HomeMy Public PortalAboutMinutes_Planning & Zoning Meeting_02112009PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING FEBRUARY 11, 2009 6:30 P.M. AT THE
COMMUNITY CENTER
PRESENT: P/Z Chairman Bruce Case, P/Z members Brad Bateman, Jared Wight, Adrian
Beazer, Roy Hobbs, City Clerk Robyn Keyes
VISITORS: Shannon Basaraba, Mayor Andersen, Shawna Basaraba, Council member
Jane Shaw, Jay Shaw, Council member Dan Gubler, Steve Roos
P/Z Chairman Case welcomed everyone and led us with the Pledge of Allegiance
Chairman Case then turned the time over to Mayor Andersen.
Swearing in of Chief Basaraba Mayor Andersen thanked the Planning and Zoning
Commission members along with the City Council and the community for their efforts
towards hiring a police officer for the City of Iona. Mayor Andersen thanked Chief Roos
from the Idaho Falls Police Department for his help and guidance regarding the Iona
Police. The Mayor also thanked Chief Basaraba for his efforts toward establishing and
building the Iona Police force. Mayor Andersen then asked Chief Roos to hold the Bible
while Chief Basaraba placed his left hand on the Bible and raised his right hand in the air
and repeated after the Mayor as the Mayor read the Oath of Office. There was a short
recess while the audience had refreshments and talked with Chief Basaraba. 6:35 p.m.
6:45 meeting resumed.
Minutes Approved January minutes were reviewed. P/Z member Bateman made a
motion to approve January's minutes. P/Z member Wight seconded the motion. All were
in favor, motion carried, minutes approved.
Previous Action Items P/Z Chairman Case asked if anyone had previous business they
would like to discuss. P/Z member Beazer said that he would contact Council member
Gubler to see if he had new information regarding the impact area and the Iona cemetery.
Commercial Zoning/ Land Use Table P/Z Chairman Case asked if anyone had
information or an opinion regarding the commercial zoning. P/Z member Wight said he
had researched the topic and created a land use table with the different zones being
represented and permitted uses of those zones. P/Z member Wight noted there was
nothing addressing the sale of alcohol within the commercial zones unless the sale of
alcohol was defined under an adult business. P/Z member Wight said he would look into
the specific definitions of what was considered an adult business. P/Z Chairman Case
said the sale of liquor was addressed in the business license section of the Code Book and
the business must be at least 300 feet from a school or church. P/Z member Wight said
the only permitted uses of commercial zones are auto and trailer sales and service; public
buildings such as schools and hospitals; retail (non -manufacturing); and residential use
directly related to commercial use. P/Z chairman Case said he understood that use to
mean a commercial business that the local residents would use, like a convenience store.
P/Z member Wight said that all other commercial uses required a conditional use permit.
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P/Z member Bateman asked if the City could require alcohol sales a conditional use,
therefore giving the community the option to be heard regarding the issue. P/Z member
Wight agreed that until clear definitions of permitted use for alcohol were put into place,
alcohol sales for consumption on or off premises should also require a conditional use
permit. P/Z Chairman Case said he would like to avoid confusion in other areas not
mentioned for land use and would like to add an item to the commercial zone that stated
that ALL OTHER USES not specifically permitted required a conditional use permit.
This would cover any unforeseen type of business that might approach the City. P/Z
member Wight said he was waiting for AIC to publish its land use table so he could
review it as a model. P/Z member Wight said AIC was also creating a set back
requirement table for land use as well. P/Z Chairman Case noted that the commercial
zone does not require a minimum lot size or setbacks, unless the commercial use is
contiguous to a residential zone. P/Z Chairman Case said that while the City did not want
to discriminate, it needed to be careful what was allowed in the commercial zone and
where. For example; the City should not allow industrial type business on properties that
border residential areas and that there should be different types of commercial zones as a
buffer for the residential areas. P/Z Chairman Case also said that he would like the
conditional use permit's to be very concise with little room for ambiguity and
interpretation and by requiring a conditional use permit within commercial zones, this
enables the public to have a say whether the business is deemed essential or desirable.
P/Z Chairman Case said he would like to see the existing language for commercial zones
that are next to residential zones strengthened to protect the residents.
P/Z member Wight made a motion to recommend to the City Council that they add a
letter K to Title 11 Chapter 6 Section 3 of the City Code Book that stated "any business
that sells or serves alcohol for consumption on or off the premises". P/Z member
Bateman seconded the motion. Roll call as follows:
AYE: P/Z Chairman Case, P/Z member Wight, P/Z member Beazer, P/Z
member Bateman, P/Z member Hobbs.
NAY: None.
Motion carried.
P/Z member Wight said AIC had very few zones listed. They had residential high
density, residential low density, commercial, and industrial and that Iona's zones seemed
confusing with the R-1, R-2, R-T , and R-A. P/Z member Wight noted that the same
animal units were allowed in R-1 and in R-A as long as they met the land size
requirements. P/Z member Hobbs said he went to the City of Idaho Falls and looked at
their codes and said the definition and language was very in depth. P/Z member Hobbs
wondered where the City got its definitions and language. P/Z Chairman Case suggested
each P/Z member look at the commercial zone as it reads in the Code Book and make
annotations regarding any language changes and the issue will be revisited at the next
P//Z meeting.
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Windmill Issue P/Z Chairman Case said Bonneville County had just passed an ordinance
allowing windmill use. P/Z member Wight said as it stands, because the City does not
have an ordinance in place windmills are currently not allowed in the City. P/Z Chairman
Case asked the members if windmills are something the City would want to allow.
Everyone agreed that the demand for renewable energy would be cause for the City to
allow windmills. P/Z member Beazer said they are becoming more affordable for
residential use and P/Z member Hobbs said the noise is not much of a factor. P/Z
Chairman Case suggested the members study more in depth the issue and take a look at
other cities both in the state and out of state that have ordinances in place to learn from
and gather information. P/Z member Wight suggested also looking at the places that they
would be allowed along with any restrictions and requirements. P/Z member Beazer
suggested broadening the issue to include other sources of renewable energy. P/Z Chair
man Case suggested to Clerk Keyes if anyone came in inquiring about installing a
windmill, inform them that currently they are not allowed, and the City is in the process
of addressing the issue. P/Z Chairman Case asked the P/Z members to gather information
and revisit the issue at next month's planning and zoning meeting.
Code Information for New Homeowners P/Z member Bateman said he had some
suggestions since he was a fairly new homeowner. The suggestions were; setback
requirements, animals allowed and how many, water account information, accessory
buildings and permits required, swale requirements, R.V. parking, off street parking,
circular driveway restrictions, and curfew. Clerk Keyes said she would present the
suggestions to the Mayor, City Council, and Public Works Supervisor. Clerk Keyes
informed the P/Z members that she had new information that Homeland Security was
requiring all utilities to have an application with the user's social security number and
their identity must be verified with a valid form of identification.
P/Z Chairman Case asked if there was anything else anyone would like to address. P/Z
member Wight asked Clerk Keyes to add the land use table to next month's agenda. P/Z
member Bateman said he would bring some map templates to the commission to review
and add suggestions. P/Z member Beazer said he would continue gathering information
regarding the impact area.
P/Z Chairman Case entertained a motion to adjourn. P/Z member Wight made a motion
to adjourn P/Z member Beazer seconded the motion. All were in favor. Motion carried.
Adjourned 8:00 p.m.
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Zone
—
Land Use
AgriculturalResidential
-
Agricultural
R-1 (single
family)
Residential -
Townhouse
R-2 (multi-
family)
Commercial
industrial
2 Unit, 1 structure dwelling
P
Adult book stores or adult
businesses
C
kAg building
P
Ag uses, except livestock
confinement operations
P
Ag uses, if > 1 acre
P
,
P
Airport
C
All heavy industrial
C
Animal clinics & Vet hospitals
C
Attached garages
P
Auto and trailer sales,
service, rental
P
Auto, truck, tracor repair
C
C
C
Bicycle ways
C
Boarding and rooming
houses
C
P/C
Business requiring bulk
storage for resale of any
flammable liquid
C
Cemetary
C
C
C
Churches or Religious
facilities
C
C
P
P
Coal, Sand, Gravel yard
P
Commerail kennel, animal
hospital
C
C
Commercial storage bldg
C
Construction equip
P
Day care facilities
C
C
C
C
Duplexes
C
Food processing
P
Garden or plant nurseries
Golf Courses
P
Govmnt protective facilities
C
Greenhouses
C
C
Home occupations
C
C
C
C
Industrial laundry and dry
Icleaning
P
Junk/Salvage yards
C
Livestock Confinement
operations
C
Manufactured home or RV
parks
C
C
C
Manufactured home, > 1000
sgft, ect
P
Manufacturing plant
P
Mining, dreging, ecavation of
sand, dirt, gravel, ect
C
Multi -family dwellings
P
Nursery School
C
C
Patio homes
C
Private, Comercial Schools
C
Processing plant
P
Public buildings, Public
Utilities, schools, hospitals
C
C
C
C
C
P
Radio & TV towers
C
C
Railroad box cars for storage
C
Recycling collection centers
C
Residential use directly
related to the commercial
use
P
Retail (non -manufacturing)
P
Riding stables and schools
C
C
RV Sales
C
Secondary dwellings for farm
purposes
C
Sewage treatment plats
C
Single fam dwelling
P
P
P
P
Storage for wholesale or
distribution of flammable
iquid
C
Temp buildings (< 1yr)
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
Uses of R-1
P
Welding or Machine shop
C
Wholesale
C
ordinances of Jurisdiction, establishment of any land use will be presumed to require
compliance with all applicable provisions of this ordinance.
B. Interpretation of Land Use Tables: Matrix -style land use tables that address allowable uses
and building bulk and placement standards are made part of this ordinance and shall be
interpreted consistent with the principles and rules set forth in this section.
1. If the letter P. for "Permitted'', appears in the box at the intersection of a column and a
row, the use is allowed in that classification, subject to the development and operational
requirements of this and other applicable ordinance provisions.
2_ If the letter "C", for "Conditionally Permitted", appears in the box at the intersection of a
column and a row, the use is conditionally allowed in that classification, subject to
obtaining a conditional use permit and subject to the development and operational
requirements of this and other applicable ordinance provisions. The responsibility of
demonstrating that a special use permit request is appropriate rests with the applicant.
3. Uses not designated as permitted (P) or conditionally permitted (C) are prohibited. If
neither a "P" or "C" appears in the box at the intersection of a column and a row, the use
is prohibited in the zoning classification (see abbreviated example below).
4. The land use tables in this section indicate whether a specific use is allowed in a zone
classification. Specific uses are divided among multiple tables, each of which represents
a broad category of land uses.
5. Any proposed use not listed in the table may be classified by the Administrator as a
permitted use (P), conditional use (C), or prohibited, based on the listed use(s) to which
the proposed use is most similar. If the Administrator determines that the proposed use is
not similar to any use in the table, the proposed use shall not be permitted. The
Administrator may use the Standard Industrial Classifications (SIC) as a basis for
comparing the nature of a proposed or identified use. The determination of the
Administrator may be appealed to the Planning and Zoning Commission as provided
herein.
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THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETS
THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 P.M.
AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER LOCATED AT 3548 NORTH
MAIN STREET, IONA.
2009 SCHEDULE AS FOLLOWS:
JANUARY
14TH
FEBRUARY
11 TH
MARCH
11 TH
APRIL
8TH
MAY
13 TH
JUNE
10TH
JULY
8TH
AUGUST
12TH
SEPTEMBER
9111
OCTOBER
14TH
NOVEMBER
4TH
DECEMBER
9TH