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Home My Public Portal AboutPCM 2007-05-23FRASER PLANNIIITG CONIIVIISSION MII1TiJTEB DATE: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 b~~TING: Planning Commission Meeting PLACE: Tvwii Hall Board Room PRESENT Commission: Commissioners: Vesta Shapiro, Steve Sumrall, Scott Brent, Fran Cook, and Peggy Smith. 3ta1I: Town Planner Catherine Trotter, Tvw.l Finance Manager Nat Havens Others: See Attached C.,~~u~~. Sumrall called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of Apr1125, 2007 regular meeting minutes. C....u~~. Cook asks for clarification about the ADU conditional use p~.~~~,it in Cozen's Meadow. C~~~~~. Cook moved, and C.,,~...~. Smith seconded the motion to approve the minutes. Motion carried: 5-O. 3. Open Forum a) Tim Koepke asks about minor development proposal application process. CT asks for it to be handled at a staff level. 4. Public Bearings and Action Items a) Appointment/Election of Chairperson -Continued until next meeting. b) Final Plat and As-Built Plat and Open Space Variance Request (reduction from 55% to 51.7%~ Mink Lane Townhomes Applicant =Herb Meyring CVllull. Brent moved, and C.,iiuii. Cook seconded the motion to open the public hearing on the $nal plat and as-built plat and open space variance request concur ~ ~~~tly. Motion carried: 6-O. TP Trotter summarized the project: Proof of publication is presented. Return receipts for notification to adjacent property owners are presented into record. We are in receipt of a final plat for Mink T.,W~~homes. The applicant began processing a final plat back in 2001. The Planning Commission minutes from October 24, 2001 recommended approval of the final plat with conditions. The Town signed off on a building permit in June 2001. The applicant is close to completing the structure and upon finalizing the final and as-built plat, he realized that the lot does not have the required 55% open space requirement. Staff has worked with the applicant to re-locate parking, etc, however the open space requirement has not been met. The applicant is requesting an open space variance from 55% to 51.7%. C.,,.u~~. Sumrall reviews the 2001 documents and conditions on the approval from the planning commission at that time -and discusses concerns and suggestions for meeting parking and open space. Applicant agrees and discusses the changes which could be made. Applicant will work with staff to provide better parking options prior to coming back to the planning commission. Comm. Cook moved, and Comm. Brent seconded the motion to continue the public hearing until June 27~. Motion carried: 6 -O c) Conditional Use Permit for an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Lots 57 & 58, Block 3 Tuw~~ of Eastom (AKA Tuwii of Fraser) 101 Mill Avenue Applicant =Brian and Ali Grayson C.,~~u~~. Shapiro moved, and Comm. Smith seconded the motion to open the public hearing on the Conditional Use Permit for an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Lots 57 & 58, Block 3 Tvwii of Eastom (AKA Tt,wii of Fraser), 101 Mill Avenue Comm. Brent recused himself because he is an adjacent property owner. Motion carried: 6 -O Proof of publication is presented. Return receipts for notification to adjacent property owners are presented into record. TP Trotter summarized the project and discussed the section of the T~,w~~ Code which regulates ADU's. The regulations state that "the unit shall be no larger than 50% of the SF of the principal dwelling unit or 500 SF, whichever is greater." The regulations go on to say "the T.~ W ~~ Board may aYY~ ove an increase in the size of an ADU, if the unit is located over a detached garage and the Board makes a finding that the size limitations (referenced above) constitute an unnecessary hardship." The applicant is requesting to build a detached 2 car garage with an ADU upstairs. The applicant is proposing that the detached garage will be ®24' by 32' for a total square footage of 768 SF. The applicant is proposing to build an ADU which exceeds the 500 SF limit by 268 SF. TP Trotter reads from Maxine Rhodig's letter of concern. Applicant discusses his plans and concerns of any conditions being added for the removal of the trailer to be a condition of the ADU apr.., /al. The applicant presents a survey that was just completed. The trailer encroaches ixi the ROW. The PC asks for clarification on rules and regulations. Public Comment: Patty Sue Coulson -discusses access, zoning requirements. Philip Naill -Rocky Mtn. Surveys - no vacated lot lines. Scotty Brent -would like to see a condition for removal of the trailer. Katie Soles -disagrees with condition of removal of the trailer. Doug Horch -wanted to clarify condition options. The PC discusses the encroachment of the trailer as it sits currently. Comm. Cook moved, and CVllull. Shapiro seconded the motion t0 close the public hearing on the Conditional Use Permit for an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Lots 57 & 58, Block 3 TVwll of Eastom (AKA Town of Fraser), 101 Mill Avenue. Motion carried: 6 -0 CVllllll. Shapiro moved and Comm. Smith seconded the motion approve the Conditional Use Permit for an Accessory Dwellings Unit (ADU) Lots 57 & 58, Block 3 Town of Eastom with following recommendations: 1. That the ADU will have direct access to its u W 11 utilities and shutoffs. 2. That the TV W 11 of Fraser reserves the right to revisit the conditional use pGl lllit i11 the that the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance even for this a~,~,l oval are not met. 3. That the single ownership of the property and ADU must be maintained. Motion Carried: 4-0 5. Planning Commission Vacancy's - TP Trotter introduces candidate routine. Katie Soles - Joe Biller - Philip Naill - 6. Staff Choice- Chairperson discussion to wait until the full board is seated. It is a yearly election for the position. The commissioners are asked for their personal ambition. Art Olson -Color selection. Suggestions for Art are made. 7. Commissioners' Choice Peggy Smith - had a meeting with Clark Lipscomb and she discussed the upcoming ballot issue, he feels he is exempt. Fran asks for input on replacement candidates, and chairperson. Vesta open space variance requests are driving her crazy! She suggested that we should increase the amount of open space to 60%1 CVllllll. S13a ~L~oved, and Comm. Cook seconded the motion to adjourn. Motion „ `'`~:~;, t~. Meeting adjourned at 9• z. Finance Manager, Nat Havens c `-~- ~°LOr~a~~~. ICEBO% OF ~'~ NATION PIIANNING CONIIUIISSION MEE~'~~TG ~1~~~~`~ SIGN IN SHEET NAME /HOME ADDRESS /REPRESENTING OR AREA OF IIITTEREST ~Ydgv ~ Iii®~ ~~ ~~~ ~i~~.~_ 1~,,~ 10~ ~ ~ ~ ~ L v r a~~~ ~~~ t~ c~~~ "~~~~,~,~ ~ ~. C~ ,~ ..~ ~~d~ ~~ ~~~9 0 ~IPtb~~6u~- ~U~,a~4~C/~)/r~ ~ ~~~