directed to prepare aperriat.-.e language for reviewew the Commission. Relative to Section 10.. Subdivisiov 8 - (Off -Street ' rdf k eurrers, it w '*re' consensus of the Comiisson to direct staff I'Lo prepare an ordinance requirement that freeway oriented businesses peovide appropriate nminimum number large vehiclee parking spaces. Specific v"rent examples, of problems included motels and restaurants which are net able to :eemeda Ce serni-trailer trucks and urge recreational vehicles due to standard auto -me le parking lot Relative u item e Section 10l Subdivision C on page $0, it was the consensus of hemim issiurr to ado additional appropriate language that would cross-reference that requireatient back to the ma.vimuio percentage ground coverage requirements in Section 7, Subdivision D. item 4. The purpose of the cross-reference is to assure that users of the ordinance are mare that, through total lot coverage requirements and:esse dg let coverage requirements, tyre size e` 'accessoryreug bu i t r s s vie structures are reed Chairwoman Vsill a closed the public hearing. UNairwan Ift-si iou and Commissioner Threinen commented that tine proposed ordinance changes were comprehensive and reflected the direction of tePlanning mimass on d City Council over the period of tine since the adept ion of the ordfinance in,t 10.78. ` Staff c0immen ed that once these changes had been fnrmally adopted, it was the hope that the zoning ordinance could eventuale ra diedas the resr y Cede. ` -also rr-arrec that the e n iss on h :' number en errs relative to Se -tion `10 and the standards for signs; th!: review would e errs red at a separate hearing. t t>C 0r, x SSSION tYi I U T ZADril 42-3, 1900 to he City Council approval of the avm e dzgen Ordinance . "' h Zoning Ordinance, as contained, in theApril 21, 1930 draft hearing book and he 3 staff remora dura with drc titaha,brrerring the i a,o to the City Council, the iters rot -ad during the hearing should be researched and draft 'i loge prepared, for review at the+'lad 14, 1930 Commission Meeting for possible inclusion in the r c=,:j a n to theCouncil. MWION CARRIES Al"ill savor The next item of business was, nsid ra i h Housing Analysis submitted Barton-Asclunzan Associates and dated February 18, 1930. This warwark was done in support, of she Cornprehensive Plan Update process and was reviewed for b!orv-ssi by Associate Planner Alda r . Extensive discussion ensued regarding the Strategies o east Housing e ds" oil , pages 61-63 of the report. Cotmaiss i oiler gess ronin d that the strategies were admirable goals but he doubted whether they were realistic for ' the y of Plymouth. Staff sid ed that the housing analysis would be used in conjunctionwith other available ' in nna i develop ;a housing component ofthe ,and Use Guide Plan element of the Comprehensive Plan as mandated by the state law. The mponen- wtd be ;subject to further Co)nnrission review and commilent at thebearing on the Camorehensive Plan document.` MOTION ky Connimnissioner Threinen seconded. by Commissioner t l twa l d to acknowledge receipt ths Barton-Aschn.an Housing Analysis dated February 18, 1980 endorsing the strategies, contained on paS s 61-63 for use in developing the housing onponent of the Updated of r hs i an . TIO CARRIES All in Favor Associate Planner Alda Peikert teen reviewed the Park Needs 4nalysis dated February 1980 submitted b,' Barte-n-Aschman Associates which was also - re ar d i ; support of the ComprehensivePlan Update effort. She explained that the analysis had been velvied as the first part of a two-part planning effort relative to parks and trails; the second part,, which had yet to be ordered and which was not mandatory for the compliance with the Mi trop to .and Planning Acts coastitoted the Updated Park Plan. She stated that the eery park director would be reviewing this analysis as g a l l as the work which would be required t, developin c dat d plan, and that matter wd be also te-iiewed by the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission, MOTION by Commissioner Steigerwald,, seconded b, € r ls:ioner Barron to acknowledge receipt of the Parks Needs Analysis dated February 8, '980 from Barton- ha Assoc-lates and endorse its use by staff for developing the 'Updated Comprehensive an. ` MOTION CARRIES 6-0-0 All in Favor In other b sir s, Bar an Vas l sou reviewed the proposed agenda items fir th April ,,, 1980 meeting, noting that the public bearing for the Carlson Companies development at County Road 15 and -494 was scheduled.